United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(11/12/11)--Tournament Most Outstanding Player Karen Matic had a career-high 17 kills to go with 12 digs and a team-high 25 assists leading top-seeded Coast Guard to the ECAC Division III New England Championship with a 3-1 win over second-seeded Plymouth State.

Coast Guard, which completed the season with a perfect 13-0 record at home, won its fourth ECAC Championship and second in three years. The Bears also won the ECAC Championship in 2002, 2005 and 2009. The Bears beat Plymouth State 3-1 in the 2009 ECAC Championship game in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

The Bears, who finish the season 26-6, won by game scores of 23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-18. Plymouth State, playing in its third ECAC Championship game in the last four seasons, finished 25-11. The Panthers won the 2008 ECAC Championship.

LeighAnne Brazier had six kills and six blocks in the semifinal win.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(11/12/11)--Junior Keriann Mason had a match-high 11 kills and a team-high eight digs while sophomore Kelsey DePorto had ten kills and a match-high eight blocks leading top-seeded Coast Guard to a 3-0 win over fourth-seeded Keene State in the semifinals of the ECAC Division III New England Volleyball Championship.

Coast Guard improved to a perfect 12-0 at home this season and 25-6 overall winning by game scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-23. Keene State, the defending ECAC New England champions, finish the season 19-14.

The top-seeded Bears will play for the championship at 5:00 today.

The Bears jumped out to a 9-2 edge in the opening game and cruised to the 25-14 win.

Keriann Mason was part of a balanced Coast Guard attack as the Bears won 3-0.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(11/9/11)--Juniors Catherine Walker, Keriann Mason and sophomore Kelsey DePorto each had seven kills as top-seeded Coast Guard used a balanced attack to advance to the ECAC Division III Volleyball Championship semifinals with a 3-0 win over eighth-seeded Framingham State in a first round match.

Coast Guard, which improved to a perfect 11-0 at home this season, won by game scores of 25-17, 25-11, 25-13 to improve to 24-6 overall while Framingham State finishes the season 19-14.

The Bears will now host the semifinals and championship on Saturday. Coast Guard will take on fourth-seeded Keene State at 11:00 a.m. #2 Plymouth State will take on #3 Endicott in the second semifinal that will be played at 2:00 p.m. The championship match will be played at 5 p.m.

Karen Matic earned All-conference honors for the second straight season.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(11/7/11)--Coast Guard Academy placed a trio of players on the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-conference team.

Sophomore Kelsey DePorto earned first team honors while juniors Keriann Mason and Karen Matic were named to the second team.

DePorto, the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year last season, led the Bears with 292 kills and 101 blocks to go with 29 aces while hitting 33.3 percent this season. She earns first team All-conference honors for the second straight season.

Mason, who missed a majority of last season with an injury after earning first team All-conference honors in 2009, was second on the team with 277 kills and 334 digs.

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