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Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 8: UAB Volleyball Hits The Road For Two Conference Matches

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 8: UAB Volleyball Hits The Road For Two Conference Matches

Blazers travel to SMU and Tulsa as league season reaches midpoint

(Oct. 15, 2009)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB volleyball team opens a four-match road stretch this weekend with conference contests at SMU and Tulsa.

The Blazers travel to Dallas, Texas, to battle the Mustangs on Friday at 7 p.m. CT and then head on to Tulsa, Okla., to meet the Golden Hurricane on Sunday at 1 p.m CT.

UAB (11-10 overall) and Tulsa (14-5) enter the weekend in a three-way tie with Marshall for fourth place in the Conference USA standings at 4-2 in league play. SMU (13-7) is one game behind the Blazers and Golden Hurricane, sitting in seventh place at 3-3 in the conference.

UAB is coming off back-to-back home wins, having swept East Carolina, 3-0, this past Sunday and defeated Tennessee State by the same score on Tuesday in non-conference action.

Three Blazers finished with double-digit kill totals in just three sets against Tennessee State, led by Michelle Uzoh and Savannah Pegg with 12 each. Uzoh, who leads the team with a .361 attack percentage, continues to be a force both offensively and defensively. The junior middle blocker leads Conference USA with a 1.16 blocks-per-set average and is one of three Blazers in the top 15 in that category (Patty Paniagua, 1.02, 6th; Sam Serley, 0.93, 11th).

The last time UAB matched up with SMU and Tulsa was last season when the Blazers earned 3-0 sweeps over both teams during a school-record 16-match winning streak in the middle of the year. Both of those matches were played in Birmingham.

UAB holds a 3-2 edge in the all-time series with SMU, while the series between the Blazers and Tulsa is tied at 3-3.

SMU had a three-match winning streak snapped in its last outing with a 3-1 loss last Saturday at Rice. That defeat came on the heels of a 3-0 win over Houston for the Mustangs, which have won 10 of their past 13 matches. Dana Powell leads SMU offensively with 3.90 kills per set, while Kendra Kahanek ranks second in C-USA in blocks behind Uzoh with 1.14 per frame.

Tulsa has won four straight contests entering this weekend’s action, and the Golden Hurricane hosts Memphis on Friday before playing UAB on Sunday. Last weekend, Tulsa picked up a 3-0 win over Rice and a 3-2 victory over Houston on the road. Tulsa’s Tyler Henderson ranks second in C-USA with 4.30 kills per set, and libero Jessica Adams is second in the league with 4.93 digs per frame.

Fans can follow both matches this weekend live online through Gametracker at uabsports.com.


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Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 8: Hofstra University This Week

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 8: Hofstra University This Week

Weekly Notes:
https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/648667.pdf?ATCLID=204812642&SPSID=109642&SPID=13591&DB_OEM_ID=22200

CAA Weekly Report:
https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/648584.pdf?ATCLID=204812642&SPSID=109642&SPID=13591&DB_OEM_ID=22200

Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra Volleyball team will return home to the Physical Fitness Center on Tuesday when they host Long Island at 7 p.m.  The match will mark the Pride's first home match since September 29 as Hofstra has played its last five matches away from home.

Hofstra (6-15, 2-3) ended a four-match losing skid on Saturday with a convincing 3-1 victory over Towson.  Hofstra, which held the Tigers to a program rally score record seven points in the second set, got 12 kills and eight digs from senior outside hitter Monica Knight and eight kills, five blocks and three service aces from sophomore middle blocker Taylor Moore.  On Friday night Hofstra battled the two-time defending Colonial Athletic Association Champion (CAA) Delaware Blue Hens to five sets before falling.  The Pride was the first CAA squad to take at least one set off of Delaware this season.

Knight leads Hofstra with 283 kills this season, while also ranking second on the team with 246 digs.  Freshman libero Kylee Maneja has picked up a team-best 293 digs this season and senior setter Chrissey Cruz leads the Pride with 660 assists and ranks third with 241 digs.

After the match against the Blackbirds, Hofstra will host George Mason on Friday at 7 p.m. and James Madison on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: Owls Host Tulsa & SMU This Weekend

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: Owls Host Tulsa & SMU This Weekend


  
Oct. 9, 2009 

The Rice Owls volleyball team has a pair of Conference USA matches this weekend. On Friday, Rice takes on Tulsa at 7 p.m. and then hosts SMU on Saturday at 7 p.m. Both matches take place inside Tudor Fieldhouse. 

On Wednesday, the Owls defeated Houston 3-0 as Ashleigh McCord pounded 13 kills. 

