Ladyjacks To Host Chilly Fillmore's Invitational
9/13/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 13, 2012
Chilly Fillmore's Invitational
vs Northwestern State - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 • 6:30 p.m. (CST)
vs Robert Morris/Southern Miss - Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 • 12:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. (CST)
Shelton Gym • Nacogdoches, Texas
Video: None • Live Stats: www.sfajacks.com
Game Notes
FOR STARTERS
Off to a 7-3 start on the season, the Ladyjacks have a chance to get off to their best start since the 2008 season this weekend when they host three matches as part of the Chilly Fillmore's Invitational. The opener for SFA will double as the conference opener when it takes on Northwestern State on Friday evening. The Ladyjacks have won all 42 matches in its history vs the Demons and will look to extend that streak and pick up their sixth win in a league opener in the last seven seasons.
The Ladyjacks and Demons will be joined by Robert Morris and Southern Miss at the Invitational wth each team to take on both of opponents on Saturday. The Colonials and Golden Eagles will open up the tournament on Friday at 4:00 p.m. at Shelton Gym, while Saturday's matches will begin at 10:00 a.m. with Northwestern State taking on Southern Miss.
SFA vs THE DEMONS
vs NWLA, SFA leads 42-0
The last time: SFA 3, NWLA 0 • Sept. 22, 2012 • Nacogdoches
SFA vs THE COLONIALS
vs RMU, First Meeting
SFA vs THE GOLDEN EAGLES
vs USM, Series tied 3-3
The last time: SFA 3, USM 2 • Sept. 20, 1997 • Fort Worth, Texas
LIVE STATS: Each match can be followed via Live Stats at www.sfajacks.org
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B1G WIN: The Ladyjacks found themselves against a wall in Friday's opener of the Butler Classic in Indianapolis, down 2-1 to the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big 10. But SFA rallied to knot the match 2-2 and then clawed back from a 10-3 deficit in the fifth set to take the match. The win was SFA's first ever volleyball win in three tries vs a Big 10 opponent, as well as SFA's first-ever win over a Big 10 school in any sport.
NOT YOUR AVERAGE JILL: Jill Ivy is off to a stellar start to her sophomore year and was named the MVP of the Butler Classic last week. She enters conference play leading the Ladyjacks with 2.92 kills per set and having put down at least 10 kills in nine of 10 games on the year. That's right where she left off last season when she closed out the year with at least 10 in five of her last six matches of the season.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Senior libero Madison Hanlan is off to a great start to her final season, earning all-tournament honors at both the UTA Invitational and UND Classic, as well as capturing the Southland's initial Defensive Player of the Week honor last week, the fourth of her career. In the midst of that, she has moved into second place all-time at SFA in digs in Saturday's win over UT Arlington. She has now totaled 1,771 digs for her career and needs 229 to join Stephanie Figgers as just the second Ladyjack to total 2,000 digs for her career. She has averaged no less than 4.24 digs per set each season to date and if she does that again, she will also join Figgers with four seasons that rank in SFA's top 10.
STARTING STRONG: With a pair of wins over the weekend at Butler, the Ladyjacks have now started off the season 7-3, tied for the second-best start through 10 matches in program history.
20/20 VISION: At the UND Classic the Ladyjacks had a pair of hitters go over the 20-kill mark in a match, beginning with Jill Ivy's 21 scores vs South Dakota and followed one match later by Katzy Randall's 21 in a win over North Dakota. Each of them did that once as freshmen last season while the Ladyjacks had just three 20-kill performances as a team for the year. That gives SFA five 20-kill outings in the past two years after not having a single 20-kill match from an individual since 2007.
DOWN, BUT NOT OUT: SFA had to dig deep to pick up its win over South Dakota, falling behind 2-0 before ralling to knock off the Coyotes 3-2. It was the first time since the final match of 2010 vs Lamar in which the Ladyjacks dropped the first two sets before coming back to pick up the win. SFA has five such wins in five seasons since 2008.
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