College of Charleston 1, UT Arlington 3
College of Charleston 0, Iowa 3
Iowa City, Iowa ? Trailing 26-22 in the fourth game, UT Arlington used an 8-0 run to take the game and match as the Mavs defeated the College of Charleston volleyball team, 3-1 (30-24, 21-30, 30-24, 30-26), in the Hawkeye-Holiday Inn Challenge being held this weekend in Iowa City, Iowa.
Charleston falls to 5-4, while UT Arlington evens its record to 6-6 on the year.
Torie Dacus paced the Mavs with 13 kills and 14 digs. Teena Sobczak added nine kills and 17 digs, while Gina Kalb chipped in with nine kills and six blocks. Dani Johnson led the team with 20 digs.
Tiffany Blum led the Cougar offense with 19 kills, followed by Deanna Patrick with 12. Annie Uthe and Whitney Russell contributed 11 kills apiece in the effort, while Emily Sawin added 21 digs.
IOWA CITY, IOWA - The Iowa volleyball team defeated the College of Charleston, 3-0, Saturday night to claim the 2007 Hawkeye-Holiday Inn Challenge championship. The Hawkeyes took the three games by scores of 30-26, 30-24 and 30-24.
Charleston falls to 5-5 overall while Iowa improves to 8-3.
Megan Eskew led the Hawkeye attack with 15 kills while Megan Schipper added 14. Becky Walters had seven kills, two solo blocks and four block assists while Hiza had 15 digs.
Whitney Russell led the Cougars with 12 kills, while Lindsey Kane followed with 10 and 39 assists. Cole Dawley led defensively with 11 digs.
Iowa trailed most of game one until knotting the score at 18-18. A small 4-1 run gave the Hawkeyes a 22-19 lead that eventually became a 27-21 advantage after an Aimee Huffman kill. A College of Charleston service error along with a Walters kill brought up game point and another Cougar error gave Iowa a 1-0 advantage.
Both teams traded points to start the second game until the Hawkeyes went on a 7-3 run to take a 17-13 lead. Iowa maintained its lead until the Cougars clawed back to within three points at 27-24, but a College of Charleston error along with a Huffman ace and a Catherine Smale kill gave the Hawkeyes a 2-0 lead.
The Hawkeyes fought back from a 10-3 deficit in game three to tie the match at 14-14 and again at 16-16. Iowa took a 17-16 advantage on an Eskew kill and never trailed after. The Hawkeyes held a commanding 28-20 lead, but the Cougars continued to fight, going on a small 3-0 run to make the score 28-23. A Cougar service error coupled with a Hiza kill ended the match to give the Hawkeyes the tournament title.
Wofford 3, South Carolina State 0
Wofford 3, USC Upstate 0
Wofford 3, Hampton 0
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - Wofford volleyball claimed a 3-0 road victory Friday against host South Carolina State at the 2007 Spikefest Tournament in Orangeburg, S.C. The Terriers would take games one and two in a competitive matchup by a score of 30-24, 30-27 before dominating game three with a score of 30-18.
Leading Wofford's (4-6) offense was freshman Stacy Byrd, who concluded the match with a .500 hitting percentage. Sophomore Joanna Suddath followed close behind finishing with a .400 hitting percentage from five kills, one error and 10 total attacks, and a match high 30 assists. Sophomores Brittany Thompson and Shanna Hughes led the Terriers' attacking unit. Thompson walked away with eight kills and 19 total assists, while Hughes ended with 10 kills and 18 total attacks.
For the Terrier defense, sophomore Sarah Palmer collected a match high 18 digs.
Lady Bulldogs' (5-8) senior Monique Walker had an impressive performance gathering 13 kills, two errors and 24 total attacks for a team best .458 hitting percentage. Two South Carolina State players concluded the match in double digit assists. Junior Erinn Phillips collected 16 while sophomore Danielle Bradshaw gathered 12. Walker and sophomore Endia Johnson collected six digs apiece to lead the Lady Bulldogs.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - Wofford volleyball defeated USC Upstate 3-1 (30-28, 25-30, 30-25, 30-24) at the 2007 Spikefest Tournament hosted by South Carolina State in Orangeburg, S.C. The contest was the second meeting between the Terriers and the Spartans, a rematch of the 2007 Fatz Caf? USC Upstate Volleyball Tournament in August.