Standings C-USA, Overall
Southern Miss 5-1, 17-3
Rice 4-1, 12-4
Tulane 4-2, 9-6
UAB 3-2, 9-10
Houston 3-2, 6-14
Marshall 3-2, 15-4
Tulsa 2-2, 12-5
SMU 2-2, 12-6
UTEP 2-3, 9-9
East Carolina 1-4, 8-9
UCF 1-4, 9-9
Memphis 0-5, 3-16

Rice Head Coach Genny Volpe
Rice head volleyball coach Genny Volpe <http://riceowls.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/volpe_genny00.html> is in her sixth season in directing the Owls' volleyball program. Volpe has an overall school and career record of 102-65. She has led the Owls to two NCAA championships in 2008 and their first-ever bid in 2004. R 

Volpe came to Rice University after spending three years as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Texas A&M. Prior to Texas A&M, Volpe was an assistant at SMU from 1996 to 2000. She spent the 1995 season as an assistant coach at Rice under Henry Chen 

Rice's NCAA Championship History
Rice lost 3-1 to Wichita State in 2008 in Austin,Texas. In 2004, Rice received an at-large bid and faced Michigan in the first round in Austin, where the Wolverines prevailed 3-1. R 

Team C-USA Stat Ranks
Rice ranks first in kills (14.67), first in assists (13.76), second in hitting percentage (.239), and first in digs (18.00). The Owls are also second in opponent hitting percentage (.146), eighth in blocks (2.05), and 11th in service aces (.097). 

Bogan Leading Candidate for C-USA Player of the Year
2008 All-C-USA player Natalie Bogan is having a great start in her senior year and is already in the mix for C-USA Player of the Year accolades. Bogan is third in C-USA in hitting percentage (.374), sixth in points (4.03), second in blocks (1.02), and 10th in kills per set (3.36). She leads Rice with 232 points. 

Bogan hit a team season-high .609 vs. Cal State Northridge with 15 kills (1 error) in 23 attacks. She leads the Owls for kills in a three-set match with 15 vs. Cal State Northridge as well. 

She has been named to the all-tournament team for the Mizuno Invitational, USF/Asics Challenge, and for the Mizuno Invitational II. 

Lam Diggin' It
Libéro Tracey Lam <http://riceowls.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/lam_tracey00.html> has now had double-digit digs in 54 straight matches dating back to the last nine matches of her freshman season in 2007, all 31 matches in 2008, and the first 14 matches of 2009. Lam is averaging 5.38 digs per set, which leads C-USA. 

3.00 KPS
Three Owls are currently averaging 3.00+ kills per set. Ashleigh McCord ranks fifth in C-USA at 3.71 kps, while Natalie Bogan is ninth (3.40). Jenn McClean is close behind at 3.02 kps (15th in C-USA). 

Senior Hitting
Senior Natalie Bogan and Jessie Boulavsky lead Rice in hitting percentage. Bogan is tops on the squad with a sterling .374 hitting percentage and is ranked second in C-USA. Boulavsky is hitting at .289 and ranks 12th in C-USA. 

Schamun Sets It
Junior setter Meredith Schamun  is first in the league and 11.66 assists per set. 

McClean
Senior Jenn McClean was named MVP of the USF/Asics Challenge. For the year, she leads Rice in kills per set in a four-set match (21-4-47 at USF) and five-set match (19-7-45 vs. San Diego State) and she is third on the team with 172 kills.

Milestones
Middle blocker Natalie Bogan now has 1,150 career kills and needs 41 more to crack the Rice top ten list. 

Junior setter Meredith Schamun ranks fifth with 3,290 career assists. 

Senior outside hitter Jenn McClean has 1,151 career digs, which is eighth best at Rice. 

Junior libéro Tracey Lam ranks third with 1,355 career digs and needs just 51 for the school record, surpassing Yvette Kirk. 

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: No. 17 Baylor Volleyball Takes on Texas A&M


 Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7 No. 17 Baylor Volleyball Team Takes on Texas A&M

MATCH 19

vs. (rv) TEXAS A&M  •  Oct. 10, 2009  •  Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)

INTERNET AUDIO: live broadcast stream at BaylorBears.com

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SCOUTING THE AGGIES...
• The Aggies are led by 17th-year head coach Laurie Corbelli, who has compiled an impressive 343-158 record, including 13 NCAA postseason appearances.
• Texas A&M has been receiving votes in each poll released this season and currently sit as the first team out of the Top 25 with 88 points, just 25 behind 25th-ranked Washington State.
• The Aggies possess one of the most powerful offenses in the nation, ranking fourth in the nation in kills per set at 14.84, and 16th in the nation in hitting percentage entering the week at .270.
• Setter Kristen Schevikhoven ranks second in the Big 12 and 12th in the NCAA with 11.64 assists per set.
• Three Aggies average more than 3.00 kills per set with Sarah Ammerman leading they way at 4.00, while Jennifer Banse averages 3.28 and Mary Batis averages 3.24.
• The Aggie back row has been equally spectacular, ranking 43rd in the NCAA with 16.2 digs per set. Four players have more than 100 digs with 149 from Tori Mellinger and 139 from Mary Batis.
• Of TAMU’s top six leading blockers, none average more than 0.80 per set, totaling 78.0 blocks in ‘09.

