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Penn State Women's Volleyball: Meet Freshman Aiyana Whitney

 

 

 

Four Cal Bears Incoming Freshmen Volleyball Players Nab Fab 50 Honors

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Four Incoming Freshmen Volleyball Players Nab Fab 50 Honors

 

The Golden Bears are one of just two teams represented by four incoming players on the prestigious list

 

BERKELEY – Four incoming California volleyball recruits have been named to the 2011 Volleyball Magazine Girl’s Fab 50 list. Among the soon-to-be Golden Bears, Christina Higgins (Harvard-Westlake HS/Inglewood, Calif.), Michelle Neumayr (Burlingame HS/San Mateo, Calif.), Lindsey Parrott (Bishop O'Dowd HS/Oakland, Calif.), and Lillian Schonewise (Papillion-La Vista South HS/Papillion, Neb.) each added the prestigious honor to their already impressive lists of accomplishments.

 

Cal was one of just two schools to have four players selected for Fab 50 honors. Wisconsin also had four. Illinois, Missouri, Texas, and four-time defending NCAA champion Penn State each had three incoming players selected.

 

Higgins, a 6-2 outside hitter from Inglewood, Calif., is Prepvolleyball.com's No. 11-ranked Senior Ace and has been on numerous watch lists including the AVCA/UnderArmour High School All-American watch list and was the ESPN Rise Player to Watch. She was a member of the 2007 USA High Performance training team and later joined the Junior A2 Team. Higgins was named to the USA Singapore Youth World Olympic Team where she led her squad to a silver-medal finish and helped guide Sports Shack Volleyball Club to the gold medal at the 2010 Junior National Championships. She is a three-time All-Mission League selection (2008-10) and helped lead Harvard-Westlake to the league title in each of the last three years. She was twice named to the honor roll and has served four years as Harvard-Westlake's Student Ambassador.

 

Neumayr is a 6-1 outside hitter from San Mateo, Calif. She is PrepVolleyball.com's No. 27 Senior Ace and was a 2009 High School All-America honorable mention. The AVCA had Neumayr on its Top 25 Underclassmen to Watch and its 2010 High School Players watch list. As a captain, she led her high school squad to the Peninsula Athletic League crown and was selected as league MVP in each of the last two seasons. She has been a member of the PAL all-league team in each of the last four years. Neumayr also helped guide her club, Vision, to a 70-4 record this season and was selected to the 2008 Junior Olympics all-tournament team. She was a PrepVolleyball.com Top 50 Junior and on the Sophomore 79 list. She has twice been the San Mateo County Times Athlete of the Week and was named the San Mateo Journal Athlete of the Year as a sophomore.

 

Parrott, a 6-2 setter from Oakland, Calif., was the 2010 East Bay Prep Athlete of the Year and a Hayward Area Athletic League (HAAL) first-team selection. As a member of the Golden Bear Volleyball Club, she was named to the all-tournament team at the 2010 Junior National Championships after leading her squad to a silver-medal finish. Parrott received the 2010 Cal-Hi Sports Golden Hammer Award and was also an all-tournament honoree at the Great Eight Tournament. As a junior, she led her high school squad to the CIF Northern California Section title and was named to the All-CIF Division III second team. Parrott was also a member of championship squads in 2007 and 2008 and was named to the USA A2 team in the summer following her sophomore season. She is a member of the National Honors Society and was a scholar-athlete in each of her three years in high school.

 

Schonewise, a 6-3 middle hitter from Papillion, Neb., is PrepVolleyball.com's No. 12-ranked Senior Ace. She is on the AVCA/UnderArmour All-America Watch List and led her high school squad to the Metro Conference Championship with a 38-0 record this season and a No. 1 MaxPreps ranking. As a sophomore and junior, she led Lawrence High School (Lawrence, Kan.), to the 6A Sub-State Championship and was named to the All-Sunflower League team, All-Area teams, All-State and State All-Tournament team. She was one of PrepVolleyball.com's Top 50 Juniors and was selected to the 2009 USA High Performance Continental Team. She currently plays for Nebraska Juniors Volleyball Club.

2011 Volleyball Magazine Girl’s Fab 50

 

Name                          HT.      POS.      Hometown                    Club                                  College          

Taylor Akana              5-6       OH         Kaneohe, Hawaii            Asics Rainbow                  Siena

Halli Amaro                 6-0       OH         Los Alamitos, Calif.        Mizuno Long Beach          Arizona

Simone Antwi              6-2       MB         Lorton, Va.                     VA Elite                             Florida

Tiffany Baker              6-3       MB         Carrollton, Texas           Dallas Premier                  Tennessee

Katherine Bell              6-1       MB         Mesquite, Texas            Texas Assault                   Texas

Jocelynn Birks            6-2       OH         LaGrange, Ill.                 1st Alliance                        Illinois

Morgan Boukather      6-1       OH         Newport Beach, Calif.   TCA                                   Stanford

Elizabeth Brenner       6-2       MB         Portland, Ore.                Northwest Juniors             Oregon

Ellen Chapman           6-4       OH         Glenbrook, Ill.                 Sky High                           Wisconsin

Jane Croson               5-11     OH         Lakewood, Calif.            Sports Shack                    Hawaii

 

Lexi Dannemiller         5-11     S             West Chester, Ohio       Team Z                             Michigan

Tara Dunn                   6-2       OH         Poth, Texas                    Bexar County                    Oklahoma

Lara Dykstra               5-11     OH         Redondo Beach, Calif.  Sports Shack                    Nebraska

Haley Eckerman         6-4       OH         Waterloo, Iowa               Iowa Rockets                    Texas

Hanna Forst                5-11     OH         Lenaxa, Kan.                  KC Power                         South Carolina

Crystal Graff               6-3       OH         Madison, Wis.                Capital                               Wisconsin

Nia Grant                    6-3       MB/OH   Warren, Ohio                 Renaissance                     Penn State

Dominique Gonzalez  5-5       L             San Antonio, Texas       Alamo                                Penn State

Micha Hancock          5-11     S/OH      Edmond, Okla.               Okla. Peak Performance Tulsa

Jade Hayes                 6-0       L/OH      Ozark, Mo.                     Springfield Juniors            Missouri

 

Christina Higgins      6-2       OH         North Hollywood, Calif.                                        Sports Shack California

Jeni Houser                 6-3       MB         Louisville, Ky.                 KiVA                                  Notre Dame

Madelyn Hutson          6-6       MB         Brentwood, Tenn.          Impact                               Texas

Tory Knuth                  6-4       MB         Johnston, Iowa               IPVA                                  Iowa State

Kelly Lamberti             6-0       OH         Cary, Ill.                                                                    Ohio

Whitney Little              6-3       MB         Keller, Texas                  TAV                                   Missouri

Chloe Mathis               5-10     S             La Jolla, Calif.                Coast                                 Arizona

Elizabeth McMahon    6-6       MB         West Chester, Ohio       Team Z                             Illinois

Kellie McNeil               5-11     S             Lakeville, Minn.              M1                                     Minnesota

Katie Messing             6-4       MB/OH   The Woodlands, Texas  Willowbrook                      Pepperdine

 

Taylor Milton               5-11     OH         San Diego, Calif.            Coast                                 Santa Clara

Megan Moenoa           5-10     S             Lakewood, Calif.            Mizuno Long Beach          UCLA

Deme Morales            5-7       MB         Amherst, Ohio                Maverick-A.C.E.               Wisconsin

Kori Moster                 5-4       L             Cincinnati, Ohio             Team Z                             Michigan State

Michelle Neumayr     6-0       OH         Burlingame, Calif.        Vision                               California

Val Nichol                    6-0       S/OH      Normal, Ill.                      Illini Elite                            Purdue

Zoe Nightingale           6-3       MB         Sacramento, Calif.         Force                                 UCLA

Lindsey Parrott         6-2       S/OH      Oakland, Calif.              Golden Bear                    California

Summer Ross             6-1       OH         Carlsbad, Calif.              Coast                                 Washington

Lillian Schonewise   6-2       MB         Papillion, Neb.              KC Power                        California

 

Taylor Sherwin            6-0       S             Orlando, Fla.                  Top Select                         Ohio

Taylor Simpson           6-4       OH         Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado Juniors               Nebraska

Ali Stark                      6-0       OH         Mt. Vernon, Iowa           Iowa Rockets                    Illinois

