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Clarksville, TN - Contests against Southeastern Conference foes Tennessee and Missouri highlight the Austin Peay State University women’s volleyball 2013 schedule, head coach Taylor Mott released Monday.
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Clarksville, TN — Austin Peay State University’s athletic department handed out its individual/team honors and awards for the 2012-13 school year, at the Dunn Center April 29th, with a local product and a transfer taking home the events top award.
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October 19, 2012 |
By Florine Hurdle
The two-time Class AAA defending champion Ravenwood Lady Raptors (40-9, 8-2 11-AAA) volleyball team had an outstanding performance and swept past the Rossview Lady Hawks 3-0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-18) in the Region 5-AAA Championship game at Rossview High School Thursday.
Ravenwood moves onto the Class AAA State Tournamentwhere it will play Bearden.
In first set, Rossview (31-5, 16-0 10-AAA) opened with service and a double block by Regan Comperry and Janie White. The intensity thickened as Rossview’s White dug deep to the floor and miraculously got the ball over the net for an amazing point. However, Ravenwood responded with 5 straight kills and 3 of them from Lady Raptor Payton Logan. Rossview’s Comperry and White teamed up again for a double block to slow the Raptors’ momentum. Unfortunately, it was not enough as Ravenwood’s Kathryn Hutch killed 6 times to close out the set.
In the second set, Ravenwood’s Hutch started with 2 kills to warm up. As Rossview’s White answered with 2 kills of her own. These two ladies faced off in front of the net with a kill from Hutch as White blocked her for a huge point change. Rossview’s Comperry set up White for 3 more kills. The Raptors replied with kills from Santanna Patterson, Logan, and Sophia Cerino. From this point, Ravenwood extended their lead and closed the set with 2 more kills by Hutch.
In the last set, Ravenwood opened with 3 kills (Hutch 2, Cerino 1) and an ace (Taylor Briggs). Rossview’s Mica Koontz responded with a kill. But Ravenwood’s Patterson answered back and pounded the middle with 2 kills. The battle for points went back and forth between both teams. Rossview’s Comperry aced 2 serves and White added 2 tips. As the momentum shifted to Ravenwood, Hutch and Patterson killed it in the middle and sideline. To close the game, Ravenwood’s Briggs and Emily Svennevik helped with a kill and an ace.
Ravenwood vs. Rossview
Top Aces: RHS #24 Emily Svennevik-4, RHS #18 Payton Logan-2;RHS #12 Regan Comperry-2
Top Assists: RHS #8 Taylor Briggs-34; RHS #12 Regan Comperry-12
Top Kills: RHS #6 Kathryn Hutch-18, RHS #18 Payton Logan-11; RHS #21 Janie White-7, RHS #16 Mica Koontz-3
Top Digs: RHS #8 Taylor Briggs-13; RHS #10 Michele Czak-11
Top Blocks: RHS #21 Janie White-8; RHS #6 Kathryn Hutch-2
October 18, 2012 |
2012 Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Team Notes
Austin Peay (503 OVC; 12-12 overall): Austin Peay earned a trio of wins last week defeating Middle Tennessee (16-24, 23-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-12), Eastern Illinois (25-23, 25-19, 25-22) and SIUE (25-20, 25-22, 25-19). The Lady Govs ran its win streak to a season-best four matches. In addition, APSU has won its last four matches at home. Senior Nikki Doyle recorded a school record 34 kills in the win over Middle Tennessee and had 21 kills versus SIUE. She finished the week with 60 kills and a .341 hitting percentage. She surpassed the 300-kill mark on the season and has 1,144 career kills at Austin Peay. Sophomore Cami Fields posted 44 assists, 21 digs and three blocks in the win over MTSU. She had 36 assists and seven digs against EIU and followed that up with 31 assists and 15 digs versus SIUE. Austin Peay will travel to SIUE on Friday and Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Both games can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Belmont (4-4 OVC; 8-14 overall): Belmont dropped a pair of five set road matches last week, falling to Southeast Missouri (18-25, 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 13-15) and UT Martin (25-19, 25-22, 27-29, 19-25, 16-14). Junior setter Hannah Miranda dished out 109 assists over the weekend. She recorded a season-high of 59 assists at Southeast Missouri. She has now tallied 690 assist on the season for an average of 9.87 per set. Belmont will travel to Tennessee Tech on Friday and Jacksonville State on Saturday. The match with Tennessee Tech can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Eastern Illinois (2-6 OVC; 5-16 overall): Eastern Illinois fell to Austin Peay (23-25, 19-25, 22-25) and defeated Murray State (25-18, 17-25, 27-25, 25-17) last week. The Panthers recorded 18 blocks versus Murray State to set a new four-set school record. It also marked the first time EIU has won at Murray State since 2005. Senior Alison Berens led the team with 18 kills over the two matches. Junior Stephanie Arnold tallied 16 blocks over the two matches, including a career-best 11 versus the Racers. Freshman Marah Bradbury dished out 62 assists and eight kills last week. Eastern Illinois will host Murray State on Friday and Austin Peay on Saturday. Both matches can be seen the OVC Digital Network.
Eastern Kentucky (2-6 OVC; 5-13 overall): Eastern Kentucky defeated Tennessee Tech (25-22, 23-25, 25-15, 25-19) and fell to Jacksonville State (23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 3-15). Junior Ashley Edmond led all players with 19 kills in both matches last week. She had 19 kills, 18 digs, a .283 attack percentage and two blocks in the four set win over Tennessee Tech. She followed that up with 19 kills, 20 digs and three blocks versus Jacksonville State. Eastern Kentucky will host UT Martin on Friday and Southeast Missouri on Saturday. Both matches will be available on the OVC Digital Network.
