Sept. 12, 2004

(Boulder, CO) - No. 20 San Diego won six straight games against both North Carolina and Pittsburgh Saturday at the University of Colorado Invitational Tournament in Boulder. San Diego (4-2) defeated North Carolina by scores of (30-24, 30-16, 30-26) during Saturday's morning session and capped the day off with a sweep of Pittsburgh (30-20, 30-22, 30-25). The Toreros take home second-place honors at the tournament, after letting a two-game lead over host and eventual tournament champion Colorado slip away Friday.

Playing without All-America candidate Devon Forster, the Toreros used a balanced offensive attack to sweep past its East Coast competition Saturday. Junior setter Lindsey Sherburne dished out 83 assists (13.88 per/game) during the sweep. Sophomore attacker Ryan Maspero registered a team-high 12 kills against North Carolina and totaled 24 on the day. Sophomore transfer Kristen Carlson put down 15 kills during USD's rout of Pittsburgh.

San Diego senior Kristen Hurst put up impressive all-around numbers Saturday. Hurst had 10 kills and 13 digs in the morning session against UNC. The 2003 WCC co-Defensive Player of the Year Jackie Bernardin led the Toreros with 15 digs in the night cap against Pittsburgh.

USD prepares for the 2004 University of San Diego Invitational next weekend. Along with the host Toreros, Nevada, Oregon State and Pennsylvania comprise the line-up for USD's upcoming tournament. San Diego's Friday night match with Nevada at 7pm will be its season opener.