Air Force Academy
Washington
Volleyball Team Falls to Washington, 3-0
9/8/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 8, 2001
USAFA, Colo. - (Sept. 8) Washington took advantage of its size and power, tallying 12 team blocks and hitting .436 percent to defeat the Falcons volleyball team 3-0 (30-19, 30-20, 30-15) to win the Air Force Invitational tournament. The Falcons were winless in the tournament.
"Although we did not win, I am pleased with how we performed," said head coach Penny Lucas-White. "We were up against some tough teams. They call it preseason for a reason. It's purpose is to prepare you for conference competition. And we will be ready for the Mountain West."
Washington's Gretchen Maurer had 44 assists against the Falcons. She totaled 125 assists and 11 block assists for the tournament, and was named tournament most valuable player. Allison Richardson, who had 16 kills and 12 digs, was named to the all-tournament team, as was Lisa Underhill, who had a .643 hitting percentage for the tournament.
Delavane Diaz, who had nine kills and three digs against Washington, was named to the tournament team for the Falcons.
In the early match-up, Illinois-Chicago defeated Southeastern Louisiana in three games (30-16, 30-22, 30-17) to capture second place in the tournament. Gina Cavena and Vicki Lublow both were named to the all-tournament team for the Flames, while Mandy Withrow made the tournament team for the Lady Lions of SELU.
