FLORENCE, S.C. – Francis Marion University split a pair of matches on the opening day of the Joseph B. DuRant Memorial Invitational Tournament, Friday in the Smith University Center.
FMU opened its season beating North Carolina Central University 30-18, 30-26, 30-25, but dropped its second match in four games, 30-26, 30-10, 21-30, 30-14, to California University (Pa.).
In the opener, junior Lezlie Logan led the Patriots with 16 kills, while freshman Jessica Lombardi added 10 kills in her first collegiate match. Freshman setter Jenna Kaiser handed out 22 assists.
Against California (Pa.), Logan recorded 11 kills and Jessica Bartlett added 10 kills. Sophomore setter Brittany Helgeson came off the Patriot bench and dished out 21 assists. Junior libero Jessica Strader compiled 32 digs in the two matches, including 20 in the loss to the Vulcans.
Matches will continue on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing through 7 p.m. Francis Marion will play Barton College at 11 a.m. and Wingate University at 3 p.m.
2005 Joseph B. DuRant Memorial Invitational Volleyball Tournament
FRIDAY:
California (Pa.) defeated Coker 30-18, 30-19, 33-31
West Georgia defeated Lenoir-Rhyne 30-15, 30-18, 30-25
Francis Marion defeated N.C. Central 30-18, 30-26, 30-25
Wingate defeated Barton 30-24, 30-21, 21-30, 30-21
N.C. Central defeated Coker 28-30, 30-21, 30-20, 30-25
California (Pa.) defeated Francis Marion 30-26, 30-10, 21-30, 30-14
West Georgia defeated St. Andrews 30-18, 30-17, 30-26
Wingate vs. St. Andrews LATE
Lenoir-Rhyne defeated Barton 28-30, 30-21, 27-30, 30-21, 18-16
SATURDAY: Court 1 Court 2
9:00 am St. Andrews vs California (Pa.) Coker vs West Georgia
11:00 am FMU vs Barton Wingate vs N.C. Central
1:00 pm California (Pa.) vs USC Aiken Coker vs Lenoir-Rhyne
3:00 pm FMU vs Wingate West Georgia vs Barton
5:00 pm USC Aiken vs Lenoir-Rhyne N.C. Central vs St. Andrews
Short Box Score (Final)
(Aug 26, 2005 at Florence, SC) Francis Marion Univ. def. N.C. Central Univ. 30-18,30-26,30-25
N.C. Central Univ. (0-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - JOHNSON-WEBB,Daniell 10-0-3; BROWN,Brenda 7-0-1; TATE,Latoya 6-0-0; GERMAIN,Ariel 4-1-2; SESSIONS,Tordra 3-0-0; TURRENTINE,Tiffanni 2-0-1; MOSS,Nikki 1-0-0; GAUSE,Portia 1-0-0; MILLS,Dorian 0-1-0; Totals 34-2-5.0. (Assists) - GERMAIN,Ariel 23. (Dig leaders) - TATE,Latoya 11; BROWN,Brenda 11
Francis Marion Univ. (1-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Logan, Lezlie 16-2-2; Lombardi, Jessica 10-0-1; Feber, Kelly 9-2-1; Bartlett, Jessica 5-0-2; Phiel, Jackie 4-0-1; Settergren, Michelle 3-0-1; Kaiser, Jenna 2-1-0; Witko, Amy 0-2-0; Totals 49-7-5.5. (Assists) - Kaiser, Jenna 22; Hennessy, Melissa 17. (Dig leaders) - Strader, Jessica 12; Kaiser, Jenna 8; Feber, Kelly 8
Site: Florence, SC (Smith Univ. Center)
Date: Aug 26, 2005 Attend: 100 Time: 1:25
Referees: David Mabe, Kay Moody
2nd-annual Joseph B. DuRant Memorial Invite Liberos: Mills (NCCU), Strader (FMU)
Short Box Score (Final)
(Aug 26, 2005 at Florence, SC) California Univ. PA def. Francis Marion Univ. 30-26,30-10,21-30,30-14
California Univ. PA (2-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Katie Barker 15-1-2; Jessica Brown 14-0-1; Amber Santavy 10-1-5; Allison Liptak 10-0-3; Amanda Evans 7-1-3; Aimee Helbig 4-2-3; Susie Williams 2-0-0; Tamara Hinic 1-0-0; Totals 63-5-9.0. (Assists) - Aimee Helbig 42. (Dig leaders) - Katie Barker 26; Aimee Helbig 20; Jessica Brown 12; Susie Williams 9
Francis Marion Univ. (1-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Logan, Lezlie 11-2-3; Bartlett, Jessica 10-0-1; Lombardi, Jessica 9-0-3; Feber, Kelly 9-0-0; Phiel, Jackie 4-0-1; Settergren, Michelle 3-0-0; Kaiser, Jenna 1-0-1; Helgeson, Brittany 0-0-1; Matthews, Rachael 0-1-0; Totals 47-3-7.0. (Assists) - Helgeson, Brittany 21; Kaiser, Jenna 16. (Dig leaders) - Strader, Jessica 20; Phiel, Jackie 16; Matthews, Rachael 15; Feber, Kelly 10
Site: Florence, SC (Smith Univ. Center)
Date: Aug 26, 2005 Attend: 100 Time: 1:47
Referees: Charley McAllister, Dianne Owens
2nd-annual Joseph B. DuRant Memorial Invite Liberos: Meyers (Cal), Strader (FMU)
