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UMBC Volleyball News and Notes
9/17/2007
 Freshman Bridget Scheetz ranked 49th in hitting percentage in the most recent NCAA stat report. |
The Week Ahead: The UMBC volleyball team (9-3) goes on a three-match homestand this week as they host THIS WEEK Date Opponent Time Tues. Sept. 18 COPPIN STATE 7:00 p.m. UMBC Tri-Match Sat. Sept. 22 FAIRLEIGH Sat. Sept. 22 MORGAN STATE 5:30 p.m. LAST WEEK Date Opponent Result Tues. Sept. 11 Howard W, 3-0 (30-17, 30-13, 30-11) Fri. Sept. 14 at Sat. Sept. 15 vs. No. 21 Sat. Sept. 15 vs. -Home games in Bold Retrievers vs. the Eagles: The Retrievers have never lost a match to the Eagles since first playing them in 1973 and are 9-0-1 all-time. The last meeting between the two teams was on Sept. 20, 2005 when the Retrievers defeated the Eagles, 3-2, at Coppin. Angela Anderson led the Retrievers in the five-set win, as she tallied 24 kills on 56 attacks with just six errors for a .339 hitting percentage. Retrievers vs. the Knights: The Retrievers have won the last 10 meetings against Fairleigh Dickinson and are 12-4 all time against the Knights. The two teams started play in 1978 and last met on October 20, 2002 when the Retrievers blanked the Knights, 3-0. Retrievers vs. the Bears: The Retrievers hold a 33-2 advantage over the Bears since beginning play in 1974, but dropped a 3-2 decision to Morgan last year, snapping a 25-match winning streak versus the Bears. The Retriever rallied from an 0-2 deficit to tie the match at two games apiece but fell, 22-20 in the last set to give Morgan the win. Ashley Oscars recorded 23 kills on 52 attacks with just two errors for a .404 hitting percentage and added six digs and one solo block, while Stacey Carroll tallied a career-high of 62 assists. DAWG BITES Johnson Named to All-Tournament Team; Giles Claims Sixth on All-Time List Sophomore Tiffany Johnson was named to the All-Tournament team at the Towson Tournament after averaging 1.30 blocks per game during tournament play and the Retrievers had their five-match winning streak snapped on Saturday as they fell to No. 21 Dayton, 3-0. Later in the day, the Retrievers also dropped a 3-1 decision to Sophomore Kira Giles moved into sixth place on the all-time career assists chart after adding 124 assists during last week’s matches to bring her career total to 1,287 moving past Stacey Pirotte’s mark of 1,272 assists. UMBC Defeats The Retrievers handed Retrievers in the Rankings Three Retrievers ranked in the top 75 of the country through games 09/09/07, the NCAA reported last week. Freshman Bridget Scheetz achieved the highest ranking for the Retrievers as she averaged a .392 hitting percentage during the reporting period, which ranks 49th in the country. Sophomore Pam Jarrett also cracked into the rankings, averaging 5.08 digs per game, which ties for 66th in the NCAA and sophomore Kira Giles averaged 11.76 assists per game, good for 74th in the rankings. As a team, the Retrievers also came in on the top 75 list, ranking 53rd in service aces per game (2.12), 25th in win-loss percentage (.875), and 19th in digs per game (18.81). Retrievers Earn First Home Victory of the Season over Howard After falling, 3-1, to George Washington in their home-opener, the Retrievers blanked Howard, 3-0, on Tuesday to win their first home match of 2007 and their fourth straight. The Retrievers achieved a complete 180-degree turn from the loss to GW, as they steadily increased their hitting percentage during the match against Howard. In a match that saw only nine errors from the Retriever side of the court, UMBC posted a hitting percentages of .297, .429, and .435 with just one error in the third set, and recorded a .379 for the match. Freshman Sabrina Hoeks was the only player to see action in all three sets as she led the Retrievers with nine kills, nine digs, and a .348 hitting percentage. 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 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 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 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 Kira Giles 51 assists 12 digs Kira Giles 35 assists 10 digs Rider Kira Giles 49 assists 22 digs UMBC in Hitting Percentage (Min. of .200/3.0 attacks per game) Name Mark 3. Britney Hodson .346 4. Bridget Scheetz .336 8. Angela Anderson .255 Kills (per game) Name Mark 8. Ashley Oscars 3.17 kpg Assists (per game) Name Mark 3. Kira Giles 10.95 apg Service Aces (per game) Name Mark T-8. Angela Anderson 0.43 sapg T-8. Bridget Scheetz 0.43 sapg Blocks (per game) Name Mark 3. Bridget Scheetz 1.17 bpg Points (per game) Name Mark 8. Ashley Oscars 3.83 ppg Digs (per game) Name Mark 3. Pam Jarrett 4.74 dpg 9. Kira Giles 3.11 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. Kira Giles 1,285 2006-07 7. Stacey Pirotte 1,272 1992 8. Tracey Cullins 1,153 1988-91 9. Stacey Carroll 1,077 2004-07 10. Carla Miala 570 1997 UMBC Career Assisted Blocks 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