Mercy College Volleyball to Face Top-seeded Dowling in ECC Tourney Quarterfinals

Monday, November 10, 2008

Mercy College Volleyball to Face Top-seeded Dowling in ECC Tourney Quarterfinals

Trevene Smith

DOBBS FERRY, NY - The Mercy College women's volleyball team will take on top-seeded Dowling College in the East Coast Conference (ECC) Tournament Quarterfinals on Wednesday, November 12, at 7:00 p.m.

The Mavericks (7-22, 2-14 ECC) enter the quarterfinals as the eighth seed. They are led by sophomore middle hitter Shedeiky Hamilton (Yallahs, Jamaica) and junior outside hitter Diana Bruzzone (Guayaquil, Ecuador). Hamilton is sixth in the ECC in kills per set with 2.83 while Bruzzone is second with 4.57 digs per set. Senior setter Trevene Smith (Montego Bay, Jamaica) is fifth in the conference in assists per set with 6.29.

Dowling (29-6, 16-0 ECC) went undefeated in the conference. In their two regular season matches the Golden Lions won in straight sets, but the second meeting was played much more closely (25-18, 25-18, 25-23). The Golden Lions lead the conference in kills per set, hitting percentage, and assists per set.

The winner will move on to the semifinals which will be played on November 14.