College Volleyball Game Results Today
- Clemson Volleyball Women Defeat Boston College, 3-1, in Sunday Volleyball Action
- Stony Brook Volleyball Women Fall In Home Finale
- Virginia Women's Volleyball Team Completes Season Sweep of NC State
- Tiger Comeback Falls Short In 3-0 Loss To No. 9 Florida
- Blackbirds' Volleyball Sweep at Robert Morris Locks Up Top Seed
- Duquesne Volleyball Falls to Dayton on Senior Day 3-0
Clemson Volleyball Women Defeat Boston College, 3-1,
in Sunday Volleyball Action
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Clemson volleyball defeated Boston College 3-1 on Sunday afternoon to earn their 20th win of the season and tenth ACC win. Freshman Sandra Adeleye had a career-high 23 kills and hit .564. Clemson is now 20-9 and 10-5 in the ACC, while BC falls to 11-15 and 1-14 in conference play. Set scores were 25-19, 25-14, 26-28, and 25-10.
Jolene Jordan Hoover earned her 450th overall career victory and her 357th as Clemson's head coach.
Lia Proctor had 19 kills and 11 digs for her 11th double-double, and hit .275, as the Tigers hit .326 as a team. Kelsey Murphy had 5-4 assists in the four-set match, averaging 13.5 assists per set for the match. Clemson recorded 11.0 team blocks, led by five from Adeleye and Murphy. Didem Ege had 18 digs lead the Tigers.
Tigers got off to a sluggish start, spotting BC a 5-2 lead in the early going. Clemson responded with three straight points to tie the score at five. The teams traded blows, and BC eventually fought to a 15-13 lead. A Sandra Adeleye kill brought the serve back to the orange side, andNatalie Patzin rallied the Tigers for five straight points behind two kills from Proctor, taking a 19-15 lead. The Tigers maintained the edge for the rest of the set, taking a 1-0 match lead, 25-19.
In the second set, Clemson ran out to a 7-2 lead behind four Adeleye kills, but the Eagles fought back to within one at 12-11, prompting a Hoover timeout. It turned out to be exactly what the Tigers needed, siding out and going on an 11-1 run to take a 22-12 advantage. Murphy set up Patzin and Proctor on consecutive plays to give bring the score to 24-14, and Patzin registered her third service ace of the match to win the set, 25-14. For the set, the Tigers had 17 kills with only one attack error and hit .390, as Murphy had 15 assists.
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In the third set, the Tigers opened a quick 8-5 lead before the Eagles fought back to take a 12-11 lead. Clemson re-took the lead at 15-13, but BC again responded with a 3-0 lead to take a 16-15 edge. However, Clemson responded with a 5-1 run to take a 20-17 run, forcing an Eagles' timeout. BC responded with a 3-0 run of their own, knotting the score at 20. The teams then traded points until an Adeleye kill and solo block gave Clemson a 24-22 lead.
With their backs to the wall, the Eagles responded with a 4-1 to take a 26-25 lead in the match. Alexa Rand evened the score with a kill, but the Eagles rattled off the next two points for a 28-26 set win, moving the match score to 2-1.
Clemson jumped out to a 5-3 edge in the fourth set, but the score was even at seven before the Tigers went on a 18-3 run to win the set, 25-10. Adeleye had five kills and a block during the run. The Tigers hit .577 during the set with 17 kills and only two attack errors.
Stony Brook Volleyball Women Fall In Home Finale
Stony Brook, N.Y. (Nov. 8, 2009) – Playing in its last home match of the 2009 season, Stony Brook University’s volleyball team fell to Albany, 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20), on Sunday afternoon in Pritchard Gymnasium. Senior Harmonie Calinda (Huntington, N.Y.) paced the offense with 14 kills while junior Jeanette Gibbs (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) recorded 20 digs. With the loss, Stony Brook moves to 13-12 (5-4) on the season while Albany improves to 19-6 (9-0).
Following the senior day ceremony, the Seawolves came out flat, falling behind 6-1 behind three kills from Albany’s Kalyn Mostert. SBU struggled to get things going offensively, as it recorded just six kills in the set. A pair of aces from Calinda and five service errors by the Great Danes kept the Seawolves within striking distance, but Albany’s offense, which hit .410 in the set, was too much as they pulled out the 25-18 win.
