Union College
Memorial Fieldhouse
SCHENECTADY, NY

Fri., Oct. 7, 2005 - RESULTS

Union vs. Skidmore
Skidmore defeated Union in four games, 30-15, 30-19, 28-30, and 30-21. Darryl Manzer (Camden, NY) for Skidmore had 21 kills, six blocks and a .395 hitting percentage. Freshamn Erica Duncan (San Francisco, CA) had 14 kills, 14 digs and recorded a .345 hitting percentage.  Libero Becky Herman (Staten Island, NY) finshed the game with 21 digs for the Thoroughbreds. Union was led by Suzy Barbaritz (Clarence, NY/Clarence), who had 30 assists and six digs.

Union vs. St. Lawrence
Union defeats St. Lawrence in three straight games, 30-20, 30-27, 30-24. Suzy Barbaritz (Clarence, NY/Clarence) had 39 assists and three kills for the Dutchwomen. For St. Lawrence Tami Couch (Torrington, CT) had nine kills and 18 digs. Junior Jenni Sullivan (Rosendale, NY) had a total of four kills and 20 digs. Senior Eileen Svendsen (West Chazy, NY) finished the game with three kills and 17 digs for the Saints. 

Fredonia vs. New Paltz
Fredonia defeated New Paltz in three straight games, 30-27, 30-26, 30-23. For Fredonia, JaHanna Dixon (Hamburg, NY) had 14 kills, two blocks and ten digs. Senior Liz Schaller (Marilla, NY) finished the game with 11 kills, three blocks and two aces while setter Traci Pieczynski (Lancaster, NY) had 31 assists, seven digs and one block for the Blue Devils. New Paltz's sophomore Kim Braga (Long Beach, NY) had a total of nine kills.

Fredonia vs. St. Lawrence
Fredonia swept St. Lawrence for the Blue Devils' second win of the day, 30-28, 30-21, 31-29. JaHanna Dixon (Hamburg, NY) led Fredonia with eight kills and four digs, while Liz Schaller (Marilla, NY) finished the game with 15 kills, two blocks and three aces. Traci Pieczynski (Lancaster, NY) dished out 33 assists and served up four aces for the Blue Devils. St. Lawrence was led by Clare Joscelyne (Farmington, CT), with 23 assists and eight digs, while Tiffany Spoor (Eden Prairie, MN) had 16 digs, six kills, three aces and two blocks. Fredonia is now 19-5 while St. Lawrence is 2-17 on the season.

New Paltz vs. Skidmore
New Paltz defeated Skidmore in the first five-game match of the day, coming back from an 0-2 deficit. The Hawks won 18-30, 19-30, 30-23, 30-28 and 15-13 to improve to 14-5 on the season. Krista Fleming (Haldane Cold Springs, NY) had 32 digs and Kate Becofsky (Altamont, NY) posted 41 assists for New Paltz. Christina Mazurowski (Tonawanda, NY) had 13 blocks and 13 kills. Skidmore (17-8) was led by Darryl Manzer (Camden, NY) with 31 kills and four blocks, while Laura Olstad (Palo Alto, CA) had 60 assists.

Sat., Oct. 8, 2005

Union vs. Fredonia
Fredonia defeats Union in four games, 27-30, 30-17, 31-29, and 30-19. Fredonia's Sophomore JaHanna Dixon (Hamburg, NY) had a total of 18 kills, 12 digs, and one block during the four games. Devils' junior Stephanie Degolier (Cassadaga, NY) had ten kills, ten blocks, two digs, and two aces. Setter, Traci Pieczynski (Lancaster, NY), finished the game with 57 assists, ten digs, and two blocks. Union was paced by Suzy Barbaritz (Clarence, NY/Clarence) with 39 assists and eight digs.

St. Lawrence vs. New Paltz
New Paltz defeated St. Lawrence in three straight games, 30-11, 30-15, and 30-25.  New Paltz's Katie Becofsky (Altamont, NY), had 16 assists, Christina Butcher (North Salem, NY) had 11 digs and Andrea Kaiser (Blue Point, NY) finished the game with seven kills. St. Lawrence's Jenni Sullivan (Rosendale, NY) had seven kills and 14 digs during the game. The Saints' setter, Tami Couch (Torrington, CT) had five kills and 18 digs while Tiffany Spoor (Eden Prairie, MN) posted with seven kills and eight digs.

Fredonia vs. Skidmore
After a grueling five game match, Fredonia pulls out the victory over Skidmore, 30-22, 30-19, 23-30, 27-30, and 15-10. Fredonia's Liz Schaller (Marilla, NY) finished with 13 kills, seven digs and six blocks while Traci Pieczynski (Lancaster NY) posted 48 assist, four aces and ten digs. Sophomore Paula Baire (Lancaster, NY) had 26 digs. Skidmore was led by Laura Olstad (Palo Alto, CA) with 50 assists and four blocks while Darryl Manzer (Camden, NY) had 24 kills and seven blocks. Erica Duncan (San Francisco, CA) finished the game with 15 kills and 16 digs for the Thoroughbreds.

St. Lawrence vs. Skidmore

Skidmore pulled out the victory over St. Lawrence in three straight games, 30-20, 30-19, 30-20. Skidmore's junior Darryl Manzer (Camden, NY), had 14 kills, three blocks and a .565 hitting percentage in this match while Erica Duncan (San Francisco, CA) had nine kills and 11 digs. St. Lawrence's Jenni Sullivan (Rosendale, NY) finished with 11 kills and 16 digs. The Saints' Eileen Svendsen (West Chazy, NY) had five kills and 13 digs while setter, Tami Couch had eight kills and eight digs.

Union vs. New Paltz
New Paltz defeated Union in four games, 26-30, 30-25, 30-21, and 32-30. New Paltz setter Katie Becofsky (Altamont, NY) led the Hawks with 56 assists in this match. Andrea Kaiser (Blue Point, NY) finished with 23 digs and 22 kills in the match. The Dutchwomen were led by freshman Erin Schumaker (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs), who had 12 kills and three blocks.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:

Jenni Sullivan - St. Lawrence
Darryl Manzer - Skidmore

Andrea Kaiser - New Paltz

Christina Mazurowski - New Paltz

Suzy Barbaritz - Union

Erin Schmaker - Union

PLACE FINISHES:

1. Fredonia

2. New Paltz

3. Skidmore

4. Union

5. St. Lawrence