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Box Score 2 WORCESTER, Mass.--Connecticut College senior Caroline Martin of Palo Alto, Calif. has accomplished just about everything one would want to achieve in her prolific playing career.
She helped lead her team to a 25 win season in a memorable rookie season that landed the Camels in the second round of the NCAA Championship. Martin's been honored on the All-NESCAC squad in each of the past three seasons and now she can celebrate with her teammates the recording of her 1,000th career dig.
"We are excited for Carol to achieve this milestone in her career," Connecticut College Head Volleyball Coach Josh Edmed said. "She works very hard to find success on the defensive side and this achievement gives tangible evidence to her ability to read the court well and make big plays for us."
Martin and the Camels (8-5) picked up a pair of wins in Worcester Saturday. Connecticut College knocked off the Farmingdale State Rams, 3-0, in the early match. The set scores were 25-10, 25-19 and 31-29.
In the second match of the day against Clark, the Camels battled back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to hold off the Cougars in five sets with the 3-2 victory. The set scores were 13-25, 25-17, 17-25, 25-23 and 15-12 in favor of the Camels.
The Cougars fell to 13-3 with the loss. The Rams from Farmingdale State moved to 6-7 with their shutout losses to Clark and the Camels.
Martin erupted with 25 kills and 27 digs, adding two blocks and one service ace in the sweep. She has recorded 1,001 digs for the Camels. Junior Ella Johnson (Seal Beach, Calif.) had a big day for the Camels, registering 20 kills, seven blocks, six digs and a pair of aces. Rookie outside hitter Jenny Kellogg (Los Altos, Calif.) accounted for 15 kills, 14 digs and four aces for the victors.
Senior Andrea Mullaney (New Canaan, Conn.) posted 13 kills and three blocks for the Camels. Belinda Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif.) chipped in with 11 kills, 17 digs and three blocks.
Sophomore libero Caroline Branigan (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) recorded 38 digs, averaging 4.75 digs per set on the day.
Sophomore setter Katia Elisman (Lake Forest, Ill.) dished out 80 assists to go with her 12 digs and five aces, averaging 10 assists per set in an impressive outing as the Camels' table-setter.