Jacksonville State (5-3 OVC; 11-11 overall): Jacksonville State fell to Morehead State (28-26, 25-22, 20-25, 23-25, 9-15) and defeated Eastern Kentucky (25-23, 22-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-3) last week. Senior Hivya Leite led the team with 14 kills versus Morehead State and followed that up with her first career double-double with 17 kills and 14 digs against Eastern Kentucky. Senior Kesley Anderson recorded a season-best 33 digs in the win over EKU after tallying 19 versus Morehead State. Sophomore Alina Agamy posted her fifth double-double of the season with 34 assists and 11 digs against the Eagles. She had a career-high 54 assists to go with nine digs in the win over the Colonels.
Morehead State (8-0 OVC; 16-6 overall): Morehead State improved to 8-0 in OVC play with wins over Jacksonville State (26-28, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-9) and Tennessee Tech (25-13, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15). The Eagles have now won 14 straight matches this year and 21 straight OVC road matches. Senior Annie Gruenschlaeger became the school’s career leader in blocks assists and she had seven over the weekend. She now has 373 career assisted blocks. Senior Ellie Roberson recorded 60 kills and a .464 hitting percentage over the two matches. She recorded a career-high 32 kills while hitting .500 in the win at Tennessee Tech, which was tied for the third highest single-match kill production in program history. She also moved onto the school’s top 10 career kills chart with the performances. Senior setter Caitlin Clark registered her team-leading eighth and ninth double-doubles with 56 assists and 12 digs at JSU and 46 assists and 10 digs at Tech. Morehead State hosts Southeast Missouri on Friday and UT Martin on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Murray State (2-6 OVC; 4-14 overall): Murray State defeated SIUE (25-15, 25-10, 17-25, 25-20) and fell to Eastern Illinois (18-25, 25-17, 25-27, 17-25) last week. Freshman Taylor Olden led the team with 27 kills over the two matches. She posted her second double-double of the season with 16 kills and 11 digs. Freshman Alyssa Lelm turned in 13 block assists on the week and just one blocking error. She also registered 13 assists and 17 kills over the two matches. Freshman Sam Bedard recorded her third and fourth double-doubles of the year. She had 16 kills and 40 assists against SIUE and followed that up with 33 assists and 12 digs versus Eastern Illinois. The Racers will travel to Eastern Illinois on Friday and SIUE on Saturday. Both games can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Southeast Missouri (8-0 OVC; 16-7 overall): Southeast Missouri defeated Belmont (25-18, 23-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-13) and Tennessee State (25-16, 23-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-10) last week. The Redhawks have now won 10 of their last 11 contests and have finished their five game home stand with a record of 4-1. They improved to their home record to 5-1 on the season and 12-4 under head coach Julie Folliard. Junior Colleen Yarber recorded 43 kills over the two wins while also posting a .312 attack percentage. Against Tennessee State, she recorded a career-high 23 kills versus Tennessee State after she posted 20 kills against Belmont. Junior Berkley Idel posted 42 digs over the two matches, including a career-best 28 in the win over the Bruins. Junior Julie Shives surpassed 3,000 career assists over the weekend, recording 99 over the weekend. Shives dished out a career-high 43 against Belmont. Southeast Missouri will travel to Morehead State on Friday and Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
SIUE (3-5 OVC; 7-12 overall): SIUE fell to Murray State (15-25, 10-25, 25-17, 23-25) and Austin Peay (20-25, 22-25, 29-25). Sophomore Chelsea Colclasure recorded 22 digs at Murray State and followed that up with 24 at Austin Peay. She is now second in the OVC with 5.19 digs per set. Kelsey Augustine and Emma Anderson are now tied for the team lead with 179 kills. SIUE has recorded 1.33 services aces per set in conference play and 1.13 per set overall. The Cougars will host Austin Peay on Friday and Murray State on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Tennessee State (5-3 OVC; 10-10 overall): Tennessee State defeated UT Martin (32-30, 22-25, 25-18, 25-23) and fell to Southeast Missouri (16-25, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 10-15). Sophomore Naomi Wells recorded 18 kills against UT Martin and posted 13 versus Southeast Missouri. Junior Erika Moss dished out a season-high 60 assists and followed that up with 57 in the loss at Southeast Missouri. The Tigers are off to their best OVC start since the 2007 season. Tennessee State will host Memphis on Tuesday before traveling to Jacksonville State on Friday and Tennessee Tech on Saturday. The match with Tennessee Tech can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Tennessee Tech (0-8 OVC; 2-18 overall): Tennessee Tech fell to Eastern Kentucky (22-25, 25-23, 15-25, 19-25) and Morehead State (13-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-25) last week. Senior Kelsey Gray recorded 11 kills, eight blocks and a .364 hitting percentage against Eastern Kentucky. She followed that up with 12 kills and eight blocks against Morehead State. Senior Madison Comperry split time as the setter, dishing out 45 assists over the two matches. Freshman Cody Dodd had 12 kills against Morehead State to record her first double-digit kill outing of her career. Tennessee Tech hosts Belmont on Friday and Tennessee State on Saturday.
