Volleyball

Lady Cavs drop tough AAC match to King College

Montreat Volleyball squared off against a determined King College last night at McAlister Gymnasium. With most of the Lady Cavalier squad in better health, Head Coach Leslie Gehris was optimistic about this matchup. However, King College proved to be too much for the Lady Cavs as they fell to their 7th conference loss, 23-30, 21-30, 30-25, and 24-30. Montreat seemed to show signs of life in most games as they played admirably throughout the 20 point margin. “We have to learn to finish off these games,” said a frustrated Coach Gehris, “We have to learn to get ahead on these good teams and finish them off… we need to show this conference what Montreat volleyball is all about- in order to earn respect, we have to finish off matches.” As with most home games, Montreat fed off its home crowd to pull off the third game, but it just couldn’t find the formula to stop King’s front row. “We have to continue to prepare for our post season,” added Gehris, “in order to do so, we have to find a few more wins.”

The Lady Cavs received plenty of fire power from freshman Allison Baumgartner, who was credited with 14 kills on the night. Defensively, Jessica Huntley had a tremendous night. “Jessica was phenomenal tonight. This was the best defensive night for her. She had 18 digs… played stellar all night,” praised Gehris of her senior defensive specialist. Danny Bowers added 14 digs of her own, while Emily Picirrillo added 13 digs and 20 assists against the Lady Tornadoes. “Overall, it was an exciting match,” said Gehris.

The Lady Cavs continue to show great promise for the future. With tremendous senior leadership, Coach Gehris must be excited about her team’s chemistry this fall. With a core of solid freshman, Montreat has already improved on last season’s record by climbing to 10-13 overall. And by witnessing the energy of Montreat’s fans last night, the Cavalier community is entirely supportive of this volleyball team’s future.

Coach Gehris will hope for a home win this Thursday against North Greenville College (7:00pm) before they embark next week on a difficult three-game AAC road trip which will consist of Milligan, Virginia Intermont, and Union College.

Written By: Jose Larios
Posted By: Jose Larios
Date Posted: 10/10/2007
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