Stony Brook was slow out of the gate again in the second set. Albany rattled off five points before the Seawolves were on the board. SBU would battle back, however, going on a 7-1 run to take its first lead of the match at 8-7. Senior Lisa Doremus (Glendale, Ariz.) and junior Ashley Headen (Alexandria, Va.) both recorded a pair of kills during the comeback. From there the two teams traded points before the Seawolves used a 5-0 run to extend their lead to three at 15-12. Behind the offense of Valerie Sourbeer, who recorded a set-high eight kills, the Great Danes slowly inched their way back into the set, eventually tying the score at 19-19. With the score knotted at 21-21, back-to-back kills by Sourbeer gave Albany a lead it would not relinquish as the Great Danes took a two set advantage.
For the third-straight set Stony Brook dug itself an early hole as Albany jumped out to a 5-0 lead. A kill from freshman Corinne Perry (Northport, N.Y.) and back-to-back aces by senior Lindsey Gordon (N. Patchogue, N.Y.) helped put the Seawolves back in the game, closing the gap to one at 6-5. Albany would score four of the next five points, however, to extend the advantage to four. SBU pulled within two at 10-8 on kill from Calinda, but would never get any closer as Albany finished the match with a 25-20 victory.
Stony Brook’s senior class combined for 26 kills, 19 digs and four aces in its final home match. The Seawolves now travel to New Hampshire for a crucial match on Saturday. With a victory, Stony Brook will secure itself a place in the four-team America East Championship which will be held on the weekend of November 20th.
Virginia Volleyball Completes Season Sweep of NC State
Cavaliers win in three sets
Virginia was led by freshman Rachel Gray who distributed 35 assists while knocking down five of six attempts, while committing no errors, for a personal-best .833 attack percentage. Gray was helped by sophomore Simone Asque, who tallied a match-high 11 kills, and junior Kendahl Voelker, who registered 10 kills.
Senior Brittani Rendina and junior AJ Cushman led the defensive efforts, collecting 15 and 12 digs, respectively. Junior Sydney Hill had a match-high four blocks to go with eight kills.
For NC State (7-23, 0-15 ACC), Keri DeMar and Lisa Kretchman shared the offensive load, each knocking down eight kills. Alex Smith dished out 29 assists, while Lindsay Benac collected a match-high 19 digs.
The opening of the first set was close, before sophomore Tess Udall landed a kill to spark a 7-1 run for the Cavaliers, putting them ahead 15-10. NC State called a timeout in that run, but was unable to get anything going until a 3-0 run pulled the Pack within two, at 19-17. Virginia held on though, and used back-to-back kills from Asque and Voelker to close out the frame with a 25-20 victory.
A 6-1 run in favor of Virginia midway through the second set put the Cavaliers up three, at 12-9. From there, the Wolfpack attempted to chip into Virginia’s lead, but they could only come as close as one, as Virginia ran away with another 25-20 win.
Virginia fell behind in the third set, but was able to overcome a three-point deficit, at 11-8. Following a timeout, NC State committed a service error before a ball handling error was called on the Cavaliers. A second-straight error on Virginia pushed the Wolfpack ahead four, but back-to-back kills from Asque turned things around for the Cavaliers, as Virginia strung together seven-consecutive points to take a 16-13 lead. NC State was able to knot the score again at 17 and 18, but Virginia outscored the home team, 6-3, in the final points to win the third set, 25-21.
Virginia (11-15, 6-9 ACC) will return home this weekend for its final home matches. The Cavaliers will host Wake Forest Friday (7 p.m.), before facing Duke for Senior Day on Saturday (7 p.m.).
Tiger Volleyball Comeback Falls Short In 3-0 Loss To No. 9 Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Auburn volleyball traveled to No.9 Florida on Sunday
afternoon and dropped a 3-0 match (15-25, 18-25, 13-25) to fall to 14-12
overall and 6-9 in the SEC. The win gave the Gators a 20-3 overall
record and a 14-2 SEC mark.
“We played with more emotion this match than we have in awhile and the
scores do not reflect the level of emotion we had,” Wade Benson, head
volleyball coach, said. “We played with energy and if we continue that
energy through the rest of the season, I’m confident we’ll pick up a
couple more wins and reach our goal of finishing second in the SEC West.”
Sophomore Kelly Fidero picked up nine kills and two service aces on the
day, while freshman Sarah Bullock finished with eight kills and eight
digs for Auburn. Junior libero Liz Crouch added seven digs and classmate
Sara Shanks had 16 assists.
