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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Ivy League Conference, Players of The Week

Link: http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=7364

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Yale senior outside hitter Alexis Crusey (San Diego, Calif.) averaged 4.11 kills and 3.22 digs per set in a trio of Bulldog sweeps this past week en route to earning Most Valuable Player honors at the Yale Classic. In the weekend-opening sweep of Central Connecticut State, Crusey hit .355, tallying a match-best 13 kills on 31 swings, and fell just shy of a double-double with nine digs. She also notched an assist and a service ace in the contest. The next morning against Quinnipiac, Crusey piled up 11 kills and 11 digs with three assists and another ace. She also had a hand in three Yale blocks, including one solo stuff. The three-time All-Ivy first team honoree wrapped up the weekend with a match-high 13 kills against Binghamton, hitting .407 (13-2-27) in the straight-set victory. Crusey once again picked up nine digs in the contest with two assists, two blocks (one solo) and a service ace.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Columbia first-year outside hitter Megan Gaughn (Winter Park, Fla.) had a strong showing as she led the Lions into one of the most successful weekends in recent program history. Gaughn notched 37 kills as the Lions went 2-0 at the 2009 Columbia Tri-Match. She had 20 kills (with a .235 attack %) and 12 digs in Columbia’s 3-0 win over Cornell. That win was the Lions’ first Ivy League win since 2006, the first under second-year head coach Jon Wilson, and the first time Columbia has defeated Cornell since 2001. Gaughn followed that performance up with another double-double, adding 17 kills, 14 digs, three service aces and two blocks in Columbia’s 3-1 win over Hartford. With the two wins, the Lions improve to 9-4 overall, the best start for the program since 2000. Gaughn currently leads the Lions with 215 kills and a .233 overall attack percentage this season. She also leads the team in service aces, with 11, and is second on the team in digs, with 174 so far.

HONOR ROLL

Brown junior outside hitter Brianna Williamson (Cincinnati, Ohio) turned in another impressive weekend at the Bryant Invitational, leading the Bears in both kills and attack percentage. Williamson notched 27 total kills, good for an average of 3.38 per set, while committing only seven errors, for a .323 success rate.  She was also solid defensively, finishing third on the squad in digs, racking up 22 over two matches, god an average of 2.75 per set.  Behind Williamson’s solid play, the Bears went 1-1, with the only loss being a hard-fought five-set match against host Bryant.

Cornell senior libero Megan Mushovic (Coronado, Calif.) led the defense as the Big Red  went 1-2 on the week, with a 3-2 victory over Hartford.  For the week, Mushovic posted 41 digs, including a high of 22 in the win against the Hawks. 

Dartmouth sophomore outside hitter Madeline Baird (Austin, Texas) had an outstanding Ivy opener for the Big Green as she led both teams in hitting with 16 kills and a .441 hitting percentage. She recorded just one error in 34 attempts. Baird also had eight digs and two blocking assists in the 3-0 victory over Harvard. Baird currently leads the Big Green in hitting with 146 kills this season, 3.48 per set, 44 more kills then the next person on the team. She's second with 115 digs while also notching 12

total blocks and eight service aces.

Harvard sophomore Anne Carroll Ingersoll (Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.) has unstoppable against Holy Cross last week. She had 11 kills on 14 swings in just two sets of play against the Crusaders for a .714 clip. She led the Crimson with 11 kills and three blocks in a three-set match against Dartmouth. In the two contests, she averaged 4.40 kills per set last week. She leads the Crimson in kills with 2.97 per set, a .352 hitting percentage and 0.94 blocks per set.

Penn freshman rightside hitter Lauren Martin (Bedford, Texas) was the lone Quaker player named to the Holiday Inn HD All-Tournament team last weekend at the Palestra.  In two matches, the freshman had a team-high 29 kills (4.14) while hitting .308.  Against Santa Clara, Martin had 12 kills with a .409 attack percentage and followed it up with a career high 17 kills and two block assists against Albany.

Princeton senior outside hitter Sheena Donohue (Los Gatos, Calif.) recorded 14 kills, 18 digs and a .364 attack percentage in a 3-1 home win over Juniata Saturday. She made only two errors in the win and also recorded two blocks and an ace.

Yale junior Kelly Ozurovich (Playa del Ray, Calif.) averaged 7.86 digs per frame as the libero in a Bulldog defense that held opponents to a .091 hitting percentage in three matches this weekend at the Yale Classic. Ozurovich took home All-Tournament laurels for the weekend, adding four assists and a service ace to her outstanding dig total. In the weekend-opening sweep of Central Connecticut State, the two-time All-Ivy selection piled up 22 digs in three sets and landed a service ace on the visiting Blue Devils. She was also perfect on 15 serve receptions. Ozurovich played just one set against Quinnipiac, racking up 11 digs in the first frame of a Bulldogs’ sweep. She concluded the weekend with another 22-dig performance in the straight-set victory over Binghamton. Ozurovich was once again perfect on serve receptions, this time with seven errorless attempts.

