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Mobile Sweeps Pair On Friday
Knight again led with 17 kills against Dillard, while Fowler added 10 kills for Mobile. Tenney finished with 39 assists, while Paula Stilkey finished with 9 kills and 3 aces. In the opening set, Mobile ran out to a 12-3 lead and cruised the rest of the way before finishing the set by taking nine of the final twelve points. Set No. 2 was all Mobile as the Lady Rams surged ahead 18-3 before scoring seven of the final eight points for the 25-6 win. Dillard held a 7-6 lead in the final set, but Mobile answered with a 4-0 run. Mobile held on from there and then scored nine of the final 12 for the victory. Mobile (22-11) will play at 10 am Saturday against the winner of tonight's Belhaven/SUNO matchup. Match 1: Mobile 3 - Spring Hill 0 MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile volleyball team made short work of rival Spring Hill College 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-16) in the opening match of the 2009 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Friday morning at Pharr Gymnasium. Mobile (21-11) got a 17-kill, 14-dig double-double from Whitney Knight and an 11-kill, 10-dig double-double from McGill-Toolen product Sarah Scott in the win. Melody Tenney added 37 assists and Blaire Fowler finished with 9 kills while hitting .368. Cassandra Marchand led Spring Hill with 6 kills, while Melissa Williams led the way with 9 digs. Spring Hill started out well, leading 6-4 in set No. 1, but the Lady Rams went on a 10-1 run thanks to three Fowler kills to take a 14-7 lead. Mobile rolled from there, leading by as much as 10 points at 21-11. Mobile started off set No. 2 with an 8-3 run, but the Lady Badgers fought back to trim the deficit to 13-12, before Mobile answered by taking seven of the next nine points for a 20-13 lead. Fowler and Knight combined for four kills in the spurt. In the final set, Mobile built a 9-5 lead and then never led by less than 5 points the rest of the way. The GCAC Tournament Champion will earn a bid to the 2009 NAIA National Championship. Fans unable to attend the GCAC Tourney in person can watch and listen live to all matches on their computer via B2 Networks. Click Here to purchase a match. |
MOBILE, Ala-- The Lady Rams closed out day one by topping Dillard University 25-14, 25-6, 25-14.