ONE-FOR-TWO TUESDAY

LADY LIONS SPLIT ON "DIG PINK DAY"

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Playing a rare Tuesday afternoon/evening doubleheader, the Concord Volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches during a triangular meet on “Dig Pink Day” at the Carter Center.

The Lady Lions were swept by King College (TN) in a 2:00 pm match, then rebounded to defeat Southern Virginia University in four sets in the nightcap.
King defeated SVU 25-16, 25-22, 25-15 in the triangular's middle match.

“Dig Pink Day” was aimed at raising awareness of and money for the fight against breast cancer. Concord players wore pink warm-up t-shirts; CU coaches staffers distributed commemorative pink ribbons and donations were accepted at the door.

King College went into its match with Concord at 16-3 and showed fine form early, winning the first set 25-15. The Lady Tornado would complete the sweep, but CU forced extra time in each of the last two sets. King took the second set 27-25, then held off CU 26-24 in the third.

Amber Miller topped Concord with 11 kills with Rebecca Lovejoy adding five. But King had a deeper attack – Ashley Pittman led all players with 14 kills (while hitting .333), Morgan Machen went for 11 and Kaitlyn Musick, hitting a robust .529, chipped in nine.

CU's Helen Theisen posted a match-high 18 assists and five aces, to go with ten digs. Miller led all players in digs, with 15.

King totaled 44 kills, to 26 for Concord.




After a break, during which the players went to watch some of the Women's Soccer match against West Virginia Tech (www.cumountainlions.com/news/2010/10/12/WSOC_1012103000.aspx), the Lady Lions returned to the court for their second match of the day, defeating Southern Virginia 25-14, 22-25, 25-23, 25-19.

Statistically, the match was fairly even in a couple categories. Both teams had four aces, and Concord held a slim edge in digs (80-79) in digs.
SVU out-killed CU 46-39, but the Lady Lions outhit the Knights .214 to .175, committing ten fewer errors on 14 fewer attacks.
Concord hit .200 or better in the three sets they won, .190 in the set they lost. The Lady Knights hit .297 in taking the second set, but a combined .137 in the dropping the other three.

The Lady Lions had a deep attack. Emily Wilson led CU with ten kills, Miller added seven, and Theisen, Lovejoy and Kayla Martin six each.
Concord also had depth at the back. Allie Pennington topped Concord with 18 digs, while Theisen added 16, Wilson 13 and Miller 12. Theisen also distributed 27 assists.

For SVU, Brynn McGinn finished with 13 kills, Ali Krebs 30 assists and Nicole Gwynn 24 digs.

Up next for Concord (7-14) is a visit to Glenville State for a WVIAC match on Friday, October 15, at 7:00 pm.
After that, the Lady Lions return to the Carter Center for a non-conference meeting with Bluefield College (VA) on Tuesday, October 18. Match time is scheduled for 6:30 pm. Admission is free.

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