Volleyball Southern Conference

Volleyball Results from Friday and Saturday

Appalachian State 3, Furman 2

GREENVILLE, South Carolina -- Appalachian State rallied from a 2-0 deficit
to claim a 24-30, 25-30, 30-27, 30-26, 16-14 victory over Furman Friday
night in volleyball action at Timmons Arena.

Stefanie Panzer paced the Mountaineers with 20 kills and 6 total blocks,
while compiling a .760 hitting percentage. Samantha Giudici and Kali
Rumberger added 14 and 13 kills respectively.

Amber Monatgue, who became just the seventh Lady Paladin in school history
with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs with her first dig in game one, led Furman
with 20 kills and 16 digs. Freshman Whitney Purser also scored a
double-double with 16 kills and 12 digs, while Ally Hock added 17 kills.
Setter Molly Rybak recorded a match-high 68 assists for Furman.

The loss dropped Furman to 14-13 overall and 9-4 in the Southern
Conference, while Appalachian State improved to 9-13 overall and 7-3 in
league play.

The Lady Paladins return home to Timmons Arena on November 1, when Furman
hosts Elon in a 1:00p.m. match.


East Tennessee State 3, The Citadel 0

Charleston, SC?The Citadel volleyball lost their second consecutive home Southern Conference match 3-0 against East Tennessee State Friday in McAlister Field House.

The Bulldogs (3-17, 0-11 SoCon) played three intense games, but could not put up numbers to overcome the Bucs and were defeated 19-30, 18-30 and 20-30, extending their record to 5-17, 3-7 SoCon.

?East Tennessee State is a good team,? remarked head coach Wendy Anderson. ?We made a comeback in the third game, but could not sustain it.?

Senior middle hitter Lindesy Hodge led the Bulldogs with 18 kills, one service ace. Sophomore outside hitter Stefanie Farris contributed 10 kills to the Bulldog offense while senior setter Desiree Browning tallied 37 assists on the night.

The Bucs were led by junior outside hitter Karen Freeburg, sophomore right side hitter Sara Scandiffio and freshman outside hitter Kelsey Sherich, who contributed 14,11 and 9 kills, respectively. Sophomore setter Kristi Robinson contributed a game-high eight digs and 40 assists for East Tennessee State

The Citadel will take on Chattanooga Saturday, October 25, at 2 p.m. in McAlister Field House.


Georgia Southern 3, Elon 0

STATESBORO, Ga.-The Georgia Southern Volleyball team defeated SoCon newcomer Elon 3-0 (30-14, 30-25, 30-23) Friday night in Hanner Fieldhouse. With the win, the Eagles move to 15-9 overall, 10-1 in conference action, while Elon falls to 11-14 on the season, and 4-6 in their inaugural SoCon campaign. Georgia Southern also extended their home conference winning streak to 15 straight matches, a record dating back to the 2002 season.

The Eagles hitting proved to be the winning factor in game one, as GSU hit a .357 while Elon hit a -.034. Things did not get any better for the Phoenix, as they only hit a .102 for the match, while Georgia Southern hit a .358.

Individually for the Eagles, senior outside hitter Martina Veiglova recorded a double-double with 19 kills and ten digs. Erin Martin added twelve kills and one block assist. The Eagles dominated at the net, with a total of nine team blocks, as freshman Jennifer Charles registered eight block assists, and Christina Lentz and Janice Pressley each added four block assists. Setter Susan Winkelman tallied 41 assists on the evening.

Junior outside hitter Emily Hayes led Elon with 13 kills, one service ace and one block assist. Defensively, senior Maria LaBrutto led the Phoenix with eleven digs. Setter Kate Hart registered 29 assists and one block assist.

The Eagles will try to extend their winning streak to eight SoCon wins as they face UNC Greensboro in the first of two matches set for Sunday, October 25. The Eagles will entertain the Spartans at 2:00 p.m. and will face non-conference foe Savannah State at 5:00 p.m.


College of Charleston 3, East Tennessee State 0

CHARLESTON, SC- Stephanie Ballard and Alisa Long each recorded 14 kills as the College of Charleston (19-4, 10-0) downed East Tennessee State (6-18, 4-8) three games to none in Southern Conference volleyball action. Sara Davis added 13 kills as the Cougars extended their record Southern Conference winning streak to 28 matches. Charleston won 30-25, 30-17 and closed out the match with a 30-16 in the third game.

The first game saw 11 ties and five lead changes with the Cougars pulling out the 30-25 win closed out by a Long kill. In the second game Charleston won five of the game's first six points and went on to the 30-17 win. The Cougars came out of the locker room for the third game on a roll and jumped on to a 10-1 lead. Becca Shaw, who finished the match with five block assists, had the match clinching kill and the Cougars took the third game 30-16.

Karen Freeburg led the way for the Bucs with nine kills and Natalie Pittenger paced the team with 15 kills. Lissa Allen also added eight kills for ETSU.
The Cougars have now won 28 consecutive Southern Conference matches extending their SoCon record. The team also added to its SoCon record home conference winning streak, pushing the streak to 26 matches. The team improved to 36-4 in the Johnson Center over the past three seasons.

