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Colorado State (18-4, 10-1 MWC) maintained its slight lead in the league standings with a three-set win over Wyoming last Friday in Fort Collins, Colo. Thanks to road victories at San Diego State and Air Force, second-place TCU (21-5, 10-2 MWC) kept pace with CSU in the standings, while Utah (15-7, 8-2 MWC) remains third after defeating UNLV in its only action on the week. Fourth, fifth and sixth place were sustained by BYU (12-10, 6-4 MWC), New Mexico (16-8, 7-5 MWC) and San Diego State (10-12, 4-7 MWC), respectively, while the final three spots in the Conference rankings concurrently belong to UNLV (6-14, 4-8 MWC), Wyoming (10-15, 1-10 MWC) and Air Force (8-16, 0-11 MWC).
WEEK 11 PREVIEW
The final month of the Conference season begins on Thursday with four matches on the docket. League-leader Colorado State hosts Air Force, and second-place TCU welcomes BYU, while San Diego State visits Wyoming and Utah travels to New Mexico. The BYU-TCU contest will be shown via 90-minute tape delay on The Mtn. beginning at 8:30 p.m. CT. Saturday’s league slate will see San Diego State at Colorado State, Utah at TCU, Air Force at Wyoming and BYU at New Mexico. In non-conference play, Wyoming will host Colorado Christian on Tuesday, while UNLV takes on Nevada Thursday.
NEC Player of the Week Svetlana Simic, Long Island
Sr., OH, Klek, Serbia/Commercial School
Simic averaged 3.50 kills and 3.83 digs per set as the Blackbirds won two more matches to extend their winning streak to six and stay unbeaten in Northeast Conference action at 12-0. In a 3-0 win at Fairleigh Dickinson, Simic shared the match-high with seven kills, adding 13 digs. She hit .524 in a sweep at Sacred Heart, notching 14 kills and 10 digs. For the week, she added four blocks and two aces. This is the senior’s third selection as NEC Player of the Week this season and fourth for a Blackbird.
NEC Rookie of the Week
Breanna Cullity, Long Island
Fr., MB, Colorado Springs, CO/Colorado Springs School
Cullity turned in averages of 2.17 kills and 1.17 blocks per set as the Blackbirds won two matches to stay unbeaten in Northeast Conference play. In a sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson on Oct. 30, Cullity amassed 13 kills and five blocks. In another sweep, this time over Sacred Heart, on Oct. 31, the freshman had six kills and two blocks while hitting .400. For the week she hit .391. This is the Colorado native’s third selection as NEC Rookie of the Week and second in a row.
Around The League:
NEC Individual Statistical Leaders: Bryant’s Maria Scocca (Melrose, MA/Arlington Catholic)currently leads the NEC in blocks with 16 solo and 115 assisted for a total of 131 (1.21/s). Central Connecticut senior Jamie Baumert(Elkhorn, NE/Elkhorn) has the top spot with a .381 hitting percentage. Long Island senior Svetlana Simic (Klek, Serbia/Commercial School) owns the board for kills with 382 (3.94/s). Sacred Heart senior Courtney Kidd-Kadlubek (Santa Barbara, CA/Santa Barbara) holds the lead for assists with 958 (10.64/s) and sophomore Ashlyn Trimble (Temecula, CA/Temecula) leads a category of her own with 49 service aces (0.55/s). Liliana Rodriguez (Linden, NJ/Linden) of St. Francis (NY) leads the final category with 4.82 digs per set (366) on the season so far, while Fairleigh Dickinson sophomore Kelsey Semler (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) leads the league in total digs with 463. NEC Team Statistical Leaders: Sacred Heart still owns the top spot in the league in four different statistical categories. They have the best hitting percentage so far this season with a team total of .214. SHU also leads in assists per set with 12.26, while Bryant leads in total assists at 1,130. Furthermore, the Pioneers have the most service aces at 211 (2.37/s) and kills per set (12.96) with Bryant holding the No. 1 position for total kills at 1,240. Tournament Time: The 2009 NEC Women’s Volleyball Championship will be held on November 21 & 22 at the home of the high seed. The top four teams in the regular season will advance to the single elimination tournament. The winner of the NEC Championship will receive the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Team-by-Team Notes:
Bryant (10-19, 5-6 NEC)
Bryant went 1-1 on the week, earning the biggest upset of the season with a 3-1 topping of Robert Morris Sunday afternoon after falling to Saint Francis (PA) 3-2 Saturday. Three Bulldogs earned double-doubles against the Colonials: Jazmin Stoner (Durango, CO/Durango) (19 kills, 10 digs), Macy Mitravich (Waimanalo, HI/Sacred Hearts Academy) (12 kills, 10 digs) and Jadith Lorenzo (Lawrence, MA/Lawrence International) (31 assists, 27 digs). Stoner recorded her fifth double-double of the season while her match-high 19 kills stand as her second-best career mark for kills in a game. Lorenzo’s 31 assists and 17 digs were both match highs and new career marks for the rookie, as were her six kills. Sophomore Maria Scocca (Melrose, MA/Arlington Catholic) led the team with 27 kills on the week, collecting a match-best 17 in the loss to SFPA. She also collected a match-high six blocks in the contest and recorded seven on the week to lead the Bulldogs. Scocca also registered double-digit kills against RMU with 10. Stoner added seven kills against the Red Flash for a week-long total of 26, while Lorenzo’s 26 digs on the week paced BU defensively as the team upped its conference record to 5-6. BU hosts Sacred Heart Saturday and Fairleigh Dickinson Sunday.
