Friday, September 14
Tucson, Ariz.
3:30
Davidson College Athletics
0
vs
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UC-Irvine
Sarabeth Peele led the 'Cats with 10 kills.
Anteaters Best 'Cats, 3-0, as Volleyball Opens Arizona Invitational
9/14/2007 4:30:21 PM | Volleyball
Lauren Biggers -- Assistant SID
Box Score
TUSCON, ARIZ. — The Davidson Wildcats volleyball team opened play at the Arizona Invitational, falling 3-0 (30-15, 30-17, 30-28) to the UC Irvine Anteaters on Friday afternoon at the University of Arizona's McKale Center.
Davidson evens its record to 5-5, while UC Irvine improves to 9-2.
The 'Cats were led by freshman outside hitter Sarabeth Peele, who had 10 kills, seven digs and a block. Freshman Hayley Lawson added 21 assists, and fellow classmate and setter Anna Bradbury saw her first collegiate action, chipping in eight assists and an ace.
The Anteaters were paced by Lauren Kellerman, who tallied 12 kills and hit .500 in the match.
The 'Cats won the first two points of game one and jumped out to an early 4-2 lead. UC Irvine put together a 4-2 run to knot the score at six, but the 'Cats would reclaim the lead on a block by juniors Kittery Neale and Alison Dwyer, 9-7. After an ace from Irvine's Chelsea Ellis knotted the score at nine, the Anteaters won the following five points to take a 14-9 lead and held the rest of the way for the 30-15 win.
Davidson again jumped out to an early 4-2 lead in game two and stayed on top until a couple of big runs from UC Irvine proved too much to overcome. With 'the Cats up 9-7, the Anteaters ran off seven straight points to pull ahead 14-9 and then used another 9-0 run to push their lead to 24-11. UC Irvine took a 2-0 lead in the match with the 30-17 win.
UC Irvine's Taryn Robertson won the first point of game three, but 1-0 is the only time the Anteaters would lead until much later. With the score knotted at 11, the 'Cats went on a five-point run to take a 16-11 lead and force the Anteaters into a timeout. Davidson led by as much as 27-22 before the Anteaters fired off seven straight points to force the 'Cats into a match point situation. A kill from junior outside hitter Katie Pierucci saved the match, but Kellerman's 12th kill lifted UC Irvine to the 30-28 win.
Davidson will return to action tomorrow, taking on Cal State Bakersfield at 3 p.m. (EST) and host Arizona at 8 p.m in the tournament finale.
TUSCON, ARIZ. — The Davidson Wildcats volleyball team opened play at the Arizona Invitational, falling 3-0 (30-15, 30-17, 30-28) to the UC Irvine Anteaters on Friday afternoon at the University of Arizona's McKale Center.
Davidson evens its record to 5-5, while UC Irvine improves to 9-2.
The 'Cats were led by freshman outside hitter Sarabeth Peele, who had 10 kills, seven digs and a block. Freshman Hayley Lawson added 21 assists, and fellow classmate and setter Anna Bradbury saw her first collegiate action, chipping in eight assists and an ace.
The Anteaters were paced by Lauren Kellerman, who tallied 12 kills and hit .500 in the match.
The 'Cats won the first two points of game one and jumped out to an early 4-2 lead. UC Irvine put together a 4-2 run to knot the score at six, but the 'Cats would reclaim the lead on a block by juniors Kittery Neale and Alison Dwyer, 9-7. After an ace from Irvine's Chelsea Ellis knotted the score at nine, the Anteaters won the following five points to take a 14-9 lead and held the rest of the way for the 30-15 win.
Davidson again jumped out to an early 4-2 lead in game two and stayed on top until a couple of big runs from UC Irvine proved too much to overcome. With 'the Cats up 9-7, the Anteaters ran off seven straight points to pull ahead 14-9 and then used another 9-0 run to push their lead to 24-11. UC Irvine took a 2-0 lead in the match with the 30-17 win.
UC Irvine's Taryn Robertson won the first point of game three, but 1-0 is the only time the Anteaters would lead until much later. With the score knotted at 11, the 'Cats went on a five-point run to take a 16-11 lead and force the Anteaters into a timeout. Davidson led by as much as 27-22 before the Anteaters fired off seven straight points to force the 'Cats into a match point situation. A kill from junior outside hitter Katie Pierucci saved the match, but Kellerman's 12th kill lifted UC Irvine to the 30-28 win.
Davidson will return to action tomorrow, taking on Cal State Bakersfield at 3 p.m. (EST) and host Arizona at 8 p.m in the tournament finale.
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