2013 Southern Connecticut State University Volleyball Notes Matches 7-11 Southern Connecticut (5-1) vs. LIU Post (5-2) Sept. 17 • New Haven, Conn. • 7 p.m. SCSU vs. Nyack (3-6) • Sept. 21 • 11 a.m. SCSU vs. Georgian Court (1-4) • Sept. 21 • 3 p.m. SCSU vs. Concordia (0-1) • Sept. 22 • 12 p.m. SCSU vs. East Stroudsburg (3-3) • Sept. 22 • 4 p.m.
A WEEK OF HOME MATCHES The Southern Connecticut State University volleyball team went undefeated last week with a perfect 3-0 record at home. The Owls defeated Caldwell 3-0 on Tuesday and swept both Dominican and Mercy on Saturday. The Owls will take part in five matches this week. They will host LIU Post at home on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Heading into the weekend, Southern Connecticut will travel to Springfield, Mass. to compete in the AIC Tournament with matches against Nyack and Georgian Court on Saturday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. On Sunday, the Owls will take on Concordia at 12 p.m. and East Stroudsburg at 2 p.m. THE STREAK The Owls are currently on a four-match win streak dating back to Sept. 7. They have not dropped a set in their last three matches. HOME COURT ADVANTAGE Southern Connecticut is currently undefeated on their home court this season with a perfect 3-0 record. HITTING THE MARK The Owls are being efficient with their energy on the court by outhitting their opponents 0.201 to 0.079 this season. STAT TRACK The Owls have four players with one double-double on the season: Lauren McVey (2), Nicole Hauser (1), Sarah Beres (1) and Jade Black (1.) HOT HANDS The Owls had three players hit 0.400 or better with a combined 33 kills in the sweep of Caldwell on Sept. 10. Lauren McVey (0.469-percent and 16 kills), Nicole Hauser (0.429-percent and seven kills) and Jade Black (0.400-percent and 10 kills.) IN THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL The Owls were ranked sixth in the Northeast-10 Conference Coaches’ Preseason Poll receiving 127 votes. O’CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN Sarah Beres, Jade Black and Lauren McVey were selected as the 2013 volleyball captains.
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2013 Southern Connecticut State University Volleyball Schedule/Results DATE OPPONENT ........................... TIME SEPTEMBER Sept. 6 vs. Molloy .......................... W, 3-1 Sept. 7 at Dowling ............................ L, 3-0 Sept. 7 vs. Nyack ...........................W, 3-1 Sept. 10 Caldwell .......................... W, 3-0 Sept. 12 Bridgeport ............................. ppd. Sept. 14 Dominican ...........................W, 3-0 Sept. 14 Mercy .......................... W, 3-0 Sept. 17 LIU Post ...........................7 p.m. Sept. 21 vs. Nyack ...........................1 p.m. Sept. 21 vs. Georgian Court .......................... 3 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Concordia ......................... 12 p.m. Sept. 22 East Stroudsburg ...........................2 p.m. Sept. 25 Bentley* ...........................7 p.m. OCTOBER Oct. 1 Pace* ...........................1 p.m. Oct. 3 Queens ...........................7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Merrimack* ...........................1 p.m. Oct. 8 Saint Rose* .......................... 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at Le Moyne* ...........................1 p.m. Oct. 15 at Assumption* ...........................7 p.m. Oct. 16 Post ...........................7 p.m. Oct. 22 at Adelphi* ...........................7 p.m. Oct. 25 at SNHU* ...........................7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Stonehill* ...........................1 p.m. Oct. 29 at Mercy .......................... 7 p.m. NOVEMBER Nov. 2 vs. Felician ...........................1 p.m. at Philadelphia ...........................3 p.m. Nov. 5 AIC* ...........................7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Saint Michael’s* ...........................1 p.m. Nov. 10 at Saint Anselm* ......................... 12 p.m. Nov. 12 New Haven* ...........................7 p.m. Nov. 15 Franklin Pierce* ...........................7 p.m. Northeast-10 TOURNAMENT Nov. 19 NE-10 Championship Quarters............TBD Nov. 22 NE-10 Championship Semifinals.........TBD Nov. 23 NE-10 Championship Finals.................TBD Home Games in Bold played at Pelz Gym * denotes Northeast-10 Conference game
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Volleyball Notes Matches 7-11 Southern Connecticut (5-1) vs. LIU Post (5-2) Sept. 17 • New Haven, Conn. • 7 p.m. SCSU vs. Nyack (3-6) • Sept. 21 • 11 a.m. SCSU vs. Georgian Court (1-4) • Sept. 21 • 3 p.m. SCSU vs. Concordia (0-1) • Sept. 22 • 12 p.m. SCSU vs. East Stroudsburg (3-3) • Sept. 22 • 4 p.m.
