Volleyball Falls to Saint Joseph’s, Sweeps UMaine-Presque Isle in Saint Joseph’s Autumn Invitational Finale

STANDISH, Maine- The Eastern Nazarene College volleyball team suffered a 3-0 setback to Saint Joseph's before downing UMaine-Presque Isle 3-0 to wrap up play at the Saint Joseph's College Autumn Invitational Saturday.

The Lions move to 3-9 on the season with the decisions. The Monks remain undefeated at 10-0 while the Owls flutter to 0-11 overall.

Joanna Joseph (Brockton, Mass.) posted 11 kills on the day to lead Eastern Nazarene. Hannah Welsh (Derry, N.H.) finished with 11 digs, eight kills, eight assists and eight aces on the day. Kayla Dean (Lansdale, Pa.) recorded nine assists, eight digs, five aces and three kills.

Oksana DiCamillo (Eighty-Four, Pa.) posted a team-high 15 digs on the afternoon to go with five service aces while Viviana Coix (Warrenville, Ill.) chipped in with 14 digs.

Eastern Nazarene closed out round-robin play with a 3-0 loss to Saint Joseph's College.

The host Monks bested the Lions 25-18, 25-11 and 25-8 en route to advancing to the championship match against in-state foe Husson.

In the consolation match of the tournament, Eastern Nazarene coasted to a 3-0 victory over UMaine-Presque Isle.

The Lions topped the Owls 25-15, 25-7 and 25-12 behind a 22-ace effort.

Welsh was tabbed to the All-Tournament team at the conclusion of the weekend.

Up next, Eastern Nazarene will travel to the Ocean State for a non-conference clash at Rhode Island College September 21.