Elise Edmonson '10	Liz Leberman '10
Avery Masters '10	Jenn Linton '08

LEWISTON, Maine — The Bates College volleyball team defeated UMass-Dartmouth 3-0 before losing to Coast Guard to conclude the 2007 Bates College Volleyball Invitational with a 3-1 record.

Bates (5-11) coasted past the Corsairs by scores of 30-23, 30-19 and 30-19 in their first match Saturday, then succumbed to the Bears of Coast Guard by scores of 30-15, 30-22, and 30-24. In Friday's action at the tournament, Bates defeated Worcester State 3-0 and came back from a 2-0 deficit to top Eastern Connecticut State 3-2.

Coast Guard was the lone team to go 4-0 and the Bears' Corinne McCormack won Most Outstanding Player honors as the nine-team tournament concluded.

Also making the All-Tournament team in addition to McCormack were Coast Guard's Nicole Gurr and Megan Durbin; Springfield's Aylene Ilkson and Lindsay Marone; Bates sophomore Elise Edmonson (Crystal Lake, Ill.) and Bowdoin's Stephanie Drumright.

Leading the Bobcats against UMass-Dartmouth were Edmonson (5 kills, 9 digs, 14 assists), sophomore Liz Leberman (5 kills, 13 digs), senior Jenn Linton (5 kills, 1 block), sophomore Avery Masters (7 kills, 1 block), sophomore Bo Johnston (13 digs) and senior Brittany Clement (13 assists).

Statistical leaders for Bates in the Coast Guard match included Leberman (6 kills, 6 digs), Edmonson (4 kills, 9 assists, 5 digs), Johnston (17 digs), Kira Kramlich (10 digs), Clement (8 assists) and Linton (5 blocks).

Bates plays in the Mid Coast Invitational next weekend, beginning with matches against Keene State and Brandeis on Friday at Bowdoin.

STATS: Bates 3, UMass-Dartmouth 0

STATS: Coast Guard 3, Bates 0

2007 Bates College Volleyball Invitational

Final Standings
1) Coast Guard       4-0

2) Bowdoin           3-1

3) Springfield       3-1

4) Bates             3-1

5) Rivier            2-2

6) ECSU              2-2

7) Colby             1-3

8) Worcester St.     0-4

9) UMass - Dartmouth 0-4

* Ties were broken between teams with identical records based on  head to head meetings, overall games record, and point differential.

Saturday Scores

10 a.m. Matches

Coast Guard 3, Colby 1 (30-23, 30-22, 24-30, 30-24)

Coast Guard leaders: Nicole Gurr (17 kills, 4 blocks, 2 aces), Corinne McCormack (11 kills, 5 aces), Courtney Wolf (7 kills, 4 blocks), Mary Bitzer (8 kills, 3 blocks), Ashley Bullard (38 assists)

Colby leaders: Meredith Lawler (18 kills), Heather Arvidson (11 kills), Larissa Levine (8 kills, 4 blocks), Cassie Sancartier (14 digs), Clare Reich (16 digs), Jenny Lawrence (14 digs, 40 assists, 3 aces)

ECSU 3, Worcester State 0 (30-28, 30-20, 36-34)

ECSU leaders: Lauren Odell (21 digs), Sandra Jacques (15 kills, 17 digs), Jen Braswell (20 assists), Courtney Sims (4 blocks)

Springfield 3, Rivier 0 (30-26, 30-16, 30-13)

Springfield leader: Aylene Ilkson (9 kills, 15 digs)

Rivier leaders: Kori Chace (10 kills, 15 digs), Laura Ciummo (21 assists), Lindsay Marshall (17 digs)

12:30 p.m. Matches

Bates 3, UMass-Dartmouth 0 (30-23, 30-19, 30-19)

Bates leaders: Liz Leberman (5 kills, 13 digs), Jenn Linton (5 kills, 1 block), Avery Masters (7 kills, 1 block), Elise Edmonson (5 kills, 9 digs, 14 assists), Bo Johnston (13 digs), Brittany Clement (13 assists)

UMD leaders: Hilary Teichert (10 kills), Mellanie Staiger (21 assists), Aly Zagame (15 digs)

Bowdoin 3, Worcester State 0 (30-15, 30-18, 31-29)

Bowdoin leaders: Gillian Page (2 aces, 10 digs), Mika Matsuuchi (3 aces, 21 digs), Stephanie Drumright (10 kills), Grace Lazarus (21 digs), Margo Linton (15 assists)

Worcester State leaders: Brianne Cobb (17 digs), Brittney Ledoux (8 digs, 4 kills)

ECSU 3, Springfield 2 (18-30, 24-30, 31-29, 30-28, 15-11)

ECSU leaders: Sandra Jacques (29 digs, 18 kills), Priscilla Dougherty (41 assists, 13 digs), Courtney Sims (2 blocks, 11 kills), Gianna Trombino (12 kills)

3 p.m. Matches

Colby 3, UMass-Dartmouth 0 (30-15, 30-25, 30-25)

Colby leaders: Meredith Lawler (11 kills), Larissa Levine (8 kills, 6 blocks), Jessie Prentice (7 kills, 10 digs), Heather Arvidson (7 kills, 4 blocks), Cassie Sancartier (3 aces, 7 digs), Jenny Lawrence (31 assists, 7 digs)

Bowdoin 3, Rivier 0 (30-17, 30-21, 30-17)

Bowdoin leaders: Margo Linton (23 assists), Skye Lawrence (10 kills, 19 digs), Gillian Page (10 kills, 4 aces)

Rivier leaders: Kori Chace (9 kills), Lindsay Marshall (21 digs), Colleen Van Cura (17 assists)

Coast Guard 3, Bates 0 (30-15, 30-22, 30-24)

Bates leaders: Liz Leberman (6 kills, 6 digs), Elise Edmonson (4 kills, 9 assists, 5 digs), Bo Johnston (17 digs), Kira Kramlich (10 digs), Brittany Clement (8 assists), Jenn Linton (5 blocks)