FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9-9-06
Day Two: 2006 Chatham Orthopaedics Pirate
Volleyball Classic
SAVANNAH, Ga. – All three nationally-ranked
clubs finished the 2006 Chatham Orthopedics Pirate Volleyball
Classic with undefeated records after Saturday’s concluding
day in action at Armstrong Atlantic State University.
Top-ranked Tampa picked up two more wins by 3-0 margins to run its record to 12-0, its best start since 1988. The Spartans defeated Catawba and host Armstrong Atlantic to finish the weekend with a 4-0 mark, joining fellow Sunshine State Conference school and No. 6-ranked Florida Southern. The Mocs had to work a little harder for their 4-0 mark, however, as they were taken to the brink by Wingate in a 3-2 match and knocked off Lenoir-Rhyne, 3-1. No. 19-ranked Florida Gulf Coast also went 4-0 with 3-0 wins over Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras and Wingate.
The host Pirates finished the tournament with a 2-2 mark as earlier on Saturday, they rebounded to defeat Lenoir-Rhyne, 3-1. One bright spot for the Pirates over the weekend came from senior Christina Flores, who became AASU’s all-time digs leader. The Addison, Ill., native has 1,364 digs in her career, passing Tracy Fowler for the Pirate lead.
Other winners in day two included: USC Aiken, who won 3-1 over Presbyterian and 3-0 over Florida Tech; Catawba, who defeated UNC Pembroke 3-1; Rollins, who defeated USC Upstate 3-1; Francis Marion, who knocked off Rollins in the day’s longest match, 3-2 (19-17 in game five); Eckerd, a 3-0 winner over Presbyterian; Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, who defeated USC Upstate, 3-0; and UNC Pembroke, who knocked off Florida Tech, 3-0.
The Pirates will now move into Peach Belt
Conference play. AASU will begin its league title defense at
Augusta State on Friday, September 15, at 7:00 p.m.
(complete day two results to follow)
-Pirates -
USC Aiken def. Presbyterian 3-1 (30-23, 27-30,
30-19, 30-22)
Leaders: Kills: 18, Stephanie Durham (USCA). Assists: 45, Cheryl
Barcas (USCA). Digs: 15, Hayden Johnson (USCA).
Records: USCA (10-2), PC (5-6)
Catawba def. UNC Pembroke 3-1 (28-30, 30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
Records: Catawba (2-5), UNCP (3-8)
Eckerd def. Francis Marion 3-1 (29-31, 30-18, 31-29, 30-28)
Leaders: Kills: 19, Lezlie Logan (FMU); 18, Keisha Carter (EC);
15, Allison Good (FMU). Assists: 51, Shannon Ruby (EC); 47, Jenna
Kaiser (FMU). Digs: 15, Lydee Benoit (EC); 13, Jessica Strader
(FMU).
Records: EC (7-3), FMU (9-4)
Rollins def. USC Upstate 3-1 (27-30, 30-28, 30-28, 30-23)
Leaders: Kills: 14, Jesicah Ambrisco (SCUP). Assists: 25, Morgan
Bucciferro (SCUP). Digs: 27, Christina McClean (SCUP).
Records: Rollins (7-1), SCUP (10-2)
#6 Florida Southern def. Wingate 3-2 (25-30, 30-21, 30-20, 28-30,
15-12)
Leaders: Kills: 22, Danielle Durham (FSC); 20, Beverly Stasis
(20). Assists: 54, Jordan McAfee (FSC). Digs: 26, Danielle Durham
(FSC).
Records: FSC (9-2), Wingate (8-3).
#19 Florida Gulf Coast def. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 3-0 (30-16,
31-29, 30-21)
Leaders: Kills: 12, Ericka Fonseca (FGCU). Assists: 37, Chandra
Ginest (FGCU). Digs: 15, Brooke Youngquist (FGCU) & Whitney
Hendry (FGCU).
Records: FGCU (9-2), PR-RP (5-2)
AASU def. Lenoir-Rhyne 3-1 (19-30, 30-22, 30-28, 30-24)
Leaders: Kills: 20, Leah Schmiedge (AASU – career high); 19,
Traci Knuth (AASU); 16, Abby Smith (LRC). Assists: 43, Lauren
McLelland (LRC); 27, Margaret Thornton (AASU). Digs: 23,
Christina Flores (AASU); 21, Catherine Fulton (LRC).
Records: AASU (6-8), LRC (8-6)
USC Aiken def. Florida Tech 3-0 (30-10, 30-21, 30-12)
Leaders: Kills: 12, Shannon Sumter (USCA); Assists: 31, Cheryl
Barcas (USCA); 17, Amanda Boyce (FT). Digs: 17, Melissa Reinders
(FT); 14, Missy Deardorff (USCA).
Records: USCA (11-2), FT (2-7)
#1 Tampa def. Catawba 3-0 (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)
Records: UT (11-0), Catawba (2-6)
Francis Marion def. Rollins 3-2 (30-24, 30-28, 14-30, 29-31,
19-17)
Records: FMU (10-4), Rollins (7-2)
Eckerd def. Presbyterian 3-0 (30-23, 30-27, 30-25)
Leaders: Kills: 16, Lydee Benoit (EC); 12, Angela White (EC); 12,
Lauren Mason (PC). Assists: 43, Shannon Ruby (EC); 26, Rachel
Lewis (PC). Digs: 12, Lydee Benoit (EC); 11, Rachel Lewis (PC).
Records: EC (8-3), PC (5-7)
Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras def. USC Upstate 3-0 (30-24, 31-29,
30-27)
Leaders: Kills: 13, Mandy Rupert (SCUP). Assists: 40, Morgan
Bucciferro (SCUP). Digs: 29, Christina McClean (SCUP).
Records: PR-RP (6-2), SCUP (10-3)
UNC Pembroke def. Florida Tech 3-0 (30-25, 30-16, 30-27)
Records: UNCP (4-8), FT (2-8)
#19 Florida Gulf Coast def. Wingate 3-0 (30-20, 30-27, 30-18)
Leaders: Kills: 11, Kara Ziegler (FGCU). Assists: 37, Chandra
Ginest (FGCU). Digs: 15, Whitney Hendry (15).
Records: FGCU (10-2), Wingate (8-4)
#6 Florida Southern def. Lenoir-Rhyne 3-1 (30-21, 25-30, 31-29,
30-26)
Leaders: Kills: 19, Beverly Stasis (FSC). Assists: 54, Jordan
McAfee (FSC). Digs: 23, Danielle Durham (FSC).
Records: LRC (9-6), FSC (10-2)
#1 Tampa def. AASU 3-0 (31-29, 30-25, 30-22)
Leaders: Kills: 16, Katelen Dixon (UT); 10, Stephanie Rivera
(UT). Assists: 34, Gabriela Saade (UT); 12, Stacy Yates (AASU).
Digs: 12, Katelen Dixon (UT); 11, Rindy Vidovich (AASU) &
Tarah Marinelli (UT).
Records: UT (12-0), AASU (6-9)