Nov. 1, 2008

Gordon Match - Box Score / UNE Match - Box Score

BIDDEFORD, Maine - Led by sophomore Brittany Phillips (Sudbury, Mass.) and her 11 kills, 13 digs, and four aces, Endicott College clinched the top seed in the upcoming The Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-21) win over the University of New England in women's volleyball action Saturday afternoon at the Campus Center.

The Gulls (21-14) completed the regular season in TCCC play with a perfect 10-0 record, and will face No. 8 Regis College in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday.

By virtue of a loss to Colby-Sawyer College earlier in the season, the Nor'easters (17-13 overall, 8-2 TCCC) lose the head-to-head tiebreaker in the standings and hold the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. UNE will play host to No. 6 Western New England College on Tuesday in a 7:00 p.m. match.

Endicott received nine kills and five blocks from senior Hayley Janelle (Madbury, N.H.), and got seven blocks from Elyse Barbour (Greenville, R.I.). Casey Ward (Monroe, Conn.) and Ally Murphy (Gilford, N.H.) garnered 17 and 14 assists, respectively.

Senior Alex Toregas (Chevy Chase, Md.) and sophomore Kristin Edwards (Laconia, N.H.) each registered 10 kills for the Nor'easters. Junior Ellen Choinski (Saunderstown, R.I.) had 19 assists.

Endicott also eased past Gordon College earlier in the afternoon. Steph Wiese (Higganum, Conn.) had eight kills and 13 digs while Barbour and Janelle each had six kills. The Gulls had a total of nine team blocks in the 3-0 sweep of the Fighting Scots.

Endicott will open The Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament on Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. in Beverly, Mass. The Gulls are set to host Regis College, the only conference team this season to take a set from the Blue and Green.