Lauren Teknipp           6-2       MB/OH   McDonough, Ga.           A5                                      Michigan

Courtney Thomas       6-0       S             DeKalb, Ill.                      Sports Performance         Wisconsin

Kaila Thomas              6-1       OH         Murrieta, Calif.               Laguna Beach                   Colorado State

Krista Vansant             6-2       OH         Redlands, Calif.             Rancho Valley                  Washington

Aiyana Whitney           6-5       OH         Old Tappan, N.J.           Downstate                         Penn State

Emily Wilson               6-3       OH         Omaha, Neb.                 Nebraska Elite                  Missouri

Emily Young               6-2       OH         Schaumburg, Ill.             Sports Performance         USC

 

Female Volleyball Players Of The Week And All-Tournament Volleyball Teams Named This Weekend Sept 20

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Female Volleyball Players Of The Week And All-Tournament Volleyball Teams Named This Weekend Sept 20

 

The Big Ten Conference announced its volleyball players of the week on Monday. Below are this week’s honorees:
 
Volleyball Player of the Week:
Alex Hunt, Michigan
Jr., OH, Granger, Ind./South Bend St. Joseph
 
Hunt earned Most Valuable Player status at the ASU Sheraton Tournament after leading the Wolverines to a 3-0 record and the tournament title over the weekend. The junior outside hitter recorded 20-plus kill performances against Arizona State, Utah and Pacific and finished with a .488 hitting percentage. Hunt recorded 22 kills against Arizona State, 23 versus Utah and 23 in the tournament finale against Pacific, good for an average of 5.7 kills per set against the three opponents. She added 2.1 digs and 0.6 blocks per set to claim her first Big Ten Player of the Week honor.
 
Last Michigan Volleyball Player of the Week: Juliana Paz (Nov. 23, 2009)
 
Defensive Player of the Week:
Mariah Booth, Ohio State
So., MB, Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain
 
Booth records her first Defensive Volleyball Player of the Week distinction after anchoring the Buckeye defense in three victories over the weekend at the Kennesaw State Tournament. Averaging 1.9 blocks per set, the sophomore was a part of an Ohio State defense that limited its opponents to .013 hitting on the weekend. Her standout effort came against Presbyterian in the tournament opener, where she finished with 11 blocks. Booth is averaging 1.31 blocks per set this season, which ranks fifth in the conference.
 
Last Ohio State Defensive Volleyball Player of the Week: Allie Schwarzwalder  (Sept. 13, 2010)
 
Freshman of the Week:
Deja McClendon, Penn State
OH, Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual Magnet
 
McClendon takes home her second Freshman of the Week honor after helping Penn State to a 3-0 record at the Rockvale Outlets Classic over the weekend. The freshman finished second on the team in kills during the three-match stretch, averaging 3.1 per set on .524 hitting. Her best effort of the weekend came against George Washington on Friday, finishing with 15 kills with a .636 hitting percentage, adding six digs and four blocks.
 
Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Deja McClendon (Sept. 6, 2010)
 
 
2010 Volleyball Players of the Week
Aug. 30 P: Tabitha Love, So., MINN
    D: Hillary Haen, Sr., ILL
    F: Ashley Wittman, MINN
Sept. 6   P: Michelle Bartsch, Jr., ILL
    D: Jessica Granquist, Jr., MINN
    F: Jennifer Bonilla, ILL
    F: Deja McClendon, PSU
Sept. 13     P: Ashley Benson, Sr., IND
    P: Ashley Wittman, Fr., MINN
    D: Allie Schwarzwalder, Sr., OSU
    F: Ashley Wittman, MINN
Sept. 20     P: Alex Hunt, Jr., MICH
    D: Mariah Booth, So., OSU
    F: Deja McClendon, PSU

 

McClendon Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 20, 2010 – Freshman outside hitter Deja McClendon (Louisville, Ky.) was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, conference officials announced Monday. It is McClendon’s second honor of the season.
 
McClendon helped guide the Nittany Lions to sweeps of George Washington, Princeton and St. John’s in the Rockvale Outlets Classic at Rec Hall. McClendon started all three matches and was second on the team with 25 kills (3.12 kills per set) on a team-best .524 attack percentage. She also contributed one ace, 14 digs (1.75 digs per set) and seven total blocks (0.88 blocks per set). Against the Colonials, McClendon led the team with 15 kills on .636 hitting. She also had six digs and was second on the team with four blocks. On Saturday, Sept. 18 against the Tigers, McClendon once again led the team with 12 putdowns with just one error in 17 attempts. She closed out the weekend with eight kills, four digs and three blocks against the Red Storm.
 
Other Big Ten honorees in addition to McClendon include Michigan’s Alex Hunt as Big Ten Player of the Week and Ohio State’s Mariah Booth as Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
 
Penn State (10-1) concluded preseason play over the weekend and opens Big Ten play on Friday, Sept. 24 at nationally-ranked Illinois. Action is set for 8 p.m. (ET). The Nittany Lions travel to Wisconsin on Sept. 26 for a 2 p.m. (ET) matchup with the Badgers.
 
For more information on the Penn State women’s volleyball team, please visit GoPSUsports.com. The Penn State women’s volleyball 2010 season is presented by Rockvale Outlets and The Outlets at Hershey.
 
 
 Sept. 20 Conference USA Volleyball Players of the Week

Houston's Tryon, Clampitt of Tulsa and Lam of Rice pick up weekly honors. 
 

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Sept. 20, 2010

IRVING, Texas - Conference USA has named Chandace Tryon of Houston, Tracey Lam of Rice and Tulsa's Jordan Clampitt as its weekly volleyball award winners. Each player led their respective teams to tournament titles to close out non-conference action.

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Western Michigan Volleyball Player Ashley Turnage Wins MAC Weekly Award

CLEVELAND -- The Mid-American Conference announced today that Western Michigan junior Ashley Turnage (Schoolcraft, Mich./Lawton) is the MAC West Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week. This is the second career MAC West Defensive Player of the Week award for Turnage and first this season. This is the second time that Western Michigan (9-4) has earned the award this season after freshman libero Lena Oliver (9/7).

She was named Most Valuable Player after leading Western Michigan to the Seton Hall Invitational championship. Turnage's defense was key as she averaged 1.70 blocks and 1.60 digs from her middle blocker position as the Broncos' limited their three opponents to a .139 attack percentage. Turnage started the tournament with a career-high eight block assists against Northeastern and then came back with a career-high nine digs and three more blocks against tournament host Seton Hall. She finished the tournament with six more blocks and five digs to hold UMBC to .083 attacking as WMU clinched the tournament title. Turnage was also on her game offensively as she started the tournament with a career-high 13 kills against Northeastern and hit .385. She increased her career high to 14 kills against Seton Hall and hit .367. Turnage also served three aces in the tournament.

The Broncos begin conference play at home this weekend against Toledo (5-6) on Friday at 7 p.m. and Ball State (10-2) on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Bacon, Haseman Earn Big South Volleyball Player of the Week Honors

    LYNCHBURG, Va. – Karyl Bacon and Kelly Haseman earned Big South Player of the Week honors for matches played last week, as Bacon was named the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Volleyball Player of the Week while Haseman picked up Defensive Player of the Week honors.
    The awards mark the second time each player has received their respective conference honor this season.
    Bacon, a senior from Temecula, Calif., had a stellar performance in her home state over the weekend. She put away a total of 95 kills, averaged .212 at the net and posted 4.32 kills per set to lead her team to a 3-3 record on the week. 
    She posted four double-doubles and highlighted her week with 22 kills and 20 digs against UC Irvine on Sept. 16, marking the first 20-20 performance of her career. Against West Virginia on Sept. 17, Bacon recorded a career-high 23 kills, and followed with a season-high .455 attack percentage in the 3-0 win over Penn, on Sept. 18.
    Defensively, the outside hitter also notched 73 digs and eight blocks in the six-match span. 
    For her efforts, Bacon was selected to the Fullerton Classic All-Tournament team.
    Haseman, a junior from Three Rivers, Mich., came up with 141 digs and averaged 6.41 digs per set for the Lady Flames last week. She posted three matches with at least 30 digs, including a season-high 31 digs against UC Irvine and West Virginia. Haseman also chipped in five aces in the six-match span, with three of them coming in the win over James Madison on Sept. 14.
    The Lady Flames will begin 2010 conference play this weekend, traveling to Gardner-Webb for a 7 p.m. matchup, Friday night, in Boiling Springs, N.C.
 
