ATHENS, West Virginia -- Sophomore
Konstantina Pateli was named to the Concord Classic All-Tournament Team after four matches in Athens, West Virginia September 8-9, 2017. The Golden Bears finished 2-2 during the tournament including 3-1 losses on the final day to Ohio Valley University and West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Tech is now 9-3 in 2017 after set scores of 20-25, 25-20, 13-25 and 23-25 against Ohio Valley (3-4) and 25-27, 25-20, 13-25 and 23-25 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (2-7).
Pateli, an Athens, Greece native, finished the Classic with 145 assists including a total of 86 in the eight sets played against the Fighting Scots and the Bobcats on Saturday. She also racked up six service aces over two days. Pateli is currently No. 17 in the NAIA for 23 total service aces and No. 18 in assists per game with 10.350.
On the attack Saturday, junior
Ana Monteiro led the Golden Bears with 28 kills while picking up 15 digs and marking three service aces.
Freshman
Lauren McCall marked 24 kills while senior
Bailey Lotozo put away 22 attacks. McCall also marked 21 digs while Lotozo had nine digs.
Freshman
Sawyer Hawgood led the way in the back row for Tech as libero, making 24 digs. At the net, fellow classmate
Michaela Hall had a team-best three block solos and six block assists.
The team will return to the court Tuesday, September 12 when they travel to Kentucky to face the University of Pikeville.