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SPARTANBURG, S.C.
– The Spartans will take on the Catamounts of
Western Carolina, Wednesday, September 22, at 7 p.m. in the Ramsey
Center. The match will be the 1,000 game in the history of Western
Carolina's volleyball program.
Following the game on Wednesday, Upstate will take a much needed
"rest" from competition after playing six matches in the past seven
days. Upstate will take to the court for competition again next
Wednesday in its second "home" match of the season and second
conference contest against Campbell (4-11, 0-0). The match is set
to begin at 7 p.m. on the campus of Converse College.
Western Carolina: The
Catamounts lead the Spartans, 7-1, since first meeting in 1977
Last Time
(2007): USC Upstate fell 3-0, to Western Carolina.
The Catamounts posted a .262 hitting percentage during the game to
help post the win against the Spartans, opening up a 23-14 lead in
the first game and never looking back.
The Spartans fought back, scoring 12 of
the last 19 points in the first game, thanks to four straight
points from the serve of Holly Mauldin. The second game was a
tug-of-war, as Upstate tied the match at 23, but Western Carolina
scored seven of the last 10 points, as back-to-back blocks by
Meredith Harmon to swing the momentum in the direction of the
Catamounts.
In the final game, Upstate and Western Carolina once again
battled back and forth, with no team taking a lead of more than
three points during the game. Upstate served for the match at 29-28
after a kill by Angie Varnum , but the Catamounts answered with a
kill from Katie Hennessey. Harmon added a kill and a service ace
ended the match.
Scouting the Western Carolina Catamounts
The Catamounts (4-9) are coming off a weekend where they went
1-1 with a win over North Carolina A&T in three sets (25-11,
25-13, 25-11) and a loss to in-state foe UNC Asheville in four sets
(17-25, 25-22, 17-25, 19-25). At the conclusion of the WCU
Invitational, two Catamounts were selected to the All-Tournament
Team in senior Paloma Alvarez and freshman Morgan Cochran.
Alvarez is coming off a weekend where she recorded 27 kills in
two matches with a .219 attacking percentage. The outside hitter
also recorded 10 digs. The Arecibo, Puerto Rico, native leads WCU
with 3.04 kills per set and is third on the squad with 2.40 digs
per set. Alvarez tallied a career-best 19 kills in the 3-1 loss to
UNCA.
Cochran posted a team best 5.86 digs per set, totaling 41 digs
in the team's two matches last Saturday (Sept. 18). The freshman
recorded a career-best 29 digs in the loss to UNCA. The Mebance,
N.C., native leads the Catamounts with 165 digs on the year.
In addition to the performances by Alvarez and Cochran, junior
Emily Franklin turned in record-setting performances last week. The
setter posted a career-high 33 assists in WCU's four-set loss to
Presbyterian last Wednesday (Sept. 15), only to break her career
high two matches later against UNCA – recording 46 assists.
The Lexington, Ky., native averaged 10.29 assists per set in the
Catamounts' two matches at the WCU Invitational.
With the win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday (Sept. 18),
the Catamounts tied their mark for wins last season (4) with 19
matches still remaining on the schedule. WCU is also only five wins
away from winning the program's 500th match.
Upstate
Notes
Hooray For
Harris!
Following her standout performance at the
Wofford Tournament, Sept. 17-18, newcomer Cori
Harris was recognized to the All-Tournament Team along with six
other stand-out athletes.
The 5-10 outside hitter, originally from
Champaign, Ill., made a huge impact for the Spartans on the weekend
with 53 kills over 103 total attacks in 12 sets (.388). Harris also
recorded a trio of assists for the "U", five aces, and 42 digs.
Downey Dominates
Following three contests in two days,
senior Katie
Downey was been recognized to the Myrtle Beach Comfort Suites
Invitational All-Tournament team on Sept. 11.
Downey, a 6-0 senior from Belleville,
Ill., led Upstate during the tournament in hitting percentage
(.391) as she connected on 26 kills on 46 attacks. The middle
blocker also tallied a single solo block and seven block assists on
the weekend.
In addition to her offensive performance
at the tournament, Downey found an assist, 12 digs and an ace.
