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UMBC Volleyball News and Notes

9/10/2007

The Week Ahead: The UMBC volleyball team (7-1) will look for its first home victory on Tues., Sept. 11 as it takes on Howard before traveling to cross-town rival Towson on Sept. 14-15 for the Towson Tournament to battle Dayton, Western Kentucky, and host Towson in the last regular-season tournament of the season.

THIS WEEK

Date                             Opponent                                 Time       

Tues. Sept. 11              HOWARD                                 7:00 p.m.

                        Towson Tournament (Sept. 14-15)

Fri. Sept. 14                  at Towson                                 7:00 p.m.

Sat. Sept. 15                 vs. Dayton                                 12:30 p.m.

Sat. Sept. 15                 vs. Western Kentucky                3:00 p.m.

LAST WEEK

Date                             Opponent                                 Result                                              

Tues. Sept. 4                George Washington                 L, 1-3 (30-24, 28-30, 17-30, 27-30)

Fri. Sept. 7                    vs. Providence                           W, 3-1 (32-34, 30-18, 30-22, 30-24)

Sat. Sept 8                    at Quinnipiac                             W, 3-0 (30-23, 30-13, 30-21)

Sat. Sept 8                    vs. Rider                                    W, 3-0 (30-23, 32-30, 30-14)

-Home games in Bold

All-Time at the Towson Tournament: The Retrievers are 3-15-1 at the Towson Tournament with their last appearance dating back to 1990 when they earned a victory against East Carolina and fell to American and Navy. 

Retrievers vs. the Bison: The Retrievers have not faced Howard since 1996 when they meted out a 3-0 decision at the Virginia Commonwealth University Invitational on Sept. 13.  UMBC leads the series, 15-3, since first meeting the Bison in 1976. 

Retrievers vs. the Tigers: The Retrievers and the Tigers have met 64 times in the past 34 years, with the Tigers leading the all-time series 34-29-1.  The last meeting between the teams occurred on Aug. 29, 2006 where the Retrievers fell, 3-1 at Towson.  Towson has won the past six meetings, but UMBC was victorious for six straight meetings before that.  Kira Giles recorded a double-double in the last match, with 39 assists and 16 digs, while Angela Anderson led UMBC with 13 kills.

Retrievers vs. the Flyers: The Retrievers are winless against Dayton, dropping three decisions to the Flyers since their first meeting in 1987.  The last meeting between the teams transpired on Sept. 28, 1991 when the Flyers defeated the Retrievers, 3-1 during the Temple Tournament.

Retrievers vs. the Lady Toppers: The Retrievers and Lady Toppers of Western Kentucky will meet for the first time at the Towson Tournament this weekend.

DAWG BITES

UMBC Gets Back on Winning Track, Claims Bobcat Invitational Title

After a home-opening loss on Tuesday, the Retrievers bounced back during the weekend tournament to defeat Providence, 3-1, and blank Rider and host Quinnipiac at the Quinnipiac Bobcat Invitational.  Freshman Bridget Scheetz went two-for-two as she was named MVP of the tournament after taking MVP honors at the La Salle Tournament the previous weekend.   

Sophomore Kira Giles tallied 158 assists during the tournament, to bring her career total up to 1,163 assists and claim the seventh spot on the Retrievers’ all-time list.

Retrievers Drop Home-Opener, 3-1, to George Washington

UMBC fell, 3-1, to George Washington in the first home match of the 2007 season and snapped a four-game winning streak to fall to 4-1.  The Retrievers mistakes and ineffectiveness proved to be their bane in the match as each set saw their hitting percentage steadily decline.  They started out hitting .257 as a team in Game 1, in which they defeated the Colonials 30-24, but fell to .182 in Game 2, .119 in Game 3, and .022 in Game 4, totaling 11 attack errors in Game 4 and 31 for the match.