Offensively for the Terriers (5-6), freshman Caitlyn Horton led the team with a .500 hitting percentage. Sophomore Joanna Suddath amassed a match high 46 assists. In other notable performances, classmate Brittany Thompson collected 14 kills and 48 total attacks along with a team second best 17 digs. Freshman Catelyn Amende recorded 11 kills and 30 total attacks while junior Liz Sheets gathered 10 kills and 21 total attacks for a .429 hitting percentage.
Sophomore Sarah Palmer's 26 digs led the match. Junior Carolyn Rivers also ended the match with double digit digs gathering 12.
Wofford fashioned 13 total blocks as a team, including eight assisted blocks by freshman Anna Gustafson.
Two Spartans (3-6), juniors Holly Mauldin and Jenna Leslie, led the offense with a .500 hitting percentage. Sophomore Jesicah Ambrisco led the team with 12 kills and 44 total attacks. Sophomore Morgan Bucciferro paced the squad with 21 assists, while junior Holly Mauldin collected 12.
Freshman Megan Healey gathered a team high 19 digs while Bucciferro and junior Jovana Lubura recorded 12 apiece.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - Wofford volleyball walked away from the 2007 Spikefest Tournament hosted by South Carolina State victorious against Hampton and clinched the tournament title. Competing in Orangeburg, S.C., the Terriers victory over the Pirates came via a score of 30-19, 30-23, 30-14.
Junior Liz Sheets led Wofford offensively recording a .455 hitting percentage from six kills, one error and 11 total attacks. Sophomore Brittany Thompson and freshman Anna Gustafson each recorded 17 total attacks to lead the Terriers. Freshman Stacy Byrd followed close behind with six kills, zero errors and 16 total attacks.
Sophomore Joanna Suddath collected a match high 23 assists along with a .444 hitting percentage from four kills, zero errors and nine kills. Thompson paced Wofford's defense with 14 digs.
For the Lady Pirates offense, junior Ebonie Vincent paced the team with seven kills and 33 total attacks. Classmates Jasmin Elder led the squad collecting 21 assists and Alyssa Harrison gathered a team high 11 digs.
The Terriers three wins against South Carolina State, USC Upstate and Hampton gave Wofford the tournament title. It marks the second tournament the Terriers have won this season, following the USC Upstate Fatz Caf? Tournament in August.
Along with the title, three Terriers were named to the Spikefest All-Tournament Team: Suddath, sophomore Sarah Palmer and freshman Catelyn Amende.
UNCG 3, Georgia Southern 2
STATESBORO, Ga. --- The UNC Greensboro volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to narrowly defeat Georgia Southern 3-2 (27-30, 30-14, 23-30, 30-15, 15-13) Saturday afternoon at Hanner Fieldhouse.
It was the Southern Conference opener for both teams. UNCG improves to 7-7, 1-0 while GSU drops to 3-10, 0-1.
Today was a tough loss, said GSU head coach Nicole McCray. We fight so hard at times then other times were ready to go to the next game. UNCG is a great team and they made the plays at the end of the game, which was the difference.
While Georgia Southern took games one and three, games two and four were all UNC Greensboro. GSU hit -.214 in game two with 14 errors and just five kills. The Spartans hit .447 as a team in game four.
Its difficult when we dont pass, McCray added. In games two and four we did not pass the ball well which enabled them to run points. If we can take care of the pass well be a much better team.
The final frame started with a 4-1 Georgia Southern run, capped off by a kill from freshman Michelle Uzoh (San Antonio, Texas). UNC Greensboro came back with four straight points to take the lead and broke a 10-10 tie with three consecutive kills. UNCG errors on the next two points brought GSU to within one, but Katherine Hart closed out the match with her 13th kill.
The Spartans held a decided .244-.106 edge in hitting percentage overall.