Colleen Ward led the Gators with 12 kills and Kristy Jaeckel finished
with 10 kills for Florida. Elyse Cusack had a match-high 14 digs and
Kelly Murphy recorded 30 assists.
Auburn grabbed a quick 4-2 lead in the first set on kills from Lauren
Mellor and Katherine Culwell, but a pair of Tiger hitting errors tied
the match at four apiece. A three-point Gator run pushed the home team
ahead at 9-6 and another run gave Florida a 15-9 advantage. The Gators
held their lead through the rest of the set, winning 25-15.
A Bullock ace and kills from Fidero triggered a 4-1 lead for the Tigers
in the opening of the second set, while a Mellor kill and a pair of aces
from Fidero pushed Auburn up 7-2. A 9-3 Gator run gave Florida its first
lead at 12-11, but kills from Alyssa Davis put Auburn up 13-12. The
squads battled for points until a six-point Florida rally drove the
Gators to a 25-18 win.
With the third set tied at four, the Gators used a three-point run to
take the 7-4 early lead. Florida continued to push, taking a six-point
lead at 12-6. The Gators went on to take the match with a 25-13.
Auburn returns to the Student Activities Center for two SEC matches next
weekend. The Tigers take on Tennessee at 4 p.m. on Nov. 13 and then host
No. 11 Kentucky at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 15.
Blackbirds' Volleyball Women Sweep at Robert Morris Locks Up Top Seed
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - With a 3-0 (25-17, 27-25, 25-19) win at Robert Morris, the Long Island University volleyball team secured the top seed in the Northeast Conference and will host the league's championship tournament on Nov. 21-22. The victory improved the Blackbirds to 14-0 in NEC play (17-13 overall).
Long Island used an 8-1 run to close out the first set, taking away a 25-17 victory. Set two would take longer to decide, as the teams battled back and forth to a 25-25 tie. After a kill from freshman Breanna Cullity (Colorado Springs, Colo.), the Blackbirds captured the set on a Robert Morris attack error.
In the third frame, Long Island trailed 12-8 before the Blackbirds unfurled an 11-0 run with senior Svetlana Simic (Klek, Serbia) serving to take control of the set and all but seal the victory. Four of the 11 points in the streak came by way of kills off the hand of sophomore Ashley Rice (Marlton, N.J.). Long Island won the set, 25-19.
Simic finished with match highs of 13 kills and 15 digs, while Rice closed with 11 kills. Sophomore Chelsey Stanton (Macungie, Pa.) tallied 10 digs. Long Island hit .277 as a team and totaled 48 kills.
Robert Morris (12-19, 9-5 NEC) hit .193 for the match and tallied 39 kills. Lindsey Monger turned in 12 kills and Corrine Moser notched 15 digs to tie for the match high.
Long Island will return home to host Central Connecticut State on Saturday, Nov. 14 a 2:00 p.m.
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Duquesne Women's Volleyball Falls to Dayton on Senior Day 3-0
PITTSBURGH - The Duquesne volleyball team fell to 3-0 to Dayton on 2009 Senior Day. The A-10's leading hitter, Lindsay Fletemier recorded a match-best 13 kills and hit .526. She also added three solo blocks for the Flyers (24-3, 13-1 A-10) who defeated the Dukes for the 11th straight time and 31st out of 33 all-time matches.
Liz Homan led the Dukes with seven kills, followed by Jessica Artmanand Sara Scheirman with four each. Katie Goss recorded 16 digs andChelsea Tillotson had a match-best 20 assists.
DU started off solid, as Wright's kill DU tied the contest at 8-8 early in the first set. The Flyers followed with a 7-0 run to take a 15-8 lead taking advantage of a pair of Duquesne errors. DU would cut the Dayton lead to three points at 18-15, but would get not closer. Anna Eytchison's kill gave UD a 25-17 win in the opening set.
The Dukes had an early 6-5 lead in the second set before the Flyers won the next four points to lead 9-6. DU was hurt by committing 10 errors and a -.051 hitting percentage as Dayton took the set 25-19.
The third set was similar to the two prior sets - the Dukes had an early lead but the A-10's top team was just too much. Fletemier's kill broke a 12-12 tie and UD never looked back, winning the set 25-19 and the match 3-0.
The loss drops DU to 14-14, 4-9 A-10 going into Friday afternoon's match against Fordham. Match time is 4:00 p.m.