UT Martin (4-4 OVC; 8-14 overall): UT Martin fell to Tennessee State (30-32, 25-22, 18-25, 23-25) before defeating Belmont (19-25, 22-25, 29-27, 25-19, 16-14). Freshman Shelby Hoskins recorded 26 kills and 13 blocks while hitting .388 last week. She led the team with 36 points over the two matches. Senior Kasey Elswick led the team with 49 digs, including 31 in the win Belmont. Elswick posted 11 digs in the fourth set alone against the Bruins. Freshman Amanda Crask dished out 37 assists to go with a career-best 12 kills while hitting .476. Against Belmont, she recorded career-highs of 51 assists, 14 digs and four blocks. The Skyhawks will travel to Eastern Kentucky on Friday and Morehead State on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
Memphis at Tennessee State – 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky* – 5 p.m.(OVC Digital Network)
Southeast Missouri at Morehead State* – 6 p.m.
Morehead State at SIUE* – 7 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Murray State at Eastern Illinois* – 7 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Belmont at Tennessee Tech* – 7 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Tennessee State at Jacksonville State* – 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky* – 5 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
UT Martin at Morehead State* – 1 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois* - 2 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech* – 2 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Murray State at SIUE* – 2 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Belmont at Jacksonville State* – 3 p.m.
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
* – OVC Match
2012 adidas® OVC Players of the Week – Oct. 15
Offensive:
Ellie Roberson, RSH, 6’2, Sr., Louisville, Ky. – Morehead State
Roberson tallied a career-high in kills in the come-from-behind win at Jacksonville State and then eclipsed that mark by going over the 30-kill threshold at Tennessee Tech. She hit .431 with 28 kills as the Eagles rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat JSU, 3-2. Roberson recorded six kills each in the third, fourth and fifth sets and didn’t make an error in the fifth. She then recorded the third highest single-match kill total in school history with 32 in a four-set win at Tech. She took a team-high 54 swings and made just five mistakes for a .500 hitting percentage to go along with three blocks. For the week, she made only eight errors on 112 attempts and hit .464 with 60 kills.
Others Nominated: Nikki Doyle, Austin Peay; Allison Berens, Eastern Illinois; Ashley Edmond, Eastern Kentucky; Hivya Leite, Jacksonville State; Taylor Olden, Murray State; Colleen Yarber, Southeast Missouri; Naomi Wells, Tennessee State; Kelsey Gray, Tennessee Tech; Shelby Hoskins, UT Martin
Defensive
Stephanie Arnold, MB, 6’2, R-Jr., Oregon, Wis. – Eastern Illinois
Arnold recorded a career-best 11 blocks in Eastern Illinois’ four-set win at Murray State. She helped the Panthers set a new four-set single-match school record with 18 total blocks against the Racers. She averaged 2.29 blocks per set over the weekend.
Others Nominated: Kelsey Anderson, JSU; Leslie Schellhaas, Morehead State; Alyssa Lelm, Murray State; Berkley Idel, Southeast Missouri; Chelsea Colclasure, SIUE; Kelsey Gray, Tennessee Tech; Kasey Elswick, UT Martin
Setters:
Caitlin Clark, S, 5’9, Sr., Edgewood, Ky. – Morehead State
Clark recorded a pair of double-doubles, her team-leading eighth and ninth of the year, in Morehead State’s wins at Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech. In a come-from-behind victory at Jacksonville State, she tied her season-high with 56 assists to go with 12 digs and three kills. She hit a season-best .429 in the match. Clark tallied 46 assists and 10 digs at Tech. For the week, she guided the Eagles to a .264 attack efficiency.
Others Nominated: Cami Fields, Austin Peay; Hannah Miranda, Belmont; Marah Bradbury, Eastern Illinois; Alina Agamy, Jacksonville State; Sam Bedard, Murray State; Julie Shives, Southeast Missouri; Erika Moss, Tennessee State; Madison Comperry, Tennessee Tech; Amanda Brask, UT Martin
October 3, 2012 |
Here’s a photo gallery from the West Creek at Kenwood District 10-AAA Volleyball game at Kenwood shot by Michael Rios.
West Creek at Kenwood Volleyball Photo Gallery
October 2, 2012 |
2012 Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Team Notes
Austin Peay (2-2 OVC; 8-11 overall): Austin Peay split a pair of OVC road contests last week. The Lady Govs defeated Murray State (25-21, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23) and fell to Eastern Kentucky (22-25, 23-25, 19-25). Senior Nikki Doyle led the team in kills with 31. She posted 17 kills in the win at Murray State and had 14 versus Eastern Kentucky. Sophomore Jada Stotts had 23 kills during the week, including a 15-kill, 11-dig double-double at Murray State. Sophomore Liz Landon also had 12 kills versus the Racers. Sophomore setter Cami Fields posted 46 assists at Murray State and added six digs. She followed that up with 33 assists at EKU. Austin Peay will travel to Southeast Missouri on Friday and UT Martin on Saturday.
Belmont (2-2 OVC; 6-12 overall): Belmont fell to Tennessee State (25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 22-25, 14-16) before defeating SIUE (25-17, 25-14, 25-15) last week. Junior Jen Myer led the Bruins last week with 27 kills and three service aces. She added seven blocks, 22 digs and five assists. Against SIUE, she led all players with 13 kills. Junior Jamie Lundstrom recorded 37 digs over the two matches to give her 305 for the season to rank fourth in OVC. She also leads the team with 18 service aces. Belmont will host Jacksonville State on Friday and Tennessee Tech on Saturday. Both of the matches can be seen the OVC Digital Network.
