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UMBC Volleyball Hosts George Mason Wednesday
9/8/2009
BALTIMORE.—The UMBC volleyball team returns home to take on George Mason at the RAC Arena Wednesday at 7 p.m. If you can’t make it to the RAC, the game will be broadcast live at www.UMBCRetrievers.tv. Live stats will also be available for the game.
LAST TIME OUT: The Retrievers (2-3) traveled to the West Coast to take part in the Long Beach State/UC Irvine Invitational. UMBC finished the weekend 1-2, defeating Indiana State, 3-0, and played Long Beach State and #20 UC Irvine very tough. Sophomore Iman Kennedy hit .312 over the weekend and averaged 1.22. blocks/set, while freshman Naomi Bush made her Retriever debut, averaging 3.33 kills and 2.11 digs/set.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION: George Mason (5-2) comes to UMBC on the heels of winning the Patriot Invitational last weekend in Fairfax, Va. GMU defeated Kent State, Cornell and Morehead State to win the tourney. Rebecca Walter and Holly Goode lead the Patriots’ balanced attack with 3.19 and 3.14 kills per set, respectively. UMBC and George Mason have played 23 times overall, with the Patriots leading the series 18-5. GMU won the last meeting back in 1999, 3-1.
RETRIEVER STAT PAK:
SEASON HIGHS:
Stat Player # Opponent(s)
Kills Ashley Oscars 20 Long Island
Digs Pam Jarrett 21 Long Island
Assists Allie Spaay 55 Long Island
Blocks Iman Kennedy 6 Indiana State
Aces Ali Loynachan 4 Long Island, Long Beach State
DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Player Opponent Stat 1 Stat 2
Ashley Oscars Northeastern 13 kills 10 digs
Ashley Oscars (2) Indiana State 12 digs 10 kills
RETRIEVER RECORD BOOK:
Senior Ashley Oscars is climbing the charts of two all-time career lists at UMBC, kills and attacks, while fellow senior Kira Giles is in the top-10 in career assists and assisted blocks. Senior Pam Jarrett is ninth in career digs.
ATTACKS
Name Attacks Years
1. Kelly O'Brien 5,055 1990-93
2. Lisa Cline 4,403 1995-98
3. Megan McNamara 4,188 1995-98
4. Jocelyn Teoh 3,458 2001-04
5. Ashley Oscars 3,282 2006-09
KILLS
Name Kills Years
1. Kelly O'Brien 2,161 1990-93
2. Lisa Cline 1,869 1995-98
3. Megan McNamara 1,536 1995-98
4. Dana Eberly 1,311 1993-96
5. Jocelyn Teoh 1,288 2001-04
6. Ashley Oscars 1,081 2006-09
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. Kira Giles 2,674 2006-09
ASSISTED BLOCKS
Name AB Years
1. Kara Welniak 299 1997-00
2. Jessie Folk 245 2003-06
3. Jennifer Davis 227 1999-03
4. Bridget Scheetz 221 2007-08
5. Dana Eberly 191 1993-96
6. Jocelyn Teoh 180 2001-04
7. Kira Giles 162 2006-09
DIGS
Name Digs Years
1. Christine Skala 1,482 2002-05
2. Tracey Cullins 1,475 1988-91
3. Lanae Baker 1,460 1995-98
4. Kelly O'Brien 1,444 1990-93
5. Megan McNamara 1,429 1995-98
6. Jen Jewell 1,422 1991-94
7. Lisa Cline 1,197 1995-98
8. Megan Gross 1,073 2002-05
9. Pam Jarrett 945 2006-09