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October 21 , 2005

Flagler volleyball sweeps Florida Memorial, 3-0

Holli Strompolis (Neenah, Wisc./Neenah HS) led a balanced scoring attack with 10 kills and a .389 hitting percentage as Flagler College swept Florida Memorial University 3-0 (30-17, 30-21, 30-18) in a Florida Sun Conference volleyball match at Flagler Gym Friday night.
 
Jessica Pate (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Clay HS) added nine kills and Elizabeth Layfield (Gainesville, Fla./Florida CC-Jacksonville) paced the Flagler (17-10, 10-1 Florida Sun) with 16 digs. Katie Pommier (Crescent City, Ill./Crescent Iroquois HS) tallied 24 assists and served up three aces.
 
Flagler controlled much of the action and all 13 players in uniform saw time on the court. FMU did push Flagler in the second game. Trailing 22-9, the Lady Lions ripped off 10 straight points to close the gap to 22-19. Flagler scored the last eight of 11 points for the win.
 
Shakkia Plowden (Miami, Fla.) recorded six kills for Florida Memorial (1-15, 0-9). Karen Soza (Hialeah, Fla.) led the Lady Lion defense with nine digs and Kayla McClain (Cannonsburg, Pa.) registered five total blocks.
 
Flagler College hosts St. Thomas University at noon tomorrow and Florida Memorial takes on Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach, also at noon.


  Flagler College def. Florida Memorial 30-17,30-21,30-18
 
  Florida Memorial (1-15, 0-9 FSC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Shakkia Plowden
  6-0-2; Kayla McClain 5-0-5; Jocelyn Glinton 3-0-0; Kiesha Alexander
  3-2-3; LaQuinta Ellis 1-0-1; Karen Soza 0-1-0; Totals 18-3-7.0.
  (Assists) - Vanessa Mackey 15. (Dig leaders) - Karen Soza 9; Kiesha
  Alexander 7
 
  Flagler College (17-10, 10-1 FSC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Holli
  Strompolis 10-0-1; Jessica Pate 9-0-1; Krista McAra 7-1-0; Elizabeth
  Layfield 6-1-1; Melanie Kirby 5-0-0; Jessica Wedemyer 4-0-3; Melissa
  Bear 4-0-1; Kelly Boese 3-0-1; Katie Pommier 0-3-0; Sarah Spraggins
  0-1-0; Marlen Garcia 0-1-0; Carrie Arnette 0-1-0; Lizzie Gomez 0-1-0;
  Totals 48-9-4.5. (Assists) - Katie Pommier 24; Carrie Arnette 13. (Dig
  leaders) - Elizabeth Layfield 16; Lizzie Gomez 6
 
  Site: St. Augustine, Fla. (Flagler Gym)
  Date: Oct 21, 2005   Attend: 67   Time: 1:21   
  Referees: Mark Headrick, Bob Turntine