Eastern Illinois (0-4 OVC; 3-13 overall): Eastern Illinois dropped a pair of three set matches last week, falling to SIUE (21-25, 16-25, 19-25) and Tennessee State (16-25, 15-25, 18-25). Reynae Hutchinson led the team with 14 kills over the two matches while Kelsey Brooke posted a team-high 20 digs. Eastern Illinois will travel to UIC on Wednesday before returning home to host Morehead State on Friday and Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. The matches with Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Eastern Kentucky (1-3 OVC; 4-10 overall): Eastern Kentucky split a pair of matches last week. The Colonels fell to Morehead State 917-25, 25-18, 18-25, 17-25) and defeated Austin Peay (25-22, 25-23, 25-19). Ashley Edmond led the team against Morehead State with seven kills while Rachel Vick finished with six kills and five blocks. Dena Ott had a team-best 25 digs against the Eagles and followed that up with a match-high 15 digs versus Austin Peay. Also in the win over the Lady Govs, Edmond had 10 kills and 11 digs while Vick posted six kills and a match-best three blocks. Eastern Kentucky will hit the road this weekend as it travels to SIUE on Friday and Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on OVC Digital Network.
Jacksonville State (3-1 OVC; 9-9 overall): Jacksonville State defeated Tennessee Tech (25-20, 25-18, 25-14) before falling to Southeast Missouri (19-25, 28-30, 14-25) last week. Senior Jen Meyer posted 12 kills versus Tennessee Tech and had nine against Southeast Missouri. She finished with just four errors on the week. Senior Kelsey Anderson has put up double-digit digs in the last six matches. She recorded 29 against Tennessee Tech and followed that up with 20 against Southeast Missouri. Sophomore Alina Agamy recorded a double-double in both matches last week. She had 38 assists and 14 digs against Tennessee Tech and followed that up with 38 assists and 11 digs against Southeast Missouri. Jacksonville State will travel to Belmont on Friday and Tennessee State on Saturday. The match with Belmont can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Morehead State (4-0 OVC; 12-6 overall): Morehead State defeated Eastern Kentucky (25-17, 18-25, 25-18, 25-17) and Murray State (25-17, 29-27, 25-9) to extend its winning streak to 10 matches. It marks the third straight season with a double-digit winning streak. Morehead State has now won 13 straight against Eastern Kentucky and eight straight versus Murray State. The victory at EKU also extended the Eagles’ conference road winning streak to 17. Senior Annie Gruenschlaeger now needs just seven more block assists to set the school career record of 369 held by former teammate Emma Keough. Senior Laura McDermott led the team by hitting .390 for the week. Junior Leslie Schellhaas recorded a match-high 27 digs in the win over Eastern Kentucky and had 10 versus Murray State. Morehead State will travel to Eastern Illinois on Friday and SIUE on Saturday. Both matches will be available on the OVC Digital Network.
Murray State (1-3 OVC; 3-10 overall): Murray State fell to Austin Peay (21-25, 20-25, 25-19, 23-25) and Morehead State (17-25, 27-29, 9-25) last week. Taylor Olden led the team with 26 kills while Katlyn Hudson recorded a team-high 24 digs over the two matches. Murray State will host Southern Illinois on Tuesday before traveling to UT Martin on Friday and Southeast Missouri on Saturday.
Southeast Missouri (4-0 OVC; 12-6 overall): Southeast Missouri defeated UT Martin (19-25, 25-19, 25-12, 25-13) and Jacksonville State (25-19, 30-28, 25-13) last week. The Redhawks have now won their last six matches and are off to their best start in the OVC since 2000. Junior Colleen Yarber tallied 25 kills over the two matches. She recorded 17 kills and hit .378 in the win at UT Martin. Freshman Taylor Masterson posted 10 blocks over the two matches. Junior Julie Shives paced the offense last week with 71 assists to go with seven kills. She also helped the team hit .257 for the week. She had 34 assists and 10 digs versus UT Martin and had 37 assist and 14 digs in the match with Jacksonville State. Southeast Missouri will host Arkansas State on Tuesday, Austin Peay on Friday and Murray State on Saturday.
SIUE (2-2 OVC; 6-9 overall): SIUE defeated Eastern Illinois (25-21, 25-16, 25-19) and fell to Belmont (17-25, 14-25, 15-25). Freshman Kristen Torre is one of six players with 100 kills who are among the top 10 in OVC hitting percentage. She leads the league with a .314 clip. Kelsey Augustine is ninth in the OVC in points per set with 3.36. The Cougars as a team are third in the league with 16.15 digs per set. SIUE will host Eastern Kentucky on Friday and Morehead State on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Tennessee State (3-1 OVC; 8-8 overall): Tennessee State defeated Belmont (20-25, 15-25, 25-19, 25-22, 16-14) and Eastern Illinois (25-16, 25-15, 25-18) last week. The win over Belmont was just the seventh in 24 chances for the Tigers. Sophomore Rachel Ambroch tallied 20 kills against Belmont and followed that up by hitting .778 versus Eastern Illinois. She finished the week with 34 kills. Junior Erika Moss tied her season-high of 49 assists against Belmont. She dished out 36 assists en route to helping the team hit .417 against Eastern Illinois. Tennessee State will host Tennessee Tech on Friday and Jacksonville State on Saturday.
