Tuesday, October 4
Cookville, Tenn.
6 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
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Tennessee Tech
Gamecocks Hold off Golden Eagles For 3-2 OVC Volleyball Win
10/4/2011 8:24:00 PM | Volleyball
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A career night from freshman Nicole Merget sparked the Jacksonville State volleyball team on Tuesday night, when the Gamecocks held off Tennessee Tech for a 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-25, 15-11) Ohio Valley Conference road win.
After dropping the first set, the Gamecocks (6-11, 4-3 OVC) battled back to win the next two only to watch the Golden Eagles (2-15, 1-6 OVC) force a fifth and deciding set. JSU never trailed, hit .400 and held TTU to a minus-.071 attack percentage in that final set to win and earning the season sweep of TTU.
Merget, a middle blocker from Canton, Mich., paced the JSU front row by knocking down 13 kills on just 22 swings and one error for a .545 attack percentage. While leading four Gamecocks with eight or more digs, the freshman who has seen her playing time increase greatly while senior middle blocker Liza Senenkova recovers from an ankle injury also got a hand on five blocks at the net.
Fellow freshman Alicia Dukes also stepped up in a big way for head coach Joseph Goodson and the Gamecocks, nabbing eight kills on just 16 attacks and a .375 attack percentage. Junior Hivya Leite also had 13 kills for the JSU offensive unit, while senior Stephanie Koontz added 11. Sophomore Lauren Busing pitched in four on a .429 attack percentage.
Sophomore Abbey Heredia notched a double-double from the setter position, thanks to 28 assists and 13 digs. She was joined on a Gamecock back row that dug 79 balls by fellow sophomore Kelly Cole, who led JSU with 24 digs, and senior Lauren Harkins, who pitched in 14 digs. Freshman Alina Agamy added 22 assists and eight digs, while Leite was a dig away from a double-double.
The Golden Eagles were led by Ellen Conti's 19 kills and Allison May's 26 digs.
The Gamecocks take to the road this weekend for three conference matches in a four-day stretch that starts with a Friday match at Eastern Kentucky in Richmond, Ky. They then travel to Morehead, Ky., for a Saturday date with league-leading Morehead State before rounding out the trip with a Monday match at UT Martin in Martin, Tenn. In all, JSU will log about 1,115 miles on a bus during the weekend trip.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A career night from freshman Nicole Merget sparked the Jacksonville State volleyball team on Tuesday night, when the Gamecocks held off Tennessee Tech for a 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-25, 15-11) Ohio Valley Conference road win.
After dropping the first set, the Gamecocks (6-11, 4-3 OVC) battled back to win the next two only to watch the Golden Eagles (2-15, 1-6 OVC) force a fifth and deciding set. JSU never trailed, hit .400 and held TTU to a minus-.071 attack percentage in that final set to win and earning the season sweep of TTU.
Merget, a middle blocker from Canton, Mich., paced the JSU front row by knocking down 13 kills on just 22 swings and one error for a .545 attack percentage. While leading four Gamecocks with eight or more digs, the freshman who has seen her playing time increase greatly while senior middle blocker Liza Senenkova recovers from an ankle injury also got a hand on five blocks at the net.
Fellow freshman Alicia Dukes also stepped up in a big way for head coach Joseph Goodson and the Gamecocks, nabbing eight kills on just 16 attacks and a .375 attack percentage. Junior Hivya Leite also had 13 kills for the JSU offensive unit, while senior Stephanie Koontz added 11. Sophomore Lauren Busing pitched in four on a .429 attack percentage.
Sophomore Abbey Heredia notched a double-double from the setter position, thanks to 28 assists and 13 digs. She was joined on a Gamecock back row that dug 79 balls by fellow sophomore Kelly Cole, who led JSU with 24 digs, and senior Lauren Harkins, who pitched in 14 digs. Freshman Alina Agamy added 22 assists and eight digs, while Leite was a dig away from a double-double.
The Golden Eagles were led by Ellen Conti's 19 kills and Allison May's 26 digs.
The Gamecocks take to the road this weekend for three conference matches in a four-day stretch that starts with a Friday match at Eastern Kentucky in Richmond, Ky. They then travel to Morehead, Ky., for a Saturday date with league-leading Morehead State before rounding out the trip with a Monday match at UT Martin in Martin, Tenn. In all, JSU will log about 1,115 miles on a bus during the weekend trip.
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