College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: CVU National Player of the Week Visnja Djurdjevic

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: CVU National Player of the Week Visnja Djurdjevic

TULANE’S DJURDJEVIC NAMED CVU.COM’S NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Sophomore volleyball standout earns Green Wave’s first national honor since 2007

 

NEW ORLEANS – One day after being named Conference USA Offensive Player of the week, the honors continued to come rolling in for Tulane University volleyball standout Visnja Djurdjevic as the sophomore outside hitter from Zitiste, Serbia, was named College Volleyball Update’s National Player of the Week, CVU.com announced Tuesday.

 

The national honor is the first of her career and is just the second earned by a Green Wave student-athlete as then-junior Sara Radosevic was named CVU.com’s Player of the Week on Oct. 29, 2007. Djurdjevic becomes just the fourth Conference USA player to earn CVU.com National Player of the Week, joining Radosevic and fellow 2007 honorees Kelley Wernert of East Carolina (Sept. 18) and Julia Silva of Tulsa (Nov. 20).

 

Djurdjevic claimed the CVU.com honor after leading the Green Wave in kills (49), kills per set (6.12), aces (4), aces per set (0.50), digs (48), digs per set (6.00), points (55.5) and points per set (6.94) while ranking third on the club in blocs (5) and blocks per set (0.62) during Tulane’s two-match sweep of Tulsa and SMU.

 

She posted kill/dig double-doubles in both matches, starting with a 20-kill, 12-dig performance in the Green Wave’s 3-0 win over the Golden Hurricane on Friday. Djurdjevic followed that up with a career day on Sunday in Tulane’s 3-2 win over the Mustangs, setting a single-match record with 36 digs to go along with a career-high 29 kills. For the week, she hit .267 (49-17-120) and chipped in with a pair of set assists.

 

For the season, Djurdjevic leads Tulane and C-USA in kills per set (4.40), service aces per set (0.40) and points per set (5.00) while ranking second on the team and ninth in the league in digs per set (3.95). She also ranks third on the team in blocks (18) and fourth in blocks per set (0.42).

 

In 45 career matches, Djurdjevic has 494 kills, 470 digs, 67 blocks, 42 aces 17 set assists and 571.5 points. She is currently just six kills and 30 digs away from becoming the 18^th player in Tulane volleyball history to post at least 500 kills and 500 digs in a career.

 

Djurdjevic and the Green Wave return to action on Thursday, Oct. 1, when they travel to Nacogdoches, Texas, for a 7 p.m. showdown against Stephen F. Austin. The match against the Lady Jacks is one of three contests Tulane will play in the state of Texas next week as the Wave will play at Houston on Oct. 2 and at Rice on Oct. 4. Tulane’s next home match is slated for Wednesday, Oct. 7, when the Green Wave play host to C-USA foe Southern Miss at 7 p.m. in Fogelman Arena. For ticket information, contact the Tulane Athletics Ticket Office at 504-861-WAVE.

 

--www.TulaneGreenWave.com--

 

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: CVU Top Performer Chelaine McCarty

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: CVU Top Performer Chelaine McCarty

McCarty Named CVU.com Top Performer

 

     LYNCHBURG, Va. – For the second consecutive day, Liberty senior middle blocker Chelaine McCarty was recognized for her stellar play this past weekend. McCarty was named a Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) Top Performer for the first time in her career.

     McCarty (Houston, Ala.), one of 11 players nationally to earn Top Performer honors, was previously named Big South Player of the Week. The Alabama native led the Lady Flames in kills (37), attack percentage (.462) and points scored (45.0) during Liberty’s two wins.

     She opened her stellar weekend with 15 kills versus Winthrop, five of which came during the decisive fifth set. McCarty was also the only player on either team to hit over .300 in the match, finishing at .355.

     McCarty was dominant the following afternoon, during a rematch of the 2008 Big South Championship title contest against Coastal Carolina. She hit .559 with a career-high 22 kills and a season-best eight blocks on the afternoon. McCarty became the first Liberty middle blocker since Becky Rudnick on Nov. 20, 2004 to post at least 20 kills in a match. She also led all players in blocks, including Chanticleer senior Jill Nyhof, who is listed No. 3 nationally in the category.

     For the season, McCarty is ranked in the top 10 of three Big South statistical categories. She leads the conference with a .358 attack percentage, is ranked seventh in blocks per set (0.77) and sits 10^th in kills per set (2.85).

     McCarty and the Lady Flames will travel to Clinton, S.C., Friday at 7 p.m. to battle the Presbyterian Blue Hose.

 

CVU.com National Player of the Week (Sept. 29): Visnja Djurdjevic, Tulane

 

Top Performers

Taylor Barnes, Baylor

Ruth Boscaljon, Youngstown State

Visnja Djurdjevic, Tulane

Lauren Felsing, UW Milwaukee

Nikki Fowler, Tennessee

Ashley Mass, Iowa State

Chelaine McCarty, Liberty

Serinity Phillips, Notre Dame

Rebecca Saraceno, UC Santa Barbara

Meredith Schamun, Rice

Whitney Woods, New Mexico State

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Horizon League--Lauren Felsing

Felsing Earns League Defensive Player Of The Week Honors
Senior libero collected 40 digs Friday

MILWAUKEE - Senior Lauren Felsing of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
volleyball team has been named the Horizon League Defensive Player of the
Week, the league office announced today.