Tennessee Tech (0-4 OVC; 2-14 overall): Tennessee Tech fell to Jacksonville state (22-25, 20-25, 23-25) and UT Martin (14-25, 25-19, 26-28, 25-20, 8-15). Senior Kelsey Gray recorded 19 kills and 10 blocks while hitting .315 over the two matches last week. Sophomore Courtney Smith recorded 30 digs against Jacksonville State and followed that up with 31 digs versus UT Martin. She had just one reception error against UT Martin. Tennessee Tech will travel to Tennessee State on Friday and Belmont on Saturday. The match with Belmont can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
UT Martin (2-2 OVC; 6-11 overall): UT Martin fell to Southeast Missouri (25-19, 19-25, 12-25, 13-25) before defeating Tennessee Tech (25-14, 19-25, 28-26, 20-25, 15-8). Freshman Dallas Zimmerman tallied a career-best 15 kills in the win over Tennessee Tech. She hit .389 with nine kills at Southeast Missouri. Senior Kasey Elswick registered 41 digs, the second most in school history, in the win at Tech. She had 11 digs in the fifth set alone against the Golden Eagles. Freshman Amanda Crask just missed a triple-double with career-highs of 46 assists, 12 digs and nine kills. She also had 32 assists against Southeast Missouri. Emily Keaton had double-figures in kills in both matches including her fifth double-double of the season with 10 kills and 16 digs at Tennessee Tech. Freshman Lynsey Hazelwood also had a double-double against the Golden Eagles with 14 kills and 11 digs. UT Martin will travel to Evansville on Tuesday before hosting Murray State on Friday and Austin Peay on Saturday.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2
UT Martin at Evansville – 6 p.m.
Arkansas State at Southeast Missouri – 6:30 p.m.
Southern Illinois at Murray State – 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3
Eastern Illinois at UIC – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
Jacksonville State at Belmont* – 6 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri* – 6:30 p.m.
Morehead State at Eastern Illinois* – 7 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Eastern Kentucky at SIUE* – 7 p.m.
Murray State at UT Martin* – 7 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State* – 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
Austin Peay at UT Martin* – 11 a.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois* – 2 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Jacksonville State at Tennessee State* – 2 p.m.
Morehead State at SIUE* – 2 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Murray State at Southeast Missouri* – 2 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Belmont* ?- 2 p.m.
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
* – OVC Match
2012 adidas® OVC Players of the Week – Oct. 1
Offensive:
Rachel Ambroch, OH, 5’11, So., Milwaukee, Wis. – Tennessee State
Ambroch returned to the court last week after suffering a knee injury earlier in season. She tallied 20 kills in the five set victory over Belmont. She followed that up by hitting .774 in the win over Eastern Illinois. For the week she had 34 kills, a .362 hitting percentage and four service aces.
Others Nominated: Nikki Doyle, Austin Peay; Jen Myer, Belmont; Jen Meyer, Jacksonville State; Laura McDermott, Morehead State; Colleen Yarber, Southeast Missouri; Kelsey Gray, Tennessee Tech; Dallas Zimmerman, UT Martin
Defensive
Kelsey Anderson, DS, 5’7, Sr., Louisville, Ky. – Jacksonville State
Anderson has put up double-digit digs in six straight matches. She finished with 29 digs against Tennessee State and 20 versus Southeast Missouri. She averaged 8.17 digs per set last week.
Others Nominated: Jamie Lundstrom, Belmont; Dena Ott, Eastern Kentucky; Taylor Masterson, Southeast Missouri; Courtney Smith, Tennessee Tech; Kasey Elswick, UT Martin
Setters:
Erika Moss, S, 5’9, Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. – Tennessee State
Moss tied her season-high with 49 assists in the win over Belmont. It marked her third 40-plus assist match this year. She followed that up with 36 assists versus Eastern Illinois. She also helped the Tigers hit .417 against the Panthers. It marked the second-highest hitting percentage for TSU this season. For the week, she totaled 85 assists.
Others Nominated: Cami Fields, Austin Peay; Alina Agamy, Jacksonville State; Julie Shives, Southeast Missouri; Amanda Crask, UT Martin
September 28, 2012 |
By Florine Hurdle
The Clarksville Lady Wildcats volleyball team had a high-quality performance and brushed past the West Creek Lady Coyotes 3-2 (25-9, 26-28, 25-10, 26-24, 15-9) at Clarksville High School on Thursday.
In the first set, Clarksville High’s Abby Anderson opened with an ace serve. She maintained her serve, gave them a 7-0 lead and forced West Creek to call a timeout. Then teammate, Miranda Sizemore, had a tip for a huge point out. The Lady Coyotes answered right back with an ace serve by Sabrina Nieves and when Lilliana Dawkins killed from the backrow for a point. West Creek’s Alex Wilkens killed deep in the corner to get in the game. Unfortunately, Clarksville High’s Hannah Ninness killed it in the middle to win the set.
In the second set, Lady Coyotes Briahna Sugars and Shayla Smith opened each with a kill. Then Clarksville High’s Sarah Lindsay responded with 2 kills of her own. West Creek took a timeout to deal with a rotation issue on the court. After the timeout, Clarksville’s Kadi Smith gave an ace serve. West Creek’s Ashlyn Whitted killed it down the sideline to return the point back. Both teams began to dig deep and volleyed for every point. As West Creek took the lead 19-17, the officials had to take a timeout to deal with rotation issues again and spoke to both coaches. After that, there were 6 ties and lead changes. West Creek’s Sugars, Taylor Pressley, Kirstyn Stevens all had one kills during the stretch, while. Clarksviolle High’s Anderson, Lindsay and Lauren Henderson each responded with kills themselves to keep their team in the game. However, West Creek’s Smith blocked a kill from Henderson to win the longest set of the evening for the Lady Coyotes, 28-26.
In the third set, it was a tug-of-war with both team suffering violations on each side. West Creek’s Smith tried to keep them in the game with a huge tip. Regrettably, it was not enough for because Henderson hit a tip down the side of the net for the win for Clarksville.
In the fourth set, West Creek opened with Sugars’ kill and tip. Henderson reacted with a kill and a tip of her own. After both teams suffered net violations and communication errors, the set had 4 ties and lead changes. The Lady Coyotes’ Whitted and Rolan each showed poise with 2 kills each. Anderson triedto keep the Wildcats in the game with a kill. But, it was not enough because West CReek’s Dawkins closed the game with an ace to win 26-24.
