college volleyball game results, sunday november 7, 2009
- Maryland Volleyball Comes up Short against Georgia Tech
- Ball State Women's Volleyball Scores Senior Day Sweep Of CMU
- Robert Morris Volleyball (Colonials Drop Match to Long Island in 3-0 Decision)
- Virginia Tech Volleyball Women Drop Five-set Heartbreaker to UNC
- HOFSTRA VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATS UNC WILMINGTON IN FOUR SETS
- No. 11 Kentucky Women's Volleyball Cruises to Sweep of Mississippi St.
- DAYTON VOLLEYBALL WOMEN SWEEP DUQUESNE IN SUNDAY MATINEE
- Charlotte Volleyball Team Drops Three-Set Road Decision at George Washington
- Quinnipiac Volleyball Women Defeated By Sacred Heart, 3-0
Maryland Volleyball Comes up Short against Georgia Tech
Terps threaten Yellow Jackets, lose 3-0.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Senior Katie Usher led the Terrapins with eight kills, three blocks and a pair of service aces Sunday afternoon, but the visiting Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets earned a 3-0 victory against the University of Maryland volleyball team at Comcast Pavilion.
The Terps (11-17, 3-12 ACC) were able to put significant pressure on the Yellow Jackets (18-7, 12-3 ACC) for most of the match, but couldn’t break through, losing by scores of 25-20, 25-23 and 25-18.
Maryland started well in the first set, jumping out to a 9-5 lead. The set was later tied at 14 apiece and up for grabs late with the Jackets holding an 18-17 lead. However, Georgia Tech scored three points in a row to go up four and eventually won by five.
Like the first set, the Terps started quickly in the second stanza. Maryland went up 4-0 thanks to a pair of Taylor Jones service aces and later took a 20-16 lead and was on the verge of victory up 23-21. But Maryland couldn’t get the final two points and Georgia Tech scored four consecutive times to steal the set and take a 2-0 lead in the match.
The third and final set was another close affair most of the way. However, with the score knotted at 16, the Yellow Jackets sealed the victory with a 9-2 closing run.
The Terps had one of their most productive serving matches of the season, recording nine aces with two apiece from Usher, Remy McBain and Jones.
Monique Mead led Georgia Tech with 11 kills on .429 hitting and Bailey Hunter added 10 kills on .500 hitting.
Maryland is home again next weekend against North Carolina and NC State, respectively.
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Ball State Women's Volleyball Scores Senior Day Sweep Of CMU
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's volleyball team celebrated senior day with a 3-0 (26-24, 27-25, 25-8) sweep of visiting Central Michigan Sunday afternoon at Worthen Arena.
With the win, the Cardinals improve to 12-15 overall and 5-9 in the Mid-American Conference. The Chippewas drop to 14-10 (7-7 MAC) with the setback.
In the win, BSU senior Alisha Green (Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest H.S.) helped limit the Central Michigan attack to a season-low -.133 (21-36-113) attack percentage with a career-high eight total blocks. In the third set alone, Green tallied six of her blocks while CMU hit for a -.412 (2-16-34) mark thanks to nine total BSU blocks.
Fellow seniors Julie Breivogel (Boonville, Ind./Boonville H.S.) and Elaina Kakatolis (Arcanum, Ohio/Franklin Monroe H.S.) added four blocks each, with Breivogel adding a match-high seven kills and Kakatolis scoring two. Overall, BSU out-blocked CMU 16 to nine on the afternoon.
Defensively, junior Alyssa Rio (Wayne, Ill./St. Francis H.S.) collected a match-best 19 digs, as the Cardinals out-dug CMU 48 to 31. Sophomore Kaylee Schembra (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli H.S.) added 10 digs.
Kaitlyn Schultz was Central Michigan's top attack on the day, posting six kills while finishing the match as the only CMU player with a positive attacking percentage at .154 (6-4-13). Alexis Lonneman chipped in with a team-high nine digs.
After the teams battled to a 4-4 stalemate to open the first set, Central Michigan rattled off the next eight points thanks in part to two block assists and a pair of kills from Schultz. With CMU maintaining a 17-12 lead, a kill from junior Hannah Sullivan (New Albany, Ind./New Albany H.S.), a Karin Caudill (Selma, Ind./Burris Laboratory School) service ace and a Green kill got the Cardinals within two at 17-15.
While the Chippewas pushed the lead back to four at 19-15, a hitting error and kills from Breivogel and sophomore Brittany McGinnis (Fraser, Mich./Fraser H.S.) moved the score to 19-18. Moments later, the Cardinals tied the set at 22 on another CMU attacking miscue. Sullivan would then give BSU its first lead of the night, at 23-22, with a smash to the Worthen Arena floor.
