NEW LONDON, CT, Sept. 10, 2008 - Mitchell College netted their season opener against Albertus Magnus College to post a 3 -0 (25 – 22, 33 -31, 25 – 14). Albertus Magnus is 0- 3 for the season. Mitchell College kept improving as the match went on as some fresh new talent lead by Brittany Zaccaria (White Plains, NY), Tameres Castro (Ansonial, CT) and Kimberly Campell (Springfield, MA).

Head Coach Niko Paul – "Stephanie Davis (Ledyard, CT) unleashed all her talents tonight with her serving, passing, and attacking with 20 service pts and 7 kills and 7 digs. Jen Bordonaro (Winsted, CT) racked up 17 assists and 13 sevice points. Sara Senetcen (Terryville, CT) middle blocker racked up 6 kills and 11 service points. I'm exicted about the heart this team has and they fought for every point. Great serving tonight and they nailed their passes tonight. Mitchell College is looking forward to playing home this Saturday against new conference rival Baypath College and Green Mountain at 11:00 a.m."