In the last set, there were 3 ties and lead changes. Each team opened with a kill by Henderson and Shayla Smith. West Creek’s Auna Cozine aced her serve to try to keep her team in the set. Clarksville High set up the final possession, when Kelsey Jankowski dug up a ball and Henderson killed it from the back row to give Clarksville the 15-9 win and the match 3-2.
West Creek vs. Clarksville
Top Aces: CHS #5 Anderson & #18 Smith-3 each; WC #8 Cozine & #15 Dawkins-2 each
Top Assists: CHS #5 Anderson-5, CHS #21 Ninness-3
Top Kills: CHS #12 Henderson-14, #10 Sizemore & #17 Lindsay & #18 Smith-4 each; WC #1 Sugars-10, WC#4 Smith-9, WC #7 Wilkens-8
Top Digs: CHS #6 Heckman-11, #12 Henderson-5; WC #6 Nieves-6, #15 Dawkins-3
Top Blocks: CHS #17 Lindsay-4; WC #6 Smith-6
September 26, 2012 |
By Florine Hurdle
The Rossview Lady Hawks volleyball team had a great performance and swept past the Northwest Lady Vikings 3-0 (25-18, 25-4, 25-10) at Northwest High School on Tuesday.
The night started with a special recognition of the Northwest Seniors, Anastasia Smith and Caitlin Chance.
In the first set, Rossview’s Mica Koontz (2 aces), Janie White (kill), and Sydney Spoonamore (block) opened with a sense of urgency and helped put up 4 of the first 8 points. The Lady Vikings’ Ashtyn Hilton and Taya Grimes answered each with a kill to show they weren’t going down without a fight. The set had great volleys between both teams. Hilton and Grimes each received ace serves to try to keep Northwest in the game, however it wasn’t enough as White killed it down the middle to close the set and win it for Rossview.
In the second set, Northwest’s Anastasia Smith set the tone with a back row kill to open the game. The Lady Vikings took an early 3-2 lead. Once the serve shifted to Rossview it never left their side, as the Lady Hawks worked together to keep it and scored the remaining 23 points with led by the combination of Danielle Jamieson (9 aces) and White (4 kills). Jamieson served 21 of the 23 points before they had their first turnover and Cassie Finney served an ace to close the set.
In the last set, Rossview’s Regan Comperry opened with six ace serves. The Lady Vikings Smith (kill) and Natalie Schilling (block) answered to get them on the board. It was tug-of-war with both teams. Unfortunately, it was not enough for the Lady Vikings as the lead shifted to Rossview 17-7. Northwest’s Sheridan Black killed it with a dagger down the middle. Koontz’s kill closed the game for the Hawks.
Rossview 3, Northwest 0
Top Aces: RHS#1 Danielle Jamieson-9, RHS#12 Regan Comperry-7; NW#18 Ashtyn Hilton-3
Top Assists: RHS#12 Regan Comperry-17; NW#11 Roni Schilling-6
Top Kills: RHS#21 Janie White-13; NW#18 Ashtyn Hilton-3
Top Digs: RHS#10 Michele Czak-9; NW#11 Roni Schilling-7, NW#5 Daysha Green-4
Top Blocks: RHS# 21 Janie White & #24 Sydney Spoonamore-2each; NW#4 Anastasia Smith & #12 Natalie Schilling-each ½ a block
Rossview at Northwest Photo Gallery
September 25, 2012 |
Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Team Notes for Week of Sept. 24
Austin Peay (1-1 OVC; 7-10 overall): Austin Peay fell to Jacksonville State (32-30, 22-25, 20-25, 23-25) and defeated Tennessee Tech (25-19, 25-27, 25-18, 25-17). The match with Jacksonville State was at The Red Barn due to a power outage at the Dunn Center. Sophomore Liz Landon posted a career-high 13 kills against Tennessee Tech to finish the week with 21. Junior Lauren Henderson tied a career-high with 16 kills versus Jacksonville State. Junior Jada Stotts and senior Nikki Doyle each had 28 kills over the two matches. Austin Peay will travel to Murray State on Tuesday and Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. The match with Eastern Kentucky can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Belmont (1-1 OVC; 5-11 overall): Belmont fell at home to Western Kentucky (21-25, 7-25, 24-26) before going 1-1 on the road in its first league matches as a member of the OVC. The Bruins fell at Morehead State (17-25, 12-25, 22-25) and defeated Eastern Kentucky (30-28, 25-23, 26-24). Sophomore Alex Martin led the team last week with 31 kills and a .429 hitting percentage. She also posted 11 blocks, five digs and one ace. She had a season-best 14 kills against Western Kentucky. Junior Jamie Lundstrom recorded 50 digs over the three matches and currently ranks third in the league with 5.06 digs per set. Belmont will host Tennessee State on Tuesday and SIUE on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Eastern Illinois (0-1 OVC; 3-11 overall): Eastern Illinois dropped a pair of matches to open up OVC play. The Panthers fell to Southeast Missouri (25-19, 16-25, 21-25, 21-25) and UT Martin (25-20, 22-25, 20-25, 21-25). Freshman Abby Saalfrank recorded back-to-back triple-doubles last week. She tallied 16 kills, 16 digs and 25 assists versus Southeast Missouri and followed that up with 16 kills, 10 digs and 16 assists against UT Martin. She now has four triple-doubles on the season. Eastern Illinois will hit the road this week as it travels to SIUE on Tuesday and Tennessee State on Sunday. The match with SIUE can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Eastern Kentucky (0-2 OVC; 3-9 overall): Eastern Kentucky fell to Tennessee State (22-25, 18-25, 25-21, 16-25) and Belmont (28-30, 23-25, 24-26). In the loss to Tennessee State, Alex Plagens led the team with nine kills while Ashley Edmond recorded eight kills, three aces, 10 digs and three blocks. Edmond tallied a match-high 15 kills to go along with 11 digs against Belmont. Plagens added 10 kills versus the Bruins while Dena Ott led all players with 23 digs. Eastern Kentucky will host Morehead State on Wednesday