Oct. 12, 2008

Final Stats

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman women's volleyball team hosted their second tournament of the season this weekend. The Lady Eagles finished the tournament 3-0, which pushes them to 15-11 and 4-3 in the SAC.

In their first match of the tournament, Carson-Newman defeated King College 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20).

The Lady Eagles were led by senior Kelsey Fleck (Celina, Ohio) and junior Katie Troyer (Plain City, Ohio) with 12 and 10 kills respectively. Also adding to C-N's winning efforts was senior Allyson Corhn (24 assists), sophomore Carly Mozgai (3 aces), and senior Haley Bush (8 digs).

King College was led by freshman Ashley Pittman (Norris, Tenn.) with 11 kills. Junior Daria Wilson (21 digs), senior Jennifer Kandt (21 assists), sophomore Morgan Machen (2 aces) and junior Whitney Turner (9 blocks) also added to the Tornados' effort.

In their second match on Friday, The Lady Eagles swept North Greenville University 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-20).

The Lady Eagles were led by junior Jessica Schachleiter (Cincinnati, Ohio) with nine kills. Also adding to the C-N's winning effort was sophomore Lara McDonald (23 assists) and junior Caitlin Schlegel (3 aces).

North Greenville was led by sophomore Charlotte Swain (Woodruff, S.C.) and freshman Brittany Rivera (Greenville, S.C.) with seven kills each. Junior Gabby McKinley (Asheville, N.C.) added 13 assists to the Crusaders' effort.

In their final match of the tournament, Carson-Newman defeated the Lander University Bearcats 3-1 (25-23, 25-17, 16-25, 26-24).

The Lady Eagles were led by senior Kelsey Fleck (Celina, Ohio) with 16 kills, while junior Jessica Schachleiter (Cincinnati, Ohio) and sophomore Carly Mozgai (Greensboro, N.C.) added 12 and 10 kills respectively. Also adding to the Lady Eagles' effort was junior Stephanie Cutter (27 assists), senior Allyson Corhn (25 assists) and senior Haley Bush (22 digs).

Lander was led by senior Marina Camps (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad) with 20 digs and two aces, while senior Kerri Sorenson (Maple Grove, Minn.) added 16 kills. Also adding to the Bearcats' effort was sophomore Candace LaRocca with 33 assists and senior Kay Stewart with three solo blocks and a block assist. With the win, Carson-Newman finish the tournament undefeated, while Lander finished 0-3 in tournament play.

After the completion of tournament play, Kelsey Fleck was selected to the All-Tournament team.

Carson-Newman will be back in action Tuesday night in a conference match against Mars Hill. The match is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse.

For complete October Tournament results, click here


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Quotes from C-N Head Coach Shannon Mincey concerning the 3-0 October Tournament Finish:

"Kelsey Fleck attacked strong today against a very solid Lander team. Her attitude carried our team with high momentum. Setters Allyson Corhn and Stephanie Cutter both led a solid offense moving the ball well for our hitters. I felt we had a lot of one on one looks throughout the weekend. Against Lander, Troyer made a big impact in blocks with 5 solo / 2 assist as well freshman Mary Kate Work contributed with 3 solo/2 assist blocks for us. I felt Haley Bush came into this match focused and did a great job keeping the ball alive. She contributed 22 digs in just 4 sets today! Both our outside hitters Jessica Schacleiter and Carly Mozgai played consistent--they seem to do well pushing each other this year. Caitlin Schlegel came off the bench for us and hit to win. She hit some hard attacks through their seam. Middle Jessica Brady seems to almost go errorless each match. She is a great role player for our team--very steady in emotion and play. Our setters are able to use her in the clutch and trust the ball will go in. In set 4 against Lander, Salem Stepp made some instrumental plays in ball placement to set our blockers up. Although our setter Lara McDonald didn't play today against Lander, she did an excellent job running a 5-1 in our match yesterday. She handled the ball well, stayed poised and contributed consistent sets for our hitters. Our team had fun playing this weekend. There was a lot of team spirit from the bench which is always nice to see."