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VOLLEYBALL NEWS AND NOTES

11/8/2004


Senior Julia Waclawiak is one of two seniors to be honored next Saturday night for Volleyball Senior Night.

Baltimore, Md. – News and Notes this week keeps an eye on the latest 3,000 career assists member as Megan Gross goes for second place all-time, Christine Skala aims for 1,000 career digs while the Retrievers bid farewell to seniors Julia Waclawiak and Jocelyn Teoh on Senior Night, Saturday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.    

LOOKING AHEAD


RETRIEVERS HOST SENIOR NIGHT IN WEEKEND FINALE

The UMBC women’s volleyball team will host senior night in their weekend finale match against Hartford this Saturday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.  The Retrievers will honor seniors Jocelyn Teoh (Puchong, Maylasia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy) and Julia Waclawiak (San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan).  Teoh ranks on five UMBC career top-10 charts, including fifth all-time on UMBC’s career kills chart with 1,257 heading into her final week.  Teoh also ranks on four single-season charts and has 39 career double-doubles.  Waclawiak is a member of two career top-10 charts, ranking in the top-10 in matches played at 112 and for service aces with 163.  Waclawiak in 2003 recorded UMBC’s eighth best single-season mark for service aces with 65 as she ranked 24th in the nation.  UMBC will also play host to Northeastern this weekend on Friday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.

 

WEEKLY WRAP


 

TOUGH WEEKEND BOUNCES RETRIEVERS OUT OF CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT HUNT

With losses to Binghamton and Albany last weekend the Retrievers were eliminated from America East Conference Tournament competition as Albany, Northeastern, Binghamton and Maine have all locked up spots in the four-team field.  Albany with their win over UMBC also clinched a first place conference finish and will host the conference tournament the weekend over Nov. 19-20.  For the week Jocelyn Teoh (Puchong, Malaysia/Bukit Jalil sports Academy) recorded two double-doubles and Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) tied her season-high with 56 assists.    

 

DAWG BITES


 GROSS REACHES 3,000 ASSISTS, EYES SECOND PLACE ALL-TIME HEADING INTO FINAL WEEKEND

Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) broke the 3,000 career assists barrier as the junior setter handed out 78 assists last weekend and has 3,016 for her career.  Gross is 18 assists away from taking over third place all-time which is currently held by Heather Hollidge with 3,034.  Gross is averaging 10.03 assists per game this season.  Gross also went over the 1,000 assists mark for the season for the second consecutive year.  Gross on the year has amassed 1,033 assists   

 

UMBC Career Assists Chart

     Name                               Assists

1. Lanae Baker                    4,722

2. Heather Hollidge             3,034

3. Megan Gross                   3,016

4. Joy Figueredo                  2,501

5. Judy Jackson                   2,481

    -bold denotes active player

 

TEOH EXTENDS DOUBLE-DOUBLE STREAK TO FIVE STRAIGHT            

Jocelyn Teoh (Puchong, Maylasia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy) tallied two more double-doubles last week and extended her streak to five-consecutive matches.  Over that span Teoh is averaging 4.40 kills per game and 2.20 digs per game.  Teoh last week recorded 23 kills and 12 digs against Binghamton and followed that up with an 11-kill 11-dig performance against Albany.  Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) recorded a double-double as well last week with 56 assists and 16 digs against Binghamton.  For the season Teoh has 19 double-doubles and Gross has recorded 12. 


