JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – The Buccaneer volleyball team were named Co-Champions of the River City Rumble after going a perfect 3-0, picking up wins over Jacksonville, Belmont and LIU.
 
Senior Brooke Monssen was named MVP of the tournament after tallying 53 kills over 12 sets, averaging 4.41 kills per set. Monssen recorded 12 of those kills in the first win over Jacksonville, hitting .526. She also tallied 35 digs over the three matches.
 
Caitlyn Michalski and Macey LaPorte were named to the River City Rumble All-Tournament Team. LaPorte added to the offense for the Bucs with seven aces while Michalski got it done defensively with 15 blocking assists over the weekend to pair with 13 kills.
 
Carsyn Starr provided a huge spark for the Buccaneer offense with 45 kills on the weekend to pair with seven blocking assists.
 
Emilee Karelse took 16^thin school history for career assists amassing 214 over a span of her first nine games as a Buccaneer. Karelse recorded 47 assists in the victory over Long Island University. Paige Reagor tallied nine blocks in the match against the Sharks.
 
Libero Skylar Blackmon racked up 45 digs in the sweep and was nearly perfect on serve receive for the Bucs. 
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
(CSU 3, JAX 1)
SET 1– CSU 22, JAX 25
SET 2– CSU 25, JAX 20
SET 3– CSU 25, JAX 18
SET 4– CSU 25, JAX 19
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS VS. JACKSONVILLE
Brooke Monssen – 12 Kills |19 TA | HIT% .526 |9 Digs | 2 Service Aces
Carsyn Starr– 13 Kills | 3 Digs
Rachel Feggeler– 4 Kills | 3 BA
Caitlyn Michalski– 5 Kills | 11 TA | HIT% .364 | 3.5 Blocks
Paige Reagor– 7 Kills | 15 TA | HIT% .333| 2.5 Blocks
Emilee Karelse– 35 Assists | 8 Digs | 2 BA
Skylar Blackmon – HIT% .333 | 15 Digs 
Macey LaPorte– 3 SA
 
(CSU 3, BEL 1)
SET 1– CSU 25 BEL 20
SET 2– CSU 25 BEL 22
SET 3– CSU 23 BEL 25
SET 4 – CSU 25 BEL 20
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS VS. BELMONT
Carsyn Starr – 19 Kills| 33 TA | HIT% .515
Brooke Monssen – 17 Kills | 2 BA | 1 BS | 14 Digs
Emilee Karelse – 45 Assists
Paige Reagor – 5 KillS | 13 TA | HIT% .231
Macey LaPorte– 4 SA | 7 Digs
Caitlyn Michalski– 7 Kills | 16 TA | HIT% .438
Rachel Feggeler– 8 Kills | 16 TA | HIT% .312 
 
(CSU 3, LIU 1)
SET 1– CSU 22 LIU 25
SET 2– CSU 25 LIU 18
SET 3– CSU 25 LIU 18
SET 4– CSU 25, LIU 22
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS VS. LIU
Brooke Monssen – 24 Kills | HIT% .288 | 12 Digs | 2.5 Blocks
Rachel Feggeler – 10 Kills | 7 BA
Carsyn Starr – 13 Kills | 6 BA 
Emilee Karelse – 47 Assists
Paige Reagor –3 Kills | 2 BS | 7 BA
Caitlyn Michalski– 10 BA 
Skylar Blackmon– 16 Digs | 1 SA
 
UP NEXT
The Buccaneers will return to action on Sep. 17 as they travel to S.C. State for a 6 p.m. match up.