Junior Varsity Volleyball
Eagles pick up win in annual Faulkner Classic
October 19
The Faulkner University junior volleyball team earned its second win of the season Saturday afternoon against Florida Baptist College. The victory gave the team a pair of wins on the year, a first for the junior varsity program. The Eagles defeated the visitors 25-8, 25-13, 25-18.
“This was a big win for our JV program,” said head varsity coach Tori Bartels. “These girls work hard and it’s often tough to see the growth that takes place because the level of competition for the junior varsity team is so extreme.”
With so few volleyball programs in the south offering a junior varsity volleyball team the coaches have had to resort to playing junior colleges and smaller four years schools, giving the opponent the upper hand. The University of Mobile is a recent exception having added a very good junior varsity program this year.
The Eagles second win of the year came from an explosive offense lead by the Treat twins. Kasey Treat had eight kills and hit a record .800 in the match. Kayla Treat pounded home six kills hitting .667.
Anna DeRamus had seven kills (.200) and added five digs. Emily Galloway had six kills (.385) and had 21 assists and four service aces. Brittany Lebeck also had six hills and four service aces and added 3 digs.
Scottie Wilkes lead the back row with 16 digs and had three service aces.
The team also faced off against Mobile’s JV team, Southern Union and Gulf Coast Community College. The Eagles dropped those matches in three sets each, but showed significant strides in their overall play.
“I’m really proud of these girls,” said head coach Holly Hutcheson. “They’ve worked hard and we’ve implemented a lot of new things and have moved some people around and it’s easy to see that they are getting much better.”
Eagles fall to Warhawks
Kayla Treat gets a kill in set three
October 6
Faulkner University's junior varsity volleyball team hosted Jefferson Davis Community College tonight in the Tine Davis Gymnasium. The Warhawks entered the game with only two matches on the season, but the lack of play didn't slow down the visitors as they cruised to a 25-15, 25-14, 25-17 victory.
Anna DeRamus tips one over the defender
Brittany Lebeck gets mean on the slide in set two
The Eagles lost some momentum in the opening set and struggled to bounce back in the second. The final set revealed a much more determined and aggressive Faulkner team as they held a lead early on. Tough serving from the Warhawks and repetitive over-passing by the Eagles however, swung the closing set in Jeff Davis' favor.
Tosha Thomley gets a dig for the Eagles
Kayla Treat who had five kills, hitting .267, and a dig led Faulkner's offense. Anna DeRamus followed with four kills and three digs and Brittany Lebeck had three kills and a pair of digs.
Scottie Wilkes led the defense with nine digs.
Kayla Treat goes up for a block against Jefferson Davis
Anna DeRamus gets a vicious kill in the second set
Chelsey Slone from Jeff Davis had seven kills, hitting .200 and libero Sidney Boutwell had 14 digs.
The Eagles' next match will take place in the Faulkner Invitational on October 16. Opponents and times have yet to be determined.
Wallace State defeats Faulkner in three
The team gathers after a huge block in set three
September 29
The Faulkner University junior varsity volleyball team hosted Wallace State Community College in the Tine Davis Gym Monday evening. The Eagles were looking to pick up their second win of the season against the Lions, but the visitors were too strong and outmuscled the home team 25-18, 25-7, 25-17.
Brittany Lebeck hammers one down for a kill
Faulkner put up a fight in the opening set hitting .115 overall with 12 kills. Things flattened drastically, however, in game two as the Eagles struggled to get things going. They never gained momentum and accumulated only four kills in the 25-7 blowout.
Libero Scottie Wilkes makes a pass in the second set
The Eagles regrouped and fought hard in the final set adding seven more kills and increased intensity on the defensive side of the ball. The Eagles are short-crewed with only eight players, but proved that if they are willing to battle on every play they can compete with some of the south's best junior colleges.
Anna DeRamus goes up for the kill in the final set
Jessica Davis sets her middle in the second set
Brittany Lebeck gets a dig in set two
“The girls showed a lot of hustle in the first and third sets,” said head coach Holly Hutcheson. “We were completely out of it in the second set though. We just couldn't shake off the mistakes and they kept building on us.”
Kayla Treat beats the block in set three
Kasey Treat tips over the defender in the third set
Kill of the year; DeRamus takes a serve to the face which traveled immediately back over the net for a kill
Overall the Eagles played one of their best matches of the season. Outside hitter Anna DeRamus led the team with nine kills hitting .250 and added a pair of digs. Brittany Lebeck added six more kills and three digs. Kasey Treat had an impressive showing hitting .429 with four kills and a block and libero Scottie Wilkes had 16 digs and a kill.
Coach Holly Hutcheson gives passing pointers to her Eagles
Kayla Treat cranks on a ball in set two
DeRamus gets another kill in the opener
The Eagles will hit the road this evening to face off against Gulf Coast Community College in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m.