and Austin Peay on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Jacksonville State (2-0 OVC; 8-8 overall): Jacksonville State defeated Austin Peay (30-32, 25-22, 25-20, 25-23) and Murray State (25-20, 25-18, 25-14) to open up league play. Freshman Emily Rutherford recorded her first double-double of her career with 19 kills and 23 digs against Austin Peay. She followed that up with nine kills in the sweep of Murray State. Senior Kelsey Anderson recorded 39 digs over the two matches, including 27 versus the Lady Govs. Sophomore Alina Agamy posted a double-double against APSU with 48 assists and 13 digs. She also recorded 30 assists as JSU hit .304 in the match with Murray State. Jacksonville State will travel to Tennessee Tech on Tuesday and host Southeast Missouri on Saturday. The match with Tennessee Tech can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Morehead State (2-0 OVC; 10-6 overall): Morehead State ran its winning streak to eight straight matches with wins over Belmont (25-17, 25-12, 25-22) and Tennessee State (25-11, 25-21, 25-22). The Eagles have now won 38 of its last 40 OVC matches and is 21-1 in home OVC matches in the last three seasons. Senior Ellie Roberson hit a team-best .491 on the weekend, including a 14-kill, zero-error effort against Tennessee State. Senior Annie Gruenschlaeger and sophomore Laura McDermott also both hit better than .400 as the Eagles posted a .357 team attack efficiency. Gruenschlaeger added three block assists and is now just six shy of the school career mark of 369. Senior setter Caitlin Clark averaged 12.17 assists per set and had a double-double of 36 assists and 15 digs against Belmont. Morehead State travels to Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday and hosts Murray State on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Murray State (1-1 OVC; 3-8 overall): Murray State split a pair of matches to open up OVC play last week. The Racers defeated Tennessee Tech (29-27, 25-15, 25-13) and fell to Jacksonville State (20-25, 18-25, 14-25). Freshman Emily Schmahl tallied a team-high 22 kills over the two matches, including 15 in the win over Tech. She also posted .271 hitting percentage. Junior Katlyn Hudson paced the team with 31 digs on the week. She also had led the Racers with six aces, including a career high four in the match with the Golden Eagles. Murray State will host Austin Peay on Tuesday and travel to Morehead State on Saturday. The match with Morehead State can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Southeast Missouri (2-0 OVC; 10-6 overall): Southeast Missouri defeated Eastern Illinois (19-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-21) and SIUE (26-22, 22-25, 25-19, 25-21) to win its first two OVC matches for the first time since 2005. Junior Colleen Yarber recorded 35 kills over the two matches, including a career-high 22 versus SIUE. Brittney Kalinoski posted career-highs of 19 kills and 24 digs in the win over Eastern Illinois. Junior Berkley Idel led the Redhawk defense with 46 digs over the two matches. She had 25 digs versus SIUE and added 21 against Eastern Illinois. Junior Julie Shives dished out 94 assists last week, including a season-high 50 in the match with SIUE. Southeast Missouri will host UT Martin on Tuesday and travel to Jacksonville State on Saturday.
SIUE (1-1 OVC; 5-8 overall): SIUE fell to Evansville (22-25, 28-30, 23-25) before splitting a pair of OVC matches to open up league play. The Cougars defeated UT Martin (25-23, 25-20, 25-10) and fell to Southeast Missouri (25-22, 22-25, 25-19, 25-21). Sophomore Emma Anderson led the team in kills (32) and points (3) in the three matches. She posted double-digit kills in all three matches with 11 versus Evansville and Southeast Missouri to go along with 10 versus UT Martin. Senior Brooke Smith registered 18 digs against both Evansville and UT Martin. Senior setter Sammi Minton dished out 114 assists (11.40 aps). She continues to lead the league with 10.53 assist per set this season. The Cougars will host Eastern Illinois on Tuesday and travel to Belmont on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Tennessee State (1-1 OVC; 6-8 overall): Tennessee State defeated Eastern Kentucky (25-22, 25-18, 21-25, 25-16) and fell to Morehead State (11-25, 21-25, 22-25) on the opening weekend of OVC play. It marks the fourth straight season the Tigers have opened league play with a 1-1 record. Sophomore Naomi Wells recorded 15 kills in the win over Eastern Kentucky to go with four digs. She finished with 22 kills on the week. Senior Britani Hathorn recorded 45 digs over the two matches, including a career-high 38 in the win over the Colonels. Junior Erika Moss dished out 37 assists in the match with Eastern Kentucky and had 27 versus Morehead State. Tennessee State will travel to Belmont on Tuesday and host Eastern Illinois on Sunday. The match with Belmont can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
Tennessee Tech (0-2 OVC; 2-12 overall): Tennessee Tech opened up OVC play with a pair of losses. The Golden Eagles fell at Murray State (27-29, 15-25, 13-25) and Austin Peay (19-25, 27-25, 19-25, 17-25). Senior Kelsey Gray did not commit an attack error and had only one blocking error over the two matches. She recorded 18 kills and 11 blocks while hitting .514 last week. Against Murray State, Gray was responsible for seven of Tech’s 12 blocks. Sophomore Courtney Smith led all players with a career-high 24 digs at Austin Peay. She also posted a team-best 15 digs against Murray State. Tennessee Tech will host Jacksonville State on Tuesday and UT Martin on Saturday. Both matches can be seen on the OVC Digital Network.