LAST TIME AGAINST TEXAS A&M
After beating Texas A&M on its home floor in the teams’ first matchup of 2008, the Aggies came to Baylor and exacted their revenge with a three-set sweep (25-21, 25-22, 25-19. Without the services of an injured Anna Breyfogle, TAMU hit .352 in the match getting double-digit kills from Sarah Ammerman, Jennifer Banse, and Darla Donaldson.
Katie Sanders led the Bears, who hit .230 in the match, with 12 kills, while Allison King and Ashlie Christenson each had 10. Ashley Byrd has seven kills for Baylor, and Taylor Barnes added five and 37 set assists. 
On defense, the Aggies out-dug BU 53-44, with Banse totaling a match-high 18 digs. King had nine digs for Baylor, while Barnes, Sanders and Brittany Ridenoureach had eight. 
Sanders and Ashley Byrd teamed up on the only block of the night for the Bears.

LAST TIME OUT...
Senior Anna Breyfogle and freshman Torri Campbell each hit over .400 to lead the 17th-ranked Bears to a 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-23, 25-20) over Texas Tech at the United Spirit Arena on Wednesday night.
Breyfogle and Campbell were nearly unstoppable, combining for 20 kills and just three hitting errors in 31 total attempts. The Bears hit .309 (53-19-110) as a team, due in large part to their middle blockers. Katie Sanders led BU with 13 kills with six errors on 29 attempts, while Ashlie Christenson added seven and Elizabeth Graham totaled six. Setter Taylor Barnes had a solid all-around night with 42 assists, four kills, and four digs.
On defense, Baylor held Texas Tech to a .173 hitting percentage (37-19-104).Allison King had nine digs to lead the Baylor back row, Breyfogle, the Big 12's leading blocker, had five blocks (one solo, four assist).

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Week 7: Maryland Women's College Volleyball Team News

Week 7: Maryland Women's College Volleyball Team News 

Oct. 9, 2009

 

Volleyball to Take Center Stage at Maryland Madness

Next Friday’s match against FSU begins basketball tip-off celebration.

 

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland volleyball team will play a key role in officially opening the 2009-10 Maryland basketball season, as the Terrapins’ match next Friday against No. 19 Florida State marks the beginning of the University’s annual Maryland Madness celebration on Comcast Center’s main floor.

 

The match is set to begin at 5:30 p.m., with the doors opening at 4:30 p.m.

 

“We’re obviously very excited about being part of this great Maryland tradition,” Maryland head coach Tim Horsmon said. “Playing on that court will be special as we take on one of the best teams in our conference this year. We invite our student body and all Terps fans to come out early and cheer us on.

 

“We appreciate coach Williams and coach Frese sharing the stage and supporting our program.”

Following the volleyball match, Maryland Madness will feature a new 3-point shooting contest involving current team members, and performances by the Maryland Spirit Squad, Dance Team, Band and Gymkana. Head basketball coaches Gary Williams and Brenda Frese will discuss their 2009-10 teams and both squads will take the court for brief intra-squad workouts.

Tickets are free and are required for the volleyball match and the entire Maryland Madness event.  Tickets can be acquired at the door the day of the event and can also be ordered in advance from the Terrapin Ticket Office by calling 1-800-IM-A-TERP.

Free parking will be available in the lots surrounding Comcast Center and in Terrapin Trail Garage.

 

Fans are encouraged to bring canned food and other non-perishable items as a donation to the Capital Area Food Bank. Drop locations will be situated inside the Comcast Center entrances, staffed by the Maryland Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

 

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Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: New Parking, Traffic Pattern for Volleyball Tonight

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: New Parking, Traffic Pattern for Volleyball Tonight

October 9, 2009

 

New Parking, Traffic Pattern for Volleyball Tonight

Beware that a portion of South Limestone is closed this weekend

 

LEXINGTON, Ky.  –  Volleyball fans coming to the support the Wildcats this weekend in their two home matches will have a new parking lot to utilize beginning this weekend. Additionally, for the Oct. 9 and Oct. 11 matches, fans should take note of the South Limestone closure from Cooper to Virginia Ave. for this weekend only.

The section of S. Limestone between Cooper Drive and Virginia Avenue will be closed starting at 6 p.m. this evening (Oct. 9), and will reopen at 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12. Construction crews will be erecting part of the pedestrian bridge connecting the UK HealthCare parking garage with the new UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital now under construction.

Due to construction, a majority of the Hardymon E-Lot located off of Rose Street (located Northeast of Memorial Coliseum) will no longer be available for UK Volleyball Event Parking.  As an alternative, UK Volleyball fans may utilize the Good Samaritan E-Lot located between Martin Luther King Blvd. and Lexington Ave., directly north of the Wildcat Lodge.  The entrance to the Good Samaritan E-Lot is located off Martin Luther King Blvd and will be signed “Volleyball Event Parking”. 

