Post by Administrator on Nov 1, 2005 5:11:26 GMT -5
The Kentucky volleyball team earned a 3-0 victory over Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss., Sunday to collect its eighth Southeastern Conference win of the year. The Wildcats move to 15-7 on the season, marking the first time since 1999 the Cats have won 15 games and its first eight-win SEC season since 1996.
Kentucky (15-7, 8-4 SEC) was led by Danielle Wallace with 17 kills on .577 hitting, while Amy Kaplan had 10 kills on .474 hitting. Libero Jenni Casper had 16 digs, while freshman Ashlee Fisher had 12 kills and no errors on 19 attacks for a .632 percentage. Junior Melissa Popp had 13 digs on the afternoon.
UK hit .357 as a team, its best percentage since the season opener with Western Carolina and its highest in SEC play since a .427 performance against Ole Miss on Nov. 3, 2002. The Wildcats held Ole Miss to .136 hitting and kept star Jaclyn Toohey to nine kills, only her second single-digit kill performance of the year.
“I’m very proud of our players to go on a four-match road trip and come out 3-1,” UK Coach Craig Skinner said. “Robby (Pulliza) and Leigh (Marcum) have done a great job with our offense to allow us to hit for a high percentage today.”
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