First Day Wrapup: 2005 Chatham Orthopaedics Pirate Volleyball Classic
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Marathon matches were the theme in the first day of competition at the 2005 AASU/Chatham Orthopaedics Volleyball Classic in Savannah, Ga.,
on Friday. Five matches went the distance, including the first two matches of the day, as play concluded with four teams earning perfect 2-0 marks.
No. 14-ranked Florida Southern, the only ranked squad in the field, breezed with two easy three-game wins on Friday. The Mocs knocked off USC Aiken, 3-0,
then got 20 kills from Beverly Stasis in blanking the host AASU Pirates, 3-0. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras also went 2-0 on Friday with a 3-1 win over
Lenoir-Rhyne, but saw a 2-0 lead against USC Upstate slip away before winning a decisive fifth game, 15-12, to down the Spartans. Florida Gulf Coast also
picked up two wins with a 3-0 victory over Francis Marion and a five-game thriller against Presbyterian, handing the Blue Hose its first loss of the season
with a 17-15 win in game five. The fourth team to pick up two wins was Rollins, who downed Augusta State, 3-0, then handed Wingate its first loss of the
season, 3-1, behind 17 kills from Julia Caner.
Other five-game matches saw USC Aiken bump off Catawba and Catawba beat host Armstrong Atlantic – each time the team that held a two games to one lead
dropped the final two.
In other first-day action, Presbyterian knocked off Florida Tech, 3-0; USC Upstate defeated Eckerd, 3-1, behind 22 kills from Mandy Rupert; Lenoir-Rhyne
defeated Valdosta State, 3-0; Valdosta State knocked off Augusta State, 3-0; Eckerd defeated Francis Marion, 3-1 and Wingate defeated Florida Tech, 3-1.
Action in the Classic concludes on Saturday with matches beginning at 9:00 a.m. AASU takes on Lenoir-Rhyne at 1:00 p.m. and finishes the tournament with a
7:00 p.m. tilt with PR-Rio Piedras.
(complete day one results to follow)
-Pirates –
Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras def. Lenoir-Rhyne 3-2 (30-27, 20-30, 30-25, 28-30, 15-13)
Leaders: Kills: 26, Alexandra Rosado (PR); 17, Angela Danley (LRC); 16, Maridelis Diaz (PR). Assists: 47, Lauren McLelland (LRC); 39, Celian Ubinas (PR).
Digs: 22, Catherine Fulton (LRC); 15, Natalie Krause & Martha Quiles (PR).
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (5-3), PR-Rio Pedras (3-0)
USC Aiken def. Catawba 3-2 (32-30, 24-30, 28-30, 30-27, 15-11)
Leaders: Kills: 18, Melissa Griffith (CAT); 17, Amanda Nantz (CAT); 16, Mandy Gerolstein (USCA). Assists: 65, Andi Henderson (CAT); 31, Rachel Dalitz
(USCA). Digs: 28, Missy Bartholomew (CAT); 23, Hayden Johnson (USCA); 21, Melissa Griffith (CAT).
Records: USCA (3-2), Catawba (3-3)
Presbyterian def. Florida Tech 3-0 (30-12, 30-28, 30-24)
Leaders: Kills: 12, Kelly Currin (FIT). Assists: 16, Natasha Bender (FIT). Digs: 9, Jenny Hart (FIT).
Records: PC (9-0), FIT (4-3)
Florida Gulf Coast def. Francis Marion 3-0 (30-20, 30-23, 30-18)
Leaders: Kills: 12, Brooke Younquist (FGCU); 10, Erica Fonseca (FGCU).
Assists: 38, Clara Sandoval (FGCU). Digs: 28, Whitney Hendry (FGCU).
Records: FGCU (7-1), FMU (7-3)
USC Upstate def. Eckerd 3-1 (30-20, 30-23, 28-30, 34-32)
Leaders: Kills: 22, Mandy Rupert (SCUP); 21, Lindsay Graue (SCUP).
Assists: 58, Shannon Pallardy (SCUP). Digs: 37, Erin Hagemann (SCUP).
