Monday, October 03, 2005

Belmont Bruins

The Bruins swept all three matches at home this week, and opened conference play 2-0. The win against Mercer on Friday gave head coach Deane Webb his 200th coaching victory. Jaye Schuler led the charge, collecting 7.0 blocks against UT-Martin, and totaled 15.0 for the week. Belmont's three-game win streak marks the longest of the season for the squad. The team continues conference play this weekend on the road against Campbell and Gardner-Webb.

Campbell Camels

Campbell went 2-1 over the past week in non-conference action dropping a close match to East Carolina and defeating Barton and Fayetteville State both by a 3-0 mark. The Camels fell by a total of seven points to the Pirates, just one over the six point minimum. Tabitha Turner averaged 4.67 kills and 6.5 blocks to lead the Camels, while Alissa Brackeen averaged 3.33 kills, 3.33 digs and 1.33 service aces per game. Campbell returns to Atlantic Sun action this week hosting Belmont and Lipscomb over the weekend.

East Tennesee State Bucaneers

The Lady Bucs posted another 2-0 week, improving to 10-5 overall, 2-0 in the A-Sun, and extending their winning streak to four matches. ETSU picked up victories this week with wins over King College and remained perfect in A-Sun play, downing Gardner-Webb, 3-1. Jennifer Sartor led the way for ETSU with 21 kills for the week, followed by Sarah Buhr with 19. Senior Sara Scandiffio added 18 kills for the week, including a 15-kill, .591 performance in the win over GWU. The Lady Bucs hit the road to face Wofford on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

Florida Atlantic Owls

FAU went 3-2 for the week after playing five matches in three days.Kelly Paiva was named to the All-Tournament Team at the LIU Classic after averaging 5.16 kills per game and 4.00 digs per game. Justine Petry also had a career weekend in her home state. She had over five blocks in three matches with a career-high eight blocks against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, a match she also totaled a career high 21 kills. FAU returns home on Wednesday for a non-conference match with North Florida before traveling to Stetson on Saturday.

Gardner-Webb Bulldogs

The Bulldogs suffered losses to UNC Asheville and East Tennessee State this week to drop their season record to 8-14 and 0-2 in A-Sun play. Ashley Pridgeon led the Gardner-Webb attack with 25 kills and a hitting percentage of .393% in the two matches. Carrie Brinkley continued her solid play at setter, tossing up 77 assists on the week. The 'Dogs will play at North Carolina A&T on Tuesday before hosting Lipscomb and Belmont over the weekend.

Jacksonville Dolphins

The Bulldogs suffered losses to UNC Asheville and East Tennessee State this week to drop their season record to 8-14 and 0-2 in A-Sun play. Ashley Pridgeon led the Gardner-Webb attack with 25 kills and a hitting percentage of .393% in the two matches. Carrie Brinkley continued her solid play at setter, tossing up 77 assists on the week. The 'Dogs will play at North Carolina A&T on Tuesday before hosting Lipscomb and Belmont over the weekend.

Lipscomb Bisons

Lindsey Rutherford, a junior opposite for Lipscomb posted 31 kills and 23 digs in eight games as the Lady Bisons opened Atlantic Sun Conference play with back-to-back wins at home over Stetson (3-2) on Oct. 1 and Mercer (3-0) on Oct. 2. It marks the first time in the history of the Lady Bisons volleyball program that they have started 2-0 in conference play

UNF Ospreys

UNF’s loss to JU snapped a 61-match conference winning streak for the Lady Ospreys, dating back to the 2000 season. The Lady Ospreys had a five-match winning streak snapped this season with the loss. UNF is in the midst of an 11-match swing where they play 10 matches away from home. The Lady Ospreys will travel to face defending A-Sun champion Florida Atlantic in a non-conference on Wednesday and then jump back into conference play at Mercer on Saturday .

Stetson Hatters

Stetson has played 13 of its first 16 matches on the road. Stetson's next four matches will be at home. The Hatters will try to snap a six-game losing streak on Saturday against Florida Atlantic. DeeAnn Dempsey continues to rank among the top three league leaders in kills and points.