The Gym Bag: Islander setting records for her college volleyball team, more gold for judo competitor and S.I. Bowling Hall fodder

Brooke Lavelle, a native of Staten Island, is making history at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York, as a volleyball player.

Earlier this month, the psychology major middle blocker finished her junior season by breaking two program marks for a single season: the most blocks in a season and the most blocks in a season.

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