UNCGs Kaitlyn Nortz totaled a match-high 19 kills and Emily Lindborg and Branagan Fuller had 17 each. Lisa Fawell dished out 68 assists and Catherine Hanners recorded 26 digs.
For Georgia Southern, Uzoh tallied 14 kills, a .364 attack percentage and five blocks. Junior Mae Chabra (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) had 44 assists and 11 digs, and senior Bailey Coleman (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) added 15 digs.
STATESBORO, GA? The UNC Greensboro volleyball team opened Southern Conference action with a 3-2 over Georgia Southern Saturday afternoon in Hanner Fieldhouse. The Spartans won by scores of 27-30, 30-14, 23-30, 30-15, 15-13 and picked up their second consecutive victory.
Kaitlyn Nortz led UNCG (7-7, 1-0 SoCon)) with a season-high 19 kills while teammates Branagan Fuller and Emily Lindborg each tallied 17 kills on the afternoon. Lindborg’s 17 kills is a new career mark. Lisa Fawell recorded a game-high 68 assists while Catherine Hanners tallied 26 digs. The Spartans recorded a .244 hitting percentage and were led by Lindborg who hit an impressive .536 for the match.
Michelle Uzoh led Georgia Southern (3-10, 0-1 SoCon) with 14 kills. The Eagles had four players with double-digit digs and were led by Bailey Coleman who tallied 15 on the afternoon.
In game one Georgia Southern opened with a 6-1 run to take the early lead but UNCG battled back to get as close as 18-14 but couldn’t get any further as the Eagles took the game 30-27 and the early 1-0 match lead.
The Spartans rebounded in game two and were able to hold Georgia Southern to a -.214 hitting percentage. The Eagles had 14 errors and only five kills as UNCG took game two, 30-14. The Eagles wouldn’t go away and limited UNCG to a.116 hitting percentage and nine errors in the third game. The game was close through the opening minutes and featured 10 ties but the Eagles were able to pull away down the stretch. With the game tied at 21 Georgia Southern went on an 8-2 run to pull ahead 2-1 in the match.
UNCG dominated game four and tallied a season-high .477 hitting percentage.
The Spartans pulled ahead 10-4 behind the offensive play of Fuller and Nortz and never looked back and evened the match at 2-2.
The final frame started with a 4-1 Georgia Southern run, capped off by a kill from Georgia Southern’s Uzoh. UNCG wouldn’t go away and answered with four straight points to take the lead and broke a 10-10 tie with three consecutive kills. Georgia Southern was able to pull within one point but a kill from Katherine Hart closed out the match and gave UNCG the win.
Chattanooga 3, UC Riverside 1
Chattanooga 3, Jackson State 0
BEAUMONT, Texas ? Senior middle blocker Leslee Ball (Sycamore, Ill.) posted a match-high 27 kills along with 24 digs and four blocks while senior setter Bethany Herndon (Richmond, Texas) notched a match-high tying 54 assists as Chattanooga (3-6) outlasted UC Riverside (4-6) for a 3-2 victory Saturday morning at the PROS Home Healthcare Invitational in Beaumont, Texas. The Lady Mocs won 26-30, 30-25, 22-30, 30-22 and 15-12 in their fourth five-set match of the season.
In a game where neither team held a lead of more than five points and were tied 11 times, both teams showed that they had come ready to play in Game 1. UTC pulled out to a 12-7 lead early with four kills from Ball before the Highlanders rebounded to tie the score at 14-14. Over the next 16 points, only one time were the teams separated by more than one point as they battled to a 22-22 tie. URC took the next four points, three of which came on kills, to go ahead 26-22 before Chattanooga fought back to tie the score at 26-26 with two kills from senior Sarah Bass (Baton Rouge, La.). In a final four-point swing, the Highlanders notched three kills in the final four points to take the first game 30-26.
Game 2 would see the Lady Mocs take advantage early as they jumped out to a lead of 11-7. A 10-4 run with the score at 13-11 extended UTC’s lead to 23-14. UC Riverside mounted a mini-run of 11-6 to close to 29-25 before a kill by senior Ashley Yeager (Parker, Colo.) put the game away, 30-25.