Felsing tallied a collegiate-high 40 digs in UWM's win Friday at Green Bay.

Her efforts directed a stellar Milwaukee defensive charge, as the Panthers
collected 110 digs and 10 blocks while limiting Green Bay to a .144 hitting
clip.

Felsing did set a new UWM record for digs in a four-set match, while just
missing Milwaukee's all-time record of 41, set by Becky Peters against
George Washington in 2005. She was also not far from the league record of
45, set by Jessica Taylor of Butler against UIC in 1989.

In spite of having her extended double-figure digs streak snapped a few
weeks ago against Alcorn State, Felsing continues to extend her league-only
streak. The senior libero has now reached double figures in digs in
35-straight regular season league contests. She has also reached double
figures in digs in her last five league tournament outings, meaning she has
hit double-digits in her last 40 matches against league foes.

Felsing and the Panthers return to action Friday night, welcoming Youngstown
State to the Klotsche Center. 

College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Big South Conference--Chelaine McCarty and Loren Thomas

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Big South Conference--Chelaine McCarty and Loren Thomas

McCarty, Thomas Capture BSC Weekly Honors

 

     LYNCHBURG, Va. – After helping the Liberty volleyball team open Big South Conference play with a pair of weekend victories, both of the Lady Flames’ starting middle blockers were honored by the conference on Monday. Senior Chelaine McCarty was tabbed the Big South Choice Hotels Player of the Week, while Loren Thomas was named Freshman of the Week.

     The play of McCarty and Thomas sparked Liberty to a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Winthrop Friday evening and a 3-1 win against Coastal Carolina Saturday. The Lady Flames are now 7-7 overall and are one of three remaining undefeated teams in conference action, at 2-0.

     McCarty (Houston, Ala.) was recognized as Big South Player of the Week for the third time in her career, after leading the Lady Flames in kills (37), attack percentage (.462) and points scored (45.0) over the weekend. She opened her stellar weekend with 15 kills versus Winthrop, five of which came during the decisive fifth set. McCarty was also the only player on either team to hit over .300 in the match, finishing at .355.

     McCarty was then dominant the following afternoon, during a rematch of the 2008 Big South Championship title contest against Coastal Carolina. She hit .559 with a career-high 22 kills and a season-best eight blocks on the afternoon. McCarty became the first Liberty middle blocker since Becky Rudnick on Nov. 20, 2004 to post at least 20 kills in a match.

     For the season, McCarty is ranked in the top 10 of three Big South statistical categories. She leads the conference with a .358 attack percentage, is ranked seventh in blocks per set (0.77) and sits 10^th in kills per set (2.85).

     Meanwhile, Thomas (Ocoee, Fla.) became the Lady Flames’ first Big South Freshman of the Week since Nicki Scripko (Jr., OH, Fayetteville, N.C.) on Oct. 29, 2007. Thomas paced the team with 12 blocks on the weekend. A career-high seven of those rejections came against Winthrop on Friday, along with a career-best seven kills. Thomas hit .667 with two kills and a block assist during the memorable fifth set versus the Eagles. The following day, Thomas had a hand in five of Liberty’s season-high 14 blocks, aiding in Liberty’s win over Coastal Carolina.

     Thomas is averaging 0.90 blocks per set for the season, ranking third in the Big South. She is the highest-ranked freshman in any conference statistical category.

     Liberty will travel to Clinton, S.C., Friday at 7 p.m. to battle the Presbyterian Blue Hose. The Lady Flames will attempt to avenge a 3-2 setback, suffered last season at the Templeton Center.

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Horizon League Conference, Ruth Boscaljion and Lauren Felsing

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Horizon League Conference, Ruth Boscaljion and Lauren Felsing

Boscaljon and Felsing named Volleyball Players of the Week
Horizon League awards go to seniors from Youngstown State and Milwaukee

INDIANAPOLIS – Youngstown State University senior Ruth Boscaljon has been named Horizon League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee senior Lauren Felsing has earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for the period of Sept. 21-27.

Boscaljon, a middle hitter from Elgin, Ill., collected a League-best 44 kills (4.89 kps) and hit a sizzling .548 (44 K, 4 E, 73 TA) for the Penguins last week. She also registered 11 blocks en route to a League-high 52 points (5.78 pps).

Boscaljon helped Youngstown State to a 3-1 win over Loyola University Chicago on Friday and 3-2 victory over the University of Illinois at Chicago on Saturday. Boscaljon now ranks third all-time at YSU for kills (1,173) and blocks (428) after her performances against the Ramblers and Flames.

Felsing, a libero from Hartland, Wis., recorded a 2009 League-best 40 digs (10.00 dps) on Friday in Milwaukee’s only match last week -- a 3-1 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Felsing established a new four-set school record and was just one dig from tying Milwaukee’s record for any match (41). Her 40 digs were also the most by a Horizon League player since Nov. 9, 2007, when Green Bay’s Megan Elfering recorded 41.

