Monday, November 5
Statesboro, Ga.
6:00 pm
Davidson College
10-14, 6-8SoCon
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Georgia Southern
22-6, 13-1SoCon
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Davidson
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Georgia Southern
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Eagles Push Past Wildcats 3-1
11/5/2012 8:29:00 PM | Volleyball
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STATESBORO, Ga. – Megan Chamberlin led the squad with 13 kills and an ace but the Davidson volleyball team couldn't compete with a hot Georgia Southern offense hitting .289 and fell to the Eagles 3-1 on Monday evening at Hanner Fieldhouse in their final road game of the season. The Eagles took the match by scores of 25-18, 24-26, 25-20 and 25-15.
The loss puts the Wildcats at 10-14 overall and 6-8 in the Southern Conference. At 22-6 on the season and 6-1 in conference action, Georgia Southern is among the league leaders in the SoCon.
Chamberlin hit .222 with four digs in the match. Caroline Brown had 10 kills and a team-high 22 digs as well as an ace, marking her 18th double double of the season. Brown led a trio of Wildcats in double figure digs, as Molly Crenshaw had 15 and Anastasia Owen posted 10.
Leading the way in assists was Ariel Ley with 39. Ley also had four kills to finish the evening hitting .200 and picked up seven digs as well as the team's lone block of the night. Shannon McPherson was the most accurate hitter of the night with an attacking percentage of .333, while Tindall Sewell had eight kills and an ace. Taylor Pisel also had eight kills in the match.
Meredith Paskert led the Eagles with 19 kills, hitting .432. Moriah Bellissimo had 16 kills and 17 digs for a double-double, while Kym Coley had 12 kills. Kate Van Dyke recorded 47 assists and led GSU with 22 digs. Jamie DeRatt had 13 digs and a block assist, but it was Crysten Curry who led the blocking effort with five block assists to lead the way for 8.0 team blocks.
Chamberlin served up four straight points, including an ace, to put the 'Cats in front 11-5 in the first set. However the Eagles rallied to tie the set at 15-15 on a block by Paskert and Curry. Georgia Southern then scored ten of the last 13 points in the set to earn the 25-18 victory.
This time, it was Brown's turn to serve four consecutive points – including an ace – to put Davidson head 7-4. A kill by Coley tied the set at 9-9, and the Eagles would take a 17-13 lead on an ace by Van Dyke. Sewell had an ace on the way to serving four points, two of which were back-to-back kills from Chamblerin, as the 'Cats tied the set at 20-20. A run by the Eagles had them serving set point at 24-21, but a five-point rally by the Wildcats gave them the stunning 26-24 win.
Each squad took a turn at an early run in the third set, with the Wildcats tying the game at 7-7 on back-to-back kills from Chamberlin. Ley had an ace to give Davidson the one-point advantage, but the Eagles tied things once again at 11-11. The teams traded points before Georgia Southern slammed down three consecutive kills to emerge the victor at 25-20.
GSU jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the fourth set, though a set of kills from Chamberlin kept the game in reach for the 'Cats. An attacking error by the Eagles cut the Davidson deficit to three at 14-11, but the Eagles put up seven of the final ten points to earn the 25-15 victory.
The Wildcats will return home for a pair of SoCon matches, including the annual Senior Day festivities. They will host Furman on Saturday at 4 p.m. before facing off against Wofford in the regular season finale in a 2 p.m. match on Sunday.
Team Stats
DAV
GSU
Kills
49
66
Errors
19
18
Attempts
171
166
Hitting %
.175
.289
Points
54.0
79.0
Assists
40
58
Aces
4
5
Blocks
1.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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