North Greenville volleyball goes 2-2 at Aramark Classic Tournament at Erskine
Posted by The Skyliner on October 28th, 2009Darius L. Brown
Staff Writer
The North Greenville volleyball team traveled to Erskine to compete in the Aramark Classic Volleyball Tournament Saturday. The Lady Crusaders fell to Brenau in three straight sets 25-19, 25-19, 25-18, but bounced back to defeat Piedmont 25-15, 25-13, 25-17. North Greenville fell to Erskine in three sets before defeating Converse.
Kaitlyn Harris, sophomore English, was selected to the all-tournament team. Harris had 65 digs and two aces throughout the tournament. Harris was the only North Greenville player selected to the team.
“Harris definitely stepped up in leadership today.” Lady Crusaders coach Lauren Axson said. “She did a phenomenal job of firing the team up and keeping us going. We also want to congratulate Kaitlyn on being selected to the all-tournament team.”
The Lady Crusaders did not give up and stayed in the game with their defensive presence. North Greenville did show some weaknesses in miscommunication against Erskine and Brenau.
The Lady Crusaders’ strengths were definitely their powerful hits. The Crusaders played intensely in the Invitational tournament.
Sara Beth White, freshman mathematics education, Anjelica Wilcox, freshman biology, and Kayla O’ Kelley, sophomore health promotion and wellness, had solid games in the tournament. O’Kelley seemed to be in the right position both defensively and offensively. North Greenville used cross-court passes to set up Kaitlyn Pierce, sophomore undecided, for the slam.
There were some good short sets to O’ Kelley. Axson was laid back and calm at the tournament, but still gave the ladies some good words of wisdom to go out and play hard.
The Crusaders took advantage of the nice conditions that Converse and Piedmont gave them. But yet, the Lady Crusaders’ defense could not keep up with Erskine and Breneau, giving both opponents chances to get the victory. Axson did have some positive things to say about the performance.
“We showed a tremendous amount of effort and that’s something to build on,” Axson said.
The Crusaders also had their highest point of the weekend against Converse and Piedmont, defeating both teams at the Invitational tournament. The ladies’ next game will be on Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. against Montreat in Black Mountain, N.C.
Tags: Fall 2009, Vol. 109 - Issue 7