October 30 , 2005

Tars down Lady Saints, 3-1

Whitney Jones recorded a match-high 15 kills to lead NCAA Division II Rollins College past Flagler College 3-1 (30-25, 30-22, 27-30, 30-16) in a n on-conference women’s volleyball match Saturday night at Warden Arena.
 
Allison North added 14 kills and Erin Kirkwood tacked on 12 more kills for Rollins (21-9). Lacey Malarky tallied 54 assists, five service aces and led the Tar defense with 11 digs.
 
Melissa Bear (Orange Park, Fla./Florida CC-Jacksonville) led Flagler (19-12) with 12 kills and Elizabeth Layfield (Gainesville, Fla./Florida CC-Jacksonville) led the defense with a match-high 18 digs. Carrie Arnette (Keystone Heights, Fla./St. johns River CC) registered 23 assists for the Lady Saints.
 
Flagler will play for the regular season Florida Sun Conference crown Wednesday night at Savannah College of Art & Design. The match is at 7 p.m. and the winner not only receives the regular season title, but will also be the top seed at the NAIA Region XIV Tournament Nov. 11-12 at Flagler Gym.
 

  Rollins College def. Flagler College 30-25,30-22,27-30,30-16
 
  Flagler College (19-12) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Melissa Bear 12-0-3;
  Jessica Pate 9-1-0; Elizabeth Layfield 7-0-2; Holli Strompolis 7-0-1;
  Jessica Wedemyer 5-0-3; Krista McAra 2-0-2; Katie Pommier 2-1-0; Sarah
  Spraggins 0-3-0; Totals 44-5-5.5. (Assists) - Carrie Arnette 23; Katie
  Pommier 18. (Dig leaders) - Elizabeth Layfield 18; Sarah Spraggins 12;
  Jessica Pate 9; Carrie Arnette 8
 
  Rollins College (21-9) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Whitney Jones 15-3-0;
  Allison North 14-0-2; Erin Kirkwood 12-0-2; Christina Reinders 11-4-1;
  Christie Eastman 7-1-0; Lacey Malarky 4-5-0; Julia Caner 1-0-1;
  Lindsey Crosby 0-2-0; Kim Cline 0-5-0; Totals 64-20-3.0. (Assists) -
  Lacey Malarky 54. (Dig leaders) - Lacey Malarky 11; Christie Eastman 9
 
  Site: Winter Park, Fla. (Warden Arena)
  Date: 10/29/05       Attend: 103   Time: 1:45   
  Referees: Jim Keesling, Van Scott