|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Sayre Earns All-Gulf South Conference Honors BIRMINGHAM, AL --- University of Arkansas at Monticello outside hitter Amanda Sayre (Jr., Del City, Okla./Redlands CC) has been named to the All-Gulf South Conference Second Team for her play during the 2005 season. Sayre served as a co-captain on the inaugural Cotton Blossoms volleyball squad and finished the season fifth in the GSC in kills per game (4.33), while finishing second on the team in kills (206), hitting percentage (.187) and digs (359), and third in service aces (26) and blocks (40). Sayre is currently a nominee for AVCA and Daktronics All-Region honors.
Blossoms Drop Heartbreaker In Season
Finale MONTICELLO --- The University of Arkansas at Monticello Cotton Blossoms (9-18, 4-10 GSC) dropped a heartbreaker in their season finale, falling 3-2 to Southern Arkansas on Friday night at Steelman Fieldhouse. The Lady Muleriders took charge early, winning a close opening game 30-28 to take an early 1-0 match lead. SAU pushed ahead to 2-0 after an outstanding second game where the Lady Riders hit .436 and forced eight UAM errors. The Blossoms fought back in the third game, pulling to within 2-1 with a 30-25 win and evened the match in the fourth game with a 30-26 win. However, the Blossoms came up just short in the fifth game, falling 15-11 to seal the Lady Mulerider victory. Katy Stoneking led the Blossoms with 14 kills. Kasey McBrearty added 13 while Amanda Sayre pitched in 12. Maegan Martin dished out 41 assists, while Amie Kronk had 40 digs. Joining Kronk in double-digit digs were Sayre (16), McBrearty (16), and Martin (12). The loss ends the inaugural season for the Cotton Blossoms, who did not qualify for postseason play.
Blossoms Fall To Lady Bucs MEMPHIS, TN --- After taking an exciting opening game, the University of Arkansas at Monticello Cotton Blossoms (9-16, 4-9 GSC) were unable to overcome the offensive onslaught of the Christian Brothers Lady Bucs, falling 3-1 Wednesday night in Memphis. CBU opened the match on a hot streak, opening game one with a 6-1 lead. The Cotton Blossoms clawed back, finally tying the opener at 17-17. The two teams traded points down the stretch, eventually ending up tied 30-30, when the Lady Bucs committed a pair of attack errors to give the Blossoms an early 1-0 match lead. Amanda Sayre had 12 first-game kills. From that point forward, the Blossoms struggled against a potent Christian Brothers offense that hit .213, .385, and .297 in the next three games while the UAM offense hit .057, .212, and .000. The Lady Bucs posted game victories of 30-23, 30-18, and 30-19 in those games to seal the win. Sayre finished with 29 kills, leading all players, and hit .273 for the match. Kasey McBrearty added 11 kills and Katy Stoneking added 10. Maegan Martin dished out 55 assists, while Sayre added a match-high 24 digs. McBrearty added 18 digs while Amie Kronk pitched in 16. The Blossoms return to action on Friday, November 4, hosting Southern Arkansas University in their season finale. The match begins at 7 p.m.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