Central Connecticut (14-13, 8-3 NEC)
CCSU split the two matches of its week. The Blue Devils dropped a 3-2 decision to visiting Robert Morris on Saturday, and then took care of Saint Francis (PA) 3-1 at home on Sunday.Blaike King(Carson City, NV/Carson) led the Blue Devils in kills during both matches this week. The freshman tallied 20 in the loss to RMU. She then recorded 14 to help Central top SFPA. In the match with the Colonials, King also had 13 digs and one block. She was all over the place against the Red Flash, recording 11 digs, three aces and three blocks. Junior Kaitlin Petrella(Stratford, CT/Bunnell) recorded a season-high 32 digs in the match against RMU. It was the most by a Blue Devil since the 2007 season. The last time a CCSU player hit the 30 dig plateau was when Petrella had 32 in an Oct. 27 match with the Colonials in 2007. The Stratford, CT native came back with 11 more digs in the victory over the Flash. Central will next play host to Sacred Heart on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson (5-22, 2-9 NEC)
The Knights went 1-2 this week, falling to Long Island and St. Francis (NY) but defeating Quinnipiac in three sets on Sunday. Freshman Meaghan Wheeler (Chatsworth, CA/Chaminade College Prep) led the Knights with 18 kills, averaging 3.30 per set. Classmate Violeta Slabakova (Shelby Township, MI/Utica) registered 10 services aces, and sophomore Kelsey Semler (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) had eight with six coming in the win against the Bobcats. She also recorded 61 digs to lead the team. Sophomore Sarah Berkland (Newton, MA/Newton North) led the Knights in the win against QU with 13 kills. She registered 11 blocks to lead the squad. Berkland also posted a team-high .232 attack percentage in the three matches. Classmate Sarah Willey (Abingdon, MD/Bel Air) totaled 86 assists over the week. Wheeler led the Knights against the Blackbirds on Friday night with seven kills and again on Saturday in the loss to the Terriers with 17 kills. The Knights host the Bobcats in a rematch on Nov. 6.
Long Island (15-13, 12-0 NEC)
The Blackbirds continue to roll through Northeast Conference play, notching a pair of road wins over the weekend. LIU extended its winning streak to six matches, its second such streak of the season with victories at Fairleigh Dickinson and Sacred Heart. The Blackbirds have now won 12 out of 13 matches and are above the .500 mark for the first time this season and are perfect in NEC contests. The Blackbirds used a balanced attack in an Oct. 30 sweep of FDU. Senior Svetlana Simic (Klek, Serbia/Commercial School), freshman Breanna Cullity (Colorado Springs, CO/Colorado Springs School) and junior Zuzana Buchlova (Pelhrmov, Czech Republic/Long Beach State Univ.) each tallied seven kills to lead LIU. On Oct. 31, the Blackbirds dealt SHU a 3-0 defeat. Simic led all players with 14 kills. LIU will travel to Pennsylvania this weekend to take on Saint Francis (PA) Nov. 7 and Robert Morris Nov. 8.
Quinnipiac (3-22, 2-10 NEC)
Quinnipiac lost a pair of three-set decisions this week at Sacred Heart Thursday and at home against Fairleigh Dickinson Sunday. Kelby Carey (Surfside, CA/Los Alamitos) contributed her ninth and 10th double-doubles of the season, finishing with 20 kills and 27 digs on the week. Freshman Chelsey Pachoud (Riverview, FL/Riverview) matched Carey’s output exactly with 20 kills and 27 digs of her own. Carey also had a team-high three blocks, all tallied at SHU. Kayla Lawler (Richmond, IN/Centerville) led the Bobcats’ offense with 47 assists. The Bobcats return to action Monday afternoon with a 2:00 p.m. first serve against Robert Morris. They’ll then face Fairleigh Dickinson Friday night in Hackensack, NJ before a Sunday afternoon pairing with SHU at the Burt Kahn Court.
Robert Morris (10-18, 7-4 NEC)
Robert Morris finished the weekend with a 1-1 record. The team won an exciting match over Central Connecticut State 3-2 but was upset by Bryant 3-1 the following day. Freshman Amanda Craig(Houston, TX/St. Agnes Academy) led the Colonials over the weekend with 23 kills and 12 blocks. She registered a career-high eight blocks in RMU’s win against the Blue Devils and captured back-to-back double-doubles against CCSU and BU. Junior Amanda Graham(Melbourne, FL/Eau Gallie) led the team with 13 kills and four aces against CCSU and Hannah Veith(Columbus, OH/Worthington) tied a match high with eight blocks. Sophomore setterAlyssa Bennett(Ramona, CA/Ramona) tallied eight kills, 11 digs and 44 assists in the win andCorinne Moser(Meyersdale, PA/Meyersdale) registered a career-high 30 digs. The next day Craig put in another impressive performance by leading the team with 11 kills and four blocks. Moser tied a match-high 17 digs and Bennett tallied four kills, 29 assists and two blocks. The Colonials return to action tomorrow to take on Quinnipiac at 2:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart (19-8, 9-2 NEC)
The Pioneers earned a pair of wins last week against Quinnipiac and St. Francis (NY). The 19 wins is a school Division I record, eclipsing the 18 they had last season. The Pioneers served strong last week, registering 25 aces in three matches. They had 15 in a 3-0 win over QU and 14 more in a 3-0 win over SFNY. SHU added seven more in their 3-0 loss to first-place Long Island. SophomoreAshlyn Trimble (Temecula, CA/Temecula Valley) led the team with 11 of them. She currently leads the league in that category with 49 (0.55 per set). Freshman Johanna Ovsenek (London, Ontario/Saunders Secondary) led the SHU offense with 24 kills last week, hitting an impressive .367. Sophomore Brittany Best (Norco, CA/Norco) was next with 20. Freshman Elise Sage (Greenwood Village, CO/Cherry Creek) continues to lead the Pioneers in hitting percentage at .312, collecting 158 kills along the way. The Pioneers will play their next three contests on the road starting Friday night at third-place Central Connecticut State.
St. Francis (NY) (3-19, 2-10 NEC)
St. Francis (NY) went 1-1 last week. The three wins are the most since the Terriers went 3-20 in 2003. The Terriers won at Fairleigh Dickinson in four sets on Saturday to sweep the season-series from the Knights. Senior Detelina Dimitrova(Sofia, Bulgaria/Jacksonville University) recorded a team-high 15 kills and junior Anisa Lila(Thessaloniki, Greece/Palm Beach CC) added a double-double of 11 kills and 17 digs. Junior Liliana Rodriguez(Linden, NJ/Linden) recorded a match-high 31 digs and continues to lead the NEC at 4.82 digs per game. SFNY was swept at Sacred Heart on Sunday. Dimitrova and Lila each had 5 kills for the Terriers. SFNY will travel to Robert Morris and Saint Francis (PA) this weekend.
