LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team split a pair of games during the second day of competition in the W&L Invitational at the Warner Center on Saturday afternoon. The Generals defeated Christopher Newport, 30-23, 30-20, 21-30, 30-18, in their first match before losing to Catholic in the championship match, 30-24, 30-28, 21-30, 30-21.

In the first match, senior middle blocker Lindsay Ruckert (Metairie, La./Sacred Heart) led the way with 14 digs, 13 kills and four aces. Freshman outside hitter Michelle Chastain (Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier Prep) added 12 digs and nine kills. Freshman setter Jennifer Lux (Virginia Beach, Va./Cox) amassed a team-high 29 assists.

In the loss to Catholic, Ruckert again led the way with 16 kills and 11 digs. Lux collected a team-high 46 assists and 12 digs. Senior Leslie Fischbeck (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills) added nine kills for W&L.

The Generals (3-1) will return to action next Saturday when they play Centre at 10:00 am in their opening match of the Centre Tournament.

Listed below are the results from all the matches in the W&L Invitational today.

W&L d. Christopher Newport, 30-23, 30-20, 21-30, 30-18
St. Mary's d. Shenandoah, 21-30, 30-28, 30-21, 30-27
Christopher Newport d. Shenandoah, 33-31, 30-16, 28-30, 28-30, 15-13
Catholic d. St. Mary's, 30-25, 30-13, 30-20
Catholic d. W&L, 30-24, 30-28, 21-30, 30-21

The all-tournament is also listed below.

Liz Carden, Sr. from Catholic
Bridget Guetle, Jr. from Catholic
Lindsay Ruckert, Sr. from Washington and Lee
Michelle Chastain, Fr. from Washington and Lee
Nina Richardson, Jr. from Christopher Newport
(MVP) Lindsey Sheppard, Sr. from Christopher Newport

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