Carfagno earns second-straight Judges Classic MVP honors

Carfagno earns second-straight Judges Classic MVP honors

WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Brandeis volleyball team had little problem with Keene State College for the second time this season, as the Judges swept the Owls, 25-17, 25-12, 25-19, in the opening round of the Judges Classic.

Senior Piera Carfagno (Los Angeles, Calif./Campbell Hall School) led the way for the Judges with 11 kills and just one error in 17 attempts for a .588 percentage. Junior setter Abby Blasco (Greeley, Colo./Greeley) fell just shy of a triple double, registering 28 assists, nine digs and nine kills. Blasco had just one error in 12 attempts for a .667 hitting percentage while quarterbacking the team to a .367 clip overall (41 kills, eight errors, 90 attempts). The nine digs were a team-high, matched by Carfagno.

The Judges take on Maine-Machias and Oneonta State tomorrow on the second day of the Classic.

JUDGES CLASSIC RESULTS

Brandeis 3, Keene State 0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-19)

Brandeis 3, Oneonta State 1 (25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 25-13)

Brandeis 3, Maine-Machias 0 (25-0, 25-7, 25-12)

Keene State 3, Maine-Machias 0 (25-7, 25-11, 25-6)

Keene State 3, Oneonta State 2 (22-25, 20-25, 25-11, 25-17, 15-11)

Oneonta State 3, Maine-Machias 0 (25-6, 25-12, 25-3)

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Piera Carfagno, Brandeis ** MVP **

Abby Blasco, Brandeis

Bridget O'Bryant, Keene State

Jessica Zerega, Oneonta State

Elisa Boyd, Maine-Machias