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Gallaudet Volleyball Opens 2008 campaign at Haverford Invitational
HAVERFORD, PA--
The Gallaudet University women’s volleyball team opened its
2008 season last weekend with two wins and two losses in the 23rd
Haverford College Volleyball Invitational in Haverford,
Pennsylvania. Gallaudet defeated Cabrini College, 25-22, 25-23,
23-17 in the season opener Saturday morning, then edged the United
States Coast Guard Academy, 21-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19, 15-8 on
Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, Susquehanna University upset the
Bison, 20-25, 18-25, 25-23, 18-25, and tournament host Haverford
College dispatched the Bison 25-13, 25-12, 25-17.
Sophomore Nukeitra Hayes led the Bison against Cabrini, amassing
11 kills. Junior Justine Jeter had 8, and senior Ursa Rewolinski
had 7. Freshman Paige Johnson, making her debut at setter, had 15
assists, while junior Amy Siebert had 14. Jeter had 15 digs. Senior
libero Shana Lehmann, nursing a hand injury suffered in practice on
Friday, had nine.
Hayes and Jeter had 14 and 13 kills, respectively, in
Gallaudet’s Saturday afternoon match against the U.S. Coast
Guard Academy. Johnson, improving with every touch, had 29 assists
and seven digs. Senior middle hitter Katelyn Reese had nine kills
and six service aces. Coast Guard’s Nicole Gurr had 13 kills
and six service aces.
The Bison played on Sunday without team captain Shana Lehmann.
Susquehanna University raced to early leads in the first, second,
and fourth sets. The Bison committed numerous errors on offense and
defense. Justine Jeter had 13 kills, and Nukeitra Hayes and senior
Ludmila Mounty-Weinstock had nine each. Paige Johnson had 40
assists. Senior Brittany Ellenbecker, filling in at libero, had
eight digs, matching defense specialist Amy Siebert.
Mounty-Weinstock had a block solo and seven block assists, and
Katelyn Reese had eight block assists.
Haverford College, led by junior outside hitters Rebecca Salvo and
Rachel Salvo, dominated Gallaudet in the tournament finale Sunday
afternoon, hitting .344 for the three-set match. Rebecca Salvo, a
second-team All-American last year, had 12 kills, while her twin
sister Rachel, Centennial Conference player of the year, had 11.
For the Bison, Nukeitra Hayes had seven kills, and Amanda Krieger
and Ludmila Mounty-Weinstock had six apiece. Paige Johnson
contributed 17 assists.
Ludmila Mounty-Weinstock was named to the All-Tournament team,
along with Haverford’s Rachel Salvo (52 kills), Rebecca Salvo
(51), and setter Kate Comey (114 assists), Rounding out the team
were Kate Ewing (St. Mary’s University of Maryland), Lindsey
Jankiewicz (Susquehanna University), and Nicole Gurr (U.S. Coast
Guard Academy). Rachel Salvo was named most valuable
player.
Haverford was the only one of the six teams to go undefeated. St.
Mary’s, one of Gallaudet’s Capital Athletic Conference
opponents, was 3-1, losing only to Haverford. Susquehanna also
finished 3-1, losing to St. Mary’s. Cabrini and the U.S.
Coast Guard Academy took up the rear with 0-4 records. A full
report on the Haverford invitational appears at http://www.haverford.edu/athletics/volleyball/invitational.php.
Gallaudet returns to action Friday and Saturday in the Battlefield
Classic at Gettysburg College. Their first game is Friday at 3:00
p.m. against Johns Hopkins University, the Centennial Conference
pre-season favorite. The Bison take on State University of New York
at Cortland at 7:00 p.m.
Sidebar
NCAA Rules Changes
Effective this year, the term “game” has been changed
to “sets”. Competition is still the best three out of
five sets Teams win Games 1 through 4 with 25 points and a
two-point lead, and Game 5 with 15 points and a two-point lead.
Teams are allowed a maximum of 12 substitutions per set.
Referees have adopted a new standard for ball handling decisions
which allows for greater flexibility in judging the second team
contact. Finally, coaches are required to remain 1.75 meters from
the sideline when the ball is in play.
*special thanks to Bob Weinstock for providing game
coverage
