Lyons drop two matches at JWU Invitational

Final	1	2	3	4	5	T
Wheaton (Mass.) (0-6)	26	19	16	22		1
Johnson & Wales (RI) (1-4)	24	25	25	25		3

Wheaton (Mass.)	Johnson & Wales (RI)
K: Lindsay Tebbetts - 13 B: Lindsay Tebbetts - 3 D: Emily Davisson - 20 SA: Emily Davisson - 4	K: 2 Players (#4, #11 - 10) B: Karlie Haack - 2 D: Courtney Wright - 14 SA: 3 Players (#4, #9, #10 - 3)

TEAM STATISTICS	Wheaton (Mass.)	Johnson & Wales (RI)
Hitting %	.071	.168
Blocks	3.0	5.0
Digs	51	50
Aces	8	11

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Final	1	2	3	4	5	T
Connecticut Col. (1-0)	25	25	25			3
Wheaton (Mass.) (0-5)	18	15	13			0

Connecticut Col.	Wheaton (Mass.)
K: Amy Newman - 10 B: 4 Players (#1, #3, #8, #5 - 1) D: 3 Players (#6, #12, #20 - 7) SA: Kate Ketcham - 4	K: Christina Cannon - 7 B: Lindsay Tebbetts - 2 D: Emily Davisson - 15 SA: 4 Players (#3, #5, #9, #6 - 1)

TEAM STATISTICS	Connecticut Col.	Wheaton (Mass.)
Hitting %	.326	.066
Blocks	2.0	3.0
Digs	33	27
Aces	13	4

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Wheaton College women's volleyball team suffered a pair of losses on Friday night at the Johnson & Wales Invitational, falling to Connecticut College 3-0 and Johnson & Wales 3-1.

The Camels defeated the Lyons 25-18, 25-15, and 25-13. Against JWU, the Lyons posted a 26-24 win in game one before dropping game two 25-19, game three 25-16, and game four 25-22.

Junior co-captain Christina Cannon (Milford, N.H./Milford) led the Lyons with seven kills against the Camels. Classmate Olanna Nissim (Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) chipped in with four kills and a team-high 16 assists while senior co-captain Emily Davisson (Carpinteria, Calif./Laguna Beach School) recorded 15 digs. Sophomore Lindsay Tebbetts (Gilmanton, N.H./Gilford) notched two solo blocks.

For the Camels (1-0), senior Amy Newman (Los Angeles, Calif./Marymount) tallied a match-high 10 kills and seven digs while junior Rachel Schroff (Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes) registered seven kills, five digs, four assists, and three service aces.

Against the Wildcats (1-4), Tebbetts led the way with a match-high 13 kills while Cannon tallied seven, Nissim notched six, and sophomore Kara-Jane Walker (Needham, Mass./Needham) recorded five. Nissim dished out 26 assists and Davisson was credited with 20 digs.

Senior Audrey Warren (Haverhill, Mass./Central Catholic) and freshman Alyssa Drapeau (Biddeford, Maine/Biddeford) paced the Wildcats with 10 kills each. Junior Courtney Wright tallied 20 digs while sophomore Natasha Finkbeiner (Belgrade, Mont./Belgrade) and freshman Julie Snarr (Glen Allen, Va./Deeprun) combined for 30 assists.

The Lyons (0-5) return to action Saturday when they face Bridgewater State at noon and Amherst at 2 p.m. Connecticut College faces Springfield at 10 am and Keene State at 2 p.m. Johnson & Wales takes on Springfield at noon and Connecticut College at 4 p.m.