Friday, November 30
New Orleans, La.
5:00 PM
California Baptist University
21-11
1
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3
Tulane
27-8
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
4th set4
FinalF
California Baptist
18
15
25
15
1
Tulane
25
25
22
25
3
Photo by: Andrew Shortall
Lancers' Historic Season Comes to a Close
11/30/2018 7:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NEW ORLEANDS, La. – A historic season came to a close in the second round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship for California Baptist University in a loss to regional host Tulane on Friday.
It ends a terrific debut season for the Lancers in NCAA Division I, as they end 2018 with a 21-11 record. They will be remembered as the first team in CBU history to qualify for a national tournament in D-I.
Yagoda Jedrzejczak led CBU's offense on Friday night, with a career-high 11 kills, and also played a big role defensively, with three blocks. Nicole Abreu anchored the backline defense with 19 digs, while Natalie Zimmerer notched her third-straight double-double and fifth in six matches on 37 assists and 16 digs.
Tesa Oaks (nine kills, 10 digs, two blocks) and Summer Avery (eight kills, nine digs) both came close to double-doubles of their own, while Megan Sester notched 10 kills and Sydney Marks added six kills and three blocks.
Tulane improves to 27-8 after it took third in the American Conference behind two talented UCF and Cincinnati teams. It will host Valparaiso in the third round of the NIVC next week.
Offensively, the Lancers were led by Jedrzejczak, Sester and Oaks in set one, as they combined for 10 kills, with four coming from Jedrzejczak. Tulane still managed to win the opener, 25-18, and then took set two, 25-15.
Jedrzejczak came up big for the Lancers out the break, scoring three-straight points for her team with kills to give CBU set point, 24-20. Avery killed the final point to avoid overtime, with a 25-22 win.
The Lancers enjoyed advantages in blocks (6-5) and aces (4-3) in the match. Elizabeth Gilley and Katelyn Vander Tuig each had two aces on the night for CBU.
While the losses of seniors Vander Tuig and Avery will certainly hurt, CBU has a lot to look forward in the years to come, armed with an impressive young team ready to compete and succeed in Division I.
It ends a terrific debut season for the Lancers in NCAA Division I, as they end 2018 with a 21-11 record. They will be remembered as the first team in CBU history to qualify for a national tournament in D-I.
Yagoda Jedrzejczak led CBU's offense on Friday night, with a career-high 11 kills, and also played a big role defensively, with three blocks. Nicole Abreu anchored the backline defense with 19 digs, while Natalie Zimmerer notched her third-straight double-double and fifth in six matches on 37 assists and 16 digs.
Tesa Oaks (nine kills, 10 digs, two blocks) and Summer Avery (eight kills, nine digs) both came close to double-doubles of their own, while Megan Sester notched 10 kills and Sydney Marks added six kills and three blocks.
Tulane improves to 27-8 after it took third in the American Conference behind two talented UCF and Cincinnati teams. It will host Valparaiso in the third round of the NIVC next week.
Offensively, the Lancers were led by Jedrzejczak, Sester and Oaks in set one, as they combined for 10 kills, with four coming from Jedrzejczak. Tulane still managed to win the opener, 25-18, and then took set two, 25-15.
With the season on the line, CBU came up big in set three. The Lancers took an 18-11 lead in the game, thanks to a combo block from Sester and Marks. The Green Wave battled all the way back within two points, 21-19, which prompted a CBU timeout.Back-to-back kills from Summer Avery and Megan Sester give CBU its first run of the match. The Lancers trail host Tulane, which took third in the American Conference, 5-4 in the early going.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/K8CgkBbY2s
— CBU Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) December 1, 2018
Jedrzejczak came up big for the Lancers out the break, scoring three-straight points for her team with kills to give CBU set point, 24-20. Avery killed the final point to avoid overtime, with a 25-22 win.
Yagoda Jedrzejczak scored three of CBU's final four points with kills in set three to give her team set point. Here's a look at that impressive run from the junior middle blocker.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/gaugiTWmSh
— CBU Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) December 1, 2018
The Lancers enjoyed advantages in blocks (6-5) and aces (4-3) in the match. Elizabeth Gilley and Katelyn Vander Tuig each had two aces on the night for CBU.
BACK-to-BACK aces from our very own Elizabeth Gilley!
— CBU Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) December 1, 2018
It ends a 3-0 run that pulls CBU within 10-6 of Tulane. Let's go!!!!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/QxI9dZIJyH
While the losses of seniors Vander Tuig and Avery will certainly hurt, CBU has a lot to look forward in the years to come, armed with an impressive young team ready to compete and succeed in Division I.
Team Stats
CBU
TLN
Kills
44
71
Errors
17
22
Attempts
149
163
Hitting %
.181
.301
Points
54.0
79.0
Assists
43
65
Aces
4
3
Blocks
6.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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