UMES Hawks set to open the Bryant Invitational – Volleyball Match Preview
The Women’s Volleyball Team of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), also called the Lady Hawks, is scheduled to take on hosts Bryant Bulldogs on Friday, September 9. The Bryant Invitational will be staged in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and the opening match will
feature Lady Hawks and Bulldogs.
About Lady Hawks
The Lady Hawks opened the 2011 Season with USF Invitational last Friday. They played four matches against Bethune-Cookman, University of Southern Florida (USF), Bowling-Green, and Eastern Kentucky. The opening of the season was not very good as the Hawks
received early defeat from Beethune-Cookman Team. However, the UMES squad managed to outdo the hosts USF in the next match. That was the only victory, UMES could grab in the USF Invitational. Hawks dropped the last two matches of the tournament and compiled
an overall record of 1-3.
The hosts of the tournament stand with the record of 2-4 in the running season. They played their first match of the season in the last week of August and clinched success in the opening match. They defeated University of Missouri-Kansas City in a tiring
5-set match. The Bulldogs dropped the next three matches in row and recovered in the fifth match against Denvour Volleyball Team. Bulldogs played their last match on Saturday and suffered the loss of another match. They are now fully prepared to face the Lady
Hawks in Friday’s match.
Lady Hawks vs. Bryant Bulldogs
This is going to be the first meeting of these two teams in the 2011 Season. They are scheduled to play two regular games in the month of September. After the completion of Bryant Invitational, Bulldogs and Hawks will have their second meeting at the Brown
Invitation on September 16. Today’s match is important as both teams are in dire need to grab a come-back victory. Depending on the current statistics of previous matches, Bryant Bulldogs have better record. Moreover, they will have the edge of the playing
in familiar condition. The support of home fans is likely to enhance their performance against the Lady Hawks.
Team information
The Lady Hawks are headed by Coach Don Metil, while Eric Hammond will be attached with the team as assistant coach. The roster of the Hawks included following players:
Zoe Bowens – OH, Corey Haynes – Setter 1, Ndidi Ibe – MB, Saitaua Iosia – OH, Kaveinga Lea’Aetoa – OH/MB, Jinggiao Li – Libero, Nadja Nemeth, Rebecca Prado- L, Raquel Rogers – OH, Emily Shannon – OH, Maline Vaitai – OH, Jessie Vicic – Setter 2, and Victoria
Williams.
The Bryant Bulldogs Team include Alexandria Clyburn – OH, Kaitlyn Klein – OH, Jazmin Stoner – OH, Marisa Ebli, Leigh Fishback – Setter, Emily Kaup – MB, Kendall Gaffney – OH, Macy Mitravich, Mikayla LaRosa, Jadith Lorenzo – S, Elena Lhr – OH, Ashley Chang
– OH, Maria Scocca – MB, Mariah Burgess, and MB Jocelyn Taylor.
The team is supervised by Head Coach Theresa Carlacy, while Ted Garlacy will perform his duties as the assistant coach of Bulldogs.
The clock is swiftly ticking down and soon the volleyball scrimmage will start. Check back for latest results and news.
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