Saturday, October 15th, 2005

Piedmont Wins Three Of Four In Final GSAC Weekend

The Piedmont College volleyball team won three of four matches on the final Great South Athletic Conference weekend hosted by Maryville College in Maryville, TN. The Lady Lions fell to Maryville 30-28, 30-23, 30-19 but rebounded to win their next matches against Wesleyan College, Agnes Scott College, and Fisk University in straight sets.

PC finishes 11-3 in the GSAC which earns them second place outright for the regular season. The Lady Lions will enter the Great South Athletic Conference tournament as the #2 seed on November 5th hosted by Agnes Scott College.

Sarah Lane led the Lady Lions by averaging over 10 kills per game. Jacque DeMarrais added a weekend average of 9.5 kills per game and Ashley Landers added 8.25 kills per game.

B.J. Ostrzycki added a weekend average of over 29 assists per game and Mandi Harmon averaged seven digs per contest in the libero position.

PC now stands at 16-10 overall and will return to action again on Tuesday, October 18th as they host Oglethorpe University with first-serve slated for 7:00. The game marks the final home match of the season for the Lady Lions.