Box Score Game
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SPARTANBURG, S.C.
– The Spartans will take on the Camels of Campbell
on Wednesday, September 29, at 7 p.m. on the campus of Converse
College in Spartanburg, S.C.
Following the game on Wednesday, Upstate will take a break from
competition for eight days before hosting a pair of games in a
“home-away-from-homestand” on Oct. 8 and 9 against
Belmont (6-11, 0-0) and Lipscomb (11-5, 0-0), respectively.
SCOUTING THE CAMPBELL CAMELS
Campbell Notes
The Camels will open up their Atlantic Sun schedule in
Spartanburg, S.C. against the Spartans on the campus of Converse
College.
Campbell returns five starters and nine total letterwinners from
the team that made a postseason appearance at the ASun Tournament
in 2009, while bringing in six newcomers.
Campbell, who is coming off a 3-0 win against NC Central (26-24,
25-11, 25-23), was led by Caitlin Bendy and Emily Werner on Tuesday
evening who combined for 26 points inside the John W. Pope Jr.
Convocation Center.
Campbell Picked Sixth
During the preseason, Campbell was selected to finish sixth in
the ASun preseason coaches poll. The Camel’s 2009 season saw
the resurgence of the volleyball program as the Camels went from
seven total wins in 2008 to 17 in 2009, the team’s most wins
in nearly a decade, matching the program’s win totals of both
2000 and 2001. Campbell also set a record for A-Sun wins, taking 10
on the year with Mullins at the helm.
Wanted: Werner
Senior outside hitter Emily Werner was named preseason
all-conference by the Atlantic Sun coaches poll.
“Making the preseason all-conference team is huge for
Emily,” said CU head coach Leigh Mullins. “She has
already fit into that role very well. She and my other four seniors
have been doing a great job leading this team. We certainly have
great senior leadership, and our newcomers are a great compliment
to this mixture. We have five seniors that have been through the
ups and downs of this program, and they have been a huge part of us
turning this team around.”
The pick is the highest for the squad since the Mullins era
began, and Werner’s selection is the first Campbell preseason
selection since 2007, when Femi Alabi earned the early
recognition.
Fighting Camels in the ASun Rankings
Team
- 8th in hitting percentage (.154)
- 8th in assists (9.69)
- 8th in kills (10.62)
- 8th in blocks (1.73)
- 5th in service aces (1.47)
Heather Wilson
- 3rd in service aces (0.39)
UPSTATE NOTES
Dig It
Upstate is currently ranked first in the Atlantic Sun Conference
for digs/set with a 16.74 average. The Spartans have notched 1021
digs on the season thus far, 108 over the next highest, ETSU with
913.
Currently sitting in second is Lipscomb with 16.15 digs/set
average with 872 over 54 sets and in third is Stetson, 15.19, with
790 digs over 52 sets.
#1!
After picking up a “W” in its conference opener,
Upstate sits at the top of the Atlantic Sun conference rankings
with a perfect 1.000 conference record.
On Friday afternoon, the Spartans kept the Hatters on their
losing streak while notching one in the win column, 3-1 (25-19,
25-22, 24-26, 25-15), before taking on the conference foe again on
Saturday. In its second match against Stetson in as many days, the
USC Upstate women’s volleyball team recorded another tally in
the win column, taking down the Stetson Hatters, 3-1 (25-13, 24-26,
25-16, 26-24).
Only Friday’s match-up against the Hatters counted in
Atlantic Sun conference play. Saturday’s game was a part of
the Wofford Tournament.
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 15 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)
3rd in hitting percentage (.206)
2nd in assists - 722 over 61 sets (11.84)
2nd in kills - 783 over 61 sets (12.84)
10th in blocks - 97.0 blocks over 61 sets (1.59)
7th in service aces 78 over 61 sets (1.28)
1st in digs - 1021 over 61 sets (16.74)
Katie Downey
3rd in hitting percentage with 145 kills in 303 attacks (.327)
Cori Harris
8th in kills with 179 over 61 sets (2.93)
10th in service aces with 18 over 61 sets (0.30)
6th in points with 210.0 over 61 sets (3.44)
Megan
Healey
3rd in digs with 246 over 61 sets (4.03)
Emily Sanders
2nd in assists with 643 over 60 sets (10.72)
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.