The Penguins (4-10, 2-2) and Panthers (5-9, 2-1) return to action on Friday when they square off in Milwaukee at 8 p.m. ET.

Other Horizon League top performances (Sept. 21-27)
Maureen Bamiro, Butler, Sophomore, MB -- 2-0 record, 8 SP, 18 K, 55 TA, .236 Pct, 19 TB
Liz Fazio, Cleveland State, Senior, OH -- 1-1 record, 8 SP, 33 K, 84 TA, .224 Pct, 22 Digs
Holly Visser, Green Bay, Senior, OH -- 0-1 record, 4 SP, 13 K, 23 Digs
Colleen Francis, Loyola, Junior, OH -- 1-1 record, 7 SP, 23 K, 60 TA, .167 Pct, 20 Digs
Jessica Dalke, UIC, Junior, S -- 1-1 record, 10 SP, 92 Asts, 28 Digs
Taylor Root, Valparaiso, Freshman, L -- 1-1 record, 8 SP, 37 Digs
Shaunda Sandifer, Wright State, Junior, MB -- 0-2 record, 8 SP, 25 K, 44 TA, .432 Pct
Laurie Shives, Youngstown State, Junior, DS -- 2-0 record, 9 SP, 45 Digs

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: CAA Conference, Vineece Verdun

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: CAA Conference, Vineece Verdun

Georgia State’s Verdun Earns CAA Volleyball Player of the Week
honors

ATLANTA - Georgia State volleyball’s Vineece Verdun has been named
CAA Offensive Player of the Week by the Colonial Athletic Association on
Monday afternoon. The redshirt-sophomore registered back-to-back matches
with career-highs in kills and led the Panthers to a pair of victories
during the week.
“Any individual award is a combination of team work and great effort
by all members of the team,” commented head coach Mike Webster.
“This is a great honor for Vineece for her play in helping us to
two wins last week. With her work ethic, she continues to improve and
encourages us that we can send ore and more things her way to make her
even more effective.”
Verdun scored 15 kills (3.75 k/s) in a four-set victory over Kennesaw
State on Tuesday, leading the Panthers to their sixth straight win at
the time.
On Saturday, Verdun came back with a career-high 16-kill effort in a
four-set win over UNC Wilmington to open CAA play. Verdun hit .667 for
the match with just two errors. She added a defensive presence at the
net as well with four blocks.
For the week, Verdun averaged 3.88 kills per set and hit an incredible
.489 hitting percentage.
With the wins, Georgia State improved to 13-3 and 1-0 in CAA play on
the season. The Panthers are off to their best start since the 2003
season when they opened the year 14-1. Their seven match winning streak
is the longest since they opened the same season 8-0.
Coming into the weekend, Verdun, transferred to Georgia State after two
years at Michigan State, had been named to the all-tournament teams of
the last three tournaments the Panthers had played in.
Verdun is now third in the CAA with a .341 hitting percentage. She also
stands ninth in both kills (2.77 k/s) and points (3.23 avg.)
This is the second time this season that a member of the volleyball
team has earned CAA honors. Junior Ashley Jones was named co-Offensive
Player of the Week after leading the Panthers to the tournament title of
the Great 8 Volleyball Challenge presented by Residence Inn-Kennesaw on
September 8th.
The Panthers will continue their four-match home stand on Friday as
Northeastern travels to Atlanta for a 5:30 p.m. match. As always,
admission to the GSU Sports Arena is free of charge. Live stats will be
provided via GeorgiaStateSports.com.
-www.georgiastatesports.com-

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Atlantic 10 Conference, Sammi McCloud

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Atlantic 10 Conference, Sammi McCloud

McCloud Captures A-10 Offensive Player of the Week Plaudits

Needs 10 digs to join SLU’s 1,000-digs club

 

         ST. LOUIS – After guiding No. 21 Saint Louis to Atlantic 10 Conference sweeps at Rhode Island and Fordham last weekend, senior Sammi McCloud (Columbia, Ill. / Columbia) captured her first A-10 Offensive Player of the Week nod of the season Monday. It is the program-record sixth A-10 Player of the Week honor of her career.

 

         McCloud, who has served as both a right-side hitter and a middle blocker this season, paced the Billikens with 4.50 kills and 1.17 blocks per set during last weekend’s East Coast swing. She also turned in a team-leading .545 hitting percentage to go with 1.67 digs per set. McCloud hit at a match- and career-high .625 rate with a match-best 16 kills to go with three blocks and one dig in Saint Louis’ conference opener at Rhode Island. Her .625 hitting percentage is the best by a Billiken this season. Against Fordham, she tied for match-high honors with 11 kills and narrowly missed a double-double with nine digs. McCloud posted a .450 hitting percentage against the Rams while contributing four blocks and two aces.

