Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--The Western New England University volleyball team won two matches on Saturday to end its own Golden Bears Invitational with a 3-0 record, claiming the tournament title. The Golden Bears defeated Westfield State, 21-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-16 and swept Emerson 25-18, 25-13, 25-22 at the Alumni Healthful Living Center Field House to move to 6-0 on the season. In this afternoon's other action, Emerson edged Western Connecticut, 25-20, 25-18, 20-25, 20-25, 15-9, but the Colonials bounced back to beat Westfield State, 25-16, 25-13, 25-14.

Against the Owls, Devyn Frank spiked a team-best 18 kills while hitting a season-high .447. Kelsey Armstrong added 12 kills (.267) and Tyler Singh had 10 kills (.333) for the Golden Bears, who also got contributions from Heather Mears (46 assists, 12 digs), Kendra Ouimette (14 digs) and Grace Kucharski (14 digs).

In the Emerson victory, Frank continued her strong play with eight kills and a .368 attack percentage, followed by Maureen Pollet with seven kills and three blocks. Inna Sergeychik chipped in six kills, two service aces and 10 digs.

"Winning the Invitational to stay undefeated on the season is a nice accomplishment for our team," said second-year coach Bret Stothart, who has directed the Golden Bears to their best start since the 2007 team went 8-0. "Our great team chemistry continues to lift our game as everyone on our roster is contributing in so many positive ways. We are definitely having fun as a group and we will enjoy this tournament championship knowing we still have a lot of work ahead of us. These matches helped us learn more about our strengths and our weaknesses on the court, so we'll talk about those as a group and focus on improving both as we head into practice next week."

Tournament Records
WNE 3-0 (champion)
Emerson 2-1 (runner-up)
WCSU 1-2
WSU 0-3
 
All-Tournament Team
Grace Kucharski, WNE (Most Valuable Player)
Devyn Frank, WNE
Juliana Tucker, Emerson
Kat Rice, Emerson
Paxton Thornton, WCSU
Lindsay Rescott, WSU