SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY -- Junior outside hitter Julie LaSpina (Roslyn Heights, NY) had 12 kills and junior middle hitter Rachel Ormsby (Charlton, NY) also finished with 12 kills and four blocks to lead Union to a three game sweep over Colby Sawyer Saturday morning at the Skidmore Classic Volleyball Tournament.
The Dutchwomen were victorious by scores of 30-24, 30-22 and 30-17, to improve to 23- 7 on the season. Union lost to host Skidmore in the championship match, 3-1, by scores of 27-30, 27-30, 31-29 and 26-30. The Dutchwomen have won 23 matches in a season for the first time since 2002.
In the victory over Colby Sawyer, freshman Bridget Little (Glenville, NY) added nine kills and six blocks for Union, while Jennifer Merinder (Andover, MA) finished the match with 37 assists and seven digs. Veronica Mynders (Port Jervis, NY) recorded 32 digs in the triumph.
Skidmore was led by 34 kills from Erica Duncan, and 70 assists by Becca Ormsby. Becca's sister, Union's Rachel Ormsby (Charlton, NY), had 15 kills and nine total blocks in the match. LaSpina had 18 kills to lead Union and Merinder finished with 56 assists. Mynders had 27 digs for the Dutchwomen.
In Friday's action, Union opened play with a three game sweep vs. Ramapo, winning by scores of 30-11, 30-21 and 30-18. The Dutchwomen then lost to Clarkson, with the Golden Knights winning in five games. Scores were 21-30, 30-28, 22-30, 30-26 and 15-13.
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Ramapo vs Union College (Oct 19, 2007)
Volleyball Box Score
Volleyball Box Score
Ramapo vs Union College (Oct 19, 2007 at Skidmore College)
Ramapo | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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Totals.............. 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 0.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 0 0 0 .000 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 TEAM RECORDS
2 0 0 0 .000 Ramapo.............. (0) 11 21 18
3 0 0 0 .000 Union College....... (3) 30 30 30 22-6
Union College | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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4 Erika Van Valkenburg 3| 5 4 19 .053| 0| 2 0| 1| 7| 0 0 1| 0
6 Jennifer Merinder... 3| 0 2 4 -.500| 31| 1 0| 0| 9| 0 0 1| 1
8 Julie La Spina...... 3| 9 3 28 .214| 0| 0 0| 0| 3| 0 0 0| 0
9 Bridget Little...... 3| 6 1 11 .455| 2| 0 0| 0| 1| 0 3 1| 0
10 Erin Schumaker...... 3| 13 0 19 .684| 1| 0 0| 0| 2| 0 2 1| 0
15 Rachel Ormsby....... 1| 2 1 5 .200| 0| 1 1| 0| 0| 1 0 0| 0
1 Bridget Graham...... 2| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 0 0| 0| 3| 0 0 0| 0
2 Veronica Mynders.... 3| 0 0 3 .000| 0| 3 1| 1| 17| 0 0 0| 0
3 Kaitlyn Evans....... 1| 0 0 1 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 4| 0 0 0| 0
5 Meg Capotosto....... 2| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 1| 0| 4| 0 0 0| 0
7 Celeste Maynard..... 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 3| 0 0 0| 0
13 Rebecca Schlenker... 1| 0 0 0 .000| 2| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 1
14 Cristina Liquori.... 1| 0 0 1 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 1| 0 0 0| 0
17 Jordan Remillard.... 2| 4 1 10 .300| 0| 1 0| 0| 1| 2 1 0| 0
19 Lydia Treat......... 1| 0 2 3 -.667| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 1| 0
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Totals.............. 3| 39 14 104 .240| 37| 8 3| 2| 55| 3 6 5| 2
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 12 3 29 .310 Site: Skidmore College
2 15 7 42 .190 Date: Oct 19, 2007 Attend: Time: 1.5
3 18 9 46 .196 Referees:
Clarkson University vs Union College (Oct 19, 2007)
Volleyball Box Score
Volleyball Box Score
Clarkson University vs Union College (Oct 19, 2007 at Skidmore College)
Clarkson University | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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Totals.............. 5| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 0.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 0 0 0 .000 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 5 TEAM RECORDS
2 0 0 0 .000 Clarkson University. (3) 21 30 22 30 15
3 0 0 0 .000 Union College....... (2) 30 28 30 26 13 22-7
4 0 0 0 .000
5 0 0 0 .000
Union College | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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1 Bridget Graham...... 5| 0 0 1 .000| 1| 2 2| 0| 13| 0 0 0| 1
4 Erika Van Valkenburg 5| 8 8 34 .000| 0| 2 2| 4| 14| 0 0 0| 1
