Clemson Volleyball Women Down Maryland in Three Sets on Friday
Tigers hit .326 for the match while holding Maryland below .100
COLLEGE PARK, MD – Clemson volleyball won its fourth consecutive match on Friday night, taking out Maryland, 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-15). Sandra Adeleye led the Tigers (19-7, 9-5 ACC)in kills with 13, while senior Lia Proctor had 12. The Tigers hit .326 in the match, while using 11.0 blocks to hold the Terrapins (11-16, 3-11 ACC) to a .083 mark.
The Tigers will return to action on Sunday in Chestnut Hill, MA to take on the BC Eagles at noon.
Kelsey Murphy led the way for the Tigers offensively, recording 30 assists and six kills, her second-best output of the season. Adeleye hit .524 (13-2-21) for the match in leading Clemosnin kills for the fourth consecutive match, all Tiger victories. Didem Ege had 17 digs, bringing her career digs mark to 2,183, only 18 shy of second place in ACC history.
Adeleye and Rand were big for the Tigers up front, with Adeleye registering six blocks and Rand five. The Tigers recorded six service aces on the evening, led by two from freshman Serenat Yaz, who is tied for the team lead with 23 on the season.
Clemson controlled the first set from the outset, jumping out to a 6-2 edge behind three Adeleye kills and a block from Proctor and Adeleye. Clemson extended the lead to 10-4 on two consecutive Maryland errors. The Terrapins fought to within three at 17-14, but a timeout by Hoover sent Clemosn on a 6-2 run behind three consecutive blocks from Alexa Rand. Cansu Ozdemir found the floor for the 25-18 set win. The Tigers hit .345 for the set, while holding Maryland to a .000 mark.
In the second set, the two teams traded points in the early going. With the score knotted at seven, Clemson embarked on an 18-7 run to close out the set in a one-sided manner. The Tigers had five blocks during the run, and all six Tigers had kills during the spurt. Clemson hit .444 with 15 kills and only three errors to take a 2-0 lead into intermission.
The Tigers again used a quick run out of the gate to take a firm 8-2 lead after a block from Adeleye and Proctor. They stretched the lead to nine at 20-11 after consecutive kills from Adeleye. Maryland scored three in a row, prompting another Hoover timeout, but it quickly spawned a 5-1 run to close out the match 25-15. Didem Ege pulled out a nice dig and laid out a perfect pass to Murphy, who found Proctor, who then hammered the ball into the right side of the floor for the match-clinching point.
The win was the 449th in Jolene Jordan Hoover’s career, and her 356th at Clemson. The Tigers will go for their fourth consecutive 20-win season on Sunday against Boston College. If they were to turn the feat, it would be the first time Hoover led a team to four consecutive 20-win seasons in her 17 years at Clemson. She has led the team to three consecutive 20-win seasons three separate times.
Niners Volleyball Women Fall in Three to Visiting No. 21 Saint Louis
CHARLOTTE -- The Charlotte 49ers put together a brilliant game plan, but could not quite finish sets in a 3-0 loss (25-23, 26-24, 25-20) to No. 21 Saint Louis Friday night at Halton Arena in Atlantic 10 Conference volleyball action. Charlotte falls to 15-13 on the season, and an even 6-6 in league play. Saint Louis remains tied for the league lead at 11-1, with an 18-6 overall record.
The Niners made adjustments to the first meeting, where they could not score more than 14 points in a set, but despite leads in all three sets, including an 18-14 margin in the third, the Billikens pulled out the victory.
There was just one lead change in the first set, four in the second frame and six in the third set. Saint Louis spent the last two sets without star senior Sammi McCloud, who went down near the end of the first set with a leg injury after diving for a ball with the score 21-20 SLU in the opening frame.
For the first time this season, Charlotte had a better attack percentage than their opponent in a loss. The Niners outhit the Billikens .241 to .229 and had only 13 attack errors to Saint Louis’ 20. Charlotte also dominated at the net, with 10 blocks to just two for the visitor.
“First and foremost, we feel we are back to playing our brand of volleyball,” said Charlotte head coach Chris Redding. “We were playing both sides of the ball and setting the defensive intensity, which you could see with our blocks and digs tonight.”
Bridget Fonke dominated the match for the Billikens, with 18 kills in 43 attempts, both season highs for a Charlotte opponent in a three-set match. Saint Louis has won 16 matches in three sets this season.
