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Aug. 31, 2006
Location: Orlando, Florida
Dates: September 1-2, 2006
Times: FU @ 9:00 am (Sept. 1st), SU @ 3:00 pm (Sept. 1st), UCF @ 11:00 am (Sept. 2nd)
Site: UCF Arena
Series Records: UV leads UCF 1-0, First Meeting with Furman & Samford
Internet Broadcast: None
Live Stats: None
What's on Tap:
The Utah Valley State volleyball team will travel to Orlando, Florida to compete in the Central Florida Fall Classic this weekend. UV will play Furman, Samford, and host team Central Florida in the round robin tournament.
The Wolverines are scheduled to play FU at 9:00 am (MST) and Samford at 3:00 pm (MST) on Friday, September 1. First serve of the UCF match is scheduled at 11:00 am (MST) on Saturday, September 2.
Wolverine Update:
Utah Valley State (1-3) is coming off a three game loss to in-state rival Weber State on Tuesday night. The Wolverines couldn't get anything going offensively against the Wildcats only hitting .054 as a club.
Sophomore outside hitter Camie Manwill was named the Independent Offensive Player of the Week for her performance last week in the Sun Devil Classic. Manwill had 63 kills in three matches, averaging 21 kills per match and 5.25 kills per game against Loyola Marymount, Arizona State, and Northeastern. In the NU match she broke a school record with 103 attack attempts and was two kills shy of a school record with 28.
Scouting the Opposition:
FU: The Paladins come into the UCF Fall Classic at 2-1 with wins over East Carolina and William & Mary, and a loss to Virginia Tech last weekend at the ECU Invitational. Junior Chibuzo Aguocha was named the Southern Conference Player of the Week last week. She finished the weekend with 63 kills, 30 digs and seven blocks. Her 63 kills was the most of any player at the ECU Invitational.
SU: The Bulldogs are currently 0-2 having lost in four games to both Belmont and Lipscomb last Saturday. Kirstein Sosnowski and Jen Powers were the offensive forces for SU in the two matches. Sosnowski comes in averaging 3.29 kills per game while Powers currently tallies 2.50 kills per game.
UCF: The Golden Knights come into the tournament standing at 2-2. UCF has only played one game over he minimum in its four matches having swept Stetson, losing in three games to BYU and Florida International, and then winning in four over North Florida on Tuesday. Schanell Neiderworder and Maina Heming lead the charge offensively for UCF averaging 3.54 and 3.23 kills per game, respectively.
Last Time Out:
WSU (8-29-06): Weber State opened the renovated Swenson Gymnasium with a three game sweep over Utah Valley State 23-30, 26-30, 21-30. The Wildcats closed out the three games with a combined score of 21 to 2. In game one, it was back-and-forth until the Wolverines used a 7-1 run to take a 14-11 lead and force a WSU timeout. Weber would fight back thanks to a 6-0 run and take a four point advantage at 27-23. After a UV timeout Weber would score the next three points to close out the set 30-23 finishing an 8-0 run in the end. Former Wildcat Ashley Dallin led UV in the game with four kills. The Wildcats out hit UV in the set .243 to .083. The Wolverines took a 10-6 advantage early in game two and maintained the four point lead at 16-12 with three straight kills by Dallin. Weber continued to be scrappy and took a 18-17 lead, its first lead since 4-3. The Wildcats continued their pressure and took a 23-19 lead as part of a 9-2 run. The Wolverines wouldn't go away cutting the lead to two at 28-26, but a big WSU block helped to close out the set 30-26. In pivotal game three the Wildcats used a 7-1 run to take a 12-9 lead. Weber would continue to rally after an injury stopped play to move ahead 16-11. UV would use a 4-0 run to fight back to within one at 17-16, but a Wildcat 4-0 run would extend their lead to 25-20 forcing Wolverine head coach Sam Atoa to take a timeout. WSU would finish the game and the match on a 9-1 run, beating UV 30-21. Dallin led the way for the Wolverines with 10 kills, and Stephanie McFarland added seven. WSU's Leah Burmeister had 10 kills in a match that didn't provide much offense from both teams.
Up Next:
The Wolverines are on the road again next Wednesday against Idaho State for a 7:00 pm (MST) match. UV will then host the annual LaQuinta Invitational welcoming Weber State, Oral Roberts, and IPFW to the Shurian Family Activity Center September 8-9.
