SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Emerson women's volleyball team won all four matches in two days to take top honors at the annual WNEC Invitational Saturday (Sept. 11) in the Alumni Healthful Living Center. Host Western New England College dropped matches to Emerson (3-0) and Western Connecticut (3-0) to fall to 2-5 on the season. Senior setter Katharina Boes (Buffalo Grove, IL) was selected to the All-Tournament Team.

Tournament MVP
Emerson - Senior middle hitter Lauren Zaniboni (San Diego, CA)

All-Tournament Team
Emerson - Junior right side hitter/setter Jessica Drumright (San Francisco, CA)
Western Connecticut - Freshman middle hitter Paxton Thornton (Sharon, CT)
Westfield State - Senior outside hitter Rachel Ryan (Westborough, MA)
Western New England College - Senior setter Katharina Boes (Buffalo Grove, IL)
Maine Maritime - Junior opposite hitter Chelsea Ward (Homer, AK)

Results from Saturday, Sept. 11

Emerson 3, Western New England College 0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-14)
Emerson - Lauren Zaniboni (6 kills), Katie Bailey (9 digs), Katie Bailey and Jessica Drumright (combined for 22 assists)
Western New England College - Samantha Shomo (6 kills), Katharina Boes (17 assists, 7 digs)

Westfield State 3, Maine Maritime 1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 25-10)
Westfield State - Julia Warner (13 kills, 13 digs), Rachel Ryan (10 kills, 11 digs), Alex Shaw (9 kills), Kerin DeGirolamo (36 assists), Brittany Dussault (7 aces), Kelsey Leonard (4 blocks)
Maine Maritime - Chelsea Ward (16 kills), Jennifer Dixon (27 assists), Lauren Sakahara (17 digs)

Emerson 3, Westfield State 0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-22)
Emerson - Lauren Zaniboni (19 kills), Kelsey Scanlon (11 digs), Katie Bailey and Jessica Drumright (combined for 36 assists)
Westfield State - Rachel Ryan (12 kills), Alex Shaw (6 kills, 3 blocks), Kerin DeGirolamo (25 assists), Maura McLaughlin (3 blocks), Kayleigh Shea (14 digs)

Western Connecticut 3, Maine Maritime 0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-22)
Western Connecticut - Paxton Thornton (14 kills), Kelley Collins (20 digs), Rachel Volpe (28 assists)
Maine Maritime - Chelsea Ward (13 kills), Melissa Lail (9 kills), Lauren Sakahara (25 digs), Jennifer Dixon (27 assists)

Western Connecticut 3, Western New England College 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-16)
Western Connecticut - Natalie Crosby (12 kills), Kelley Collins (15 digs), Sammie Hathaway (38 assists)
Western New England College - Lauren Landri (7 kills), Marci Egbert (8 digs), Katharina Boes (22 assists)

Emerson 3, Maine Maritime 0 (25-17, 25-20, 20-10)
Emerson - Lauren Zaniboni (7 kills, 4 aces), Jessica Drumright (9 digs), Katie Bailey and Jessica Drumright (combined for 29 assists)
Maine Maritime - Chelsea Ward (12 kills), Kerri Sullivan (11 digs), Melissa Lail (11 digs), Jennifer Dixon (15 assists)

Team Records: Emerson 6-1, Maine Maritime 2-4, Western Connecticut 9-1, Western New England 2-7, Westfield State 4-4

Results from Friday, Sept. 10

Westfield State 3, Western New England College 0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-13)
Westfield State - Alex Shaw (12 kills), Kerin DeGirolamo (30 assists), Brittany Dussault (10 digs), Kelsey Leonard (13 kills)
Western New England College - Katharina Boes (22 assists), Marci Egbert (11 digs), Inna Sergeychik (5 kills)
 
Emerson 3, Western Connecticut 1 (25-21, 25-21, 20-25, 25-23)
Emerson - Kelsey Scanlon (9 kills, 27 digs, 3 aces), Erin Moriarty (5 solo blocks), Lauren Zaniboni (5 solo blocks), Katie Bailey and Jessica Drumright (33 assists combined)
Western Connecticut - Kelley Collins (23 digs), Paxton Thornton (20 kills), Sammie Hathaway (35 assists)

Western New England College 3, Maine Maritime 1 (27-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-22)
Western New England College - Lauren Landri (12 kills), Inna Sergeychik (8 kills), Samantha Shomo (7 kills)
Maine Maritime - Chelsea Ward (17 kills), Melissa Lail (11 kills), Lauren Sakahara (14 digs)

Western Connecticut 3, Westfield State 0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-23)
Westgern Connecticut - Kelley Collins (15 digs), Sammie Hathaway (42 assists), Paxton Thornton (15 kills), Natalie Crosby (12 kills)
Westfield State - Rachel Ryan (9 digs, 9 kills), Maura McLaughlin (4 blocks), Alex Shaw (4 blocks, 7 kills)