The AU Women's Volleyball team swept the Manhattan Classic this weekend, beating Quinnipiac and host Manhattan College, 3-0 to win the Classic. The Eagles beat QU in the opening round with wins of 30-22, 30-26, and cruising to a 30-19 win in the clincher. Senior captain Cutrina Biddulph led the team with 12 kills, while Tara Stradling and Christina Nash led the Eagles with 17 and 12 set-ups, respectively. Jennifer Cosco had 14 defensive digs. Later that night, AU came back and swept away the hosts with convincing victories of 30-22, 30-21 and another convincing clincher, 30-18. Biddulph continued her strong play with 15 kills in the match and had a .625 hitting percentage. Sophomore Chelsa Brooks had seven kills in the match and was named Tournament MVP. AU tried to continue its strong play in its first huge test of the season this weekend at the Pitt Classic, where it will play Miami (Ohio), Pitt and Maryland.
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