The Virginia women's volleyball team ended its season-opening weekend in Texas with a record of 1-2. The Cavaliers were swept Friday by both Northern Iowa and Texas A&M to begin the Texas A&M Invitational. Virginia, however, finished the weekend on a positive note, sweeping the Iona Gaels. Sophomore outside hitter Simone Asque was named to the Texas A&M All-Tournament Team after a very impressive performance against the Gaels. Asque tallied her first double-double of the season with 12 kills and 12 digs in the sweep and ended the weekend with 29 kills. Senior Lauren Dickson also put up an impressive performance at the outside hitter position, totaling 28 kills in the tournament.\nFreshmen setter Rachel Gray and middle hitters Tobi Farrar and Jessica O'Shoney made their first appearances, with all three starting each match of the weekend. Gray totaled 74 assists, Farrar had 15 kills and seven blocks, and O'Shoney had 11 kills and a team-high nine blocks. Senior libero Brittani Rendina finished the tournament with 31 digs, including an impressive 21 digs during the game against Northern Iowa. Junior libero A.J. Cushman, meanwhile, led the team in digs against Iona, tallying 15 digs.\n-compiled by Abbey Lou Hendricks
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