VALDOSTA —
Valdosta State swept West Alabama away Friday night, 25-22, 25-20, 25-16. Even though it was senior day, the freshman Nikki McDaniel stood out for VSU with a team high eight kills.
Also putting together a strong night was redshirt freshman Lelalelei Nomura with seven kills and just two errors on 15 attacks for a team high .333 hitting percentage. Both seniors Katie Onushko and Tania Tauiliili finished with five kills.
Ashley Lala gave out 27 assists and finished with 12 digs for the double-double. Chelsea Luttfring led all players with 15 digs while McDaniel added 10 more.
The Blazers were able to outblock West Alabama, 8-4. Tauiliili spearheaded the effort at the net for VSU with three solo blocks and three assists.
Valdosta State held West Alabama to just a .083 team hitting percentage. Chanel Davis however had the best offensive night with 13 kills on 26 attacks with four errors for a .346 hitting percentage. Chelsea Payne gave out 31 assists while Carly Wehling and Cynthia Smith each had 13 digs.
The Blazer defense actually forced a negative hitting percentage from UWA in the second set.
Valdosta State is back in action when it hosts West Florida at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Blazers Sweep Tigers
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Win or go home
The Valdosta State softball team faces Armstrong Atlantic University in an elimination game for the 2013 Division II Softball Championship Tournament today at noon.
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HOOPER: An early look at the 2013 football season
I haven’t written a column in quite some time, largely because there has been so much going on and we haven’t always had the space, nor have I felt up to it after writing so many other stories.
But today, I am writing this column and taking up the inches in the daily sports section and giving a little love to the upcoming football season. -
Blazers fall to Molloy in eight innings
With only one out remaining and trailing by three, the Molloy Lions strung together four hits to plate three runs in the seventh followed by another run in the eighth inning to defeat Valdosta State’s softball team 5-4 in the first round of the 2013 Division II Softball National Championship Tournament on Thursday in Salem, Va.
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Albritton, Johnson earn All-America honors
Valdosta State softball players Courtney Albritton and Morgan Johnson gathered multiple All-America honors late Wednesday night.
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Golfers take course for Wounded Warriors
Local patrons participated in the Wounded Warrior Project Golf Tournament at Stone Creek Golf Club in Valdosta on Thursday.
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Valwood football hosting 4-man scramble golf tourney
Head coach Ashley Henderson and the Valwood football team will be hosting a 4-man scramble golf tournament at Valdosta Country Club Friday, June 14.
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VHS football cheerleaders to host Junior Cheer Camp
The Valdosta High School football cheerleaders will be hosting a Junior Cheer Camp June 5 through June 7 at the W.G. Nunn Elementary School gymnasium.
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Gillespie, McPherson pleased with spring practices
Valdosta’s Rance Gillespie and Lowndes’ Randy McPherson both think their football teams got better during the recent 10 days of spring practice.
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Signing day at VHS
It was signing day galore at Valdosta High School Wednesday.
Six student-athletes signed national letter of intents to compete at the next level, while two VHS athletes both signed academic scholarships to Division I universities. -
Powell signs with Shorter
Robert Powell, a member of the basketball team on South Georgia State College’s Waycross Campus, has signed a letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Shorter University in Rome.
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