Box Score (CINCINNATI, Ohio) - The Thomas More College volleyball team defeated across-the-river rival, the College of Mount St. Joseph, 3-1, tonight (Friday, September 6, 2013) on the first day of the Charlie Wrublewski Tournament hosted by Mount St. Joseph at the Harrington Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Saints won the match by the scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-20 ad 25-18.
With the win, the Saints improve to 3-1 and the Lions fall to 0-4.
Sophomore middle hitter Jessica Knaley (Florence, Ky./St. Henry) led the Saints offense with 11 kills. Sophomore outside hitter Stacy Howell (Cincinnati, Ohio/Glen Este) an freshman middle hitter Alexis Bierbaum (Cincinnai, Ohio/McAuley) each added 10 kills, while freshman outside hitter Sydney Bragg (Huron, Ohio/Huron) finished with eight kills.
Sophomore setter Becca Kuhn (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) led the team in assists with 39.
Defensively, junior defensive specialist Kelsey Castiglioni (Harrison Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse) led the team in digs with 26, while junior outside hitter/right side Holly Bronner (Reading, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) had 12 and senior defensive specialist Brittany Rohrkasse (Mason, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) finished with nine.
Thomas More closes out the Charlie Wrublewski Tournament tomorrow when it plays DePauw University at 11:30 a.m. and Heidelberg University at 2 p.m.
