Volleyball Faces C-USA Leader Southern Miss
October 25, 2009 | Volleyball
Oct. 25, 2009
ECU Volleyball Gameday Central
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - After a tough 3-0 loss at UCF Friday night, the East Carolina volleyball team travels to Hattiesburg, Miss. for a contest with Conference USA leader Southern Miss. First serve is set for 2 p.m. at the Reed Green Coliseum. The all-time series between the schools is tied at 7-7.
The Pirates and the Golden Eagles have already faced each other once this season, as Southern Miss came away with a sweep on Sept. 27 in Greenville. The visitors used 12 kills from Ashley Mell and a double-double by setter Kelsea Seymour to cruise to the win. Junior Lizzy Bruin led the attack for ECU, putting down nine kills while redshirt sophomore Nicole Jones anchored the back row, picking up 10 digs.
Against the Knights Friday, senior setter Hannah Fenker notched a double-double for the third-straight match, picking up 37 assists to go along with 14 digs while classmate Stephanie Turner collected her fourth double-double of the campaign, leading the offense with 14 kills and matching Fenker with 14 digs. Additionally, Melissa Zentner reached double figures with 11 kills. The 14 kills for Turner marked her 11th double-digit effort in 2009.
At the net, Fleener fell just one block shy of the Pirate program single-game record, collecting a career-best 11 block assists while Zentner also notched a personal-best nine.
ECU continued its fine blocking, recording 12.0 as compared to 7.0 for UCF. The Knights had the better of the hitting (.229-.147) while also edging the Pirates in digs (54-53).