 

Additionally, the following parking lots are also available for UK Volleyball event parking:

 

General Volleyball Event Parking

·         Student Center Lot – located off Avenue of Champions, south of Memorial Coliseum

·         Martin Luther King Lot – located between Lexington Avenue and Martin Luther King Blvd, west of Memorial Coliseum

·         Rose St. E-Lot – located between Memorial Coliseum and Rose St.

 

Handicapped Parking

·         Located in the Northeast corner of the Martin Luther King Lot.

 

Stay tuned to UKathletics.com for the most up-to-date news, highlights and features from the Kentucky volleyball team.

 

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Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: ASU Volleyball Brings The Fight Home Hosting No. 11 Oregon and Oregon State This Weekend

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: ASU Volleyball Brings The Fight Home Hosting No. 11 Oregon and Oregon State This Weekend

TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona State Sun Devil Women’s Volleyball Team (11-5 overall) take to the home floor again this weekend as they gear up to take on Oregon (11-2, 1-2 Pac-
10) and Oregon State (10-5, 1-2 Pac-10) in the friendly confines of Wells Fargo Arena this Friday and Saturday night. Friday night the Sun Devils will face the 11th-ranked Ducks before taking on the Beavers Saturday night with both match times at 7 p.m.

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: Tulsa Volleyball Hits the Road Again to Play Rice and Houston

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: Tulsa Volleyball Hits the Road Again to Play Rice and Houston

Golden Hurricane takes on Rice at 7 p.m. Friday and Houston at 1 p.m. Sunday

 

TULSA, Okla. – When Tulsa and Rice got together last season in Houston, the result was an epic five-set match, which the Golden Hurricane won, 3-2, and totaled 80 kills, 104 digs, both teams had 10 or more blocks and the fourth set featured 72 points – won 37-35 by Rice – in front of a raucous crowd at Autry Court.

 

The University of Tulsa volleyball team will tangle with Rice Friday at 7 p.m., when it travels to Houston for a two-match Conference USA series this weekend. The Golden Hurricane, having evened its Conference USA record with wins over Marshall and East Carolina last weekend, will move across town Sunday to take on Houston at 1 p.m.

 

Live stats via Gametracker and live video via Hurricane Vision will be available at www.TulsaHurricane.com.

 

Tulsa (12-5, 2-2 C-USA), is hitting .269 as a team (869 kills-298 errors-2122 attempts), with 869 kills (14.02 k/set), 810 assists (13.06 a/s), 73 service aces, 967 digs (15.60 dig/s) and 123.0 total blocks (1.98 per set).

 

Rice (12-4, 4-1 C-USA) enters the weekend hitting .239 (851-318-2233) with 851 kills (14.67 k/s), 798 assists (13.76 a/s), 56 service aces, 1044 digs (18.00 dig/s) and 119.0 total blocks (2.05 b/s). Houston (6-14, 3-2 C-USA) enters the weekend with a .173 attack percentage (839-413-2467), 839 kills (11.49 k/s), 778 assists (10.66 a/s), 80 service aces, 1046 digs (14.33 dig/s) and 135.0 total blocks (1.85 b/s).

 

Tulsa is led by the on the outside by senior Jennifer Eichler, who has 221 kills (4.02 kills per set), a .336 attack percentage, 120 digs, 35 total blocks and 247.5 points for the Hurricane. Freshman Tyler Henderson has 224 kills (4.15 k/s), hits .294, has 17.0 blocks and has scored 233.5 points.

 

At middle blocker, junior Hannah Stout hits .426 with 139 kills and 44 blocks, while senior Julia Kenealy is hitting .312 with 70 kills, and leads the team with 50 total blocks. Freshman libero Jessica Adams leads the Hurricane with 268 digs (4.87 d/s) and has 10 service aces. Setters Rachel Vukson and Jordan Clampitt have 328 (5.96 a/s) and 324 assists (5.89 a/s), respectively, and Clampitt adds 106 digs.

 

Rice is led by Ashleigh McCord, who has 182 kills (3.71 k/s), 95 digs, 19 blocks, and Natalie Bogan who hits .374, and has 195 kills (3.36 k/s) and 59 blocks. Meredith Schamun leads the Owls with 676 assists, while Tracey Lam paces Rice and leads C- USA with 5.38 digs per set (312 digs).

 

Houston is led by Kinsey Cave, who has 269 kills (3.68 k/s), a .222 attack percentage, 104 digs and 25 blocks. Tara Roenicke leads the Cougars with 689 assists (9.44 per set), as well as 41 kills, 153 digs and 31 blocks, while Amanda Carson paces UH with 288 digs (4.00 dig/s).

 

Tulsa and Rice have played 28 times; Rice leads the series, 19-9. The first meeting came in 1984, a 3-0 Rice win, but 27 of the matches have been played since 1996 when both schools were in the WAC. The two teams split last season with each team winning on the road. Tulsa is 7-1 against Rice since the schools moved to Conference USA. Every match between the Golden Hurricane and the Owls since 2006 has gone the maximum five sets.