Records: SCUP (8-3), Eckerd (4-2)
Catawba def. Armstrong Atlantic 3-2 (27-30, 30-27, 23-30, 30-14, 16-14)
Leaders: Kills: 20, Melissa Griffith (CAT); 15, Christina Flores (AASU); 14, Traci Knuth (AASU); 13, Amanda Nantz (CAT). Assists: 47, Andi Henderson (CAT);
29, Stacy Yates (AASU). Digs: 20, Christina Flores (AASU); 19, Melissa Griffith (CAT) and Missy Bartholomew (CAT).
Records: AASU (6-4), Catawba (4-3)
#14 Florida Southern def. USC Aiken 3-0 (30-21, 30-22, 30-24)
Leaders: Kills: 14, Beverly Stasis (FSC); 13, Danielle Durham (FSC).
Assists: 36, Jordan McAfee (FSC). Digs: 21, Stephanie Durham (USCA); 13, Beverly Stasis (FSC) and Danielle Durham (FSC).
Records: FSC (9-1), FMU (7-4)
Rollins def. Augusta State 3-0 (30-17, 30-20, 30-14)
Leaders: Kills: 15, Lorena Orlandini (RC); 10, Christina Reinders (RC); 9, Carly Ley (ASU). Assists: 40, Lacey Malarky (RC); 21, Jessica Lowes (ASU). Digs:
12, Amy Barlow (RC).
Records: Rollins (8-1), ASU (2-9)
Wingate def. Florida Tech 3-1 (32-34, 30-15, 30-24, 30-25)
Leaders: Kills: 20, Molly Kerns (WU); 14, Kelly Currin (FIT). Assists:
45, Melissa Deluca (WU); 23, Natasha Bender (FIT). Digs: 13, Megan Konopnicki (FIT) & Marcia Ehorn (WU).
Records: Wingate (8-0), FIT (4-4)
Lenoir-Rhyne def. Valdosta State 3-0 (30-26, 30-22, 30-24)
Leaders: Kills: 14, Angela Danley (LRC). Assists: 47, Lauren McLelland (LRC). Digs: 22, Catherine Fulton (LRC).
Records: LRC (6-3), VSU (3-8)
Eckerd def. Francis Marion 3-1 (30-19, 30-21, 28-30, 30-23)
Records: EC (5-2), FMU (7-4)
Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras def. USC Upstate 3-2 (30-20, 30-28, 22-30, 31-33, 15-12)
Leaders: Kills: 21, Alexandra Rosado (UPR); 20, Marideli Diaz (UPR); 18, Mandy Rupert (SCUP); 17, Jen Joraskie (SCUP). Assists: 52, Celian Ubinas (UPR).
Digs: 34, Erin Hagemann (SCUP); 20, Haley Bush (SCUP); 18, Martha Quilas (UPR).
Records: UPR (4-0), SCUP (8-4)
Florida Gulf Coast def. Presbyterian 3-2 (28-30, 35-33, 30-15, 29-31, 17-15)
Leaders: Kills: 20, Jasmin Brown (PC); Assists: 69, Rachel Lewis (PC).
Digs: 25, Malorey Grove (PC).
Records: FGCU (8-1), PC (9-1)
Valdosta State def. Augusta State 3-0 (31-29, 30-18, 30-20)
Records: VSU (4-8), ASU (2-10)
#14 Florida Southern def. AASU 3-0 (30-26, 30-20, 30-19)
Leaders: Kills: 20, Beverly Stasis (FSC); 10, Christina Flores (AASU).
Assists: 35, Jordan McAfee (FSC); 20, Margaret Thornton (AASU). Digs:
16, Jordan McAfee (FSC); 15, Daryl Baby (FSC); 11, Christina Flores
(AASU) and Danielle Durham (FSC).
Records: FSC (10-1), AASU (6-5)
Rollins def. Wingate 3-1 (27-30, 30-19, 30-27, 30-26)
Leaders: Kills: 17, Julia Caner (RC). Assists: 49, Lacey Malarky (RC).
Digs: 20, Kim Cline (RC).
Records: Rollins (9-1), Wingate (8-1).
– Pirates –
