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Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Cornell Invitational

ITHACA, NY - The University at Buffalo volleyball team won its second tournament of the season on Saturday as the Bulls won both of their matches to claim the title at the Cornell Tournament. The Bulls defeated Colgate 3-0 in today’s afternoon action and then defeated the host Big Red by an identical 3-0 score this evening. The two victories improve Buffalo’s record to 9-4 on the season.

In today’s first contest, the Bulls defeated Colgate 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 as UB hit .390 for the match, which is its season high. UB hit .500 or above in both the first and third set. Senior Dani Silvers <http://www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/womensvolleyball/roster/silvers.shtml>  led the way with 13 kills, helping her claim MVP honors at the tournament. Junior Marisa Hornbaker <http://www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/womensvolleyball/roster/hornbaker.shtml>  added 11 kills, while Kristin Bignell <http://www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/womensvolleyball/roster/bignell.shtml>  added eight kills. Three Bulls recorded six kills, including Lindsey Schlegel <http://www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/womensvolleyball/roster/schlegel.shtml>  who also added 34 assists and six digs as she was named to the All-Tournament Team. Freshman Tori Beckman <http://www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/womensvolleyball/roster/beckman.shtml>  finished with 17 digs.

Kelsey Lueders

Marisa Hornbaker

The night contest also went UB’s way as the Bulls have now won seven of their last eight meetings. The Bulls defeated Cornell 25-19, 25-11, 25-11 as two Bulls recorded double figures in kills. Hornbaker had 10 kills and seven digs, while redshirt junior Kelsey Lueders <http://www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/womensvolleyball/roster/lueders.shtml>  had 10 kills and no errors as she hit .556 for the match. Lueders also added five total blocks on the night. Silvers added eight kills, while sophomore Abby Niekamp <http://www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/womensvolleyball/roster/niekamp.shtml>  recorded her second straight six-kill performance. Niekamp added six total blocks, while Bignell led the way with seven total rejections. Beckman added 15 digs, while sophomore Heather Pyle <http://www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/womensvolleyball/roster/pyle.shtml>  recorded 12 digs. Schlegel finished the match with 32 assists, five digs and three blocks.

“This whole weekend was great team effort,” said head coach Todd Kress. “To go on the road and get three wins is a great achievement for our program. We have some things to work on before MAC play next weekend, but we know what we have to do in practice this weekend to prepare for two very good teams.”

The nine wins by the Bulls prior to conference play are their most victories before the MAC season since 2006.

UB begins MAC play this weekend as they travel to face Miami (OH) on Friday and Bowling Green on Saturday.

Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: UT Arlington Hilton Invitational

TCU Claims UTA Hilton Invitational With 3-0 Win

Win is seventh straight for the Frogs.



ARLINGTON, Texas -  The TCU volleyball claimed their third straight tournament crown with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-19) defeat of UT Arlington Saturday night. Kourtney Edwards paced the high-flying attack with 12 kills and five blocks. Megan Munce served up three aces and dished out 30 assists. Edwards and Christy Hudson were named to the all-tournament team.



Hudson joined Edwards as the only other Frog to tally double-digit kills, finishing with 10. Irene Hester led all defensive players with 14 digs, while Katelyn Blackwood racked up 10 in the three sets. Irene Hester also dropped in three aces.



The first set featured five ties but no lead changes as the Frogs jumped in front and stayed in control. An Irene Hester blast spurred a 4-0 run that put the Frogs up 8-4. Back-to-back aces from Kristen Hester put TCU on top 12-7, forcing a Maverick timeout. Out of the break, the Frogs continued to roll on kills from Hudson and Edwards as well as a block by the duo.



UT Arlington put together an impressive run that enabled it to get the set tied at 19, however, the Mavericks couldn’t complete the comeback. Again, Irene Hester had the answer as she blasted a kill to the back court for the 20-19 lead. Munce added an ace and Hannah Fort dropped in a kill to give the Frogs set point. Fort teamed with Hudson to deny a Maverick attack to seal the 25-20 set one victory.



A similar set followed as the Frogs jumped out to an early lead only to see the Mavericks fight back to tie the set. Irene Hester served up two aces and put down a kill to put the Frogs on top 10-4, but the Mavericks had a 5-0 run that closed the gap to one, 10-9.



The set worked its way to an 18-all tie before the Frogs went on another run to regain the lead. A Hudson kill got the Frogs rolling, followed by a kill from Lauren Otto. A denial on in the middle by Hudson and Edwards forced a Maverick timeout. Two straight kills from Edwards moved the score to 24-19 and a Maverick hitting error locked up the 25-19 set two victory.



UTA overcame an early third set deficit to take an 11-10 lead. Fort tied the set and the Frogs went on a 6-0 run that would put the set out of reach. Otto dropped in a kill, while Irene Hester served up her third ace. A solo block by Hudson capped the run with the Frogs in control, 16-11. Hudson and Edwards teamed on the final play of the match, blocking a Maverick attack for the 25-19 set three win.



TCU improves to 12-3 on the season. The Frogs will hit the heart of the conference schedule beginning Thursday night at Wyoming. Match time against the Cowgirls is slated for 8 p.m. (CST).

Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: UT Arlington Hilton Invitational

UTA finishes Tourney with Loss to TCU

 

September 19, 2009

 

ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington suffered a 25-20, 25-19, 25-19, loss to TCU on Saturday night in the final match of the UTA Hilton Invitational in front of 486 fans at Texas Hall. The Mavericks (4-8) couldn’t overcome seven service errors and 10 aces by the Horned Frogs (12-3) during their only loss in their final non-conference weekend.

 

Junior Bianca Sauls and sophomore Tara Frantz were named to the all-tournament team. Frantz led the Mavericks averaging 2.91 kills per set and added six blocks and three assists while Sauls hit .221, averaging 2.09 kills per set and led the team averaging 3.45 digs per set in tournament action.

 

UT Arlington’s defense recorded 31 digs in the first set during the Horned Frogs’ 25-20 win. Raegan Daniel led the way with nine digs and Teena Sobczak and Sauls also collected eight. Frantz had six kills on eight swings in the first set.

 

Frantz finished the match leading all players with 15 kills and a .500 hitting percentage. Daniel posted her team-leading fifth double-double of the season with 25 assists and 12 digs. Sauls and Sobczak led the Mavericks with 13 digs apiece. In addition, Alicia Shaffer had 11 kills, seven digs and three blocks for the Mavs.

 

Frantz followed up a successful first set with four kills in eight attacks in the second frame. Shaffer added four kills with 11 swings. TCU posted the second-set win behind three additional aces, giving them seven after two sets of action.

 

TCU held strong in the third set with a 25-19 win, despite four ties and two lead changes in the frame.

 

UT Arlington will open Southland Conference play next week hosting UTSA (Sept. 24) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Sept. 26) at Texas Hall.

 

For more information on Mavericks Volleyball check out their official website @ http://www.utamavs.com/sports/w-volley/txar-w-volley-body.html

 

Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Billiken Invitational

No. 22 Billikens Capture Tourney Title with Third Straight Sweep

McCloud selected Billiken Invitational MVP

 

         ST. LOUIS – No. 22 Saint Louis swept UC Davis 25-18, 25-18, 25-21 to claim the title of the Billiken Invitational on Saturday evening at Chaifetz Pavilion. Sammi McCloud, who was named tournament MVP, led the Billikens with 14 kills, while Bridget Fonke recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs.

 

         Neither team led by more than one point until a Fonke kill put SLU on top 7-5. The Billikens held a 10-9 margin before scoring three straight. A UC Davis error began the run, and Whitney Behrens followed with an ace. A Fonke kill down the line made it 13-9. After an Aggie point, Megan Boken notched consecutive kills, and she teamed with McCloud for a block and a 16-10 advantage. After a UC Davis timeout, the Aggies scored a kill, but the Billikens answered with four consecutive points. McCloud pounded down two straight kills, and Boken served two aces for a 20-11 SLU lead. The Aggies made one final run and closed the gap to 22-18, but Fonke notched a kill and an ace pushed SLU to set point. Lydia Blaha and Alyssa Deno combined on a block to end the set 25-18. The Billikens were efficient on the offensive end recording a .314 hitting percentage.

        

         The Billikens opened set two with four of the first five points, but the Aggies came back to tie the set at 5-5. The set was knotted at 9-9 but the Billikens took the lead after a kill by McCloud and a Boken ace. The Aggies tied the set at 13-13, but two straight hitting errors handed the Billikens a 15-13 advantage, and a Fonke kill made it 16-13. The Aggies scored the next point before the Billikens reeled off three straight. McCloud began the burst with a kill, and Whitney Roth tipped in a shot. The Billiken setter then worked with Blaha on a block for a 19-14 margin. A Deno kill gave the Billikens a 21-15, and SLU closed out the set on aCasey Chernin kill down the line.

 

         UC Davis led set three 3-2 before the Billikens ripped off four straight points. McCloud bookended the run with kills around two Aggie errors for a 6-3 SLU lead. McCloud keyed the next Billiken run with an ace and a kill, and Deno’s tip gave SLU a 10-6 advantage. The Aggies inched back into the set and a 4-0 run put UC Davis in front at 13-12. The Aggies built their first two-point lead of the night, but SLU tied the set at 16-16. McCloud ripped a kill from the back row and followed with an ace. A Fonke solo block built the Billiken lead to 19-16, forcing a UC Davis timeout. The Aggies came back and tied the set at 20-20. At 21-21, the Billikens reeled off four straight points to close out the match, capped by a block from McCloud and Chernin.

 

         Melanie Adams led the Aggies with 11 kills, while Avreeta Singh recorded a match-high 17 digs. The Billikens, who improved to 7-5, hit .252 for the match while holding UC Davis to a .138 percentage. The Aggies fall to 9-5 on the year.

 

         In the fifth match of the tournament, SIU Edwardsville recorded its first victory of the season with a five-set decision over Toledo, 25-18, 25-19, 21-25, 21-25, 15-13. Sydney led the Cougars with 14 kills and 18 digs, while Karie Downing also recorded a double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs. Stephanie Kersting led the Rockets with 21 kills, while Amber DeWeerdt added 17. Jessica Dhoore finished with a match-high 21 digs. The Cougars are now 1-14 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 9-3.

 

         The All-Tournament team consisted of McCloud (MVP), Fonke and Roth from Saint Louis, Adams and Singh from UC Davis and Sydney from SIUE.

Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: T.I.S. College Bookstore Invitational

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana University volleyball team completed their non-conference schedule with an 11-3 record after defeating North Carolina A&T Saturday night inside University Gym by lopsided scores of 25-10, 25-17 and 25-18. Indiana'sCaitlin Cox and Ashley Benson were named to the All-T.I.S. Bookstore Invitational team for their stellar efforts over the weekend.

 

"We did a much better job of controlling the tempo tonight," said Head Coach Sherry Dunbar. "When the others (reserves) stepped in, we didn't lose much tonight."

 

Twelve different Hoosiers entered the contest with 11 of them recording at least one kill. As a team, Indiana hit .346 (41-14-78) while limiting the Aggies offensive attack to a .027 hitting clip. Whitney Thomas was IU's top player, compiling eight kills and a .636 hitting percentage. Jordan Haverly matched her with eight terminations as well. Freshman Whitney Granado handled the full-time setting duties for the evening and responded with a career-high 31 assists.

 

Jessica Weeg has an impressive third set hitting .571 after connecting for the kill on four of seven errorless swings. She tallied a block and dig in the set as well.

 

Indiana led by as many as 15 points in the opening set, including the final tally of 25-10.Taylor Wittmer made an impression early on, blasting four kills with her five swings (.800). Haverly also was red-hot from the start, responsible for six Hoosier points (four kills, two blocks). Indiana hit a blistering .542 for the set. 

North Carolina A&T would not lay down so easily in set number two. The Aggies cut their deficit to just two points at 19-17 before Indiana ripped off six straight for the 25-17 victory.

 

As mentioned earlier, Weeg was the star of the show in the third and final set with her offensive barrage. Thomas was right there with her, hammering home three more kills in the 25-18 IU clincher.

 

Saturday night's win was the second of the day for Indiana as they swept Alabama A&M in a 10 a.m. match earlier in the day.

 

The Big Ten Conference slate begins next weekend. Indiana will welcome in No. 6 Michigan and No. 17 Michigan State for a pair of home matches. Michigan remains undefeated while the Spartans have sky-rocketed up the national rankings with some very impressive non-conference wins on their resume. Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. starts inside University Gym.

 

"We are going to play a lot more live action this week in practice to prepare for the Big Ten season," said Dunbar. "With such a young team we had been concentrating the technical things. Now that it's Big Ten season though, we are going to have to compete everyday in practice so the transition to Friday and Saturday nights goes smoothly."

 

Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Arizona Invitational

Arizona Sweeps By UTEP, Wins Arizona Invite

 

No. 21 Wildcats improve to 11-0 and run through non-conference slate undefeated.  The win also gives Arizona its fourth consecutive tournament victory.

 

TUCSON, Ariz. – After a five set thriller to end Saturday’s play, the No. 21 Arizona volleyball team was very much delighted to sweep UTEP, 3-0 and improve its record to a perfect 11-0 over the non-conference schedule. With the win Arizona also claimed the 2009 Arizona Invitational title.

 

Tiffany Owens paced the Cats with 10 kills and seven digs as Arizona hit .266 over the three sets.  Sophomore Dana Hutchinson led the team with 14 digs on the day.

 

“I know we’re a pretty good team and we could be a really great team, but we have deficiencies and we needed to score more,” said head coach Dave Rubio.  “We’re going to sustain a really high level of play throughout the season.  I don’t know what we’re going to get when in comes to conference play.  But the record doesn’t matter, getting better is what matters.  If we get better, I’ll be happy.”

 

Providing a boost off the bench was Elise Hendrickson and Kaylen Bannister.  Bannister totaled eight kills while Hendrickson helped out with four digs.

 

Setter Paige Weber led the assist category once again with 26 dishes.  Redshirt freshman Tori Moore also received playing time to end sets one and two.

 

“We’re definitely pleased to be 11-0 and but we can’t figure out or gage where we stand until we are in the conference play,” said Weber.  “We’ll find out next weekend how prepared we actually are, but right now we are happy.”

 

Arizona now enters conference play next weekend and will host UCLA at 7 p.m. Friday night in McKale Center.

 

 

Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Seton Hall Invitational

South Orange, NJ - Monica Knight had 17 kills and 19 digs, while Taylor Moore added 11 kills and a career-high 24 digs in a four set win over New Jersey Institute of Technology Saturday evening at the Seton Hall Invitational. The win snapped a three-match losing streak for the Pride and improved their record to 3-11. The Highlanders fall to 9-4 with the loss.

Hofstra took the first set, 25-20, behind six kills from freshman Anissa Whitney. The Highlanders took set two, 25-15. The Pride came back to win the next two sets, 25-18 and 25-20, to claim the victory.

In the third set, Moore had five kills in leading the Pride to a 16-7 advantage and NJIT did not get closer than six the rest of the set. Knight added five kills in the set, while Moore finished the set with six. Knight led the Pride in the final set with six kills as the Pride hit a scorching .302 in the stanza with 17 kills and four errors in 43 attempts.

Moore also added four service aces and three blocks, while setter Chrissey Cruz posted 45 assists and 13 digs. Whitney, who was named to the all-tournament team finished with 13 kills, five blocks and a .333 hitting percentage.

NJIT was paced by Renata Pandolfo's 18 kills. Baaba Hughes added 10 kills and 25 digs. Sabrina Baby posted a match high 33 digs.

Hofstra returns to action next Saturday, September 26 in its CAA opener at Northeastern. Match time is 7 p.m.