Saint Francis (PA) (7-20, 4-7 NEC)
Saint Francis (PA) defeated Bryant in their first match over the weekend in a close 3-2 battle in Smithfield, RI. Lizzy Williams(North Bend, OH/Saint Ursula) tallied the most kills through the five sets with 14, while Shirley Miller(Fairless Hills, PA/Pennsbury) had a team-leading 18 digs. Then on Sunday, SFPA dropped a 3-1 decision to current third-place Central Connecticut State in New Britain, CT. The Red Flash is essentially four games out of the fourth and final NEC playoff spot, as RMU holds the head-to-head tiebreaker. Senior setter Rikki Myers (Noblesville, IN/Westfield) recorded 40 assists in the win over BU and 28 in the loss to CCSU to place her just nine away from the career assists mark in the rally scoring era at SFPA. The team will play its final two home matches of the season this weekend against Long Island and St. Francis (NY).
As competition in the Missouri Valley Conference schedule continues to heat up, several team and individual milestones were achieved last weekend in league play. On Friday night, Illinois State came back from an 0-2 deficit to defeat visiting Evansville, 3-2, marking the first time since 2006 that the Redbirds closed out the final three sets with a victory. On Saturday, Southern Illinois swept Illinois State, 3-0, in Normal, Ill., snapping a 36-match regular-season losing streak to the Redbirds, dating back to 1990.
Individually, Creighton's Jessica Houts recorded 10 block assists last weekend, giving her exactly 500 in her career, becoming just the fifth player in league history to top 500 career block assists. Evansville sophomore Ellen Sawin moved into seventh all-time in UE single-season assists history, tallying 82 assists last weekend against Illinois State and Indiana State, for a season total of 1,020.
Illinois State junior Mallory Leggett became the ninth player in Redbird history to reach the 1,000 dig mark. After eclipsing 1,000 kills the weekend before, Leggett is now the fourth player in school history with 1,000 kills and digs and just the second player to accomplish both as a junior. Southern Illinois senior Chandra Roberson entered the Saluki career record books in two categories last weekend. After playing in six sets, she is tied for 10th all-time in career sets played with 404, while her 14 kills moved her to 10th all-time in career kills with 1,016.
Missouri State's Cara Hackmann reached three milestones Saturday that placed her in the top five in Bears' history for a match, a season and a career. Her 37 digs against Drake tied for the third highest single-match total in school history, made her the fifth player to reach 500 digs in a single season and fourth player to get to 1,300 for a career at Missouri State. Her teammate, sophomore Calli Norman, recorded the highest overall kill total at Missouri State in five years and the most in a four-set match in 10 years Saturday with 25 kills against Drake.
With just three conference weekends remaining on the 2009 regular-season schedule, the top three teams in the standings - UNI, Missouri State and Wichita State - are separated by just three games and combine to play three matches against each other over the final three league weekends.
In this week's AVCA Coaches' Poll, UNI breaks into the top-25, as the Panthers are tied for 25th, tallying 82 total points. UNI had previously been in the "others receiving votes" category for eight-straight weeks. Last weekend, Northern Iowa tallied a non-conference win over South Dakota State, before picking up a league victory over Bradley, the Panthers 20th-straight win of the season. This marks the first week the Valley has seen a league member in the top-25 since earlier this season (Sept. 28, 2009), when the Wichita State Shockers were No. 25.
On the conference calendar, Bradley and UNI will host Illinois State and Indiana State, Evansville and Southern Illinois will greet Missouri State and Wichita State, while Drake will travel to Creighton.
This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week is Wichita State's Emily Stockman, the Defensive Player of the Week is Cara Hackmann of Missouri State and the Freshman of the Week is Southern Illinois' Rachael Brown.
Southeast Missouri at SIU Edwardsville - 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Murray State at UT Martin* - 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Austin Peay at Jacksonville State* - 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois* - 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Morehead State at Southeast Missouri* - 7:00 p.m.
Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech* - 7:00 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at UT Martin* - 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
SIU Edwardsville at Murray State - 11:00 a.m.
Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech* - 2:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Morehead State at Eastern Illinois* - 2:00 p.m (OVCSports.TV)
Tennessee State at Jacksonville State* - 2:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri* - 6:00 p.m.
* - OVC Games
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
2009 OVC Players of the Week - November 2, 2009
Offensive:
Karleigh DeLong, RS, Sr., 5'11
Corona, Calif. - Southeast Missouri
DeLong averaged 5.29 kills per set as Southeast Missouri split a pair of Conference matches last week. She also posted 2.29 digs each time out. Against Murray State, she recorded a match-high 21 kills, marking her third match with 20-plus kills this season. She finished with a .269 attack percentage as she committed just seven attack errors on a match-best 52 attempts. She also chipped in seven digs. In the UT Martin match, she again led all players with 16 kills, nine of which came in the deciding set. She had a match-high 38 swings, committing just two errors for a .368 attack percentage. DeLong added two service aces for a match-best 20 points.
Defensive:
Brittany Wallace, L/DS, So., 5'5
Trenton, Ill.- Eastern Illinois
Wallace led the team in digs over the weekend, notching 26 digs in Eastern Illinois' win over UT Martin. She followed that up with a career-best 28 digs against Murray State. She has now recorded double-digit digs in 18 straight matches this season.
Setter:
Sarah Barth, S, Sr., 5'11
Germantown, Ill. - Southeast Missouri
Barth dished out 84 assists over Southeast Missouri's two matches last week. She also averaged 2.86 digs per set. Barth recorded her third double-double of the season against Murray State with a match-high 47 assists and 13 digs. She also added six kills, one service ace and one block assist while hitting .250. Barth led all players with 37 assists in just three sets against Ut Martin. She added seven digs and two kills in the match.