 

Tulsa and Houston have played nine times; Houston leads the series, 6-3. All nine matches have been played since Tulsa joined C-USA in 2005. Houston won all three meeting last year, including in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship. The Hurricane’s wins came at home in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and TU is 3-1 vs. Houston at home, and 0-4 vs. the Cougars on the road.

 

For all Tulsa volleyball news and information, visitwww.TulsaHurricane.com. Follow Tulsa Athletics on Twitter atwww.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 Game Information Week 7: Conference USA

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Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: Conference USA 

For more C-USA volleyball information visit: http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/c-usa-w-volley-body.html

 

2009 C-USA VOLLEYBALL
Team	C-USA		Overall
	W	L	W	L
Southern Miss	5	1	17	3
Rice	4	1	12	4
Tulane	4	2	9	6
UAB	3	2	9	10
Houston	3	2	6	14
Marshall	3	2	15	4
Tulsa	2	2	12	5
SMU	2	2	12	6
UTEP	2	3	9	9
East Carolina	1	4	8	9
UCF	1	4	9	9
Memphis	0	5	3	16

2009 Standings & Statistics (10/07/09) 

 

Upcoming Matches (All times Central)

Fri. , Oct. 9

eSMU at Houston___________________ 7 p.m.

eEast Carolina at Memphis___________ 7 p.m.

eTulsa at Rice______________________ 7 p.m.

eMarshall at UAB___________________ 7 p.m.

eUCF at UTEP_______________________ 8 p.m.

 

Sat., Oct. 10

eMarshall at Memphis_______________ 7 p.m.

eSMU at Rice_______________________ 7 p.m.

 

Sun., Oct. 11

eTulsa at Houston___________________ 1 p.m.

eUCF at Tulane_____________________ 1 p.m.

eEast Carolina at UAB_______________ 1 p.m.

eSouthern Miss at UTEP_____________ 1 p.m.

 

MOST RECENT RESULTS

Wed., Oct. 7

eRice 3, at Houston 0

eSouthern Miss 3, at Tulane 2

 

Tue., Oct. 6

at Memphis 3, Central Arkansas 1

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Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: William and Mary Welcomes Georgia State, UNC Wilmington for Weekend Volleyball Action

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: William and Mary Welcomes Georgia State, UNC Wilmington for Weekend Volleyball Action

WILLIAMSBURG - The William and Mary volleyball team hosts two key matches this weekend as the Tribe looks to keep pace in the highly-competitive Colonial Athletic Association. Friday night at 7 p.m., the Panthers of Georgia State enter Kaplan Arena, with the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington awaiting on Saturday, also at 7 p.m. 

Schedule 
Friday, October 9 - Georgia State at 7 p.m. 
Saturday, October 10 - UNC Wilmington at 7 p.m. 

Live Video 
Live Stats 

Scouting the Tribe 
William and Mary is coming off the momentum of two five-set victories on the road last weekend, downing James Madison and George Mason by 3-2 scores. On the year, W&M is 9-7, and 2-1 in the CAA with last week's victories, only one game behind first-place Delaware. Lindsey Pflugner (Sarasota, Fla.) ranks first in the conference with 4.89 digs per set and recently surpassed the 1,000-dig plateau, currently standing fifth with 1,066 digs in her career. 

Junior Erin Skipper (Yorktown, Va.) scored 23 kills in each of the two matches last weekend, earning CAA Offensive Player of the Week accolades. For the season, Skipper ranks second in both kills (3.27) and points per set (3.75). JuniorGinny Bray (Cary, N.C.) also ranks on a pair of top-10 lists in the CAA, eighth with 0.86 blocks per set and 10th with a .276 hitting percentage. 

Scouting the Panthers 
Georgia State is 14-4 overall, and one of four teams tied for second in the CAA at 2-1. The Panthers rank first in the NCAA with 2.31 service aces per set, and have three players occupying the top-three spots in the CAA in that category. Ashley Jones leads GSU with 3.09 kills per set, while Audrey Cantrell is averaging 4.31 digs per set. 

Scouting the Seahawks 
UNC Wilmington is 10-9 overall, and 1-2 in the CAA with their lone win being a 3-0 victory over Hofstra. Lindsey Strucko is averaging 3.07 kills and 2.77 digs per set, and Ashlyn Morris is averaging 4.00 digs per set. 

The Series 
William and Mary and Georgia State are new opponents, having faced each other only seven times since the Panthers joined the CAA in 2005-06. In those seven meetings, W&M is 6-1, with the lone setback coming in 2006. The series is even more tilted in favor of the Tribe against UNC Wilmington, two original league members. William and Mary has won 43 of 44 meetings against the Seahawks, with UNCW's only win coming in 2002. 

News and Notes 
- The Tribe leads the league in opponent's hitting percentage, only allow 14% of attacks to score. W&M also ranks highly in digs per set (15.71, second) and service aces per set (1.59, third). 

- In conference play, the Tribe's number have shot up in several categories, and the team ranks second in the league in assists (11.36 per set), kills (12.21), and digs (17.86). 

