Oct. 23, 2004

Box Score

Springfield, Mass. - The Adelphi University volleyball team finished seventh with a 2-1 record at the American International Stinger Classic this weekend in Springfield, Mass. The Panthers are now 15-12 on the season.

On Friday, the Panthers fell in three sets to Mercy College (14-10) 29-31, 26-30, 18-30. Freshman Lauren Flanagan had seven kills for Adelphi.

Adelphi rallied back on day two, sweeping both of its matches. In the first contest, the Panthers topped Stonehill College (10-11) 30-24, 30-21, 30-26. Sophomore Racheal Cornick, named to the all-tournament team, tallied 15 kills. Sophomore Brittany Addeo collected 33 assits.

In the second match, Adelphi shut out host AIC (3-21) 30-25, 30-16, 30-19. Cornick had 12 kills and 12 digs to lead the Panthers. Addeo added 31 assists.

A total of 11 teams participated in the two-day tournament with Dowling College coming out on top with a 4-0 record. Sophomore Marta Slodnik was named tournament MVP.

Final Standings:
1) Dowling (4-0)
2)New Haven/NYIT (3-0)
4) Mercy (2-1) *defeated Adelphi
5)Bridgeport/Le Moyne (2-1)
7) Adelphi (2-1)
8)AIC/Saint Michael's (0-3)
10)Saint Anselm/Stonehill (0-4)

All-Tournament Team
Rachael Cornick, Adelphi (So, OH, Endicott, N.Y.)
Kristy McIntyre, AIC (Sr, S/DS, Falmouth, Mass.)
Jessica Herrman, Bridgeport (Sr, OH, Salina Kansas)
Marta Slodnik, Dowling (So, OH, Gdynia, Poland) (Tournament MVP)
Jana Cleveland, Dowling (Jr, S, Virgina Beach, Va.)
Julie McLaud, Le Moyne (So, S, Pine Bush, N.Y.)
Vanessa Taylor, New Haven (Fr, OH, Scarborough, Ontario)
Amanda Pinedo, New Haven (Jr, OH, Woodside, N.Y.)
Burcu Hakyemez, NYIT (Sr, MH/OH, Istanbul, Turkey)
Kristin Maier, NYIT (Fr, OH, Wilmington, N.C.)
Amy Letourneau, Saint Anselm (Sr, L, Pascoag, R.I.)