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Volleyball Finishes Second at Regis Pride Invitational

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WESTON, Mass.—Gordon Volleyball battled Engineers all day on Saturday, earning a bid to the Regis Pride Invite championship game before falling to MIT, 3-0. The Fighting Scots came from behind in their first matchup of the day with WPI to earn a shot at the title.
 
 Gordon College 3, WPI 2 (25-18, 26-28, 17-25, 25-21, 18-16)
 
Gordon College came back from a 2-1 set deficit to beat WPI 3-2 and moved to 2-1 on the season, earning their second win of the 2014 Pride Invite. Gordon had a trio of players with double-digit kills as Laura Schmidt (Stuart, Fla.) led the squad with 13, while adding three digs and two service aces. Faith Gerdes (Wall Lake, Iowa) and Jenna Labbadia (Berlin, Conn.) also contributed with 11 kills apiece. Joy Kimmel (Madison, Conn.) doled out a game-high 38 assists, while Maggie Risma (Hudson, Ohio) led the Gordon defense with a game-high 28 digs. Risma also contributed with a game-high nine service aces.

The Engineers offense was led by Melissa Daigle (Norfolk, Mass.), who had a game-high 15 kills while also contributing 11 digs on defense. Jenny Wallace (Holden, Mass.) played an all-around game registering 10 kills, a team-high 22 digs and added four service aces. Shay Feeley (Franklin, Mass.) dished out a team-high 27 assists while also adding 10 digs and a service ace.
 
 
MIT 3, Gordon 0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-15)
 
MIT captured the 2014 Pride Invite Championship with a 25-9, 25-12, 25-15 victory over Gordon College on Saturday afternoon. The Engineers (4-0) were led by nine kills from Tournament MVP Megan Gebhard (Howell, Mich.) and eight kills from All-Tournament selection Alli Davanzo (St. Johns, Fla.). Nicole Gagnier (Atlanta, Ga.) handed out a match-high 30 assists and added five digs for MIT, while Clare Farley (La Jolla, Calif.) had a match-high 15 digs to go with three service aces.
 
Gordon received five kills apiece from Faith Gerdes (Wall Lake, Iowa) and Jessica Burdick (Brewerton, N.Y.). Laura Schmidt (Stuart, Fla.) added three kills of her own, and All-Tournament selection Joy Kimmel (Madison, Conn.) handed out 12 assists. Maggie Risma (Hudson, Ohio), led the Scots defense with 13 digs.
 
Gordon (2-2) will return to action on Tuesday for the team's home debut against Becker College. First serve begins at 7 p.m.

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