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September 23, 2006
JACKSON
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Millsaps women’s volleyball team split its opening two
matches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Western
Divisional Tournament on Friday, falling to No. 17 Trinity
3-0 and bouncing back to top Hendrix College 3-1 in the nightcap.
Trinity University (9-4, 2-0 SCAC) showed why they are one
of the top volleyball teams in Division III, downing the Majors
30-16, 30-10 and 30-15 before an estimated crowd of 100 in
the Hangar Dome.
The Tigers were led by Sara Buros’ 13 kills, Caroline
Keener’s 19 assists, Aly Hazelwood’s four blocks
and Leah Goldstein’s 14 digs.
Millsaps (7-6, 1-1) was led offensively by Colleen Kelly’s
four kills, followed by Kim Fox and Toni Manley with three
apiece. On the defensive side, Fox led the way with nine digs,
while freshmen Dixie Krauss and Sam Hill each contributed seven.
In the nightcap, the Majors pushed their conference record
to 1-1 by defeating Hendrix College (6-7, 0-2) in an exciting
four-game match, 30-23, 30-28, 22-30 and 30-24.
Senior outside hitters Kelly and Fox provided solid performances
for the Majors, combining for only three errors the entire
match, while teaming up for 37 of the total 52 team kills and
27 digs.
Krauss, the freshman libero from West Palm Beach, Fla., had
a tremendous game for Millsaps as well. Along with teammates
Kelly and Fox, Krauss contributed 18 digs.
Millsaps as a team improved each game on its attacks-per-game
percentage, going from a .152 percentage in game one to .189,
.292 and .275 by game four.
The Majors look to improve on their conference record Saturday,
facing two of the nation’s top teams in No. 9 Southwestern
at 1:30 p.m. and No. 15 Austin College at 4 p.m.
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