Bishop volleyball opens '06 slate at Virginia Wesleyan

Virginia Beach, VA - The 2006 volleyball season got underway this weekend when the Bishops traveled to Virginia Wesleyan for the Wingate Invitational.  NC Wesleyan dropped four contests by 3-0 scores, dropping matches to the host Marlins and Thomas More on Friday before falling to Denison and Gwynedd Mercy on Saturday.  Freshman Brittany Insley made a solid collegiate debut with 36 kills over the two-day tournament, picking up All-Tournament accolades.

Against Virginia Wesleyan, Insley turned in a team-high 12 kills and five digs.  Junior Caitlin George added 18 assists and five digs, while Ashley Fletcher collected an impressive nine block assists.  Game scores were 30-11, 30-21, and 30-16.

In the Thomas More game, Insley recorded three kills and two block assists, while George turned in 12 assists.  Defensively, freshman Alexcia Johnson had eight digs and April Wilson five blocks.  Game scores were 30-13, 30-19, and 30-20.

On Saturday, Denison swept the Bishops by 30-14, 30-18, and 30-22 scores.  Insley again paced Wesleyan with nine kills, while Wilson added six.

In the tournament's final game and for the second time in two days, Insley turned in 12 kills and Liana Poyer seven. George distributed 26 assists, while defensively Casey Spivey, Cristin Jones, and Insley each had 10 digs.  Gwynedd Mercy defeated Wesleyan by 30-26, 30-24, and 30-26 scores.

The Bishops open up their home slate on Tuesday night when they host Meredith College in Everett Gym.  Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m.