Do you have pictures or video from this event?

Bates volleyball finishes 6th out of 15 teams at MIT Invitational
Women's College Volleyball

September 27, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Bates College volleyball team finished 2-2 overall and in sixth place out of 15 teams at the MIT Invitational on Sunday, as the Bobcats defeated Smith College 3-0 before Williams defeated the Bobcats in the Fifth Place match.

First-year Chrissy Gee (San Francisco, Calif.) had 13 kills and 9 digs to lead the Bobcats in the win over Smith, with both teams playing in the Silver Bracket after going 1-1 on Friday. Bates defeated the Pioneers by scores of 25-16, 25-23 and 25-19. Junior Liz Leberman (Concord, N.H.) had 5 kills and 12 digs, junior Tess Dokus (Salem, Conn.) added 6 kills, first-year Olivia Schow (Costa Mesa, Calif.) had 5 kills, junior Kira Kramlich (San Francisco, Calif.) had a team-high 17 digs and first-year Grace Haessler (Portland, Ore.) dished out 24 assists.

Williams defeated Bates on Saturday afternoon, 3-0 (25-18, 25-9, 25-13) for fifth place. Junior Avery Masters (Mill Valley, Calif.) had 6 kills and 4 digs for the Bobcats, with Gee and Schow adding 4 kills apiece. Haessler had 19 assists and 7 digs, while Kramlich and junior Brittany Johnston (Winter Park, Colo.) each had 8 digs.

Bates hosts Saint Joseph's College of Maine on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

COMMENTS:

Please feel free to leave comments on this article. We will screen all comments before posting them on the site to block spammers and inappropriate content from appearing on the site.