BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Duquesne opened up the 2017 season by falling to Xavier, Bowling Green and UIC in straight sets at the Hampton Inn Invitational.
Maria Mosbacher was named to All-Tournament Team in the two-day event.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- On Friday morning, former Atlantic 10 Conference rival Xavier was a 25-16, 25-16, 25-22 winner
- In the evening game on Friday, host Bowling Green swept the Dukes 25-20, 28-26, 25-20
- On Saturday afternoon, UIC took all three sets 25-22, 25-13, 27-25
- Freshman Maria Moshbacher named to All-Tournament Team (31 kills, .274 hitting pct.)
STAT OF THE TOURNAMENT
- In her first-ever collegiate appearance against Xavier, Moshbacher recorded 12 kills and hit .429
COACH OPPERMAN QUOTE
"I thought our effort and determination showed over the weekend, but we shot ourselves in the foot with a lot of unforced errors. The weekend showed us the potential we have and now we must buckle down to reach/achieve that potential."