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WomenÕs volleyball AUS quarterfinal preview

WomenÕs volleyball AUS quarterfinal preview
February 17, 2012

StFX X-Women:  Finished in fourth place in AUS conference with 8-9 record for 16 points

Memorial SeaHawks:  Finished in fifth place in AUS conference with 7-10 for 14 points

Season Series:  StFX won the season series 2-0, winning 3-0 and 3-1 matches at StFX back on November 5-6, 2011.

AUS Playoff History:  The last time these two teams played each other was the 2005-2006 season when the SeaHawks beat the X-Women in the AUS quarterfinals 3 sets to 2. Memorial eventually lost to the Saint Mary’s Huskies in the semi-finals that year 3-1.

Memorial Key Player:
- Chantal Jones:  Has a 2.94 hitting percentage, good enough for fourth in the conference. Her 212 total points is eighth overall in AUS.
- Sam March:  Posted 212 total kills this season, third overall in the AUS, with her 243 points tally coming in fourth in the conference.
- Angela Peddle:  Recorded 69 blocks and was third in AUS blocking, as well as scoring 191 points, good enough for ninth in the AUS conference.

StFX Key Players:       
- Katherine Ryan:  Recorded 191 total kills this season, averaging 2.89/game which put her tied for fifth overall in AUS kills. She also scored 214 total points, seventh in the AUS conference.
- Catherine Thornton:  Finished the season with 191 total kills, tying her teammate Katherine Ryan for fifth in AUS kills. She also scored 215 points, which was sixth overall in the conference.
- Jessica Roberts:  Served up 35 service aces this season, good enough second in the AUS. She also led the X-Women team in blocking and was third in kills.

Game Notes:

X-Women head coach Danny Da Costa on his team’s record this season against the SeaHawks:  “We have had success against them this year, but it is a whole new season now. Anyone can beat anyone on any given night so it doesn’t matter what happened in the past.”

The AUS Championship tournament is a very short tournament where you have to win every game to move on to the next round. The winner will move on the semi-finals on Saturday evening.

A fast start is crucial to success.  X-Women head coach Danny Da Costa preaches three key elements that his team will need to succeed.  “We need to be focused, stay disciplined and execute on our opportunities.”