St. Joe's Swept in GNAC Tri-Match

STANDISH, ME - Johnson & Wales University (23-12, 10-1 GNAC) and Mount Ida College (16-12, 7-4) swept a pair of games from Saint Joseph's (9-23, 2-10), 3-0, on Saturday at the Harold Alfond Center. Mary Hoyt '11 (Rochester, NH) led the Lady Monks with 20 digs, Jordan Pelczar '12 (Meredith, NH) had 16 digs and senior captain Amanda Ruel (Biddeford, ME) pitched in with 12 digs in her last volleyball tri-match at Saint Joseph's.

Samantha Varrell '12 (Portsmouth, NH) recorded five aces, six kills, 10 assists and 17 digs for the day and Katie Boccanelli '12 (Cottonwood, AL) led the Royal Blue with six kills in the nightcap contest against Mount Ida College. Pelczar paced the Lady Monks with 12 digs while Kiersten Carbone '12 (North Reading, MA) chipped in with three kilss and seven digs in the loss to the Mustangs.

Ruel, the team's lone senior, was honored for her contribution to the volleyball progam prior to the start of the Mount Ida match.