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Nov. 13, 2009 Game Notes | Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - The University of Maryland of Eastern Shore volleyball team looks to close the regular season on a high note when the Lady Hawks host N.C. Central on Senior Day at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center Saturday. The Hawks (21-6, 10-0 MEAC) will honor seniors Caylin Woodward (Garden Grove, Calif.), Whitney Johnson (Prince Frederick, Md.) and Thonya Joseph (Bridgetown, Barbados) prior to the 4:30 p.m. match. UMES will be shooting for its 13 straight win. UMES CRUISES PAST COPPIN STATE, HOWARD Last weekend, the Lady Hawks swept both Coppin State and Howard to finish MEAC play at 10-0 for the third straight season. Christine Edwards (13) and Whitney Johnson (11) each had double-digit kills in the win over the Bison while the Hawks matched a season high with 17 service aces against the Eagles. UMES held Coppin State to .069 (13-9-58) from the floor and hit .436 (41-7-78) itself in the Hawks' 20th win. EDWARDS, ROMERO TAKE MEAC WEEKLY HONORS For the third consecutive week, UMES earned at least one of the Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference's weekly volleyball honors as Christine Edwards was named Player of the Week and Bella Jade Romero Rookie of the Week Monday. Edwards had 22 kills on the week with a .395 hitting percentage, 11 aces and five digs. Romero earned her fourth Rookie of the Week selection with 48 assists, one ace and one block assist.
OPPONENTS' HITTING PERCENTAGE .098 IN LAST SEVEN The Hawks have limited their opponents an .098 hitting percentage in the last seven matches. UMES held Morgan State to .000 (the lowest effeciency in that stretch) on Oct. 25. UMES season-low opponents' hitting percentage came on Oct. 4 at Hampton against North Carolina Central when the Eagles registered -.011. HAWKS RANKED 167 IN LATEST DIVISION I RPI UMES is ranked 167nd out of 330 in the latest Ratings Percentage Index for Division I volleyball teams as of Nov. 8. The RPI is a tool utilized by the NCAA selection committee when choosing NCAA Tournament participants. The Hawks are the second highest ranked MEAC school in the RPI (Florida A&M, 154). HAWKS ON 12-MATCH WINNING STREAK After losing two straight matches to Pittsburgh and Sacred Heart in late September, the Hawks have reeled off 10 wins in a row. During the stretch, they have won 36-of-37 game. The only game UMES lost was to Delaware State on Oct. 11. It is the second time in two seasons the Hawks have strung together 10 consecutive victories. ONLY THREE TEAMS IN THE MEAC WITH ... The Hawks are one of only three teams in the MEAC with a winning overall record (Delaware State, 18-12 and Florida A&M, 13-8). PROTECTING THE HYTCHE CENTER The Hawks have a 20-1 record at the Hytche Athletic Center over the last three years. Their lone loss was the opener this season against Sacred Heart. In 2006, the Hawks went 10-4 at home. Therefore, UMES is 29-5 over the last four seasons at Hytche. The last time the Hawks lost to a MEAC opponent at home was on Nov. 9 vs. Morgan State (3-2). 35 STRAIGHT MATCHES OVER THE MEAC The Lady Hawks have won 35 straight regular-season matches over MEAC competition. In 2007, the Hawks won 11 regular-season matches over the MEAC, dropping just seven sets. Last season, the Hawks won 11 regular-season matches over the MEAC, winning all 33 sets. This season, the Hawks have won 39 of 40 sets over MEAC opponents. METIL EARNS 150TH CAREER WIN AT HOWARD Third-year head coach Don Metil recorded his 150th career victory in a 3-0 win at Howard on Oct. 23 at Burr Gynasium. In eight seasons as a collegiate head coach, Metil is 155-104 and 70-19 in three seasons at UMES. JOHNSON REACHES 1,000 CAREER KILLS Hawks senior Whitney Johnson reached 1,000 career kills with nine against La Salle on Sept. 12. With 234 total this season, Johnson has 1,187 kills in her illustrious career at UMES. In 2007, Johnson had 525 kills en route to being named the MEAC Player of the Year. Last season, she recorded 387 kills. WOODWARD PUTS UP TRIPLE-DOUBLE AGAINST DSU Caylin Woodward posted the first triple-double of the season for UMES, recording 10 kills, 10 digs and 10 assists versus Delaware State at the Hytche Center on Oct. 30. Graduate assistnat coach Christine Estebane had the Hawks' onlt triple-double in the 2008 season. SCOUTING THE EAGLES North Carolina Central enters play on Saturday at 8-21 on the season and will face Delaware State Friday before traveling to Princess Anne to take on the Hawks. The Eagles have lost five of their last six matches, with their last win coming on Oct. 20 at North Carolina A&T, 3-0. Under the direction of fourth-yearhead coach Georgette Crawford-Crooks, NCCU is led by Belinda Behncke-Biney with 281 kills (2.70 per game). She is also tops on the team in service aces with 40. Kiarra Brown has 683 assists, good for 6.76 per game. Raven Kings lead the Eagles in digs with 263 (2.60 per game). 