Mad About Mindy
Mindy
Quimby, an Upstate sophomore and Colorado native, earned a slot
on the Appalachian Invitational All-Tournament team following her
standout performance at the tournament (Sept. 3-4).
The 5-10 sophomore outside hitter,
originally from Keenesburg, Colo., finished out the tournament with
an impressive 33 kills in 11 sets over 101 total attacks (.198).
Quimby also recorded a pair of assists and a service ace over the
course of the tournament. Defensively, the sophomore found 15 digs
over the weekend (1.36) and a pair of block assists.
Sander's Tournament
USC Upstate sophomore and Illinois
native, Emily
Sanders earned a slot on the Hotels at Grand Prairie
Invitational (Peoria, Ill.) All-Tournament team following her
standout performance in the Midwest, Aug, 27 -28.
The 5-6 setter, originally from Sullivan,
Ill., finished out the tournament after playing 14 sets in three
contests over two days. Sanders notched seven kills on 36 attacks
(.139) and found 161 assists for an 11.5 assist-to-set percentage.
The sophomore also picked up 50 digs for a 1.93 dig-to-set
percentage and recorded one solo block and one assisted block for a
pair total.
Double Trouble
Emily Sanders has posted a double-double
on assists and digs in 12 of the Spartans 14 contests. Sanders
biggest performance came on August 28, against Western Illinois
when the sophomore put up 57 helpers and tallied 17 digs.
Additionally, Cori Harris has found 6
double-doubles and Mindy Quimby has a pair.
ASUN Rankings
Upstate (Team)
4th in hitting percentage (.196)
2nd in assists - 648 over 54 sets (12.00)
2nd in kills - 701 over 54 sets (12.98)
9th in blocks - 86.0 blocks over 54 sets (1.59)
7th in service aces 63 over 54 sets (1.17)
1st in digs - 940 over 54 sets (17.41)
Katie Downey
6th in hitting percentage with 122 kills in 265 attacks (.306)
Cori Harris
7th in kills with 153 over 54 sets (2.83)
7th in points with 180.5 over 54 sets (3.34)
Megan
Healey
4th in digs with 226 over 54 sets (4.19)
Kelsie
Queen
9th in kills with 147 over 54 sets (2.72)
Emily Sanders
2nd in assists with 594 over 54 sets (11.00)
9th in digs with 190 over 54 sets (3.52)
The Triple
Double-Double
For the third time in the Division I-era,
Upstate had three players notch double-doubles in a four set loss
to Wofford on Sept. 17. Newcomer Cori Harris found the floor on 18
kills and tallied 21 digs, Emily Sanders put up 50 helpers and
notched 13 digs while Mindy Quimby registered 11 kills and 10
digs.
Earlier on the season, against Bradley
(Aug.28) Upstate found its second ever triple-double, in the
Division I-era, with Harris (13 kills, 10 digs), Sanders p(51
helpers, 19 digs) and Quimby (14 kills, 10 digs).
Spartans Selected
10th
USC Upstate has been selected to finish
10th in the A-Sun preseason coaches poll. Coming off its 2009
season with a program best 28-4 record, Lipscomb was selected as
the preseason favorite to claim both the regular season and
tournament championship. The Lady Bisons, who picked up 10 out of
11 first place votes for the regular season title, also nabbed 10
votes for the tournament champion's ballot.
Lipscomb also had the most representation
on the all-conference team with three preseason selections (OH
Meghan Hinemeyer, MB Alex Kelly, and Stefine "Jake" Pease, a setter
who was also named Player of the Year in the poll).
Coming in second on the coaches poll was
FGCU with 103 points and third went to Belmont with 97.