 
 
   
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Bazile, Jewasko Named Southland Volleyball Players of the Week
Bazile hit .636 with 17 kills, Jewasko had 69 digs, both received all-tournament recognition
 
FRISCO, Texas – Lamar sophomore middle blocker Jayme Bazile and UTSA junior libero Kelsey Jewasko were named offensive and defensive players of the week respectively, by vote of the Southland Conference sports information directors Monday. Bazile was named to her fourth all-tournament team this season while Jewasko averaged 6.27 digs per set at the TCU Invitational.
Offensive Player of the Week – Jayme Bazile, Lamar
Bazile, a native of Beaumont, Texas, was named all-tournament at the Lamar Invitational, the fourth consecutive all-tournament honor for Bazile this year. She hit .636 with 17 kills and three block assists against league rival McNeese State to lead the Lady Cardinals to a conference opening win. Bazile hit .458 with 14 kills and seven total blocks in the win over Louisiana-Lafayette. She raised her season attack percentage to .343 ranked third in the Southland and leads the league with 63 blocks.
 
Honorable Mention: Taylor Hammonds, Central Arkansas; M.C. Bottles, Stephen F. Austin; Amanda Aguilera, UT Arlington.
Defensive Player of the Week – Kelsey Jewasko, UTSA
Jewasko, a native of San Antonio, Texas, earned all-tournament honors after stellar play at the TCU Nike/Molten Invitational last weekend. Jewasko tallied 37 digs against 2009 NCAA tournament opponents Ohio and TCU. She followed those performances up with 32 digs in a five-set win against Alabama-Birmingham. Jewasko amassed 69 total digs on the weekend. She recorded a team-best .983 receiving percentage with only one reception error in 58 total attempts. Despite being swept by Ohio, Jewasko anchored a Roadrunner defensive unit which held the powerful Bobcats hitters to a .107 hitting percentage. Jewasko leads the Southland Conference with 296 digs and is second overall by averaging 5.1 digs per set.
 
Honorable Mention: Cristin Curl, Central Arkansas; Danielle Daigle, Nicholls; Madison Hanlan, Stephen F. Austin; Alicia Shaffer, UT Arlington.
 
– www.Southland.org–

Elmore, Brown Earn SBC Volleyball Player of the Week Honors
 
Western Kentucky’s Tiffany Elmore and Louisiana-Lafayette’s Lindsay Brown have been named the Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Player and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
 
Junior Tiffany Elmore was named the Most Valuable Player of the Billiken Invitational in St. Louis, Mo., while helping the Lady Toppers to a 2‐1 weekend and the tournament title. The MVP honor is the second of the season for Elmore as she was awarded the same honor following the Xavier Invitational. The North Vernon, Ind., native finished this weekend with 42 kills, an average of 3.82 kills per set, a .418 hitting percentage and 12 blocks, a team‐high 1.09 blocks per set. The middle hitter tied a season‐high with 16 kills against both Marshall and Lipscomb. In WKU’s win over Lipscomb on Saturday, Elmore finished with a .625 hitting percentage while committing only one attack error. She finished the weekend with 10 kills against St. Louis, while adding seven blocks. Elmore has recorded double‐digit kills in nine of the last 10 matches.
 
Senior Lindsay Brown nears closer to the school’s all‐time digs mark in the rally era. The senior libero had a team‐best 26 against Albany and rounded out the Lamar Tournament with 31 on Saturday.  The Yorda Linda, Calif., native dug the ball 57 times for an average of 5.70 per set at the Lamar Tournament, making her just 29 career digs away from passing Erika Castro’s (2004‐07) career mark of 1,487 digs.
 
AROUND THE LEAGUE:Middle Tennessee’s Izabela Kozon was named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) for the week Sept. 6 to Sept. 12, the website announced Tuesday, Sept. 14. The senior is the first Blue Raider to earn CVU.com National Player of the Week honors and the fourth overall from the Sun Belt Conference.
 
Middle Tennessee defeated No. 24 Long Beach State 3-2 on Saturday at Denver.  The match marked the first time that Middle Tennessee defeated a ranked opponent since beating ninth-ranked Hawaii in the 2007 NCAA Tournament. The Blue Raiders have won seven straight matches.
 
Sun Belt Conference play opened Saturday when Middle Tennessee traveled to Denver to defeat the Pioneers in three straight sets. League play continues on Friday.
 
Senior setter Megan Henderson has claimed the third spot in the Troy record books for assists in a career.  Henderson has recorded 463 assists this season, putting her total at 3,620 replacing Erika Leitzke who had a total of 3,599. 
 
Louisiana-Lafayette’s Lindsay Brown nears closer to the school’s all-time digs mark in the rally era, as she collected 31 on Saturday. The senior libero is 29 career digs away from passing Erika Castro’s (2004-07) mark of 1,487. Once Brown passes Castro, she will be number one in the career-digs column in the rally-era since that era began in 2001.
 
Coach Danijela Tomic currently ranks third in all-time wins at FIU with 124 victories to date and stands just three wins behind John Trojaniak for second place.
 
Closing out tournament play, several Sun Belt players earned All-Tournament honors this week:
· Tiffany Elmore (MVP) and Emily Teegarden, Western Kentucky
· Cayla Fielder, Arkansas State
· Una Trkujla and Natalia Valentin, FIU
· Lesley Mirarchi, Louisiana-Lafayette
· Sarah Willey and Shelley Morton, North Texas
· Megan Henderson and Natasha Kolunija, Troy

 

 

Duke Volleyball Player Amanda Robertson Named ACC Player Of The Week
 
September 20, 2010
 
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke junior Amanda Robertson was named ACC Volleyball Player of the Week after leading the Blue Devils to a 3-0 sweep over Wake Forest in last Friday’s ACC opener.
 
Robertson, a 6-3 middle blocker, posted her second career double-double against the Demon Deacons with 15 kills and 12 digs. Wake Forest had no answer for Robertson, who hit .591 with only two errors on 22 attacks. Robertson also led Duke (9-2, 1-0 ACC) with four blocks in the win and finished with a team-high 18.0 points in the three-set victory. In set two against Wake Forest, Robertson went 8-for-9 attacking with no attack errors.
 
On the season, Robertson boasts a .349 hitting percentage, 86 kills, 88 digs and 26 blocks. She is among Duke’s top three in all four of those categories.
 
This is the first career ACC Player of the Week honor for Robertson and the second weekly conference award for Duke this season. Freshman libero Ali McCurdy was named ACC Volleyball Freshman of the Week last Monday, September 13.
 
Duke continues ACC play this weekend with a road trip to take on Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., and Clemson in Clemson, S.C., on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24-25.
 
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Emily Elek Named Mid American Conference Rookie of the Week

Sophomore Emily Elek (Wescosville, Pa.) was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week on Monday. Elek, who redshirted the 2009 season with a knee injury, is the second Golden Griffin to win a weekly award this season as sophomore Samantha Good was named MAAC Offensive Player of the Week two times this season.

In two Canisius road victories last week, Elek averaged 4.43 kills per set and 1.14 blocks per set. Elek led Canisius in kills in both matches, posting 13 kills and a career-high five blocks in the three-set win at Siena on Saturday. Elek also had a career-high 18 kills to go along with three blocks in the four set win at Marist on Sunday. The Wescosville, Pa. native was a perfect 19-for-19 on service receptions in the two matches while totaling eight digs.

Canisius (6-7, 2-0 MAAC) plays three matches in Western New York this week, starting with Wednesday's non-conference game at Buffalo. The Golden Griffins resume conference play this weekend, hosting Loyola on Saturday, and Rider on Sunday.
 

Houston Volleyball Team’s Chandace Tryon Named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week
Tryon Earns the Weekly Honor After Being Named Nicholls Challenge MVP

Fort Worth, Texas – University of Houston sophomore middle blocker Chandace Tryon was named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week after guiding the Cougars to a 3-0 record at the Nicholls Challenge over the weekend.
 
Tryon went on to be named the MVP of the tournament as the Cougars recorded their fifth-straight win to close out non-conference action. With the three wins Houston improved its record to 6-6.
 
The Corpus Christi, Texas, native led the team in kills in all three matches and set career-highs in kills (15), points (16) and tied a career-high in digs (four).
 
