Monday, September 25, 2006

Belmont Bruins

Belmont has been off since September 16, looking to extend its seven match win streak Friday at Stetson. Senior outside hitter Erin Janson is 37 kills and 37 digs shy of 1,000 for her career.

Campbell Camels

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ETSU Bucaneers

The Lady Bucs head into Atlantic Sun play led by a pair of conference leaders. Junior Callie Kiselich is tops in the A-Sun with a .356 hitting percentage, and senior Jennifer Emerson leads the league in assists, averaging 13.07 per game. Her average is also among the best in the nation, ranking her 19th. For the second consecutive season ETSU begins the conference slate on roll, having won five of its last six matches. Last season, the Lady Bucs began the season 6-5, before reeling off eight straight wins en route to the program's first winning season since 2001.

Gardner-Webb Bulldogs

The Gardner-Webb volleyball team went 1-3 last week. After dispatching Winston-Salem State in three games (30-14, 30-12, 30-12), the Bulldogs traveled to Wilmington for the UNC Wilmington Invitational. Despite playing Winthrop tougher than most have all year long, GWU fell in three games. The Bulldogs could not bounce back, falling to UNC Wilmington (3-0) and to Georgia State (3-1). GWU heads to Charleston Southern on Tuesday for its last tune-up before hosting ETSU and Kennesaw State.

Jacksonville Dolphins

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Kennesaw State Owls

KSU fell to 1-12 on the season after dorpping a four-game match at Samford on Tuesday night. Asjia Stokes led the Owls with 13 kills, while Ashley Landers posted 12. The Owls will play their first-ever Ataltnic Sun match when they travel to Campbell on Friday night.

Lipscomb Bisons

The Lady Bisons play Austin Peay at home at Allen Arena Tuesday, their first home match of the season. The Lady Bisons have lost 11 straight matches, but their 3-11 mark is close to last season's 3-13 mark in non-conference play. Last year's team advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.

Mercer Bears

Mercer went 1-1 for the week, dropping its match on Saturday against Florida A&M, 3-1, and sweeping Birmingham-Southern on Sunday, 3-0. Sophomore Claire Tucker had double-doubles for both the matches, her third and fourth of the season. Junior Julie Darty posted a .538 hitting percentage against BCS, converting 26 of her attempts into 15 kills, with only one error. The Bears open conference play this weekend at home, as they host Lipscomb on Friday and Belmont on Saturday.

UNF Ospreys

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Stetson Hatters

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