Tied at 1-1 in the match, the two teams battled out to a 12-12 tie in the third game. That would be the last time it would be close as the Highlanders went on a 15-5 run to pull ahead 27-17 before closing out the game with a 30-22 victory for a 2-1 match lead.
In Game 4, it was Chattanooga’s turn to mount a rally as they pulled out to leads of 11-7 and 18-12. After a brief rally by UCR closed the score to 20-16, the Lady Mocs took control, scoring the next five points as part of a larger 8-2 run to extend to a 28-18 lead. A Highlander error and a Herndon kill closed out the game, 30-22, and tied the match a 2-2, setting up a decisive fifth game.
In that fifth game, the Lady Mocs and UC Riverside battled to a 6-6 tie before UCR went up 8-6 at the break. That would be the last lead they would have as UTC tied the game at 8-8 before pulling ahead 11-9 and wrapping up the game and the match with a 15-12 victory.
Senior outside hitter Angie Mitchell and sophomore middle blocker Raquel Salinas each posted 16 kills to lead the Highlanders while sophomore setter Brittney Murrey finished with a match-high tying 54 assists and 18 digs. Junior libero Kimberly McNeal posted a match-high 20 digs and was joined by junior outside hitter Amy Read with 15 digs. Mitchell also added 10 digs.
In addition to Ball and Herndon’s stellar performances, senior outside hitter Kelsey Amundson (Houston, Texas) posted 12 kills and 19 digs while junior libero Lara Newberry (Chattanooga, Tenn.) added a match-high 32 digs. Junior setter Michaela Huff (Dallas, Texas) finished the match with 13 digs.
With her 40 kills over the tournament’s first two matches, Leslee Ball has moved into seventh place on the Lady Mocs’ all-time kills list with 1,060 for her career. She is currently 24 kills away from tying for sixth all-time with 1,084 entering Saturday’s evening contest.
BEAUMONT, Texas ? Senior setter Bethany Herndon (Richmond, Texas) dished out a match-high 40 assists and senior middle blocker Leslee Ball (Sycamore, Ill.) produced a match-high 12 kills to lead Chattanooga (4-6) to a 3-0 victory over Jackson State Saturday evening at the PROS Home Healthcare Invitational in Beaumont, Texas. The Lady Mocs collected their second win of the day with scores of 30-19, 30-17 and 30-28.
Having won its first game of the tournament in five games over UC Riverside earlier in the day, Chattanooga made short work of Jackson State in the tournament finale for both teams. The Lady Mocs jumped out to a 9-5 lead before extending to a 20-12 advantage that was fueled by six kills. UTC quickly closed out the opening stanza victory by a score of 30-19 to take a 1-0 match lead.
In Game 2 it was much of the same as the Lady Mocs pulled out to 7-2 and 12-7 leads before mounting a decisive 14-5 run to extend to a commanding 26-12 advantage. Three kills down the stretch helped wrap up a 30-17 victory for Chattanooga. UTC hit for a mark of .300 for the game.
Down 0-2, Jackson State fought back in the third game, pulling ahead 5-2 and 8-6 in the early going before Chattanooga tied the game at 11-11. The game remained a back-and-forth affair as the teams played to several more ties in the ensuing points. With the score tied at 17-17, the Lady Mocs posted four consecutive points for a 21-17 advantage before the Tigers clawed to a 22-22 tie.
The two teams exchanged the next seven points to make the score 26-25, Chattanooga, before three consecutive kills by Ball helped the Lady Mocs clinch the deciding 30-28 Game 3 victory, and 3-0 match victory.
Senior setter Corrina Cox led the way for JSU with a team-high 27 assists and 12 digs while senior defensive specialist Brittany Lewis finished with a team-high 14 digs. Sophomore middle blocker Erica Greer led the team with eight kills.
In addition to Ball and Herndon’s performances, junior libero Lara Newberry (Chattanooga, Tenn.) posted a match-high 18 digs for the Lady Mocs. Senior middle blocker Sarah Bass (Baton Rouge, La.) added 10 kills in 14 attempts for an astounding .643 hitting percentage while senior outside hitter Kelsey Amundson (Houston, Texas) added five kills and nine digs.
