Volleyball Southern Conference

Results from Sunday's Volleyball Action

Chattanooga 3, Davidson 1

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Four Chattanooga players recorded double-digit kills,
led by Jody Steinberger's 17, as the Lady Mocs disposed of Davidson in a
Southern Conference volleyball ball match Sunday afternoon at Maclellan Gym
28-30, 30-17, 30-27, 30-24.

Chattanooga (7-9 overall, 3-2 SoCon) got good overall play from all eight
players who saw action. Kelly Ramsay had 15 kills, 13 digs and six assists
while Kari Krouse picked up 14 kills, 20 digs and five assists. Emily
McGinnis just barely missed a triple-double with nine kills to go with 18
digs and 46 assists. Kelley Smith added 10 kills.

Davidson (8-12, 1-3) took game one but not before UTC charged back from two
big deficits. The Wildcats led 5-0 and 21-4 before UTC pulled into a tie at
25-all. The Wildcats pulled away late behind six kills from Jenna Dykstra.

The Lady Mocs easily won game two as Krouse picked up six kills and Ramsay
five kills and eight digs. UTC hit .340 at the net.

Chattanooga held on to win game three and spread the offense and defense
around. Ramsay picked up five kills and Dominique Mayor eight of her
game-high 24 digs. In the fourth game, UTC pulled away late behind
Steinberger, who hit 1.000 in the game with five kills and no errors.

For the match, UTC hit .268 at the net, while Davidson was held to a .140
average.

The Wildcats' Dykstra recorded a triple-double with 16 kills, 12 digs and
21 set assists. Rachel Geed and Latisha Chapman both had 12 kills, while
Champman added 10 digs. Tamara Gallen recorded 20 digs, and Meredith Lorenz
and Erin Balak 13 each. Nicole Tonelli had 28 assists.

The Lady Mocs step out of SoCon action on Wednesday to welcome Middle
Tennessee State to Maclellan Gym for a 7 p.m. contest.


Georgia Southern 3, East Tennessee State 0

Johnson City, Tenn. (October 5, 2003) - Georgia Southern remained unbeaten in the Southern Conference after sweeping East Tennessee State in three games, 30-26, 31-29, and 30-24, Sunday afternoon in Brooks Gym. ETSU fell to 3-14 overall and 1-4 in the SoCon, while the Eagles improved to a perfect 3-0 league play and 8-8 on the season.

"I thought we played very well against a talented Georgia Southern team," said Buccaneer head coach Lindsey Devine. "The team showed that they are starting to come together. It's a lot easier to play at home, because having the parents and fans here is a great motivational tool."
Georgia Southern hit for a .415 clip in game one on 19 kills and just two errors. GSU enjoyed a comfortable 25-21 lead in game two, before the Buccaneers sparked a late rally. However, a kill by Martina Veiglova ultimately clinched the game for the visiting Eagles. Game three was just as tight, but a number of ETSU errors led to four unanswered points by the Eagles, as Georgia Southern handed the Bucs their first home loss of the season.

"We cannot hesitate as much as we are, because the result is unforced errors," said Devine. "I attribute that to lack of experience and confidence. But I look back at the beginning of our season and we have come a long way."

For the second time this weekend, ETSU was led by freshman Kelsey Sherich (Ogallala, Neb.), who tallied 14 kills. Sherich had just two attack errors for a hitting percentage of .364 and finished just one dig shy (9) of recording her second straight double-double. Junior Karen Freeburg (New Castle, Ind.) and senior Lissa Allen (Palm Bay, Fla.) added 11 and 10 kills, respectively, while senior Kate Steidle (Waynesboro, Va.) notched a season-high 15 digs to go along with three service aces. Sophomore Kristi Robinson (Knoxville, Tenn.) once again led the Buccaneers in assists with 42.

Georgia Southern senior Erin Martin was the model of efficiency after batting down 14 kills and no errors, while racking up a .483 attack percentage. Veiglova added 13 kills to the winning effort. Both Martin and Veiglova recorded double-doubles with 10 digs apiece. Senior Megan Lippi led GSU with 13 digs followed by 12 digs by sophomore setter Susan Winkleman, who also tallied a team-high 20 assists and match-high five service aces.

East Tennessee State will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 10, when the team travels to UNC Greensboro. The Buccaneers will then play at Elon on Saturday, Oct. 11. Friday's match versus the Spartans will begin at 7 p.m.