 

         McCloud needs only 10 digs to become the fifth player in program history to surpass 1,000 kills and digs in her career. She ranks seventh at Saint Louis with 1,241 career kills and 12th with 990 career digs. The versatile senior, who was a two-time All-America selection last season, is also 10th on the career block assists chart with 220. In league matches this season, McCloud boasts the second-highest hitting percentage among A-10 players (.545) and the third-most kills (4.50) and blocks (1.17) per set. She leads the Billikens with 3.36 kills per set and a .290 hitting rate in all matches. 

 

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: MAAC Conference, Allyson Severyn, Samantha Good

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: MAAC Conference, Allyson Severyn, Samantha Good

Canisius College freshman Samantha Good (Rochester, N.Y.) was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week while freshman Allyson Severyn (Lancaster, N.Y.) was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.

Good led the Golden Griffins by averaging 4.00 kills per set and 1.88 blocks per set in two Canisius road victories. The freshman set career highs in kills in both matches, recording 15 kills at Saint Peter’s and then had 17 kills at Manhattan on Sunday. Good also had 12 blocks (four solo blocks and eight block assists) at Manhattan, tying the program record for most blocks since the rally-scoring era started.

Severyn averaged 6.00 digs per set in the two Canisius victories. The freshman had a career-high 34 digs in the win at Saint Peter’s and has recorded at least 10 digs in all 14 matches this season. Severyn also was perfect on all 44 service reception chances on the weekend.

Canisius, who has won four of its last five matches, is currently 6-8 overall and in a tie for first place in the MAAC at 3-1. The Griffs play eight of their next 12 matches at home, starting with Saturday’s match against Marist. Match time in the Koessler Athletic Center is set for 2 p.m.

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: SBC Conference, Yarimar Rosa

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: SBC Conference, Yarimar Rosa

September 28, 2009

 

 

 

Rosa Named SBC Player of the Week

Senior picks up a Sun Belt record 10th player of the week nod

 

NEW ORLEANS - FIU's Yarimar Rosa has been tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, according to a vote by the league's 13 head coaches. The honor is the 10th of its kind for the senior, which is a Sun Belt record.

 

Rosa led FIU to a perfect 2-0 weekend to start Sun Belt Conference play, as the Panthers defeated Troy, 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-22), and South Alabama, 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-17) on the road. The three-time All-American returned to competition this weekend to help FIU improve to 12-2 overall and 2-0 in conference action.

 

Rosa tallied 32 kills on the weekend, recording team-highs in both matches with a season-high tying 17 kills versus Troy and 15 kills versus South Alabama. Rosa notched a hitting percentage of .284 and had a team-leading 5.33 kills per set for the weekend.

 

Against the Trojans, Rosa recorded a season-best three service aces and also added nine digs and one block. Versus the Jaguars, she chipped in with seven digs and a season-high two blocks, as the Panther offense recorded a season-best attack percentage of .369, while holding its fifth straight opponent to under .200 hitting.

 

A native of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Rosa helped lead FIU to its fourth and fifth straight shut-out win, as the Panthers have defeated their last five opponents by a 3-0 score.

 

FIU returns to action on Friday, Oct. 2 as the Panthers host conference foe Western Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. at U.S. Century Bank Arena.

 

 

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Mountain West Conference, Cursty Jackson

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Mountain West Conference, Cursty Jackson

September 28, 2009 

UNLV VOLLEYBALL’S CURSTY JACKSON EARNS WEEKLY HONOR

Sophomore claims first MWC Player of the Week award.

LAS VEGAS – UNLV middle blocker Cursty Jackson has been named the Mountain West Conference Volleyball’s Co-Player of the Week joining Utah’s opposite hitter Karolina Bartkowiak for the award. This is the first career weekly honor for Jackson, who was tabbed the league’s 2008 freshman of the year and the second for Bartkowiak.

Jackson, a 6-2 sophomore from Los Angeles, helped UNLV to a 2-1 record in MWC action last week with wins over Wyoming and Air Force. In a five-set win over the Cowgirls, she collected 18 kills with a .552 hitting efficiency, while chipping in five digs, four blocks and one assist. In a sweep of the Falcons, she posted nine kills, five blocks, three digs and three assists. Against San Diego State, she threw down 18 kills on .387 hitting and added six blocks. For the week, she averaged 3.31 kills, 1.15 blocks, 0.62 digs and 4.08 points per set, while hitting .430 (43-9-79).

Coincidentally, Jackson and Bartkowiak square off head-to-head Thursday (Oct. 1) evening at 6:30 pm from the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The Rebels and Utes match will be aired live by The Mtn.-The MountainWest Sports Network.

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Patriot League, Rookie of the Week, Megan Lynch

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HOLY CROSS’ MEGAN LYNCH NAMED PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Freshman volleyball player had 56 kills and 4.67 kills per set on the week

 

September 28, 2009

 

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross freshman volleyball player Megan Lynch (Mendham, N.J.) has been named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week for her performances versus Harvard (Sept. 22), Colgate (Sept. 25) and Bucknell (Sept. 26). She had a total of 56 kills and 4.67 kills per set on the week. This is the first time that a Holy Cross volleyball player has won a Patriot League weekly honor since Michelle Leahy was named the Player of the Week on Oct. 10, 2004. This is also only the second time that a Crusader has been named Rookie of the Week as Leahy earned that honor on Oct. 8, 2001.