Tryon recorded a game-high 15 kills on 29 attempts for a .379 hitting percentage against Louisiana Tech. She followed that up with a match-high 14 kills against Nicholls State. In the final match of the tournament, Tryon helped the Cougars to a sweep of Southeastern Louisiana with a match-high 13 kills on 16 attempts for a .750 hitting percentage.
 
The weekly honor was the first of Tryon’s career.
 
Tryon and the Cougar volleyball team will be back in action Tuesday for the Conference USA opener against cross-town rival, Rice. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at the Athletics/Alumni Center.
 

UTSA Kelsey Jewasko named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week

FRISCO — UTSA junior libero Kelsey Jewasko was named the Southland Conference's Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.

The San Antonio native earned All-Tournament honors at last weekend's TCU Nike/Molten Invitational after recording 69 digs, which translated to an average of more than six per set. Her top performance of the weekend was a 32-dig effort in UTSA's come-from-behind, five-frame victory against UAB on Saturday. Jewasko's third 30-plus contest of the season was one shy of her career high, which was set two weeks ago against Elon at the Sacramento State Invitational. She added 21 digs in Friday's tournament opener against TCU and 16 more a few hours later against Ohio, both of which were NCAA Tournament teams last fall.

Jewasko, the league’s 2008 Libero of the Year, leads the conference with 296 digs this season and her 5.1 digs-per-set average ranks second only to Nicholls' Danielle Daigle (6.02 dps).

The weekly award is the second of her three-year career. She last collected the honor on Sept. 29, 2008.

Haleigh Hampton Named Co-Big West Player of the Week

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Haleigh Hampton was selected as the Co-Big West Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 20 as announced by the conference office today. The freshman middle blocker had 52 kills and 21 blocks over the weekend for the 49ers.
 
    Hampton started off the week with a strong performance against VCU, making 12 kills on .569 hitting, but her biggest moment came while leading the 49ers to a road victory against No. 14 Colorado State.
 
    Against the Rams, Hampton tied for the team lead with 18 kills on .517 hitting, while also making four solo blocks to help the 49ers upend their second ranked team of the season.
 
    Hampton closed out the weekend by making nine block assists and nine kills against Middle Tennessee State and making 13 kills against Denver. Over the course of the week, she averaged 3.06 kills per set and 1.24 blocks per set.
 
    With her selection as the co-player of the week, Hampton joins Caitlin Ledoux as honorees for the 2010 season. Long Beach State is the first school to have multiple selections in 2010.
 
    Hampton shared the honor with UC Davis middle blocker Betsy Sedlak, who was named the Aggie Invitational MVP.

 

 

Hawks Freshman Dionna Kirton Named America East Rookie of the Week

 

Freshman outside hitter Dionna Kirton (Everett, Wash.) scored the first conference honor of the season for the Hartford volleyball team when she was named the America East Rookie of the Week on Monday. Kirton helped lead the Hawks to the team title at the Kristen Dickmann Memorial Tournament hosted by Navy, while also being named to the All-Tournament team.

The Washington state native finished with double figure kills and double figure digs in the first three matches of the week for the longest double-double streak of the season among all Hawks.

Kirton opened the week with a season-high 16 digs to go along with 11 kills in a four-set win over the CCSU Blue Devils in the home opener at the Reich Family Pavilion. She followed that effort up with 13 kills and 10 digs in a five-set victory over Navy in the opening match of the Kristen Dickmann Memorial Tournament.
 
She then smacked down 12 kills and finished with a team-best 12 digs in the first of two matches on Saturday. Her double double streak came to an end when she finished with eight kills and seven digs in the final match of the weekend tournament against Howard.
 
Her 12 kill effort against UMES also saw her week-high hitting percentage of .400 when she suffered just two errors in 25 total attacks. For the season, Kirton is second on the team with 112 kills and a .178 hitting percentage over 55 sets.

The Hawks will play a pair of home matches in the week ahead. They first welcome the Bryant Bulldogs to West Hartford on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., before Sacred Heart takes the trek down interstate 91 for a Thursday night match up (6:00 p.m.). 
 
 

 

Tessa McGill Earns Second Player of Week Honor This Season

Elmhurst, IL - Behind a record-setting dig effort against Ball State, IPFW sophomore Tessa McGill has been named The Summit League Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.

McGill dug up 47 kill attempts in a five-set loss to Ball State, which not only was the highest in IPFW school history, passing the 43 digs by Jamie Schwartz a season ago, but was the second highest total ever in a Summit League match, and the 24th highest in NCAA history in a five-set match.

The Muncie, Indiana native has reached double-figure digs in all 13 matches this season for the Mastodons, tied for the fifth longest such streak in school history. For the week she collected 85 digs, averaging 6.54 per set.

This season McGill has 270 digs for an average of 5.51 per set, and is second in the league in the statistic by .01. She has also added ten service aces, and a pair of kills over the 13 matches of the season.

McGill also earned the honor after the season's opening weekend on August 30. Teammate and classmate Megan Steenhuysen earned the Offensive Player of the Week honor last week, giving the Mastodons three total award winners in the four weeks of the award season.

The Mastodons, 6-7 on the season and 2-1 in Summit League play, resume play this weekend when they host the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (5-6, 3-1 Summit League) on Friday, September 24, before hosting UMKC (4-9, 1-3 Summit) an evening later, with first serve for both games slated for 7:00 PM at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center.

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Kansas Volleyball Team Brianne Riley Named Big 12 Rookie of the Week

 

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Freshman libero Brianne Riley led the Kansas volleyball team with 3.67 digs per set in two matches last week to earn Big 12 Conference Volleyball Rookie of the Week honors, it was announced by the league office Monday.

 

The 5-6 defensive specialist recorded a team-high 15 digs and was perfect in 34 service receptions Saturday to help the Jayhawks to a 3-2 win versus Texas A&M. TAMU was coming off a sweep of No. 8 Texas and four-match winning streak prior to the contest. The victory also gave Kansas head coach Ray Bechard his 200th career win at KU and stopped a seven-match skid with the Aggies.

 

Earlier in the week, Riley led Kansas with 18 digs at Kansas State Wednesday in KU's conference opener and chipped in a season-high six assists.

 

Riley became the first Jayhawk to earn a Big 12 weekly volleyball award since current players Karina Garlington and Nicole Tate earned offensive and rookie of the week honors, respectively, on Nov. 10, 2008. Riley is also the 10th KU player all-time to earn volleyball player of the week accolades from the Big 12.

 

Kansas State's JuliAnne Chisholm was named offensive player of the week, while teammate Alex Muff earned defensive player of the week honors from the Big 12.

 

 

Lindsay Kresch Named CAA co-Offensive Volleyball Player of the Week

 

RICHMOND, VA - William and Mary junior Lindsay Kresch (Moon Township, Pa.) was named one of two Offensive Players of the Week by the Colonial Athletic Association on Monday, after an outstanding weekend that saw her earn All-Tournament honors at the Villanova Volleyball Classic. It was her first weekly award of the season, and second of her career.

Kresch helped lead the Tribe to a 2-1 record on the weekend, including a 3-2 victory over Maryland. Against the Terrapins, she had 20 kills to go with a career-best 22 digs, and added two aces, a block, and an assist. Kresch also had 10 kills against Villanova, and nine with three blocks in the 3-0 victory over Long Island. For the weekend, she averaged over 3.5 kills and 2.7 digs per set.

Kresch and the Tribe open conference play this weekend, hosting Hofstra at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 24th, and Northeastern at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Wicinski Nets Second MAC West Offensive Volleyball Player of the Week Award
 
Freshman outside hitter led Huskies to first win over Big Ten opponent since 2001
 
DeKALB, Ill. - For the second time in four weeks, Northern Illinois freshman outside hitter Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. 
 
“We are very proud of what Lauren has been able to accomplish over the past week,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden.  “She continues to make her game as complete as she possibly can, and continues to make improvements in doing so.”
 
As a two-time honoree of the award as a freshman, Wicinski becomes the first in program history to achieve the feat.  Her performance over the week helped NIU to a 2-1 record as she registered a team-high 42 kills (4.67/set).  She tallied double-figure kills in all three matches and has done so in 13 straight, while she also led the team in points with 45.5 (5.06/set).  Against Wisconsin, she put up 15 kills and a .294 attack percentage.  In a 3-0 win over Youngstown State, she notched 15 kills and a .310 attack percentage.  With 12 kills and an ace in a 3-0 win over Iowa, she led the Huskies to their first win over a Big Ten opponent since 2001.
 
