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UMBC Volleyball Hosts New Hampshire Friday Night

10/8/2009

BCBALTIMORE.—The UMBC volleyball team opens its 2009 home America East schedule Friday night when it plays host to New Hampshire at 7 p.m. at the RAC. If you cannot make it to the game, the match will be broadcast live on www.umbcretrievers.tv.

 

LAST TIME OUT: The Retrievers (9-7, 1-0 AEC) defeated Hartford, 3-1, on Sunday in their 2009 conference opener. Freshman Naomi Bush hit .476 with 10 kills and no errors, while senior Ashley Oscars and sophomores Alyssa Lang and Allie Spaay each earned double-doubles.

 

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION: UNH (8-11, 0-2) comes to Baltimore after dropping its first two America East contests, 3-1 to Binghamton and 3-0 to Albany, last weekend. Kirsten Bates leads the Wildcats, averaging 3.27 kills per set, while Sara Heldman leads the team with 4.54 digs per set. Kate Uitti directs the Wildcat offense with 545 assists on the year.

 

The all-time series is tied at 6-6 after the Retrievers swept both meetings last season. UMBC won in Baltimore, 3-0, before emerging victorious, 3-1, in Durham, N.H.

 

RETRIEVER STAT PAK:

 

SEASON HIGHS:

 

Stat         Player                       #          Opponent(s)

Kills         Alyssa Lang               22         Towson

Digs        Pam Jarrett                 27         Princeton

Assists    Allie Spaay                 55         Long Island

Blocks     Iman Kennedy             6          Indiana State

Aces        Sabrina Hoeks            5          Morgan 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

Ali Loynachan               George Wash.   13 kills        10 digs

Alyssa Lang                  Princeton          14 digs       11 kills

Ali Loynachan (2)           Princeton          12 digs       11 kills

Ashley Oscars (3)          Princeton          12 digs       10 kills

Kira Giles                      VCU                 43 assists   10 digs

Alyssa Lang (2)             VCU                 17 kills        13 digs

Naomi Bush                  Maryland           10 kills        10 digs

Kira Giles (2)                 James Madison 32 assists   10 digs

Alyssa Lang (3)             Towson             22 kills        13 digs

Alyssa Lang (4)             Hartford            16 kills        11 digs

Ashley Oscars (4)          Hartford            14 digs       13 kills

Allie Spaay                    Hartford            34 assists   12 digs

 

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 and became the ninth player in school history to record 1,000 digs in the 3-0 victory over Princeton.

 

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.      Ashley Oscars            3,519          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            1,156          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                  3,017          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

         Kira Giles                  180             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.      Pam Jarrett               1,099          2006-09