LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team won both of its matches in the second day of the 16th annual W&L Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the Warner Center. The Generals defeated McDaniel, 30-23, 30-24, 30-17, then downed UVA-Wise, 30-21, 30-15, 30-9, to emerge from their opening weekend undefeated.

W&L (4-0) was represented by four players on the All-Tournament Team, including the MVP senior libero Lauren Edmonson (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge). Edmonson was joined by sophomore right side Jessica Ulrich (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area), sophomore middle blocker Kassie Bagley (Midlothian, Va./James River) and junior right side Jess Hudock (Tampa, Fla./Holy Names).

In the win over McDaniel (4-2), the Generals were paced by Hudock, who tallied 12 digs, 10 digs and five blocks, Ulrich, who notched 16 digs and seven kills, and Edmonson, who had 17 digs. Junior setter Lauren Rudolph (Ft, Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) recorded 17 assists and freshman setter Kristi Stevens (Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission South) registered 12 assists and seven digs.

In the win over UVA-Wise (3-4), Hudock amassed 10 service aces to tie the Washington and Lee record for service aces in a match set by Christine Gladysz '06 in 2003. Sophomore outside hitter Laura Maurer (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII) notched nine kills and four blocks, while Edmonson recorded 11 digs. Rudolph paced the Generals with 17 assists, while Stevens had 13 assists in the win.

The Generals continue their 2006 campaign on Wednesday as they open up ODAC action hosting Emory & Henry at 7 pm in the Warner Center.

DAY TWO RESULTS
UVA-Wise d. SVU, 30-24, 30-26, 30-22
W&L d. McDaniel, 30-23, 30-24, 30-17
Averett d. SVU, 30-19, 30-28, 30-27
McDaniel d. Averett, 22-30, 32-30, 30-24, 31-33, 19-17
W&L d. UVA-Wise, 30-21, 30-15, 30-9

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Kassie Bagley, W&L
Kris Dunn, Averett
Lauren Edmonson, W&L (MVP)
Jess Hudock, W&L
Jessica Ulrich, W&L
Natasha Viers, UVA-Wise

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