Wicinski and the Huskies (13-1) return to action at Victor E. Court tomorrow with a 7 p.m. CT contest against DePaul (1-11).
 
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 Bowling Green State University freshman Ashley Dunn Named MAC East Defensive Volleyball Player Of The Week
 
Cleveland, Ohio – Bowling Green State University freshman libero Ashley Dunn was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week Monday, as announced by the league office.
 
Dunn helped guide the team to a 3-2 record during the week, including a 3-1 mark at the University of Pittsburgh’s Blue and Gold Invitational. Dunn had 99 assists for the week, averaging 4.71 per set, including a pair of 20-dig matches and at least 16 digs in every contest.
 
During a mid-week match against Wright State, Dunn had five assists and two service aces to go with her 18 digs. She followed that up with a career-high 26 digs in the team’s four-set victory over St. Francis (Pa.), adding another ace.
 
In a hard-fought five-set loss to Pittsburgh, Dunn posted 19 digs and an ace before finishing with 16 digs in a five-set win over Eastern Illinois. She completed the week with 20 digs in a three-set sweep of Robert Morris. She also had 49 serve receives without an error in the final two matches of the weekend.
 
For the season, Dunn has an active streak of six consecutive double-digit dig matches and has finished with at least 10 digs in 10 of the team’s 14 matches. Bowling Green is 5-9 on the season and opens conference play this weekend on the road at Akron Friday night and at Buffalo Saturday evening.

LSU Volleyball Player Desiree Elliott Honored by SEC
 
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Desiree Elliott made an immediate splash during the opening weekend of conference play and notched SEC Freshman of the Week Monday as announced by the league office. It’s the first career weekly award for Elliott from the SEC.
 
“We’re extremely pleased with how quickly Desiree has fit into our system,” head coach Fran Flory said. “Her quick and dynamic play has been a key addition to our offense. I thought we did an excellent job last week in practice of finding the opportunities that would work best for her. Credit her and Brittney Johnson for taking advantage of those situations in last weekend’s matches.” 
 
The Cypress, Texas, native continued her strong freshman campaign and compiled her best overall weekend of the season. She ripped 2.29 kills and recorded 1.14 blocks per set as LSU improved to 11-0 on the season with wins over Auburn and Georgia last weekend.
 
Elliott produced 16 kills on 33 swings for a pair of plus .400 hitting marks. She also has been a key part of LSU’s defense, which has limited its opponents to a SEC-best .141 clip on the season. 
 
LSU opens a four-match road swing Friday at Alabama. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. with live stats available on LSUsports.net. Fans also can follow live in-match updates on the team's official blog at http://lsuvolleyball.posterous.com.
 

Hagglund Voted Pac-10 Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week
The two-time All-American earns her third career Pac-10 weekly award.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Husky senior Jenna Hagglund was named Pac-10 Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 13-19, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today. The two-time All-American senior setter was named Most Valuable Player of the Pittsburgh Blue and Gold Invitational over the weekend, as the ninth-ranked Huskies swept three matches against Pittsburgh, Eastern Illinois and Robert Morris.
 
A West Chester, Ohio, native, Hagglund averaged 12.80 assists per game in the tournament and was perfect with nine kills on nine attempts. She led a Washington offense that hit .370 over the three matches. On Friday against Eastern Illinois, Hagglund matched her career high with five kills on five attempts with six digs and three blocks. The next day, she had a season-high 42 assists against Robert Morris and added three more kills.
 
It is Hagglund’s third-career Pac-10 Player of the Week honor and her first since winning the honor on Oct. 13, 2008. It is also the 29th weekly recognition for Washington all-time. Hagglund is the first non-outside hitter to win the award this year. Second in career assists at Washington with 4,397, Hagglund needs 156 more assists to enter the Pac-10 career Top-10 list.
 
The Huskies begin Pac-10 play by traveling to the Oregon schools. Washington plays at Oregon State on Friday and at Oregon on Saturday.
 
Also Nominated: Tiffany Owens, ARIZ; Danica Mendivil, ASU; Carli Lloyd, CAL; Katherine Fischer, ORE; Jill Sawatzky, OSU; Dicey McGraw, UCLA; Alix Klineman, Stanford; Falyn Fonoimoana, USC; Meagan Ganzer, WSU.
 
2010 Pac-10 Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week
Aug. 30 - Alix Klineman, Stanford
Sept. 6 - Alex Jupiter, USC
Sept. 13 - Alix Klineman, Stanford
Sept. 20 - Jenna Hagglund, Washington

 

Mo Simmons Named ACC Volleyball Freshman of the Week
Simmons led the Clemson Classic in hitting percentage (.442) and aces (4).
 
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Clemson volleyball freshman right side Mo Simmons has been named the ACC Freshman of the Week for the week of Sept. 13-19 for her play in the Clemson Classic. The Tigers claimed the tournament title with a 3-0 weekend, including a five-set match in the conference opener with Georgia Tech.
 
It is the first career honor for Simmons, and is Clemson’s first Freshman of the Week since the league reinstituted the honor in 2010 after a 10-season hiatus.
 
Simmons led all players in the Clemson Classic with a .442 hitting percentage, as she accounted for 2.00 kills per set in the tournament. Additionally, she had a key kill in the fifth set against Georgia Tech to pull Clemson to within one in the Tigers’ victory. She has also played solid defense, averaging two digs per set. She led all players in the tournament with four aces, and had a career-best 10 kills against Georgia State.
 
For the season, Simmons fourth on the team with 1.88 kills/set, third with 2.31 digs/set, and third with 0.90 blocks/set, and is third on the team with nine service aces.
 
The Tigers return to action this week in Clemson when they take on Wake Forest on Friday at 7:00 pm and Duke at 6:00 pm on Saturday in a Solid Orange event.

 

NEW MEXICO’S LISA MEETER NAMED
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
 
 
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –­ New Mexico outside hitter Lisa Meeter has earned Mountain West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, marking the first weekly honor of her career.
 
Meeter, a 5-10 senior from Colorado Springs, Colo., was named Most Valuable Player after leading the Lobos to the Hilton Garden Inn Invitational title in Tampa, Fla., last week. Overall, New Mexico posted a 4-0 record on the week. She collected a double-double in three matches, starting with a 14-kill, 10-dig performance in a five-set win over non-conference rival New Mexico State. In a tournament-opening four-set win over South Florida, she registered eight kills, 13 digs and three service aces. In a sweep of Jacksonville, Meeter tallied 14 kills, 12 digs and one assist. In the championship contest vs. Florida Atlantic, Meeter had 19 kills, 14 digs and four blocks as the Lobos clinched the tournament title with a four-set win.
 
For the week, Meeter averaged 3.44 kills, 3.06 digs and 0.25 blocks per set, while hitting .315 (55-14-130). She also accounted for 3.84 points per set in 16 total sets.
 
 
MWC Volleyball Players of the Week:Aug. 30 Paije Pearson, Jr., OH, San Diego State
Sept. 7    Karolina Bartkowiak, Sr., OPP, Utah
Sept. 13 Irene Hester, Sr., OH, TCU
Sept. 20 Lisa Meeter, Sr., OH, New Mexico
 
 

 

Tulsa’s Clampitt Earns C-USA Setter of the Week Award
Sophomore setter averaged 13.80 assists per set in three matches last weekend
 
TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa sophomore Jordan Clampitt averaged 13.80 assists per set, leading the Golden Hurricane to its third straight tournament title, and earned the Conference USA Setter of the Week award, the league office announced Monday.
 
In leading TU to its eighth straight victory and the North Dakota State Doublewood Inn Classic championship, Clampitt raised her nation-leading assists-per-set average to 13.33 a/s for the season. This is Clampitt’s second Setter of the Week award this season.
 
“We’ve been really pleased with Jordan’s progression over last year and half,” Tulsa head coach Ed Allen said. “She is becoming more confident leader of our offense and is doing a great job of managing the game. She consistently gives a solid effort every time she takes the floor. I think she has been successful as a setter because she is a quality kid and has a great work ethic.”
 
Clampitt totaled 138 assists in the three matches, along with 27 digs, four service aces and a pair of blocks. Friday against South Dakota, she recorded 42 assists, seven digs and an ace, and against North Dakota State she grabbed a double-double, totaling 55 assists and 12 digs, with a pair of service aces. Saturday against North Dakota, Clampitt tallied 41 assists and eight digs with a pair of blocks and an ace.
 
