Sept. 17, 2005
Box Score
SAN DIEGO, CA - No. 18 San Diego continues to impress in 2005, as the Toreros won four matches and team championship honors at the 2005 USD Invitational. San Diego (10-1) decisively beat No. 25 Long Beach State (7-3) in the tournament's championship match Saturday night, but the celebration was delayed when veteran Long Beach State head coach Brian Gimmillaro demanded the net be measured- setting off a bizarre scenario prior to the ceremonious announcement of all-tournament honors.
In front of a season-high 1,120 fans attending the tournament finale at USD's Jenny Craig Pavilion Saturday night, Torero junior Christie Dawson put down 22 kills and All-American Lindsey Sherburne efficiently set San Diego to an attacking percentage of .315. San Diego raced out to an early lead in Game One and eventually took the match by game scores of 30-18, 21-30, 30-22 and 30-22.
San Diego's spirited effort was disrupted by Gimmillaro, who was twice issued a yellow card during the loss and after the match insisted the net had not been set at regulation height. In the process the 49ers dropped to 0-3 against nationally ranked opponents this fall.
USD junior attacker Kristen Carlson was named the 2005 USD Invitational MVP, marking the second straight weekend she has received such an honor. Carlson was sensational in San Diego's three-game sweep over American University in Saturday's morning session, tallying 22 kills in 26 attempts against the Eagles. Her .808 hitting percentage against AU goes down as the second-best single-game hitting performance in USD Volleyball history.
Carlson totaled 79 kills in four matches, averaging 5.64 kills per game and hitting at a clip of .421. USD also received an all-tournament performance from Dawson, who hit .518 and collected 17 blocks. Sophomore Moira McCarthy added 14 kills against Long Beach State to help the Toreros begin its 2005 home schedule with four consecutive wins.
Thursday 9/15
No. 18 San Diego 3, UNLV 0
Friday 9/16
Arkansas 3, UNLV 0
No. 25 Long Beach State 3, American 0
No. 18 San Diego 3, Arkansas 1
Saturday 9/17
No. 18 San Diego 3, American 0
No. 25 Long Beach State 3, Arkansas 0
UNLV 3, American 2
No. 18 San Diego 3, No. 25 Long Beach State 1
Team Champions: San Diego
All-Tournament Team...
MVP Kristen Carlson, San Diego
Alexis Crimes, Long Beach State
Lauren Miramontes, UNLV
Cutrina Biddulph, American
Christie Dawson, San Diego
Erika Chidester, Long Beach State
