Volleyball
Wins Third Straight NEC Tournament Title; Advances
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Wagner added nine digs and three aces as she hit .462 for the match. Teammate and NEC Tournament Team member Martina Racic (Pula, Croatia/School of Arts) contributed 14 kills and hit .458. Freshman Svetlana Simic (Klek, Serbia/Commercial School) registered a match-high 18 kills for the victorious Blackbirds. Simic also garnered a spot on the All-Tournament Team. Long Island (25-10) came out of the gate firing. The Blackbirds took an early 8-4 advantage and never looked back en route to a convincing 30-12 win. The second game was a bit more competitive, as Robert Morris (17-16) took an 8-7 lead. Long Island rattled off the next seven points to take the lead for good. LIU would win the game, 30-22. Game three was similar to its predecessor, as the Colonials again took an 8-7 lead. The Blackbirds took the lead with three straight points and went on to a 30-22 win. Jennifer Stambaugh (Union Bridge, MD/Francis Scott Key) led Robert Morris with eight kills. Sophomore Alaina Gibson (Muncie, IN/Muncie Burris) had a team-high 13 digs. The Blackbirds outhit the Colonials, 50-31, and hit .339 as a team. For the match, Robert Morris hit .150. Gibson and teammate Tawnya Storino (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) joined Wagner, Racic and Simic on the All-Tournament Team. Saint Francis (Pa.)’s Anne Roosevelt, Central Connecticut State’s Brynn Good, Fairleigh Dickinson’s Elena Schmidt and Wagner’s Kerry Krohn were also named to the All-Tournament Team. Long Island will find out its opponent for the NCAA Tournament
on Nov. 26, when the selection show airs on ESPNEWS between 3:00
p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
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11/19/06 -- Northeast
Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player Martina Wagner’s
(Friedrichshafen, Germany/Wilhemi Gymnasium) 19 kills led the
Long Island University volleyball team past Robert Morris 3-0
(30-12, 30-22, 30-22), as the Blackbirds captured their third
consecutive NEC Championship. The win also secures an invitation
to the NCAA Tournament.