Boston College Athletics
Volleyball Continues Season with Tournament at Maryland
September 06, 2012 | Volleyball
While at Maryland the Eagles will open up the Atlantic Coast Conference portion of their schedule with a matchup against the Terrapins (4-2) before squaring off with non-conference foes No. 16 Tennessee (4-2) of the Southeasetern Conference and George Washington (2-6) of the Atlantic 10.
BC has only previously faced Maryland of the three teams holding a record of 5-8 against the tournament hosts. Maryland took straight set victories in both of the matches between the two teams in 2011. The Eagles have, however, defeated conference opponents of their other two adversaries in the tournament already this season. BC took down Fordham of the Atlantic 10 on Aug. 25 and downed Mississippi State of the SEC on Aug. 31.
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Tournament Schedule
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
| Friday | Sept. 7 | 5:00 p.m. | George Washington vs. No. 16 Tennessee |
| Friday | Sept. 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Boston College vs. Maryland |
| Saturday | Sept. 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Boston College vs. No. 16 Tennessee |
| Saturday | Sept. 8 | 1:30 p.m. | George Washington vs. Maryland |
| Saturday | Sept. 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Boston College vs. George Washington |
| Saturday | Sept. 8 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 16 Tennessee vs. Maryland |
Scouting the Eagles
Boston College enters the tournament with a record of 4-3 having gone 3-1 in the Boston College Invitational on Aug. 24-25 before going 1-2 at Southern California's Luxe City Center Invitational on Aug. 31-Sept. 1 with both losses coming to ranked opponents.
Team Leaders
Entering the weekend freshman Katty Workman leads the Eagles with 108 kills and 4.00 kills per set. The Thousand Oaks, Calif. native, who has logged three double-doubles this season, ranks second in the ACC in kills per set, and her 22 kills versus Texas Tech on Aug. 25 is the second-highest total in a single match for any player in the conference this season. The rookie, an all-tournament selection in both of the tournaments BC has played in, is one of only three players in the conference to have recorded two matches with 20 or more kills.
Sophomore Courtney Castle leads the team in digs (89, 3.30 d/s) and ranks second on the squad in kills (82, 3.04 k/s). Castle's 23 digs against Mississippi State on Aug. 31 are tied for the second most among ACC players in a four-set match this season. Through seven matches, the Orange, Calif. native has notched four double-doubles.
At the setter the position, the Eagles have two ACC leaders in sophomore captain Kellie Barnum and junior Cagla Sen. Barnum, out of Pacific Palisades, Calif., ranks eighth in the conference with 6.52 assists per set while Sen, from Istanbul, Turkey, sits at ninth in the league with 6.30 assists per set.
Freshman libero Franny Hock ranks second on the team with 73 digs and 2.70 digs per set. The Manhattan Beach, Calif. resident matched Castle's 23 digs in the match against Mississippi State.
BC's blocking leaders include junior Melissa McTighe (23 total blocks on 18 block assists and 5 block solos) and senior Krystle Higgins (18 total blocks on 14 block assists and 4 block solos).
Last Weekend
The Eagles faced stiff competition at the Luxe City Center Invitational claiming a 3-1 victory over Mississippi State but dropping 3-1 matches to both then-No. 23 Northern Iowa and then-No. 5 USC.
In BC's first match of the tournament Workman recorded a team-high 14 kills and Castle had a double-double behind 10 kills and 11 digs. BC fell 25-17 in the first set but took a 25-22 second set win behind a set-ending 14-5 run before dropping the third and fourth sets to the Panthers.
Boston College took down Mississippi State winning the first (25-20), third (25-18), and fourth (25-12) sets over the Bulldogs in their second game in Los Angeles. Workman tallied a double-double in the match with 20 kills and 10 digs as did Castle (16 kills, 23 digs). Sen contributed a team-high 39 assists to the winning effort. The Eagles opened up an early 10-1 lead in the final set en route to the match victory.
In their final game at USC, the Eagles fell to the tournament hosts but took the third set (26-24) and forced overtime in the second set before falling 28-26. Workman again paced the squad with 16 kills alongside 12 digs, and Sen added a double-double of her own with 21 assists and 12 digs. Workman posted seven kills in the overtime third set and six kills in the Eagles' third set victory.
A Look Ahead
After the Spring Hill Suites at Arundel Mills Invitational, the Eagles conclude the non-conference portion of their schedule with the New England Challenge on the campus of Northeastern from Sept. 14-15.
Boston College takes on the tournament host Huskies on Sept. 14 at 7:00 p.m. before facing off with Connecticut (Sept. 15, 1:00 p.m.) and Harvard (Sept. 15, 5:00 p.m.).
Scouting the Terrapins
Maryland enters the tournament with a record of 4-2 having gone 3-0 at the Villanova Classic on the season's first weekend and 1-2 at the Maryland Invitational also held at College Park. During the Maryland Invitational the Terrapins defeated Binghamton 3-0 - the same outcome as BC's match with the Bearcats on Aug. 24.
Through six matches, Sophomore Ashleigh Crutcher leads Maryland with 82 kills and 3.57 kills per set - good for eighth in the ACC. At the setter spot senior Remy McBain is tops on the team with 6.13 assists per set while freshman setter Mackenzie Dagostino follows closely with 5.13 assists per set. Junior libero Sarah Harper ranks first on the team in digs per set (3.96) while sophomore Adreene Elliot leads the Terrapins with 19 total blocks (12 block assists and 7 block solos).
After the Spring Hill Suites Invitational Maryland heads to Brooklyn, N.Y. for three matches in the Blackbird Invitational.
Scouting the Volunteers
No. 16 Tennessee stands at 4-2 entering the weekend winning two out of three at both the Comcast Lady Vol Classic on Aug. 24-25 and at the Shocker Volleyball Classic on Aug. 31-Sept. 1.
Junior Kelsey Robinson, an all-tournament selection at both tournaments the Lady Vols have played in, leads the team with 124 kills and 4.77 kills per set in addition to 3.50 digs per set. Sophomore Tiffany Baker ranks second on the team with 74 kills and 2.85 k/s. Sophomore setter Mary Pollmiller is tops on the team with 9.65 assists per set while Junior libero Ellen Mullins paces the squad with 3.65 digs per set. Senior Leslie Cikra holds the team lead in blocking with 27 total blocks on 21 block assists and 6 block solos.
The Lady Vols open the SEC portion of the schedule after the Spring Hill Suites at Arundel Mills Invitational with a matchup against conference newcomer Missouri on Sept. 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Scouting the Colonials
George Wasington carries a 2-6 record into the weekend after dropping their first six matches of the season before taking victories in their last two. On Wednesday the Colonials defeated UMBC in five sets to enter the tournament on a two-game winning streak.
Senior Lauren White leads GW with 96 kills and 3.31 kills per set, and sophomore Kelsey Newman ranks second on the team with 74 kills and 2.74 kills per set. Redshirt-freshman Jessica Lubic is tops on the team with 9.03 assists per set while senior libero Candace Silva-Martin paces the squad with 86 digs and 2.97 digs per set. Freshman Margarethe Skjelbred leads the team with 13 total blocks on 13 block assists.
After the Spring Hill Suites at Arundel Mills Invitational, George Washington hosts a tournament of its own--holding the GW/Nike Invitational from Sept. 14-15.
