North Manchester, Ind. - The Manchester Spartans Volleyball team hosted Alma College, Franklin College, and Saint Mary's College for the Manchester Invitational Tournament this past weekend,
The Spartans would go on to finish the weekend 2-1.
Manchester 3, Alma 0
Joy Maze (Greenwood, Ind., Greenwood Community) and
Avery Ball (Decatur, Ind., Belmont) led the way to a 3-0 sweep over Alma combining for 18 kills and Ball finishing with three service aces.
Manchester 2, SMC 3
Morgan Howard (South Whitley, Ind., Whitko) and
Mariah Forbes (Breman, Ind., Penn) combined for 41 set assists whileÂ
Carley Camp (Logansport, Ind., Logansport) and
Lily Lichtenbarger (South Bend, Ind., New Prairie) combined for nine solo blocks but it was not enough as the Spartans fell in a thriller.
Manchester 3, Franklin 2
Manchester faced off against HCAC foe Franklin College in a five set thriller that saw the Spartans come out on top, led by
Avery Ball's 17 kills and six solo blocks, the Spartans record improved to 6-5.
The All Tournament team was announced along with the conclusion of the tournament with two Spartans being named in
Avery Ball and
Tiffany Watterson (Elkhart, Ind., Elkhart). See the full list below.
2024 Manchester invite All Tournament Team
- Avery Ball - Manchester
- Tiffany Watterson - Manchester
- Callie Smith - Alma
- Kaitlyn Lavy - Franklin
- Grace Braselton - Saint Mary's
- Caroline Carens - Saint Mary's