- The step-up in play also reflects for several individuals. Skipper leads the league in both kills (4.36, +.94) and points per set (4.68, + .80) in conference play, while Pflugner has seen her digs-average skyrocket to 5.43 per set (+.66 on the next player). 

- In the 3-2 victory over George Mason, five players reach double-digit digs, including Pflugner (20), Lauren Powell (Tulsa, Okla.) with 23, and Bryana Carey (Balboa Island, Calif.) with 19. 

- Ginny Bray scored a career-high 12 blocks at Georgetown, ranking highly on several all-time lists for W&M. Her 12 total blocks are tied for seventh-most in a single match, and tied for fifth-most in a five-set match. Four of her blocks were solo, which is tied for 11th all-time. It was also the single-best blocking performance of the year so far in the CAA, and earned her Defensive Player of the Week honors. 

- The Tribe has three players with sisters currently playing on other Division I teams. Ginny Bray's younger sister, Katie, is a freshman at Navy; Lauren Powell's sister, Dana, is a sophomore at SMU; and freshman Gina Lang (Valparaiso, Ind.)is the younger sister of Virginia Tech senior Michelle Lang.

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: TENNESSEE WELCOMES GEORGIA, AUBURN TO ROCKY TOP THIS WEEKEND

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: TENNESSEE WELCOMES GEORGIA, AUBURN TO ROCKY TOP THIS WEEKEND

UT-UGA Showdown to be Shown Live on SportsSouth at 7 p.m. on Friday

 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee volleyball team (10-5, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) will return to Rocky Top this weekend for league contests against Georgia (11-5, 2-3) and Auburn (11-5, 3-2). The Lady Volunteers will open the weekend with a showdown against the Bulldogs on SportsSouth at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9, before hosting the Tigers two days later at 1:30 p.m. Sunday’s match is UT’s designated “Dig for the Cure” event as the squad helps to promote breast cancer awareness.

 

The Big Orange finished off a grueling, three-match road trip last week, staging impressive comebacks at both Louisville and South Carolina before suffering a 3-0 setback at No. 5 Florida. On Wednesday, the Lady Vols looked to be well on their way to defeat after dropping the first two frames to Louisville. They were able to right the ship, however, using impressive efforts from junior Nikki Fowler, sophomore Kayla Jeter and senior Chloe Goldman to post their first win after losing the first two sets of a match since it accomplished the feat against No. 7 Notre Dame on Nov. 26, 2005 in South Bend, Ind. It was also the first triumph claimed by a visiting team in the UT-Louisville series since it became an annual tradition in 2004. Fowler and Jeter combined for 41 of the team’s 67 kills, with totals of 21 and 20, respectively, while Goldman tallied her second-highest dig output of the season with 26 scoops.

     

Just two days later, the Big Orange got off to a slow start again, dropping the opening set to South Carolina in Columbia. This time, it would get back on track almost immediately, cruising to wins in each of the next three frames behind the strength of 12 kills by Jeter and 10 each from freshman Leslie Cikra and senior Farren Powe. For the second straight match, Goldman added 26 digs, while Fowler was just behind her with 18 of her own. Another slow start on Sunday at No. 5 Florida proved to the Orange and White’s downfall, as they fell in three sets to the Gators, despite a nine-kill, eight-dig effort by Fowler. Goldman matched her in the digs category as well, while Jeter added six putaways, an ace and a block in the loss.

     

For her efforts, Goldman became the second Lady Vol athlete in as many weeks to claim a weekly award from the SEC, taking home conference defensive player of the week honors. She finished the weekend with a remarkable average of 5.00 digs per set, while passing at a .962 clip with just four reception errors in 104 attempts. The Monterey, Calif., native is now only 39 digs away from becoming UT’s all-time leader in that category as well, with a career total of 1,436.

     

Following Sunday’s match against the Tigers, Tennessee will hit the road once again, traveling to Alabama and Mississippi State next weekend. The Orange and White will square off with the Crimson Tide at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 16 before making the trek to Starkville for a 1:30 p.m. showdown with the Bulldogs two days later.

 

LADY VOLS TO “DIG FOR THE CURE” AGAINST AUBURN ON SUNDAY

     

For the second consecutive season, the Lady Vols will host a “Dig for the Cure” event as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, doing so on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. when they take on Auburn.

                                                               
The Lindsay Young Downtown YMCA will loan a pink treadmill, which will be set up courtside, to help promote breast cancer awareness and research. The YMCA will donate 10 cents for each mile that is walked or ran during the event. The Knoxville affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority will also be collecting donations at the match, which will support breast cancer research.

   

From the time the gates open at 12:30 p.m., fans will have the chance to participate in the “Pink Ribbon Run” by running or walking on the treadmill for up to three minutes. Those who do will receive a pink volleyball. Once the match starts, either a cheerleader, Smokey or a member of the UT staff will walk on the treadmill. For every $10 donation, the speed will be bumped up a notch. The money donated during this time will go to the local chapter of the Susan G. Komen foundation and everyone that donates time will receive a pink prize.

