Romanda Noble, Asst. SID
Durham, NC—The South Carolina State women’s volleyball today team opened its 2007 season at the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Tournament. Despite going 0-2 on the day, the Lady Bulldogs showed promise for the remainder of the 2007 season.
In its opening game of the tournament SC State fell to NC State, 0-3, (21-30, 27-30, 11-30). Monique Walker and Linnie Garrett each recorded eight kills in the match. Garrett also recorded two block assists while Laura Waters-Brown led the team in digs with four.
Lauren Zanoli had 17 kills while Megan Rehmer picked-up 11 digs to lead NC State.
In their second match of the day, SC State fell to Elon College, 0-3, (16-30, 14-30, 9-30). Although the team output was not as productive, the Lady Bulldogs had some good individual performances in the match.
Garrett, Walker and Brown continued to prove that they are geared up for the 2007 season. Garrett led the team in kills with seven, while Walker and Brown each contributed five kills in the match. Walker also had a good defensive showing with five digs and one block solo.
Mandy Wilson and Emily Lucci each recorded double-digit kills for Elon with 12 and 10 respectively. Shelly MacBean recorded 11 digs in the win.
The Lady Bulldogs will face host NCCU tomorrow at 11 a.m. and will close out the tournament versus Loyola College tomorrow at 5 p.m.
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