YORK, PA – The York College volleyball team will host the Frostburg State Bobcats in the first round of the Capital Athletic Conference tournament. The Spartans will welcome the Bobcats on Tuesday evening in the first round matchup.
York enters the tournament as the third seed while Frostburg comes in as the sixth seed. The match is set for a 7:00 pm start at Wolf Gym.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
Head Coach: Dan Mickle (2nd season, 38-16, 9-7 CAC)
Record: 19-8 overall, 4-3 in the Capital Athletic Conference (3rd seed), 9-3 at home
Spartan Leaders
Brooke Krebs: 254 kills, 2.79 kills per set, .177 attack %, 18 service aces, 213 digs, 2.34 digs per set, 22 blocks, 285 points
Madyson Whitcomb: 227 kills, 2.44 kills per set, .393 attack %, 16 digs, 0.17 digs per set, 86 blocks, 0.92 blocks per set, 280.5 points
Eryn Brady: 187 kills, 1.95 kills per set, .199 attack %, 42 digs, 0.44 digs per set, 51 blocks, 0.53 blocks per set, 218.5 points
Alexis Harbold: 422 digs, 5.63 digs per set, 56 assists, 0.75 assists per set, 13 service aces
Gabby Emeigh: 576 assists, 6.00 assists per set, 46 service aces, 0.48 service aces per set, 201 digs, 2.09 digs per set
Spartan Team Statistics
27 matches, 98 sets played
1150 kills
11.73 kills per set
489 errors
3378 total attacks
.196 attack %
1069 assists
10.91 assists per set
179 service aces
1.83 service aces per set
234 service errors
135 reception errors
1534 digs
15.65 digs per set
68 solo blocks
259 block assists
198 total blocks
56 block errors
52 ball handling errors
15.6 points per set
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Head Coach: Becky Fletcher (8th season, 96-163, 26-39 CAC)
Record: 11-22 overall, 2-5 in the Capital Athletic Conference (6th seed), 1-8 on the road
Bobcat Leaders
Biamba Tshitenge: 276 kills, 2.76 kills per set .241 attack %, 18 service aces, 77 digs, 0.77 digs per set, 72 blocks, 345 points
Haley Altemus: 266 kills, 2.29 kills per set, .114 attack %, 27 service aces, 372 digs, 3.21 digs per set, 38 blocks, 314 points
Ashante Corey-Bey: 193 kills, 1.95 kills per set, .227 attack %, 11 digs, 58 blocks, 0.59 blocks per set, 232.5 points
Cori Smothers: 579 digs, 5.03 digs per set, 77 assists, 0.67 assists per set, 42 service aces
Katie Onyundo: 904 assists, 7.79 assists per set, 37 service aces, 318 digs, 2.74 digs per set
Bobcat Team Statistics
33 matches, 116 sets played
1157 kills
10 kills per set
623 errors
4288 total attacks
.125 attack %
1061 assists
9.1 assists per set
199 service aces
1.7 service aces per set
193 service errors
201 reception errors
2064 digs
17.8 digs per set
63 solo blocks
177 block assists
151.5 total blocks
25 block errors
91 ball handling errors
13.00 points per set
WHAT'S ON THE LINE
The winner of the match will advance to the CAC Semifinals to take on the winner of the #2 seed Christopher Newport Captains and the #7 seed Penn St. Harrisburg Lions. The Spartans defeated the Lions in straight sets but fell in straight sets to the Captains earlier in the season.
All-Time CAC Volleyball Championships
8 – Salisbury (98, 00, 04, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12)
5 – Gallaudet (92, 95, 96, 99, 03)
4 – Christopher Newport (13, 14, 15, 17)
3 – Catholic (94, 01, 02)
2 – Mary Washington (91, 16)
1 – Goucher (1993)
1 – York (Pa.) (1997)
1 – Frostburg State (2010)
2005 and 2006 championships (Gallaudet) were vacated due to NCAA infractions
CAC Team Rankings
Kills: York 5th, FSU 4th
Kills per set: York 3rd, FSU 7th
Attack %: York T-2nd, FSU 8th
Assists: York 4th, FSU 5th
Assists per set: York 3rd, FSU 7th
Service aces: York 6th, FSU 4th
Service aces per set: York 5th, FSU 6th
Digs: York 5th, FSU 1st
Digs per set: York 4th, FSU 1st
Solo blocks: York 3rd, FSU 4th
Block assists: York 4th, FSU 7th
Blocks per set: York 3rd, FSU 8th
Points per set: York T-3rd, FSU 8th
CAC Individual Leaders
Kills
3. Biamba Tshitenge (FSU) – 276
4. Haley Altemus (FSU) – 265
7. Brooke Krebs (YCP) – 254
Kills per set
T-3. Brooke Krebs (YCP) – 2.79
T-5. Biamba Tshitenge (FSU) – 2.76
9. Madyson Whitcomb (YCP) – 2.44
Attack %
1. Madyson Whitcomb (YCP) - .393
10. Biamba Tshitenge (FSU) - .239
Assists
1. Katie Onyundo (FSU) – 902
5. Gabby Emeigh (YCP) – 576
Assists per set
5. Katie Onyundo (FSU) – 7.78
8. Gabby Emeigh (YCP) – 6.00
Service aces
5. Gabby Emeigh (YCP) – 46
7. Cori Smothers (FSU) – 42
9. Bailey Godlove (FSU) – 39
10. Katie Onyundo (FSU) – 37
Digs
1. Cori Smothers (FSU) – 577
6. Alexis Harbold (YCP) – 422
8. Haley Altemus (FSU) – 376
10. Katie Onyundo (FSU) – 324
Digs per set
1. Alexis Harbold (YCP) – 5.63
4. Cori Smothers (FSU) – 5.02
9. Haley Altemus (FSU) – 3.24
10. Katie Onyundo (FSU) – 2.79
Solo blocks
1. Biamba Tshitenge (FSU) – 31
T-5. Ashante Corey-Bey (FSU) – 21
T-5. Madyson Whitcomb (YCP) – 21
8. Cheyenne Altland (YCP) – 17
Block assists
5. Madyson Whitcomb (YCP) – 65
Total blocks
3. Madyson Whitcomb (YCP) – 86
7. Biamba Tshitenge (FSU) – 74
Total points
1. Biamba Tshitenge (FSU) – 346.5
4. Haley Altemus (FSU) – 313.5
8. Brooke Krebs (YCP) – 285
Points per set
T-2. Biamba Tshitenge (FSU) – 3.5
T-5. Brooke Krebs (YCP) – 3.1
T-8. Madyson Whitcomb (YCP) – 3.0
THE LAST TIME WE MET
The Spartans fell to the Bobcats in straight sets on the road back on October 13 by the score 25-22, 25-22, 25-21. York is 4-8 all-time against Frostburg State and the team have split 1-1 in the CAC tournament. The Spartans have won their last six matches at home overall.
MATCH COVERAGE
Frostburg State Volleyball Homepage
Capital Athletic Conference Volleyball Homepage
