UCR Volleyball Women Completes Come-From-
Riverside, CA - Three players tallied double-digit kills and digs for the UC Riverside volleyball team on Friday evening as they defeated Cal State Northridge 3-2 in come-from-behind fashion, dropping the first two sets 25-21 and 25-20 before winning the next three 31-29, 25-23, and 15-12.The Highlanders are now perfect in five-set wins this season and have won the last three of five games while improving their record to 5-17, 3-9. Their three wins in Big West play are tied for the second-most since transitioning to Division I, with the 2005 and 2003 squads each recording four conference wins.
Tonbara Youpele led all players in kills by tying her career-high with 21, followed by Dominique Cowling's 15 kills and Shelby LeDuff's 14 strikes. Cowling also posted a game-high 18 digs while Brittney Murrey added 11 digs and 57 assists, and Youpele recorded 10 digs. Shannon Moyneur led all players with seven blocks while LeDuff had four and Murrey added three.
After dropping the first two sets, UCR went up 24-22 at set point in the third. On the next play, Savannah Thomas' serve was ruled out in a questionable call, and in the ensuing possession Cal State Northridge (7-18, 3-8) tied things up at 24 on a bad set by UCR.
The Highlanders continued to battle, however, and after five tie scores, UCR pulled out the 31-29 win. Youpele had seven kills in the third set, culminated by two straight at the end that sealed the Highlanders win. The 31 points scored by UCR is the most this season and the most since the team began using the 25-point rally format in 2008.
In the fourth set, UCR found themselves down 11-8 but proceeded to rally for a 12-11 advantage. They pushed the lead out to 23-18 down the stretch and were able to withstand a late Matador rally to win 25-23 and force the decisive fifth set.
The Highlanders were down 5-2 in the early moments of the fifth set before rallying for to tie things up at seven apiece. CSUN then ran off three consecutive points to take a 10-7 advantage, prompting a UC Riverside timeout.
UCR came out of the break by scoring four straight to retake the lead 11-10. After a Matador point to tie the set at 11, the Highlanders took the lead for good off a LeDuff kill as they scored the three points needed to complete their comeback with a 15-12 win.
This is their third match of the year in which UCR has won in five sets after dropping the first two.
The Highlanders continue play with a non-conference match against Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7:00 pm at the Student Recreation Center.
CONFERENCE USA VOLLEYBALL UPDATE
recent results
Fri., Nov. 6
^ Memphis 3, at East Carolina 0 (CBS C)
^ at Marshall 3, UAB 0
^ Tulsa 3, at UCF 1
^ at Southern Miss 3, SMU 1
^ Rice 3, at Tulane 0
^ at UTEP 3, Houston 0
UPCOMING MATCHES
Sun., Nov. 8
^ SMU at UCF (BHSN)__________ 12 p.m.
^ UAB at East Carolina___________ 1 p.m.
^ Memphis at Marshall _________ 1 p.m.
^ Tulsa at Southern Miss________ 1 p.m.
^ Houston at Tulane (CBS C)_____ 1 p.m.
^ Rice at UTEP_________________ 1 p.m.
^ C-USA matches.
| 2009 C-USA VOLLEYBALL |
CONFERENCE USA VOLLEYBALL FRIDAY NIGHT RECAPS (Fri., Nov. 6)
Memphis at East Carolina (CBS C) (20-25, 25-19, 25-16, 24-26)
Altrese Hawkins led all players with 21 kills and a robust .581 attack percentage, while libero Becky Shaffer picked up a match-best 22 digs to lead Memphis past East Carolina, 3-1, in C-USA action Friday night. The win was the second-straight for the Tigers, who improve to 7-22 overall and 3-11 in league play. Lizzy Bruin paced ECU's offense with 12 kills while Bobbie Jo Stall notched a career-best 11. ECU falls to 9-17, 2-12 in C-USA.
at Marshall 3, UAB 0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-18)
Elizabeth Herman and Emily Sullivan combine for 32 kills to help Marshall roll past UAB, 3-0, Friday night inside the Cam Henderson Center. Sullivan and Herman each finished the night with 16 kills apiece. Herman hit at a .448 (16K-3E-29TA) attacking percentage, while Sullivan hit at a .375 (16K-4E-32TA) clip. Marcum tallied her 10th double-double of the season, with 11 kills and 13 digs. Elizabeth Fleming dished out a match-high 45 assists. It marks the seventh time in eight seasons that a MU (20-7, 8-5 C-USA) volleyball team has recorded 20-or-more wins under head coach Mitch Jacobs. Jordan McDonald recorded her fifth consecutive double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs for UAB (14-15, 6-7 C-USA).
