FMU volleyball squad goes 1-1 at Invite on Saturday
FLORENCE, SC - Freshman Liz Drewry registered 13 kills and a .393 hitting percentage to lead Francis Marion University to a four-game (25-16, 25-17, 16-25, 25-20) win over Erskine College on Saturday night (Sept. 5) in the final game of the annual FMU Invitational Volleyball Tournament.
Earlier in the day, FMU (4-4) gave a away a 2-0 lead and lost to the University of Charleston (WV) 11-25,16-25,25-18,25-18,15-10.
The Patriots will play at St. Andrews Presbyterian College on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
In addition to Drewry, sophomore Amanda Mitchell added 10 kills against the Flying Fleet. Ashlee Crook led four Patriots with double digit digs with 19, while sophomore Hallie Legg and senior Jess O'Leary handed out 20 and 19 assists respectively. Junior middle blocker Mallory Eggert tallied seven blocks.
In the loss to Charleston, sophomore Ashlyn Underhill recorded a career-high 18 kills. Libero Kelsie Deaton dug up a game-high 19 balls, while O'Leary (24) and Legg (19) combined for 43 assists.
FMU held the Lady Eagles to a negative hitting percentage in winning the opening two games, but was unable to get a needed third-game win.
Francis Marion Univ. def. Erskine College 25-16,25-17,16-25,25-20
Erskine College (2-7) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Liz Massey 13-0-1; Lauren Stewart 6-0-1; Allison Albers 6-2-4; Erin Tovo 5-0-1; Alicia Bragg 4-0-1; Larz Chabra 2-0-0; Brooke Dodge 0-3-0; Julie Jackson 0-2-0; Totals 36-7-5.0. (Assists) - Larz Chabra 28. (Dig leaders) - Bailey Thornton 21; Brooke Dodge 13; Larz Chabra 13; Julie Jackson 12; Liz Massey 9
Francis Marion Univ. (4-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Drewry, Liz 13-0-0; Mitchell, Amanda 10-0-4; Crook, Ashlee 9-0-0; Underhill, Ashlyn 6-2-3; Eggert, Mallory 3-0-7; Simpson, Caitlin 2-0-2; Morris, Ardelia 2-1-1; Deaton, Kelsie 1-0-0; O'Leary, Jess 0-1-0; Totals 46-4-9.0. (Assists) - Legg, Hallie 20; O'Leary, Jess 19. (Dig leaders) - Crook, Ashlee 19; Deaton, Kelsie 14; O'Leary, Jess 13; Legg, Hallie 12; Underhill, Ashlyn 8
Site: Florence, SC (Smith Univ. Center) Date: Sep 05, 2009 Attend: 109 Time: 1:41 Referees: Kaye Moody, Richard Holstead FMU Invitational in Florence, SC Liberos: Deaton (FMU), Dodge (ERK)
Univ. of Charleston def. Francis Marion Univ. 11-25,16-25,25-18,25-18,15-10
Univ. of Charleston (3-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Chantal Hebron 10-0-3; Jasmine Howard 9-0-4; Malleri Hardison 7-3-3; Emmalee Luther 5-1-6; Cara Hibbs-Leyva 5-0-1; Tanya Ferguson 4-0-1; Katie Williams 2-2-0; Lora Goss 1-0-1; Ashlea Wallace 1-0-0; Kelsey Eby 0-1-0; Brittney Bills 0-1-0; Totals 44-8-11.0. (Assists) - Katie Williams 28; Kelsey Eby 12. (Dig leaders) - Katie Williams 15; Malleri Hardison 14; Ashlea Wallace 11; Brittney Bills 8
Francis Marion Univ. (3-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Underhill, Ashlyn 18-0-4; Drewry, Liz 8-0-5; Mitchell, Amanda 7-0-3; Crook, Ashlee 6-3-1; Simpson, Caitlin 3-0-5; Whitehead, Casey 2-0-3; Eggert, Mallory 1-0-2; O'Connors, Katie 0-2-0; Legg, Hallie 0-1-0; Totals 45-6-12.5. (Assists) - O'Leary, Jess 24; Legg, Hallie 19. (Dig leaders) - Deaton, Kelsie 19; Crook, Ashlee 14; Underhill, Ashlyn 9
Site: Florence, SC (Smith Univ. Center) Date: Sep 05, 2009 Attend: 116 Time: 1:45 Referees: Kaye Moody, Richard Holstead FMU Invitational in Florence, SC Liberos: Deaton (FMU), Wallace (CHAS)
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