For the tournament, Ball led Chattanooga with 52 kills and added 32 digs in 12 games while Herndon posted 122 assists for an average of 10.17 assists per game. Herndon finished the tournament with a total of 81 digs to lead the team.
Western Carolina 3, North Carolina A&T 0
Western Carolina 0, Presbyterian 3
CULLOWHEE, N.C. ? Western Carolina volleyball (5-10) closed out the Catamount Clash VI Tournament with a 3-0 (30-21, 30-22, 30-25) victory over North Carolina A&T (0-15), Saturday, to end the tournament with a record of 2-2. Earlier in the day, the Catamounts fell to Presbyterian 3-0 (25-30, 21-30, 26-30).
Freshman Ali Rook led the Catamounts with a season-high 15 kills. Rook also led the team with a .333 attack percentage totaling 33 attacks and committing just four errors. Fellow freshman Kara Lynzee Brooks, the second Catamount to record double figure kills, tied her season-high with 10 kills.
All-Tournament selection Meredith Harmon had seven kills in the match against North Carolina A&T. For the tournament, Harmon recorded 50 kills averaging 3.85 kills per game and a .250 attack percentage.
Western Carolina volleyball fell to eventual Catamount Clash VI Tournament winner Presbyterian in the Catamounts first match in day two of the tournament. The Catamounts played the unbeaten Blue Hose but couldn’t seem to overcome Presbyterian’s string of rallies. The Blue Hose leave the tournament with a 10-match winning streak and a record of 10-4.
The Catamounts had a strong outing in the serving department with six service aces and just two service errors. The club, however, battled through 25 errors and ended the match with a .112 attack percentage. Presbyterian committed 17 errors and had a .269 attack percentage.
Harmon led Western Carolina with 11 kills and also had a .320 attack percentage with 34 attacks and eight errors. Freshman Ali Rook had 10 kills. Hennessey recorded her second consecutive double double with 28 assists and 13 digs.
Davidson 0, Arizona 3
Davidson 0, Cal State Bakersfield 3
TUSCON, ARIZ. ? Freshman Sarabeth Peele picked up a combined 21 kills and was named to the all-tournament team, but the Davidson Wildcats volleyball team dropped their final two matches at the Arizona Invitational. Davidson fell 3-0 (30-23, 30-21, 30-26) to Cal State Bakersfield and then closed out the invitational by dropping a 3-0 decision (30-21, 30-16, 30-21) to host Arizona on Saturday afternoon.
Davidson saw its overall record fall to 5-7, while Cal State Bakersfield improved to 4-9 and Arizona moved to 10-2.
In the first match, the 'Cats were in all three games against the Roadrunners, hitting at a .232 clip (40 kills on 99 swings), including a .310 hitting percentage in game one. Peele and senior Katie Pierucci finished in double digits with 15 and 13 kills, respectively, and Pierucci chipped in a team-best 13 digs as well.
Peele and Pierucci brought the 'Cats back from a seven-point deficit in game one when they picked up back-to-back kills to bring the score to 15-12. Cal State Bakersfield though, pushed the lead out to nine, 24-15, on a service ace before closing out the game-one win on a kill from Sarah Norman.
Davidson jumped out to a 5-2 lead in game two, but the Roadrunners went on a
7-4 run to take a 10-8 lead and force the Wildcats into a timeout. Davidson got back in the game behind a 6-3 run, within one at 20-19, but Gabe Curtis served seven straight points to lift Cal State Bakersfield to a 30-21 win in game two.
The 'Cats trailed from the beginning in game three, but managed to stay close throughout. But with Davidson down just 20-18, the Roadrunners began to pull away, and a Jodi Hardin putaway delivered the match with a 30-26 win.
Pierucci nearly turned in a double-double in the 'Cats matchup with the Arizona Wildcats, pacing the team with nine kills and nine digs. But the other 'Cats got 15 kills from Randy Goodenough, who hit .423 in the match and added six blocks.
