WILLIAMSBURG - Winners of five in a row, the William and Mary volleyball travels to Virginia Commonwealth on Friday night looking to gain a measure of revenge for the Rams' 3-1 victory three weeks ago, as well as sole possession of second place in the CAA standings.
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Scouting the Tribe
William and Mary is 12-7, 4-1 in the CAA after sweeping the last two conference weekends. On Tuesday night, the Tribe traveled to the nation's capital to face American for the first time since 2000, and came away with a 3-1 victory and a school-record 21 blocks in the match. Senior Lindsey Pflugner (Sarasota, Fla.) leads the conference and ranks among the top-20 nationally with 5.12 digs per set, and is the reigning CAA Defensive Player of the Week. On the offensive end, junior Erin Skipper (Yorktown, Va.) is second in the league with 3.65 points per set, and third with 3.13 kills per set.
Scouting the Rams
VCU is 15-7 overall, 4-1 in the league with a 3-2 setback to George Mason being their lone conference blemish. Mariel Frey is their top attacked at 2.63 kills per set, and Alyssa Foster leads the defense with 3.21 digs per set.
The Series
Virginia Commonwealth won the first meeting this season, 3-1 in Williamsburg on September 26, and tied the series at 6-6 since 2004. W&M leads the all-time series at 40-31, however, and last fall, each team won on the other's court by a 3-2 count.
News and Notes
- W&M's 21-block performance at American on Tuesday night tied the school record for blocks in a four-set match, last set against Arkansas State on November 14, 1992.
- Freshman Shaylin O'Connell (Leesburg, Va.) played a major part in the Tribe's night, assisting on 12 blocks. The performance matched the 12-block total of junior Ginny Bray (Cary, N.C.) almost exactly one month ago, in the 3-2 win over Georgetown. Coincedentally, both matches took place in the nation's capital.
- Freshman setter Jordyn Moloney (Whitby, Ontario, Canada)posted a career-high four service aces in the win over Georgia State, with all four coming in the deciding fourth set. Even more spectacular was the fact that all four aces came on consecutive points for the Tribe.
- Junior Ginny Bray is rapidly approaching a pair of career milestones. She only needs 10 solo blocks to reach 50 in her career, and is even closer in block-assists, needing only two to reach 200.
- Bryana Carey (Balboa Island, Calif.) is also approaching a big career milestone, and needs five service aces to reach 100. She would become just the 18th player in Tribe history to reach that mark.
- Katie McCarney (Dallas, Texas) will be racing Bray to the 200 block-assist mark, entering the day with 196 in her career.
- In the 3-2 victory over George Mason, five players reach double-digit digs, including Pflugner (20), Lauren Powell (Tulsa, Okla.)with 23, and Carey with 19.
- The Tribe has three players with sisters currently playing on other Division I teams. Ginny Bray’s younger sister, Katie, is a freshman at Navy; Lauren Powell’s sister, Dana, is a sophomore at SMU; and freshman Gina Lang (Valparaiso, Ind.) is the younger sister of Virginia Tech senior Michelle Lang.
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Scouting the Tribe
William and Mary is 12-7, 4-1 in the CAA after sweeping the last two conference weekends. On Tuesday night, the Tribe traveled to the nation's capital to face American for the first time since 2000, and came away with a 3-1 victory and a school-record 21 blocks in the match. Senior Lindsey Pflugner (Sarasota, Fla.) leads the conference and ranks among the top-20 nationally with 5.12 digs per set, and is the reigning CAA Defensive Player of the Week. On the offensive end, junior Erin Skipper (Yorktown, Va.) is second in the league with 3.65 points per set, and third with 3.13 kills per set.
Scouting the Rams
VCU is 15-7 overall, 4-1 in the league with a 3-2 setback to George Mason being their lone conference blemish. Mariel Frey is their top attacked at 2.63 kills per set, and Alyssa Foster leads the defense with 3.21 digs per set.
The Series
Virginia Commonwealth won the first meeting this season, 3-1 in Williamsburg on September 26, and tied the series at 6-6 since 2004. W&M leads the all-time series at 40-31, however, and last fall, each team won on the other's court by a 3-2 count.
News and Notes
- W&M's 21-block performance at American on Tuesday night tied the school record for blocks in a four-set match, last set against Arkansas State on November 14, 1992.
- Freshman Shaylin O'Connell (Leesburg, Va.) played a major part in the Tribe's night, assisting on 12 blocks. The performance matched the 12-block total of junior Ginny Bray (Cary, N.C.) almost exactly one month ago, in the 3-2 win over Georgetown. Coincedentally, both matches took place in the nation's capital.
- Freshman setter Jordyn Moloney (Whitby, Ontario, Canada)posted a career-high four service aces in the win over Georgia State, with all four coming in the deciding fourth set. Even more spectacular was the fact that all four aces came on consecutive points for the Tribe.
- Junior Ginny Bray is rapidly approaching a pair of career milestones. She only needs 10 solo blocks to reach 50 in her career, and is even closer in block-assists, needing only two to reach 200.
- Bryana Carey (Balboa Island, Calif.) is also approaching a big career milestone, and needs five service aces to reach 100. She would become just the 18th player in Tribe history to reach that mark.
- Katie McCarney (Dallas, Texas) will be racing Bray to the 200 block-assist mark, entering the day with 196 in her career.
- In the 3-2 victory over George Mason, five players reach double-digit digs, including Pflugner (20), Lauren Powell (Tulsa, Okla.)with 23, and Carey with 19.
- The Tribe has three players with sisters currently playing on other Division I teams. Ginny Bray’s younger sister, Katie, is a freshman at Navy; Lauren Powell’s sister, Dana, is a sophomore at SMU; and freshman Gina Lang (Valparaiso, Ind.) is the younger sister of Virginia Tech senior Michelle Lang.
