FLORENCE, SC - A career-high equaling 13 kills by junior middle
blocker Mallory Eggert paced a balanced hitting attack as Francis
Marion University downed visiting UNC Pembroke in four games
(25-21, 18-25, 27-25, 25-20), Wednesday night (Sept. 30) in Peach
Belt Conference volleyball action.
Francis Marion climbs back to .500 at 7-7 and improves to 2-3 in
the Peach Belt, while UNCP falls to 7-9 and 1-3.
Eggert committed only two errors in 20 attacks for a hitting
percentage of .550 for the match, while also registering four
blocks. Following her, sophomores Ashlee Crook and Ashlyn
Underhill added 12 and 11 kills respectively.
FMU sophomore setter Hallie Legg handed out 23 assists, while
senior setter Jess O'Leary added 17 helpers. Junior libero
Kelsie Deaton recorded a team-high 13 digs, while Legg and
Underhill both dug up 11 balls.
Sophomore hitter Allie Schneider led UNCP with 13 kills, 12
digs, five service aces, and three blocks. Freshman setter
Sam Wylie dished out 36 assists and junior libero Caitlin Haworth
had 23 digs.
Francis Marion will play host to Armstrong Atlantic State
University on Friday at 7 p.m., while UNCP entertains Flagler
College the same night at 7 p.m.
Francis Marion Univ. def. UNC Pembroke
25-21,18-25,27-25,25-20
UNC Pembroke (7-9 , 1-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Schneider,
Allie
13-5-3; O'Connor, Lizzie 9-1-3; Hartley, Jessica 7-0-4;
Peterson, Shay
6-0-3; Anderson, Tiara 6-1-2; Laza, Andrea 3-0-0; Haworth,
Caitlin
1-1-1; Young, Rachel 0-0-2; Hanlin, Whitney 0-1-1; Totals
45-9-10.0.
(Assists) - Wylie, Sam 36. (Dig leaders) - Haworth,
Caitlin 23;
Schneider, Allie 12; Laza, Andrea 9
Francis Marion Univ. (7-7 , 2-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) -
Eggert, Mallory
13-0-4; Crook, Ashlee 12-0-2; Underhill, Ashlyn 11-2-1;
Mitchell,
Amanda 8-0-2; Simpson, Caitlin 5-0-1; Deaton, Kelsie
1-1-0; Drewry,
Liz 1-0-2; O'Leary, Jess 1-0-0; Whitehead, Casey 1-0-3;
Totals
53-3-9.0. (Assists) - Legg, Hallie 23; O'Leary, Jess 17.
(Dig leaders)
- Deaton, Kelsie 13; Underhill, Ashlyn 11; Legg, Hallie
11; Crook,
Ashlee 9; O'Leary, Jess 8
Site: Florence, SC (Smith Univ. Center)
Date: Sep 30, 2009 Attend: 225
Time: 1:59
Referees: Tony Hill, Donna Jackman
Peach Belt Conference match
Liberos: Deaton (FMU), Haworth (UNCP)
