Courtesy: GoMocs.com
Junior right side Christina Teter posted a season-best 15 kills at Alabama A&M.
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Chattanooga at Alabama A&M
Sept. 20, 2011 |
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Chattanooga
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25
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25
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25
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3
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Alabama A&M
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21
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20
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23
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0
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Chattanooga (2-11)
(Kills-aces-blocks) - Christina Teter 15-0-2; Heather Parman 12-1-1; Jennifer Kuroski 5-0-0; Aneisha Christie 4-0-1; Jessi Blackstock 4-2-1; Bridget Camacho 1-0-0; Meagan Ernd 1-0-0; Melissa Green 0-1-0; Paula Passmore 0-1-0; Totals 42-5-3.0. (Assists) - Bridget Camacho 33. (Dig leaders) - Paula Passmore 16; Melissa Green 6
Alabama A&M (4-14)
(Kills-aces-blocks) - MOORE,Clairissa 12-1-0; BROWN,Mariah 7-0-0; EKPE,Leslie 5-0-2; BECKFORD,Karensa 3-2-4; HIERS,Keshia 1-0-2; FORMAN,Ashley 1-1-0; CLARK,Riki 1-0-0; APONTE,Mary
0-0-1; HARRIS,Audrey 0-1-0; Totals 30-5-5.0. (Assists) - FORMAN,Ashley 26. (Dig leaders) - HARRIS,Audrey 12; MOORE,Clairissa 7
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Match Notes
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NORMAL, Ala. - The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team rode the
strong attack of junior right side Christina Teter (Signal Mountain, Tenn.) as
the team snapped an 11-match losing streak with a sweep at Alabama A&M
(4-14), 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-23) on Tuesday night. The Signal Mountain, Tenn.,
native posted a season-high 15 kills and compiled a .737 hitting percentage for
the Mocs (2-11).
"If we can get her the ball that much that means we are
passing well," said head coach Travis Filar. "Our passers did a great job and she took great
aggressive swings all night. She is a go-to player for us and someone that we
can go to every night."
Adding 12 kills was junior outside Heather Parman (Ooltewah,
Tenn.) with sophomore setter Bridget Camacho (Cumming, Ga.) running the offense
totaling a match-best 33 assists. Sophomore outside Jennifer Kuroski (Acworth,
Ga.) registered five kills and sophomore Aneisha Christie (Alpharetta, Ga.) and
freshman Jessi Blackstock (Killen, Ga.) contributed four each.
"Our student-athletes did what the coaching staff has been
asking them to do, tonight," said Filar. "They threw the first
punch and fought with energy, effort and discipline beginning with the first point.
It was something that we have not done in a long time."
Chattanooga's defensive effort was led by junior libero
Paula Passmore (Merritt Island, Fla.) with a match-high 16 digs and freshman Melissa
Green (Boca Raton, Fla.) registered six on the night.
Alabama A&M was paced by Clairissa Moore with 12 kills
along with Ashley Forman with 26 assists. Audrey Harris recorded 12 digs against
the Mocs in a match that saw 16 ties and nine lead changes.
The Mocs came out firing on offense grabbing a 7-3 lead on
two kills each by Parman and Teter to set the tone. Alabama A&M fought back
to knot the match at 13 and the teams would trade points until Chattanooga
pulled ahead 21-18. Blackstock aided the Mocs in closing out the set, 25-21,
with two kills and a block assisted with Christie.
The Mocs converted on 17 kills and .238 attacking
percentage during the set, wile Passmore was all over the court digging
up nine attacks
"We are asking Paula [Passmore] to play a little differently
defensively and she had a good match tonight," said Filar. "The biggest part of
that is asking her to be really disciplined in her space and movements. When
she does really disciplined with her space and movements, she can dig anything and
make great plays for us."
The second set began as the two squads traded the first 20
points until Green helped Chattanooga on the service line to gain a 13-10
advantage. Just like the first set, the Lady Bulldogs tied the frame at 13.
Once again, Chattanooga stretched its lead to four towards
the end of the set, 22-18 on three-straight kills by Teter, Kuroski and
Christie. The Mocs ended the frame notching a 25-20 win and 2-0 lead in a match
for the first time this season.
"We were earning our points," said Filar. "This is one of
the first nights in a long time that we consistently earned points and did not
give up key points to our opponents."
Coming out of the intermission, the Lady Bulldogs started
with a 4-2 advantage before Blackstock entered the service area and the Mocs
took a 12-4 advantage. The Mocs posted two kills by Teter and Parman, while
Camacho added one during the run
"The biggest part of set three was that Jessi [Blackstcok] was big for us,"
said Filar. "For her to go back and give us 10 aggressive serves was huge. We
also played really well defensively behind her during that stretch."
Chattanooga took a 16-10 advantage before Alabama A&M
cut the lead to three at 20-17. The Lady Bulldogs would eventually come within
one at 24-23, but a kill by Teter ended the match.
"This is the most important part of the season entering
Southern Conference play," said Filar. "Every single match so far has prepared
us going into conference play. This is a huge weekend because we are playing two
division opponents."
The Mocs begin the Southern Conference portion of the
schedule on Saturday at Western Carolina with the first serve set for 3 p.m.
Chattanooga heads to Appalachian State on Sunday for a 4 p.m. match. The next
home match for the Mocs at Maclellan Gym is on Sept. 28 against Mercer at 6
p.m.
