PHILADELPHIA, PA --- The Howard women's volleyball team finished its weekend trip to Philadelphia on a losing note as the Bison dropped two matches on the final day of the Villanova University Classic Saturday.

Howard (2-10) fell in three sets to the host Villanova Wildcats (15-25, 25-27, 18-25) and Siena College (18-25, 26-24, 20-25).

FAST FACTS - VILLANOVA CLASSIC
-    Against Villanova, sophomore outside hitter Khaila Donaldson led the Bison with 11 kills and nine digs - one shy of her fourth double-double of the season. Donaldson snapped a three-game single digit kills streak with her efforts.
-   Junior setter Briana Jackson and freshman setter Tamia Dockery each had 16 assists and combined for all but one of Howard's 33 helpers.
-    In the match with Siena, Donaldson did record a double-double by once again leading HU with 12 kills and a season-high 15 kills.
-    Junior libero Morgan Marlbrough added 13 digs for the Bison while junior outside hitter Katherine Broussard had 10 digs and seven kills.
-    Jackson assisted on 16 kills while Dockery added 13 assists.
-    For the second weekend in a row, Marlbrough was named to the All-Tournament Team after totaling 31 digs (3.44/set) in the three games.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Howard - Morgan Marlbrough
Siena - Christina Monroe
JMU - Janey Goodman
JMU - Taylor Austin
Nova - Allie Loitz
Nova - Claire Crutchfield (Tournament MVP)

NEXT UP
Howard will participate in the Rutgers University Invitational in New Brunswick, NJ on September 18-19 against the host Scarlet Knights (9/18, 12:30 p.m.), Duquesne University (9/18, 4:30 p.m.) and Princeton University (9/19, 10:30 a.m.).