Women's Volleyball 9/11/2010 8:26:00 PM UAlbany Sports Information

Great Danes Split Matches with Arkansas and Middle Tennessee on Final Day of Tournament

Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Teresa Coppiellie recorded 13 kills to lead the UAlbany volleyball team to a 3-0 win over Arkansas, the program's first win over a Southeastern Conference team, on Saturday afternoon at the Middle Tennessee Invite at Memorial Gym. The Great Danes later fell to the host Blue Raiders, 3-0 in the tournament finale. UAlbany defeated the Razorbacks with scores of 25-20, 25-21 and 25-17, before falling to Middle Tennessee by scores of 25-21, 25-23 and 25-19.

In the win over Arkansas, Coppiellie totaled her 13 kills on a .440 hitting percentage to go along with six digs and three solo blocks. Casey Wright and Traci Vandegrift helped lead the Great Danes with eight and seven kills respectively, while setter Kaley Jacobson finished with 30 assists and five digs. Libero Laurie Gonzalez, who was named to the all-tournament team, recorded 12 digs to go along with three service aces. Defensive specialist Abbey Wexel also added three service aces for the Great Danes, along with six digs to help UAlbany hold the Razorbacks to a .196 team hitting percentage.

Arkansas (6-4) was led by Jasmine Norton with 19 kills, while Cassie Clarke totaled a match-high 37 assists and nine digs. The Razorbacks had seven total team blocks, led by Janeliss Torres, who had three block assists to go along with six kills on a .625 hitting percentage.

Later in the day, UAlbany was swept in three sets by Middle Tennessee, despite 10 kills from Wright. Coppiellie, who was named to the all-tournament team, added another nine kills and seven digs to her daily total, while Jacobson finished with 27 assists and five digs. Dunja Progomet added eight kills, five digs and two solo blocks for the Great Danes, along with a .444 hitting percentage.

Izabela Kozon and Ashley Adams led Middle Tennessee (7-4) with 18 and 17 kills, respectively. Morgan Peterson finished with 29 assists, while Brynne Henderson led the Blue Raiders defensively with 12 digs. Middle Tennessee finished with a .408 hitting percentage, led by a .471 hitting performance by Maria Szivos, who added nine kills, four digs and one block assist.

UAlbany (5-4) will return to action on Friday, Sept. 17, taking on Louisiana-Lafayette on the first day of the Lamar Tournament in Beaumont, Texas.

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UAlbany (5-3) def. Arkansas (6-4), 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-17).

Middle Tennessee (7-4) def. UAlbany (5-4), 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19).

UAlbany 3, Arkansas 0 (Sep 11, 2010)

Volleyball Box Score

Volleyball Box Score
Albany vs Arkansas
(Sep 11, 2010 at Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

	Albany		ATTACK				SET	SERVE		SRV	DEF	BLOCK			GEN
##	Player	SP	K	E	TA	PCT	A	SA	SE	RE	DIG	BS	BA	BE	BHE
3	Jacobson, Kaley	3	1	0	6	.167	30	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0
4	Coppiellie, Teresa	3	13	2	25	.440	1	1	1	1	6	3	1	0	1
10	Wright, Casey	3	8	5	17	.176	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
12	Vandegrift, Traci	3	7	1	17	.353	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	Prgomet, Dunja	3	5	3	16	.125	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
18	Whitworth, Gabby	3	2	0	7	.286	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	McCloskey, Lindsey	1	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Wexel, Abbey	3	0	0	0	.000	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
9	Gonzalez, Laurie	3	0	0	0	.000	1	3	2	0	12	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	36	11	88	.284	36	8	4	1	33	3	4	0	1

							TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0

TEAM ATTACK BY SET
Set	K	E	TA	Pct
1	15	1	28	.500
2	9	6	28	.107
3	12	4	32	.250

SET SCORES		1	2	3	TEAM RECORDS
Albany	(3)	25	25	25	5-3
Arkansas	(0)	20	21	17	6-4

	Arkansas		ATTACK				SET	SERVE		SRV	DEF	BLOCK			GEN
##	Player	SP	K	E	TA	PCT	A	SA	SE	RE	DIG	BS	BA	BE	BHE
2	Alex Fitzmorris	2	2	0	2	1.000	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4	Cassie Clarke	3	1	2	7	-.143	37	0	1	0	9	0	2	0	1
5	Jasmine Norton	3	19	5	38	.368	0	1	1	0	6	0	2	0	0
10	Charmaine Whitmore	3	1	2	4	-.250	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	Mackenzie Rhea	2	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	Kelli Stipanovich	3	4	5	16	-.062	2	0	0	2	7	1	2	0	0
3	Kendall Cleveland	1	1	1	4	.000	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0
6	Hayley Koop	3	5	2	11	.273	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0
7	Amanda Anderson	3	1	3	6	-.333	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
8	Brooke Fournier	3	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0
11	Janeliss Torres	2	6	1	8	.625	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
33	Raymariely Santos	3	0	0	0	.000	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	40	21	96	.198	40	1	8	8	37	1	12	1	1

							TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0

TEAM ATTACK BY SET
Set	K	E	TA	Pct
1	16	5	30	.367
2	11	7	28	.143
3	13	9	38	.105

Site: Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Alumni Memorial Gym)
Date: Sep 11, 2010 Attend: 71 Time: 1:21
Referees: Courtney Stuman, Marsha Goodwin

Middle Tennessee 3, UAlbany 0 (Sep 11, 2010)

Volleyball Box Score

Volleyball Box Score
Albany vs Middle Tennessee
(Sep 11, 2010 at Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

	Albany		ATTACK				SET	SERVE		SRV	DEF	BLOCK			GEN
##	Player	SP	K	E	TA	PCT	A	SA	SE	RE	DIG	BS	BA	BE	BHE
3	Jacobson, Kaley	3	1	1	4	.000	27	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	1
4	Coppiellie, Teresa	3	9	3	26	.231	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	0
10	Wright, Casey	3	10	2	20	.400	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
12	Vandegrift, Traci	3	4	2	11	.182	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
15	Prgomet, Dunja	3	8	0	18	.444	0	0	1	0	5	2	0	1	0
18	Whitworth, Gabby	3	0	2	3	-.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	McCloskey, Lindsey	2	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Wexel, Abbey	3	0	0	0	.000	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
9	Gonzalez, Laurie	3	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
	TEAM									1
	Totals	3	32	10	84	.262	31	1	4	2	27	2	0	4	1

							TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 2.0

TEAM ATTACK BY SET
Set	K	E	TA	Pct
1	10	3	24	.292
2	14	3	29	.379
3	8	4	31	.129

SET SCORES		1	2	3	TEAM RECORDS
Albany	(0)	21	23	19	5-4
Middle Tennessee	(3)	25	25	25	7-4

	Middle Tennessee		ATTACK				SET	SERVE		SRV	DEF	BLOCK			GEN
##	Player	SP	K	E	TA	PCT	A	SA	SE	RE	DIG	BS	BA	BE	BHE
3	Adams, Ashley	3	17	6	30	.367	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
4	Waller, Brandi	2	4	2	6	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Oladinni, Stacy	3	4	3	9	.111	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
9	Kozon, Izabela	3	18	1	32	.531	0	0	1	0	8	0	2	0	0
11	Szivos, Maria	3	9	1	17	.471	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	1	0
15	Peterson, Morgan	3	1	1	3	.000	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Cheatham, Lindsay	1	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
2	Howard, Kendall	3	0	0	0	.000	1	1	1	0	7	0	0	0	0
8	Henderson, Brynne	3	0	0	0	.000	0	1	1	0	12	0	0	0	0
22	Vannoy, Halie	3	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
29	Peyton, Angela	3	0	0	0	.000	16	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
	TEAM									1
	Totals	3	54	14	98	.408	47	2	8	1	34	0	8	3	1

							TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0

TEAM ATTACK BY SET
Set	K	E	TA	Pct
1	18	5	31	.419
2	18	6	35	.343
3	18	3	32	.469

Site: Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Alumni Memorial Gym)
Date: Sep 11, 2010 Attend: 159 Time: 1:23
Referees: Ken Gilkey, Courtney Stuman

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Players Mentioned

#4 Teresa Coppiellie: OH; 6' 1"; Senior

#9 Laurie Gonzalez: DS; 5' 9"; Junior

#3 Kaley Jacobson: S; 5' 9"; Freshman

#7 Abbey Wexel: S; 5' 4"; Junior

#10 Casey Wright: MB; 6' 2"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#4 Teresa Coppiellie
: 6' 1"; Senior
: OH

#9 Laurie Gonzalez
: 5' 9"; Junior
: DS

#3 Kaley Jacobson
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: S

#7 Abbey Wexel
: 5' 4"; Junior
: S

#10 Casey Wright
: 6' 2"; Junior
: MB