2009 Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Team Notes
Austin Peay (12-2 OVC; 19-6 overall): Austin Peay defeated Morehead State (22-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-23) and Eastern Kentucky (25-22, 20-25, 25-9, 25-18) last week. Senior Kirstin Distler posted a .396 attack percentage over the two matches, tallying 23 kills. Against Morehead State, Distler had an errorless performance, recording 11 kills and a .407 attack percentage. Junior Sarah Alisaleh had 43 assists, 13 digs, three kills and two blocks versus the Eagles. She finished the week with 91 assists. Senior Stephanie Champine recorded 32 kills over the two matches to move into 10th on the schools single-season kills lists with 405. A victory in any of its final five regular-season matches would give Austin Peay its second straight 20-win season and ninth overall. It would be the Lady Govs first back-to-back 20-win campaigns since posting three such seasons from 1991-93. Austin Peay continues its five-match road trip this week with a non-conference contest at Lipscomb followed by league matches at Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech. The matches with JSU and TTU can be seen on OVCSports.TV.
Eastern Illinois (3-12 OVC; 10-18 overall): Eastern Illinois split a pair of OVC matches last week, defeating UT Martin (21-25, 26-24, 25-15, 25-17) and falling to Murray State (25-14, 25-22, 12-25, 23-25, 10-15). The Panthers' 10 wins so far this season have already doubled the squad's five-win total from last year. Junior Alex Zwettler recorded a double-double in each match to give her 16 on the season. She finished the week with 32 kills and 31 digs. Sophomore Brittany Wallace posted a team-leading 54 digs over the two matches. Sophomore Chrissie Albers dished out 88 assists, including 45 against the Skyhawks. She also chipped in 32 digs last week. The Panthers will host Eastern Kentucky on Friday and Morehead State on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on OVCSports.TV.
Eastern Kentucky ( 5-8 OVC; 6-17 overall): Eastern Kentucky split a pair of OVC matches last week, picking up a win over Tennessee State (25-21, 25-18, 25-20) and losing to Austin Peay (22-25, 25-20, 9-25, 18-25). Junior Lauren Snyder recorded a double-double against Tennessee State, finishing with a match-best 10 kills and 11 digs. Autumn Harms added six kills and a .400 attack percentage. Junior Kate Hendle posted a match-best 29 assists and added three digs. The Colonels wore pick socks and hair ribbons for the past two matches in support of breast cancer awareness month. For every home court victory in the month of October the EKU volleyball program donated $100 to the Susan B. Koman Foundation. The Colonels finished with six wins at home in the month of October. Eastern Kentucky will travel to Eastern Illinois on Friday and Southeast Missouri on Saturday. The match with Eastern Illinois can be seen on OVCSports.TV.
Jacksonville State (14-0 OVC; 21-5 overall): Jacksonville State defeated Tennessee Tech (18-25, 23-25, 25-18, 30-28, 15-13). Junior Caitlin Vorbeck recorded 18 kills on a .448 attack percentage to lead the Gamecocks. Sophomore Lauren Harkins tallied a team-best 26 digs to move into fourth place on the school's single-season digs list with 497 this year. Junior Brooke Schumacher moved into fifth on JSU's career assists list and is second in school's Division I history. Jacksonville State has won its last 10 matches that have gone into a fifth set. The Gamecocks will host Austin Peay on Friday and Tennessee State on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on OVCSports.TV.
Morehead State (10-4 OVC; 18-8 overall): Morehead State earned a split last week, falling Austin Peay (25-22, 19-25, 25-25, 23-25) and defeating Tennessee State (25-16, 25-16, 25-26, 25-9). Senior Kristina Schoo, one of only five players in the history of the OVC to collect more than 2,000 digs, broke the Morehead State career record on Saturday, upping her total to 2,098 and bettering the previous record of 2,082. Sophomore Emma Keough set a school single-match record for hitting percentage (.824) when she totaled 14 kills with no errors on 17 attempts against TSU. She also tallied nine total blocks in the match. Freshman Annie Gruenschlaeger is only eight block assists shy of breaking the school's season record of 122. She also had 13 kills, a .520 attack percentage and five blocks versus Tennessee State. Junior Kristie Brangers dished out 88 assists over the two matches. Morehead State will travel to Southeast Missouri on Friday and Eastern Illinois on Saturday. The match with EIU can be seen on OVCSports.TV.
Murray State (8-6 OVC; 8-16 overall): Murray State posted wins over Southeast Missouri (25-16, 18-25, 25-19, 25-18) and Eastern Illinois (14-25, 22-25, 25-12, 25-23, 15-10). The two wins marked the Racers' first two road victories of the season. Sophomore Logan Su tallied 20 kills on a .281 attack percentage over the two matches. Against Southeast Missouri, she tallied 14 kills and a .317 hitting percentage. Sophomore Kayleah Sauer led the team in digs with 51, including 26 in the win over Southeast Missouri. Sophomore Jade Guo dished out 85 assists over the two matches and helped the team hit .249 last week. Sophomore Sara Hayden tied a school record for most block assists in a match with 10 against Eastern Illinois. The Racers will travel to UT Martin on Thursday before returning home to host SIU Edwardsville on Saturday. The match with UTM can be seen on OVCSports.TV.
Southeast Missouri (6-8 OVC; 10-15 overall): Southeast Missouri fell to Murray State (16-25, 25-18, 19-25, 18-25) before defeating UT Martin (25-18, 25-14, 27-25) last week. The Redhawks recorded their second straight match in which they recorded an attack percentage of .200 as they averaged .235 for the week. Senior Karleigh DeLong posted 37 kills on a .311 attack percentage last week. She recorded 21 kills against Murray State to mark her third match with 20 or more kills this season. Senior Molly Davis led the team with 16 digs against Murray State and followed that up with a match-best 14 digs versus UTM. Senior Sarah Barth averaged 12.00 assists and 2.86 digs per set last week. She recorded her third double-double of the year with a match-high 47 assists and 13 digs versus the Racers. Southeast Missouri will travel to SIU Edwardsville on Tuesday before hosting Morehead State on Friday and Eastern Kentucky on Saturday.
