Box Score
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Mount Union's women's volleyball team, ranked No. 9 in the nation, defeated Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 3-0 in the first round of the NCAA Regional Tournament on Thursday evening in the Van Noord Arena at Calvin (Mich.) College.
Listen to post-game interviews from assistant coach Melissa Mahnke, junior Lauren Mastroine and junior Nicole Snyder here - http://www.calvin.edu/sports/womens/volleyball/regional/Audio13/MountUnion111413.mp3
The Purple Raiders improve to 31-4 as the Tartans fall to 25-10. Mount Union advances to the second round of the tournament for the third straight year.
Mount Union defeated Carnegie Mellon 25-20, 25-23 and 25-21 to take the match in three straight sets. The Raiders were led by junior Nicole Snyder (Mentor/Lake Catholic) who recorded 13 kills and eight digs in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Juniors Sarah Schleich (Westfield Center/Cloverleaf) and Brittany Woodard (Diamond/Southeast) each dished out double-digit assists as Schleich tallied 13 and Woodard had 12.
Freshman Allison Twining (Perrysburg/Findlay) added eight kills and 10 digs to the victory. Junior Lauren Mastroine (Orrville/Orrville) notched 17 digs in the win. Junior Sara Brown (Willoughby/Willoughby South) and Snyder led the team in blocks with four as sophomore Kara Berger (Mentor/Mentor) and senior Taylor Webb (Geneva/Geneva) each recorded three blocks on the night.
Mount Union returns to the court tomorrow as they take on the winner of No. 1 Calvin and No. 8 Penn State-Behrend at 7:00 p.m. in the Van Noord Arena on the campus of Calvin College.
Short Box Score (Match)
Carnegie Mellon vs #9 Mount Union (Nov 14, 2013 at Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Mount Union def. Carnegie Mellon 25-20,25-23,25-21
Carnegie Mellon (25-10) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Parsa, Senna 13-0-1; Celentano, Ali 7-0-1; Stadelman, Mary 7-0-0; Gibbons, Jackie 3-2-2; Salandra, Casey 2-0-3; Newton, Emily 1-0-2; Wright, Emily 1-0-0; Totals 34-2-5.0. (Assists) - Newton, Emily 13; Lawlis, Emily 13. (Dig leaders) - Nichols, Ali 14; Parsa, Senna 7
Mount Union (31-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Nicole Snyder 13-1-4; Mel Patterson 8-0-0; Allison Twining 8-0-0; Kara Berger 3-1-3; Sara Brown 2-0-4; Taylor Webb 2-0-3; Lauren Mastroine 1-2-0; Sarah Schleich 1-0-0; Totals 38-4-7.0. (Assists) - Sarah Schleich 13; Brittany Woodard 12. (Dig leaders) - Lauren Mastroine 17; Allison Twining 10; Nicole Snyder 8
Site: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Noord Arena)
Date: Nov 14, 2013 Attend: 122 Time: 1:05
Referees: Sharon Harris, Emi Vishoot
