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Julie Altieri: The Division III Salisbury Seagulls went 2-1 during the Garnet Invitational in Swarthmore, PA over the weekend. On Friday, the Salisbury defeated Arcadia inside Tarble Pavilion (25-16, 25-19 and 25-18). Altieri had 16 assists, two digs and one ace. On Saturday, Salisbury went the distance in a 3-2 win over Bowdoin (25-18, 25-10, 24-26, 18-25 and 15-11). Altieri finished with four kills, 17 assists, one ace and ten digs. Later, Swarthmore defeated Salisbury 3-1 (14-25, 27-25, 25-15 and 25-23). Altieri finished with eleven assists, one kill, two aces and four digs. It was the Seagulls first loss of the season. Salisbury is 5-1.
Lottie Scully: In her first match of the year, Scully returned for the Binghamton Bearcats volleyball team for the Lehigh Invite in Bethlehem, PA. On Friday, Binghamton defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 3-2 on scores of 19-25, 25-17, 25-27, 25-21 and 15-8. Scully had 20 assists, four digs, and two aces. On Saturday, Binghamton defeated Lehigh 3-0 (25-23, 25-19 and 25-17). Scully finished with a team-high 20 assists, nine digs and two aces. Delaware State defeated Binghamton 3-1 in the final match of the event (25-21, 28-26, 21-25 and 25-18). Scully finished with 23 assists, four digs and two aces. Binghamton is 6-4.
Cameron Lloyd: The Bucknell volleyball team finished non conference play with a win over Cleveland State. In the Cleveland State Tournament, the Bison opened with a wild 3-2 win over Akron where they rallied from two sets downs win (13-25, 24-26, 26-24, 25-22 and 15-13). Lloyd had seven kills, nine digs, and two aces. On Saturday, Harvard defeated Bucknell 3-0 (25-16, 28-26 and 25-23). Lloyd had three kills, six digs and one ace. Bucknell defeated Cleveland State 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-27, 25-23 and 15-13). Lloyd had ten kills, 18 digs and an ace. Bucknell is 4-5 and will start its Patriot League schedule against Army on Friday.
Cameron Lanier: For the second time this year, a former Cedar Ridge volleyball player when against her former head coach when Elon defeated North Carolina Central at the Schar Center on Sunday. Lanier, who was a middle blocker on the Red Wolves 2021 3A State Championship team, faces Central assistant Fiona Cunningham. Lanier had ten kills and five digs. The Phoenix swept the Eagles (25-22, 25-22 and 25-22) in the finale of Phoenix Volley for Unity. On Friday, Elon swept Western Carolina (25-19, 25-20 and 25-23). Lanier had seven kills, two digs and an ace. Elon will start play in the Coastal Athletic Association (formerly the Colonial Athletic Association) on Saturday against Hofstra.
Grace Young: The UNC Asheville volleyball team finished 2-1 in the Queens Fall Classic at the Levine Center in Charlotte. On Sunday, the Bulldogs defeated South Carolina State 3-0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-19) Young had three digs and an ace. Last Tuesday, Western Carolina swept UNC Asheville (25-13, 25-21 and 25-18). Young played one set and had two digs. UNC Asheville is 5-5 and travels to Georgia Southern on Tuesday.
Anaya Carter: The Division II UNC Pembroke team went 1-3 in the UC Invitational in Charleston, West Virginia over the weekend: On Friday, the Braves defeated Fayetteville State 3-2 at Wehrle Athletic Arena (25-23, 22-25, 25-11, 21-15 and 15-9). Carter played two sets and had one kill and four digs. Millersville defeated UNC Pembroke 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-14). In four sets, Carter had four kills, one ace, one assist and 21 digs. On Saturday, Gannon swept UNC Pembroke (25-17, 25-18 and 25-8). Carter finished with six digs. Charleston (West Virginia) swept the Braves (25-14, 25-18 and 25-8). Carter had one kill, two aces and six digs. UNC Pembroke is 4-4 and will face Lenoir-Rhyne on Thursday night.
Allie Wilkerson: Over the weekend, Division III Averett University participated in the Case Western Reserve University Tournament in Cleveland. Case Western Reserve University swept Averett (25-20, 25-20 and 26-24). Wilkerson had five kills. On Saturday, Mount Union swept Averett (25-21, 25-19 and 25-12). In three sets, Wilkerson had three kills and one dig. Allegheny College swept Averett 3-0 (25-9, 25-20, 25-20). Wilkerson finished with four kills, one ace, one block and two digs. Averett is 3-4.
Melissa Benkowitz: Division III Franklin & Marshall went 2-2 last week. On Wednesday, the Diplomats swept DeSales (25-19, 25-18, 25-13). Benkowitz played three sets and had four kills and four digs. #11 New York University defeated Franklin & Marshall 3-1 on Friday in New York City (25-21, 27-29, 25-23 and 25-21). Benkowitz played two sets. On Saturday, Springfield swept the Diplomats in Montclair, NJ (25-23, 26-24, 25-18). In two sets, Benkowitz had two kills and two digs. Later that day, Franklin & Marshall swept Montclair State (25-21, 25-18 and 25-8).
Ashlyn Davis: Davis made her debut for the Division III University of Lynchburg last week. Davis played one set in the Hornets 3-1 win over Dickinson (25-21, 25-19, 9-25, 25-19) in Harrisonburg, VA.