The Golden Hurricane (9-2) opens C-USA play at Memphis Saturday and Sunday. Both games are scheduled for 1 p.m., and live stats will be available at www.TulsaHurricane.com.
 
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FLETEMIER NAMED A-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
National Blocking Leader Honored By Atlantic 10

Sept. 21, 2010

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – National blocking leader Lindsay Fletemier was named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week after guiding No. 19 Dayton to the Notre Dame Invitational title over the weekend, the conference office announced on Tuesday.

Fletemier was named Most Valuable Player at the Notre Dame Invitational with 37 kills and 22 blocks in the Flyers’ three wins over Santa Clara, Delaware and Notre Dame. Through 68 total swings this weekend, Fletemier only recorded five attacking errors for a .471 hitting percentage. The Garden City, Mich., native also became the NCAA Division I blocks per set leader, averaging 1.84 per set and totaling 79 blocks this season.

Last Friday, Fletemier recorded her first double-double of the season with 17 kills and 11 blocks in a five-set win over Santa Clara. The 6-foot-6 middle blocker then put the Flyers on her shoulders in a dominating sweep of Delaware with a match-high 13 kills, no attacking errors and six blocks on Saturday. Fletemier helped ensure the Invitational title with seven kills and five blocks to sweep host Notre Dame on Sunday.

It is the second Atlantic 10 weekly honor this season for Fletemier, who earned Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 7. Fletemier was the A-10 Player of the Year and six-time Offensive or Defensive Player of the Week in 2009.

The conference office also announced Fordham’s Christi Griffiths as the Defensive Player of the Week, and Duquesne’s Allison Foschia as the Rookie of the Week on Tuesday.

No. 19 Dayton (9-3) moved up one spot in the AVCA Top-25 on Monday in its eighth consecutive week in the poll.

The Flyers are on the road for the fourth consecutive weekend to begin Atlantic 10 Conference play against Saint Louis and Duquesne. UD faces the Billikens on Friday at 7 p.m. ET in a rematch of the 2009 Atlantic 10 Championship match, followed by a trip to Pittsburgh, Pa., to play the Dukes on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

 

 

 

 

 

Volleyball Video: Meet Iowa State Volleyball Player Hannah Willms

Volleyball Video: Meet Iowa State Volleyball Player Hannah Willms

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State volleyball freshman Hannah Willms and her Cyclone teammates opened practice Monday in preparation for the 2010 season. Willms, a 6-0 outside hitter from Waterloo, Iowa, was rated the No. 37 recruit in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. The explosive rookie recently sat down with cyclones.com to talk about her expectations for this season. Click on the video links tab on the photo above to watch the interview.

WSU Freshman Volleyball Player Oceana Bush at USA National Volleyball Team Tryouts




WSU Freshman Volleyball Player Oceana Bush at USA National Volleyball Team Tryouts

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State volleyball player Oceana Bush will participate in the annual open tryouts for the U.S. Women’s National Team and Associated Training Programs, Feb. 19-21, 2010, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo.

 

Bush, a freshman libero/defensive specialist from Spokane, Wash., was a Pacific-10 Conference All-Freshman team first team selection last fall. Bush led the NCAA Tournament participant Cougars’ 2009 team in digs with 531 and had a 4.78 digs per set average which was fourth-best in the Pac-10. She set the school record with 39 digs in the five-set match win over Arizona State Oct. 3. Bush tallied double-digit digs in 29 of WSU’s 31 matches and had 9 digs in the other two matches. She was named the top libero at the Utah Valley La Quinta Inn & Suites Invite.

 

Hugh McCutcheon, the U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach, will lead the evaluation process for spots on the U.S. Women’s Volleyball National Team program and the U.S. Women’s Senior A2 teams. The U.S. Women’s National Team program is open to athletes who have concluded their college eligibility and who wish to train full-time. This program could begin as early as February 2010, or when an athlete’s scholastic or professional club season has concluded. Athletes who will have remaining collegiate eligibility may still participate in the program with participation beginning May 2010 or when their scholastic calendar ends.

 

“I think this is a good opportunity for Oceana to get in the USA Volleyball pipeline and be recognized and at least evaluated to see if her talent and abilities are up to what is needed for the next Olympic Games,” Cougar Head Coach Andrew Palileo said. “Oceana will put her name out there and she will have a goal she can work towards if that is something that she wants to do. Washington State wanted to provide her this opportunity so that Oceana could go to Colorado Springs and showcase her abilities.”

 

 

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Freshman Setter Caitlin Andrade Records Triple-Double For Spartan Volleyball Team




Freshman Setter Caitlin Andrade Records Triple-Double For Spartan Volleyball Team

Moraga, Calif.—In just her sixth match in a Spartan uniform, freshman setter Caitlin Andrade has already joined an elite club in San Jose State volleyball history with a triple-double Wednesday evening in a loss at Saint Mary’s.

 

Andrade becomes just the second setter in school history to record a triple-double and the eighth player overall to accomplish this feat for only the 12^th time.  Andrade recorded 32 assists, 12 digs and 10 kills in the three-set match.

 

Ironically, the last triple-double in school history was recorded last year against Saint Mary’s at the Sacramento State Invitational.  Former setter Emily Burke had 40 assists, 15 digs and 10 kills.

 

“Caitlin did a real nice job for us tonight,” said San Jose State head coach Oscar Crespo. “She did a nice job offensively and dumping the ball when she needed.  She also had a nice setting match, especially with our middle attack, and had a good defensive night.”

 

The Spartans lost to Saint Mary’s Wednesday night, 25-18, 25-22, 25-17, at McKeon Pavilion.  The team hit .187 and recorded 58 digs.

 

Alex Akana led the team with 11 kills on 20 attempts and no hitting errors for a .550 hitting percentage.  She added three assists, one solo block and one dig.  Taylor Japhet added eight kills and three digs, while Kristal Tsukano had six kills and six digs.  Krista Miller started her first collegiate match and ended with three kills and two digs.  Katie Turner led the Spartans with 15 digs and two service aces.

 

San Jose State continues competition this weekend with two matches at the Molten/Hilton Garden Inn Classic hosted by California.  The Spartans face Eastern Washington Friday afternoon at 1 p.m., and the 13^th-ranked Golden Bears Saturday night at 6 p.m.

 

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Non-Conference Match

 

Saint Mary’s def. San Jose State – 25-18, 25-22, 25-17.

 

Kills

SJSU – Alex Akana 11, Caitlin Andrade 10.

SMC – Chanteal Satele 15.

 

Records – San Jose State 0-6; Saint Mary’s 5-1.

 

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Marshall Volleyball Tops Greensboro, 3-0

Volleyball Tops UNC Greensboro, 3-0
Herd Continues Strong Start, 9-0

 

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Freshman Katy Schad recorded a match-best 14 kills and added nine digs to help the Marshall University volleyball team stay undefeated, with a 3-0 sweep of UNC Greensboro at Fleming Gymnasium, Wednesday evening. 

The victory keeps the Herd win-streak intact, upping the season record to 9-0.  The 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-19) score marked a first for the Herd this season, as MU kept the Spartans from tallying 20-or-more points in any set of the match.  The loss drops UNCG to 4-4 on the year.

“We played our best all around match of the season tonight,” head coach Mitch Jacobs said.   “We blocked well, attacked well, passed well and played with a lot of focus.  We are very proud of the way the team played tonight”

“Our service game kept them [UNCG] out of system for most of the night and were able to play in system all night, which was key for us.”

In her first season with the Herd, Schad has made an immediate impact.  The 14 kills she registered came on 30 total attacks, while making just three miscues, compiling a .367 attacking percentage.  Her kill total is the second most in her young career, as she tallied 17 in a match against Charlotte this past weekend at the High Point University Classic. For the season she is averaging 3.16 kills and 3.25 digs-per-set.

“Katy was solid offensively, and she kept within herself,” Jacobs said.  “She was matched up against their top middle and did a great job.”

In the first set, the match featured 12 ties, with the last coming at 15-all.  Elizabeth Fleming held serve for seven straight points, forcing UNCG to call two timeouts during the rally.  The Herd, in total, went on a 10-3 run, with the match ending on a Kristin Marcum kill, set up by Fleming, 25-18.

