No. 2 Lees-McRae defeats No. 3 Coker, 3-2, in CVAC Semifinals

November 12, 2005

LAURINBURG, NC—In the second semifinal of the 2005 CVAC Volleyball Tournament No. 2 seed Lees-McRae College defeated No. 3 seed Coker College 3-2 (30-22, 26-30, 30-26, 21-30, 15-12) Saturday afternoon in Harris Court on the campus of St. Andrews Presbyterian College.

The Bobcats improved to 26-10 and will play No. 1 seed Mount Olive College in the finals of the CVAC tournament on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in Harris Court. The Cobras fell to 17-15.

Senior outside hitter Andrea Manuel (Spartanburg, SC) was named to the 2005 CVAC All-Tournament team after helping lead Coker to the semifinals.

Statistical Leaders for Lees-McRae:
Lacie Smith - 19 kills, 18 digs, 5 aces
Amanda Huffaker - 18 kills, 1 block solo, 2 block assists
Valia Petrova - 47 assists, 2 block solo, 1 block assist
Bridget Thornton - 20 digs, 4 assists
Dani Usedom - 12 digs

Statistical Leaders for Coker:
Margaret Madison - 11 kills, 5 blocks
Andrea Manuel - 11 kills, 21 digs
Tara Nelson - 41 assists, 4 aces
Kelsey Carlson - 20 digs