 

Lynch posted double-digit kills during all three matches. She reached 20 kills or more twice with 22 against Harvard and 20 versus Colgate, making it three times this season that she has tallied 20 kills or more. She also recorded 14 kills at Bucknell. Lynch had 20 digs on the week.

 

For the season, Lynch has recorded double-digit kills nine times, including seven of the last eight matches. She leads the team and ranks third around the Patriot League with 185 kills and 3.25 kills per set, while she is second on the team with 129 digs and 2.26 digs per set.

 

Holy Cross will play two Patriot League matches on the road this week. The Crusaders will play at Lafayette on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:00 p.m., while on Saturday, Oct. 3, they will play at Lehigh at 4:00 p.m.

 

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: NEC Conference, Players of the Week

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: NEC Conference, Players of the Week

NEC Rookie of the Week

Emily Cochran, Central Connecticut State

Fr., OH, Adel, IA/Adel-DeSoto-Minburn

Cochran garners her first NEC Rookie of the Week after tallying 42 kills (2.8 per set) and 45 digs (3.0 per set) to lead the Central Connecticut State University volleyball team to a 3-1 record this week. The Iowa native tallied a team-high 17 kills and 16 digs in the Blue Devils' victory over Binghamton on Saturday. She was named to the all-tournament team for her performances against the Bearcats and the host Bulldogs at the Yale Invitational over the weekend. Against Yale Cochran recorded six kills and chipped in 11 digs. This is the first weekly honor for any CCSU player this season. 

 

 

Around The League:

Making History: CCSU Junior Kaitlin Petrella (Stratford, CT/Bunnell)  came into Saturday's match against Binghamton with 1,115 digs in her two-and-a-half year career. With her second dig, coming in the second set of the match, the Stratford, CT native passed former Blue Devil Chantelle Bowden for second place in Central annals for digs in a career. With 14 more in the match versus the Bearcats, and 13 on the road against Quinnipiac, she currently has 1,184 and is 31 away from becoming the all-time CCSU digs leader. St. Francis (NY) snapped their 43-match losing streak after sweeping Coppin State on Saturday in the Providence Tournament. Their last win came on Nov. 3, 2007 against Quinnipiac. Firsts: Bryant earned its first two home wins of the 2009 season over Brown and Coppin State. Robert Morris competed in its first five-set match this season against Illinois-Chicago where they lost 2-3. SFNY head coach Lucy Liriano recorded her first career victory against Coppin State. Highs: BU’s  Robyn Gardner (Longwood, FL/ Lake Brantley) takes her place in the NEC match-highs list for recording 33 digs vs. Coppin State Sept. 27, also a career-high for the junior. RMU sophomore Hannah Veith (Columbus, OH/Worthington)  recorded a career-high 16 kills on a season-high hitting percentage of .538 in a loss to Illinois-Chicago.Conference Contests: Quinnipiac and Central Connecticut faced each other twice last week with CCSU coming out on top both times by 3-1 margins. SFNY is the only other team who has competed in conference action so far this season where they dropped an 0-3 decision to QU two weeks ago. The next slated NEC match pits QU against Long Island on Oct. 1 for the Blackbirds’ conference opener. Tournament Time: The 2009 NEC Women’s Volleyball Championship will be held on November 22 & 22 at the home of the high seed. The top four teams in the regular season will advance to the single elimination tournament.  The winner of the NEC Championship will receive the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

 

 

Team-by-Team Notes:

Bryant (5-11, 0-0 NEC)

Bryant earned its first two home wins of the 2009 season in a 2-2 week taking victories over Brown and Coppin State. The Bulldogs hosted the Bryant Invitational over the weekend going 2-1 with sophomore star Maria Scocca (Melrose, MA/Arlington Catholic) and senior captain Julie Geonnotti (Eden Prairie, MI/Benilde-St. Margaret's) earning all-tournament team selections. Geonnotti, who split time at setter and outside hitter after a Bryant injury, was named the tournament MVP. On the week, the Bulldogs were led by 54 kills and 24 blocks (5 solo, 19 assists) from Scocca who hit at a .395 clip. The sophomore averaged 4.70 points/set and 3.60 kills/set while collecting three double-digit kill matches and a double-double (18 kills, 11 blocks) vs. Brown. Geonnotti registered her own double-double against the Bears (14 kills, 10 digs) and collected 32 kills and 49 assists on the four-match week. Junior libero Robyn Gardner (Longwood, FL/ Lake Brantley) collected a career-high 33 digs in a 3-0 win over Coppin State Sunday as she registered 86 digs (5.73 d/s) with five aces and a .953 reception percentage in four matches. Senior Adriana Fuertes (Miramar, Puerto Rico/Academia del Perpetuo Socorro) collected 92 assists on the week also chipping in three aces. Bryant faces Central Connecticut State on their home court for the first conference match of the season on Oct. 2 at 7:00 p.m.

