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Lady Cougar Volleyball Recaps
Lady Cougars Open Season with Pair of
Sweeps
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
Match #1 Boxscore |
Match #2 Boxscore
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (8-19-2011) - The Mount
Vernon Nazarene University women's
volleyball team got the 2011 season off on
the right foot as the Lady Cougars swept
Marygrove (Mich.) College 25-20, 26-24,
25-16 and Lawrence Technological (Mich.)
University 25-17, 25-7, 25-15 on Friday in
the first day of action at the Concordia
(Mich.) University Invitational.
 Against
Marygrove (0-1), sophomore middle hitter
Kendra Votaw (left)
led MVNU (2-0) with 12 kills and two blocks,
while junior middle hitter Gina Porto
pounded 11 kills in her first action in a
real match in over 17 months after battling
back from a knee injury that forced her to
miss the entire 2010 season. Junior setter
Lauren Percival handed out 27 assists and
posted seven digs, and sophomore defensive
specialist Morgan Pridemore tallied eight
digs.
The Lady Cougars made quick
work of Lawrence Tech (0-1) as Porto smashed
14 kills and Votaw contributed 10 kills,
five blocks, and four aces. Percival handed
out 27 more assists to go with two aces,
while junior outside hitter Paige Hagans
posted a career-high eight digs.
"It
was nice to get the season started with a
pair of wins," said MVNU coach Paul Swanson.
"We did what we needed to do in order to get
the wins, but we need to cut down on our
errors as we move forward."
The Lady
Cougars will close out play at the
tournament on Saturday with a 10 a.m. match
against host Concordia and a noon contest
against Rochester (Mich.) College.
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