SHARE THE OFFENSE The Owls have three players with over 48 kills through the first seven matches: Lauren McVey (62), Jade Black (54) and Sarah Beres (48). DEFENSIVE STOPS Sarah Beres matched a career high with eight blocks against Molloy on Sept. 6. DOUBLE TROUBLE Nicole Hauser recorded the first double-double of the season for the Owls with a 16 assist and 12 dig performance against Dowling on Sept. 7. Lauren McVey managed her first doubledouble as well. DUELING SETTERS Taylor Carlson and freshman Nicole Hauser shared setter responsibilities throughout the first three matches with both faring well. Hauser recorded 57 assists while Carlson tallied 50 assists. DIG DUG Sophomore Morgan Carman has successfully taken over the libero role with a combined 72 digs through three matches last week. She trounced her previous season best of 19 digs against Georgian Court back on Sept. 9 with 28 digs gainst Molloy followed by a 29 dig performance against Nyack on Sept. 7. LOOKING BACK AT LAST YEAR The Owls are coming off a 2012 campaign filled with a trip to the Northeast-10 Championship semifinals and a 24-11 overall record. That figure marked their second best total win season since winning 26 in 2009. SCSU also finished 10-5 in Northeast-10 Conference play to secure the fourth seed and notch the program’s highest seeding since entering the league. Southern Connecticut’s win in the Northeast-10 Championship Quarterfinals over Saint Rose marked their first-ever home Northeast-10 Championship win in the program’s history.
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RETURNING STARTERS Southern Connecticut will return four starters from a year ago: Jade Black, Olivia Lathrop, Lauren McVey and Sarah Beres. Each returning starter ranked first in at least one major offensive and/or defensive statistical category including attacks, kills, blocks, digs, hitting percentage and aces. Beres ranked first in kills with 392, second in kills per set with 3.06, and third in total blocks with 86. McVey was first in kills per set with 3.20, first in service aces with 31 and second in digs with 321. Lathrop was first in blocks with 89 as a starting freshman, while Black was first in digs with 416 and second in kills with 292. OWLS WELCOME FIVE NEWCOMERS The Owls are looking to welcome five freshman to the team this year: Brigitte Boursiquot, Nicole Hauser, Nicole Schoolcraft, Taylor Flowers and Faith Ford. SUCCESS OFF THE COURT Academically, the members of the 2012 volleyball team were recognized for numerous awards. The Owls were selected as recipients of the 2012-13 American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.30 during the full academic year. Kimberly Lachowicz was also selected to the CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict and a Northeast-10 All-Academic Teams. THREE EARNED ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS Three Owls - senior Kimberly Lachowicz and juniors Sarah Beres and Lauren McVey – received year-end honors from the Northeast-10 Conference, as voted on by the league’s coaches. Beres was named Second-Team All-Conference, while Lachowicz and McVey were named to the Third-Team. • Beres collected All-Conference honors for the second straight year after ranking second in the league in kills (384) and 13th in blocks (83) during the regular season. She also posted four double-doubles and led the Owls in kills while ranking third in blocks and hitting percentage in the regular season. • Lachowicz earned All-Conference honors for the second time in her career after ranking second in the assists (1,205) and fourth in assists/game (10.04) in the regular season. She also led the team in service aces and ranked fourth in digs. • McVey battled through a mid-season injury yet ranked sixth in the league in kills per set (3.16) and 13th in digs per set (3.53) in the regular season. McVey led the Owls with 13 double-doubles and was also second on the team in digs, second in service aces and third in kills.