Arizona led from the start of game one and only extended that lead for a
30-21 win. In game two, the 'Cats stayed with the Wildcats, trailing by just one at 11-10, before Arizona started to pull away with four straight points behind the serve of Brooke Buringrud. Leading 24-16, the Wildcats closed out with six straight points for a 30-16 win to take the 2-0 advantage in the match.
The Wildcats opened the third game with a 12-4 run to take a commanding lead. Davidson kept fighting, but found the early lead too much, as the Wildcats clinched the match with a 30-21 win in game three.
Appalachian State 3, Kent State 2
Clemson, S.C. ? Appalachian State University volleyball closed out the Clemson Classic with a gripping five-game win over Kent State on Saturday afternoon.
Brittany Zahn led the Mountaineers (3-9) again with 24 kills, many of them via Lorelle Rau’s 46 assists. Rau and Heather Kale led the defensive effort with 15 digs each. ASU had four players in double-figure kills including Dianna Thomas (13), Carla Durham (11) and Jordan Jesberg (10).
The Golden Flashes (9-3) were led by Anja Knabe-Paulsen’s 19 kills and Laura Jensen’s 19 digs.
ASU never trailed in the pivotal fifth game, but KSU tied the score six times. The final tie came at 12-12 before ASU got a kill from Thomas and Zahn and an error from the Flashes to clinch the victory.
The Apps used a 4-0 run in the middle of the first game to take a 16-11 lead before KSU clawed its way back with a 10-2 run to tie the game at 26-26. The game went back-and-forth for the next six points until a Durham kill and a KSU error allowed for a 32-30 win.
ASU ran out to an early 16-7 lead in the second set and never looked back to cruise to a 30-25 win behind and offensive attack that hit at an evening best .263 clip. Unfortunately, the Mountaineers couldn’t maintain that momentum with an 18-15 lead as the Flashes scored 11 unanswered points to take a 30-21 win. Buoyed by the win, KSU went on to take the fourth game, 30-24, to force the deciding fifth game.
The Citadel 3, North Carolina A&T 0
The Citadel 1 UNC Wilmington 3
Cullowhee, N.C. ? The Citadel wins their second game of the season by sweeping North Carolina A&T in three games. The Citadel had an impressive .373 hitting percentage with 52 kills and 45 set assists. The Citadel won the three games 30-28, 30-24 and 30-18.
The Citadel gave a nice performance as they executed their assignments very well. Junior Emily Hill recorded her first double-double with 30 set assists and 10 digs. Junior Rachel Sanders led The Citadel with 15 kills followed by Freshmen Blaine McAllister and Caitlin Vyborny with 10 each.
Game one was a thrilling one that would set the tone for the entire match as there were 12 lead changes. North Carolina A&T would take an early 6-2 lead, but The Citadel would use a 4-0 run to fight back and even the score at 9-9. Seven lead changes later, the Bulldogs would control the match with the Aggies close on their heels. The Aggies were able to put together a 4-0 run to take the lead 26-25. From there the two teams tied at 26, 27 and 28 before the Bulldogs finished off the Aggies 30-28.
In the second game, The Citadel used three and four point runs to take an early 10-5 lead. However, it wouldn’t last for long as North Carolina A&T used a 4-0 run to tie the score at 12. Three lead changes later, the Bulldogs would put together a 5-0 run to jump out ahead of the Aggies 22-18. The Aggies would reply with a 3-0 lead of their own, but it would be too late as the Dogs finished off the match with a 3-0 run winning 30-24.
In the final game, the Citadel would be in control from the get go as the Bulldogs jumped out to an 8-3 lead and showed no signs of letting up. The Aggies fought tough but could never gain any momentum as the Bulldogs first put together a 4-0 run and then an 8-0 run to go ahead by 13 at 24-11. From there the match was in hand as The Citadel would go on to win the game 30-18 and the match.
“I am proud of the effort and enthusiasm our girls put into achieving this win,” said head coach Carolyn Geiger. Prior to the match, the team set goals for themselves and fulfilled each goal. Our freshmen really stepped up and played with confidence. We played well throughout the entire match. It was a great win.”
