Columbia returns its top-three attack leaders from last season, including middle hitter Kathy Lavold who totaled 417 kills last year, as well as outside hitter Madia Willis who ended the '01 season with 353 kills. The Lions have not played a match yet this season, but are coming off a 14-9 campaign in 2001. Navy and Manhattan have met only once before, with Navy winning a three-game match at the 2000 Chesapeake Classic. Van Cauteren also leads the team in blocks with 14, and is second on the squad in aces with 12.Īs a team, Manhattan, is hitting nearly 100 points higher than its opposition (.200-.106), as well as recording close to four additional kills per game (14.00-10.68). Manhattan uses a pair of setters, with Van Cauteren averaging just under five assists a game and Bridgett Geddes averaging nearly seven assists a game. Using a balanced attack, four players are averaging two or more kills per game for the Lady Jaspers, who are led by Goedele Van Cauteren's mark of 3.29 kpg. Most recently, Manhattan defeated Army in four games at West Point.
The Lady Jaspers enter the weekend riding a five-match winning streak and a 5-1 record on the season. The four matches this weekend will go a long way to helping us achieve that goal so we are off and running from the start of the league season." "I feel we have evolved as a team since our first match only two weeks ago, so now we have to continue that development and finish piecing together our rotations and gameplans. "The closer we get to the start of the season, the more we need to focus on fine-tuning things and getting into a regular routine and pattern," said Schwob. With Navy's Patriot League opener just two weeks away - the Star match against Army in Macdonough Hall - Schwob knows how important these four matches at the Columbia Classic are. "She has been a vital part of our program since her freshman year, and achieving this record shows how successful she has been for us." "We all are very proud of Jess setting the record," said Schwob. For her efforts last week, Van Norman was named the player of the week by both the Patriot League and the ECAC. She enters this weekend just 103 helpers shy of moving into fifth place, currently held by Bucknell's Amy Turnshek (1994-97) with 3,071 assists. Since the start of the season, Van Norman has totaled 294 assists and has moved from ninth to sixth on the all-time Patriot League career assist chart. With 54 assists against UMBC, Van Norman became Navy's all-time Division I career assist leader with 2,967. While she didn't receive all-tournament recognition, Navy setter and team captain Jessica Van Norman (Sr., Oakland, Calif.) received a pair of accolades Monday for her early-season performances. "A lot of people had a hand in our victories Saturday. "I wasn't pleased with how we began the tournament last week, but I was happy with the way we responded Saturday by putting together two solid matches," said Navy head coach Mike Schwob. McElroy averaged 2.76 kills and 2.46 blocks a game last weekend, while Leverentz recorded eight of her career-high 14 kills in the final two games against UMBC. Navy outside hitters Erica McElroy (Sr., Henderson, Nev.) and Jamie Leverentz (Sr., Los Alamitos, Calif.) were both named to the Classic's all-tournament team. The Mids began the tourney with a three-game loss to Albany, but then posted a pair of five-game victories over UNC-Asheville and UMBC Saturday to win the championship. Navy has posted a 4-4 record this season, including a 2-1 record last weekend to win the Trident Classic at Macdonough Hall. Saturday's matches feature Navy playing Rider at 1 p.m., with the Mids and Wagner closing the tournament at 3 p.m. match against Manhattan, followed an 8 p.m. Navy will open the tournament Friday with a 6 p.m. The Midshipmen will compete in the Columbia Classic, with a pair of matches slated for both Friday and Saturday. One week after winning the Trident Classic, the Navy volleyball team will travel to New York City this weekend to compete in its third tournament in as many weeks.
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