Saturday, November 5
Charleston, Ill.
6 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
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at
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Eastern Illinois
Gamecock Volleyball Pulls Off Clutch Win at Eastern Illinois
11/5/2011 8:45:00 PM | Volleyball
FINAL STATS
CHARLESTON, Ill. – With their backs against the wall on Saturday evening, the Jacksonville State volleyball team rallied to win the final two sets and pull off a 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 21-19) win at Eastern Illinois.
The Gamecocks (10-18, 8-10 Ohio Valley Conference) trailed by as many as five halfway through the fourth set and then had to overcome an early 7-1 deficit in the fifth set against the Panthers (10-20, 7-12 OVC). JSU slowly nipped at the EIU lead in the final set and fought off three match points to pull off the win and split the season series with Eastern Illinois. The win puts JSU in a tie with Murray State for the final spot in the six-team OVC tournament with just two matches to play next weekend, and the Gamecocks would hold a head-to-head tiebreaker after sweeping the Racers in the regular season.
Senior Liza Senenkova guided the Gamecocks on the front row, putting down 23 kills on a .442 attack percentage. The Tashkent, Uzbekistan, native committed just four errors in 43 attacks and also blocked four Panther attacks.
Senior Stephanie Koontz used a .417 attack percentage to account for her 18 kills, while junior Hivya Leite added 19 kills on a .214 attack percentage. Leite, a Cabedelo, Brazil, native, recorded a double-double for JSU, thanks to her 15 digs on the back row.
Three other JSU players also notched double figures in digs on Saturday, led by senior Lauren Harkins' 22. The Louisville, Ky., native and school record holder for career digs moved her career total to 2,115, just 10 shy of Murray State's Heather Norris for fifth place on the OVC's all-time list. Sophomores Abbey Heredia and Kelly Cole added 10 digs apiece.
Heredia dished 33 assists to record a double-double, while freshman Alina Agamy tossed out 35 assists, while pitching in nine kills and seven digs.
The Panthers were led offensively by Emily Franklin's 24 kills, while Brittany Wallce led the EIU back row with 16 digs.
The Gamecocks will wrap up the 2011 regular season next weekend with a pair of home matches at Pete Mathews Coliseum. They open the homestand on Friday at 5 p.m. vs. Morehead State and will conclude it with a 2 p.m. match with Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, which will be Senior Day for the JSU program.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – With their backs against the wall on Saturday evening, the Jacksonville State volleyball team rallied to win the final two sets and pull off a 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 21-19) win at Eastern Illinois.
The Gamecocks (10-18, 8-10 Ohio Valley Conference) trailed by as many as five halfway through the fourth set and then had to overcome an early 7-1 deficit in the fifth set against the Panthers (10-20, 7-12 OVC). JSU slowly nipped at the EIU lead in the final set and fought off three match points to pull off the win and split the season series with Eastern Illinois. The win puts JSU in a tie with Murray State for the final spot in the six-team OVC tournament with just two matches to play next weekend, and the Gamecocks would hold a head-to-head tiebreaker after sweeping the Racers in the regular season.
Senior Liza Senenkova guided the Gamecocks on the front row, putting down 23 kills on a .442 attack percentage. The Tashkent, Uzbekistan, native committed just four errors in 43 attacks and also blocked four Panther attacks.
Senior Stephanie Koontz used a .417 attack percentage to account for her 18 kills, while junior Hivya Leite added 19 kills on a .214 attack percentage. Leite, a Cabedelo, Brazil, native, recorded a double-double for JSU, thanks to her 15 digs on the back row.
Three other JSU players also notched double figures in digs on Saturday, led by senior Lauren Harkins' 22. The Louisville, Ky., native and school record holder for career digs moved her career total to 2,115, just 10 shy of Murray State's Heather Norris for fifth place on the OVC's all-time list. Sophomores Abbey Heredia and Kelly Cole added 10 digs apiece.
Heredia dished 33 assists to record a double-double, while freshman Alina Agamy tossed out 35 assists, while pitching in nine kills and seven digs.
The Panthers were led offensively by Emily Franklin's 24 kills, while Brittany Wallce led the EIU back row with 16 digs.
The Gamecocks will wrap up the 2011 regular season next weekend with a pair of home matches at Pete Mathews Coliseum. They open the homestand on Friday at 5 p.m. vs. Morehead State and will conclude it with a 2 p.m. match with Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, which will be Senior Day for the JSU program.
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