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 (2^nd season, 38-16, 9-7 CAC)

Record: 19-8 overall, 4-3 in the Capital Athletic Conference (3^rd 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 (8^th season, 96-163, 26-39 CAC)

Record: 11-22 overall, 2-5 in the Capital Athletic Conference (6^th 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 5^th, FSU 4^th

Kills per set: York 3^rd, FSU 7^th

Attack %: York T-2^nd, FSU 8^th

Assists: York 4^th, FSU 5^th

Assists per set: York 3^rd, FSU 7^th

Service aces: York 6^th, FSU 4^th

Service aces per set: York 5^th, FSU 6^th

Digs: York 5^th, FSU 1^st

Digs per set: York 4^th, FSU 1^st

Solo blocks: York 3^rd, FSU 4^th

Block assists: York 4^th, FSU 7^th

Blocks per set: York 3^rd, FSU 8^th

Points per set: York T-3^rd, FSU 8^th

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

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