SAVANNAH, Ga. (September
9, 2006) ' Rollins defeated USC Upstate 3-1 (27-30, 30-28,
30-28, 30-23) and lost to Francis Marion 3-2 (24-30, 26-30, 30-14,
31-29, 17-19) at Armstrong Atlantic on Saturday afternoon.
In the opener
against USC Upstate, outside hitter Piper Young and middle blocker
Christina Reinders were the main offensive contributors to the
Tars' victory. Young heightened the offense with 13 kills, one ace,
12 digs and five blocks. Reinders also notched 13 kills, one ace
and five blocks.
Lorena Orlandini
and Stephanie Nichols added to the offense with a combined 22
kills, one ace, 18 digs and five blocks. Setter Lacey Malarky had
an imposing 44 assists to lead her team to success.
Defensively for
Rollins, Flavia Silveira had 20 digs and two aces and Kim Cline
added 14 digs and an ace. Middle blocker Brittainy Daiger also had
five blocks and seven kills.
The Tars lost the
first game of the match against USC Upstate 27-30, but they dug
deep were able to defeat the Spartans in the next three consecutive
games.
In the second
match against Francis Marion, the Tars were led by the superb
hitting of freshman Brittainy Daiger. She had an impressive 22
kills to drive the offense. Outside hitter Piper Young notched 16
kills, one ace and 12 digs, and Stephanie Nichols added 14 kills,
two aces and three blocks. Christina Reinders had 12 kills, one ace
and one block to round out the attacking effort.
Lacey Malarky
totaled 60 assists, and Flavia Silveira and Kim Cline combined for
31 digs and three aces for the defense.
Rollins (7-2)
will take on Barry University, their first Sunshine State
Conference opponent, at home on September 15 at 7:00 p.m.