6 Jennifer Merinder... 5| 0 0 5 .000| 56| 1 2| 0| 11| 0 2 1| 3
8 Julie La Spina...... 5| 17 9 46 .174| 0| 0 0| 0| 7| 1 4 0| 0
10 Erin Schumaker...... 5| 15 4 46 .239| 0| 0 0| 0| 2| 0 6 1| 0
15 Rachel Ormsby....... 5| 16 8 33 .242| 1| 4 3| 1| 6| 5 3 1| 0
2 Veronica Mynders.... 5| 0 0 3 .000| 0| 1 1| 1| 32| 0 0 0| 0
3 Kaitlyn Evans....... 5| 0 1 5 -.200| 0| 3 3| 1| 10| 0 0 0| 1
5 Meg Capotosto....... 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0
9 Bridget Little...... 5| 7 4 22 .136| 3| 0 0| 0| 2| 0 3 0| 0
14 Cristina Liquori.... 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0
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Totals.............. 5| 63 34 195 .149| 61| 13 13| 7| 97| 6 18 3| 6
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 15.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 18 9 46 .196 Site: Skidmore College
2 11 8 37 .081 Date: Oct 19, 2007 Attend: Time: 2.5
3 12 6 35 .171 Referees:
4 10 7 45 .067
5 7 4 21 .143
Colby Sawyer vs Union College (Oct 20, 2007)
Volleyball Box Score
Volleyball Box Score
Colby Sawyer vs Union College (Oct 20, 2007 at Skidmore College)
Colby Sawyer | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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Totals.............. 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 0.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 0 0 0 .000 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 TEAM RECORDS
2 0 0 0 .000 Colby Sawyer........ (0) 24 22 17
3 0 0 0 .000 Union College....... (3) 30 30 30 23-7
Union College | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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4 Erika Van Valkenburg 3| 3 2 16 .062| 1| 3 0| 3| 13| 0 2 0| 0
6 Jennifer Merinder... 3| 1 0 4 .250| 35| 0 0| 0| 7| 0 0 0| 3
8 Julie La Spina...... 3| 12 2 32 .312| 0| 0 0| 0| 4| 0 1 0| 0
9 Bridget Little...... 3| 9 3 24 .250| 2| 0 0| 0| 0| 1 5 0| 0
10 Erin Schumaker...... 3| 6 3 20 .150| 0| 0 0| 0| 1| 0 6 1| 0
15 Rachel Ormsby....... 3| 12 7 29 .172| 1| 0 1| 0| 4| 1 2 1| 1
1 Bridget Graham...... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 0 1| 0| 4| 0 0 0| 0
2 Veronica Mynders.... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 3 2| 3| 32| 0 0 0| 0
3 Kaitlyn Evans....... 3| 0 0 1 .000| 0| 1 0| 2| 4| 0 0 0| 0
5 Meg Capotosto....... 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 1| 0 0 0| 0
7 Celeste Maynard..... 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0
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Totals.............. 3| 43 17 126 .206| 40| 7 4| 8| 70| 2 16 2| 4
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 16 6 37 .270 Site: Skidmore College
2 11 5 47 .128 Date: Oct 20, 2007 Attend: Time: 1.5
3 16 6 42 .238 Referees:
Union College vs Skidmore (Oct 20, 2007)
Volleyball Box Score
Volleyball Box Score
Union College vs Skidmore (Oct 20, 2007 at Skidmore College)
Union College | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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4 Erika Van Valkenburg 4| 10 3 33 .212| 0| 2 0| 4| 13| 0 3 0| 0
6 Jennifer Merinder... 4| 1 0 7 .143| 52| 1 0| 0| 13| 0 3 0| 1
8 Julie La Spina...... 4| 16 4 46 .261| 1| 0 0| 0| 5| 0 1 0| 0
9 Bridget Little...... 4| 4 3 20 .050| 1| 0 0| 0| 0| 4 4 0| 0
10 Erin Schumaker...... 4| 12 1 39 .282| 1| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 4 0| 0
15 Rachel Ormsby....... 4| 16 8 43 .186| 1| 2 3| 0| 0| 2 7 1| 0
1 Bridget Graham...... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 0 0| 0| 6| 0 0 0| 1
2 Veronica Mynders.... 4| 0 0 5 .000| 0| 1 1| 6| 33| 0 0 0| 0
3 Kaitlyn Evans....... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 1| 4| 14| 0 0 0| 0
5 Meg Capotosto....... 2| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 1| 0 0 0| 0
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Totals.............. 4| 59 19 193 .207| 57| 6 5| 14| 85| 6 22 1| 2
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 17.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 18 4 56 .250 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 TEAM RECORDS
2 10 6 41 .098 Union College....... (1) 27 27 31 26 23-8
3 21 3 47 .383 Skidmore............ (3) 30 30 29 30
4 10 6 49 .082
Skidmore | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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Totals.............. 4| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 0.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 0 0 0 .000 Site: Skidmore College
2 0 0 0 .000 Date: Oct 20, 2007 Attend: Time: 2:00
3 0 0 0 .000 Referees:
4 0 0 0 .000
