The William and Mary volleyball team fell on the road at Delaware Friday night by a score of 3-0.  The Tribe moves to 13-12 overall and 5-6 in conference play, while the Blue Hens improve to 14-13 and 8-3 in the league.

Box Score

Leading the way for the Tribe was senior Shaylin O'Connell (Leesburg, Va.), who hit .353 with seven kills and also had a match-high three blocks.  Freshman Carolyn Albright (Raleigh, N.C.) matched her with three blocks, as did junior Julia Swalchick (Melbourne, Fla.).  Swalchick also had five kills, alongside redshirt-sophomore Paulette Grand Pre (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and redshirt-freshman Liz Brown (Ellicott City, Md.).

Grand Pre also had a team-best 12 digs on the night, and was one of three players to score two service aces in the match.  The others included her classmate Devin Andrews-Lyssy (Santa Rosa, Calif.), as well as freshman Olivia Jebb (Cornwall, N.Y.).  Freshman Dessi Koleva (Torrance, Calif.) nearly matched Grand Pre with 11 digs.  Rounding out the notables, senior setter Molly Krull (Raleigh, N.C.) had 15 assists, five digs, and an ace, while sophomore Carolina Rivas (Orlando, Fla.) collected eight assists and eight digs.

William and Mary will play at league-leading Towson tomorrow, Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. in the regular season finale.  Based on results from around the league, the Tribe will be seeded either fourth or fifth in next weekend's CAA Tournament, and will play either James Madison or Hofstra in the quarterfinals (those two play tomorrow as well).  The winner of that quarterfinal match will be bracketed against Towson, who has locked up the number one seed, in the semifinals.