Lakewood, N.J. – Junior outside hitter Natalie Casson (Kingman, Ariz./Kingman) registered 16 kills and 16 digs to lead the Le Moyne College volleyball to a pair of wins on the first day of the Georgian Court University Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the Wellness Center. The Dolphins opened the 2015 season by defeating Mercy College, 3-0, and then completed their afternoon sweep with a 3-1 win over the host, Lions.

Against Mercy, the Dolphins won the opening set, 25-20, after jumping out to leads of 10-8 and 23-19. They increased their lead in the match with a 25-22 win in the second set, which included a 20-13 lead midway through the set. Le Moyne put the match away with a 25-19 victory in the third set.

Freshman middle hitter Anna Hafoka (Hurst, Texas/L.D. Bell) led the Dolphins offensively in the match with seven kills and a .467 hitting percentage, while adding three digs. Casson added six kills and three digs in the contest. Sophomore setter Kendall Corcoran (Fort Salonga, N.Y./Kings Park) directed the offense with a career-best 24 assists, while freshman libero Mikayla Porr (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) led the team defensively with 17 digs.

Peyton Olson led the Mavericks in the setback with eight kills and six digs, while Sa'Naya Johnson posted seven kills and five digs. Michelle Luna paced the offense with 15 assists, while Floriana Rraci and Brianna Heffernan each had 12 digs.

In their second match of the day, the Dolphins jumped out to a 1-0 lead after taking the first set, 25-23, which included a 14-all tie midway through the set. After a 15-15 tie halfway through the second set, the Dolphins captured the set, 25-22, for a 2-0 lead in the match. The Lions stayed alive in the match with a 25-20 victory in the third set. Le Moyne closed out the match with a 25-16 win in the fourth set.

Casson registered her 12th career double-double with a match-high 10 kills and 13 digs. Corcoran tallied her first career double-double with 19 assists and 10 digs, while landing all four of her attack attempts. Porr led the defense with 35 digs, the most by a Dolphin in the last 11 years. Junior outside hitter Andrea Buchanan (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg) recorded 14 digs, three kills and a pair of assists in the match.
 
Le Moyne (2-0), which won its first two matches for the second time in three years under the direction of head coach Lizzie Cheek '10, closes out play at the GCU Invitational with two more matches on Sunday. The Dolphins face Roberts Wesleyan College at 10:00 a.m. and Caldwell University at 2:00 p.m.