Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Volleyball Season Ends With Loss In GSAC Championship Match

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In the 2006 Great South Athletic Conference championship match this afternoon, the Piedmont College volleyball team was defeated by top-seeded Maryville College 30-28, 30-17, 28-30 and 30-22 and had to settle for a runner-up finish. PC, who entered the tournament as the third seed, rallied in the third set with four consecutive points after being down 28-26 but could not overcome the early deficit in the fourth and final set.

Maryville clinched the GSAC's first-ever automatic bid into the NCAA Division-III postseason and won their fifth straight Great South title. For her efforts Jennifer Seivers, the Great South's Player of the Year, was named the tournaments Most Valuable Player.

Freshman Nikki Cole led Piedmont offensively with 15 kills and B.J. Ostrzycki notched 34 assists. Defensively Jill Sparger and Mandi Harmon combined for 22 digs and Sarah Lane recorded two total blocks.

The Lady Lions finish the 2006 season with an overall record of 23-12. Additionally, the team placed five players on the Great South All-Academic Team, three players on the All-Conference Team and one player on the All-Freshman team.