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Of all the ways in which the Elon University volleyball team stood out this summer, their height difference was easily the most noticeable.
The Elon University volleyball team fell to host University of Central Florida 3-0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-20), then later lost to Stephen F. Austin University 3-2 (25-20, 24-26, 24-26, 25-18, 10-15) at the UCF Classic in Orlando, Fla. Friday Sept. 7. The weekend didn’t get much better Sept. 7, as the Phoenix dropped their final match of the weekend 3-2 (25-16, 23-25, 25-18, 22-25, 11-15) to Georgia Washington University.
The Elon University volleyball team rolled Campbell University 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-17) in its first home game of the year.
The Elon University volleyball team lost to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-19) at the Kristen Dickmann Invitational in Annapolis, Md Saturday afternoon, but beat host Navy a few hours later 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-22) to finish the tournament on a high note.
After a hot start, the Elon University volleyball team fell to the University of Illinois at Chicago 3-1 (26-28, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21) at the Kristen Dickmann Invitational in Annapolis, Md.
MVP: Megan Gravley & Ali Deatsch
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The Elon University volleyball team dominated Appalachian State University tonight, defeating the Mountaineers 3-0.
Elon volleyball had two big Southern Conference wins this weekend with a 3-2 victory over Wofford College Oct. 19 and a 3-1 victory over Furman Oct. 20. The Phoenix dropped the first set against Wofford then battled back to tie the game winning the second set. Elon held during another tight set to win the third 25-23, but the Phoenix found themselves down by five for most of the fourth, and Wofford was able to stay alive with a fourth set win. In the fifth and deciding set, Wofford took match point first 15-14, but the Phoenix defended two match points to tie the game 16-all. Elon sealed the match with a kill from freshman setter Chelsea Rafetto and a final kill by sophomore outside hitter Chanelle Smith to win the match 18-16 in the final set . Smith led the team with 17 kills and also recorded 14 digs for the match. On Saturday, Elon faced the SoCon’s top offensive team, Furman, who was coming off a 3-2 Friday win over the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Furman took the first set with a 25-17 win. But the Phoenix pulled away in the second after an eight-point run, including three aces from senior defensive specialist Ali Deatsch, giving Elon a nine-point lead. Elon was able to hold for a 25-18 win in the second set. With strong blocks, consistent hitting and few service errors, the Phoenix took the third set 25-18 and finished off Furman with a 25-20 fourth set win. Deatsch said serving, and the lack of service errors, helped Elon keep its momentum throughout the matches. “Friday, our serving was on point all night,” she said. “And that was something that really led us to victory. We knew we could use serving again.” The Phoenix only had three service errors the entire Furman match. Sophomore middle blocker Kris Harris, who finished with 17 kills and five blocks against Furman, agreed that momentum has been something the team has been working towards. “We have been working on having that competitive drive throughout the whole match and wanting to have the will to win the whole match,” Harris said. “I think the whole team just played amazingly this last game and this weekend.” With these two wins, Elon is now 5-5 in the SoCon and 12-13 overall for the season. Deatsch said she hopes this momentum holds for the rest of the season. “We have big goals, and it’s looking really promising,” she said. “We have been playing well, and I don’t want to jinx us, but I think we are going to peak at the right time.”
After the loss against the College of Charleston Saturday, Sept. 22, Elon University’s varsity women’s volleyball team is now 0-2 in the Southern Conference with an overall record of 7-10.
Sophomore middle hitter Kris Harris of the Elon University volleyball team was named offensive player of the week for the week of Sept. 4. The award is the first offensive award of Harris’ career, but as a freshman, she received both a Southern Conference defensive player of the week and a freshman player of the week award.
The Elon University women’s volleyball team started off strong Tuesday night in their match against High Point University, winning the first set 25-18. Freshman setter Ana Nicksic had two kills of her own as well as 12 assists throughout game one.
This past weekend, the Elon University women’s volleyball team hosted the Elon Phoenix Classic tournament, which included Gardner-Webb University, North Carolina Central University and the University of Alabama Crimson Tide.
During New Student Convocation each year, Smith Jackson, vice president and dean of Student Life, selects four new students to hilight. By describing their accomplishments, challenges and future goals, Jackson unifies the incoming class. Jackson said there are more than four outstanding students in the class of 2016, but these represent what it means to be an Elon University student.
The losses of setter Megan McMahon and outside hitter/middle blocker Caroline Lemke leave big holes in both Elon University women’s volleyball’s offense and defense. Although head women’s volleyball coach Mary Tendler said she will miss their leadership and what they could do on the court for the team, she feels good about the players she has now.
The Elon women’s volleyball team won its first match Wednesday night against North Carolina A&T three games to zero.
Looking at Elon University volleyball, observers will see a wealth of volleyball experience among the coaching staff. Mary Tendler is in her ninth season as head coach. New assistant coach Jennifer Fry, prior to coaching at Elon, was the head coach at Norfolk State University and an assistant coach at Washington State University. Fellow assistant coach Tina Readling was a volunteer assistant coach at Elon when the women won the Southern Conference North Division championship in 2010.
The Elon University volleyball team started off its season last weekend with the Hilton RTP/NCCU Tournament in Durham, but fell to Hampton University, Bradley University and Liberty University.
Incoming Elon freshman volleyball player Megan Gravley is one of four recruits to the Phoenix volleyball team this season. The Pendulum spoke with the outside hitter from Cary, N.C. about her career in volleyball and what she's looking forward to with the maroon and gold this year.
Her real name is Megan McMahon, but everyone associated with volleyball just calls her “Bex.”