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BALTIMORE—The UMBC volleyball team opened
its 2011 home schedule in style, sweeping Navy, 25-12, 25-19,
25-16, in front of a raucous crowd at the RAC Tuesday evening. The
Retrievers (6-3) hit .378, while holding the Midshipmen (0-7) to a
.113 hitting percentage.
After controlling the first set, 25-12, UMBC fell behind in the
second, 9-2, before going on a 23-10 run to close out the set. The
third set was more like the first, with the Retrievers hitting .406
with 17 kills.
"It was a good all-around effort tonight," head coach Ian
Blanchard said. "We had a fantastic crowd that really made if
feel like we had seven players out there. I'm also happy with how
we responded when we were pushed in the second set."
Freshman Hannah
Schmidt (Catonsville, Md./Mount de Sales), who was named
America East Rookie of the Week an hour before the first serve, led
UMBC with 14 kills against one error with a .542 hitting
percentage. Senior Iman
Kennedy (Charlotte, N.C./Independence) was superb in the
middle, hitting .429 while earning a game-high six blocks.
The Retrievers also played excellent defense, passing 39 digs to
Navy's 24, with sophomores Ali
Goc (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada/R.S. McLaughlin) and Hallie
Carter (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison) leading the way
with 15 and 10 digs, respectively.
UMBC served six aces, while holding Navy to zero and had 38
assists to the Midshipmen's 30.
The Retrievers return to action this weekend when they host the
third annual Madison Bingaman Memorial Tournament at the RAC.
Friday sees UMBC play Youngstown State at 7 p.m., while Saturday's
action has the Retrievers taking on Fairleigh Dickinson at 1 p.m.
and Norfolk State at 7.