SIU Edwardsville ( 1-23 overall): SIU Edwardsville fell to Missouri (16-25, 21-25, 21-25) in its only match of the week. Junior Sydney Winslow led the Cougars with 13 kills and added nine digs while freshman Sammi Minton recorded a team-best 15 digs. SIUE will host Southeast Missouri on Tuesday before traveling to UT Martin on Friday and Murray State on Saturday. The match with UT Martin can be seen on OVCSports.TV.
Tennessee State (2-11 OVC; 3-22 overall): Tennessee State fell to Eastern Kentucky (21-25, 18-25, 20-25) and Morehead State (16-25, 16-25, 26-24, 9-25) last week. Sophomore Shaquita Williams tallied 20 kills and 22.5 points last week. With 12 kills against Morehead State, she posted her 11th double-digit kill performance this season. Junior Kamille King led the Tiger defense with 27 digs to extend her double-digit dig streak to six matches. Senior Yamari Padilla-Collazo recorded a double-double with 25 assists and 16 digs against EKU. She finished the week with 66 assists. The Tigers will travel to Tennessee Tech on Friday and Jacksonville State on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on OVCSports.TV.
Tennessee Tech (8-6 OVC; 9-14 overall): Tennessee Tech fell to Jacksonville State (25-18, 25-23, 18-25, 28-40, 13-15) in its only match of the week. Junior Marie Peddicord led the team with 16 kills and a .484 hitting percentage. Freshman Kelsey Gray had a match-high eight blocks. Junior Melanie Culp dished out 58 assists in the match. She just missed her sixth straight double-double as she finished with nine digs. The Golden Eagles will host Tennessee State on Friday and Austin Peay on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on OVCSports.TV.
UT Martin (2-13 OVC; 7-18 overall): UT Martin dropped matches to Eastern Illinois (25-21, 24-26, 15-25, 17-25) and Southeast Missouri (18-25, 15-25, 25-27). Junior Lauren Montague led the offense with 21 kills on 82 attempts. She also picked up 21 digs over the two matches. Freshman Kasey Elswick tallied 30 digs last week, including 22 against Eastern Illinois. Freshman Kelsey Miles dished out 42 assists, including 39 in the EIU match. UT Martin will host Murray State on Thursday and SIU Edwardsville on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on OVCSports.TV.
OVC News and Notes
OVCSPORTS.TV: All home matches for Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin will be available on OVCSports.TV. Other select matches will also be web streamed throughout the season. Volleyball packages are available for $24.95 which includes all matches that are streamed and the OVC Championship. For more information and to sign up visit www.ovcsports.com.
Three teams are locked in for the 2009 championship.
Hannah Stout of Tulsa ranks sixth in the NCAA in hitting efficiency with a .432 clip.
IRVING, Texas - Three teams have secured their spots in the 2009 Conference USA Volleyball Championship - league leader Southern Miss, followed by Tulsa and Tulane. This year the league takes its top eight teams to Houston, Texas for a Nov. 20-22 championship. The three day event will be hosted by Rice University.
This past weekend results mathematically eliminated East Carolina and Memphis from Conference USA Tournament contention.
The remainder of the tournament field is yet to be determined.
Tulsa collected its 20th win of the season with 3-1 victories over UTEP and Tulane last weekend. Head coach Ed Allen is only three wins shy of his 100th at TU.
Marshall is one win shy of 20, while SMU is two.
Southern Miss has already recorded its 20th win of the year with a 3-2 victory over Rice on Oct. 18, marking the first time the Golden Eagles have achieved this milestone in six years.
Tulsa has achieved this mark each year as a member of C-USA, while Marshall has done so three of the past four years.
The Golden Hurricane sports an impressive 8-0 C-USA home record, and an 11-2 overall mark when playing inside the Reynolds Center. Southern Miss, Tulane, SMU, Marshall and UAB only have one home loss this season.
Southern Miss' 11 C-USA wins ties the most wins for the program since 2003. The Golden Eagles topped the century mark for the first time this season with 105 digs against UAB.
UPCOMING MATCHES (All times Central) Tue., Nov. 3 UAB at Troy 7 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 6 ^Memphis at East Carolina (CBS C) 6 p.m. ^UAB at Marshall 6 p.m. ^Tulsa at UCF 6 p.m. ^SMU at Southern Miss 7 p.m. ^Rice at Tulane 7 p.m. ^Houston at UTEP 8 p.m.
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.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK TYLER HENDERSON, TULSA 5-10, Fr., OH (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Henderson averaged 5.50 kills per set, totaling 44 kills in Tulsa's 3-1 wins over UTEP and Tulane last the weekend. She hit .255 in those matches, scored 44 points and had six digs. Henderson recorded 26 kills and had five digs, and hit .255 in the match against Tulane. She killed 18 attacks and hit .250 Friday against UTEP. This is Henderson's second career Offensive Player of the Week honor.
Co-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK TRACEY LAM, RICE 5-6, Jr., L (San Francisco, Calif.) Lam averaged 6.67 digs per set in Rice's two straight-set wins over East Carolina and Marshall. She averaged seven digs per set against East Carolina and 6.33 digs per set vs. Marshall. This is Lam's second consecutive Defensive Player of the Week honor in 2009 and eighth for her career.
PATTY PANIAGUA, UAB 6-0, Sr., MB (Stockton, Calif.) Paniagua posted just the third double-double of the kills and blocks variety in Conference USA this season when she recorded a career-high 11 blocks to go along with 12 kills Sunday against Southern Miss. Her 11 blocks tie for the second-highest total by any player in the league this year in a single match. Paniagua, who also managed six blocks in Friday's win over UCF, finished the weekend with a 1.89 blocks-per-set average. She also chipped in 2.33 kills per set. This is Paniagua's first ever Defensive Player of the Week honor.
SETTER OF THE WEEK MEREDITH SCHAMUN, Rice 5-11, Jr., S (Murrieta, Calif.) Schamun averaged an 12.50 assists per set in Rice's two straight-set wins over East Carolina and Marshall. She averaged 12.7 assists vs. East Carolina and 12.33 against Marshall. Schamun led a balance attack as three players posted double-digit kills, she also had 11 digs to post a double-double herself, against the Thundering Herd. The junior also had four kills in each match and zero hitting errors for a .381 hitting percentage for the week. This is Schamun's third Setter of the Week honor this year and sixth of her career.
