NEW LONDON, N.H. – September 18, 2010 – The Colby-Sawyer women's volleyball team won both contests of a tri-match held at Coffin Field house on Saturday. The Chargers began the day with a 3-0 win in The Commonwealth Coast Conference opener against Anna Maria. Colby-Sawyer then defeated Castleton 3-0 in a non-conference match. 

BOX SCORE Match 1 – Colby-Sawyer 3, Anna Maria 0 – 25-13, 25-13, 25-15 

Colby-Sawyer senior Michelle Doody (Franklin, Mass.) led all players with 17 kills on 30 attempts. Freshman Courtney O'Hara (Mystic, Conn.) tallied a match-high 11 digs and added nine kills. Freshman Emilee McBride (Strafford, N.H.) also played well for the Chargers and had six kills on 11 attempts. Junior Nichole Robbie (Bellingham, Mass.) led the AMCATS with seven kills and nine digs. Colby-Sawyer improves to 4-4 overall and 1-0 in the TCCC, while Anna Maria dips to 4-5 overall and 0-2 in conference play. 

BOX SCORE Match 2 –Colby-Sawyer 3, Castleton 0 – 25-3, 25-17, 25-11 

Doody had another stellar game in the Colby-Sawyer win. She recorded a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs, while hitting .647. Senior Stef Turner (Boxborough, Mass.) hit .667 and recorded nine kills. Freshman Julia Yee (Quincy, Mass.) registered 10 service aces. The Spartans were led by freshman Grace Schreiber (Cheshire, Conn.) who had six kills. Freshman Chelsea Schlosser (Endicott, N.Y.) tallied seven assists, five digs and three aces.

Colby-Sawyer (5-4) will host Gordon on Tuesday night at 7:00 pm. Castleton (0-4) plays a tri-match at Southern Vermont on Sunday with matches against the host and Curry.