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UMBC Volleyball News and Notes

9/27/2007


Sophomore Kira Giles was one of two Retrievers to win a weekly conference award.

The Week Ahead: The UMBC volleyball team (12-3) begins a four-match homestand beginning tonight as the Retrievers host St. Francis (Pa.) at 7:30 p.m.  The Retrievers will also begin conference play this weekend as they host Maine on Friday and New Hampshire on Sunday.

 

THIS WEEK

Date                             Opponent                                 Time       

Tues. Sept. 25               at Delaware                               L, 0-3 (23-30, 18-30, 24-30

Thurs. Sept. 27             ST. FRANCIS (PA.)                   7:30 p.m.

Fri. Sept. 28                 MAINE *                                    7:00 p.m.

Sun. Sept. 30               NEW HAMPSHIRE *                  1:00 p.m.

 

LAST WEEK

Date                             Opponent                                 Result                                                   

Tues. Sept. 18              COPPIN STATE                        W, 3-0 (30-16, 30-13, 30-19)

                        UMBC Tri-Match

Sat. Sept. 22                FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON            W, 3-0 (30-18, 30-26, 30-18)

Sat. Sept. 22                MORGAN STATE                      W, 3-1 (30-27, 26-30, 30-17, 30-21)        

 

-Home games in Bold

 

Retrievers vs. the Red Flash: The Retrievers have won the last five meetings against the Red Flash and hold an 8-3 advantage over St. Francis (Pa.) since meeting for the first time in 1987.  The Retrievers handed the Red Flash a 3-1 decision in their last meeting on October 3, 2006, when they traveled to Loretto, Pa.  Ashley Oscars tallied 18 kills and Stacey Carroll added 49 assists in the win.

 

Retrievers vs. the Black Bears: The Retrievers notched two victories against Maine in the 2006 season, defeating the Black Bears, 3-1, on Oct. 6 and Nov. 10.  It was the first time since 2003 that the Retrievers were victorious over the Black Bears and the all-time series currently stands at 4-6.  Ashley Oscars recorded a .406 hitting percentage with 16 kills in the home match in October, while Stacey Carroll posted a double-double with 41 assists and 13 digs.  Sarah Fillmore led the Retrievers in the second meeting in 2006, tallying 17 kills and six digs.

 

Retrievers vs. the Wildcats: The Retrievers have never won a series against the Wildcats since first starting play in 2003, and have split the last three series between the teams.  The Retrievers defeated the Wildcats, 3-0, in their last meeting on Nov. 12, 2006, but fell earlier in the season, 3-1, on Oct. 13.  The 2006 win over New Hampshire was the last of the regular season for the Retrievers and clinched the No. 3 seed for the America East Tournament.  Ashley Oscars and Angela Anderson both tallied double-digit kills in the match with 10 and 13, respectively.

 

DAWG BITES

 

Retrievers Win Three at Home, Grab Two Weekly Awards

 

The Retrievers earned three victories at the RAC Arena last week, handing Coppin State a 3-0 decision on Tuesday and notching two wins on Saturday, over Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-0, and Morgan State, 3-1, in a tri-match.

 

The Retrievers lost the second game of the Morgan State match to the Bears, marking their first set loss since the Towson Tournament on Sept. 15. 

 

Sophomores Ashley Oscars and Kira Giles were named the America East Conference Player of the Week and Setter of the Week, respectively after putting up season-high performances on the weekend.

 

Oscars’ 19 kills on 60 attacks, 20.5 points, and 11 digs against Morgan State were all season-highs, with 60 attacks ranking as the second-highest in her career.  She also averaged 4.00 kills per game and 4.69 points per game for the Retrievers’ three matches last week.

 

Giles tallied a season-high 52 assists and added 15 digs for her fifth double-double of the season, while also recording a season-high three service aces against Morgan State.  Giles also recorded season-highs against Fairleigh Dickinson, posting five kills, a .667 hitting percentage, and 10.0 points against Fairleigh Dickinson. 

 

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 Western Kentucky to fall to 9-3. 

 

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 Towson for First Time Since 2000

 

The Retrievers handed Towson their first loss in the all-time series since 2000, breaking a streak of six consecutive wins for the Tigers with a 3-2 decision and extended the Retrievers’ winning streak to five matches on Friday at the Towson Tournament.  The Retrievers took a two-game lead, but the Tigers won the next two sets to event the match at two points each before UMBC pulled out a 15-13 victory in the fifth set.  Sophomore Kira Giles tallied her fourth double-double of the season with 49 assists and a team-high 22 digs while freshman Bianca Sande came one dig away from recording the first double-double of her collegiate career with 12 kills and nine digs.

 

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 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

Kira Giles                      49 assists                     22 digs                          Towson

Kira Giles                      52 assists                     15 digs                          Morgan State

Ashley Oscars               19 kills                          11 digs                          Morgan State

Angela Anderson           12 kills                          13 digs                          Morgan State

 

 

UMBC in America East Charts (As of 9-26-07)

 

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

      Name                     Mark

3.   Britney Hodson        .333

5.                                 Bridget Scheetz             .318

8.   Angela Anderson     .284

 

Kills (per game)

      Name                     Mark

6.  Ashley Oscars                     3.40 kpg

 

Assists (per game)

      Name                     Mark

3.                                 Kira Giles                      11.20 apg

 

Service Aces (per game)

      Name                     Mark

T-7. Pam Jarrett             0.45 sapg

T-7. Bridget Scheetz       0.45 sapg

 

Blocks (per game)

      Name                     Mark

3.                                 Bridget Scheetz       1.18 bpg

 

Points (per game)

Name                           Mark

8.                                 Ashley Oscars               4.07 ppg

 

Digs (per game)

Name                           Mark

3.                                 Pam Jarrett                   4.86 dpg

9.   Kira Giles                2.94 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                           1,440                2006-07

7.   Stacey Pirotte                      1,272                1992

8.   Tracey Cullins                      1,153                1988-91

9.   Stacey Carroll                    1,082                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                  103                   2004-07