10/24/2006 - (Riverdale) - It's safe to say that Roxanne Predergast (Center Moriches, NY/Westhampton Beach HS) and Jessica Thorn (Farmingdale, NJ/Colt's Neck HS) have seen it all during their four years as members of the Mount Saint Vincent Women's Volleyball team. As freshmen, they won a Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference (HVWAC) Championship together. As sophomores they helped guide the Mount through a rebuilding year that set up another HVWAC Championship a year ago, and an incredible 2006 campaign that has seen the Mount come close to their first Skyline Conference post-season berth and challenge for another HVWAC crown. With all of the highlights and career-defining moments these two have shared, it was only fitting that they would rally the troops for a dominant 3-0 win over Marymount on Tuesday night. There simply wasn't any other way for the duo to finish their careers in the Mount Saint Vincent gymnasium.

Predergast, who has nearly 700 kills and 900 digs to her credit, and Thorn, who has a resume that

L-R: Head Coach Ennio Escoto, senior Jessica Thorn, senior Roxanne Predergast, and Assistant Coach Fernando Santos celebrate a 3-0 win over Marymount on Senior Night as Mount Saint Vincent improved to 13-10 with an impressive win over the Saints. Prior to the match, Thorn and Predergast were honored for their accomplishments during the last four years that included HVWAC Championships in 2003 and 2005.

includes just below 900 assists and more than 500 digs, were instrumental in the Mount's latest win, a victory that improves them to 13-10 overall, and 7-1 in HVWAC play. Predergast, in typical fashion, had the hot hand, registering a team-high seven kills and seven service aces, while Thorn finished with nine assists. Mount Saint Vincent swept the match with scores of 30-11, 30-5, and 30-7 as every Dolphin contributed to the win.

Also for the Mount, freshman Bridget Leonard (Poughkeepsie, NY/Lourdes) chipped in 13 assists and an incredible 10 service aces, while freshman Tara Mead (Pearl River, NY/Pearl River HS) contributed a team-high seven digs.

Senior Night may mean the end of an era for Mount Saint Vincent, it does not mean the end of a season. The Mount returns to action on Thursday night when they travel to Sarah Lawrence for a 7:00 p.m. match that will determine the #2 seed in next week's HVWAC playoffs. The Mount's draw for the post-season will be announced early next week.