2009 C-USA VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE A31 Elizabeth Herman, Marshall S8 Hannah Stout, Tulsa S14 Dana Powell, SMU S21 Ashley Mell, Southern Miss S28 Visnja Djurdjevic, Tulane O5 Ashley Mell, Southern Miss O12 Tyler Henderson, Tulsa O19 Angela Hlavaty, Southern Miss O26 Hannah Stout, Tulsa & Emily Sullivan, Marshall N2 Tyler Henderson, Tulsa
This Week in the MAC Tuesday, November 3 Akron at Youngstown St, 7:00 PM
Thursday, November 5 Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 PM Bowling Green at Miami, 7:00 PM
Friday, November 6 Akron at Kent State, 7:00 PM Buffalo at Ohio, 7:00 PM Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 7:00 PM Central Michigan at Toledo, 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 7 Northern Illinois at Bowling Green, 3:00 PM Western Michigan at Miami, 5:00 PM Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7:00 PM Akron at Ohio, 7:00 PM Buffalo at Kent State, 7:00 PM Central Michigan at Ball State, 1:00 PM
Players of the Week
West Division Offensive Player of the Week Victoria Randolph, Eastern Michigan, Sr., OH, Cincinnati, Ohio / Mount Notre Dame Randolph led the Eagles to their first road victory of the 2009 season as the Eagles upended Central Michigan, Oct. 29, at the Rose Center. In seven sets this weekend, she tallied a team-best 28 kills in 73 swings for a .342 hitting percentage. She also racked up 21 digs. Against both CMU and Ohio, Randolph paced the Eagles with 14 put-a-ways in both matches to lead the Green and White's offensive attack.
Co-East Division Offensive Player of the Week Andrea Atteberry, Miami, Sr., Setter, Schererville, Ind./Lake Central Andrea had a great week as she averaged an impressive 10.62 assists per set. Against Buffalo, she had her second career triple-double (both this season) when she put down 10 kills, 55 assists and 12 digs. She won several battles with the blocker at the front of the net and helped Miami win the match in five sets by putting the ball down for the free kill. She was also strong with 33 assists and three kills in straight set win over Akron the night before. She made smart decisions on when to attack, as she hit .476 for the week.
Ellen Herman, Ohio, Sr., OH, Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic Herman hit a superb .340 for the week with 39 kills (5.57 per set) with two assists and two aces. She combined that with a 13 dig, seven block performance on the defensive end to go with 45.0 points (6.43 per set). Herman had her ninth double-double of the season with 26 kills and 10 digs in the win over Eastern Michigan. Herman's 45 points also made her Ohio's career leader in the category as she now sports 2004.5 points.
West Division Defensive Player of the Week Ashley Turnage, Western Michigan, So., MB, Schoolcraft, Mich./Lawton Ashley Turnage averaged 2.17 blocks per set with 13 total blocks to lead WMU to sweeps of Ball State and Toledo. Turnage started the weekend with 1 solo block and four assisted blocks against the Cardinals. She followed with the best blocking match of her career against Toledo. She had two solo blocks, career-high six assisted blocks for a career-high eight total blocks. With Turnage leading the way, WMU averaged 3.50 blocks per set and 17.17 digs per set, while holding opponents to .061 hitting, including -.014 hitting by Ball State.
East Division Defensive Player of the Week Sarah Petrulis, Ohio, Sr., DS, Westlake, Ohio/Magnificat Petrulis is now just 66 digs shy of 1,000 for her career after posting 34 this week (4.86 per set). She also had five assists and pair of aces on the offensive end, while registering a kill in her only attempt.
News and Notes • The University of Akron volleyball team picked up its first sweep of a Mid-American Conference squad this season beating Bowling Green in three straight sets Saturday night. The win in which UA posted a .325 hitting percentage was the Zips second against the Falcons this season. In the victory, senior setter Kara Smith posted a double-double posting 39 assists while adding 13 digs. Also in the win sophomores Courtney Jarvis and Tina Dimtrijevs posted stellar games putting up 17 kills between them with no errors. Dimtrijevs also added three block assists while Jarvis added 11 digs.
• With 25 digs in BSU's two matches last weekend, Ball State junior libero/defensive specialist Alyssa Rio raised her career digs total to 1,312. The total allowed her to move past Kelly Cochran (1,309 digs from 2003-06) for fourth on BSU's all-time career digs list. Rio also posted double-digit digs in both matches to up her career total to 63 matches with double-figure digs.
• Bowling Green split its weekend MAC matches for the third consecutive weekend, defeating Buffalo in three sets before a three-set loss to Akron ... It marks the third straight week that the Falcons have won the Friday match and lost the Saturday contest ... Noelle Spitler had a career-high 12 kills as BG swept past Buffalo ... The Falcons battled back from a 24-21 deficit in the third set to win 27-25 ... The win over Buffalo was Head Coach Denise Van De Walle's 497th of her career ... Against Akron, Emily Kauth had 12 kills and Corey Domek tied her career high with 15 digs.
• The 15 wins for the Bulls are their most since 1997 when they had 17 wins. It is the most wins for a UB team since joining the MAC. Freshman Tori Beckman added 50 digs on the week, giving her 444 for the season. That mark is currently seventh in the school history for digs in a season.
• The Chippewas rounded out their four-match homestand at 3-1 after splitting a pair of decisions last week. CMU returns to the road this weekend to face Toledo and Ball State. Freshman Katie Schuette gave the CMU offense a shot in the arm against Kent State, finishing with 12 kills in 18 swings in her first collegiate start. Senior Alexis Lonneman is also closing in on CMU's all-time digs record. The libero has 1,929, leaving her 67 short of tying the program mark.
