Bryant Volleyball Defeats Bentley, 3-2 To Win NE-10 Championship
#2 Bryant def. #1 Bentley, 3-2 (24-30, 30-22, 23-30, 30-25, 15-12)

PLEASANTVILLE, NY - Second-seeded Bryant University rallied back to defeat top-seeded Bentley College 3-2 to capture the program's third-straight Northeast-10 Conference tournament title Saturday night.

Bentley won the first match, 30-24 before dropping the second game, 30-22.  Bentley led the fourth game, 22-16, before Bryant went on a 14-3 run to even the match at 2-2.  Bentley led once again in the fifth game, 7-5, before Bryant went off on a 10-5 win to come away with the win and the Northeast-10 Conference Volleyball Championship.

For Bryant, Michelle Muniz (Guaynabo, PR) finished with 21 kills and 30 digs on her way to being named the 2005 Northeast-10 Conference Volleyball Champsionship Most Valuable Player.  Jessica Cegarra (Danville, NH) finished with 16 kills and a team-high five blocks while Tiffany Garry (Frankfort, IL) had 53 assists, 12 digs and three aces.  Maureen Atkins (Fenton, MO) had 18 digs in the win.

For Bentley, Amber Gracey (Saline, MI) finished with 17 kills and 13 digs. Susan Harrahy (Nashua, NH) totaled 14 kills and eight digs.  Christina Sadowski (Salem, NH) finished with 13 kills, six digs and eight blocks.  Kate Markstein (La Jolla, CA) finished with 19 digs and two aces en route to being named to the all-tournament team.