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Volleyball Takes on Albany in America East Semifinal Friday at Noon

11/19/2009

BALTIMORE—The UMBC volleyball team takes on Albany in the America East Championship semifinals Friday at noon in Albany N.Y. The Retrievers (13-12, 5-5 AEC) are the No. 4 seed, while Albany (20-8, 10-0) is top seed.

LAST TIME OUT: The Retrievers fell to New Hampshire, 3-0, last Sunday in Durham, N.H. Sophomore Alyssa Lang tailed her eighth double-double of the season with 14 kills and 11 digs.

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION: Albany comes into the match, riding a 16-match winning streak. Valerie Sourbeer leads the team with 3.13 kills per set, while Laurie Gonzalez leads the team with 4.95 digs per set. Brooke Stanley directs the Great Danes with 10.70 assists per set.

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 (H)            15 assists   14 digs

Alyssa Lang (5)             UNH (H)            21 kills        15 digs

Ashley Oscars (5)          UNH (H)            15 kills        13 digs

Allie Spaay (2)               UNH (H)            35 assists   17 digs

Kira Giles (4)                 Binghamton (V)  23 assists   14 digs

Ashley Oscars (6)          Binghamton (V)  13 kills        12 digs

Allie Spaay (3)               Binghamton       35 assists   10 digs

Kira Giles (5)                 Albany (V)         12 assists   10 digs

Allie Spaay (4)               Stony Brook (H) 18 assists   11 digs

Ashley Oscars (7)          Stony Brook (A) 12 kills        11 digs       

Kira Giles (6)                 Albany (H)         23 assists   14 digs

Alyssa Lang (6)             Albany (H)         14 kills        11 digs

Alyssa Lang (7)             Binghamton (H)  10 kills        10 digs

Alyssa Lang (8)             UNH (A)            14 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           3,774          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           1,231          2006-09

ASSISTS

         Name                        Assists        Years

1.      Lanae Baker               4,722          1995-98

2.      Megan Gross              3,647          2002-05

3.      Kira Giles                  3,170          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               678             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.      Pam Jarrett               1,223          2006-09