Next up for the Bucs are the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Tuesday in Johnson City, TN. The Cougars host Chattanooga on Sunday at 1:00 PM in the Johnson Center.


Davidson 3, UNC Greensboro 0

DAVIDSON, N.C. - Junior Meredith Lorenz posted a match-high 15 kills to go along with 10 digs to help put Davidson back in the win column Saturday afternoon as the Wildcats downed UNCG, 30-22, 30-22 and 30-26, in Belk Arena. The victory broke a three-match losing skid for Davidson (11-15, 4-6 SoCon) while UNCG (7-16, 3-8) has now dropped seven of eight contests.

Davidson reeled off the final eight points of game one to take the opening game, 30-22. Lorenz notched six kills in the first game on a .750 attack percentage.

Just as in game one, the Wildcats pulled away late in the second game to grab a commanding 2-0 lead. Back-to-back blocks by Davidson keyed a 5-0 spurt that got the 'Cats to game point, 29-21. Senior Latisha Chapman finished the game with one of her 13 putaways.

Sophomore Rachel Gleed and freshman Jenny Mills each hit .500 in the third game while Mills also added two solo blocks in the 30-26 win to complete the sweep.

Junior Tamara Gallen led the Wildcat defensive effort with 15 digs.

Abbi Meyer paced the Spartans with eight putaways and a .412 attack percentage. Defensively, LaJean Morrow and Rebekah Faulise each amassed double-digit digs.

The Wildcats have now defeated UNCG 13 consecutive times dating back to 1997.

Davidson continues play tomorrow, Oct. 25, when the 'Cats host new SoCon foe Elon. Match time is slated for 2 p.m. The Spartans travel to Georgia Southern tomorrow for a 2 p.m. match.


Appalachian State 3, Wofford 1

After recording eight service aces and taking game one, 30-17, the
Wofford volleyball team dropped the next three games to fall, 3-1, to
visiting Appalachian State Saturday evening at Benjamin Johnson Arena.
The Mountaineers battled back to take the final three games, 30-23,
30-26, 30-21.

Junior Katie Laser paced the Lady Terriers with 12 kills, while fellow
classmate Andrea Duke finished with 10 kills, 33 total attacks and a
team-high 15.0 points. Laser posted 14.0 points, while sophomore Katie
Sobczyk garnered double-digits in points with 10.5 on eight kills and 18
total attacks.

Sophomore Rhea deJesus led Wofford with 33 digs to go along with a .286
hitting percentage, while freshman Megan Propst registered a team-high
four service aces and a .214 hitting percentage on five kills and 14
total attacks.

Appalachian State was led by Kali Rumberger, who recorded 17 kills, 29
total attacks, .414 hitting percentage and 17.0 points. Teammates
Stefanie Panzer posted 14 kills, 18 total attacks, .611 hitting
percentage and 22.0 points, while Amy Lewis notched 10 kills, 19 total
attacks, .368 hitting percentage and 10.5 points.

"The first game we came out and served really tough, and they weren't
able to adjust," said head coach Corey Helle. "We talked between games
one and two how they'd come back and pass better than they did in game
one.

"We would put ourselves in position, and then once we got there, we had
a hard time executing. That's a mark of a young team, one that has had
struggles. But, we are continuing to play better, as we played really
hard. Through the injuries we have had to face, it's hard to develop
good chemistry. That's what any team needs. Once we establish some
good chemistry, our execution will get better at critical moments to win
games then win matches. That wasn't there tonight. We could have won
this match, but we did not do the things we needed to in order to win.
Appalachian State is a good team. We didn't execute when we needed to
and that's what hurts the most."

Wofford drops to 6-17, 2-9 in the Southern Conference with the loss,
while the Mountaineers improve to 10-14 overall and 9-3 in the league.

The Lady Terriers will continue their four-match homestand with a 7 p.m.
match Tuesday against Western Carolina at Benjamin Johnson Arena.


Chattanooga 3, The Citadel 0

Charleston, SC - The Citadel volleyball lost their third consecutive home Southern Conference match 3-0 against Chattanooga Saturday in McAlister Field House.
The Bulldogs (3-18, 0-12 SoCon) played three intense games, but could not put up numbers to overcome the Mocs and were defeated 23-30, 28-30 and 15-30, extending their record to 12-11, 7-4 SoCon.
"Chattanooga is a solid team," remarked head coach Wendy Anderson. "We did some positive things in the second game but could not continue it into the third."
Junior middle blocker Audra Ritche led the Bulldogs with nine kills, while senior middle blocker Lindsey Hodge and sophomore outside hitter Stefanie Farris added eight more kills each. Senior Desiree Browning posted 30 assists for the afternoon.
The Mocs were led by sophomore right side hitter Kelly Ramsay and senior outside hitter Kari Drouse, who contributed 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Junior setter Emily McGinnis contributed a game-high 32 assists for Chattanooga.
The Citadel will take on Newberry October 28, at 6 p.m. in McAlister Field House.