Box score can be found here:
http://www.gohofstra.com/downloads1/355585.htm?ATCLID=204797708&SPSID=109642&SPID=13591&DB_OEM_ID=22200

Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Wingate Inn Classic

JMU SPLITS VOLLEYBALL MATCHES SECOND STRAIGHT DAY AT WINTHROP

(box scores attached)

ROCK HILL, S.C., Sept. 19, 2009 – James Madison rallied from a set down to take the final two sets and beat Davidson 3-2 before then falling to host Winthrop 3-0 on the final day of the Wingate Inn Classic on Saturday in the Winthrop Coliseum.

JMU stands at 6-8 on the season after going 2-2 in the two-day tournament.  The Dukes defeated Davidson by set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 15-25, 25-22, and 18-16 while also falling to host Winthrop 25-20, 25-18, and 25-13.  Each of JMU’s last three victories have been in five sets.

Four players had double-digit kills in the win over the Wildcats, led by sophomore Kelly Turner (Ontario, N.Y./Wayne Central) with her first career double-double.  She had a team-high 15 kills, career-high .609 attack percentage, twice her career high with 10 digs, and four blocks.

Sophomore Holly Wall (Kaukauna, Wisc./Kaukauna) added her second double-double of the season with 14 kills and 12 digs.  Junior Lindsay Callahan (Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown) solidified her All-Tournament performance with 13 kills, nine digs, and five blocks.  Freshman Danielle Erb (Tampa, Fla./Plant) had 11 kills and eight digs while junior Lauren Fanelli (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) totaled 51 assists.  Freshman Haley Jacobsen (Winchester, Va./Sherando) had five blocks with two solo alogn with three kills.

“It was a pretty gutsy performance,” head coach Disa Garner said of the Davidson match.  We really played well today and had to do some manipulation of the lineup to make it work.  Turner was the highlight of the match.  She had a double-double and really did a good job.  Holly Wall also had a big match with a double-double.  Haley had the big blocking numbers for us and Cal also had some good numbers blocking.  It was a good effort and very gutsy.  It was a great match point-for-point the whole way through.”

Sarabeth Peele led Davidson with 22 kills and 11 digs for the double-double.  Erin Lupfer added 17 kills.  Hayley Lawson tallied 49 assists, foru kills, and five digs.  Molly Crenshaw and Jennifer Chamblee each added 10 digs.

JMU trailed 2-1 after a lopsided setback in the third set, 25-15.  However, the Dukes responded with a 25-22 win in set four to stay alive.  Facing a tie score, JMU scored three straight to pull ahead 21-18.  The Dukes maintained a two-point edge, and an attack error by Davidson helped JMU clinch the set.

The Dukes charged ahead 10-6 in the final set, only to see the Wildcats reel off five straight points to take the lead.  Davidson went on to pull ahead for match point at 14-13 until JMU responded with kills by Wall and Turner for its own match point at 15-14.  With the score then tied at 16-16, JMU clinched the match with a kill by Turner and a service ace by Fanelli.

In the second set, JMU used a 12-1 overall run to move from down 15-11 to ahead 23-16.  Davidson charged back with a 7-0 spurt to tie the score at 23-23.  However, the Dukes scored three of the final four points for the win.

Against Winthrop, Callahan led the Dukes with nine kills and four digs.  Erb added seven kills and five digs while Wall tallied seven kills and four digs.  Fanelli posted 26 assists.

Three players hit better than .420 for Winthrop as the Eagles hit .357 as a team.  Kellie Sellers and Kaley Viola each had 10 kills and five digs on .444 hitting with Viola adding three aces.  Tournament MVP Kelley Taylor hit .421 with nine kills.  Kelsey Hall added 33 assists.

The Eagles led from start to finish in the first and third sets, while set two included six ties and five lead changes.

JMU kept pace with Winthrop for much of the first set, trailing by two at 19-17, but the Eagles scored six of the final nine points for the 25-20 win, clinched by a Taylor kill.

The Eagles jumped in front 9-6 early in the second set before JMU rallied for an 11-10 lead.  WU rallied again to push in front 18-13 on an 8-2 run.  Hall finished the set with a pair of aces to give Winthrop the 25-18 win.

WU led 15-11 in the final set when an 8-0 scoring run all but sealed the match victory.

Hall and Viola joined Taylor on the All-Tournament squad from Winthrop.  They were joined by Callahan, Peele, Gardner-Webb’s Laura Wilcox, and Georgia Southern’s Moriah Bellisimo and Cristin Haines.

JMU will play a non-conference contest on Tuesday hosting Maryland-Baltimore County at 7 p.m.  The Dukes then open conference play over the weekend with Colonial Athletic Association matches at Towson on Friday and at two-time defending champion Delaware on Saturday, both at 7 p.m.




