Box Score vs. Montclair State
Box Score vs. Lycoming
Montclair, N.J. – Junior middle blocker
Gena
Hlavinka (Gaithersburg, Md./T.S. Wootton) totaled 23
kills in two victories to lead the St. Mary's College of Maryland
volleyball team to the championship title at the Montclair State
University Classic Saturday afternoon.
St. Mary's (4-2) finished in a three-way for first with SUNY
Cortland (8-2) and Pennsylvania State University-Altoona (6-5) as
all three teams posted a 3-1 record at the tournament. St.
Mary's was declared the tournament champion with a 10-4 record in
sets played, followed by Cortland at 10-5 and Altoona at 9-5.
First-year libero Bianca
Livioco (Montgomery Village, Md./Gaithersburg) was
rewarded for her strong, consistent defensive play at libero with a
selection to the all-tournament team.
Livioco finished with 34 digs in four matches.
The Seahawks swept host Montclair State (0-9), 25-12, 25-22,
25-18 before needing four sets to get past Lycoming (4-4), 23-25,
25-12, 25-15, 25-10.
Hlavinka started the afternoon with a dozen
kills and three block assists against the host school before adding
11 and three more block assists against Lycoming.
Hlavinka finished the day with a .432 hitting
percentage, making only seven errors in 37 attempts.
Sophomore outside hitter Jenn Rindone
(Crofton, Md./Spalding) put forth a stellar effort against
Montclair St. with team-highs of 12 digs and three service aces
while adding eight kills.
Senior captain Katie Obal
(Olney, Md./Sherwood) picked up 31 assists and a team-high 12 digs
while chipping in three kills and three block assists versus
Lycoming. Junior outside hitter Shannon
Fitzpatrick (Germantown, Md./St. John's College
[D.C.]) played well against the Warriors, too, adding nine kills,
seven digs and two total blocks.
The Seahawks open up the home- and Capital Athletic
Conference-season at the Michael P. O'Brien Athletic &
Recreation Center Arena this Tuesday, September 14 with their
conference rival and three-time defending CAC champion, Salisbury
University.
