Friday, November 18, 2005

Nashville, Tenn. – In the afternoon match of the day, Belmont defeated ETSU, 3-1 (30-25, 27-30, 30-20, 30-18) to advance to the semifinal round of the Atlantic Sun Volleyball Tournament Friday at the Curb Event Center on Belmont University’s campus.

The third-seeded Bruins (21-14) had four players post double-digit kills, including 18 by Erin Janson and a 15-kill, 17-dig effort by second team All-Conference pick Lindsay Cleveland. First team All-Conference pick Colleen Nilson had 60 assists. The Lady Bucs (18-14) were led by second team All-Conference selection Jennifer Sartor (14 kills/19 digs), Callie Kiselich (12 kills/15 digs) and Crystal Palmer (10 kills/4 digs).

Belmont handily took game one, but ETSU rallied in game two to force a fourth game. As a team, the Bruins out hit the Lady Bucs, posting 74 kills to ETSU's 52.

Belmont advances to face second-seeded Jacksonville in the day’s fourth match at 7:00 pm. The match will be a repeat of the 5-game semifinal match played last year in the tournament. The Dolphins won their last outing against the Bruins 3-2 during the regular season.