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FDU Wins Stevens Tournament
Story Courtesy of the FDU-Florham Athletics Site
HOBOKEN, NJ - The College at Florham Devils beat Swarthmore, 3-0
(25-22, 25-23, 25-19), and Oneonta, 3-1 (27-29, 26-24, 25-21,
25-23), to win the Stevens Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
With the sweep, the Devils improved to 12-4 on the season.
Senior middle hitter Lauren Brazier (Stony Brook,
NY/Ward Melville) and sophomore outside hitter Chelsea
Hoeffler (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) were each named to the
All-Tournament Team.
SWARTHMORE - Freshman middle hitter
Helena Riede (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley
Demarest) paced FDU with 11 kills while Brazier had five kills and
seven blocks. Hoeffler added eight kills and 10 digs, senior
setter Kerry Kuperman (Scottsdale, AZ/Chaparral)
recorded 18 assists and seven digs, sophomore setter Nicole
Weissert (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore) finished with 15
assists and seven digs, and junior libero Marta
Matera (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) tallied 16
digs.
ONEONTA - After losing the first game, the Devils
rallied back to win thanks to 12 kills and four blocks from
Brazier. Riede chipped in 15 kills while Hoeffler notched 10
kills and 21 digs. Kuperman tallied 26 assists and 10 digs,
Weissert finished with 18 assists and 15 digs, Matera added 20 digs
and senior defender Rachel Highley (New Holland,
PA/Garden Spot) had 15 digs.
The Devils return to action on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at
Misericordia beginning at 7 pm.
