Women's Volleyball Splits in First Day of MIT Invitational
Springfield vs. Bates Box Score
Springfield vs. Tufts Box Score
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - September 21, 2007 The Springfield College women's volleyball team split a pair of matches in the opening day of the MIT Invitational on Friday evening.
With the split, Springfield now stands at 8-4 this season. The Pride defeated Bates College before falling to Tufts.
The Pride won its opening match of the Invitational in four games over Bates College. Springfield won by the scores of 30-24, 30-20, 28-30, 30-23. Bethany Stosz (Amherst, Mass.) continued to have the hot hand for head coach Joel Dearing's squad, as she led the way with 14 kills and seven blocks. Aylene Ilkson (Baldwin, N.Y.) also had a fine match for the Pride as she chipped in with 11 kills and 17 digs.
In its second match of the evening, Tufts topped the Pride in three games, 30-21, 30-23, 30-26. Ilkson paced the way for Springfield in the match with nine kills.
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Head Coach Moira Long
Moira Long will enter her first season as head women's volleyball coach in the fall of 2011. With over 300 victories as a Division III women's volleyball coach, Long will continue Springfield's proud tradition as one of the top programs in the country.
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