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Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Sports Imports Classic

Buckeyes Win Sports Imports Classic Title with a 3-0 Victory over Xavier

09/19/2009

Related:    Ohio State Box Score COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State (12-1) women's volleyball team, with a 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-6) victory over Xavier (7-6) won the Sports Imports Classic Saturday night in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes finished 3-0 in the Classic to Xavier's 2-1 record. Buckeye Katie Dull posted a match-high 17.5 points in the contest with 13 kills (.476), an ace serve, three solo blocks and one assist block. Kristen Dozier added 10 points with six kills, three solo blocks and two assist blocks. Musketeer Alex Smith posted a match-high 13 points with 11 kill and two solo blocks. A Dull kill and a Xavier error opened set one with Ohio State leading, 2-0. At 7-5, two kills from Smith and one from Kelly Ruth gave Xavier an 8-7 lead. Kills from Dull and Emily Danks made it 9-8, Ohio State. A Ruth kill tied the set at nine. At 11-all, a Dull kill and a Xavier error gave the Buckeyes a 13-11 lead. Leading, 15-13, a Musketeer error and a solo block from Anna Szerszen made it 17-13, OSU. A Buckeye error and kills from Clair Paszkiewicz and Smith cut the lead to one at 17-16. At 20-19, a Dull kill and a Xavier error made it 22-19 as the Musketeers called timeout. At 23-20, a Hillary Otte - Michelle Matia block and a kill from Otte cut the lead to one at 23-22 at OSU called timeout. An error by Xavier made it 24-22 and set point for Ohio State. Musketeer kills from Otte and Lauren Kaminsky tied the set at 24. A kill from Dozier made it 25-24, OSU and set point. A Smith kill stopped the set point at 25-25. Dull, with a kill made it 26-25 for OSU's third set point. The Buckeyes won the set, 27-25 with a Danks-Mariah Booth block to take a 1-0 lead in the match. Ohio State hit .265 in the set to .262 for Xavier. Xavier opened set two with a 3-0 lead off two Buckeye errors and a Shannon Voors ace serve. Trailing, 8-6, a kill from Amanda Peterson and a Xavier error tied the set at eight. At nine-all, two Musketeer errors and a Dozier-Dull block gave Ohio State a 12-9 lead as Xavier called timeout. A Matia kill and a Smith solo block cut the margin to one at 12-11. Buckeye kills from Danks and Dozier and a Dull solo block made it 15-11. Ohio State held the lead, reaching set point at 24-17 with a kill From Dull. A Smith kill stopped the set point at 24-18. The Buckeyes won the set, 25-18, with a Dozier kill to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Ohio State hit .391 for the set to .032 for Xavier. The Buckeyes opened set three with five consecutive points starting with a Xavier error. Solo blocks by Dull and Dozier, followed by a Dull kill and her solo block made it 5-0, OSU. After an Emily Mayers kill and an OSU error, OSU scored the next six points to open an 11-2 lead. The run began with a Musketeer error and a Dozier kill. Two solo blocks from Dozier and a Dull kill made it 11-2. Ohio State continued to expand the lead and began a five-point run to reach match point at 24-5. Kills from Szerszen and Danks followed by two Xavier errors and a Booth kill made it match point at 24-5. A Smith kill stopped the match point at 24-6. Ohio State won the set, 25-6, with an Allie Schwarzwalder kill to win the match, 3-0. The Buckeyes hit .556 for the set to -.360 for Xavier. Ohio State hit .373 for the match to .031 for Xavier. The Buckeyes had a 36-31 margin in kills and a 3-1 advantage in ace serves. OSU gave up nine service errors to eight for the Musketeers. Defensively, the Buckeyes had a 34-26 advantage in digs with OSU's Chelsea Noble recording a match-high nine. Ohio State had a 13-3 margin in team blocks with Dozier posting a match-high five blocks with three solos and two assists for the Buckeyes. OSU's Peterson posted a match-high 31 assists in the contest while Xavier's Paszkiewicz recorded 22. Named to the all-tournament team for Ohio State were Danks and Noble. OSU's Peterson earned most valuable player honors. Also named to the team were Kelly Ruth and Stephanie Vorherr of Xavier, Beth Greulich of Cleveland State and Shari Luther of Bowling Green. Ohio State begins Big Ten Conference play next weekend when the Buckeyes travel to Illinois Friday and Northwestern Saturday for 7 p.m. CT matches. Sports Imports Classic Sept. 18-19, 2009 St. John Arena Friday Matches Xavier def. Cleveland State, 3-2 (25-23, 20-25, 26-28, 25-17, 15-11) Cleveland State def. Bowling Green, 3-2 (25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-10) Ohio State def. Bowling Green, 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-13) Saturday Matches Ohio State def. Cleveland State, 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-11, 25-15) Xavier def. Bowling Green, 3-0 (25-20, 28-26, 25-23) Ohio State def. Xavier, 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-6) Records                  Classic   Overall 1. Ohio State       3-0     12-1 2. Xavier           2-1      7-6 3. Cleveland State  1-2     11-4 4. Bowling Green    0-3      7-6 All-Tournament Team MVP: Amanda Peterson, Ohio State Emily Danks, Ohio State Chelsea Noble, Ohio State Kelly Ruth, Xavier Stephanie Vorherr, Xavier Beth Greulich, Cleveland State Shari Luther, Bowling Green ### OhioStateBuckeyes.com ###

Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Radisson-UCF Classic

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Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Radisson-UCF Classic 

Volleyball Team Outlasts Florida A&M, 3-2; Finishes Second In Radisson-UCF Classic

 

ORLANDO, Fla. – Sophomores Ashley Mell and Lauren Sears tallied double-digit kills as Southern Miss knocked off Florida A&M, 3-2, Saturday afternoon at the Radisson-UCF Classic. The 25-21, 22-25, 25-27, 25-19, 15-9 victory improved the Golden Eagles to 13-2 on the year.