From there, the Cardinals reached set point at 24-23 on a Charde' Phillips (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria H.S.) kill. After a BSU service error tied the set, a service error and attack error from the Chippewas gave BSU a 26-24 opening-set win.
Central Michigan came out strong once again in the second set, building a 7-3 lead thanks in part to a pair of aces from Lauren Krupsky. However, BSU responded with a 12-3 run of their own, to take a 15-10 edge. CMU was not done, battling back to tie the set at 17. From there, Central Michigan reached set point at 24-22 after a Danielle Gotham kill and a BSU attack error.
Ball State answered back by forcing an attack error and with a Sullivan solo block to tie the score at 24. A Sullivan kill gave BSU its first swing for the set, but Krupsky followed with a kill, knotting the score at 25. Another Sullivan blast gave BSU its second set point, while a CMU attack error ended the set at 27-25.
The Chippewas scored the first two points of the third set, only to have three-straight BSU blocks give the Cardinals all the momentum. After pulling out a 13-8 lead, the Cardinals scored the final 12 points of the match. In the final run, BSU posted three blocks, while Sullivan added two kills and Caudill served up her third ace of the day. CMU's -.412 (2-16-34) attack percentage in the frame was the lowest single-set output for a BSU opponent this season.
The Ball State women's volleyball team closes the home portion of the regular season Thursday with a 7 p.m. first serve versus Toledo. The match will be televised on the Ball State Sports Network.
Robert Morris Volleyball (Colonials Drop Match to Long Island in 3-0 Decision)
Colonials Drop Match to Long Island in 3-0 Decision
Monger captures a career-high 12 kills
Moon Township, Pa. - Nov. 8, 2009 – Despite playing an aggressive
match, the Robert Morris University Colonials fell to the Long Island
Blackbirds 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Sewall Center. Freshman
Lindsey Monger (Rising Sun, Md. / Rising Sun) captured a career-high
12 kills in the loss.
The loss drops the Colonials to 12-19 overall and 9-5 in league play,
while the Blackbirds remain undefeated in league play with a 14-0 record
and a 17-13 overall record.
Long Island started the first set on a 3-0 run with two kills by Ashley
Rice. RMU captured their first point of the set when freshman Amanda
Craig (Houston, Texas / St. Agnes Academy) fired a shot through the Long
Island block for a kill. The Colonials were able to knot the score at
5-5, but LIU’s Martina Racic went on a three point serving run to give
the Blackbirds an 8-5 lead. RMU remained tight on the Blackbirds trail,
but were never able surpass Long Island giving the Blackbirds a 25-17
set one win.
The Colonials played solid to start the second set and tallied five
unanswered points to gain a 5-0 advantage. However, Long Island was
finally able to side-out and quickly tied the score at 6-6. The score
remained within one until a kill by LIU’s Dunja Milin gave the
Blackbirds a 12-9 lead. Robert Morris quickly recovered when freshman
Nicole Wiechecki (Wilmington, Del. / Ursuline Academy) went on a
four-point serving run to knot the score 13-13. The Blackbirds were able
to get the serve back off a kill from Svetlana Simic, but Robert Morris
went on another run at 14-14 to take an 18-14 lead. The Blackbirds
chipped away at the Colonial lead and soon knotted the score at 20-20.
The remainder of play was a battle between the Blackbirds and the
Colonials, but Long Island came away with the 27-25 win.
Robert Morris started the third set with the first two points and soon
captured a 4-1 lead off a couple kills by sophomore Hannah Veith
(Columbus, Ohio / Worthington). From that point, the Colonials held the
lead until a service ace by Simic tied the score at 12-12. The service
ace was part of a 10 point run by Long Island, which gave them a 19-13
lead. Monger registered three consecutive kills with the score set at
20-14 in an effort to catch up to the Blackbirds, but Long Island was
able to hold the lead and went on to win 25-19.
Veith finished the match with nine kills and three blocks and Craig
added seven kills and 11 digs. Junior Corinne Moser (Meyersdale, Pa. /
Meyersdale) tied a match-high 15 digs.
Robert Morris returns to action on Saturday, November 14 when it takes
on Fairleigh Dickinson at 3:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech Volleyball Women Drop Five-set Heartbreaker to UNC
Willoughby sets career high with 13 blocks
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Virginia Tech volleyball squad put together a strong effort, but fell to North Carolina, 3-2 (25-18, 23-25, 25-18, 20-25, 10-25), Sunday afternoon at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Sunday's match marked the third time in previous four matches Tech (17-9, 7-8 ACC) and North Carolina (14-12, 10-5 ACC) battled to five sets. The Hokies won earlier this year in Cassell Coliseum, and suffered a similar heartbreak against the Heels at Chapel Hill on Oct. 9, 2008. Tech more than doubled the Heels up in blocks on Sunday, recording 15.5 and holding North Carolina to seven, as well as out-hit North Carolina .232 to .184.