The second frame allowed MU to take control early, causing the Spartans to call a timeout, trailing by seven points, 16-9.  UNCG would get as close at five, 20-15, but the Herd was able to close out the set, 25-18.

The third and final set had the Herd jump out to an 8-2 advantage.  After UNCG called its second timeout of the frame, trailing 14-7, the Spartans were able to inch back into the contest.  Marshall’s lead would shrink to five, 24-19, before they took the set and the match on Schad’s 14^th and final kill of the night.

Marcum continues to fill the stat sheet with the match against UNCG being no exception. The senior tallied a season-high 19 digs and added nine kills, one block assist and a service ace in the win. 

Emily Sullivan added seven kills, three digs and three block assists, while Elizabeth Herman chipped in with nine digs, four block assists and two kills.

Fleming distributed a match-high 29 assists, while adding nine digs.  Ryanne Milligan tallied eight digs for the Herd at the libero position.

“Tonight, Milligan played one of her best matches of the season,” Jacobs said.  “She didn’t get a lot of digs, but her positioning was fantastic.”

UNCG was led by Emily Lindborg, who tallied a team-best eight kills.  Catherine Hanners was the match medalist for digs, recording 17 on the night.  She added six kills, while Caley Redden and Arielle Lysacek contributed 11 and 10 digs, respectively.

MU travels to Chapel Hill, N.C., to take part in the Carolina Classic, which features Colorado State, Tennessee and UNC.  The Herd will play the Rams on Friday at 4:30 inside the Dean E. Smith Center.  On Saturday, MU will then play the Tar Heels and Volunteers at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. respectively.  

 

Xavier Volleyball Ends XU Invite with 3-0 Loss to Tennessee, Freshman Alex Smith Match High 13 Kills




Xavier Volleyball Ends XU Invite with 3-0 Loss to Tennessee, Freshman Alex Smith Match High 13 Kills

XU to Play in NC State Classic Sept. 11-12

CINCINNATI - The Xavier volleyball team wrapped up its weekend as host of the 2009 Xavier Invitational with a 3-0 (21-25, 23-25, 21-25) loss to Tennessee Sunday afternoon. Freshman Stephanie Vorherr earned all-tournament team honors for the Musketeers for her efforts over the weekend.

In the match for the Musketeers, freshman Alex Smith tallied a match-high 13 kills on the day while Vorherr posted her second consecutive 20+ dig match with 22. Smith added seven blocks, including three solo, while junior Claire Paszkiewicz set 34 assists.

Tennessee (5-1) jumped out early on the Musketeers taking a quick 7-2 lead in the first set. Xavier slowly climbed back into the game on the strength of four kills from Smith and knotted the set at 15-all. The Lady Vols used a 3-0 run to take a three-point lead but the Musketeers hung in to tie the frame at 20-20. UT rattled off four straight to hold set point and took the game, 25-21, with a kill from Farren Powe.

In the second set, Tennessee got ahead 3-1 and held on to the advantage for most of the frame. Xavier pulled to set even at 14 apiece but the Lady Vols held set point at 24-17. The Musketeers wouldn't go without a fight and went on a 5-0 run to stay in the game. UT's Kylie Masrshall ended the set with a kill as the Lady Vols took the 25-23 win.

The final set of the match was hotly contested as there were 10 ties and four lead changes in the frame. Both teams were knotted at 17 until Tennessee put together four straight points to stretch its lead to four, 21-17. A Musketeer attacking error ended the set with the Lady Vols on top, 25-20, and UT took the match, 3-0.

Tennessee, this weekend's second-place finisher, was led by Farren Powe with 10 kills and Chloe Goldman with 20 digs.

The Musketeers return to action next weekend when they travel to Raleigh, N.C., to participate in the NC State Classic Sept. 11-12.

All-Tournament Team
Megan Bower - Michigan
Lexi Zimmerman - Michigan
Juliana Paz - Michigan
Nikki Fowler - Tennessee
Farren Powe - Tennessee
Serenity Phillips - Notre Dame
Jamel Nicholas - Notre Dame
Stephanie Vorherr - Xavier

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Cal Poly Splits Saturday Slate at Molten Classic, Freshmen Holly Franks, Molly Pon 17 Kills Each

Cal Poly Splits Saturday Slate at Molten Classic, Freshmen Holly Franks, Molly Pon 17 Kills Each

PROVO, Utah – Freshmen Holly Franks and Molly Pon each recorded a career-high 17 kills and the Cal Poly volleyball team survived a late rally from Weber State Saturday evening to post a 25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 18-25, 15-11 victory against the Wildcats at the BYU-hosted Molten Classic. Earlier during the day at Smith Field House, Cal Poly enjoyed a squad-best 16 kills from freshman outside hitter Megan McConnell, but dropped a 27-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19 decision to No. 23 Kansas State.

Against Weber State (1-5), Cal Poly received a second 16-kill performance from McConnell and a further 13 kills and a match-best .462 hitting percentage from junior middle blocker Dominique Olowolafe. After yielding sets No. 3 and 4 to Weber State, Cal Poly hit .545 without an error during the fifth game to close out the program’s first victory of 2009.

Neither side led by more than three points during the opening set and, trailing 18-15, Cal Poly (1-6) finished the game with 10-4 run.

The Mustangs further solidified their advantage on the match by leading set No. 2 wire-to-wire. Three-consecutive hitting errors by Weber State handed Cal Poly a 14-9 lead and after the Wildcats deadlocked the set at 20-20, the Mustangs received three kills from Pon to end the game.

During a third set that witnessed 13 knotted scorelines, Weber State received a kill from freshman middle blocker Amy Fackrell to grab the last of seven lead changes at 16-15. With the match preserved, Weber State recovered from a 17-16 deficit to close the fourth set with a 9-1 run.

Cal Poly, however, limited Weber State to a .250 hitting mark during the fifth set and trailed just once en route to victory.

The Mustangs received match highs of 51 assists and 24 digs from, respectively, senior setter Hailey Fithian and junior libero Alison Mort.

During the opening match against Kansas State (3-2), the Mustangs, despite outhitting the Wildcats, .275-.268, committed eight serving errors in dropping the four-set decision.

Olowolafe added 13 kills and a match-best .500 hitting percentage for Cal Poly, which now relocates to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., to prepare for the jointly hosted Sept. 11-12 Denver-Colorado Tournament.

A handful of late serving errors doomed Cal Poly during the opening set against Kansas State, but the Mustangs resumed play in game No. 2 by opening an early 13-6 advantage. Up 22-15, Cal Poly – which hit .341 during the game— yielded four-straight Wildcats points before eventually squaring the match at a set apiece.

Kansas State responded during set No. 3 by bombarding the Mustangs with a .438 hitting percentage. The Mustangs themselves committed just five errors and hit .318, but failed to shorten an 18-11 deficit.

With the match advantage swung in Kansas State’s favor, the Wildcats secured five of the initial six points during the fourth set en route to victory.

Mort equaled a match high with 15 digs.

 

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Spartan Volley ball Falls To #11 Stanford In Three Sets, Freshman Alex Akana 10 Kills

Spartan Volley ball Falls To #11 Stanford In Three Sets, Freshman Alex Akana 10 Kills

Stockton, Calif.—Freshman Alex Akana led the Spartans with 10 kills, but #11
Stanford was too much for San Jose State as the team lost 25-12, 25-20, 25-17,
Saturday afternoon in the consolation match of the 31st Community Bankers
Classic hosted by the University of the Pacific.

Akana hit .429 for the match her 10 kills coming on 21 attempts and just one
hitting error.  She also added a block for the Spartans.  Teammate Taylor
Japhet added six kills and a block, while Caitlin Andrade had four kills on
seven attempts to go with her 20 kills and six digs.

Others contributing included Krista Miller with four kills on 12 attempts and
two digs.  Kristal Tsukano had five digs and three assists, while Katie Turner
recorded six digs, one kill and one block assist.  Kylie Miraldi had one kill,
one block and one assist.  Thao Pham and Courtney Zellmer each had three digs
on the night.

“I was pleased with our effort today,” said San Jose State head coach Oscar
Crespo. “We stayed composed and did not get nervous playing one of the top
teams in the nation.  If we stay composed and play like we did tonight, we can
be successful during the WAC season.  We just need to do the little things
well, serve and pass, to help us get better and be successful.”

