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VOLLEYBALL NEWS AND NOTES

9/27/2004

Julia Waclawiak needs seven aces to tie Lisa Cline for seventh all-time on the Retrievers career service aces chart.

– Headlining the Retrievers this week is a look at the opening of conference play with a road match against Stony Brook, Jocelyn Teoh and Megan Gross moving up in two different career categories with Teoh taking over fifth on the all-time kills chart and Gross claiming fourth on the all-time assists chart and a recap of the Retrievers 2-1 record last week.  The UMBC Women’s Volleyball Media Guide is also now available online in the information center bar on the Retriever Volleyball home page. 

LOOKING AHEAD

CONFERENCE PLAY TO START THIS WEEK

The Retrievers will embark on their second year in the America East Conference when they travel to Stony Brook to open the league part of their schedule on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.  UMBC finished last year seventh in the conference with a 3-11 record against league foes.  The Retrievers were picked to finish in a tie for sixth place in the preseason coaches’ poll.  The first five conference games for UMBC will take place on the road as per conference regulations the Retrievers will play each team twice, once at home and once on the road.  The Retrievers lost both matches to Stony Brook last year, falling in three sets on the road and in four at home.

NON-CONFERENCE PLAY CONCLUDES THIS WEEK WITH VCU AND MANHATTAN

The Retrievers non-conference slate will conclude this week when UMBC visits Virginia Commonwealth and Manhattan.  The Retrievers to date are 7-8 in non-conference play with a 3-0 record at home.  The Retrievers last met VCU in a late non-conference match on Nov. 19, 2002 with a home win over the Rams at RAC Arena.  The Retrievers won the match in three sets.  UMBC faced Manhattan last season at the Villanova Invitational, winning in four sets on the neutral court.   

VOLLEYBALL IN MIDST OF LONG ROAD SWING

The Retrievers Volleyball team last week began what could be a crucial part of their season as they started an eight match road stretch.  The Retrievers are going to have to learn to become Road Warriors and win away from the confines of RAC Arena as their schedule will have them playing on the road for nearly a month before returning home.  The Retrievers eight-match road stretch began with James Madison last Friday night with a 3-0 loss.  The Retrievers will play other non-conference opponents Virginia Commonwealth and Manhattan during the stretch and start the America East part of their schedule with five road league games, not returning home to play until Oct. 22 against Albany. 

WEEKLY WRAP

RETRIEVERS PUSH HOME RECORD TO 3-0 WITH WINS AT RAC ARENA LAST WEEK

The Retrievers stayed perfect at home with a 3-0 record on the season at RAC Arena after defeating Coppin State, 3-0 (30-20, 30-17, 30-15) and Loyola (Md.), 3-1 (30-17, 30-16, 23-30, 30-22) last week.  The Retrievers other home win was against St. Francis (Pa.) back in the second week of the season.  Against Coppin State the duo of Jocelyn Teoh (Punchong, Maylasia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy), with a match-high 11 kills, and Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) with 28 assists led the Retrievers to the sweep.  Teoh and Gross two nights later continued their strong play with each recording double-doubles in the win over Loyola (Md.).  Gross came close to her first ever triple-double with eight kills, 38 assists and 19 digs.  Teoh finished with 13 kills and 11 digs while Berman recorded a match-high 17 kills.

JAMES MADISON RETURNS RETRIEVERS BACK TO BELOW .500 MARK

James Madison volleyball defeated UMBC on Friday night at Godwin Hall as the Dukes swept the Retrievers 30-16, 30-25, 30-20 in the non-conference match. JMU improved to 10-2 overall and continued its best start of the season in six years while UMBC slipped to 7-8 after having won its previous two matches to get back to .500 on the season.  UMBC senior outside hitter Jocelyn Teoh (Puchong, Malaysia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy) led all players with 13 kills.  Teoh with the 13 kills moved into fifth place on the Retrievers’ career all-time kills chart.  Also moving up on a career chart was Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park), who finished the game with 28 assists and moved into fourth place all-time on the Retrievers’ assists chart. 

DAWG BITES

TEOH MOVES INTO FIFTH ON CAREER KILLS CHART

Senior Jocelyn Teoh (Puchong, Maylaysia/Bujit Jalil Sports Academy) became the sixth member of the UMBC Volleyball 1,000 Career Kills Club just over a week ago and with her 13 kills against James Madison was able to move into fifth on the Retrievers’ all-time kills chart.  Teoh entered the week needing 48 kills to catch Rehena Rentuma for fifth all-time.  Teoh, who started the season wit 881 career kills, has scored 189 to date this season and holds a career kills mark of 1,070.  Dana Eberly ranks fourth with 1,311 career kills.

UMBC 1,000 Kill Club

    Name                                 Kills

1. Kelly O’Brien                    2,161

2. Lisa Cline                         1,869

3. Megan McNamara           1,536

4. Dana Eberly                      1,311

5. Jocelyn Teoh                   1,070

6. Rehena Rentuma           1,064

    -bold denotes active player

GROSS CLIMBING CAREER ASSISTS CHART, TAKES OVER FOURTH AND EIGHT BACK OF THIRD

Junior Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) continues to move up the Retrievers all-time career assists chart and is seven assists from becoming the fourth Retriever to reach the 2,500 assists mark.  This season Gross has handed out 510 helpers at a 10.20 average per game.  With 2,493 career assists, Gross is eight assists from tying Joy Figueredo for third place all-time.  This past week Gross passed Judy Jackson for fourth all-time with 28 assists at James Madison.