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Volleyball Notes Matches 7-11 Southern Connecticut (5-1) vs. LIU Post (5-2) Sept. 17 • New Haven, Conn. • 7 p.m. SCSU vs. Nyack (3-6) • Sept. 21 • 11 a.m. SCSU vs. Georgian Court (1-4) • Sept. 21 • 3 p.m. SCSU vs. Concordia (0-1) • Sept. 22 • 12 p.m. SCSU vs. East Stroudsburg (3-3) • Sept. 22 • 4 p.m.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS The Owls were ranked No. 29 in the nation in digs per set with 17.53 during the 2012 season. PUTTING IN THE WORK In 2012, Southern Connecticut was 13-4 in matches that went longer than three sets, including a perfect 6-0 in five set matches. 24 WINS ONCE AGAIN Last season marked the third time in five years that the Owls won at least 24 matches in a season with their previous high water mark of 26-10 occurring in 2009. ANOTHER WINNING SEASON SECURED The Owls secured a fifth consecutive winning season in 2012. THE TRADITION IS WINNING In 2012, the Owls tied a program record with a 13-match win streak from Sept. 1-22. The streak included wins against Queens, Concordia, Georgian Court, Felician, Molloy, Philadelphia, Bentley, Concordia, AIC, Dominican, Bloomfield, Saint Rose and Caldwell. SCSU also won 13 in a row to start the 2009 season. ON DECK The Owls will host Bentley on Sept. 25 scheduled for a 7 p.m. start time.
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2013 Southern Connecticut State University Volleyball Notes Matches 8-12 Southern Connecticut (5-1) vs. LIU Post (5-2) Sept. 17 • New Haven, Conn. • 7 p.m. SCSU vs. Nyack (3-6) • Sept. 21 • 11 a.m. SCSU vs. Georgian Court (1-4) • Sept. 21 • 3 p.m. SCSU vs. Concordia (0-1) • Sept. 22 • 12 p.m. SCSU vs. East Stroudsburg (3-3) • Sept. 22 • 4 p.m.
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2013 Southern Connecticut State University Volleyball Roster No.
Name
Cl.
Pos.
Ht.
Hometown/High School/Previous School
1
Jade Black
Sr.
OH
5-11
Overland Park, Kan./Hudson (Ohio)/Iowa Lakes CC
2
Morgan Carman
So.
L
5-6
Mesa, Ariz./Mountain View
4
Taylor Carlson
So.
S
5-7
Centennial, Colo./Overland
5
Kelly Gunneson
So.
OH
5-10
Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire
6
Olivia Lathrop
So.
OH/RS
6-1
Farmington, Conn./Farmington
8
Madison Featherston
Jr.
OH/RS
5-10
Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain
12
Lauren McVey
Sr.
OH
5-10
Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker
13
Natasha Carlbert
Jr.
OH/DS
5-8
Southington, Conn./Southington
14
Nicole Hauser
Fr.
OH
5-9
Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point Area
15
Nicole Schoolcraft
Fr.
S/RS
5-8
Groton, Conn./Fitch
16
Taylor Flowers
Fr.
MB/OH
5-9
Philadelphia, Pa./The Baldwin School
17
Sarah Beres
Sr.
MB/OH
6-2
Ellington, Conn./Ellington
18
Faith Ford
Fr.
