Willimantic, Conn. – The Plymouth State women’s volleyball team was on the road this past Saturday (10/20) as they took part in the annual Crabtree Invitational, hosted by Eastern Connecticut State University.
The Panthers opened the day playing against host Eastern Conn. Eastern got the best of PSU as they were able to sweep the Panthers by a score of 3-0. Plymouth was able to bounce back and have impressive victories against Salve Regina University and John Jay College with scores of 3-1, 3-0 respectively.
Plymouth state was lead on the day by senior Casey Stoodley (Salem, N.H.). Stoodley had 17 kills, 12 digs, and .297 attacking percentage in the match against Eastern. She followed that up with 19 kills, 13 digs, and a .320 attacking percentage in the match again Salve, before sitting out for the match against John Jay. After her impressive play Stoodley was selected to the All-Tournament team, marking the four time she has been selected to the All-Tournament team this season.
The Panthers also got help from a bunch of other players on the day. Junior Kaitlyn Tedeschi (Pacoag, R.I.) had 12 kills and a .478 attacking percentage in the match against Eastern, seven kills and four blocks in the win over Salve, and a team-high 11 kills in the final match against John Jay. Junior Cassie Pelton (Brookline, N.H) had 16 digs in the match against Eastern, and followed that up with 25 digs in the win over Salve. Freshman Kristen Perrotta (Hudson, N.H.) and Meghan Delaney (Bedford, N.H.) were able to chime in with Perrotta recording 35 assists against Eastern, and 36 against Salve. Delaney had 11 digs in match against Salve, and a team-high 11 digs against John Jay.
PSU will next be in action this coming Tuesday as they are set to host the defending Little East champion University of Massachusetts – Boston at Foley Gymnasium. Not only will Tuesday be Senior Night for the Panthers, but they will also be hosting PSU’s Dig Pink Night as they look to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. The game starts at 6:00 p.m.