   

All fans in pink will receive free admission and kids 12-and-under will receive a free hot dog and drink.

                                                                                                       

##LADY VOL VOLLEYBALL##

 

 

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: Kansas Volleyball to Play Second-Straight Ranked Foe on Saturday

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: Kansas Volleyball to Play Second-Straight Ranked Foe on Saturday

 

For a complete set of game notes go to http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/100809aaa.html.

 

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas volleyball returns home Saturday, Oct. 10 from a two-match road swing to play its second-straight top 15 team in No. 14 Iowa State. Match time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Fans who bring their ticket stub from the Kansas-Iowa State football game, which starts at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, can get into the volleyball match for $3.

 

Fans follow live stats via Gametracker and watch live video (for a fee) on the KU Athletics website at www.KUAthletics.com.

 

Quick Hits

» The Jayhawks are riding their longest losing streak of the season at two matches. Prior to last Wednesday’s match at Nebraska, KU was 4-0 in contests following a loss.

» Saturday’s match will mark the first time in series history KU will play a ranked Iowa State team.

» Melissa Manda became the 10th player in Jayhawk volleyball history to reach 1,000 career digs versus Colorado on Sept. 30.

» KU has at least one player ranked in the top 10 of each statistical category in the Big 12 and two players ranked in the nation’s top 50. The Jayhawks’ team kills and assists averages also rank among the top 50 in the nation.

 

About Kansas

After suffering a loss at No. 9 Nebraska on Wednesday, Kansas is riding its longest losing streak of the season at two matches. With an overall record of 9-6 and a 2-4 Big 12 mark, the Jayhawk offense is guided by sophomore setter Nicole Tate, whose 10.87 aps rank third in the Big 12 and 23rd in the nation. Junior Karina Garlington averages the league’s fourth-most kills with 3.76 kps followed by sophomore Allison Mayfield’s 3.30 kps (eighth in the Big 12). Senior Paige Mazour is the Big 12’s seventh-most accurate attacker with a .350 hitting percentage. Defensively, junior Melissa Manda leads KU with 4.22 dps, which ranks sixth in the league. Tayler Tolefree is also key to the Kansas defense blocking 1.14 balls per set. She is the only freshman listed in the league’s top 10 blockers, coming in at No. 5.

 

Scouting Iowa State

Statistically one of the best teams in the Big 12, No. 14 Iowa State is 13-3 overall (5-2 in the Big 12) and riding a four-match winning streak. All three of the Cyclones’ losses have been on the road against ranked teams- at No. 13 Minnesota, at No. 2 Texas and at No. 24 Baylor. ISU leads the Big 12 in kills, assists and digs, and is second in blocks. Junior Victoria Henson is one of two players in the league averaging over four kills per set as she has 4.27 kps and 4.68 kps in conference-only action. Senior Kaylee Manns leads the conference with 12.23 aps while junior Ashley Mass boasts a Big 12-leading 5.25 dps. The Cyclones are guided by fifth-year head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch, who is 78-53 at Iowa State.

Series Info: Iowa State leads KU with a 39-34 all-time record, but KU holds the edge in Lawrence leading the series 16-12. From September of 2000 to October of 2004 the Jayhawks were a perfect 10-0 against the Cyclones. Last season, KU made a huge come-from-behind victory versus ISU in Lawrence, battling back from a two-set deficit to win 3-2. KU won nine-straight home matches versus the Cyclones from 1996-2004.

 

Bechard Approaching Milestone

Kansas head coach Ray Bechard is just one win shy of hitting 900 career victories. Bechard, who is in his 12th season at KU, is 899-226 (.801 percent) in his 25th season as a head coach. He spent 13 seasons at Barton County Community College prior to coming to Kansas, where he accumulated a 716-60 mark at the school.

 

Up Next

Kansas takes on its third-straight top 15 foe on Wednesday, Oct. 14 versus No. 2 Texas. The match is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. The Jayhawks then travel to in-state rival Kansas State on Oct. 17.

 

 

-Go Jayhawks!-

 

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: University of Houston Volleyball to Host “Dig Pink” Breast Cancer Awareness Match

Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 7: University of Houston Volleyball to Host “Dig Pink” Breast Cancer Awareness Match




University of Houston Volleyball to Host “Dig Pink” Breast Cancer Awareness Match

Cougars to Wear Pink Jerseys Sponsored by Memorial Hermann Hospital

HOUSTON – The University of Houston volleyball team will kick off their weekend slate with its annual “Dig Pink” Breast Cancer Awareness Match Friday night against SMU at 7 p.m. in the Athletics/Alumni Center.
 
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Cougars will help raise money for the Side Out Foundation. The Side Out Foundation is a non-profit group that helps women and men affected by breast cancer to regain control of their lives and live it to the fullest.  They use the support of volleyball to sponsor tournaments, clinics and other events to raise funds to donate to organizations that share their vision of a cancer-free world. 
 