Road Warriors
Spartan volleyball will not take the
floor in the G.B. Hodge Center this season due to renovations
happening in the Arena; which means that the 2010 season will take
place "on the road" in every contest. Matches that are considered
"home events" for Upstate will be held in Spartanburg at various
locations, listed below.
| Sept. 16 |
vs. Stetson |
@ Wofford |
W ::: 3-1 |
| Sept. 29 |
vs. Campbell |
@ Converse |
7:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 8 |
vs. Belmont |
@ Wofford |
7:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 9 |
vs. Lipscomb |
@ Converse |
3:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 20 |
vs. N.C. Central |
@ Converse |
6:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 29 |
vs. Florida Gulf Coast |
@ SCA |
7:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 30 |
vs. Bethune-Cookman |
@ SCA |
6:00 p.m |
Mrs. Dodie Anderson, a 1981 graduate of
USC Upstate with a degree in interdisciplinary studies, announced
on Wednesday October 14, 2009 that she would be providing the
University with a $4 million gift to fund the project of renovating
the Hodge Center.
Anderson was presented the Distinguished
Alumni Award in 2006 on the 25th anniversary of her graduation from
USC Upstate. She is the former owner of Anderson Hardwood Floors in
Clinton and Walterboro, S.C. the largest privately owned hardwood
floor manufacturer in the United States. A co-owner, she recently
sold her stake in the company to pursue other business interests.
She received the University's Founders Day Award in 1986, was
inducted into the University's Honor Fraternity in May 2005, and is
a former member of the Carolina Piedmont Foundation Board of
Directors, which is the fundraising arm of USC Upstate.
The renovation of the Hodge Center will
focus mainly on the competition court and some auxiliary functions
of the athletics department. The gymnasium will be completely
gutted with several improvements scheduled to be made. In addition
to the installation of a new floor, the facility will also receive
new seating, lighting and state of the art scoreboards and scorer's
tables.
Outside of the gym area, the women's
basketball and volleyball programs will get their own locker room
facilities after sharing a locker room for the better part of two
decades. The athletic training facility will be expanded, while the
performance center will open in the site of the old gym and will
house the strength and conditioning program for the Spartan
athletic teams.
"The volleyball program is deeply
grateful to Mrs. Anderson for this most recent demonstration of her
ongoing commitment to Upstate, a gift that will significantly
upgrade our volleyball facilities," said Jennifer Calloway, head
coach of the volleyball program and a 1994 graduate of USC
Upstate.
Newcomers
Amanda
Carroll, a 5-8 setter from Lake In The Hills, Ill., was a
three-year starter at Huntley High School and a two-time
Daily-Herald All-Area selection. She helped the Red Raiders post a
29-10 record as a senior, finishing the regular season with 585
assists, 63 kills, 39 aces and 140 digs. She also earned second
team all-area honors from the Northwest Herald. As a junior,
Carroll helped Huntley to the Class 4A sectional finals, posting
642 assists, 51 aces, 114 digs, 19 solo blocks and a .391 hitting
percentage. Carroll has also been involved with the prestigious Sky
High Volleyball Club since she turned 13.
Cori Harris, a 5-10 outside hitter from
Champaign, Ill., is a dynamic personality that helped Centennial
High School to 101 wins in her three years on the squad and she
also helped the team to two Elite Eight berths. As a senior, she
was the team leader in kills (258) and aces (school-record 99) and
ranked second in digs (159), helping her earn News-Gazette Area
Player of the Year, All-Area First Team and first team all-state
accolades. As a junior, the left-handed hitter earned News-Gazette
All-Area after posting 212 kills and 56 blocks to help lead the
Chargers to the super-sectionals and a school-record 34 wins. A
two-time All-Big 12 Conference First Team selection, she finished
her career with 659 career kills, the third most in school history.
In February, she was also named to the News-Gazette's Area Prep
Volleyball All-Decade Team.
Morgan
Page, a 5-6 defensive specialist from Woodstock, Ga., earned
four letters at Sequoyah High School, leading the school to its
15th Cherokee County Championship in the last 19 years in 2009. She
also led the team to an Area 7-AAAA title and earned all-area
honors in the process, helping the Chiefs to a final ranking of
fifth in the state. Also involved in club volleyball, Page played
with the A5 Pure Volleyball club program.
Allison
Frodl, a 5-11 right side hitter from Simpsonville, S.C., was a
letterwinner at Hillcrest High School under coach Lynn Avant. As a
senior she was recognized as being a Top-40 Senior by her
peers.
