SAVANNAH, GA - Francis Marion University was swept in a pair of matches at the AASU/Chatham Orthopaedic Volleyball Classic, Friday (Sept. 7) in Savannah, Ga. FMU fell to undefeated Florida Tech 30-21, 30-25, 30-25 and then, playing without the services of two injured starters, lost a 30-18, 30-19, 30-23 decision to the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras.
On Saturday, Francis Marion (4-7) will face Catawba College at 10 a.m. and Northwood University at 2 p.m.
In the opener against Florida Tech (9-0), junior Jessica Lombardi paced the Patriots with 16 kills and six digs. Senior Jackie Phiel, last week’s Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week, played with an injured arm and recorded 23 digs, but had only one attack attempt. Junior setter Jenna Kaiser dished out 27 assists and served three aces, but injured her back which prevented her from playing in the nightcap. Freshman Kelsie Deaton added 18 digs.
The second match was the program’s first-ever match against a team from another country. Lombardi recorded 16 kills and two service aces, while sophomore Krissy Mordini knocked down 13 kills. Sophomore setter Jess O’Leary handed out 30 assists in Kaiser’s absence, while Phiel had 12 digs and Deaton 12 digs and two service aces. Senior hitter Michelle Settergren also missed the match against Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras.
Florida Tech def. Francis Marion Univ. 30-21,30-25,30-25
Florida Tech (9-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Mayne Pegorari 13-0-3;
Lindsay Foster 7-0-4; Leigh Ann Brown 6-0-1; Sacha Gumbs 5-0-0;
Marcels Vasconcelos 5-1-1; Amanda Boyce 4-1-2; Jessie Metzger 3-0-0;
Frankie Brown 2-0-0; Whitney Roberts 1-0-0; Totals 46-2-6.0. (Assists)
- Marcels Vasconcelos 35. (Dig leaders) - Katie Dobek 26; Amanda Boyce
19; Marcels Vasconcelos 14; Mayne Pegorari 9
Francis Marion Univ. (4-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Lombardi, Jessica
16-2-1; Settergren, Michelle 5-0-0; Straiter, Kaitlin 4-0-1; Mordini,
Krissy 4-0-1; Eggert, Mallory 3-0-3; Kaiser, Jenna 2-3-1; Deaton,
Kelsie 0-2-0; Koralewski, Karli 0-1-0; Totals 34-8-4.0. (Assists) -
Kaiser, Jenna 27. (Dig leaders) - Phiel, Jackie 23; Deaton, Kelsie 18
Site: Savannah, Ga. (The Arc)
Date: Sep 07, 2007 Attend: Time: 1:18
P.Rico-Rio Piedras def. Francis Marion Univ. 30-18,30-19,30-23
P.Rico-Rio Piedras (Kills-aces-blocks) -
Francis Marion Univ. (4-7) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Lombardi, Jessica
16-2-0; Mordini, Krissy 12-0-2; Eggert, Mallory 4-1-3; O'Leary, Jess
2-0-1; Straiter, Kaitlin 1-0-0; Deaton, Kelsie 0-2-0; Totals 35-5-3.0.
(Assists) - O'Leary, Jess 25. (Dig leaders) - Deaton, Kelsie 12;
Phiel, Jackie 12; Lombardi, Jessica 10
Site: Savannah, GA
Date: Sep 07, 2007 Attend: 30 Time: 1:45
Referees:
AASU/Chatham Orthopaedic Classic in Savannah, Ga.
Phiel was the FMU libero