After losing the first set 25-12, the Spartans showed better fire-power in the
second set.  Despite being down 20-13, San Jose State used three Andrade kills
and various other plays to get within four at 24-20 before the Cardinal won the
set on a Spartan service error.  In the second set, San Jose State hit .310
with 11 kills, four by Akana and three by Andrade.

The third set was close for the first 14 points as the two teams were tied at 7-
7.  Stanford used a small run to jump out to 11-7, but the Spartans closed to
within one at 11-10 on a Japhet kill.  Stanford then scored four of the next
five points to take a 15-11 lead heading into the media timeout.  San Jose
State stayed within four at 17-13, but the Cardinal scored in the next four
points and took control of the set and won the match.

San Jose State next plays at Saint Mary’s this Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.
Live statistics will be available through the Gaels website at www.smcgaels.com.

AGATE
31st Community Bankers Classic
Consolation Match

#11 Stanford def. San Jose State – 25-12, 25-20, 25-17.

Kills
Stanford – Cassidy Lichtman 10.
SJSU – Alex Akana 10.

Records – Stanford 3-2; San Jose State 0-5.

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WFU Volleyball Drops a Pair of Matches To Wrap-Up Bronco Classic

Andrea Beck named to the All-Tournament team

September 5, 2009

*KALAMAZOO**, Mich. –* Freshman Andrea Beck recorded a total of 22 kills on Saturday but the Wake Forest volleyball team dropped a pair of matches to Dayton and Illinois State on the final day of the Holiday Inn West Bronco Classic.

The Deacons fell in the opening match of the day to Dayton (25-18, 25-14, 23-25, 25-17) and then lost in three-sets in the night cap to Illinois State (25-17, 25-16, 25-20). With the losses, Wake falls to 0-6 to start the season.

Beck also led the team in kills Friday night in a three-set loss to host Western Michigan. In all, the Winston-Salem, N.C., product, collected a total of 31 kills and hit .300 on the weekend. For her efforts, she was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Junior Lauren McIntyre also had a good weekend, recording a total of 23 kills and hitting a team-best .320. She led the team against Illinois State, putting away ten kills.

Against Dayton (6-0), the Deacons lost the first two sets but came out of the break and rallied to win the third-set 25-23. However, the Flyers regained the momentum and closed out the match in the fourth with a 25-17 victory.

The Flyers were led by Tiffany Gaerke with 17 kills and 11 digs. Amanda Cowdrey also posted a double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs.

Beck led the Deacs with 13 kills, six total blocks and the team’s lone service ace. Junior Kristen White added nine kills and eight digs but had five reception errors.

Setter Kelsey Jones notched her 30^th career double-double against the Flyers with 33 assists and 10 digs. Senior Abby Miller collected a season-high 20 digs as well.

Each team recorded a total of 10 blocks but the Flyers out hit the Deacons .225 to .140. UD also recorded a total of 11 service aces compared to just one for Wake.

In the night cap, Illinois State (4-3) got a match-high 16 kills from Tabitha Visk to cruise to a three-set victory. The Redbirds hit a solid .313 in the match, posting 47 kills while the Deacs managed just 33 kills and hit .132.

McIntyre led the way with 10 kills and a .368 hitting percentage. Beck chipped in with nine kills and her second service ace while middle blocker Carlin Salmon added five kills.

Miller notched 14 digs in the match and Jones dished out 30 assists.

In addition to Visk, the Redbirds got 11 kills from Angela Rego and 16 digs from Kasey Mollerus.

As a team, ISU notched a total of eight blocks compared to just one for the Deacons.

Dayton and Western Michigan met in the final match of the tournament with matching 2-0 records. UD pulled out a 25-22 victory in the first set and then held on for a 31-29 victory in the second. The Flyers then finished off the match with a 25-20 victory in the third to claim the team title.

The weekend got off to a rough start as the Deacons found out that junior libero Megan Thornberry’s finger injury that she suffered last weekend would require her to miss four to six weeks of action.

Wake will return to the court next weekend at the Georgia Southern Invitational. The Deacs will take on the hosts at 7 pm on Friday evening before battling SEC-foe Auburn at 10 am on Saturday. Wake will then close the tournament with a match against Coastal Carolina at 5 pm on Saturday.

Xavier Volleyball Team Falls to No. 7 Michigan In Four Sets, Libero Stephanie Vorherr 29 Digs

Xavier Volleyball Team Falls to No. 7 Michigan In Four Sets, Libero Stephanie Vorherr 29 Digs

Sept. 5, 2009

CINCINNATI - After winning the first set against No. 7 Michigan, the Xavier volleyball team went on to drop a 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 21-25, 13-25) decision in its second match of the 2009 Xavier Invitational Saturday evening in Cintas Center. Freshman libero Stephanie Vorherr got under a career- and match-high 29 digs in the loss for the Musketeers.

Also for XU, three Musketeers posted double-doubles in the match as both seniors Kelly Ruth and Lauren Kaminsky had 10 kills and 10 digs. Junior Claire Paszkiewicz set 37 assists to go with 15 digs as well. Senior Hillary Otte was the third Muskie to post double-digit kills with 10 to go with a team-high five blocks.

Xavier (1-4) came out strong in the first set, going up 5-1 on the visiting Wolverines. UM put together a 5-0 run to overcome the deficit and held a 6-5 advantage. The score would be tied a total of seven times in the set, including 24-all until a Wolverine serving error gave the Musketeers set point. Michigan's Veronica Rood's attacking error ended the first game with XU on top, 26-24.

Michigan (4-0) found itself down early in the second set again as XU rattled off three points to open the game. Neither was going down easy as the two squads found themselves tied seven ties and exchanged leads five times in the frame. The Wolverines reached set point with a six-point lead, 24-18, but the Musketeers battled back scoring five unanswered. UM's Alex Hunt sealed the deal for Michigan with a kill to end the set with UM taking the 25-23 win.

After intermission, both teams were looking to take an advantage in the match. The fifth tie of the set came at 11-11 but Michigan used a 5-0 run to break open the frame. Xavier found itself trailing, 23-17, but rallied to pull within 23-20. UM proved to be too much, though, taking the set, 25-21.

The final set was never in question as the Wolverines dominated from start to finish. Although the Musketeers started to come on near the end, the deficit could not be overcome as Michigan took the set, 25-13, and the match, 3-1.

For the Wolverines, Juliana Paz tallied a match-high 19 kills to go with 10 digs and Lexi Zimmerman set 47 assists along with 13 digs for the Wolverines two double-doubles of the match.

The 2009 Xavier Invitational wraps up on Sunday, Sept. 6, with a 12 p.m. match featuring Michigan and Notre Dame followed by Xavier taking on Tennessee at 3 p.m.

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Cal Poly volleyball recap and box score 9.4

Mustang Rally Falls Short against BYU

PROVO, Utah – Freshman opposite Holly Franks’ career-high 16 kills paced four Mustangs in double-digit figures Friday evening, but the Cal Poly volleyball team failed to finish a late rally against BYU at the Molten Classic and dropped a 25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 16-25, 15-13 decision against the host Cougars inside Smith Field House.

Freshman outside hitters Molly Pon and Megan McConnell added 13 and 12 kills, respectively, and junior middle blocker Dominique Olowolafe recorded 10 for Cal Poly, which hit a season-best .203 and landed five aces. Despite hitting .361 during the fourth set to deadlock the match, however, Cal Poly failed to lead at any point in game No. 5 and fell to 0-5.

Cal Poly completes action at the Molten Classic Saturday against Kansas State (2-2) at 9 a.m. and versus Weber State (1-3) at 4 p.m.

BYU (3-2) erased an early Cal Poly lead in the first set with a 10-5 run. One of BYU’s seven serving errors cut Cal Poly’s deficit to 20-16, but the Mustangs recorded just two more points in dropping the game.

Trailing 17-10 during the second set, Cal Poly compiled a 7-2 run, but ultimately failed to close to within two points of he BYU advantage.

During a third set that featured 10 tied scorelines, Cal Poly used a kill from senior setter Hailey Fithian to snatch the last of six changes at 22-21 and extend the match. Emboldened, the Mustangs trailed just once and by a single point in set No. 4.

The Cougars, however, recorded the first three points of the fifth set en route to victory.

Cal Poly sophomore middle blocker Anicia Santos led all players with a .412 hitting percentage and recorded a career-high nine kills. Mustang junior libero Alison Mort added a match-high 15 digs.