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Boxscore vs. Lees-McRae

BANNER ELK, N.C. − The 22nd-ranked (AVCA/NCAA Division II) Flagler College volleyball team remained undefeated with a pair of wins Saturday and finished the Carolinas Challenge with a perfect 4-0 weekend. Flagler swept Wingate University 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-20) to start the day and then swept the host school, Lees-McRae College, 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 28-26).

For the day, Meg Weathersby (Maitland, Fla./Orangewood Christian) led the Saints with 29 kills and also added 17 digs. Rachel Stacy (Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek HS) led the team with a .481 hitting percentage with 14 kills and just one error on 27 swings. Crystal Niederriter (Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island HS) added 18 kills and four total blocks. Dianna Craine (Oshawa, Ontario/University of Tulsa) chipped in with 14 kills and 19 digs. Casey Gnann (Boca Raton, Fla./Spanish River HS) paced the defense with 41 digs. Rebecca Royal (Green Cover Springs, Fla./Fleming Island HS) tallied 43 assists and Olivia Snipes (Easley, S.C./Easley HS) added 26 more.

In the opener against regional-rival Wingate, Weathersby recorded a match-high 17 kills and Gnann led the defense with 25 digs. Weathersby was one dig shy of a double-double. Royal tallied 24 assists for the Saints.

Stormi Gale led the Wingate (2-1) with 12 kills and Maggie Malone paced the defense with 10 digs. Amanda Clark led the Bulldogs with 15 assists.


Flagler def. Wingate 25-15,25-23,25-20

Wingate (2-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Stormi Gale 12-1-0; Grace Krauser
6-0-3; Cory McGowan 6-1-1; Lauren Billo 3-0-0; Anna Hilton 2-0-1;
Rebecca Bloemer 2-0-1; Liz Willis 1-0-0; Janice Ehorn 1-0-0; Katie
Handy 0-0-1; Totals 33-2-4.0. (Assists) - Amanda Clark 15; Liz Willis
12. (Dig leaders) - Maggie Malone 10; Stormi Gale 9; Grace Krauser 8

Flagler (3-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Weathersby, Meg 17-0-1;
Niederriter, Crystal 8-1-1; Stacy, Rachel 6-2-1; Craine, Dianna 5-2-0;
Royal, Rebecca 4-0-0; Fitzpatrick, Kath. 3-0-0; Unitas, Jillian 0-1-0;
Totals 43-6-2.0. (Assists) - Royal, Rebecca 24; Snipes, Olivia 11.
(Dig leaders) - Gnann, Casey 25; Weathersby, Meg 9

Site: Banner Elk, N.C. (Williams Gymnasium)
Date: Sep 04, 2010 Attend: 88 Time: 1:09
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In the final match of the tournament, Flagler rolled to an easy 25-13 win in the first set, but held on to win the second set 25-21 and rallied to win the third set 28-26.

Weathersby recorded 12 kills and eight digs while Niederriter added 10 kills and three total blocks. Gnann racked up 16 digs and Craine just missed a double-double with nine kills and 13 digs. Stacy hit .538 for the match with eight kills on 13 swings.

Megan Epperson led Lees-McRae (0-4) with 12 kills. Taylor Clendenin added 12 digs while Megan Mitchell tallied 26 assists.

Flagler will next play in the AASU Pirate Volleyball Classic in Savannah, Sept. 10-11, and will open against Rollins College at 4:30 p.m.


Flagler def. Lees-McRae 25-13,25-21,28-26

Flagler (4-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Weathersby, Meg 12-2-0;
Niederriter, Crystal 10-1-3; Craine, Dianna 9-0-0; Stacy, Rachel
8-1-0; Meyer, Sophie 4-0-0; Royal, Rebecca 2-0-3; Snipes, Olivia
0-1-0; Totals 45-5-4.0. (Assists) - Royal, Rebecca 19; Snipes, Olivia
15. (Dig leaders) - Gnann, Casey 16; Craine, Dianna 13; Weathersby,
Meg 8

Lees-McRae (0-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Megan Epperson 12-1-1; Whitney
Justice 9-1-2; Taylor Clendenin 5-1-1; Taylor Stice 2-0-0; Meme Brown
1-0-0; Jessica Singewald 1-0-0; Dana Oliver 1-0-0; Lauren Fox 1-0-0;
Megan Mitchell 0-1-1; Totals 32-4-3.0. (Assists) - Megan Mitchell 26.
(Dig leaders) - Taylor Clendenin 12; Whitney Justice 10; Chloe Casas 8

Site: Banner Elk, N.C. (Williams PEC)
Date: Sep 04, 2010 Attend: 109 Time: 1:10
Referees: Bob Waldrop, Dave Mabe
Carolinas Challenge