BRUNSWICK, Maine – Lebanon Valley got off to a great start at this weekend's Bowdoin Quad, sweeping Bates College 3-0 on Friday night, Oct. 17 in the team's first matchup of the two-day event.  The Flying Dutchmen topped Bates by set scores of 25-13, 25-18, and 25-13 while junior libero Allie Garrett reached a career milestone when she recorded her 1,000th collegiate dig during the victory.

In a match that saw LVC play outstanding defense, Garrett led the way.  Her 18 digs not only put her over the 1,000 career mark, it also led the match.  One of the best plays of the night was Garrett's one-handed dig on a scorching attempt by a Bates' hitter.  Fellow junior Emily Sides also worked hard defensively and dug-out 11 balls.  Sophomore Rachel Moltz added nine while senior captain Kacey Musselman and sophomore Allison Cable chipped in with six apiece.

LVC head coach Wayne Perry was pleased with his squad's defensive effort, especially Garrett's performance.  He was pleased that his junior libero reached an important milestone and was also impressed with her top notch outing against Bates.

Senior captain Kayla Confer led the way offensively with a match-high 13 kills and .522 attacking percentage while junior Alli Quirk recorded nine kills of her own.  Sides added six while sophomore Greta Weidemoyer pitched in with five.  Of Lebanon Valley's 43 total kills, Musselman assisted on 38 of them, a match-best.

The Dutchmen racked up six service aces with Cable earning three of them.  Moltz recorded a pair of aces while Musselman accounted for the sixth. 

The victory improved Lebanon Valley to 19-4 on the season.  The Dutchmen return to action on Saturday afternoon with matches against the host school and Babson College scheduled.  First serve against Bowdoin is set for 12 p.m. while LVC's weekend finale gets underway at 2 p.m.