• The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team has struggled this season to put all the pieces together for a complete match, however, that was not the case Thursday evening, Oct. 29, at the Rose Center. Behind a combined 37 kills from the trio of Victoria Randolph (Cincinnati, Ohio-Mount Notre Dame) and freshmen Rachel Iaquaniello (Plymouth, Mich.-Dearborn Divine Child) and Kristen Baker (Mentor, Ohio-Mentor), EMU swept past Central Michigan University, 3-0 (27-25, 28-26, 25-22), in Mid-American Conference West Division action. The victory snapped the Eagles' seven-match losing skid and brought their record to 4-23 overall and 3-8 in league play. Meanwhile, the loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Chippewas and brings their record to13-8 and 6-5 in the MAC.
• Seniors Katie Veatch and Jenny Keck are fourth and fifth, respectively, in career assists in Kent State history. Veatch has 71 assists this season and 2,427 for her career while Keck has 558 this season and 1600 in her career. With 11 blocks this past weekend, sophomore Liva Brivule is tied for tied for 6th in KSU history for blocks in a single season with 106. She is also fourth with 91 assisted blocks on the year.
• For the first time this season, the RedHawks swept play on a road trip, defeating Akron and Buffalo. Miami finishes road play in the MAC with a 5-3 record. The final four games are now at home, where the RedHawks sport a perfect 4-0 record currently. Megan Griffin will be using these four games to attempt to become the 18th player in school history to reach 1,000 kills. She is at 946 and needs 54 more. Miami's season has been very similar to last year, and fittingly after 12 matches has the same 9-3 conference record that it had at this point last year.
• The Huskies split their last regular season home weekend, defeating Toledo in three sets and losing to Ball State in three sets, to finish with a 9-5 record at Victor E. Court ... Meagan Schoenrock led the Huskie offense with 25 (4.17/set) kills and Maddie Hughes led the defense with 27 digs (4.50/set) ... NIU has now won seven of its last nine matches.
• Ohio has amassed a 24-4 conference record under head coach Ryan Theis. Under head coach Ryan Theis, the Bobcats are 38-3 when hitting .200 or better, and 31-4 when holding opponents under the .200 mark. The Bobcats have amassed a conference record of 100-6 (.943) since the start of the 2003 season, including three perfect 16-0 seasons. Senior Ellen Herman, who is averaging 4.61 kills per set and 16.13 kills per match, is Ohio's alltime kill leader. The senior from Toledo, Ohio, currently has 1,814 kills in her career, and will be gunning for the all-time MAC mark. She is 13 off of Megan Hammons (Ball State), who sits in fourth place.
• Toledo will look to regroup from losses at NIU and WMU last weekend when it plays its final two home matches of the season against CMU and EMU. UT has posted a 7-2 win-loss mark in Savage Arena and will be looking to avenge earlier losses to the Eagles and Chippewas. Sophomore OH Cassie Kleespies entered the Rockets' starting lineup two weeks ago and has made an immediate impact. She has tallied a .286 hitting percentage to go along with 2.38 kills per set since becoming a starter, including a .355 ATK% and 2.67 kps in UT's matches at NIU and WMU last weekend.
• Senior setter Jillian Mitchell had 14 digs over the weekend to move into fifth in career digs at WMU with 1,147 digs. The Broncos' two home wins improved their current winning streak to four matches, eight-straight wins at home and a 10-1 home mark at University Arena this season. The Broncos' welcomed 1,002 fans on Friday vs. Toledo for their seventh consecutive crowd of 1,000 or more this season. WMU is one of the top two teams in the MAC in attendance with an average of 906 fans per match. The Broncos played more dominant defense over the weekend, holding teams to .061 hitting, including -.014 hitting by Ball State. The Broncos averaged 3.50 blocks per set and 17.17 digs per set to shut down the offenses of Ball State and Toledo.
IRVING, Texas - All but two spots have been secured for the 2009 Conference USA Volleyball Championship. Southern Miss, Tulsa, Tulane, SMU, Rice and Marshall punched their tickets to the tournament this past weekend. This year the league takes its top eight teams to Houston, Texas for a Nov. 20-22 championship. The three-day event will be hosted by Rice University.
The final two spots will be determined between Houston, UAB, UCF and UTEP.
East Carolina and Memphis were mathematically eliminated from tournament contention last weekend.
UCLA MOVES INTO TIE FOR SECOND, ONE MATCH BEHIND LEAGUE LEADING HUSKIES
BRUINS RUN WIN STREAK TO FIVE
UCLA has won five straight and has moved up into a tie for second, just one match behind WASHINGTON... For the third time this season, eight Pac-10 teams are ranked among the AVCA Top 25, and it’s the ninth straight week with at least seven teams ranked - No. 4 WASHINGTON, tNo. 5 STANFORD, No. 7 UCLA, No. 13 CALIFORNIA, No. 14 OREGON, No. 17 USC, No. 18 ARIZONA, and No. 23 WASHINGTON STATE. Also receiving votes was OREGON STATE (No. 33)... This week’s FSN televised match features a top five showdown featuring No. 5 Stanford at No. 4 Washington. Pac-10 teams are making the most of their television exposure as four of seven matches televised by FSN this season have gone five sets.
