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This Week In Armstrong Atlantic State Athletics

Monday, October 29
No Events Scheduled

Tuesday, October 30
• Volleyball at Augusta State, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 31
No Events Scheduled

Thursday, November 1
No Events Scheduled

Friday, November 2
• Volleyball at UNC Pembroke, 7:00 p.m.
• Women's Tennis at Southern Intercollegiates (Columbia, S.C.)

Saturday, November 3
• Volleyball at Francis Marion, 4:00 p.m.
• Women's Tennis at Southern Intercollegiates (Columbia, S.C.)

Sunday, November 4
• Women's Tennis at Southern Intercollegiates (Columbia, S.C.)

Volleyball (22-8 Overall, 8-3 Peach Belt, 5th South Region)

The Armstrong Atlantic State volleyball team went 2-1 on the week in Peach Belt Conference action, losing 3-0 at No. 23-ranked North Florida, but winning 3-0 over Lander and 3-1 over USC Spartanburg

The Pirates started the week off with a tough 30-8, 30-20, 30-24 loss at No. 23-ranked and PBC-leading North Florida on Wednesday evening.

AASU got back on track on Friday with a 30-25, 30-22, 30-15 win over Lander on Friday evening. Junior Sarah Haynes notched 12 kills and freshman Darcey Krug collected 11 kills for the Pirates, who improved to 7-0 all-time against the Senators.

On Saturday, the Pirates exacted a little revenge by defeating USC Spartanburg, 32-30, 27-30, 30-24, 30-22, avenging an earlier season loss to the Rifles. Krug notched a career-high 18 kills in the match, while Haynes added 15 kills and 17 digs. The Pirates closed out their 2001 home schedule with a 9-3 home record and are now 32-5 at home over the past three seasons.

The Pirates travel to Augusta State for a Tues., Oct. 30 matchup with the Jaguars at 7:00 p.m., then wrap up their regular season schedule with weekend matches at UNC Pembroke at 7:00 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 2 and at Francis Marion at 4:00 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 3.

Women's Tennis

The AASU women's team wraps up fall competition at the Southern Intercollegiates, hosted by the University of South Carolina, in Columbia, S.C., from Fri., Nov. 2 through Sun., Nov. 4.

Men's Golf

Armstrong Atlantic State head coach Michael Butler has been named the 2001 Georgia PGA East Chapter Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Section of the Professional Golfer's Association.

Butler, the teaching professional at Southbridge Golf Club as well as the head coach of the Pirates, has directed the Southbridge Golf Academy (formerly the Georgia School of Golf) since 1995. A Savannah native and a former Junior College All-America golfer, Butler has directed the AASU men's golf team to two seventh place finishes this season in just the team's second year of competition since reinstating the sport in 2000.

Butler and the Pirate golf team compete next on November 5-7 at the Rollins College Intercollegiate at the Forest Lake Country Club in Ocoee, Fla.

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