'Berg Volleyball Finishes Third At Marcia French Memorial Tournament

The Heidelberg College volleyball team finished with a 3-1 record at the ninth annual Marcia French Memorial Tournament hosted by Baldwin-Wallace. Overall, the Berg stood third in the final tournament standings.

On Friday, the Berg topped Kalamazoo 3-0 (30-16, 30-15, 30-28) and Allegheny 3-0 (30-13, 30-14, 30-25). Saturday paired the Berg up against Baldwin-Wallace and the Yellow Jackets handed the Berg its first loss on the year 3-0 (30-27, 30-24, 30-23). Heidelberg bounced back to top John Carroll 3-1 (26-30, 30-25, 30-17, 30-18). Heidelberg currently stands at 8-1 on the year, which is the best start in the program's history.

Leading the way on the weekend was All-Tournament honoree Laurie Patrick (Bellevue, Ohio / Bellevue) with 53 kills. Audra Vucic (Lancaster, Ohio / Fisher Catholic) followed Patrick with 31 kills. Freshman setter Morgan Magers (Green Springs, Ohio / Old Fort) dished out 145 assists over the weekend while leading the Berg offense.

Senior libero Megan Kempf (Olmsted Twp., Ohio / St. Joseph's) led the Berg defense with 88 digs. Emily Hurlburt (St. Mary's, Ohio / Memorial) helped out the defense at the net with 20 blocks, including nine in the win over John Carroll.

"Overall we played well, but are disappointed of our timid play against Baldwin-Wallace," said seventh-year head coach Jason Miller. "We need to continue to step up and play at a higher level."