PAC-10 NOTES
• Around the League... ARIZONA junior OH Tiffany Owens collected 30 kills (3.75 kps) over the weekend, leading the Cats with 15 kills in each match vs. Washington and Washington State. She also added 21 digs (2.63 dps) and has now recorded a double-double in three consecutive matches... ARIZONA STATE snapped a eight-match losing streak with a four-set win over No. 21 Washington State. It was the second win over a ranked opponent this season for the Sun Devils. Sophomore OH Sofie Schlagintweit hit .286 in collecting 15 kills in 35 attempts in the win over WSU... CALIFORNIA senior L Kristen Kathan posted 21 digs vs. UCLA and 20 digs vs. USC, averaging 5.13 dps over the weekend. That pushes her season average from 3.56 dps to 3.72 dps. Junior S Carli Lloyd hit .381 with nine kills and dished out 91 assists (11.38 aps) in the split with the Los Angeles schools... OREGON senior OH Sonja Newcombe hit .364 and pounded out a career-high 29 kills (7.25 kps) in the four-set win over Oregon State. Senior S Nevena Djordjevic took possession of the school career assists record (3,924) with her 56 tally Friday - her second-highest of the season. She rewrote the former mark owned by Stephanie Snyder (3,883, 1986-89)... OREGON STATE senior OH Rachel Rourke posted a career-high 36 kills in a tough four-set loss to Oregon. in doing so, she broke the 15-year-old school record for kills as she now has 1,773 career kills, resetting the record set by Shelly Smith form 1991-94. Also in the match against Oregon, junior MB Kiersten Sambrailo set a new career-high for blocks with nine... STANFORD junior OH Cassidy Lichtman leads the team with 15 double-doubles, including seven triple-doubles this season. With 1,439 digs, junior L Gabi Ailes needs 18 digs to move into second-place on Stanford’s career digs list. On the weekend, senior MB Janet Okogbaa hit a combined .434 against USC and UCLA (30k-6e-56att). UCLA snapped an 18-match losing streak to Stanford with a five-set win over the Cardinal. With the win, coach Andy Banachowski posted his 1,100th career victory. Including the win at Cal, the Bruins swept the Bay Area trip for the first time since the 2000 season. The Bruins posted 99 digs at Stanford, the most by a Pac-10 team this season. USC sophomore OH Alex Jupiter has led the Women of Troy in kills in six of the last seven matches. During that span she has tallied 126 kills (5.04 kps)... WASHINGTON junior OHKindra Carlson posted a career-high 24 kills in the three set sweep of Arizona State. For the weekend, she picked up 42 kills (6.00 kps), while hitting .333 in the process. Senior L Tamari Miyashiro recorded 38 digs and has now moved into second on the Pac-10 all-time digs list with 2,233. She’ll need 152 digs to catch former ASU Sun Devil Sydney Donahue (2,385 digs, 2004-07)... WASHINGTON STATE senior MB Cassie Robbins hit a combined .375 (22k-4e-48att.) in matches at Arizona State and Arizona. Robbins ranks 10th in the Pac-10, hitting .318 this season.
Week 11: Southland Conference Women's College Volleyball News
Central Arkansas has won its last seven matches and 22 of its last 23 to claim a share of the East Division title for the second consecutive season.
UCA needs to win one of their remaining four matches or have Stephen F. Austin lose once in order to claim the East outright.
Central Arkansas is the only unbeaten team in conference play with a 12-0 mark against league opponents marking the best start by the Sugar Bears as a member of the Southland.
During conference play the Sugar Bears have outscored league members by a combined 36-11 with four sweeps.
Senior Evaree Franklin ranks third in hitting percentage (.347), junior Chloe Smith ranks second with 195 kills and first with 4.15 kills per set.
Senior Robyn Smith ranks second with 513 assists and first with 10.91 per set in league action. Sophomore Cristin Curl ranks second with 229 digs and 4.87 per set.
Against conference opponents, UCA ranks third with a .231 team hitting percentage, second with 557 assists and third with 605 kills.
Sam Houston State Win Streak at 11 Matches
Sam Houston State owns the Southland’s longest current win streak at 11 matches, its best stretch since the 1993 league champion Bearkat squad won 14 in a row. The 11-1 conference record is the best start for Sam Houston State since joining the Southland in 1986.
Sam Houston, the West Division leader, has outscored its opponents 33-15 in the previous 11 matches including three sweeps with the previous four matches all going to five sets.
Sophomore Carli Kolbe, the current Southland kills leader (408), is the only player in the league with over 400 kills this season. Freshman Michelle Miller ranks second in the league with 896 assists and is tied for second with 9.74 per set.
Senior Anna Ferguson is currently third with 386 kills, ranks fourth with 3.45 kills per set and her .285 hitting percentage ranks ninth.
Freshman Kaylee Hawkins ranks third with 429 digs and is one of five league players with over 4.0 digs per set.
Kolbe leads the league with 17 double-doubles including a league-best nine double-double performances against league opponents.
Bearkats Record Seventh Player of the Week Award
Sam Houston State senior Anna Ferguson and freshman Kaylee Hawkins were named the offensive and defensive players of the week respectively by vote of the league’s sports information directors. The sweep gives the Bearkats their third of the season and is the first Southland team since Stephen F. Austin in 2005 to sweep the player of the week awards with the same duo in consecutive weeks.
The Bearkats, winners of their last 11 matches, swept the weekly awards previously on October 5 and again on the 26th giving Sam Houston four straight awards and seven of the last 10, the most awards by a Sam Houston State squad since the 1990 season. Ferguson and Hawkins each receives their third award of the season and are the first Bearkats to win three player of the week awards since former Bearkat standout Sarah Womble in 1992.
Carli Kolbe Leads Southland With 17 Double-doubles
Sam Houston State sophomore Carli Kolbe leads the Southland with 17 double-doubles. The league’s current kills leader (408), Kolbe has recorded a double-double against 13 different opponents this season with two coming against Lamar, McNeese State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in conference play. In those 17 matches, Kolbe has 26943 kills and 223 digs for a 15.82 kills and 13.11 digs average. Kolbe’s 28 kills vs. Texas State are the most by a player in a conference match this season.
Anna Ferguson Records 1,000 Career Kills
Ferguson, a native of Dallas, Texas, led Sam Houston as the Bearkats extended their winning streak to 11 matches with victories over UTSA and A&M-Corpus Christi. The 11 consecutive wins is the Kat’s longest stretch since the 1994 Southland championship season.
Ferguson picked up her 1,000th career kill in the A&M-Corpus Christi match Saturday to move into the top-10 all-time at SHSU in career kills. Ferguson currently ranks third in the league in overall kills (386) and in kills per set (3.45). Both wins over the Roadrunners and Islanders went five sets, giving Kats 10-2 record in five-set matches this year.
Robyn Smith on Verge of Southland Record
Central Arkansas senior Robyn Smith is the current league leader in assists with 971 and in per set at 11.16 and is now the new school career-leader with 4,985 career assists.
Smith has led the Southland in assists in each of the last two seasons with 1,387 (12.50) in 2007 and 1,255 (11.11) in 2008, receiving setter of the year honors last season.
If Smith continues on her current pace she will be the first player in Southland history to lead the league in assists for three consecutive seasons.
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