2008: SECOND MOST WINS EVER The 2008 Lady Hawks won 25 total games, the second highest win total in school history. The 2003 team won 26 total games, the most in UMES history. The 2003 squad was led by one of the greatest players in UMES history, Jana Milin. She was named MEAC Player of the Year in both 2002 and 2003. Milin still holds the single-season record for kills with 644 in 2003. BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK The Lady Hawks have led the MEAC conference in total kills and assists the last three seasons. In 2006, the Hawks paced the league with 1,690 kills and 1,482 assists. In 2007, they again led the league with 1,550 kills and 1,352 assists. Last season, the Hawks were atop the conference with 1,513 kills and 1,382 assists. HAWKS WIN RUNNIN' BULLDOG CLASSIC In early September, the Hawks won three-of-four matches in Boiling Springs, N.C. to win the Runnin' Bulldog Classic. The Hawks sweep the Wofford Terriers in the final match to win the title. Sophomore outside hitter Christine Edwards was named the MVP of the tournament. Senior Caylin Woodward was named to the all-tournament team along with Edwards. DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR OPPONENTS Several UMES players have recorded double-doubles this season. Below is a complete list: Bella Jade Romero - 44 Assists, 10 Digs (8/28 @ William & Mary) Christine Edwards - 22 Kills, 12 Digs (8/28 @ William & Mary) Bella Jade Romero - 25 Assists, 13 Digs (8/29 vs. Rider) Caylin Woodward - 13 Kills, 12 Digs (9/4 vs. Gardner-Webb) Christine Edwards - 14 Kills, 11 Digs (9/4 vs. Gardner-Webb) Caylin Woodward - 10 Kills, 11 Digs (9/4 vs. Wofford College) Bella Jade Romero - 48 Assists, 16 Digs (9/5 vs. Gardner-Webb) Caylin Woodward - 13 Kills, 21 Digs (9/20 vs. Youngstown State) Bella Jade Romero - 64 Assists, 12 Digs (9/20 vs. Youngstown State) Caylin Woodward - 10 kills, 11 digs (9/26 vs. Norfolk State) BELLA JADE'S PURSUIT OF 1,000 Lady Hawks freshman setter Bella Jade Romero has 868 assists on the season (10.09 per game). She has one more regular-season matches and potentially three in the MEAC tournament to accomplish the feat. Current graduate assistant coach Christina Estebane recorded 1,118 assists during the 2007 season. Sanda Dzile holds the UMES mark for assists in a single season with 1,322 assists in 2003. 1,000 KILLS AND 1,000 DIGS FOR WOODWARD Caylin Woodward has joined the 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs club. Woodward has 1,277 career digs and 1,108 career kills at UMES. Woodward has a chance to set her personal marks in both categories. Both of her personal highs came during her freshman campaign when she accumulated 368 digs and 377 kills. HAWKS EIGHTH IN NATION IN HITTING EFFICIENCY As of Nov. 8, the Hawks rank eighth in the NCAA in hitting perecentage (.287). Individually, Samantha Chukwura is 14th in the nation (.390), while Whitney Johnson ranks 109th in the land (.325). QUEEN OF THE SOPHOMORES IN THE MEAC Christine Edwards leads all MEAC sophomores in kills per game (3.30), hitting percentage (.236), aces per game (0.53) and points per game (3.92). Edwards recorded a season-high 22 kills against William & Mary on Aug. 28. She had a season-high hitting percentage of .542 against Navy on Sept. 11 and four aces against Rider on Aug. 29. HAWKS FIRST IN NATION IN ACES PER GAME UMES leads the nation in aces per game at 2.53. Karin Vikterlof is fourth individually in the category at 0.60. Christine Edwards is just outside the top-10 at 0.53 per game, good for 11th. HAWKS LEAD MEAC IN MANY CATEGORIES The Lady Hawks lead MEAC in hitting per centage (.287), assists (1,035), kills (1,113) and service aces (220). VIKTERLOF TOPS AMONG MEAC FRESHMEN Karin Vikterlof leads all MEAC freshman in digs per set (2.51) and aces per set (0.60) as of Nov. 8. The Orebro, Sweden, native has tallied double-digit digs on seven occasions and recorded her career high (17) in the Hawks' four-set victory over Delaware State. Vikterlof has 211 total digs on the season. She had a career-high seven aces against Coppin on Nov. 6. JOHNSON, EDWARDS IN 20-KILL CLUB Senior Whitney Johnson and sophomore Christine Edwards are the only two UMES players to date to tally 20-or-more kills in a match. Edwards was the first to accomplish the feat this season for the Hawks, recording 22 in a 3-1 loss against William & Mary on Aug. 28. Johnson had 26 against Youngstown State in a five-set win at Pittsburgh on Sept. 20. CHUKWURA MAKES FEW MISTAKES Redshirt junior Samantha Chukwura has committed just 40 errors for a team-high hitting mark of .390. She has made just 10 errors in the last 10 matches (104 total attacks). Chukwura has gone without an error in eight matches this season. The most errors she has made in one match was five against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 5. |
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