Belmont Volleyball improved to 21-6, 8-1 in the Atlantic Sun this past week
with home wins over North Florida and Jacksonville. In the process, the Bruins
earned the #2 seed and an opening round bye in the upcoming Atlantic Sun Volleyball
Tournament. Senior Katie Tobiasz wrapped up her regular season home career in
fine fashion, tallying 31 kills, 15 digs, seven aces, four blocks, and hitting
.429 in the two victories. Fellow senior Erin Janson added 23 kills and 27 digs.
Belmont concludes its regular season Tuesday night at Chattanooga.
The Camels have tied their most overall wins since 2001 with at least four
more matches remaining. Campbell recorded 17 aces in back-to-back matches, the
most in consecutive matches in school history. Freshman Ashley Weers is projected
to be in the top 10 in the nation in service aces when the NCAA rankings come
out on Tuesday and the Camels are projected to be in the top 5 in the nation
as a team in service aces with 2.41 per game….Campbell steps out of conference
on Tuesday traveling to High Point before hosting Gardner-Webb on Saturday with
A-Sun Tournament spots on the line. CU has outhit their opponents in 12 of its
last 15 matches
The Gardner-Webb volleyball team won its only match of the week, a come from
behind 3-2 victory over Campbell Saturday afternoon, securing its first-ever
conference tournament berth. The win was the Bulldogs' first road victory in
the conference since Oct. 1, 2002. Three student-athletes were in double figures
in kills while six were in double figures for digs. Ashley Pridgeon led the
team with 21 kills while Jackie Mathison posted a career six-high six total
blocks. This week, the Bulldogs travel to UNC Asheville Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
Lindsey Rutherford, Catherine Johnson and Samantha Sullivan were honored on
Senior Night Saturday night at Allen Arena prior to the North Florida match.
...Rutherford became only the second player in school history to break 1,000
in both digs and kills. ...The Lady Bisons won two five-game matches beating
Tennessee State Oct. 31 and Jacksonville Nov. 3. The Lady Bisons are 4-1 in
five-game matches with only one regular season game remaining Tuesday night
at Tennessee Tech. Libero Ann Mullins posted her fourth plus-30 digs performance
of the season with 32 against Jacksonville. The Lady Bisons have qualified for
the A-Sun Tournament for the second year in row.
Mercer went 0-2 for the week, falling in four games to both Florida A&M and
Stetson. Senior Kellie Violette recorded a career-high 11 blocks (one solo,
10 assists) against FAMU and freshman Jen Darty tied her season-high with 10
block assists. Senior libero Liz Kane passed the 1,800 mark in career digs in
her performance against Stetson. Kane's 27-dig performance at Stetson pushed
her career total to 1,822 digs. Junior Drennan Dexheimer grabbed her fourth
double-double of the season, leading the team with 15 kills and 15 digs against
Stetson. The Bears face Savannah State Wednesday in Savannah, Ga. In their last
meeting, the Bears swept SSU and freshman Chelsea Gebben broke an NCAA record
for consecutive points served (22).