Volleyball Raises Season Record To 6-1 With Two Wins On Final Day Of Bentley Invitational

Waltham, Mass.-The University of Bridgeport volleyball team raised its early season overall record to 6-1 with two wins in two tries on the final day of the 2010 Bentley University Invitational on Saturday.  The Purple Knights opened the day with a 3-0 sweep of the Georgian Court University Lions, 25-18, 25-11, 25-9, and the team completed the day with a 3-1 (25-21, 25-15, 18-25, 25-23) triumph over Stonehill.

In the win over GCU, senior Ivana Kovacevic-Jurasin (Belgrade, Serbia) led the team with nine kills, and graduate student Agatha Baliddawa (Jinja, Uganda) also added eight kills for the winners.  Later in the day, Kovacevic-Jurasin and Baliddawa were named to the All-Tournament Team at the Bentley Invitational for their outstanding play in UB's four matches.

Against, Stonehill, senior Terry Masava (Nairobi, Kenya) led the Purple Knights' offense with 18 kills.  Kovacevic-Jurasin and Baliddawa also starred in the win over the Skyhawks, as they each added 17 kills.

UB returns to Hubbell Gym to open its 2010 home schedule on Friday night, September 17 when they host Pace University.  Match time is 6:00 p.m.