Cullowhee, N.C. ? The Citadel lost a disappointing match to UNC Wilmington 3-1 in a great team effort. Wilmington took game one 30-22, the Bulldogs won game two 30-28, the Seahawks stole game two 31-29 and finished off the match with a win in game four 30-21.
Freshmen Blaine McAllister, Tatum Jestila and Caitlin Vyborny were challenged to produce as junior Rachel Sanders only played defense after a minor injury in their win against NC A&T. The freshmen stepped up to play incredibly as McAllister led the offense and defense by recording her first double-double of the season with 12 kills and 13 digs. Jestila and Vyborny played great as well as they recorded 10 kills each. Freshmen Middle blockers Jessica Maas and Amanda Beal also played great as they recorded 9 kills each and the team had six total blocks. Juniors Emily Hill and Ashley Winter did their part as well as Hill dished out 35 attack assists and Winter had 11 digs.
In game one Wilmington jumped out to a 6-1 lead to put the pressure on The Citadel. The Seahawks didn’t stop there as they would use a 6-0 run to increase their lead to nine making the score 13-4. The Bulldogs would continue to struggle as the Seahawks added another 6-0 run to extend their lead to 13 putting the score at 22-9. Wilmington seemed to have the game in hand as the two team exchanged points 6-4 showing the score 28-13. The Bulldogs refused to go down with out a fight as they put together a 9-0 run but it was a little too late as the Seahawks would win game 30-22.
Game two was a little different as The Citadel used the momentum from their 9-0 run in the first game to jump out to a 7-3 lead. However, Wilmington used a 7-0 run to take the lead 13-9. From there the Bulldogs would battle back to close within one point at 13-12, but the Seahawks would go on a 4-0 run of their own to extend their lead back to five at 17-12. The Dogs would not go down though as they managed a 6-1 rally to tie the game at 18. Three lead changes later the Dogs used a 3-0 run to put all the pressure on the Seahawks 28-25. The Citadel would finish Wilmington off 30-28 to tie the match at 1-1.
The third game was more of the same drama in the beginning of the match as neither team led by more than two points. It was a back and forth consisting of nine lead changes. With the score 14-13 in favor of Wilmington, the Seahawks would rally together a 6-0 run to put the pressure on the Bulldogs. The Dogs would answer back with a 8-2 run to close within one point at 22-21. The two teams were in a battle as the score was tied at 26, 27, 28 and 29. Wilmington would find a way to get the final two points to win the game 31-29.
The Citadel would find themselves behind early in the fourth game down 10-4. It would be a constant struggle as the Bulldogs fought to get back into the game. Wilmington tried to put the Bulldogs away early as they went on a 7-0 run to put the score at 20-7. Although behind, The Bulldogs would not give up as they went back and forth with Wilmington closing the gap to 10 points making the score 18-28. The Dogs couldn’t rally back from such a large deficit as the Seahawks took the game 30-21 and the match.
“We played without our experienced outside hitter in the front row and fought hard the whole match,” said head coach Carolyn Geiger. We brought in freshmen outside hitter Blaine McAllister to hit on the outside and she did an outstanding job. We could have played more error free volleyball, but I was happy with our overall performance and effort.”
The Citadel won one of four games in the Catamount Clash, and junior Rachel Sanders made the All-Tournament team.
Elon 3, Charleston Southern 1
HARRISONBURG, Va. - The Elon Phoenix volleyball squad had several players set season-highs as it went on to defeat Charleston Southern 3-1 (30-25, 25-30, 30-20, 30-21).
Freshman Lauren Copenhagen shattered her previous season-high of nine kills on the way to her first-career double-double tallying 16 kills and 14 digs and acing five serves.. Senior Britany Westphal tied her season-high of 20 kills, adding three block assists. Freshman Sarah Schermerhorn posted a season-best 15 kills with four block assists and a service ace, and was named to the all-tournament team, while junior Jessica Barrow reached 13 kills and seven digs, each also season-highs.
Setters Natalie Moore and Emily Regan tallied 38 and 21 assists, respectively, while libero Kelley Blakewood had 24 digs.
The Phoenix held two Buccaneer players to negative hitting percentages and only allowed one CSU player, Nichole Diller, to reach double-digit kills with 12.