Tulsa 3, at UCF 1 ((25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18)
Four players hit double-digit kills, led by Tyler Henderson’s 25, as Tulsa scored a 3-1 win over UCF at The Venue at UCF. Henderson, with her 25 kills paired with a .420 attack percentage and three blocks, was also one of three players who hit above .400 in the match. Hannah Stout slammed 15 kills and hit .480, adding four blocks, and Julia Kenealy tallied 13 kills and hit .407 in the match, leading the way with six blocks. Jennifer Eichler recorded her 10th double-double of the season with 11 kills and 14 digs.The Golden Hurricane (22-5, 11-2 C-USA) held its spot in second place in C-USA, one half-game behind Southern Miss, which the Hurricane plays Sunday at 1 p.m. in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Rice 3, at Tulane 0 (25-24, 25-23, 25-19)
Tulane dropped a 3-0 decision to Rice at Fogelman Arena. The Owls (17-8, 9-5 C-USA) barely edged the Green Wave (15-8, 10-4) in the first two sets, 26-24 and 25-23, before Rice pulled away in the final stanza for a match-clinching 25-19 decision. The loss was the first straight-sets defeat in league play for Tulane since falling at Houston, 3-0, on Oct. 12, 2007. Rice’s Jenn McCLean and Ashleigh McCord tied for team-high kill honors with 11 each, and Tracey Lam led the Owls’ defensive effort with 11 digs. Meredith Schamun, the reigning C-USA Setter of the Week, led all players with 34 assists. ice led statistically in every category. The Owls had more kills (43-38), more assists (42-35), more aces (4-3), more digs (48-44) and more blocks (7.0-3.0). Rice posted a .274 attack percentage on the night with 14 errors in 106 swings, and the Owl defense held Tulane to a .111 mark as the Green Wave committed 25 miscues in 117 attempts. Sophomore outside hitter Visnja Djurdjevic posted match highs with 14 kills and 14 digs, and chipped in with a solo block to finish the night with 15.0 points.
at UTEP 3, Houston 0 (27-25, 25-15, 25-8)
Freshmen Chandace Tryon and Jasmine Terry led all Cougars with seven kills apiece but it wasn't enough as Houston (9-20, 6-8 C-USA) dropped a 3-0 match to UTEP. Freshman Tara Roenicke added 24 assists, while senior Alik Cardoso de Sa had a team-high eight digs. Catherine Chavez and Amy Sanders finished the night with 15 and 10 kills, respectively, for the Miners (11-16, 4-10 C-USA). The senior tandem also combined for 20 digs. Patty Jarmoc tallied 33 assists, five digs and seven total blocks.
CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION: Rice will serve as host to the 2009 Conference USA Volleyball Championship starting Nov. 20. The three-day event will be hosted inside Tudor Fieldhouse and will feature the league's top eight teams. An All-Session pass, which includes seven matches, is $15 for adults and $10 for youth. Single session ticket prices are $8 for adults and $4 for youth and groups. FREE admission to all C-USA members with a valid university ID. Sunday's championship match (Nov. 22) will be televised live on CBS College Sports at 1 p.m.
Red Wolves Volleyball Team Tops UALR 3-1 in Final SBC Road Match
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (11/6/09) – The Arkansas State Red Wolves (20-10,
10-6) topped in-state Sun Belt Conference rival UALR (14-13, 8-8) for
the second time this season, winning in four sets (25-13, 25-17,
23-25, 25-20) Friday night in Little Rock.
“I thought we came out on fire,” said ASU head coach Justin Ingram.
“We were hitting .424 and .417 in the first couple of sets, and that
is pretty hard to do offensively. (Laura) Bennett had 62 assists and
did a great job distributing our offense tonight. We knew UALR was
going to fight hard, but we had to sustain that high level of play
throughout the match. We did just that, and overall our offense was
tremendous tonight.”
ASU rolled past UALR 25-13 in the first set and took set two 25-17.
The Trojans fired back to win the third set 25-23 on three consecutive
kills.
The Red Wolves bounced back in set four, jumping out to an early 8-3
lead before UALR rallied to tie the set 18-18. ASU scored four
consecutive points on two kills from sophomore Cayla Fielder and two
Trojan attacking errors, and the Red Wolves went on to take the match
with a 25-20 win.
Freshman Brittany Hoag led the team with a career-high 23 kills, while
Fielder added 17 and a .519 hitting percentage on the night. Junior
setter Laura Bennett notched a career-high 62 assists in the match,
averaging 15.5 assists per set.
Senior libero Heather Bowman led the defensive effort with 26 digs,
while sophomore Charlyn Ursell and freshman Kelsie Hodges each put up
two blocks.
ASU will wrap up the regular season Nov. 13 and 14 when they host
Denver and North Texas. Both matches will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will
be held at Jonesboro High School.
Houston Volleyball Women Swept at UTEP, 3-0
Cougars Now Prepare for Sunday Match at Tulane
El Paso, Texas – The University of Houston volleyball team lost a three set match, 3-0 (27-25, 25-15, 25-8) Friday night in the second of two matches against the Miners this season.
Freshmen Chandace Tryon and Jasmine Terry led all Cougars with seven kills apiece. Freshman Tara Roenicke added 24 assists, while senior Alik Cardoso de Sa had a team-high eight digs.
With the loss, Houston falls to 9-20 on the season and 6-8 in Conference USA action. They also fall to 9-4 in the all-time series with the Miners. Earlier this year the Cougars swept UTEP at the Athletics/Alumni Center.
Houston came up short in the first set, 27-25. They led by as many as five points with the scoreboard reading 21-16 but the Miners battled back knotting the score 24-24 before eventually securing the win. UTEP went on the use the momentum from the first set comeback to top the Cougars 25-15 in the second set.
In their final attempt to continue the match, UH would be held to just eight points, their lowest point total of the season en route to a 25-8 loss.
Houston will then travel to Tulane on Nov. 8 for a 1 p.m. match against the Green Wave. The match will be taped to air on CBS College Sports on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. Jason Knapp and Anne Marie Anderson will be calling the action.