“I was very pleased with our performance, but Saint Louis showed why they are a Top 25 team by closing out all three sets,” added Redding. “Our expectation is now that we’re back to playing our style is to play at that level or slightly higher in our match Sunday at George Washington.”
Freshman Bianca Rouse (Columbia, S.C. / Keenan HS) led Charlotte with 10 kills, with a .333 attack percentage. Junior Kara Raker (Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah HS) had six blocks for the Niners, with freshman Jenna Litoborski (Lemont, Ill.) adding five. Litoborski also had eight kills for the Niners. Charlotte leads the Atlantic 10 in blocking this season. Senior co-captain Kaitlin Knight led all players with 20 digs.
Charlotte will face GW on the road Sunday at 1 p.m. Charlotte defeated the Colonials 3-1 in their previous meeting this season in Halton Arena. A win would put the Niners and Colonials in a tie for fifth in the league standings.
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FLYERS SWEEP RHODE ISLAND AT FRERICKS ON FRIDAY
DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton Flyers beat the Rhode Island Rams 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-11) on Friday to improve to 23-3 and 12-1 in the Atlantic 10. The Flyers remain in first place with the win over URI.
Dayton hit .257 in the match to Rhode Island’s .049. The Flyers had seven service aces against Rhody in the match. The Flyers got off to a slow start but bounced back as the match progressed, closing out the Rams in three sets.
“The start of the match had a lot to do with what they were doing,” head coach Kelly Sheffield said. “They had great defense and we had some difficulty with their serve. I thought we came out jittery, but once we settled down we played well.”
Junior outside hitter Tiffany Gaerke hit .667 in the match, while going 13-of-18 with one attack error. Gaerke’s kill count nearly tied her season-high of 14 set against Western Michigan on Sept. 5. She also had two service aces in the match.
“Tiff was great tonight,” Sheffield said. “When she is feeling it, she is really, really good. I think she’s becoming a more consistent player, and when she’s on top of her game we are pretty good. She’s more comfortable on the right side. There’s a big adjustment and you can just tell that she is starting to settle.”
Amanda Cowdrey had 11 kills and a team-leading 14 digs against URI. For Cowdrey, it was her 12th double-double of the year. She also led the team with three service aces.
“Amanda started out a little bit shaky,” Sheffield said. “To her credit, she got better as the match went on. It takes a lot of mental toughness when things don’t start out the way you want to. When her and Paige started to settle down, you could see the offense change.”
All-American middle blocker Lindsay Fletemier hit .312 in the match and chimed in for five (1 solo, 4 assist) of Dayton’s seven total blocks. Anna Eytchison tallied six kills for a .385 hitting percentage. She also had one solo block and one block assist.
“We didn’t go to Lindsay as much tonight,” Sheffield said. “They were trying to shut her down. We didn’t try to force the ball to her too much since we had other hitters that were hot. I think that’s a sign of a pretty good team when we can go to our other options.”
Rookie libero Paige Vargas had 12 digs in the match. She also had one ace. Setters Kacie Hausfeld and Hannah Clancy traded sets for 18 and 16 assists respectively.
The Flyers return to action on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET to face the Duquesne Dukes. Gametracker is available at www.DaytonFlyers.com.
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Alabama Women's Volleyball Team Drops Match to No. 11 Kentucky 3-1
Freshman Kelsey Anderson registers 20 digs
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Junior Alyssa Meuth and senior Brooks Webster combined for 25 kills, but it wasn’t enough as the Alabama volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (25-11, 22-25, 25-12, 25-15) decision Friday to 11th-ranked Kentucky at Memorial Coliseum. The loss drops the Crimson Tide to 7-18 overall and 5-10 against Southeastern Conference opponents, while the win moved the Wildcats to 23-2 on the season and 13-1 in league matches.
“Kentucky is definitely one of the top teams in the country, and they played like it tonight,” said head coach Judy Green. “I’m proud of the way our team bounced back effort-wise after getting out to a slow start. I’m also proud of the fact that we won every long rally in the match. We just really had difficulty tonight with our first contact on the ball.”
Meuth led Alabama with 14 kills followed closely by Webster with 11. Junior Kayla Schmidt tallied 36 assists in the match, while freshman Kelsey Anderson registered her second 20-plus dig performance of the season with 20 on the night.
