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September 26 , 2005

Lady Saints post 2-1 record at Bash at the Beach

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. ?| Flagler College won a pair of matches to open the annual Pepsi Bash at the Beach at Rubin Arena Friday. The Lady Saints raise their record to 10-6 overall and 5-0 in the Florida Sun Conference.

Flagler opened the day with a 3-1 (30-17, 23-30, 30-26, 30-22) Florida Sun Conference win over Northwood University. Elizabeth Layfield (Gainesville, Fla./Florida CC-Jacksonville) recorded 11 kills for the Lady Saints. Holli Strompolis (Neenah, Wisc./Neenah HS) added nine kills and seven block assists. Shelly Jencik (Deerfield Beach, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons HS) led the offense with 14 kills and Melissa Bear (Orange Park, Fla./Florida CC-Jacksonville) added 11 kills. Katie Pommier (Crescent City, Ill./Crescent Iroquois HS) tallied 26 assists and served up four aces.


  Flagler College def. Northwood 30-17,23-30,30-26,30-22
 
  Flagler College (9-5, 5-0 FSC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Shelly Jencik
  14-0-0; Melissa Bear 11-0-4; Elizabeth Layfield 11-2-0; Holli
  Strompolis 9-0-7; Krista McAra 7-0-5; Jessica Wedemyer 5-0-1; Katie
  Pommier 2-4-0; Jessica Pate 2-0-0; Kelly Boese 1-0-0; Carrie Arnette
  0-1-0; Lizzie Gomez 0-1-0; Marlen Garcia 0-1-0; Totals 62-9-9.0.
  (Assists) - Katie Pommier 26; Carrie Arnette 22. (Dig leaders) -
  Shelly Jencik 14; Elizabeth Layfield 12; Sarah Spraggins 11; Lizzie
  Gomez 10; Katie Pommier 10
 
  Northwood (1-6, 1-4 FSC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - ; Totals 0-0-0.0.
  (Assists) - . (Dig leaders) -
 
  Site: West Palm Beach, Fla (Rubin Arena)
  Date: Sep 23, 2005   Attend: 25   Time: 1:35   


Box Scores:
» Fri. Sept. 23 vs. Florida Memorial West Palm Beach, Fla
» Fri. Sept. 23 vs. Madonna West Palm Beach, Fla.
» Sat. Sept. 24 at Palm Beach Atlantic West Palm Beach, Fla.
» Sat. Sept. 24 vs. Embry-Riddle West Palm Beach, Fla.

The Lady Saints swept a non-conference match against Florida Memorial University 3-0 (30-18, 30-19, 30-5). Layfield racked up 12 kills, 13 digs and four service aces. Strompolis added seven kills and four block assists.


  Flagler College def. Florida Memorial 30-18,30-19,30-5
 
  Florida Memorial (Kills-aces-blocks) - ; Totals 0-0-0.0. (Assists) - .
  (Dig leaders) -
 
  Flagler College (10-5) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Elizabeth Layfield
  12-4-0; Holli Strompolis 7-0-5; Kelly Boese 6-0-2; Melissa Bear 5-0-2;
  Krista McAra 5-2-6; Shelly Jencik 1-0-0; Jessica Pate 1-2-0; Jessica
  Wedemyer 0-0-1; Marlen Garcia 0-4-0; Totals 37-12-9.0. (Assists) -
  Carrie Arnette 14; Katie Pommier 14. (Dig leaders) - Elizabeth
  Layfield 8; Katie Pommier 8
 
  Site: West Palm Beach, Fla (Rubin Arena)
  Date: Sep 23, 2005   Attend: 35   Time: 1:00   


In the nightcap, Flagler fell to fourth-ranked (NAIA) Madonna 3-0 (30-12, 30-16, 30-17). Layfield recorded six kills and a pair of service aces and Jencik tallied five kills. Carrie Arnette (Keystone Heights, Fla./St. Johns River CC) registered 11 assists.



Madonna def. Flagler College 30-12,30-16,30-17
 
  Madonna (20-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - ; Totals 0-0-0.0. (Assists) - .
  (Dig leaders) -
 
  Flagler College (10-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Shelly Jencik 5-0-1;
  Elizabeth Layfield 5-2-1; Holli Strompolis 4-0-2; Kelly Boese 4-0-1;
  Melissa Bear 3-0-1; Jessica Wedemyer 1-0-1; Krista McAra 0-0-1; Katie
  Pommier 0-1-0; Totals 22-3-5.0. (Assists) - Carrie Arnette 11; Katie
  Pommier 10. (Dig leaders) - Shelly Jencik 7; Elizabeth Layfield 7
 
  Site: West Palm Beach, Fla (Rubin Arena)
  Date: Sep 23, 2005   Attend: 45   Time: 1:00

Flagler takes on host, Palm Beach Atlantic University, at 11:15 a.m., tomorrow, in a semifinal match.