Volleyball sweeps two in Tommie Classic

September 6, 2003
No. 13-ranked St. Thomas improved to 6-0 on the season with two victories Saturday in the Tommie Classic. St. Thomas won the championship of the three-team event with three-game victories over UW-Stevens Point and St. Catherine.

St. Thomas will host a multi-team tournament Sept. 12-13.

Tommie Classic/Sat. Sept. 6
Schoenecker Arena--Univ. of St. Thomas

Match Results

10 a.m.--St. Catherine def. UW-Stevens Point, 3-1 (18-30, 30-26, 32-30, 30-12)

Highlights--CSC (1-0) gets win in debut match for first-year head coach Nicole Hess... Point (1-4) led by Mori Marten (14 digs), Nichole Stahovich (12 kills), Mollty Orte (4 aces, 9 kills), Karie Zellner (18 digs, 5 aces)

Noon--St. Thomas def. UW-Stevens Point, 3-0 (30-12, 30-13, 30-24)

Highlights--UST (5-0) hit .308 as team led by Rachelle Dosch (6 kills, .556, 8 digs), Amie Lee Aschenbeck (6 kills), Erika Wetzel (9 kills, 3 aces, 9 digs), Lisa Yonke (7 digs), Emily Buehler (5 aces)... Point (1-5) led by Nichole Stahovich (6 kills, 4 digs), Lori Marten (5 digs) and Molly Orte (4 kills, 1 ace)

2 p.m.--St. Thomas def. St. Catherine, 3-0 (30-19, 30-13, 30-20)

Highlights--UST (6-0) won the Tommie Classic with a three-game win over St. Catherine (1-1)... Coach Thanh Pham was able to play all 14 available players in each match on the day... UST hit .333 on the match... Freshman Rachelle Dosch had 15 kills, hit .526 and added 7 digs... Erika Wetzel added 6 kills and 11 digs; Emily Buehler had 9 digs and 3 aces... Amanda Guralski added 7 digs... Lisa Yonke had 11 digs... Jenny Smith had 6 assisted blocks and 4 kills... Jane Gibbs played just two games and had 12 digs and 18 assists.