 

After 12 ties and five lead changes in the first set, Southern Miss scored three straight points to go up 21-18, then, held on for a 25-21 win. The Golden Eagles finished the set with a .361 attack percentage.

 

Both teams battled back-and-forth to start the second set. Southern Miss was able to take a 16-13 advantage, but FAMU used a 7-2 to regain the lead at 20-18. The Rattlers closed out the set with a 5-2 to take the second set, 25-22.

 

FAMU got an early start in the third with a 9-4 lead. Southern Miss fought back to tie the set at 13-13 before the Rattlers pushed past the Eagles using a 7-4 run for a 20-17 score. The Golden Eagles made one last surge, taking a 25-24 lead. Following a FAMU timeout, the Rattlers closed out the set with three straight kills from Jovana Blazeski, 27-25.

 

Southern Miss bounced back to start the fourth, jumping out to a 10-6 lead behind a three kills from Mell and a pair of kills from Sears. The Golden Eagles took advantage of several FAMU miscues to sustain the lead to force a fifth set with a 25-19 win.

 

Southern Miss outhit FAMU .400 to .067 in taking the final set, 15-9. The Golden Eagles scored four straight points to break a 6-6 tie to take the lead for good.

 

Four Golden Eagles turned in stellar defensive efforts, led by Kelsea Seymour and Maia Ivanova with 16 digs apiece. Lisa Knecht and Mell tallied 11 digs. Southern Miss outblocked FAMU, 12.0 to 6.0.

 

Blazeski led FAMU with a match-high 23 kills to go with 20 digs.

 

Southern Miss remains on the road, playing a pair of C-USA matches at Marshall and East Carolina next weekend.

Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Black and Gold Challenge

White’s Double-Double Leads Wake Past Liberty 3-0

Deacons finish second at Black & Gold Challenge with 2-1 record

September 19, 2009

*WINSTON-SALEM**, N.C. –* Wake Forest used the momentum it built from its first win earlier in the day to roll past Liberty in three sets to cap-off a successful Black & Gold Challenge Saturday evening.

The Deacons (2-10) won for the second time today in three sets, sweeping the Flames 25-21, 25-22, 25-21. With the loss, Liberty falls to 5-7 on the season.

Junior Kristen White recorded her first double-double of the year to lead the Deacs as she posted 10 kills and 11 blocks.

White was one of a number of Deacons who had a good night in the back row. Wake passed the ball well all night which kept the offense in rhythm. Senior Abby Miller led the team with 20 digs while fellow senior Sally Fischer collected 11. Junior setter Kelsey Jones also picked-up seven digs and dished out 37 assists.

Miller finished the weekend with a team-best 51 digs for an average of 5.67 digs per set. Jones had a total of 87 assists, 19 digs and seven kills in the three matches. For their efforts, both players were named to the All-Tournament Team. This is the second-straight year earning Black & Gold Challenge honors for Jones as she was named the tournament’s MVP last season.

Sophomore Kadija Fornah continued her solid weekend against Liberty, finishing with a match-high 13 kills. She also added five digs and had one of the two Demon Deacon service aces on the night. Fornah finished the weekend with 31 kills, an impressive .319 hitting percentage and 23 digs.

Freshman Andrea Beck added three more blocks in the match tonight to go along with eight kills. She averaged 1.56 blocks per set over the three matches this weekend and finished with a total of 14 blocks.

Middle blocker Carlin Salmon hit a solid .364 with seven kills and one block against Liberty.

As a team, the Deacons hit .261 on the evening, narrowly missing their season-high of .262, which they reached in a 3-0 sweep of Appalachian State earlier on Saturday.

Liberty was led by outside hitter Nicki Scripko’s double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs. She also added a pair of blocks. Hannah Anderson chipped in with 10 kills and middle blocker Chelaine McCarty notched eight kills, two blocks and hit a solid .412. McCarty was the Flames’ lone member on the All-Tournament Team.

The Deacs held Liberty to a .153 hitting percentage on the night and out-dug the flames 59-53.

Liberty jumped out to an early 7-3 lead in the first set but the Deacs chipped away and got to within one at 8-7 thanks to kills from Fornah and Beck. The teams then traded sideouts for the next 14 points until a pair of kills from Fornah allowed the Deacons to pull even at 17-17.

With the score tied at 19-19, Wake got three-straight kills from junior Lauren McIntyre, White and Beck to take a 22-19 lead and after a kill from Anderson and another kill from McIntyre, the Deacs would lead 23-21.

After a WFU timeout, Liberty gave the Deacs set-point with a service error and a kill from Jones would end the set, 25-21, in favor of the Deacs. Fornah had six kills on just one error for a .445 hitting percentage in opening frame and Miller collected a total of 13 digs. As a team, Wake hit a solid .368 in the first set.

The Deacons used the momentum from the first set to build an early 7-3 lead in the second set thanks to kills from Fornah, Salmon, Jones and Beck. The Flames would then answer with a 10-4 run of their own to take a 12-11 lead.

Again, both sides would trade sideouts and with the score 19-18 in favor of Liberty, a kill from White sparked a 6-1 Demon Deacon run to give Wake a 24-20 advantage. Salmon had a kill during the run and she also teamed with Jones for a huge block.

