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Volleyball Opens Three-Match Homestand Against Hartford Friday
10/29/2009
BALTIMORE—The UMBC volleyball team opens its final homestand of the season Friday night when it plays host to Hartford at 7 p.m. at the RAC. If you cannot make it to the RAC, the match will be broadcast live at www.umbcretrievers.tv.
LAST TIME OUT: The Retrievers (12-9, 4-2 America East) split a pair of matches with Stony Brook last weekend, wining 3-0 in Baltimore on Friday, before falling 3-0 Sunday at the Seawolves. In the win on Friday, sophomore Iman Kennedy hit .571 with nine kills, while senior Kira Giles and sophomore Allie Spaay each earned double-doubles. On Sunday, senior Ashley Oscars led the Retrievers with her team-high seventh double-double of the year, hitting 12 kills while earning 11 digs.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION: Hartford (7-16, 0-5) snapped a nine-match losing streak on Oct. 21 when they defeated Providence, 3-1. The Hawks are led by Erin Macro, who averages 3.22 kills per set and Danielle Etta, who earns 4.20 digs per set. Lindsay Ford directs the offense, averaging 9.01 assists per set.
UMBC leads the all-time series 14-1, including a 3-1 win on Oct. 4 in West Hartford, Conn., and have won 11 straight. After the Hawks won the first set, 27-25, the Retrievers hit no less than .333 on their way to winning the next three sets, 25-19, 25-19 and 25-15. Alyssa Lang, Ashley Ocsars and Allie Spaay each earned double-doubles.
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 Sabrina Hoeks 7 Binghamton
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
Kira Giles (3) UNH 15 assists 14 digs
Alyssa Lang (5) UNH 21 kills 15 digs
Ashley Oscars (5) UNH 15 kills 13 digs
Allie Spaay (2) UNH 35 assists 17 digs
Kira Giles (4) Binghamton 23 assists 14 digs
Ashley Oscars (6) Binghamton 13 kills 12 digs
Allie Spaay (3) Binghamton 35 assists 10 digs
Kira Giles (5) Albany 12 assists 10 digs
Allie Spaay (4) Stony Brook (H) 18 assists 11 digs
Ashley Oscars (7) Stony Brook (A) 12 kills 11 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 eighth in career digs, while sophomore Allie Spaay has moved in to the top 10 in career assists.
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 3,687 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 1,207 2006-09
ASSISTS
Name Assists Years
1. Lanae Baker 4,722 1995-98
2. Megan Gross 3,647 2002-05
3. Kira Giles 3,103 2006-09
4. Heather Hollidge 3,034 1998-00
5. Joy Figueredo 2,501 1990-91
6. Judy Jackson 2,481 1993-94
7. Stacey Carroll 1,387 2004-07
8. Stacey Pirotte 1,272 1992
9. Tracey Cullins 1,153 1988-91
10. Allie Spaay 612 2008-09
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 1,170 2006-09