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PIONEERS
SPLIT THEIR MATCHES IN THE FINAL DAY OF THE
JO KUHN LABOR
DAY TOURNAMENT
DENTON, TX—The Texas Woman’s
University volleyball team (1-3) finished the Jo Kuhn Labor
Day Tournament on a high note as they defeated Lone Star
Conference rival Southeastern Oklahoma State University
(1-3) 3-1 (18-30, 30-12, 30-22, 30-27) for their first
victory of 2003. The University of the Incarnate Word (2-1)
handed the Pioneers their third loss of the season early
in the day with a 3-1 (30-26, 22-30, 30-23, 31-29) win.
Junior outside hitter Jenny Madrid (Panama City,
Panama/Hill College) earned First Team All-Tournament
honors after she averaged 12 kills per match during the
weekend.
The
Pioneers kept game one close in their match against Incarnate
Word despite a negative hitting percentage with nine kills
and 12 attack errors. The
Crusaders won game one by the score of 26-30, but TWU answered back with
a game two win 30-22. The Pioneers steadily increased their attack percentage
as the match went on, recording 14 kills and only seven errors in the third
frame and 13 kills and six errors in the fourth game. Incarnate Word, led
by Michaela Settlemeyer and Amanda Carrejo with a total of 21 kills, won
the third and fourth games, 23-30 and 29-31, to take the match. The Pioneers
came from behind in game four to knot the game at 29 apiece, but an attack
error and a ball-handling error put an end to their comeback.
Senior Marci
Brinkman (Carrollton, TX/Newman Smith H.S.) recorded
the team’s first double-double of the season as she recorded 12 kills
and 12 digs. Madrid finished with a match-high 14 kills while Carley
Messmer (Garland, TX/UT-San Antonio) turned in with 39 assists.
TWU hit .080 as a team with 47 kills and 33 errors on 175 total attacks.
After
dropping the first game 18-30 in their match against Southeastern
Okla., TWU poured on the offense to walk away with a decisive
3-1 victory. The
Pioneers recorded season highs for kills (65), total attacks (188) and
attack percentage (.213). They recorded 18 kills with only four hitting
errors in the second frame, led by Brinkman’s five kills, and held
the Lady Savages to a negative .171 attack percentage to win 30-12. It
was much of the same in game three as TWU recorded 17 kills on 45 total
attacks for a hitting percentage of .267 to take the frame 30-22. Game
four was close as both teams exchanged the lead on numerous occasions before
the Pioneers took control at the end, winning 30-27 on a kill from freshman Robin
Hawkins (Flower Mound, TX/Flower Mound H.S.).
Four
Pioneers recorded double-digits in kills for the first time
this season with Hawkins leading the way with 16 kills. Heather
Smith (Chino Hills, CA/Ayala HS) turned in
a season-high 14 kills while Madrid and Brinkman each chipped
in with 12 apiece. Messmer recorded a
season-high 45 assists and junior transfer Paz Diaz (Truth or Consequences,
NM/N.M. Military Institute) earned a season-high 17 digs. Madrid
also recorded one solo block and five block assists, to lead both teams.
Up
next, the Pioneers travel to Durango, Colo. to participate
in the Fort Lewis College Tournament on Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 5-6. TWU will face
Adams State at 1 p.m. and Fort Lewis at 5 p.m. on Friday, then play
New Mexico Highlands at 10 a.m. and Chadron State at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Jo Kuhn Labor Day Tournament - Day Two Results
Texas
A&M-Commerce def. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 3-2
Harding
def. Southeastern Oklahoma, 3-0
Incarnate
Word def. Texas Woman's, 3-1
Harding
def. Incarnate Word, 3-0
Texas
A&M-Kingsville def. Tarleton St., 3-1
Texas
A&M-Commerce def. Southern Arkansas, 3-2
Southern
Arkansas def. Tarleton St., 3-1
Texas
Woman's def. Southeastern Oklahoma, 3-1
Jo
Kuhn Labor Day Classic All-Tournament Team
First
Team
Lacey
Adkisson - MB - Tarleton St.
Brittany
Wright - OH - Southern Ark.
Jamie
Alvarado - OH - Texas A&M-Kingsville
Jenny
Madrid - MB - Texas Woman’s
Olivia
Franceskini - OH - Southeastern Oklahoma
Veronica
Piech - OH - Harding Univ.
Second
Team
Kate
Kenedy - MB - Harding Univ.
Amanda
Carrejo - MB - Incarnate Word
Amy
Wallace - MB - Texas A&M-Commerce
Chantae
Weathers - MB - Texas A&M-Commerce
Melinda
Pitcock - S - Southern Arkansas
Jackie
Napoles - S - Incarnate Word
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