Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Volleyball Team Finishes Strong At Centre Halloween Bash

In its final regular season matches of the season, the Piedmont College volleyball team split four matches in the Centre College Halloween Bash moving the Lady Lions to 21-11 on the year. Yesterday the women fell to tournament host Centre 30-19, 30-25, and 30-20 then turned around a dropped a straight set decision to Mount Saint Joseph College 30-13, 30-21 and 30-13. The Lady Lions bounced back today defeating Wilmington College 30-22, 30-22, and 30-20 then Oglethorpe University 30-13, 30-22, 31-33 and 30-14.

On Saturday, Piedmont was led by Jacque DeMarrais who tallied 14 total kills and Nikki Cole who combined for 13 kills. Defensively libero Jill Sparger was impressive with 34 total digs while Mandi Harmon chipped-in with 21 total digs.

This afternoon the Lady Lions found their offense as six players reached double-figure kills. Sarah Lane led the team with 28 total kills while Ashley Chima added 21 total kills. It was a career day for setter B.J. Ostrzycki as she notched her 3,000th career assist against Wilmington.

For her solid defensive performance, Sparger was elected to the Centre College Halloween Bash All-Tournament team.

The women will return to action this Friday, November 3rd as they host the 2006 Great South Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship in the Johnny Mize Athletic Center beginning at 4:00.