Fans will be able to pledge a donation amount per dig recorded by UH during the match. A regular donation will also be accepted and all that contribute to the Side Out Foundation will receive a pink t-shirt. 
 
The Cougars also will be wearing pink jerseys during the match, donated by Memorial Hermann Hospital. They will be auctioned off during the match for fans to purchase with all the proceeds going to the Side Out Foundation. 
 
Prior to the match, Houston will present representatives from Memorial Hermann with an honorary jersey to thank them for their support of the “Dig Pink” match. 
 
Fans will are encouraged to wear pink to the match. 
 
Friday’s match will not be the only C-USA competition on tab for the volleyball team. Houston will close out the weekend with a 1 p.m. match on Sunday against Tulsa.
 
Gametracker and live video streaming will be available for all matches by going to the volleyball schedule page atwww.UHCougars.com.  

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University of Denver Volleyball Team Hosts Pair of SBC Opponents this Weekend: College Volleyball Games, Week 7

University of Denver Volleyball Team Hosts Pair of SBC Opponents this Weekend: 

College Volleyball Games, Week 7

Pioneers face Florida International on Friday at 7 p.m. and Florida Atlantic on Sunday at 1 p.m.

 

DENVER – The University of Denver volleyball team returns to action this week as it hosts a pair of Sun Belt Conference opponents this weekend in Hamilton Gymnasium. The Pioneers open the weekend with a 7 p.m. match on Friday night against Florida International and then face Florida Atlantic on Sunday at 1 p.m.

 

Both matches will be available via Live Stats and Sunday’s match can be seen live in Pioneer Vision. The Pioneers will also be raising money for the Susan G. Komen foundation this weekend, holding the annual “Dig for the Cure.”

 

THIS WEEK’S MATCHUPS:

Denver returns home to host two SBC matches as Florida International and Florida Atlantic come in to Hamilton Gymnasium. The Pioneers will face a 13-2 Golden Panthers team that is currently undefeated in SBC play on Friday at 7 p.m., and then face a 3-10 Owls team that is 2-3 in conference action on Sunday at 1 p.m. Denver's match against FAU will be available via Pioneer Vision, while both matches can be followed live via Live Stats. The Pioneers are 8-4 all time against the Golden Panthers, 5-0 at home, and 3-0 against the Owls, 1-0 at home.

 

SCOUTING FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (15-2, 5-0 SBC)

The FIU volleyball squad played three matches in six days and came away with a trio of wins as the Panthers defeated Sun Belt Conference rivals, Western Kentucky, 3-1 (24-26, 25-16, 26-24, 25-13), Middle Tennessee, 3-1 (25-20, 27-29, 25-20, 26-24) and Florida Atlantic, 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 29-27). Over the course of the three matches, FIU tallied 167 kills to its opponents’ 131 kills for a 15.18 kills per set ratio with senior Yarimar Rosa leading the charge (56 kills, 5.09 kps). The Panthers also notched more assists than their opponents by a ratio of 153-122, averaging 13.9 assists per set, as junior Natalia Valentin secured 127 assists (11.55 aps). The FIU offense secured a hitting percentage of .266 while the Panther defense held its opponents to an attack percentage of .197. Sophomore Andrea Lakovic led the FIU defense with 14 blocks (1.27 bps) and Valentin secured a team-best 43 digs (3.91 dps) as the Panthers out-dug its opponents, 146-122 to average 13.3 digs per set. FIU (15-2, 5-0 SBC) is on an eight-match win streak and has not lost a match since falling to nationally ranked Florida State on Sept. 12.

 

SCOUTING FLORIDA ATLANTIC (3-11, 2-4 SBC)

The Owls will face the North Texas Mean Green before coming into Hamilton Gymnasium on Sunday. Heading into their match with the Mean Green, the Owls are on a four-game slide and are coming off a tough 3-0 loss to in-state rivals Florida International. As a team, FAU is averaging 10.0 kills, 9.1 assists, 11.8 digs and 1.9 blocks per game. Leading the way is Kristyna Dzmuranova with 105 kills.

 

PIONEERS AT-A-GLANCE:  

Playing arguably one of their toughest schedules to-date, the Pioneers are coming off a 3-0 sweep of Louisiana-Lafayette on the road. Leading the way for the season, senior Emmy Davidsmeyer is averaging 4.52 kills per set, ranking her 13th in the nation and first in the SBC, to go along with her .379 hitting percentage that ranks her second in the SBC and 33rd in the nation.

 

Following closely behind, sophomore Jordan Raines has turned in 194 kills to go along with her 152 digs. Setter Kresson Vreeman leads the way with 679 assists, for a 10.29 assists per set average. Defensively, libero Kacie Wikierak has tallied 256 digs while freshman Faimie Kingsley has posted 58 total blocks. As a team, the Pioneers are averaging 13.02 kills, 12.15 assists, 13.32 digs and 2.04 blocks per set.

 

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