Junior Felicia Willoughby blocked a career-high 13 attacks, and added 14 kills in 29 attempts in the affair, for her first double-double of the year. Sophomores Justine Record and Erin Leaser also notched their seventh and sixth double-doubles, respectively, in the effort. Record led the team with 17 kills and tied a career-high with 16 digs, while Leaser tallied 56 assists and 12 digs on the afternoon. Freshman Cara Baarendse recorded 14 kills as well.
In addition to Record and Leaser, three other Hokies mustered double-digit digs in the contest. Senior Jill Gergen led the way with 21, freshman Morgan O'Neill registered 13 and junior Amy Wengrenovich earned 10.
Both squads went back and forth early in the opening set. Up 10-9, the Hokies' offense exploded on a 7-0 run, six points coming on senior Jill Gergen's service, to open up a comfortable cushion. The Tar Heels never recoverd as Tech ran away with the first stanza, 25-18.
Set two started and ended close. North Carolina jumped out to an early 5-2 lead, but the Hokies reeled off three straight points to tie the match. From that point on, the two squads tied each other 14 times, and neither team gained more than a two-point advantage for the rest of the period. A Record service ace gave Tech a 23-22 lead, but the Tar Heels won the next two points on a Record service error and an attack error by freshman Jennifer Wiker. The Hokies tried to squash the North Carolina momentum with a time out, but the Heels won the next point on an Emily McGee kill to capture the second set, 25-23.
After another close duel early, Tech used a 3-0 run to earn some breathing room 17-14 in the third set. North Carolina closed within two at 19-17, but a 4-0 run by the Hokies all but buried the Tar Heels. Tech won two of the next three points to down North Carolina in the third frame, 25-18.
A quick 6-2 spurt helped the Tar Heels to an early edge in the fourth set, and they maintained the lead for the duration of the period. Down 23-13 the Hokies rallied, winning seven of the next eight points, but could not cut the gap anymore as the Heels took the fourth stanza, 25-20.
Tied at 3-3 in the final set, North Carolina won three points in a row to take the lead, but Tech battled back to even the set up a 6-6. Another run put the Tar Heels back in the driver's seat though, pulling out to a 10-6 advantage, and the Hokies could not respond with a run over their own. North Carolina carried the lead to a 15-10 victory, and won the match, 3-2.
Tech will return home to Cassell Coliseum next weekend. The Hokies host Duke on Friday at 5 p.m., and Wake Forest on Saturday at 5 p.m. Results will be available on hokiesports.com.
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HOFSTRA VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATS UNC WILMINGTON IN FOUR SETS
Hempstead, NY - Senior outside hitter Monica Knight had a match-high 17 kills and added a team-high 15 digs, while junior setter Rachel August had her second straight double-double with a career-high 45 assists and 11 digs to help the Hofstra Volleyball team capture a four-set victory over UNC Wilmington on Sunday afternoon in the Physical Fitness Center.
It marked the second consecutive match that August has established a new career-high in assists as she tallied 44 in Hofstra’s four-set win over Georgia State on Friday evening. Junior middle blocker Anissa Whitneyadded 12 kills and a match-high six blocks for Hofstra, which won for the fourth time in its last five matches to improve to 12-18 overall and 6-6 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action.
UNC Wilmington, which got 13 kills and nine digs from Lindsey Strucko and 11 kills and 16 digs from Kelli Clear, fell to 13-16 and 3-9 with the loss.
Despite allowing UNC Wilmington to hit at a .323 clip in the first set, Hofstra rallied from a 16-14 deficit midway through the stanza and scored five of the next six points to lead 19-17 following a service ace from redshirt freshman middle blocker Carolyn Jenkins. After the Seahawks closed the gap to 19-18, Hofstra expanded their lead to 24-18 with a quick 5-0 run that included two kills from graduate student outside hitter Marina Markovic. Knight ended the set with one of her three putaways in the stanza, while Markovic slammed six kills in the 25-20 set one Hofstra victory.
Hofstra had little trouble in the second set as they jumped out to a two sets to none lead in the match by virtue of their 25-17 victory. Hofstra broke an early six-all tie with a 7-1 run and never looked back. The Pride had a .346 hitting percentage in the set, while Hofstra’s stellar defense held the Seahawks to a .000 attack percentage.
