Posted October 30th, 2005
By: Sam McCarthy, Assistant Sports Information Director
Capital Ends Regular Season on High Note With Sweep at Centre (Ky.) Halloween Bash
Capital d. Mount St. Joseph  30-28, 32-34, 30-24, 30-22
Capital d. Randolph-Macon (Va.) 30-17, 30-17, 30-18
Capital d. Washington & Lee (Va.) 30-24, 30-21, 23-30, 30-26
Capital d. Franklin (Ind.) 30-24, 30-22, 30-20
(DANVILLE, Ky.)--Capital University's volleyball team, ranked No. 3 in the Great Lakes Region, conquered nationally ranked No. 11 Mount St. Joseph and Randolph-Macon (Va.) at Centre College's (Ky.) Halloween Bash Saturday before defeating Washington & Lee (Va.) and Franklin (Ind.) on Sunday to close out the regular season.

Mount St. Joseph, Randolph-Macon and Washington & Lee are all regionally ranked teams with Mount St Joseph also slated at No. 11 in the country. The latter two teams are ranked sixth and seventh in the South Region in the latest NCAA Regional Rankings. Capital now has a 3-0 record against nationally ranked teams and is 7-1 versus regionally ranked opponents.

A trio of seniors and a junior were named to the All-Tournament Team this weekend, as senior middle hitters Jenn Lilly (Johnstown/Northridge) and Ashley Gentry (Sandusky/Perkins) as well as outside hitter Kristen Knis (Canton/Jackson) took home the honors. Junior Libero Marie Zumberger (Degraff/Fairlawn) was also named to the team for her work defensively.

With the weekend sweep, the Crusaders are now 29-4 overall, 7-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference and await a showdown at 7 p.m. Tuesday night at the Capital Center against Muskingum in the quarterfinals of the OAC Volleyball Tournament.