Wednesday,
October 3, 2007
TUSCULUM VOLLEYBALL LEADS NATION IN BLOCKING
INDIANAPOLIS --- The Tusculum College volleyball team leads the nation
in blocking according to this week's NCAA Division II national statistics
announced College official Wednesday.
The Pioneers (16-7, 5-1 in South
Atlantic Conference) are averaging 3.49 blocks per game. Tusculum
is also listed ninth in team hitting percentage (.268).
Senior outside hitter Vivian Lacy (Palm Bay, Fla.)
is eighth in the country in kills per game, posting 4.93. She averaged almost six kills per game last
week as she led Tusculum
to three conference wins. She was named
both the SAC and AVCA Division II National Player of the Week.
Junior Heather MacArthur (Salt Lake City, Utah)
is 21st in the country in blocking, averaging 1.33 blocks per game.
Following Wednesday's road match
at Lincoln Memorial
University, Tusculum
returns to action on Friday night when it hosts Lenoir-Rhyne College for a 7 p.m. match at Pioneer
Arena.
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