Nov. 5, 2007

CHARLOTTE moved to 15-12 overall and 5-7 in the league with a pair of Conference wins on the weekend. The 49ers topped George Washington 3-2 on Nov. 1 and swept Fordham on Nov. 2. Junior libero Carly Romberg (Aurora, Colo.) recorded a school-record 36 digs against George Washington on Charlotte's annual "Dig for the Cure" night and added 21 more versus Fordham for 7.1 digs per game on the weekend. She surpassed the school's single season record for digs in a season with 512 on the year and earned co-Player of the Week honors.

DAYTON, ranked No. 17 by the AVCA entering last week, lifted its record to a nation's best 26-1 after three non-Conference wins on the week. Freshman middle blocker Lindsay Fletemier (Garden City, Mich.) earned her league-leading fifth Rookie of the Week award after averaging 4.11 kills on the week with 18 total blocks in three matches. She posted her first collegiate double-double with 11 kills and 10 blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Cleveland State on Nov. 4.

DUQUESNE suffered a 3-0 sweep at Saint Louis on Nov. 1 and a 3-2 loss at Rhode Island on Nov. 3 to fall to 10-17 overall and 2-10 in the league. Senior outside hitter Dana McLaughlin (Aliquippa, Pa.) posted a team-best 18 kills and 19 digs in the loss at URI.

FORDHAM split a pair of Conference matches after a tough 3-2 win over George Washington on Nov. 4 and a 3-0 loss at Charlotte on Nov. 2. Junior setter Katherine Burrell (Phoenix, Ariz.) averaged 12.36 assists, 2.91 digs and 1.45 kills in three matches on the week. She posted a career-high 71 assists in the win over GW to go with 14 digs and six kills. She recorded double-doubles in two of the three matches. The Rams are now 13-18 overall and 4-7 in the A-10.

GEORGE WASHINGTON suffered a pair of 3-2 losses on the weekend after taking Charlotte to five games on Nov. 1 and falling to Fordham in five on Nov. 4. GW is 12-16 and 4-8 in the league. Sophomore outside hitter Katie Butz (Columbus, Ohio) had her best match as a Colonial versus Fordham when she hit a career-high .517 with 17 kills and six blocks for 20.5 points.

LA SALLE was idle on the week and remained at 10-21 overall and 1-10 in the league. The Explorers return to action on Nov. 8 when they host Temple. Sophomore outside hitter Rachel Stemper (Centennial, Colo.) leads the offense with 2.64 kills per game.

RHODE ISLAND topped Duquesne 3-2 on Nov. 2 but fell to Saint Louis in a 3-0 sweep on Nov. 4. The Rams are now 13-13 overall and 5-6 in the league. Freshmen middle blockers Lauren McIntosh (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Kayla Newberg (Deer Park, Wash.) each tallied 18 kills to lead URI over the Dukes. McIntosh then led the team with 10 kills versus SLU.

SAINT LOUIS captured its 20th win for the second straight season after a pair of 3-0 shutouts over Duquesne and Rhode Island on Nov. 1 and 4, respectively lifted its record to 20-6 overall and 9-3 in the league. Senior middle blocker Sutton Lasater (St. Louis, Mo.) earned her second co-Player of the Week honor after averaging 4.67 kills and hitting .429 in the two wins. She had 28 kills and 12 digs on the weekend.

TEMPLE was idle on the week and will return to action on Nov. 6 at Long Island. Sophomore outside hitter Yun Yi Zhang (Shanghai, China) leads the team in kills with 4.44 per game and adds 2.05 digs per game.

XAVIER was also idle this week and will return to action on Nov. 8 in Dayton. The Musketeers handed then 12th-ranked Dayton its only loss of the season back on Oct. 19. Senior middle blocker Jill Quayle (North Royalton, Ohio) leads the Conference in hitting percentage with a .410 clip and is the league leader in blocks with 1.34 blocks per game.

Weekly Awards

Players of the Week
Aug. 27 Cori Dayton (CHA) / Bridget Fonke (SLU)
Sept. 4 Bridget Fonke (SLU) / Jill Quayle (XU)
Sept. 10 Alma Arroyo (CHA) / Jenni Gross (DUQ)
Sept. 17 Jamie-Lee Richards (UD)
Sept. 24 Kelly Ruth (XU)
Oct. 1 Bethany Akerhielm (UD) / Sutton Lasater (SLU)
Oct. 8 Jill Quayle (XU)
Oct. 15 Jenni Gross (DUQ)
Oct. 22 Yue Liu (TU) / Kelly Ruth (XU)
Oct. 29 Sammi McCloud (SLU) / Erin Schroeder (UD)
Nov. 5 Sutton Lasater (SLU) / Carly Romberg (CHA)

Rookies of the Week
Aug. 27 Lindsay Fletemier (UD) / Nicole Wright (DUQ)
Sept. 4 Christi Griffiths (FOR)
Sept. 10 Lindsay Fletemier (UD) / Kayla Newberg (URI)
Sept. 17 Lindsay Fletemier (UD)
Sept. 24 Christi Griffiths (FOR)
Oct. 1 Ariel Pierre (TU)
Oct. 8 Yun Yi Zhang (TU)
Oct. 15 Lindsay Fletemier (UD)
Oct. 22 Christi Griffiths (FOR)
Oct. 29 Yun Yi Zhang (TU)
Nov. 5 Lindsay Fletemier (UD)

2007 ATLANTIC 10 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
November 16-18, Halton Arena, Charlotte, N.C.