After UNC Wilmington won the third set with the help of Strucko’s four kills, Hofstra would rally late in the fourth stanza to earn the win in the match. With the Seahawks leading 21-20 after a kill from Kelsey Bendig, Hofstra retook the lead with three straight points, including kills from Knight and Whitney, to lead 23-21. UNC Wilmington answered with a kill from Kimberly Friedl, but Hofstra got a block from Whitney and August and a kill from Knight on the match’s final point to get back to .500 in CAA play.
Markovic joined Knight and Whitney in double figures as she finished with 11 kills and added five blocks. Hofstra, which posted 11 total team blocks in the match compared to the Seahawks’ nine, also got five blocks and seven kills from Jenkins.
Bendig had 20 assists, four digs and four blocks for UNC Wilmington, which got a match-high 18 digs from Ashlyn Morris.
Hofstra will play its final two regular season matches at home next week as they will host Towson on Friday at 7 p.m. before closing the regular season with a Sunday matinee (1 p.m.) against two-time defending conference champion Delaware.
No. 11 Kentucky Women's Volleyball Cruises to Sweep of Mississippi St.
UK charts 52 kills in a three-set match
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats rolled to a 3-0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-19) sweep of Mississippi State on Sunday afternoon in front of 1,524 fans at Memorial Coliseum. UK posted 52 kills on a .364 attacking percentage in overwhelming Mississippi State for the second sweep of the Bulldogs this season.
Kentucky (24-2, 14-1) earned its 13th sweep of the season behind a potent offensive attack that was clicking on all cylinders. Five Kentucky players registered eight or more kills on the afternoon led by juniors Lauren Rapp and Sarah Mendoza’s match-high 13 hammers. Classmate Blaire Hiler tossed down nine kills while sophomores Gretchen Giesler and Becky Pavan chipped in with eight a piece.
Senior setter Sarah Rumely dished out 42 assists and led the team with three blocks on the afternoon. Kentucky notched seven service aces for the second consecutive match as Rumely and freshman Stephanie Klefot each charted two aces. Giesler, Rapp and senior BriAnne Sauer added the other three.
Sauer was once again terrific in her back-line defense as she scooped up a match-high 23 digs. It is the second straight match Sauer has eclipsed the 20-dig plateau. Mendoza chipped in with 10 digs to go along with her 13 kills for her second consecutive double-double effort. Klefot tallied six digs and junior Laura Stokowski added three.
“I was really excited about Becky (Pavan), Blaire (Hiler) and (Lauren) Rapp who all had great offensive numbers today,” Kentucky coach Craig Skinner said. “That’s really important because you want to be clicking on all cylinders towards the end of the year.”
UK captured a 2-0 lead right out of the gate in the opening set and would never look back. Klefot began the match with a service ace and Rapp followed with a kill to set an early trend for the Blue and White. The set was highlighted by an early 5-0 run that allowed UK to take an 8-2 advantage, and the frame would end with a 5-0 run to give UK the 25-11 opening set victory.
Kentucky struck for 14 kills in the stanza on a .375 hitting percentage. Mendoza posted four kills, while five UK players had two or more kills. The set was also a stellar defensive performance as the Big Blue Wall rejected five Mississippi State attempts while totaling 19 digs in the set.
Despite a back-and-forth battle in the early portion of the second set, UK’s offense was never more dominant than in the second frame when it registered 20 kills in a 25-point set. Even more impressive was UK’s attacking clip which was .412 as UK totaled just six errors on 34 attempts.
Mendoza had a match-high eight kills in the set with a .500 attack percentage. Rapp posted four kills using a .571 clip. Pavan had three kills on .500 hitting to aid the Wildcat cause.
With the score knotted at 15 apiece, UK broke free with a 4-0 run that featured a kill from Pavan and a tag-team effort by Pavan and Rumely for a stuff of a Bulldog attack. The Wildcats concluded the set with three straight kills to take a 2-0 set advantage into the locker room.
Mississippi State once again hung with the Blue and White to open the third frame as UK was never able to gain a strong lead until a 17-15 score after a crafty kill from Rumely. Rapp and Giesler ended the set with back-to-back kill efforts to give UK the clinching 25-19 set victory.
Kentucky struck for 18 kills in the set with a .317 hitting percentage. Rapp and Hiler were phenomenal as they combined for 11 kills in the stanza. Sauer posted a match-high 12 scoops in the final frame and Rumley dished out 16 assists.
UK will hit the road for its final two-match road swing of the regular season. The Blue and White first travel to Georgia on Friday, Nov. 13 for a 7 p.m. ET match. UK will then take on Auburn on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m.
