Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Volleyball Team Wins Three Of Four Matches At Greensboro College Invitational

The Piedmont College volleyball team won three of four NCAA Division-III South Region matches this weekend at the 2006 Greensboro College Invitational at GC's Hanes Gym in Greensboro, NC.

On Friday, Piedmont split a pair of matches against teams from the USA South Athletic Conference by defeating Meredith College 30-25, 30-26 and 30-20 but then falling to tournament host Greensboro 30-27, 30-24 and 30-26.

In the first match the Lady Lions featured a balance offensive attack as Nikki Cole, Jacque DeMarrais and Meghann Clark tallied 10 kills apiece. Setter B.J. Ostrzycki recorded 34 assists, her second-highest total this season.

In the second match DeMarrais and Clark again led the offense notching eight kills apiece and Ostrzycki earned 22 assists. Cole added five kills and Sarah Lane added three in the defeat.

On Saturday, Piedmont defeated as pair of Old Dominion Athletic Conference teams as the Lady Lions downed Guilford College 30-17, 30-12 and 30-16 and then returned to defeat Lynchburg College 30-27, 30-22, 28-30 and 30-26.

Against Guilford, Jacque DeMarrais continued her consistent offensive production with 12 kills to lead the team. In the second match of the day Nikki Cole led the way with 15 kills followed by DeMarrais and Meghann Clark who tallied 12 kills apiece. Setter B.J. Ostrzycki averaged better than 31 assists per match for the tournament including a season-high total of 38 against Lynchburg.

DeMarrais managed a tournament average of 10.5 kills per match and for her efforts was named to the All-Tournament Team.

The volleyball team now stands at 6-3 overall on the season. PC will return to action again on Friday, September 15th as they open up Great South Athletic Conference competition against Maryville College in Maryville, TN starting at 6:00.