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Volleyball Caps Off Winning Weekend at Haverford Tourney

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HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Susquehanna women's volleyball team ended its weekend at the Haverford Tournament with a win over the host Fords followed by a loss at the hands of No. 16 Eastern. The Crusaders finished the tournament with a 3-1 record.

SU (3-1) defeated Haverford (2-2) by a 3-2 score (25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-13) before falling to the Eagles 3-0 (23-25, 18-25, 23-25).

With the win over Haverford, head coach Kuuipo Tom won his 200th career game, all at the helm of the SU program.

Against the Fords, Jessica Holm (Montvale, N.J./Pascack Hills) led all players with 21 kills while freshman Erin Byrne (San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch) added 16 kills, 14 digs, three block assists, two service aces and two assists.

Sophomore Kady Faller (Reading, Pa./Exeter Township) added 13 kills while Sarah Paluck (Nesquehoning, Pa./Tamaqua Area) racked up 34 digs and freshman Maggie O'Hearn (Mountville, Pa./Hempfield) finished with 46 assists and 14 digs. Hayley Dunkel (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area) was active on the net, contributing six block assists.

In the final match of the weekend, the Crusaders hung tough against Eastern (4-0). Byrne had another 14 kills to go along with seven digs and finished with a .419 attack percentage. Paluck led the team with 14 digs while O'Hearn tallied 24 assists and six digs.

Byrne and O'Hearn were both named the the All-Tournament team.

Susquehanna returns to action when the squad hosts the Crusader Classic on Sept. 6-8.

Haverford Invitational All-Tournament Team

Rylia Haas, Eastern (MVP)
Katrina Pisch, Eastern
Kearny Benak, Eastern
Maggie O'Hearn, SU
Erin Byrne, SU
Keri Godbe, Haverford
Kaitlin Schnalzer, Widener
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Players Mentioned

Erin Byrne

#15 Erin Byrne

RS/S
5' 10"
First-Year
Hayley Dunkel

#1 Hayley Dunkel

MH
5' 10"
Junior
Kady Faller

#20 Kady Faller

RS/OH
5' 8"
Sophomore
Jessica Holm

#14 Jessica Holm

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Maggie O

#13 Maggie O'Hearn

S
5' 7"
First-Year
Sarah Paluck

#6 Sarah Paluck

DS
5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Erin Byrne

#15 Erin Byrne

5' 10"
First-Year
RS/S
Hayley Dunkel

#1 Hayley Dunkel

5' 10"
Junior
MH
Kady Faller

#20 Kady Faller

5' 8"
Sophomore
RS/OH
Jessica Holm

#14 Jessica Holm

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Maggie O

#13 Maggie O'Hearn

5' 7"
First-Year
S
Sarah Paluck

#6 Sarah Paluck

5' 4"
Sophomore
DS
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