Saint Anselm Drops First Two Contests
Hawks Come Away From Assumption Tourney Winless

Worcester, Mass. (August 31, 2002)- The Saint Anselm College volleyball team dropped a pair of games this weekend at the Assumption College Tournament in Worcester, Mass. with losses to Le Moyne and Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.).

Saint Anselm won the first game in each match but proceeded to drop the next three in falling to 0-2 on the young season. In the first game, Saint Anselm was defeated by fellow Northeast-10 Conference team Le Moyne by a count of 27-30, 30-28, 30-22, 30-28. The game did not count towards the NE-10 standings. In the game, Marissa Caron (Raymond, N.H./ Oyster River) and Aimee Young (W. Springfield, Mass./ W. Springfield) combined for 26 kills with Caron contributing 15.

In the next match, Roberts Wesleyan quickly rebounded after dropping the first game to post a convincing 25-30, 30-22, 30-15, 30-22 win. Caron again led the way offensively with 13 kills while Melissa Wright (N. Attleboro, Mass./ Bishop Feehan) chipped in with 10 kills.

Saint Anselm will return to action on Friday and Saturday when the Hawks participate in the Bryant College Classic in Smithfield, R.I.

Score 1 2 3 4 F
Le Moyne 27 30 30 30 3
Saint Anselm 30 28 22 28 1
Score 1 2 3 4 F
Roberts Wesleyan 25 30 30 30 3
Saint Anselm 30 22 15 22 1
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