After a pair of Liberty points, Salmon would close the set with her fifth kill of the night to give the Deacs at 25-22 victory. Fornah had another solid set, hitting .333 with four kills and two digs.

The break seemed to be exactly what Liberty needed as the Flames roared out of the locker room on a 10-3 run thanks to a total of six kills and a service ace. Wake would then counter with a 9-3 run of its own to cut the lead to one at 13-12.

Back-to-back kills from White and Fornah would even the score at 14-14 and with the score tied at 16-16, a service ace by Jones, a kill from McIntyre and a stonewall block from McIntyre and Beck, would give the Deacons a 19-16 lead as well at the momentum.

Liberty would score five of the next nine points after a timeout to climb to within two at 23-21 but kills from White and Fornah would end the set and the match, 25-21, in favor of the Deacs. White had a total of five kills and five digs in the final set. Sophomore Cambrey Oehler also came off the bench to give Wake a spark in the back row as she notched six digs and a kill in the final stanza.

Wake finished the tournament in second place behind ACC-rival Duke, who finished with a perfect 3-0 mark. The Blue Devils escaped with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Liberty in the first match of the day and then hung-on for a 3-1 victory over Appalachian State this afternoon.

Blue Devil setter Kelli Catanach had a tremendous weekend, dishing out a total of 136 assists, collecting 21 digs, notching 11 kills and eight blocks on her way to being named the tournament’s MVP. Teammate Becci Burling also had a good weekend and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Wake finished the non-conference portion of the schedule this weekend and will dive right into ACC-play next weekend with a trip to Boston College and Maryland. The Deacs will be in Chestnut Hill, Mass., for a match with the Eagles Thursday night at 7 pm, and will then take on Maryland at 7 pm on Saturday.

Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: UT Arlington Hilton Invitational

Tulsa Volleyball Defeats Texas Southern Saturday in UTA Hilton Invitational

Golden Hurricane improves to 10-3, opens C-USA season next weekend

 

ARLINGTON, Texas – Senior Jennifer Eichler had 15 kills and hit .619 for the match to lead The University of Tulsa volleyball team to a 3-0 defeat of Texas Southern Saturday evening in the UT Arlington Hilton Invitational at Texas Hall.

 

The Golden Hurricane (10-3) hit .256 in the match (38-15-90) with 33 assists, 26 digs and six blocks. Texas Southern (5-9) hit -.038 (22-25-80) with 21 assists, 30 digs and three blocks.

 

Junior Hannah Stout hit .500 (5-1-8) and freshman Tyler Henderson had nine kills. Freshman Jordan Clampitt had 19 assists, sophomore Rachel Vukson had 13 assists, and freshman Jessica Adams paced the Hurricane with eight digs. Junior Shaylin Werner led TU with four blocks, and freshman Marina Georgieva posted a career-high five digs.

 

The Golden Hurricane opens Conference USA play next weekend when it travels to Tulane Friday, and takes on UTEP on Sunday at 1 p.m.

 

For all Tulsa volleyball news and information, visit www.TulsaHurricane.com. Follow Tulsa Athletics on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TulsaHurricane. Become a fan of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane page on Facebook – search “Tulsa Golden Hurricane.”

 

 

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Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Radisson-UCF Classic

September 19, 2009

 

UCF Volleyball Succumbs to Florida International at Radisson-UCF Classic

The Knights conclude the tournament Sunday with a 3 p.m. match vs. Florida A&M.

               

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) – Freshman Meredith Murphy (Austin, Texas) extended her streak of matches with 10 or more digs to 10 with a team-best 15 digs Saturday afternoon, despite the UCF (8-5) volleyball team falling in straight-sets (9-25, 21-25, 20-25) to visiting Florida International (10-2) on day two of the Radisson-UCF Classic at The Venue at UCF.

 

“Overall, again we experienced an execution glitch at the beginning of the match,” head coach Todd Dagenais said. “We just weren’t scoring enough points with our outside hitters again, but I thought we executed much better in all facets of game starting in the second and third sets.”

 

Murphy, the Knights’ starting libero, began the streak on Aug. 29 when the squad defeated DePaul at The Venue to claim the UCF-Radisson Invitational title.

 

Fellow freshmen Dani Harrison (Tallahassee, Fla.) and Evija Vilde (Riga, Latvia) added six and five digs, respectively, for the Black and Gold defensively.

 

On the offensive side of the ball, senior Erin Campbell (Kansas City, Mo.) paced the Knights with nine kills and also tallied four digs and two block assists. The outside hitter is now 27 kills and 27 digs away from becoming only the fourth UCF volleyball player in program history to reach the 1,000-mark in both categories. 

 

Kristin Fisher (Clearwater, Fla.) had eight kills for UCF with Vilde posting seven kills in the match to aid the offensive attack.

 

After dropping the first set 9-25, the Knights rallied back to post a .211 hitting percentage with 13 kills in the second set led by seven kills from Fisher, three from Vilde and 13 assists from setter Andee Youngblood (Castle Rock, Colo.). The set had 11 tie scored and three lead changes, with the Knights leading the set through the first 26 points.

 

In the third and final set, the Black and Gold once again posted 13 kills and fought the Golden Panthers to six tie scores, with the latest coming at 19-19. But, a late 6-1 run from FIU closed out the set and improved the team’s record to 10-2 on the year.