For the match, Alabama had 11 service errors and allowed Kentucky to collect seven service aces. In addition, the Wildcats racked up nine total blocks compared to the Tide’s two rejections.
The early stages of the first set were near even until Kentucky scored eight unanswered points for the 13-4 advantage. At that point, the Tide and Wildcats traded points, but Kentucky’s lead was too much to overcome for Alabama. The Wildcats would close out the frame with four consecutive points, including a pair of blocks, to take the set 25-11.
After a brief Kentucky edge in the second, the Tide grabbed hold of the lead at 4-3 off a kill from senior Brooks Webster and held on throughout despite a late scare from the home team. Alabama built up a five-point buffer before the Wildcats clawed their way back, thanks to a 5-0 run, tying the set at 20-20. Alabama then recorded a trio of kills to pull within two points of the win and would eventually take the frame 25-22.
The Tide collected a pair of quick points for the 2-0 lead before Kentucky put together a 9-1 run to jump on top. The Wildcats continued to distance themselves from Alabama pulling ahead by double digits for the first time at 15-5. Kentucky’s largest lead of 13 came on set point as Wildcat senior Sarah Rumely blocked an attack attempt by Tide junior Calli Johnson to give Kentucky the 25-12 win in the third.
The Wildcats delivered the initial blow in the fourth with a kill from junior Sarah Mendoza, but back-to-back kills from Meuth gave Alabama the early edge. The Tide remained in front for the next few series until a kill from Lauren Rapp put Kentucky on top 7-6. Alabama kept close at first, but the Wildcats would again string together a lethal run to pull ahead by double figures. Kentucky senior BriAnne Sauer sealed the win for the Wildcats with a service ace on set point for the 25-15 win in the fourth.
The Tide continues its road trip at Tennessee on Sunday, Nov. 8 taking on the Lady Volunteers at 12:30 p.m. (CST). Live scoring and video will be available by visiting Rolltide.com
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Giesler Powers No. 11 Kentucky Volleyball to Win Over Alabama
Sophomore sets career-high with 13 kills, adds four blocks
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Behind the inspired play of sophomore middle blocker Gretchen Giesler, the 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats earned a 3-1 (25-11, 22-25, 25-12, 25-15) victory over visiting Alabama on Friday evening in Memorial Coliseum. Giesler posted a career-high 13 kills on a sizzling .619 attack percentage while adding four blocks from her middle blocker position.
Kentucky (23-2, 13-1) combined for 57 kills on the night on a remarkable.336 attack percentage. Giesler was the spark to the UK attack, but several Wildcats scored top performances. Junior Sarah Mendoza led the squad with 16 kills while adding 10 digs for her 21st career double-double effort. Senior setter Sarah Rumely also notched a double-double with 47 assists and 12 scoops. It is the 37th double-double of her career.
From the back-line senior libero BriAnne Sauer earned a match-high 25 digs to record the 23rd match of her career with 20 or more scoops. Junior Laura Stokowski contributed 10 digs to put four UK players in double figures in the digs column.
Junior Lauren Rapp struck for eight kills, while junior Blaire Hiler and sophomore Becky Pavan each added seven hammers. Giesler led the blocking defense with four blocks, but five Wildcats recorded at least one rejection.
“It was another good Friday at home for us,” Kentucky coach Craig Skinner said. “I thought our team executed very well for three quarters of that match. Game two was a unique situation, but Alabama is capable of doing a lot of things and they showed that in spurts tonight. I thought our middle attack was great tonight with Gretchen (Giesler), (Lauren) Rapp and Becky (Pavan) with all three of them getting kills in transition. Our defense was exceptional as well.
“We’re really excited about the crowd tonight. It shows that they (the fans) fully support this team and are really focused on each individual match.”
A notable crowd of 1,431 enthusiastic fans watched the Blue and White steam roll to a 25-11 opening set victory. UK posted a .393 attacking percentage behind 14 kills. With Alabama trailing by one at 5-4, the Wildcats put together an 8-0 run to pull away for a 13-4 advantage. It was a lead they would never relinquish as Kentucky finished off the set with a block from the combination of Mendoza and Giesler for the opening frame victory.
After the Crimson Tide evened the match into the intermission with a 25-22 set two victory, Kentucky would cap off the match with 25-12 and 25-15 set wins to clinch the match.
