The William & Mary volleyball team started the year with a five-set match back in August, and Saturday night at Kaplan Arena finished the year with another five-set thriller, falling to Delaware 3-2.  The Tribe finished the season at 8-21 overall and 2-14 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while the Blue Hens locked up the final CAA tournament spot at 13-15 (8-8 CAA).

It was a career night for a number of players, including Maddie Sanford (Georgetown, Texas), who finished her career with a bang hitting .409 with 13 kills, both all-time bests.  Freshman Alex Stein (East Setauket, N.Y.) led the team with a career-best 17 kills, while also setting an all-time high with three aces and a double-double with 15 digs.  Junior Sara Zumbach (Franklin, Tenn.) also tied her career-high with three aces, and led all players with 22 digs on the night.

Also of note, junior Sydney Biniak (Elkridge, Md.) had 15 kills and a pair of aces, while classmate Paige Humphrey (Oak Hill, Va.) had eight kills and three blocks, two of them solo.  Senior Kristen Larrick (Bethesda, Md.) had another eight kills in her final match, and classmate Gabrielle Pe (Virginia Beach, Va.) added seven digs to close out her stellar career.  Pe also tied W&M's all-time record for matches played, checking in for the 121st time tonight to match Jill Hannah '98 atop the all-time list.  Freshman Autumn Brenner (McLean, Va.) dished out 59 assists, nine digs, and a pair of aces, and Samantha Conway (Mechanicsville, Va.) had another ace and 15 digs to round out the notables.

Tonight was the final match of four seniors - Sanford (who is graduating after just three years with very close to a perfect GPA), Larrick, Pe, and Stephanie Paul (North Bethesda, Md.).