Patriots conclude UAH Volleyball Invitational with two wins
HUNTSVILLE, AL - Senior Jessica Lombardi combined for 28 kills and 11 total blocks to lead Francis Marion University to a pair of wins on the final day of the University of Alabama at Huntsville Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 6).
The Patriots defeated the University of West Alabama 28-26, 25-18, 25-27, 25-23 during the morning session and then rallied to beat the host school 20-25, 25-14, 27-25, 25-18 in the afternoon.
Lombardi, who on Friday surpassed 1,000 career kills, tallied 15 kills and eight blocks against UWA and then added 13 kills and three blocks against UAH. The Massillon, Ohio, native now has 1,031 career kills.
Freshmen Amanda Mitchell also recorded 15 kills in the win over West Alabama, while senior setter Jenna Kaiser handed out 50 assists and had a team-high 11 digs.
Against UAH, freshman Ashlee Crook equaled Lombardi's total of 13 kills. Kaiser had 44 assists and libero Kelsie Deaton and freshman Hallie Legg each dug up 10 balls.
On Friday, FMU lost to the University of West Georgia in five games (23-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-15, 13-15) and Harding University in four games (21-25, 20-25, 25-21, 19-25).
Against West Georgia, Mitchell and Lombardi each tallied 11 kills, while sophomore Emily Hill registered 10 kills. Lombardi also had five blocks and a pair of service aces. Kaiser handed out 48 assists and Deaton had a team-high 10 digs.
In the loss to Harding, Crook led the Patriots with 14 kills, while Kaiser had 38 assists and Deaton 20 digs - the seven 20-dig match of her career.
Francis Marion is now 6-3 and will travel to Wingate University on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. match.
West Georgia def. Francis Marion Univ. 25-23,17-25,25-22,15-25,15-13
Francis Marion Univ. (4-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Mitchell, Amanda
11-2-0; Lombardi, Jessica 11-2-5; Hill, Emily 10-0-1; Crook, Ashlee
9-3-3; Eggert, Mallory 6-0-2; Underhill, Ashlyn 4-2-1; Kaiser, Jenna
3-1-3; Legg, Hallie 2-1-0; Simpson, Caitlin 0-0-1; O'Leary, Jess
0-2-1; Totals 56-13-9.0. (Assists) - Kaiser, Jenna 48. (Dig leaders) -
Deaton, Kelsie 10; Lombardi, Jessica 9; O'Leary, Jess 8; Kaiser, Jenna 8
West Georgia (3-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Andressa Martins 23-3-1;
Casey Niles 7-0-0; Thomasinnia Berry 5-2-1; Amber Barnlund 5-1-7;
Kelli Johnson 3-2-2; Jasmine Dotson 2-0-1; Totals 45-8-8.0. (Assists)
- Kelli Johnson 36. (Dig leaders) - Andressa Martins 15; Kelli Johnson
10; Stephene Cash 9
Site: Huntsville, AL (Spragins Hall)
Date: Sep 05, 2008 Attend: 45 Time: 1:45
Referees: Patsy Burke, Apple Kridacorn
Harding def. Francis Marion Univ. 25-21,25-20,21-25,25-19
Francis Marion Univ. (4-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Crook, Ashlee 14-0-4;
Lombardi, Jessica 9-2-3; Mitchell, Amanda 9-0-6; Hill, Emily 7-0-3;
Eggert, Mallory 6-0-11; Kaiser, Jenna 4-0-4; Legg, Hallie 1-1-0;
O'Leary, Jess 0-1-1; Totals 50-4-19.0. (Assists) - Kaiser, Jenna 38.
(Dig leaders) - Deaton, Kelsie 20; Lombardi, Jessica 10; Kaiser, Jenna 9
Harding (4-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Shellie Rummer 17-1-2; Sarah
Phipps 16-0-0; Manuela Nesheva 13-1-0; Becky Townsend 10-0-1; Samantha
Anderson 3-0-0; Leah Tepe 2-0-1; Jessica Heimrich 0-1-0; Emily Tate
0-2-0; Totals 61-5-3.0. (Assists) - Leah Tepe 49. (Dig leaders) -
Emily Tate 11; Manuela Nesheva 10; Leah Tepe 10; Jessica Heimrich 9
Site: Huntsville, AL (Spragins Hall)
Date: Sep 05, 2008 Attend: 50 Time: 1:25
Referees: Pat Martin, Jill Harbin
Francis Marion Univ. def. West Alabama 28-26,25-18,25-27,25-23
Francis Marion Univ. (5-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Mitchell, Amanda
15-0-4; Lombardi, Jessica 15-1-8; Hill, Emily 10-0-3; Eggert, Mallory
9-0-5; Crook, Ashlee 7-1-5; Kaiser, Jenna 1-1-2; O'Leary, Jess 1-0-1;
Legg, Hallie 0-4-0; Totals 58-7-15.0. (Assists) - Kaiser, Jenna 50.
(Dig leaders) - Kaiser, Jenna 11; Deaton, Kelsie 10
West Alabama (3-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Gabriela Pedrosa 15-1-2;
Jordan Kent 13-0-7; Jessica Crook 12-0-5; Allison Nail 11-1-2; Jazlyn
Wright 4-0-3; Teresa Clements 3-0-1; Alexis McHale 2-2-2; Totals
60-4-13.0. (Assists) - Alexis McHale 49. (Dig leaders) - Jacquie Swan
11; Gabriela Pedrosa 8
Site: Huntsville, AL (Spragins Hall)
Date: Sep 06, 2008 Attend: 50 Time: 1:35
Referees: Pat Martin, Apple Kridacorn
Francis Marion Univ. def. Alabama-Huntsville 20-25,25-14,27-25,25-18
Francis Marion Univ. (6-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Lombardi, Jessica
13-1-3; Crook, Ashlee 13-2-2; Mitchell, Amanda 9-0-0; Hill, Emily
5-0-1; Kaiser, Jenna 5-0-0; Underhill, Ashlyn 5-0-0; Morris, Ardelia
3-0-0; Eggert, Mallory 2-0-0; O'Leary, Jess 0-3-0; Legg, Hallie 0-2-0;
Totals 55-8-4.0. (Assists) - Kaiser, Jenna 44. (Dig leaders) - Legg,
Hallie 10; Deaton, Kelsie 10
Alabama-Huntsville (1-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Jessica Huckabee
12-0-3; Kelly Ingram 9-0-3; Dana Lacey 8-0-0; Dimery Michaels 5-0-0;
Allison Cousins 4-5-0; Danyelle Smith 1-0-5; Jessica Ruple 1-1-0;
Whitney Corder 0-3-0; Totals 40-9-6.0. (Assists) - Dimery Michaels 32.
(Dig leaders) - Whitney Corder 15; Jessica Ruple 9; Kaeli McCaghren 8
Site: Huntsville, AL (Spragins Hall)
Date: Sep 06, 2008 Attend: 198 Time: 1:31
Referees: Patsy Burke, Pat Martin