In the third set, Alabama opened the stanza by capturing the first two points. However, the Blue and White would quickly find its rhythm powering its way to a 13-5 advantage behind nine opening kills. The Wildcats would log another imposing run by stringing together a 7-3 dash. Once again the set was capped off by a block as Rumely stuffed an Alabama attack.
For the third set the Wildcats posted 17 kills on a scorching .471 hitting percentage. Six different UK players scored on a kill in the stanza with Mendoza earning six kills on .545 hitting and Giesler tallying four with a .667 clip.
UK matched its kill output of the third set with 17 more hammers in the fourth frame. The fourth stanza was a back and forth battle with Alabama holding an early 6-4 advantage before the UK offensive explosion began. Rapp scored on four consecutive possessions to give the home squad a 9-6 lead. Alabama would never again come within four points of Kentucky’s high octane offense.
Serving proved to be a huge difference maker in the match with the Wildcats matching a season-high with seven aces on the night. Sauer led the way with three points on a first serve, while Mendoza and Giesler each struck for a pair of aces. Alabama committed 11 service errors for the match.
The Wildcats return to action on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET when UK hosts Mississippi State at Memorial Coliseum.
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Volleyball Downs Fordham in Straight Sets, 3-0
Ruth Notches Double-Double, Leads All Players with 11 Kills
Nov. 6, 2009
CINCINNATI - With its fourth win in a row, the Xavier volleyball team swept visiting Fordham, 3-0 (25-14, 26-24, 25-19), Friday night at Cintas Center. Senior Kelly Ruth tallied a match-high 11 kills to go with a match-high tying 13 digs for her fifth double-double of the season.
Also for the Musketeers, junior Claire Paszkiewicz set 31 assists and freshman Stephanie Vorherr got under 12 digs. Freshman Alex Smith had five blocks on the night while Ruth added four.
Xavier (17-10, 9-3 A-10) got ahead of Fordham, 3-1, in the early going of the first set. The Rams pulled to within one, 6-5, but the Musketeers went on a 3-1 run to push the advantage to three, 9-6. Ahead by four, 12-8, XU used a 7-1 run to take a 10-point advantage, 19-9, and never looked back. Ruth capped off the set with a kill as Xavier won 25-14.
Fordham (13-17, 3-9 A-10) made the second set much more interesting as there were 10 tied scores and three lead changes in the frame. The Rams held the 4-2 advantage but back-to-back Fordham attack errors even the score at four apiece. Xavier held a three-point lead, 16-13, when FOR rallied, scoring four straight to retake the advantage at 17-16. The two squads traded points until they found themselves knotted at 24 but XU was able to take the set off kills from senior Lauren Kaminsky and Ruth.
After intermission, the Musketeers fell behind as the Rams jumped out to the 6-3 lead. Behind three, 8-5, XU used a four-point swing to take over the lead, 9-8. FOR pulled to within one several times, the last one being at 19-18, but Xavier scored five consecutive to hold match-point, 24-18. After a Ram kill, the Musketeers took the set, 25-19, with a kill from Smith, and the match, 3-0.
The Rams were led by Katie Wells with nine kills and Michele Keathley with a match-high tying 13 digs. Jenna Hart tallied five blocks for the Rams and Katherine Burrell set 22 assists.
The Musketeers return to action Sunday as they travel to St. Louis, Mo., to take on No. 21 Saint Louis. First serve is set for 2 p.m. at Chaifetz Pavilion.
ATHENS, OH – The University at Buffalo volleyball team hit the road for the first of three straight matches, but fell on Friday night to MAC East-leading Ohio, 3-0, at the Convocation Center. The loss drops UB to 15-12 on the season and 5-8 in the MAC.
The Bobcats took the match 25-18, 25-15, 25-20 as they hit .444 for the match, opposed to just .179 for the Bulls. UB showed fight throughout the match, keeping the first set tight early and in the third set, UB came back from a 20-12 deficit to make things closer in the 25-20 final margin.
“I thought we played well and brought a lot of energy, but we just ran into a buzz saw in Ohio tonight,” said head coach Todd Kress. “I was extremely impressed with the way they played and they look poised to make another run this year. We need to execute a little better and regroup quickly as we have a very important match tomorrow night at Kent.”
