Women's Volleyball Hosts Merrimack Invitational This Weekend; Set to Play Six Matches Overall
Links: Live Stats (Saint Anselm) | Video (Saint Anselm) | Merrimack Invitational Tournament Central
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's volleyball team embarks on a stretch of six matches over three days, that includes hosting the Merrimack Invitational starting on Friday, beginning on Thursday night when the Warriors travel to Saint Anselm for a 7 p.m. non-conference match. To follow along with tonight's match, see the links above, while the Merrimack Invitational Tournament Central page provides all relevant information for this weekend including live stats and streaming links.
The Basics
Date/Time (Saint Anselm): 9/15 | 7 p.m.
Date/Time (Merrimack Invite): 9/16 | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Date/Time (Merrimack Invite): 9/17 | 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Records: Merrimack (1-7) | Saint Anselm (6-1) | East Stroudsburg (6-3) | #5 Neb.-Kearney (8-0) | Bentley (1-7) | AIC (9-1)
Location (Saint Anselm): Stoutenburgh Gymnasium | Manchester, N.H.
Location (Merrimack Invite): Hammel Court | North Andover, Mass.
Last Time Out:
- Merrimack played four matches last weekend at the USC Aiken Invitational, facing Eckerd, Mount Olive, Montevallo and Belmont Abbey in the span of two days
- Senior setter Tara Stuhr (Huntington Beach, Calif.) finished with a double-double in three of the four matches, bringing her season total to five. She has 228 total assists and 73 digs on the year
- Entering this week, junior Mary Kate McCarroll (Harrison, Ohio) leads the team with 59 kills, while senior captain Jennifer Cain (Melrose, Mass.) owns a rate of 2.65 kills-per-set, the most on the Warriors
- Junior libero Christina Nye (Plaistow, N.H.) boasts 82 digs for an average of 2.93 per set, the most on the Navy and Gold
About the Merrimack Invitational:
- Prior to the tournament this weekend, the Warriors meet Saint Anselm after splitting two matches with the Hawks in 2015
- Four teams will travel to campus beginning on Friday, highlighted by fifth-ranked Nebraska-Kearney. Northeast-10 Conference rivals American International and Bentley will also compete, joining East Stroudsburg as the final of the five participants
- Friday's action will begin at 10 a.m. as part of a five-match day, while Saturday will feature six matches beginning at 8 a.m.
Scouting the Opposition:
Up Next
Merrimack will have one week off before traveling to Saint Michael's to face the Purple Knights at 1 p.m. in the Warriors' NE-10 opener.
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