Ladyjacks To Close Season At ORU, UCA
11/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 7, 2012
SFA (20-10, 10-6 SLC) at Oral Roberts (14-13, 10-6 SLC)
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 • 7:00 p.m. (CST)
Cooper Aerobics Center (500) • Tulsa, Okla.
Video: None • Live Stats: www.ORUGoldenEagles.com
SFA (20-10, 10-6 SLC) at Central Arkansas (25-4, 13-3 SLC)
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 • 1:00 p.m. (CST)
Prince Center (300) • Conway, Ark.
Video: UCASports.com • Live Stats: www.ucasports.com
After picking up its 20th win of the season on Tuesday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the Ladyjacks will now close out the regular season with a pair of tough tests at Oral Roberts and Central Arkansas. SFA can complete the season sweep of ORU with a win in Tulsa on Thursday.
SFA vs THE GOLDEN EAGLES
vs ORU, SFA leads 1-0
The last time: SFA 3, ORU 0 • Sept. 27, 2012 • Nacogdoches
SFA vs THE SUGAR BEARS
vs UCA, UCA leads 6-3
The last time: UCA 3, SFA 2 • Sept. 29, 2012 • Nacogdoches
LIVE STATS: Tuesday's match can be followed via Gametracker at www.sfajacks.com
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SITTING ON 20: SFA picked up its 20th win of the season on Tuesday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, clinching the 17th 20-win season in program history and the first since 2009.
THE RISTER MOVES: SFA has put junior setter Amanda Rister into the starting lineup in each of the last three matches, and have pulled out sweeps in two of them. In each of those wins, Rister has played well, nearly pulling out a double-double each time. The Ladyjacks have managed to utilize both Rister and sophomore Paige Holland, and the tandem led SFA to a .228 attack percentage in its 3-0 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, its highest attack percentage in its last seven matches.
SENIOR SURGE: SFA got stellar performances on Senior Night from its two seniors - Sabrina Burns and Madison Hanlan - in their final career match at Shelton Gym. Hanlan picked up 22 digs in the 3-0 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, while Burns fiinshed with 11 kills and three blocks, hitting .320 for the match.
UGLY WIN: In SFA’s 3-0 win over North Texas, the Ladyjacks managed to hit just .095 as a team. That was the fifth time this season SFA has hit under .100 in a match, but the first time it has come out with a victory despite it. In fact, it was just the second time since 2006 that the Ladyjacks have won a match when hitting less than .100, the last coming on Oct. 20, 2010 when they beat Sam Houston despite .098 for the match.
HANLAN'S RECORD: Madison Hanlan had a career afternoon last week at Nicholls, totaling 47 digs against the Colonels, a new SFA school record. That mark is six better than former all-America libero Stephanie Figgers' record of 41 set in 2006, and also the most digs by any Southland Conference player since McNeese's Jessica Strama had 62 in 2006. In addition, it is also the second-most digs by any player in the country this season according to the AVCA.
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