Bulls Fall At Ohio, 3-0
Dani Silvers led the way with 10 kills for the Bulls, while junior Kristin Bignell added nine kills. Kelsey Lueders and Marisa Hornbaker each added five kills on the night. Lindsey Schlegel had 26 assists, while freshman Tori Beckman led the team with 14 digs, while recording a service ace.
Ohio was led by 18 kills from Ellen Herman and 11 kills from Sue Jacobi. Michelle Jantsch added 37 assists and 11 digs on the night.
The Bulls remain on the road tomorrow night as they head to Kent State for a key matchup in the MAC East with the Golden Flashes. The match begins at 7:00 pm.
UMBC Volleyball Women Fall to Albany, 3-1, Friday Night
BALTIMORE—The UMBC volleyball team fell to America East foe Albany, 3-1, Friday night at the RAC Arena. With the loss, the Retrievers drop to 13-10 on the season and 5-3 in America East play, while the Great Danes improve to 18-8 and 8-0 in conference action.
In a match much more competitive than Albany’s 3-0 win on Oct. 18 in Albany, N.Y., the Retrievers hit .278 to win the second set, but the Great Danes took the match, 25-18, 22-25, 25-20 and 25-21.
“I thought we put forth a strong effort and definitely made some strides,” head coach Ian Blanchard said, “but we need to be more consistent in putting the ball away.”
Freshman Naomi Bush (Fruitport, Mich./Fruitport) led the Retrievers, hitting .273 with 13 kills, while sophomore Alyssa Lang (Richmond, Va./Deep Run) had a team-high 14 kills and earned 11 digs for her sixth double-double of the season.
Senior Pam Jarrett (Lincloln, Neb./Lincoln Pius X) had a game-high 23 digs, while fellow senior Kira Giles (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada/Glenlawn) tallied her sixth double-double of the season with 23 assists and 14 digs.
After only hitting .088 in the first set and seeing Albany jump out to a 10-2 lead in the second, the Retrievers went on a 23-12 run to tie the match at one. The third set was much like the first, with UMBC only hitting .091 and the fourth set was tied at 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, but the Great Danes won the final four points to win the match.
The Retrievers return to action tomorrow night for Senior Night when they take on Binghamton at 6 p.m. at the RAC.
Panthers Cruise To Three-Set Win Over Raiders
Panthers Cruise To Three-Set Win Over Raiders
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MILWAUKEE - Jena Berg had 14 kills to lead three players in double figures
as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee captured a 25-17, 25-22, 25-21 win
over Wright State Friday night at the Klotsche Center.
The Panthers (10-14, 7-6) have now won five-straight matches.
UWM hit a solid .271 in the match, as Kerri Schuh added 12 kills and Mary
Beth O'Brien pitched-in with 11.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee's defense limited Wright State to a .093 hitting clip,
as the Panthers collected 11 blocks.
Jessica Woods led Wright State (10-19, 2-12) with 10 kills.
"Finshing in three is always great and we had some really great moments in
that match - some really great offense and that is what we've been looking
for all season," UWM head coach Susie Johnson said. "Mary Beth, Kerri Schuh
and Jena - they all had a great day offensively and we were able to play our
game, which is really exciting."
The Panthers cruised to the win in the first set. UWM built an early 10-4
advantage and still led 13-9 on a kill by Berg. Wright State did close to
within two points at 16-14 but would get no closer. A four-point burst,
capped by another kill from Berg, pushed Milwaukee's edge to 22-15, and UWM
wound up closing out the frame on a WSU service error.
Milwaukee had a tougher time in the second set. In fact, after Wright State
fell down 10-4, the Raiders fought back to take a 15-12 lead with a run of
seven-straight points. But, UWM scored the next four points to regain the
lead and the Panthers never trailed again. WSU did tie the frame at 20 but a
kill by Maddie Sueppel and a block by O'Brien and Sueppel pushed Milwaukee
back ahead. UWM eventually wrapped things up on kills by Berg and Natalie
Schmitting.
UWM then hung on in the third set to wrap things up. The Panthers bolted to
an 11-4 lead and had the lead all the way out to 17-8 on a solo block by
Schmitting. Wright State countered by scoring 11 of the next 13 points,
tying the frame at 19. But, UWM scored three in a row to regain control and
then closed out the match on a kill by O'Brien.
The Panthers return to action Saturday afternoon, hosting Horizon League
leader Cleveland State in a 4 p.m. contest.
