Worcester, Mass. - WPI extended its school-record start with a pair of victories to claim the program's sixth Worcester City Volleyball Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Clark University's Kneller Athletic Center.

The Engineers improved to 10-0 following a 3-1 win over Assumption and a 3-0 win over NEWMAC rival Clark in the championship match.

Tournament MVP, freshman Bailey Sarber, dominated play, totaling a combined 31 kills and 28 digs.

All-Tournament Team
Lauren Saylor, Worcester State
Samantha Lupinski, Assumption
Emily Visone, Clark
Kristin McGinty, Clark
Kerrin Beovich, WPI
Becca Holmberg, WPI

Tournament MVP
Bailey Sarber, WPI

Clark 3, Worcester State 0
Behind 11 kills from sophomore standout Kristin McGinty (Vail, Colo.), the host Cougars cruised to a 3-0 win over Worcester State in the 2009 Worcester City Tournaments first match of the day. Senior Emily Visone (West Hempstead, N.Y.) added a team-high 13 digs, while sophomore setter Nichole Lopez (Alameda, Calif.) chipped in with 24 assists.

Clark found themselves on the ropes in game one, trailing 19-11 to the Lancers before they rallied to tie the score at 23-23, and eventually take a 25-23 decision. They captured the next two games, 25-18 and 25-16 to advance to the championship match.

WPI 3, Assumption 1
Freshman Bailey Sarber's (Westerly, R.I.) 16 kills and 15 digs propelled the Engineers into the championship match with a 3-1 win over Assumption. With the win, WPI improves to 9-0 extending the best start in program history. Becca Holmberg (Worcester, Mass.) also shined in the victory, posting nine kills and a game-high 16 digs. The Greyhounds were led by 11 kills apiece from Jessica Haller (Meriden, Conn.) and Aimee Drainville (Rockville, R.I.). Haller added 14 kills, while Kelly Bluemenauer (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) handed out 31 assists to go with her nine digs.

Assumption 3, Worcester State 0
Aimee Drainville had a team-high tying 11 kills as the Greyhounds wrapped up third place in this year's event with an easy 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-18) win over Worcester State. The Lancers were led by Lauren Saylor's five kills and 11 digs and Brittany Stoddard's 12 assists and five kills. WSC falls to 1-6 on the season, while the Greyhounds improve to 1-4.

WPI 3, Clark 0
Sarber generated 15 kills on .429 hitting as the Engineers cruised to the title with a convincing 3-0 win. She added 13 digs and two service aces to her totals, while setter Maria Rangel handed out 29 assists Becca Holmberg chipped in with six kills and six digs. Kristin McGinity (eight kills) and Amira Tranchell (Falmouth, Mass.) (seven kills) led the way for the Cougars who were in search of back-to-back tournament titles for the first time since 1991-92.