|
Men's Teams
Women's Teams
|
 |
|
|
Lady Cougar Volleyball Recaps
Lady Cougars Capture Invitational Title
in Exciting Fashion
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
Match #1 Boxscore |
Match #2 Boxscore
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (10-2-2010) - The Mount
Vernon Nazarene University women's
volleyball team capped off a good weekend by
rallying to win the title of their own Lady
Cougar Invitational as the team posted two
more wins on Saturday in the Physical
Education Center.
 In
the first match of the day, MVNU squared off
with Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College in a
contest that also counted in the American
Mideast Conference standings. After having
to rally from a two-set deficit to the Lady
Raiders (15-6, 1-3 AMC) earlier in the
season to win in five sets, the Lady Cougars
(25-2, 3-0 AMC) made quick work of them this
time by posting a 25-16, 25-14, 25-13 sweep.
Senior middle hitters Jackie Albrecht
(left) and Sarah Yutzy each smashed
nine kills to lead MVNU with Albrecht adding
10 digs and Yutzy finishing with a team-best
four blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Haley
Nofziger and sophomore right-side hitter
Kaylee Hewitt pounded seven kills apiece,
while sophomore setter Lauren Percival
handed out 31 assists to go with 20 digs.
Senior libero Caitlin Myles also posted a
match-high 27 digs.
"Honestly, this was the most important match
of the weekend for us because it was also a
conference match,” said MVNU coach Paul
Swanson. "I was very pleased with our
intensity, execution, and attention to
details. I thought that we played very well
against a quality team.”
After Union (Tenn.) University swept Roberts
Wesleyan 25-19, 25-15, 25-16 and Union (Ky.)
College downed Marian (Ind.) University
25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 25-13, the stage was
set for the two undefeated teams to meet to
decide the tournament title as MVNU and
Union (Tenn.) squared off.
 The
Lady Cougars won the first set 25-20, but
then the Lady Bulldogs (12-4) took the next
two sets 26-24 and 25-18 to stand one win
away from claiming the title themselves.
MVNU battled back to knot the match at two
sets apiece with a 25-20 win in the fourth
set, and then the Lady Cougars turned an 8-7
lead in the fifth set into a 15-9 win to
take the match.
Albrecht, who was named the tournament's
Most Valuable Player, finished with 21
kills, 10 digs, four aces, and three blocks,
while freshman outside hitter Kendra Votaw
and Yutzy pounded 13 and 12 kills
respectively with Yutzy also leading the
team with seven blocks. Percival
(right) handed out a career-high 55
assists to go with three aces, three blocks,
and 18 digs. Myles posted 19 digs, and
Hewitt contributed 12 digs. Percival and
Myles joined Albrecht on the All-Tournament
Team along with Marcela Madeira, Anna Sims,
and Emmie Moroski of Union (Tenn.), Amanda
Silva of Union (Ky.), Mandie Bartz of
Roberts Wesleyan, and Sadie Dizney of
Marian.
"This was a great match between two good
teams and was a battle throughout,” said
Swanson. "Our team showed a lot of character
and perseverance to come back after being
down two sets to one. In the fifth set, we
did a nice job of running off a few points
to pull away for the win. This was a good
team win over a very good Union squad.
Matches like this really help to make us
better.”
The final match of the day also went five
sets with Union (Ky.) prevailing 24-26,
25-15 25-23, 20-25, 15-8 over Roberts
Wesleyan to finish third with a 2-2 mark in
the tournament.
The Lady Cougars are now off until next
Saturday when they will wrap up their
seven-match homestand with an AMC tri-match
against Ursuline College (11 a.m.) and
Houghton (N.Y.) College (3 p.m.).
| |
|
|
Site Map