OH
6-1
New Britain, Conn./New Britain
Head Coach: Lisa Barbaro Assistant Coach: Kathy Frankowski
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Volleyball Notes Matches 8-12 Southern Connecticut (5-1) vs. LIU Post (5-2) Sept. 17 • New Haven, Conn. • 7 p.m. SCSU vs. Nyack (3-6) • Sept. 21 • 11 a.m. SCSU vs. Georgian Court (1-4) • Sept. 21 • 3 p.m. SCSU vs. Concordia (0-1) • Sept. 22 • 12 p.m. SCSU vs. East Stroudsburg (3-3) • Sept. 22 • 4 p.m.
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RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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6 1 12 17 14 2 5 18 16 4 8 13 15
Player
Olivia Lathrop Jade Black Lauren McVey Sarah Beres Nicole Hauser Morgan Carman Kelly Gunneson Faith Ford Taylor Flowers Taylor Carlson Madison Featherston Natasha Carlbert Nicole Schoolcraft TEAM SOUTHERN CONN. ST Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
sp
k
k/s
OVERALL 5-1 0-0 5-1 Attack e
20 24 1.20 5 20 54 2.70 14 20 62 3.10 21 20 48 2.40 20 19 32 1.68 17 20 3 0.15 1 20 15 0.75 11 3 1 0.33 1 3 0 0.00 0 20 2 0.10 2 14 0 0.00 0 7 2 0.29 3 2 0 0.00 1 20 243 12.15 96 20 211 10.55 149 SCS
OPP
243 96 730 .201 12.1
211 149 782 .079 10.6
224 11.2
189 9.4
32 44 1.6
24 32 1.2
24 1.2
32 1.6
379 19.0
352 17.6
5 74 42.0 2.1 5 16
6 28 20.0 1.0 10 8
145 3/48 2/46 4 3
83 1/83 -
ta
pct
HOME 3-0 0-0 3-0 Set a a/s
67 .284 4 0.20 165 .242 3 0.15 182 .225 4 0.20 134 .209 4 0.20 90 .167 98 5.16 13 .154 3 0.15 50 .080 2 0.10 3 .000 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0.00 8 .000 105 5.25 1 .000 1 0.07 16 -.062 0 0.00 1 -1.000 0 0.00 730 .201 224 11.20 782 .079 189 9.45 Date Sep 06 Sep 07 Sep 07 Sep 10 Sep 14 Sep 14
sa
0 3 9 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 32 24
AWAY 0-1 0-0 0-1
Serve se sa/s
0 9 5 7 5 5 0 0 1 2 6 3 0 44 32
0.00 0.15 0.45 0.25 0.32 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.57 0.00 1.60 1.20
Opponent vs MOLLOY COLLEGE at Dowling Volleyball vs NYACK_VB CALDWELL DOMINICAN COLLEGE MERCY COLLEGE
Record in 3-set matches: 3-1 Record in 4-set matches: 2-0 Record in 5-set matches: 0-0
re
Dig dig dig/s
0 6 0.30 5 72 3.60 2 72 3.60 0 26 1.30 0 47 2.47 13 109 5.45 0 4 0.20 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 26 1.30 0 7 0.50 0 10 1.43 0 0 0.00 4 24 379 18.95 32 352 17.60 W L W W W W
Score 3-1 0-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0
NEUTRAL 2-0 0-0 2-0
bs
0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
10 5 7 22 10 0 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 74 28
10 5 7 23 10 0 19 1 3 0 0 1 0 42.0 20.0
0.50 1 0.25 2 0.35 0 1.15 0 0.53 1 0.00 0 0.95 0 0.33 0 1.00 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.14 0 0.00 0 - 2.10 5 1.00 10
Score by set 20-25,25-22,25-22,25-18 21-25,17-25,25-27 25-15,18-25,25-18,25-23 25-19,25-19,25-21 25-18,25-19,25-16 25-12,25-16,25-16
0 1 0 1 9 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 8
points
-
Att. 24 83 67 35 45 65