                                                                    

2004 Double-Doubles

Name                                           Total 1         Total 2                                       Opponent

Jocelyn Teoh                              11 Kills        11 Digs                                      at Albany (11-6-04)

Megan Gross                              56 Assists  16 Digs                                      at Binghamton (11-5-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              23 Kills        12 Digs                                      at Binghamton (11-5-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              20 Kills        12 Digs                                      New Hampshire (10-30-04)

Megan Gross                              41 Assists  15 Digs                                      New Hampshire (10-30-04)

Jocelyn Toeh                              14 Kills        11 Digs                                      Maine (10-29-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              20 Kills        12 Digs                                      Stony Brook (10-26-04)

Megan Gross                              56 Assists  11 Digs                                      Stony Brook (10-26-04)

Megan Gross                              44 Assists  14 Digs                                      Albany (10-22-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              10 Kills        12 Digs                                      at Northeastern (10-16-04)

Megan Gross                              53 Assists  24 Digs                                      at Northeastern (10-16-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              10 Kills        14 Digs                                      at Maine (10-9-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              18 Kills        19 Digs                                      at New Hampshire (10-8-04)

Megan Gross                              55 Assists  16 Digs                                      at New Hampshire (10-8-04)           

Jocelyn Teoh                              14 Kills        11 Digs                                      at Manhattan (10-3-04)

Megan Gross                              31 Assists  19 Digs                                      at Manhattan (10-3-04)

Jocelyn Teoh                              12 Kills        14 Digs                                      at VCU (9-28-04)

Megan Gross                              21 Assists  17 Digs                                      at VCU (9-28-04)

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)

 

TEOH GOES OVER 1,250 CAREER KILLS

Senior Jocelyn Teoh (Puchong, Maylaysia/Bujit Jalil Sports Academy), who became the sixth member of the UMBC Volleyball 1,000 Career Kills Club earlier this season, went over 1,250 career kills, becoming the fifth Retriever ever to reach at least 1,250 career kills.  Teoh went past the mark last week in the Retrievers match against Albany.  For the week the senior outside hitter dropped 34 kills.   Teoh, who started the season with 881 career kills, has tallied 376 to date this season and holds a career kills mark of 1,257.  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                   1,257

6. Rehena Rentuma           1,064

    -bold denotes active player

 

RETRIEVERS ON AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE CHARTS

Emily Berman (Towson, Md./Towson) and Jocelyn Teoh (Puchong, Maylasia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy) rank fifth and sixth on the America East kills chart with Berman averaging 3.67 kills per game and Teoh with 3.65 kpg.  A number of other Retrievers are showing up in various categories as well with Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) ranking fifth in assists per game at 10.03, Christine Skala (Hinsdale, Ill/Hinsdale South) ranking eighth in digs per game at 3.47 and Teoh in 10th with 3.08 digs per game.  Berman ranks third in service aces at 0.47 and Teoh ranks fifth at 0.42 per game. 

 

GROSS TAKES OVER SEVENTH ON ALL-TIME ASSISTED BLOCKS CHART

Junior Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) moved into seventh place on the all-time Retrievers’ career assisted block charts.  Sophomore Jessie Folk (S. Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) and senior Jocelyn Teoh (Punchong, Malaysia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy) also rank on the Retrievers top-10 chart for career assisted blocks.  Folk has 145 career blocks and ranks fifth while Teoh leads all active players in career assisted blocks with 174 and is fourth all-time. 

 

UMBC Career Assisted Blocks Chart

        Name                             Assisted Blocks

3.     Dana Eberly                  191

4.     Jocelyn Teoh               174

5.     Jessie Folk                   145

6.     Rehena Rentuma       129

7.     Megan Gross               125

8.     Anna Gibbs                   124

        Lisa Cline                     124

    -bold denotes active player

 

TEOH ONE OF FOUR RETRIEVERS TO EVER REACH 1,000 KILLS, 200 BLOCKS AND 100 SERVICE ACES

Jocelyn Teoh (Punchong, Malaysia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy) earlier this year became the fourth Retriever to achieve, 1,000 kills, 200 blocks and 100 service aces.  The others are Kelly O’Brien (2,161 kills, 251 blocks, 174 aces), Lisa Cline (1,869 kills, 208 blocks, 160 aces) and Rehena Rentuma (1,064 kills, 365 blocks, 189 aces).  Teoh last week added to her total blocks top-10 ranking with nine and now has 219 on the season. 

