The William and Mary volleyball team won its second in a row Saturday morning, rebounding from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Campbell 3-1. The victory evened the Tribe's record at 3-3 on the year, while the Camels fell to 2-4 overall.
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Leading the way for the Tribe was redshirt-sophomore
Paulette Grand Pre (Laguna Beach, Calif.), who had 15 kills on a .324 attack, 12 digs, and a pair of service aces. Junior
Julia Swalchick (Melbourne, Fla.) was right there with her, scoring 16 kills on a .361 attack, and adding in a block. Senior
Shaylin O'Connell (Leesburg, Va.) continued her remarkable weekend, scoring 11 kills on a career-high .524 attack and picking up another block. Through two matches so far at the Tribe Invitational, O'Connell has scored 22 kills with no errors on a .489 attack, and nine blocks.
Directing the attack with their usual effective aplomb was the setting duo of captain
Molly Krull (Raleigh, N.C.) and sophomore
Carolina Rivas (Orlando, Fla.). Krull had 36 assists to go with nine digs, and Rivas chipped in 21 assists, eight digs, and one ace. On defensive, starting libero
Devin Andrews-Lyssy (Santa Rosa, Calif.) had a season-best 24 digs and four assists, while
Celine Alasomuka (Centreville, Va.) had eight digs and two aces in a reserve role.
Other notables included freshman middle
Carolyn Albright (Raleigh, N.C.), who had eight kills and two blocks, and classmate
Dessi Koleva (Torrance, Calif.), who produced six kills, two aces, and 15 digs. Sophomore
Liz Brown (Ellicott City, Md.) hit .333 with seven kills, and also had two blocks.
William and Mary returns to the court tonight in the championship game of the Tribe Invitational, taking on Georgetown at 7 p.m. The Hoyas previously beat Manhattan 3-0 and Campbell 3-1 in the tournament.