For the most up-to-date news, highlights and features about the Kentucky volleyball team please visit UKathletics.com.
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DAYTON VOLLEYBALL WOMEN SWEEP DUQUESNE IN SUNDAY MATINEE
Flyers Improve To 24 Wins In 2009
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The University of Dayton women’s volleyball improved their record to 24-3 and 13-1 in the Atlantic 10, earning a 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-17) sweep against the Duquesne Dukes on Sunday at the AJ Palumbo Center.
“I thought we did a solid job defensively in transition. We played pretty good defense as well,” head coach Kelly Sheffield said. “We could have sided-out at better, but defensively and transition wise it was a solid day for us.”
All-American middle blocker Linsday Fletemier led the pace for Dayton. She had 13 kills on 19 attempts for a .526. She also led the Flyers with three solo blocks against the Dukes.
Junior middle blocker Amanda Cowdrey posted 10 kills and 11 digs for her 13th double-double of the season. Outside hitter Rachel Krabacher tallied 13 digs, two solo blocks and two service aces.
Freshman libero Paige Vargas had a team-leading 17 digs for the Red and Blue. Setter Kacie Hausfeld had 18 assists while freshman Hannah Clancy had 13.
“Paige played pretty well and it was one her better matches in the past few weeks. She was steady and passed well,” Sheffield said.
Dayton faces Wright State on Wednesday in Fairborn, Ohio at 7:00 p.m. ET. Gametracker will be available at www.DaytonFlyers.com.
Charlotte Volleyball Team Drops Three-Set Road Decision at George Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Charlotte 49ers lost its sixth match in the last seven and the third straight on the road in a 3-0 decision (25-23, 25-20, 25-19) at George Washington Sunday afternoon in Atlantic 10 Conference volleyball action. The Niners have dropped six of their last eight league matches to fall to 6-7 in the A-10. Charlotte is 15-14 overall on the season. George Washington is now 21-9 on the season, with an 8-5 mark in league play.
Were obviously disappointed, said Charlotte head coach Chris Redding. We got edged out in the first two sets and in this conference, there is a lot of tough competition and some tough places to win. We are looking to reload and continue to improve this week in practice and get ready for the final home match of the year.
The two teams traded the lead seven times in the first set, with Charlotte grabbing the largest lead of the set, at 17-14. The score was close even to the end, with the two team knotted at 23. A pair of attack errors gave GW the first-set victory.
The teams tied eight times in the second set, with the lead changing hands four times. Both teams were able to mount 5-0 runs in the second set. After a 15-15 tie, the Colonials traded two points for one until they led 21-17 and Charlotte never won consecutive points the rest of the way to the 25-20 decision.
GW jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the third and never trailed for the match victory. The Colonials had 16 kills on Charlotte serves to control the final frame.
Charlotte held the Colonials to just a .164 attack percentage and managed 50 digs to limit the home teams efficiency. Charlotte also led the opponent in blocking for the 22nd time this year by a 9-4 edge at the net. Charlotte garnered 50 digs in the match, a season-high total for a three-set match.
Junior Kara Raker (Woodstock, Ga, / Etowah HS) led the Niners with six kills. Senior co-captain Jenn Webb (Tuckasegee, N.C. / Smoky Mountain HS) paced Charlotte with four blocks. Kaitlin Knight (Englewood, Colo. / Cherry Creek HS) led Charlotte with 17 digs.
The final week of the regular season begins for the Niners with a Friday night home match versus Temple at 7 p.m. The Niners will honor their seniors in a Senior Night ceremony.
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Quinnipiac Volleyball Women Defeated By Sacred Heart, 3-0
Freshman Logan Riker Records 11 Digs
HAMDEN, Conn. – Freshman Logan Riker (Bowling Green, Ohio) tallied 11 digs, but the Quinnipiac University volleyball team was defeated by Sacred Heart, 3-0, Sunday afternoon at the Burt Kahn Court. With the loss, the Bobcats fall to 3-25 (2-13 NEC), while the Pioneers improve to 21-9 (11-3 NEC).
Kayla Lawler (Richmond, Ind.) compiled 19 assists and eight digs, while Kelby Carey (Surfside, Calif.) had a team-high seven kills. Carey and Alyssa Naylor (San Diego, Calif.) had two blocks each.
Sacred Heart won the first two sets, 25-17 and 25-20, respectively, before running away with the third set, 25-12, to clinch the match.
Quinnipiac concludes the 2009 season Sunday, Nov. 15, when it plays host to Saint Francis (Pa.). First serve from the Burt Kahn Court is scheduled for 1 p.m. Prior to the match, the Bobcats will honor their two-member senior class as part of Senior Day ceremonies.
