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Sept. 8, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - The 2009-10 athletic season continued at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as the volleyball team traveled to Boiling Springs, N.C. for the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Classic and the cross country teams kicked off their season with the UMES Lid-Lifter Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY
The men's and women's cross country teams kicked off their season at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5 at the UMES Lid-Lifter Invitational, held in Princess Anne, Md.
Both teams started with a fifth place finish as the men totaled 142 points and the women had a score of 140.
Junior Amon Kiprotich (Kapsabet, Kenya) was the highest UMES men's finisher, in 18th place out of 52 with a time of 27:08.42. Teammate Shadrack Maritim (Kericho, Kenya), a sophomore was close behind at 27:31.95, which was good for 23rd place. Senior Peter Sang (Kapsabet, Kenya) placed 28th with a time of 28:21.93 while fellow senior Solomon Kirongo (Nairobi, Kenya) was 40th in 30:08.29. Junior Jermol Dix (Catonsville, Md.) had a time of 29:53.33 and senior Paul Jones-Burden went 39:54.04, which was good for 50th and 51st, respectively.
Senior Tamica Thomas (St. Catherine, Jamaica) finished in a time of 20:37.74, good for 29th overall out of 62 in the women's race. Sophomore Cynthia Anais (Paris, France) and junior Eunice Jones (Lanham, Md.) finished 40th and 43rd with respective times of 21:25.52 and 21:36.28. Sophomore Jessica Abrantes (Scotch Plains, N.J.) had a time of 23:49.85, which was good for 52nd place. Freshman Kenesha Abrams, running in her first collegiate race, finished finished 54th with a time of 25:58.81. Fellow freshmen Jennel Wade and Courtney Gray finished 60th and 62nd with respective times of 26:40.75 and 29:13.87. Senior Tiffany Webb (Upper Marlboro, Md.) ran a time of 27:15.78, good for 61st place.
VOLLEYBALL
The volleyball team traveled to Boiling Springs, N.C. for the Runnin' Bulldogs Classic on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5. They defeated Wofford twice and Gardner-Webb once to win the tournament and move to 5-3 on the season. Sophomore Christine Edwards (Lakewood, Calif.) was named tournament MVP and senior Caylin Woodward (Garden Grove, Calif.) was named to the all-tournament team.
In their first game on Friday, the Hawks swept Gardner-Webb, 3-0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-12). Both Edwards and Woodward each had double-doubles. Edwards led all players with 14 kills and added 11 digs while Woodward chipped in with 13 and 11, respectively.
The Hawks hit an impressive .373 in the match with just 10 errors and held the Bulldogs to .184 with 15 errors. Last week's MEAC Rookie of the Week Bella Jade Romero (Arlington, Texas) collected a match-high 39 assists and also hit a team-best .667 with four kills on six attempts. Senior Whitney Johnson (Prince Frederick, Md.) had eight kills and four digs, hitting .350.
In their second game on Friday, UMES blanked Wofford, 3-0 (25-22, 22-15, 25-10).
Edwards led all players with 17 kills. Woodward picked up her second double-double of the day with 10 kills and 11digs, while Johnson also finished with double-digit kills with 10. Freshman Karin Vikterlof (Orebro, Sweden) tallied a match-high 12 digs and Romero directed the offense with 42 assists.
Saturday started off rough as the Hawks lost 3-2 to Gardner-Webb (25-19, 25-19, 17-25, 22-25, 15-10).
Once again, Edwards paced the Hawks attack with a match-high 19 kills, adding seven digs. Johnson and redshirt junior Samantha Chukwura (Brooklyn, N.Y.) also had double-digit kills with 17 and 12, respectively. Woodward and Romero tied for the match-high in digs with 16 apiece, while Romero led the Hawks with 48 assists for a double-double.
The Hawks rebounded from the loss to defeat Wofford, 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-18) and win the tournament.
Edwards recorded a match-high 15 kills. Woodward tallied nine kills and a .533 (9-1-15) attack percentage to go along with seven digs. Johnson hit .650 for the match with 14 kills and one error. Sophomore Rebecca Prado (Annandale, N.J.) led all players with 11 digs.
UPCOMING WEEK (Sept. 9-14)
The men's and women's cross country teams both travel to Hunt Valley, Md. for the Towson Invitational, located at Oregon Ridge Park.
Volleyball travels to Dover, Del. on for the Delaware State Invitational. On Friday, Sept. 11, they take the court against the Navy Midshipmen at 5:00 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 12, the Hawks play La Salle at 11:00 a.m. and Norfolk State at 3:00 p.m.
For complete recaps, results and news of Hawk athletics, please visit www.umeshawks.com.
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