UT Martin (1-1 OVC; 5-10 overall): UT Martin defeated Alabama A&M (22-25, 25-11, 25-14, 25-16) before splitting a pair of matches to open up OVC play. The Skyhawks fell to SIUE (23-25, 20-25, 10-25) and defeated Eastern Illinois (20-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-21). Against Alabama A&M, UT Martin set season-highs in kills (57), points (79.0), attack percentage (.288), assists (53) and service aces (13). Freshman Lynsey Hazelwood posted a pair of double-doubles and led the team with 36 kills last week. She recorded a career-best 17 kills and 10 digs while hitting .394 against Alabama A&M. Against EIU, she had 12 kills and 10 digs. Senior Kasey Elswick recorded 61 digs to move into second place on the OVC’s career digs list. Emily Keaton notched a double-double with 17 kills and 12 digs against Alabama A&M while Amanda Crask tallied 31 assists and 10 digs versus Eastern Illinois. UT Martin will travel to Southeast Missouri on Tuesday and Tennessee Tech on Saturday.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Tennessee State at Belmont* – 6 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech* – 6 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
UT Martin at Southeast Missouri* – 6:30 p.m.
Austin Peay at Murray State* – 7 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at SIUE* – 7 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky* – 6 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky* – 1 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Murray State at Morehead State* – 1 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
SIUE at Belmont* – 2 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
UT Martin at Tennessee Tech* – 2 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State* – 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State* – 12 p.m.
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
* – OVC Match
2012 adidas® OVC Players of the Week – Sept. 24
Offensive:
Ellie Roberson, RSH, 6’2, Sr., Louisville, Ky. – Morehead State
Roberson hit a team-high .491 with 32 kills and just five errors on 55 total attempts. She opened with an 18-kill effort against Belmont while hitting .361. She then had a near-perfect match against Tennessee State with 14 kills and zero errors on 19 swings for a career-best .737 hitting percentage. Roberson also added three blocks.
Others Nominated: Alex Martin, Belmont; Abby Saalfrank, Eastern Illinois; Ashley Edmond, Eastern Kentucky; Emily Rutherford, Jacksonville State; Emily Schmahl, Murray State; Colleen Yarber, Southeast Missouri; Emma Anderson, Tennessee State; Kelsey Gray, Tennessee Tech; Lynsey Hazelwood, UT Martin
Defensive
Britani Hathorn, L, 5’3, Sr., Portland, Ore. – Tennessee State
Hathorn had a career-high 38 digs in the win over Eastern Kentucky. The 38 digs were nine more than her previous career-best that she set last season. For the week, she averaged 6.43 digs per set. Hathorn now has 176 total digs this year.
Others Nominated: Jamie Lundstorm, Belmont; Dena Ott, Eastern Kentucky; Kelsey Anderson, Jacksonville State; Leslie Schellhaas, Morehead State; Katlyn Hudson, Murray State; Berkley Idel, Southeast Missouri; Brooke Smith, SIUE; Courtney Smith, Tennessee Tech; Kasey Elswick, UT Martin
Setters:
Caitlin Clark, S, 5’9, Sr., Edgewood, Ky. – Morehead State
Clark guided the Morehead State offense to its best two-match total of the year. The Eagles hit .357 in wins over Belmont and Tennessee State and Clark had 73 assists. She opened with a double-double of 36 assists and a team-best 15 digs as Morehead State hit .336 against Murray State. She tallied 37 assists and helped the team hit .384 against Tennessee State.
Others Nominated: Alina Agamy, Jacksonville State; Julie Shives, Southeast Missouri; Sammi Minton, SIUE; Erika Moss, Tennessee State
September 21, 2012 |
By Florine Hurdle
The West Creek Lady Coyotes volleyball team experienced a good performance and swept past the Northwest Lady Vikings 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-17) at Northwest High School on Thursday.
In the first set, the Lady Coyotes were looking to make a statement. They got off to an early lead 14-7 with the Lady Coyotes Shayla Smith and Alex Wilkens putting big points on the board. Northwest took their first timeout to regroup and slow down West Creek’s momentum. Indeed it did, because West Creek suffered with shots going out-of-bounds and into the net. Northwest’s Astyn Hilton killed down the middle to give her team confidence and another point. However, it would not be enough because West Creek’s Smith and Sabrina Nieves closed the game each with a point.
In the second set, West Creek’s Smith (2pts), Kirstyn Stevens (1pt) and Baby Usumbura(1pt) gave their team the opening lead to begin the game. Unfortunately, West Creek furnished points to Northwest because of net violations and communication errors. The Lady Vikings Natalie Schilling (1pt) and Shaina Camien (1pt) tried to remind the Lady Coyotes they were not going down without a fight. But West Creek took the game when Wilkens killed it down the sideline and Lilliana Dawkins closed with an ace service for the victory.
In the third set, it was a tug-of-war for both teams. It seemed like no one wanted the lead. There were several lead changes and three ties. Each team gave away points because of net violations, communication failures and hitting out-of-bounds. But West Creek finally took the lead thanks to Smith(kill), Dawkins(ace), Briahna Sugars (kill), Shayla Smith (kill) and Kirstyn Stevens (2 aces) .
“We have to get into a mindset,” said West Creek head coach Josh Stoeckl, “where we approach each opponent like it’s our first time playing them.”
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