Amherst’s Courtney Jarvis, a junior, led Akron with 16 kills, but Akron ended its season on Saturday at the Mizuno Thanksgiving Tournament falling, 3-0 to Long Beach State and 3-1 to University of California Irvine.

Traveling to Irvine, Calif. for the second match of the day against UC-Irvine, Akron won the third set by a score of 25-15 but fell 25-10, 25-23, 25-19 to conclude the season.

Jarvis was the only Zip in double-figure kills in the defeat.

The Zips finish the 2010 campaign 15-17 overall and 7-9 in the Mid-American Conference. The win total in both categories boasts the most since the 2003 season.

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Amherst’s Courtney Jarvis was named the MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week after her performance at the Colgate Invitational.

Proving to be one of the most consistent players in the league, Jarvis once against led the Zips in all three wins over Colgate, Cornell and Connecticut last weekend.

Averaging 4.82 kills per set posting 53 total, Jarvis had only nine errors in 121 attempts for an outstanding .364 hitting percentage.

Comparably as dominant defensively, Jarvis had a double-double in each match posting 50 digs on the weekend while also registering seven service aces and two assists. Named to the all-tournament team, Jarvis’ best match came against tournament host Colgate as she had a season-high 27 kills and 23 digs in the five set win.

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