UMBC Career Assists Chart

    Name                               Assists

1. Lanae Baker                    4722

2. Heather Hollidge             3034

3. Joy Figueredo                  2501

4. Megan Gross                   2493

5. Judy Jackson                   2481

   -bold denotes active player

GROSS AND TEOH RECORD DOUBLE-DOUBLES AGAINST LOYOLA FOR SECOND TIME THIS SEASON

Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) and Jocelyn Teoh (Puchong, Maylasia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy)  recorded a double-double against Loyola (Md.) for the second time this season.  Gross combined 38 assists and 19 digs against the Greyhounds in the four-set victory.  In the first meeting with Loyola Gross recorded 44 assists and 12 digs.  Teoh tallied 13 kills and 11 digs against Loyola in the second meeting with the Greyhounds this season.  In the first match-up Teoh finished the match with 19 kills and 10 digs.  Teoh leads the Retrievers with nine double-doubles while Gross has four to her credit this year.     

2004 Double-Doubles

Name                                           Total 1         Total 2                                       Opponent

Jocelyn Teoh                              13 Kills        11 Digs                                      Loyola (Md.) (9-25-04)

Megan Gross                              38 Assists  19 Digs                                      Loyola (Md.) (9-25-04)

Jessie Folk                                 11 Kills        12 Digs                                      vs. Yale (9-18-04)

Megan Gross                              49 Assists  22 Digs                                      vs. Yale (9-18-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              20 Kills        11 Digs                                      vs. Yale (9-18-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              10 Kills        11 Digs                                      vs. West Virginia (9-18-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              12 Kills        10 Digs                                      at Morgan State (9-15-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              17 Kills        14 Digs                                      at William & Mary (9-11-04)

Megan Gross                              44 Assists  12 Digs                                      vs. Loyola (Md.) (9-11-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              19 Kills        10 Digs                                      vs. Loyola (Md.) (9-11-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              12 Kills        14 Digs                                      St. Francis (Pa.) 9-7-04)

Jocleyn Teoh                              12 Kills        14 Digs                                      vs. Bradley (9-4-04)

Megan Gross                              46 Assists  10 Digs                                      vs. Kent State (9-3-04)

Jocleyn Teoh                              18 Kills        18 Digs                                      Vs. Kent State (9-3-04)

 RETRIEVERS ON AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE CHARTS

Emily Berman (Towson, Md./Towson) and Jocelyn Teoh (Puchong, Maylasia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy) hold two of the top five spots on the America East kills chart, with Berman ranking third at 3.91 kills per game and Teoh ranking fifth at 3.78 kills per game.  Teoh ranks fourth on the AE’s service aces per game chart at 0.54 with 27 aces on the year.   A number of other Retrievers are showing up in various categories as well with Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) ranking third in assists per game at 10.20, Christine Skala (Hinsdale, Ill/Hinsdale South) ranking ninth in digs per game at 3.38 while Jessie Folk (S. Elgin, Ill./St Charles North) ranks sixth in blocks per game at 0.84. 

GROSS JOINS TEOH AND FOLK ON TOP-10 ASSISTED BLOCKS CAREER CHART

Junior Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) joined sophomore Jessie Folk (S. Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) and senior Jocelyn Teoh (Punchong, Malaysia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy) on the Retrievers top-10 chart for career assisted blocks.  Gross now has 104 career blocks and ranks ninth behind Folk, who now has 112 career assisted blocks and is 12 behind seventh place Lisa Cline and Anna Gibbs.  Teoh leads all active players in career assisted blocks with 146 and is fourth all-time. 

UMBC Career Assisted Blocks Chart

        Name                          Assisted Blocks

3.     Dana Eberly                  191

4.     Jocelyn Teoh               146

5.     Rehena Rentuma       129

6.     Anna Gibbs                   124

         Lisa Cline                     124

8.     Jessie Folk                   112

9.     Megan Gross               104

     -bold denotes active player

TEOH TIED FOR NINTH ALL-TIME ON RETRIEVERS’ TOTAL BLOCKS CAREER CHART

Jocelyn Teoh (Punchong, Malaysia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy) has 187 career total blocks after tallying five blocks last week, the fifth career top-10 chart Teoh is listed on.  Teoh moved into ninth all-time passing  Dawn Garnes and Pam Lottes (182 total blocks each).

 UMBC Career Total Blocks Chart

       Name                             Total Blocks

6.     Lisa Cline                     208

7.     Loreta Saurusaitis      205

8.     Anna Gibbs                   204

9.     Jocelyn Teoh               187

     -bold denotes active player

WACLAWIAK SEVEN ACES BEHIND SEVENTH PLACE ALL-TIME

Senior Julia Waclawiak (San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Regan) is seven service aces behind Lisa Cline for seventh all-time on the Retrievers career Service Aces Chart.  Waclawiak last season recorded the Retrievers eighth best individual serving season with 65 aces, ranking 24^th in the nation at 0.59 per game.  Waclawiak this season has 12 aces and currently ranks eighth all-time with 153 career service aces.

UMBC Career Service Aces Chart

        Name                             Aces

6.     Tracey Cullins              167

7.     Lisa Cline                     160

8.     Julia Waclawiak         153

     -bold denotes active player

IN REACH OF TOP-10 STATUS

A number of Retrievers are in reach of joining UMBC’s top-10 digs chart with Christine Skala (Hinsdale, Ill./Hindsdale South) and Julia Waclawiak (San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan) leading all active Retrievers in the digs category.  Skala, the Retrievers starting libero, looks most poised to catch Judy Jackson and Joy Figueredo, who each have 826 career digs, as Skala is averaging 3.38 digs per game and has amassed 169 digs to date this season

UMBC Career Digs Chart

        Name                             Digs

9.     Judy Jackson               826

        Joy Figueredo              826

Christine Skala           802

Julia Waclawiak         757

Jocelyn Teoh               710

Megan Gross               698