Giles Becomes Ninth Retriever with 1,000 Assists

Sophomore Kira Giles become the ninth Retriever in school history to record over 1,000 assists in a career after UMBC’s opening weekend.  Giles recorded a total of 136 assists in four matches at the La Salle Tournament to bring her career total up to 1,005 assists.  The setter averaged 11.33 assists per game in the tournament, which ranked second in the America East Conference charts at the time.  Giles, who is currently ninth on the Retrievers top 10 all-time career assists chart, needs just 37 assists to move into eighth all-time.  Her teammate, senior Stacey Carroll is currently eighth all-time with 1,041 assists.

Bridget Scheetz Garners First Weekly Conference Award

Freshman Bridget Scheetz was named the America East Conference Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sept. 3.  After the first week of play Scheetz was the conference-leader with 1.67 blocks per game and also ranked in the top 10 for hitting percentage, kills, and points per game.  The St. Louis, Mo., native tallied a team-high 19 assisted blocks during the La Salle Tournament as well as averaging 4.04 points per game, 2.92 kills per game, and hitting .382.

UMBC Blanks Loyola, La Salle, St. Peter’s, Lafayette in Season-Opener

UMBC started the season 4-0 for the first time since 2001, as they downed Loyola, St. Peter’s, Lafayette, and host La Salle at the La Salle Invitational.  The Retrievers put on a dominating performance at the tournament, winning in straight sets for all four games en route to the tournament championship.  Freshman Bridget Scheetz made a big debut for the Retrievers earning tournament MVP honors while sophomore Ashley Oscars was also named to the All-Tournament team.

RETRIEVER STAT PAK

2007 Double-Doubles

Name                           Total 1                         Total 2                         Opponent

Kira Giles                      34 assists                     13 digs                          Loyola

Angela Anderson           11 kills                          12 digs                          Providence

Kira Giles                      51 assists                     12 digs                          Providence

Kira Giles                      35 assists                     10 digs                          Rider

UMBC in America East Charts

Hitting Percentage (Min. of .200/3.0 attacks per game)

      Name                     Mark

2.   Bridget Scheetz       .392

5.   Britney Hodson        .344

8.   Angela Anderson     .274

10.  Katrina Carrick         .254

Kills (per game)

      Name                     Mark

5.   Ashley Oscars         3.57 kpg

9.   Bridget Scheetz       3.08 kpg

Assists (per game)

      Name                     Mark

T-1. Kira Giles                11.76 apg

Service Aces (per game)

      Name                     Mark

3.   Angela Anderson     0.53 sapg

Blocks (per game)

      Name                     Mark

3.   Katrina Carrick         1.25 bpg

4.   Bridget Scheetz       1.12 bpg

Points (per game)

Name                           Mark

5.   Ashley Oscars         4.36 ppg

7.   Bridget Scheetz       4.02 ppg

10.  Sabrina Hoeks         3.53 ppg

Digs (per game)

Name                           Mark

2.   Pam Jarrett             5.08 dpg

8.   Sabrina Hoeks         3.29 dpg

UMBC Career Assists

      Name                                 Assists              Years

1.   Lanae Baker                        4,722                1995-98

2.   Megan Gross                       3,647                2002-05

3.   Heather Hollidge                   3,034                1999-00

4.   Joy Figueredo                      2,501                1990-91

5.   Judy Jackson                       2,481                1993-94

6.   Stacey Pirotte                      1,272                1992

7.   Kira Giles                           1,163                2006-07

8.   Tracey Cullins                      1,153                1988-91

9.   Stacey Carroll                    1,059                2004-07

10. Carla Miala                          570                   1997

UMBC Career Assisted Blocks

      Name                                 AB                    Years

1.   Kara Welniak                       299                   1997-00

2.   Jessie Folk                          245                   2003-06

3.   Jennifer Davis                       227                   1999-03

4.   Dana Eberly                         191                   1993-96

5.   Jocelyn Teoh                       180                   2001-04

6.   Ashley Hargrove                   157                   2005-06

7.   Rehena Rentuma                 129                   1986, 88-91

8.   Anna Gibbs                         124                   1992-95     

9.   Lisa Cline                            124                   1995-98

10. Amanda Willey                     114                   2005-06

      Katrina Carrick                  101                   2004-07