 

Central Connecticut (6-8, 2-0 NEC)

CCSU had a bounce back week finishing 3-1 to improve to 6-8 on the season. The Blue Devils got off to a great start in the Northeast Conference as they won their first two league matches defeating Quinnipiac by a score of 3-1 twice. CCSU also defeated Binghamton 3-2 but lost to Yale 0-3. Senior captain Jamie Baumert (Elkhorn, NE/Elkhorn)  recorded 43 kills (2.69/set) in the four matches. Baumert led CCSU in kills in two out of the three wins this week. She tallied 13 to lead Central over Quinnipiac at home and then recorded 15 kills in the Blue Devils' road victory over the Bobcats. The Elkhorn, NE native improved on her Northeast Conference leading hitting percentage as she recorded a mark of .469 over the week. Baumert added an astounding 23 blocks during the 3-1 week for CCSU.  She now has 64 on the season. Emily Cochran (Adel, IA/Adel-DeSoto-Minburn) recorded 42 kills and 45 digs during the week. The freshman tallied a team-high 17 kills and 16 digs in the Blue Devils' 3-2 victory over Binghamton on Saturday. She was named to the all-Tournament team for her performances against the Bearcats and the host Bulldogs at the Yale Invitational over the weekend. Against Yale, Cochran recorded six kills and chipped in 11 digs. Junior Kaitlin Petrella (Stratford, CT/Bunnell) also received all-Tournament team honors for her performance in New Haven. She totaled 59 digs in the four matches this week. Petrella came into Saturday's match against Binghamton with 1,115 digs in her two and a half year career. With her second dig, coming in the second set of the match, the Stratford, CT native passed former Blue Devil Chantelle Bowden for second place in Central annals for digs in a career. With 14 more in the match versus the Bearcats, and 13 on the road against Quinnipiac, she currently has 1,184 and is 31 away from becoming the all-time CCSU digs leader. CCSU takes on Hartford Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m.

 

Fairleigh Dickinson (3-13, 0-0 NEC)

The Knights competed once this week dropping a 3-1 match to St. Peter's in their home opener on Wednesday night. Freshman Meaghan Wheeler (Chatsworth, CA/Chaminade College Prep) led the Knights with 22 kills and four aces adding 25 digs. Sophomore Sarah Willey (Abingdon, MD/Bel Air) dished out 34 assists and chipped in 16 digs. Sophomore Kelsey Semler (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) recorded a team-high 31 digs while senior Ali Philbrick (Lanham, MD/Elizabeth Seton) added 14. After falling in a close first set, the Knights won the second set. St. Peter's bounced back to take the next two sets to win the match. The Knights are now 3-13 on the season. FDU opens conference play on Friday evening when they host Sacred Heart.

 

Long Island (3-11, 0-0 NEC)

Long Island played just once last week falling to St. John's in five sets. After winning the first two sets, the Blackbirds saw St. John's break a late tie in the third frame and turn the tables to take away a victory. The 2-3 loss dropped the Blackbirds to 3-11 on the season and was the fifth in a row. Senior Svetlana Simic (Klek, Serbia/Commercial School) led four LIU players in double figures with 21 kills. Junior Zuzana Buchlova (Pelhrmov, Czech Republic) tallied 14 kills while freshman Breanna Cullity (Colorado Springs, Colo.) added 12, and senior Martina Racic (Pula, Croatia/School of Arts) chimed in with 11. Simic closed with 17 digs and sophomore Chelsey Stanton (Macungie, Pa.) had 13. Stony Brook travels to LIU Sept. 29 where the first ball will be served at 6:00 p.m.

 

Quinnipiac (1-14, 1-2 NEC)

The Bobcats went 0-4 on the week including a pair of 3-1 losses to intrastate NEC foe Central Connecticut State. Quinnipiac also fell to another intrastate foe, Yale, by a 3-0 margin Saturday in New Haven, while also falling 3-1 in a home contest against Binghamton on Sunday. SophomoreKelby Carey (Surfside, CA/Los Alamitos) led the Bobcats with 48 kills and 50 digs on the week including three consecutive double-doubles in Quinnipiac's first three matches. Classmate Alyssa Naylor (San Diego, CA/Scripps Ranch) finished the week with 42 kills while hitting a team-best .310 and contributing a team-high nine blocks. Sophomore Kayla Lawler (Richmond, IN/Centerville) had 126 assists, while rookie Logan Riker (Bowling Green, OH/) chipped in a team-high 70 digs. Freshman Chelsey Pachoud (Riverview, FL/Riverview) also had a strong week with 35 kills and 42 digs. The Bobcats return to Northeast Conference action Thursday when they travel to Brooklyn, NY to take on Long Island.

