Box Score Maryville College's Kristen Sharp had her second consecutive standout performance of the day to help the Scots defeat Hanover College 3-1 by the scores of 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, and 25-14.
The junior from Hermitage, Tennessee connected for a team-high 12 kills and seven service aces to pace MC. She finished with a double-double effort after also returning 13 defensive digs. Jillian Galewski and Madison Coker each added nine kills while Kara Strickland and Kelsey Handel finished with eight kills each. Teri Lind directed the offense with 36 assists while five Scots posted double digit digs led by Strickland's 19 returns.
Hanover (1-1) was led by Sarah Quebe and her 12 kills. Kylie Justus had a game-high 26 digs.
Maryville (1-1) will challenge Rhodes College at 12:30 on Saturday followed by a match with Washington & Lee University.
Complete results for the first day of the MC Invitational include:
2012 MC Invitational
1:00 Centre defeated Maryville (3-2) 25-23, 19-25, 25-18, 18-25, 17-15
1:00 Hanover defeated Rhodes (3-1) 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-14
3:30 Emory defeated Rhodes (3-1) 25-14, 11-25, 25-23, 25-17
3:30 Washington & Lee defeated Centre (3-1) 21-25, 28-26, 25-22, 25-18
6:00 Emory defeated Washington & Lee (3-0) 25-16, 25-14, 25-21
6:00 Maryville defeated Hanover (3-1) 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 25-14
