University of North Texas Athletics
Mean Green Set For Another Tough Weekend
10/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
DENTON (10/18/06) After a successful 3-0 weekend culminated with a victory over division-leading New Orleans, the Mean Green (15-10, 6-3) is preparing for another tough weekend that includes two home matches against Troy and South Alabama, followed by a road match Monday at Denver.
Head coach Cassie Headrick was pleased with the effort of her team in the three matches last weekend that pushed the team into a tie for first place in the Sun Belt West with
The weekend was full of highlights including Brooke Engel setting the new single-season ace mark at
Catherine Coffey was also named SBC Defensive player of the week for her efforts that included a seven kill, six block match in the weekend finale versus
The Trojans (8-18, 2-8) are in their second season in the SBC and have lost their last four- all by a 3-0 margin- including eight of their last 10. Their only two wins have come in five games against Louisiana-Monroe and
The two matches last season were the first between the schools with
They are led by first-year head coach Sonny Kirkpatrick, who will be making his first trip to
Kirkpatrick will bring a team that includes 10 underclassmen out of 12 players, including six freshmen.
Middle hitters Meghan Washlow and Aubre Smith lead the offense with over 500 kills between them, while the defense is anchored by libero Carla Rasuck who ranks ninth in the SBC in digs with 3.31 per game.
The Jaguars (5-17, 0-10) have not won a game since entering SBC play and have dropped their last 12 matches overall. They have only won four individual games in conference play, but have been close to victory after going five games with
The Mean Green has won the last eight matches against
They are led by true freshman Taylor Irvin who recorded a career-high 24 kills against UALR.
The marquis mach of the week will be on the road this week when North Texas travels north to take on
The Pioneers (12-9, 5-4) have been inconsistent up to this point, having dropped three matches after handing SBC preseason favorite
Preseason all-conference pick Lisa Hunter is heating up after picking up 46 kills in her past three matches, including 18 in their victory over UL-M. The Pioneers have also stepped up the defense recently as they lead the conference in digs in SBC-only play.
Friday’s match is set for 7 p.m. while Sunday’s matinee is set for 1 p.m., each from the
