While Bryn Mawr's field hockey, rugby and soccer teams were washed out by Saturday's deluge, the volleyball team traveled to Swarthmore College last weekend to compete in the Seven Sisters tournament. The Owls defeated Elms College 3-0 (30-13, 30-13, 30-12) on Sunday, Oct. 9, and lost two matches on Saturday, Oct. 8. Bryn Mawr's record currently stands at 6-13 (1-4 in the Centennial Conference).

In Sunday's win over Elms, the Owls overpowered the Blazers, collecting 40 kills and 14 aces as a team. Freshwoman Lindsey Kieffaber and senior Stephanie Heslop had eight and five kills, respectively. Junior Virginia Smith and sophomores Katie Kronbergs and Sasha Toten had four kills apiece.

Despite great team efforts, the Owls dropped two hard-fought matches on day one of the Seven Sisters event on Saturday. Vassar College defeated Bryn Mawr 3-0 (30-21, 30-14, 30-13) in an 11 a.m. match. The Owls returned to the court at 3 p.m. to face Haverford College, but the Fords sneaked past their Main Line rival to pick up a 3-0 win (33-31, 30-28, 30-21).

Against Vassar, Kieffaber had two solo blocks and two block assists, while Heslop had a double-double with 16 digs and 16 assists. Senior Taylor Beaudry added 12 digs in the opener.

Two Owls recorded double-doubles in Saturday afternoon's near-upset of Haverford College, who stood at 14-6 overall and 4-1 in the Centennial Conference coming into the Seven Sisters tournament. Freshwoman Elizabeth Sinclair racked up 13 kills and 20 digs and Heslop had 28 assists and 13 digs. Kieffaber, who is among the national leaders in blocks per game, recorded four blocks in the defeat. As a team, Bryn Mawr had 10 aces against the Fords.

While most of Bryn Mawr's students were on fall break this week, the volleyball team hosted Centennial Conference team Washington College on Tuesday in a 1-3 loss. The Owls will host Franklin and Marshall on Saturday in a 1 p.m. Centennial Conference match at Bern Schwartz Gymnasium.

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