Saturday, September 12
Davidson, N.C.
7:00 p.m.
Davidson College
1
vs
3
Canisius
Late Comeback Not Enough in Wildcats' 3-1 Loss to Canisius in Tournament Finale
9/12/2009 8:56:47 PM | Volleyball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. -- With a late match rally and 18 kills from All-Tournament selection Sarabeth Peele, the Davidson Wildcats nearly forced a fifth set, but the Canisius Golden Griffins captured the 3-1 (25-15, 25-11, 20-25, 24-26) win in the tournament finale of the Wildcat Classic Saturday evening at Belk Arena.
Davidson (2-8) lost the first two sets, but battled back to win the third set before forcing the fourth into extra points. Canisius (3-7) got 18 kills from Renee Lettow and nine from All-Tournament selection Michelle Godfrey.
Setter Hayley Lawson posted 37 assists for the Wildcats, while Molly Crenshaw led the defense with 11 digs. For Canisius, setter Janelle Davis finished with 35 assists, and Allyson Severyn (21) and Renee Lettow (13) each hit double digits in digs.
The Wildcats were outhit .522 to .296 in the opening set of the match. The Griffs took a 12-4 lead to open play and controlled the set the rest of the way in the 25-15 win. Another early lead, 12-6, led to another quick victory for Canisius in the second set, a 25-11 win, before the Wildcats started their comeback bid.
Davidson surrendered a 6-4 edge as the Griffs won four straight points, including a pair of kills from Joanna Burt, to pull ahead, 9-6. The Wildcats answered with a 10-3 run to regain the lead, 16-12, and another 4-0 span, including a pair of aces by Lawson, put away the 25-20 win to send the match into a fourth set.
The Wildcats carried the momentum right into the fourth, jumping out to an early 7-2 lead behind two kills from Peele and strong serving from Crenshaw. The Griffs regrouped after a quick timeout and knotted the score at 13. Back-to-back putaways from Christine Perzinski and Peele gave the 'Cats a two-point cushion, but Canisius knotted the score at 20 on a Wildcat error.
Another Davidson error gave the Griffs a 21-20 advantage, but Davidson rattled off three straight to take a 23-21 lead. Davidson couldn't capitalize as a service error and attack error tied the set again, before the 'Cats got a set-point chance on a hitting error from the Griffins. Godfrey, though, put away the pass from Davis and a pair of Wildcat hitting errors delivered the 26-24 win for the match.
Peele and Godfrey were joined on the All-Tournament team by Lauren Clary (Radford), Mariah Nussbaum (Radford) and Lindsey Strucko (UNC Wilmington). Ashlyn Morris of UNC Wilmington, who went undefeated, was named Best Libero and UNC Wilmington's Paula McConnell took home tournament MVP honors.
Davidson will makes its final tournament appearance, traveling to the Winthrop Tournament to face James Madison, Gardner-Webb and the host Eagles Sept. 18 and 19.
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- With a late match rally and 18 kills from All-Tournament selection Sarabeth Peele, the Davidson Wildcats nearly forced a fifth set, but the Canisius Golden Griffins captured the 3-1 (25-15, 25-11, 20-25, 24-26) win in the tournament finale of the Wildcat Classic Saturday evening at Belk Arena.
Davidson (2-8) lost the first two sets, but battled back to win the third set before forcing the fourth into extra points. Canisius (3-7) got 18 kills from Renee Lettow and nine from All-Tournament selection Michelle Godfrey.
Setter Hayley Lawson posted 37 assists for the Wildcats, while Molly Crenshaw led the defense with 11 digs. For Canisius, setter Janelle Davis finished with 35 assists, and Allyson Severyn (21) and Renee Lettow (13) each hit double digits in digs.
The Wildcats were outhit .522 to .296 in the opening set of the match. The Griffs took a 12-4 lead to open play and controlled the set the rest of the way in the 25-15 win. Another early lead, 12-6, led to another quick victory for Canisius in the second set, a 25-11 win, before the Wildcats started their comeback bid.
Davidson surrendered a 6-4 edge as the Griffs won four straight points, including a pair of kills from Joanna Burt, to pull ahead, 9-6. The Wildcats answered with a 10-3 run to regain the lead, 16-12, and another 4-0 span, including a pair of aces by Lawson, put away the 25-20 win to send the match into a fourth set.
The Wildcats carried the momentum right into the fourth, jumping out to an early 7-2 lead behind two kills from Peele and strong serving from Crenshaw. The Griffs regrouped after a quick timeout and knotted the score at 13. Back-to-back putaways from Christine Perzinski and Peele gave the 'Cats a two-point cushion, but Canisius knotted the score at 20 on a Wildcat error.
Another Davidson error gave the Griffs a 21-20 advantage, but Davidson rattled off three straight to take a 23-21 lead. Davidson couldn't capitalize as a service error and attack error tied the set again, before the 'Cats got a set-point chance on a hitting error from the Griffins. Godfrey, though, put away the pass from Davis and a pair of Wildcat hitting errors delivered the 26-24 win for the match.
Peele and Godfrey were joined on the All-Tournament team by Lauren Clary (Radford), Mariah Nussbaum (Radford) and Lindsey Strucko (UNC Wilmington). Ashlyn Morris of UNC Wilmington, who went undefeated, was named Best Libero and UNC Wilmington's Paula McConnell took home tournament MVP honors.
Davidson will makes its final tournament appearance, traveling to the Winthrop Tournament to face James Madison, Gardner-Webb and the host Eagles Sept. 18 and 19.
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