Laura Huselton earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team as the Skyhawks went 2-1 at the Bentley Invitational. (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes)

Huselton and Maxey named to All-Tournament Team

WALTHAM, Mass. (September 11, 2010) – The Stonehill College volleyball team split a pair of matches Saturday, on day two of the Bentley Invitational. The Skyhawks opened with a 3-1 victory over Holy Family University (25-11, 25-19, 23-25, 25-14) before dropping their second match of the day to the University of Bridgeport, 3-1 (21-25, 15-25, 25-18, 23-25). Junior Laura Huselton (Penfield, N.Y./Penfield) and freshman Sydney Maxey (Hutto, Texas/Hutto) were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Stonehill 3, Holy Family 1

Huselton and senior Andrea Wirth (Mesa, Ariz./St. Mary's) each recorded a double-double to lead the Skyhawks past Holy Family in game one. Huselton put down 11 kills and tallied 13 digs, while Wirth recorded 36 assists and 17 digs. Also contributing to the offensive effort were seniors Laura Noonan (Hampstead, N.H./Bishop Guertin) and Erin Johnson (Centerville, Mass./Barnstable), with nine and eight kills respectively. Maxey posted a team-high 22 digs and four service aces.

Bridgeport 3, Stonehill 1

Stonehill rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take the third set by a 25-18 score, but could not catch Bridgeport in the fourth set, falling 25-23. Huselton notched a double-double with 19 kills and 15 digs, both game highs, and Maxey tallied 14 digs. Johnson added eight kills and 10 digs, and Wirth finished with 40 assists.

Bridgeport was led by 18 kills from senior Terry Masava (Nairobi, Kenya/Campbellsville U.) and 17 each from graduate students Ivana Kovacevic-Jurasin (Belgrade, Serbia/Faculty of Economics) and Agatha Baliddawa (Jinja, Uganda/LIU). The Purple Knights also had four players post double figures in digs.

Stonehill (2-4, 0-0 NE-10) will take on American International College and New York Institute of Technology next Saturday at NYIT, before opening the home schedule on September 22 against Merrimack at 7 p.m.