UC Davis senior Allison Whitson from Palo Alto was named to her second all-tournament team in as many weeks after helping the Aggies go 2-1 in the Butler Invitational women's volleyball tournament during the weekend in Indianapolis, Ind.

Whitson, who earned tournament MVP the week before at Fresno State, finished with a team-best 36 kills and 35 digs in the three matches.

She had 11 kills in a 25-20, 25-19, 25-14 sweep of tourney host Butler on Friday after getting 17 kills and hitting .387 during a 25-13, 25-12, 25-19 win over Kent State to start the day.

In the Aggies' final match on Saturday, they dropped a 25-22, 25-21, 27-25 decision to Southeast Missouri State. UC Davis slipped to 6-7 on the year.

At the New England Challenge in Storrs, Conn., the City of Palo Alto was well-represented in the opening round as Castilleja grad Taylor Docter and Gunn grad Teresa Skelly of Harvard faced Palo Alto High grad Maddie Kuppe of Connecticut.

Docter had 12 kills and 19 digs with Skelly adding two kills and two block assists, but the Crimson came up short as Kuppe had six kills, four digs and two block assists in a 27-25, 25-17, 25-10 victory.

Men's water polo
A number of former area prep and club team players were busy at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center last weekend at the annual NorCal Invitational.

Action during the two-day tourney saw:

Sacred Heart Prep grad David Culpan score two goals for UCLA in a 16-5 win over Concordia; Menlo grad Mark Hudnall scored two goals for Pomona-Pitzer in a 13-12 overtime loss to Concordia; Menlo School grad Kevin Platshon come up with eight goalie saves for Stanford in an 8-7 win over UC Santa Barbara and nine saves in a 10-9 overtime loss to USC; former Stanford Water Polo Club member Colin Mulcahy score three goals for Cal in a 19-2 win over Air Force and two goals in a 14-7 win over UC Irvine; St. Francis grad Evan Dellinger tally two goals for UCSB in an 11-4 win over UC Davis and three goals in a 12-11 loss to UC Irvine; and Peter Olson of Los Altos Hills (and St. Francis) score a goal for Loyola Marymount in an 18-6 win over Concordia.

— Palo Alto Online Sports

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