BACK-TO-BACK! Charger volleyball team wins 2007 GLIAC South Division title thanks to 3-0 sweep of Ashland
November 3, 2007 - They say defending a title can be more difficult than winning one in the first place. Either way, few wins have been sweeter for the 2007 Hillsdale College volleyball team than the one it earned Saturday afternoon.
The Chargers put together perhaps their finest performance of the season in defeating Ashland University 3-0 at Ashland's Kates Gymnasium. With the win, Hillsdale wins the 2007 GLIAC South Division championship and will be the No. 2 seed at next week's GLIAC Tournament. Hillsdale is 24-6 overall and 15-2 in the GLIAC. The Eagles have lost just four matches this season, two coming to Hillsdale. Ashland finishes the regular season 14-3 in the GLIAC.
The Chargers won the three games by scores of 30-26, 30-19 and 30-26. The Eagles, ranked No. 9 in the nation coming into the match, are 25-4 on the season and 14-3 in the GLIAC. The Chargers came into the weekend ranked 13th.
The Chargers have swept Ashland in each of the past two regular seasons, but it was the Eagles who gave Hillsdale both of its losses in 2006, including two matches in the postseason, one in the GLIAC tournament and one in the NCAA Division II regionals.
This win also likely wraps up an NCAA tournament bid for the fourth year in a row for the Chargers. Hillsdale came into the match ranked seventh in the Great Lakes Region. But a win over Ashland, who was ranked higher in the regional poll, will likely give the Chargers more than enough regional wins to make it into the tournament.
Senior Melissa Bartlett turned in her second straight 21-kill match for the Chargers. She also had 21 in Friday's win at Findlay. She hit .298 for the match, and had 17 digs and four block assists.
Senior Jen Pilot had a brilliant match at the net, picking up a career-high 11 total blocks, including three solos. Her play at the net was key in stopping Ashland's potent offense. Senior Megan Howard (22) and freshman Sydney Dow (20) each had more than 20 digs in a nicely balanced defensive effort for the Chargers.
In the second game of the match, Hillsdale hit an impressive .441 as a team. The Eagles hit .101 for the entire match. The Chargers also had seven service aces against just one service error. Bartlett led the team with four aces.
Hillsdale's opponent in the GLIAC tournament has not yet been determined. Click on the link below for the box score from Saturday's match.
Box score
The Chargers put together perhaps their finest performance of the season in defeating Ashland University 3-0 at Ashland's Kates Gymnasium. With the win, Hillsdale wins the 2007 GLIAC South Division championship and will be the No. 2 seed at next week's GLIAC Tournament. Hillsdale is 24-6 overall and 15-2 in the GLIAC. The Eagles have lost just four matches this season, two coming to Hillsdale. Ashland finishes the regular season 14-3 in the GLIAC.
The Chargers won the three games by scores of 30-26, 30-19 and 30-26. The Eagles, ranked No. 9 in the nation coming into the match, are 25-4 on the season and 14-3 in the GLIAC. The Chargers came into the weekend ranked 13th.
The Chargers have swept Ashland in each of the past two regular seasons, but it was the Eagles who gave Hillsdale both of its losses in 2006, including two matches in the postseason, one in the GLIAC tournament and one in the NCAA Division II regionals.
This win also likely wraps up an NCAA tournament bid for the fourth year in a row for the Chargers. Hillsdale came into the match ranked seventh in the Great Lakes Region. But a win over Ashland, who was ranked higher in the regional poll, will likely give the Chargers more than enough regional wins to make it into the tournament.
Senior Melissa Bartlett turned in her second straight 21-kill match for the Chargers. She also had 21 in Friday's win at Findlay. She hit .298 for the match, and had 17 digs and four block assists.
Senior Jen Pilot had a brilliant match at the net, picking up a career-high 11 total blocks, including three solos. Her play at the net was key in stopping Ashland's potent offense. Senior Megan Howard (22) and freshman Sydney Dow (20) each had more than 20 digs in a nicely balanced defensive effort for the Chargers.
In the second game of the match, Hillsdale hit an impressive .441 as a team. The Eagles hit .101 for the entire match. The Chargers also had seven service aces against just one service error. Bartlett led the team with four aces.
Hillsdale's opponent in the GLIAC tournament has not yet been determined. Click on the link below for the box score from Saturday's match.
Box score
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