 

Robert Morris (3-13, 0-0 NEC)

The Colonials suffered a 0-3 loss to Loyola-Chicago and a 2-3 loss to Illinois-Chicago this past weekend. With the two losses RMU dropped its record to 3-13 and is currently suffering a 12-game losing streak. The squad competed in its first five-set match this season against Illinois-Chicago. Sophomore Hannah Veith (Columbus, OH/Worthington)  recorded a career-high 16 kills on a season-high hitting percentage of .538 while also adding six blocks. Sophomore Alyssa Bennett(Ramona, CA/Ramona) tallied a double-double with 43 assists and 10 digs also adding two service aces and seven kills. Junior Amanda Graham recorded a match-high three service aces and added 10 kills and four blocks. Freshman Amanda Craig also tallied a double-double with 12 kills and 15 digs while junior Corinne Moser (Meyersdale, PA/Meyersdale) led the team with 17 digs. The Colonials start up conference play next weekend against Saint Francis (PA) on Friday, Oct. 2 and Quinnipiac on Saturday, Oct. 3.

 

Sacred Heart (9-6, 0-0 NEC)

The Pioneers extended their win streak to three matches with a pair of victories at Maryland-Eastern Shore as they continued a 12-match road trip that runs through Oct. 11. Senior Annie Archer (Littleton, CO/Littleton) led the squad in a 3-0 win over Norfolk State, hitting .643 with nine kills and no errors in 14 total attacks. Sophomore Maile Hetherington (Thousand Oaks, CA/Thousand Oaks) led SHU with ten kills in the win over UMES. Freshman Elise Sage (Aurora, CO/Cherry Creek), who leads the Pioneers in hitting percentage this season, also had a strong game against the Hawks with five kills and just one error in 13 attempts. The Pioneers will open up Northeast Conference play this Friday at Fairleigh Dickinson.

 

St. Francis (NY) (1-9, 0-1 NEC)

St. Francis (NY) snapped their 43-match losing streak after sweeping Coppin State on Saturday in the Providence Tournament. Their last win came on Nov. 3, 2007 against Quinnipiac. It was the first career victory for head coach Lucy Liriano. Junior Anisa Lila (Thessaloniki, Greece/Palm Beach CC) earned all-Tournament honors after coming up with a double-double on 13 kills and 10 digs in the victory against Coppin. Liliana Rodriguez (Linden, NJ/Linden) added 17 digs and junior Gina Giles (Brooklyn, NY/Beach Channel HS/Globe Institute of Technology) recorded 6 kills and a team-high 4 blocks in the victory. The Terriers also fell to Providence and New Hampshire in the tournament. Senior Detelina Dimitrova (Sofia, Bulgaria/Jacksonville University) and junior Thalita Paladino (Boca Raton/Boca Raton C.C.) returned to action this past week for the first time this season after recuperating from leg injuries. Dimitrova led the Terriers with 9 kills in the loss to Quinnipiac and also had 7 kills against Providence and New Hampshire. Rodriguez averaged 5.07 digs per game this past week. The Terriers will host Providence on Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm. and will play LIU back-to-back on Friday and Sunday first away then at home.

 

Saint Francis (PA) (2-13, 0-0 NEC)

SFPA played in the Holiday Inn HD tournament this past weekend hosted by Penn. The Red Flash dropped all three matches at the tournament by 0-3 scores. They have played 14 of 16 road matches in their first 17 total contests. The combined winning percentage of Red Flash opponents is .579 as of Sept. 22. SFPA will travel to Delaware State  Sept. 29 to face the Hornets a second time this season after losing the first contest 1-3 with home court advantage.

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Big Sky Conference, Ashley Hamilton

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College Volleyball Players Honored Week 5: Big Sky Conference, Ashley Hamilton

Setter leads Eastern Washington to pair of Big Sky road wins over the weekend

Eastern Washington University senior setter Ashley Hamilton was named the Big Sky Conference Volleyball Player of the Week after helping lead the Eagles to a pair of league victories over the weekend.

Hamilton was an all-around offensive force for the Eagles this week. She helped lead the team to its best hitting percentage of the season (and second-best by any Big Sky team so far in 2009), .390, in a 3-0 sweep of Weber State after setting the team to a dramatic comeback from 2-0 down at Idaho State in a 3-2 win.

Individually, the Alpine, Utah, native averaged 12.25 assists per set, but also was an intimidating offensive threat herself, as she hit at a .600 clip in the two road matches (14-2-20). Defensively, she was solid, averaging 2.50 digs and 0.62 blocks per set in the two contests.

In the five-set win in Pocatello, Hamilton had 55 assists, her highest total of the season and the fifth-highest total by a Big Sky player in 2009. Hamilton hit .500 (8-2-12) that night. She also did the job defensively, as her 14 digs that night was a career high for the setter.

Hamilton had 43 assists in the sweep of the Wildcats, which is a very impressive number for a match just three sets long. It actually comes out to a higher assists-per-set ratio then she achieved the night before (14.33 versus 11.00). She also hit at a .750 clip (6-0-8) in that WSU match.

The award is the first for Hamilton.

She and the Eagles (8-5, 5-0 BSC) will open a four-match homestand on Wednesday (Sept. 30), as Idaho will pay a visit for a 7 p.m. match. Eastern Washington will then return to league play on Friday (Oct. 2) with a 7 p.m. contest versus Sacramento State.

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