 

 UMBC Career Total Blocks Chart

        Name                             Total Blocks

5.     Kelly O’Brien                 251

6.     Jocelyn Teoh               219

7.     Lisa Cline                     208

8.     Loreta Saurusaitis      205

9.     Anna Gibbs                   204

        -bold denotes active player

 

WACLAWIAK IN SEVENTH PLACE ALL-TIME FOR CAREER SERVICE ACES

Senior Julia Waclawiak (San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Regan) leads all active Retrievers in career service aces as with an ace last weekend the senior outside hitter increased her career total to 163.  Last season  Waclawiak recorded the Retrievers eighth best individual serving season with 65 aces, ranking 24th in the nation at 0.59 per game.  Waclawiak this season has 22 aces and needs five to move past Tracey Cullins for sixth all-time.

 

UMBC Career Service Aces Chart

        Name                             Aces

4.     Joy Figueredo              177

5.     Kelly O’Brien                 174

6.     Tracey Cullins              167

7.     Julia Waclawiak         163

    -bold denotes active player

 

SKALA AIMS FOR 1,000 CAREER DIGS THIS WEEKEND

Christine Skala (Hinsdale, Ill./Hindsdale South) is looking to become the seventh Retriever in program’s history to reach 1,000 career digs as she needs a mere 10 digs to join the 1,000 digs club.  Skala over the past three matches is averaging an impressive 4.75 digs per game.  Jocelyn Teoh (Puchong, Malaysia/Bukit Jalil Sports Academy) and Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) joined the top-10 list two weeks ago.   

 

UMBC Career Digs Chart

        Name                             Digs

6.     Lisa Cline                     1,197

7.     Christine Skala           990

8.     Jocelyn Teoh               877

9.     Megan Gross               866

10.  Heather Hollidge         842


 

FOLK MOVES INTO FIFTH ON SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTED BLOCKS CHART

Jessie Folk (S. Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) trails herself by five assisted blocks for fourth place on the Retrievers single-season assisted blocks chart.  Folk aided in the rejection of six attacks last week and now has 70 assisted blocks on the year.  Folk in her freshman season recorded 75 assisted blocks for a fourth place single-season ranking.   


UMBC Single-Season Assisted Blocks Chart

        Name                             Year       Assisted Blocks

4.     Jessie Folk                   2003       75

5.     Jessie Folk                   2004       70

6.     Dana Eberly                  1994       69

7.     Jocelyn Teoh               2003       63

        Megan Gross               2003       63

        Kara Welniak                2000       63

 

GROSS GOES INTO EIGHTH PLACE ON SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTS PER GAME CHART

With two regular season games left,      Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) moved into eighth place on the Retrievers single-season chart for assists per game.  Gross joined the list after registering her 1,000 assist on the season last week as a minimum of 1,000 assists is needed to make the single season chart.  Gross to date this season has 1,033 assists and a 10.03 assist per game average. 

 

UMBC Single-Season Assists Per Game Chart-min of 1,000 assists

        Name                             Year       Assists per Game

4.     Megan Gross               2003       10.90

5.     Heather Hollidge         2000       10.48

6.     Lanae Baker                 1995       10.34

7.     Stacey Perotte              1992       10.18

8.     Megan Gross               2004       10.03

 

CHASING SINGLE-SEASON TOP-10 RANKINGS

With two regular season games left, a number of Retrievers are looking towards owning single-season top-10 status.  Below is a look at how the top Retrievers in their respective categories are in comparison to a top-10 ranking.

 

SINGLE-SEASON KILLS

        Name                             Kills

                                                434

        Jocelyn Teoh                376

        Emily Berman              352

 

SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTS

        Name                             Assists

                                                1069

        Megan Gross               1033

 

SINGLE-SEASON DIGS

        Name                             Digs

                                                414

        Christine Skala            357

        Jocelyn Teoh                317

        Megan Gross               305

 

SINGLE-SEASON Total Blocks

        Name                             Total Blocks

                                                89

        Jessie Folk                   75