WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Slower Start Than Usual
The Lady Cougars are looking to make leaps and bounds this year as the 2005
Volleyball Season unfolds. The team is currently in a rebuilding stage, having
graduated several key contributors. L. Maria O'Neal, Marsha Clarke and S.
Tammy Chase - to name a few - are no longer there to aid the Lady Cougars,
and Coach Avril O'Neal is looking to a host of fresh faces to fill their positions.
Thus far in the season, the Lady Cougars have played 12 matches, but are yet
to return home with a win. As a group of young, inexperienced ladies, Coach
Avril's biggest hope for the season is that the ladies perfect the basics
of the game and learn to play together - two neccesities to gain those coveted
wins.
Returning for the Lady Cougars are Sophomores OH Katrina Lowe (St. James
Secondary, Barbados), MH Malissa Douglass (Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
NY) and OH Renée Spence (South Shore, Brooklyn NY). Fresh
faces to the squad include Shekkiah Harris, Deborah Young, Dacia Casey and
Crystal Kirby.
"DOWNTOWN BATTLE" Tournament
Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn, NY) took home the second place trophy with a 2-1 record following the round-robin competition, Melissa Douglas (Prospect Heights/Brooklyn, NY) and Charitia Henry (BVI/Brooklyn, NY), were named for the All-Tournament Team.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Charitia Henry, Medgar Evers
Fr. / S/OH / B.V.I./Brooklyn, NY
The freshman averaged 3.22 kills, 2.56 digs, and 1.22 aces per game last week for the Cougars. The Brooklyn native recorded a double-double of 14 kills and 12 digs in the victory against Maritime on September 9. The setter/outside hitter also had nine kills against Polytech (9/9) and added eight service aces in the victory against City Tech (9/9).
Day Date Opponent Site Time Result
Fri. Sept. 1 St. Joseph’s (LI)* Neutral 8:00 pm L 0-3
Sat. Sept. 2 Lehman* Neutral 10:00 am L 0-3
Sat. Sept. 2 Purchase* Away 12 noon W 3-0
Sat. Sept. 2 Kean* Neutral 2:00 pm L 0-3
Thu. Sept. 7 College of St. Eliza. Home 7:00 pm L 0-3
Sat. Sept. 9 Polytechnic^ Away 9:00 am L 0-3
Sat. Sept. 9 NY Maritime^ Neutral 11:00 am w 3-0
Sat. Sept. 9 NYCCT^ Away 2:00 pm w 3-0
Sat. Sept 16 York @ Baruch 12 Noon L 1-3
Sat. Sept 16 John Jay @ Baruch 2:00 pm L 0-3
Sat. Sept. 23 Mount St. Vincent Away 1:00 pm L 0-3
Tue. Sept. 26 Brooklyn Home 6:00 pm L 0-3
Tue. Sept. 26 NY Maritime Home 8:00 pm L 0-3
Sun. Oct. 1 Polytechnic Away 11:00 am L 0-3
Sun. Oct. 1 New Rochelle @ Polytec.1:00 pm L 2-3
Tue. Oct. 3 Hunter Home 7:00 pm L 0-3
Fri. Oct. 6 Pratt Home 6:00 pm L 0-3
Mon. Oct. 9 Lehman @ Hunter 9:00 am L 0-3
Mon. Oct. 9 NYCCT @ Hunter 9:00 am L 0-3
Tue. Oct. 10 Marymount Home 7:00 pm W 3-0
Sat. Oct. 14 Mt. St. Mary @ CSI 2:00 pm L 0-3
Sat. Oct. 14 Staten Island Away 4:00 pm L 1-3
Tue. Oct. 17 CCNY Home 7:00 pm L 0-3
Thr. Oct. 19 Cooper Union Home 7:00 pm W 3-2
Sat. Oct. 21 Mitchell Away 2:00 pm L 0-3
Mon. Oct. 23 St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) Home 7:30 pm
Tue. Oct. 24 Baruch Home 7:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 28 Sarah Lawrence @ MSMC 1:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 28 Mt. St. Mary Away 1:00 pm
Tue. Oct. 31 CUNYAC First Round TBA TBA
Wed. Nov. 1 HVWAC First Round TBA TBA
Thr. Nov. 2 CUNYAC Finals @ Hunter 5/7:00 pm
Fri. Nov. 3 HVWAC Second Round TBA TBA
Sat. Nov. 4 HVWAC Championships @ SLC TBA
* = Purchase College Invitational
^ = The Battle of Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
Downtown Battle Tournament Results
MATCH #2 Polytechnic def. Medgar Evers 30-11, 30-19, 30-18
MATCH #4 Medgar Evers def. Maritime 30-28, 30-28, 30-21
MATCH #5 Medgar Evers def. City Tech 30-21, 30-5, 30-14
# NAME POS HGT YR HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN
2 Ashley Rowe S 5-4 So Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn, N.Y
3 Charitia Henry S/OH 5-4 Fr B.V.I Brooklyn, N.Y
4 Tranise D-JeffersonOH 5-1 Fr Freeport Brooklyn, N.Y
5 Dixil De Freitas OH 5-8 So Roxborough Comp. Brooklyn, N.Y
6 Enid Dick OH 5-7 So Natton Brooklyn, N.Y
7 Melissa Douglas MH 5-6 Jr Prospect Heights Brooklyn, N.Y
8 Erica Gulliver LB 5-2 Fr Paul Roberson Brooklyn, N.Y
10 Roberta Morris MH 5-6 Fr Brooklyn, N.Y
12 Amanda Boating OH 5-5 Fr Springfield Gard. Queens, N.Y
16 Andrena Tate S 5-6 Fr Jamaica High Queens, N.Y
17 Aja Corley MH 5-7 Fr Francis Lewis Queens, N.Y
18 Crystal Kirby OH 5-5 So Arima Sen. Comp. Brooklyn, N.Y
20 Lateisha Henderson OH 5-8 Fr Brooklyn, N.Y
21 Zulma Sota OH 5-4 Fr Medgar Evers Midd. Brooklyn, N.Y
Head Coach: Avril O’Neal
Assistant: Keegan Garcia