WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TOPPED BY BARD AND SAGE IN CONFERENCE
OPENER
SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
FARMINGDALE, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old
Westbury women's volleyball team opened up their Skyline Conference
schedule on Saturday afternoon on the campus of Farmingdale State
as the Panthers dropped 3-0 decisions to both Bard College (25-23,
25-22, 25-22) and Sage College (25-8, 25-19, 25-9). Old
Westbury concluded the day 3-13 on the season and 0-2 in league
play.
Sophomore Siobhan West (Flushing, N.Y.) sparked the offense for
the Panthers against Bard College and was just one dig shy of a
double-double as she paced the team with nine digs and 24
assists. Junior L'oreal Ellington (East Moriches, N.Y.) had
10 kills, nine digs and two aces while freshman Debra DePalma (New
Windsor, N.Y.) recorded seven kills and seven assists.
Freshman Tonya Miller (Nyack, N.Y.) smashed five kills to hit .385
on 13 swings to go along with two blocks. Senior Danielle DeVaul (Binghamton, N.Y.) led the defensive attack with 16 digs at
the same time as senior Colleen Smith (Copiague, N.Y.) had seven
digs and four kills. Freshman Tynisha George (Medford, N.Y.)
added eight kills and two aces.
Against Sage College, Danielle DeVaul led Old Westbury's defense
with 16 digs in addition to two aces, while Siobhan West posted a
double-double combining 11 digs and 10 assists. Tynisha George added six kills and five digs as classmate Debra DePalma
drilled seven digs and handed out five assists. Tonya Miller
chipped in with three blocks and three kills.
The Green and Ivory return to action on Tuesday, September
23rd for a Skyline Conference match at Polytechnic
University. First serve is slated for 7:00 p.m. Please
visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more
information on women's volleyball or any of the other Panther
athletic teams.
