FLORENCE, SC – Junior hitter Ashlee Crook recorded a pair
of double-digit kill matches as Francis Marion University opened
its season with a pair of wins at the annual FMU Invitational
Volleyball Tournament, Friday (Sept. 3) in the Smith University
Center.
The Patriots defeated Barton College in three games (25-19,
25-15, 25-21) and then downed Erskine College in four games (25-20,
13-25, 25-22, 25-18). It is the first time in four seasons,
FMU has opened 2-0.
The six-team tournament will continue tomorrow beginning at 9
a.m. with Erskine facing Barton. FMU will play Carson-Newman
College at 11 a.m. and Brenau University at 7 p.m. In other
action, Erskine plays UNC Pembroke at 1 p.m., Carson-Newman plays
Brenau at 3 p.m., and Barton plays UNCP at 5 p.m.
Admission is free.
For the Patriots on Friday, Crook had 15 kills and seven digs in
the opening sweep of Barton. Freshman Riley Forester added
nine kills and four service aces in first collegiate match, while
freshman setter Nicole Bennett handed out 31 assists. Senior
libero Kelsie Deaton paced the Patriots with 13 digs.
In the victory over the Flying Fleet, Crook and junior Amanda
Mitchell each had 10 kills. Crook also added 10 digs.
Junior Hallie Legg and Bennett shared the setting duties with Legg
registering 20 assists and 11 digs and Bennett 18 assists and 12
digs. Senior Mallory Eggert recorded nine kills and three
service aces, while Deaton dug up 15 balls.
In other action on Friday, Carson-Newman beat Barton 19-25,
25-13, 25-15, 27-25; Erskine defeated Brenau 23-25, 25-19, 25-21,
25-23; Carson-Newman beat UNCP 28-26, 28-26, 20-25, 25-18; and UNCP
played Brenau in the late match.
Francis Marion Univ. def. Erskine College
25-20,13-25,25-22,25-18
Erskine College (1-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Sandra
Campbell 12-1-6;
Alison Albers 10-0-1; Liz Massey 8-1-2; Lauren Stewart
6-1-0; Larz
Chabra 6-0-1; Gabby Dierickx 2-0-1; Mary Crawford James
2-0-2; Brooke
Dodge 1-2-0; Julie Jackson 0-1-0; Totals 47-6-7.0.
(Assists) - Larz
Chabra 35. (Dig leaders) - Liz Massey 18; Brooke Dodge 17;
Julie
Jackson 15; Larz Chabra 8
Francis Marion Univ. (2-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Crook,
Ashlee 10-0-1;
Mitchell, Amanda 10-1-4; Eggert, Mallory 9-3-3; Forester,
Riley 8-2-0;
Legg, Hallie 3-0-0; Parker, Danielle 3-0-2; Bennett,
Nicole 1-1-0;
Drewry, Liz 1-0-0; Perreault, Paige 0-1-0; Totals
45-8-5.0. (Assists)
- Legg, Hallie 20; Bennett, Nicole 18. (Dig leaders) -
Deaton, Kelsie
15; Bennett, Nicole 12; Legg, Hallie 11; Crook, Ashlee 10;
Drewry, Liz
9
Site: Florence, SC (Smith Univ. Center)
Date: Sep 03, 2010 Attend: 151
Time: 1:49
Referees: Greg Fletcher, Richard Holstead
FMU Invitational Tournament in Florence, SC
Liberos: Deaton (FMU), Dodge (Erskine)
Francis Marion Univ. def. Barton College
25-19,25-15,25-21
Barton College (0-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Melissa Ritter
12-2-0; Kati
Wood 8-0-0; Meagan Parrott 5-1-0; Shanae Winston 2-0-3;
Chancey
Sebranek 2-0-0; Jordan Lee 1-0-0; Carly Love 0-1-0;
Kristen Peschock
0-1-0; Totals 30-5-3.0. (Assists) - Carly Love 17. (Dig
leaders) -
Kristen Peschock 11; Melissa Ritter 10
Francis Marion Univ. (1-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Crook,
Ashlee 15-0-1;
Forester, Riley 9-4-1; Mitchell, Amanda 6-2-3; Parker,
Danielle 6-0-6;
Eggert, Mallory 3-0-1; Bennett, Nicole 2-0-2; Legg, Hallie
1-0-0;
Deaton, Kelsie 1-1-0; Totals 43-7-8.0. (Assists) -
Bennett, Nicole 31.
(Dig leaders) - Deaton, Kelsie 13; Crook, Ashlee
7
Site: Florence, SC (Smith Univ. Center)
Date: Sep 03, 2010 Attend: 100
Time: 1:09
Referees: Tony Hill, Greg Fletcher
FMU Invitational Tournament in Florence, SC
Liberos: Deaton (FMU), Peschock (Barton)
