By MacKenzie Tuttle, Digital Content Supervisor 

MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - The Berry College volleyball team defeated Covenant College and Maryville College in straight sets on Saturday afternoon to round out their invitational play.

The Vikings improved to 4-0 on the year, finishing the invitational undefeated and claiming the tournament title. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Vikings defeated the Covenant Scots to start the day (25-22, 25-16, 25-22).
• Berry finished the day with wins against Maryville (25-20, 25-18, 25-16).
• As a team, the Vikings finished the day with 81 kills, 76 assists and 100 digs

BERRY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Jessica Gum: 20 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks
• Christina Goforth: 14 kills, 1 assist, 9 digs
• Hannah Kate Thompson: 55 assists, 6 digs, 3 kills
• Katie Truluck: 38 digs
• Emily Hancock: 7 kills, 12 digs 

COVENANT STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Schuyler Moore: 11 kills, 12 digs
• Mariah Corney: 9 kills, 12 digs
• Olivia Becker: 27 assists

MARYVILLE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Allison Botts: 6 kills, 6 digs
• Taylor Youell: 12 assists, 2 digs
• Kaitlyn Flickinger: 10 digs 

NOTABLES

• The Vikings hit .233 against Covenant and .184 against Maryville.
• Berry also added 6 blocks in the wins. 

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

• Julia Vineyard (RS) Maryville
• Ashley Zamjahn (L) Millsaps
• Schuyler Moore (S) Covenant
• Mackenzie Shand (MB) Washington & Lee
• Meg Guignon (OH) Washington & Lee
• Christina Goforth (OH) Berry
• Jessica Gum (MB) Berry
• Katie Truluck (L) Berry - Tournament MVP

UP NEXT

Berry will play Denison College in their next match on Friday, Sept. 9. Game one begins at 5:30 p.m. at Case Western Reserve.