HILO, HAWAII (August 24, 2007) ' The Rollins
College volleyball team started their '07 campaign by splitting a
pair of matches at the Hawaiian Style Classic. The Tars (1-1)
defeated Hawaii Pacific 3-0 (30-24, 31-29, 30-27), but fell to
Houston Baptist 3-1 (25-30, 30-22, 30-27, 30-17) in the second
match.
Three players tallied combined double-doubles on the afternoon.
Senior outside hitter Piper Young led all scorers on the day with a
28 kills and 20 digs, while junior Stephanie Nichols tallied 24
kills, eight digs and four aces. Right-side Lorena Orlandini
chipped in 13 kills and 13 digs with three aces and six blocks.
Senior Christina Reinders rounded out the offense with 11 kills and
four aces.
Junior setter Lacey Malarky notched 68 assists and a team-high
seven aces on the day.
In game one action against Hawaii Pacific, the Tars jumped out
to a quick 3-0 lead with a Young service ace and a kill by lone
sophomore Natalie Branche. Rollins kept that momentum, never giving
up the lead (30-24). Game two was a battle as the HPU Sea Warriors
kept it close throughout, until the Tars put on the pressure and
forced Hawaii Pacific to make the errors (31-29). Rollins came out
firing in the third game, catapulting out to a 5-0 lead. The Tars
were up by as many as 12 points, but the Sea Warriors were
unrelenting, narrowing the margin to only two points (28-26). Kills
by senior leaders Orlandini and Young sealed the match for Rollins
(30-27).
The second match against NAIA No. 9 Houston Baptist proved much
more difficult for the Tars. Rollins started out the first game
dominating the Huskies 13-3. HBU closed the gap, but Rollins came
together to win game one 30-25. The Tars lost their focus and
control in the next three games, falling to Houston Baptist 30-22,
30-27, 30-17. With the win, the Huskies bring their record to
2-0.
The Tars will be back in action tomorrow, August 25, at 3:00
p.m. EST as they take on Chaminade and again at 9:30 p.m. EST
against Texas Woman's University. Log on to www.RollinsSports.com for the
latest scores and news.
BOX SCORE VS. HAWAII
PACIFIC
BOX SCORE VS. HOUSTON
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