 

“I cannot fault the effort of team today,” Dagenais said. “I do not think that we have an effort issue, even in the 25-9 game I don’t think that we lacked effort. I thought that we lacked execution of skill and maybe at times we lacked the ability to execute a high-level skill when it mattered most.”

 

UCF concludes the Radisson-UCF Classic with a 3 p.m. match against Florida A&M Sunday at The Venue at UCF.

 

Season tickets for the 2009 season are still available for only $30, with the Knights hosting nine more regular-season matches at The Venue at UCF this year.  

 

For the latest news on the Knights, log on to www.UCFAthletics.com – the official site for UCF varsity sports. The site, which also contains ticket and Golden Knights Club donor information, is also the home of UCF’s new online apparel store. Also visitwww.UCFPhotos.com, the exclusive fan source for UCF action sports pictures.

 

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Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Black and Gold Challenge

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Women's College Volleyball Tournament Information Week 4: Black and Gold Challenge

Liberty Falls to Wake in Tournament Finale

 

     WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Saturday evening’s final match of the Black & Gold Challenge turned out to be a battle for second place, between Liberty and host Wake Forest. In the end, the Demon Deacons came up with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-21) triumph at Reynolds Gym.

     Liberty will enter Big South Conference play at 5-7, after dropping its second match of the day to an ACC opponent. Meanwhile, Wake Forest, which began Saturday with a 0-10 record, won its second contest of the day.

     Four different Lady Flames recorded early kills, as Liberty opened set one with a 7-3 lead. Wake Forest battled back, and the two teams were deadlocked at 19-19. Lauren McIntyre then tallied a pair of kills during the Demon Deacons’ set-closing 6-2 burst, which gave Wake Forest a 25-21 win.

     The homestanding Demon Deacons finished set one with a .368 attack percentage, highlighted by Kadija Fornah’s half-dozen kills. Wake Forest libero Abby Miller also kept active, hustling her way to 13 digs. For the Lady Flames, outside hitters combined for nine kills, as Hannah Anderson (Fr., Rocklin, Calif.) had five and Nicki Scripko (Jr., Fayetteville, N.C.) added four.

     Set two was the most competitive of the evening, including 10 ties and five lead changes. Kelly Haseman (So., L/DS, Three Rivers, Mich.), Brittany Pacella (R-Sr., RS, Reading, Pa.) and Courtney Cooper (R-Fr., L/DS, Forest, Va.) all recorded aces during a 9-3 Liberty spurt, which helped the Lady Flames go on top, 12-11.

     For the second consecutive set, the score was tied at 19, before Wake Forest finished the stanza with a flourish. Carlin Salmon fashioned two kills and a block assist during the closing stages of her team’s 25-22 victory.

     Liberty had more blocks (3-1) and aces (3-1) than the Demon Deacons during the middle set, but Wake Forest hit for a higher percentage, .182 to .121. Fornah and Scripko led their respective squads, with four kills apiece.

     After the intermission, the blue-clad Lady Flames came out with increased energy. Liberty scored four points in a row on Haseman’s serve, taking a 10-3 edge on an Anderson kill. Once more, the home team made a rally late in the third set, leveling the score at 14-14. Andrea Beck contributed a kill and a block assist to a 4-0 burst, which gave Wake Forest the lead for good, 19-16. Shortly thereafter, Fornah’s 13^th kill of the night sealed the Demon Deacons’ match-clinching 25-21 decision.

     Both teams summed 23 digs during a defense-dominated final stanza, paced by Haseman’s 10. However, Wake Forest’s Kristen White pounded home a set-leading five kills to help her team wrap up the 3-0 victory.

     On the evening, Wake Forest hit .261, while limiting Liberty to a .153 attack percentage. The Demon Deacons also outdug the Lady Flames by a 59-52 count. Both teams ended with four blocks, while Liberty doubled up its host in service aces, 4-2.

     Scripko finished the contest with her second double-double of the day and fourth of the season. The Tar Heel State native led the Lady Flames with 11 kills and added a matching number of digs. For the second time on Saturday, her fellow outside hitter Anderson established a new career high, with 10 kills.

     Defensively, Haseman paced all players with 21 digs, putting her over the 20-dig plateau for the third time in 2009. Lady Flames setter Kallie Corbin (Sr., Beaverton, Ore.) made it three Lady Flames with double-digit digs, completing a double-double of her own with 32 assists and 10 digs.

     Chelaine McCarty (Sr., MB, Houston, Ala.), Liberty’s lone representative on the all-tournament team, hit a match-high .412 with eight kills. For the weekend, the middle blocker hit .373 with 30 kills and seven blocks for the Lady Flames.

     On the Wake Forest side of the net, Fornah was joined in double figures offensively by White’s 10 kills. Miller chipped in a team-leading 20 digs, while setter Kelsey Jones closed the contest with a match-high 37 assists.

     Liberty will now return home to open the Big South Conference schedule, Friday at 7 p.m. versus Winthrop. The Lady Flames and Eagles have combined to win the last eight Big South titles.

 

Black & Gold Challenge All-Tournament Team

Kellie Catanach (Duke) – MVP

Becci Burling (Duke)

Abby Miller (Wake Forest)

Kelsey Jones (Wake Forest)

Chelaine McCarty (Liberty)

Becca Norris (App. St.)

 

Team Champion: Duke (3-0)