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The William and Mary volleyball team returns to Kaplan Arena this weekend with a pair of key conference match-ups. The Tribe will take on Towson Friday night at 7 p.m., before hosting Delaware Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Scouting the Tribe
William and Mary is 10-7 overall and 2-1 in the CAA, currently fourth in the conference standings. The Tribe is being led on offense by the outside trio of Manon Murray (Greensboro, N.C.), Paulette Grand Pre (Laguna Beach, Calif.), and Dessi Koleva (Torrance, Calif.), all of whom are averaging over 2.69 points per set. On defense, W&M can put a veritable wall at the net, with senior Shaylin O'Connell (Leesburg, Va.) averaging 0.98 blocks per set and freshman Carolyn Albright (Raleigh, N.C.) close behind at 0.95 blocks per set.
Scouting the Tigers
Towson is currently second in the conference at 15-3 overall and 2-0 in league play. The Tigers have the CAA's top offense with 14.71 kills per set and a .282 attack, with Katy Buck scoring the largest share at 3.23 kills per set. On defense, Alysha McCreary is the standout with 1.07 blocks per set.
Scouting the Blue Hens
The defending CAA Champions, Delaware is currently 6-11 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Alissa Alker is the top performer on both sides of the net for the Blue Hens, averaging 3.29 points per set on offense and 3.12 digs per set on defense.
The Series
W&M holds an all-time lead of 14-11 over Towson and has won six of the last eight, but the Tigers have claimed each of the last meetings in Williamsburg. Against Delaware, the Tribe is 11-15 overall, and will be looking end a five-match losing streak in the series dating back to 2008.
News and Notes
- Sunday's match against Delaware will pit two of the CAA's winningest active coaches against each other. Delaware's Bonny Kenny has accumulated 539 wins in her long and successful career, and against UNCW on Sept. 22, W&M's Melissa Aldrich Shelton '91 achieved a major milestone of her own. The 3-0 sweep of the Seahawks was the 300th of Shelton's career, with 66 of them coming at the helm of her alma mater in 4+ seasons.
- Freshman Dessi Koleva averaged more than three kills per set against Hofstra and Northeastern to claim CAA Rookie of the Week honors for the third time in four weeks. She was also honored as the Division I Player of the Week by the ECAC, a regional organization of more than 300 universities across all three NCAA Divisions.
- Freshman Carolyn Albright was also selected as the CAA Rookie of the Week, back on Sept. 3, starting a string of three straight weeks and four of five in which the league's best newcomer has worn the Green and Gold. Overall, the Tribe has won four of the seven Rookie of the Week honors given out this season.
- With the in-season tournament schedule now complete, the College counted a total of eight all-tournament selections this season. Senior Shaylin O'Connell was named to three of the four all-tournament teams, including both of W&M's home events as well as the Duke Invitational. Paulette Grand Pre and Manon Murray each had two nods, with Grand Pre earning honors at the Tribe Invitational and the UNH Invitational, while Murray was one of the six-best players at both UNH and the Colonial Challenge. Freshman Dessi Koleva was only named to one all-tournament team, the Colonial Challenge, but her terrific play lifted her to the MVP award.
- Each of the Tribe's first three victories came by a 3-1 count, the first time that each of the first three wins have seen the same score since 2000. That season, W&M's first four wins all came by a 3-0 count.
Live Stats
Live Video
Scouting the Tribe
William and Mary is 10-7 overall and 2-1 in the CAA, currently fourth in the conference standings. The Tribe is being led on offense by the outside trio of Manon Murray (Greensboro, N.C.), Paulette Grand Pre (Laguna Beach, Calif.), and Dessi Koleva (Torrance, Calif.), all of whom are averaging over 2.69 points per set. On defense, W&M can put a veritable wall at the net, with senior Shaylin O'Connell (Leesburg, Va.) averaging 0.98 blocks per set and freshman Carolyn Albright (Raleigh, N.C.) close behind at 0.95 blocks per set.
Scouting the Tigers
Towson is currently second in the conference at 15-3 overall and 2-0 in league play. The Tigers have the CAA's top offense with 14.71 kills per set and a .282 attack, with Katy Buck scoring the largest share at 3.23 kills per set. On defense, Alysha McCreary is the standout with 1.07 blocks per set.
Scouting the Blue Hens
The defending CAA Champions, Delaware is currently 6-11 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Alissa Alker is the top performer on both sides of the net for the Blue Hens, averaging 3.29 points per set on offense and 3.12 digs per set on defense.
The Series
W&M holds an all-time lead of 14-11 over Towson and has won six of the last eight, but the Tigers have claimed each of the last meetings in Williamsburg. Against Delaware, the Tribe is 11-15 overall, and will be looking end a five-match losing streak in the series dating back to 2008.
News and Notes
- Sunday's match against Delaware will pit two of the CAA's winningest active coaches against each other. Delaware's Bonny Kenny has accumulated 539 wins in her long and successful career, and against UNCW on Sept. 22, W&M's Melissa Aldrich Shelton '91 achieved a major milestone of her own. The 3-0 sweep of the Seahawks was the 300th of Shelton's career, with 66 of them coming at the helm of her alma mater in 4+ seasons.
- Freshman Dessi Koleva averaged more than three kills per set against Hofstra and Northeastern to claim CAA Rookie of the Week honors for the third time in four weeks. She was also honored as the Division I Player of the Week by the ECAC, a regional organization of more than 300 universities across all three NCAA Divisions.
- Freshman Carolyn Albright was also selected as the CAA Rookie of the Week, back on Sept. 3, starting a string of three straight weeks and four of five in which the league's best newcomer has worn the Green and Gold. Overall, the Tribe has won four of the seven Rookie of the Week honors given out this season.
- With the in-season tournament schedule now complete, the College counted a total of eight all-tournament selections this season. Senior Shaylin O'Connell was named to three of the four all-tournament teams, including both of W&M's home events as well as the Duke Invitational. Paulette Grand Pre and Manon Murray each had two nods, with Grand Pre earning honors at the Tribe Invitational and the UNH Invitational, while Murray was one of the six-best players at both UNH and the Colonial Challenge. Freshman Dessi Koleva was only named to one all-tournament team, the Colonial Challenge, but her terrific play lifted her to the MVP award.
- Each of the Tribe's first three victories came by a 3-1 count, the first time that each of the first three wins have seen the same score since 2000. That season, W&M's first four wins all came by a 3-0 count.
