AKRON, Ohio - The Elon University volleyball team traveled to the University of Akron to compete in the Hilton Invitational, this weekend, facing Akron, West Virginia and Oakland.

In the first match of the weekend, Elon fell 0-3 to Akron on Friday night. The Zips took game one 30-14 before finishing the match with 30-22 and 30-24 wins. Elon took an 11-4 lead in game three before Akron tied the game at 14 and went on to take the victory.

Britany Westphal led Elon's offense with eight kills and no errors while Brooke Pickard led the defense with nine digs.

Elon next faced West Virginia on Saturday afternoon. The Phoenix fell to the Mountaineers 0-3 (14-30, 26-30, 22-30). Ashley Ruckert recorded eight kills for the Phoenix and Pickard tallied 12 digs.

In Elon's third match of the weekend, the Phoenix fell in four games to Oakland (30-18, 26-30, 17-30, 17-30). Elon took an early lead in game one and did not look back to take the 30-18 win. The Phoenix led game two before falling 26-30 and eventually dropping games three and four.

Westphal recorded nine kills for the Phoenix while Pickard added a career-high 19 digs. Juliena Gigon and Emily Lucci each notched 10 digs and Kate Hart posted 31 assists.

For her performance during the weekend, Pickard was named to the all-tournament team after posting 40 digs and three service aces.

Elon returns to action on Sept. 9 against Liberty at the William & Mary Invitational.

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Match 1 Box Score

Match 2 Box Score

Match 3 Box Score