Southern Miss
Kennesaw State
Volleyball Team Wins Air Force Tournament
9/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 1, 2008
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Southern Miss volleyball team defeated Kennesaw State, 3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-12), to capture the Air Force Academy Tournament.
Southern Miss placed two players on the all-tournament team, Stevi Cherry and Maia Ivanova, with Cherry earning MVP honors.
"We were happy with the way the freshmen played in their first college matches," coach Ricci Luyties said. "Our seniors played well also. They all stepped up. Maia was steady all weekend. I am happy with where we are right now, but we still have a ways to go. We have to continue to improve from match to match."
Cherry finished the tournament with 32 kills, .358 attack percentage, two aces, 11 digs and eight total blocks, while Ivanova had 30 digs and three aces.
"Stevi had a solid weekend," Luyties said. "She was steady and played with a lot of consistency."
Angela Hlavaty led the way with 10 kills and six blocks against Kennesaw State, followed by Cherry with nine. Ivanova finished with a team-high eight digs, recording her 1000th-career dig in the process.
Southern Miss finished the match with hitting .309 as a team with 10 service aces and 16 total blocks. The Golden Eagle defense held the Owls to .000 hitting.
Southern Miss was scheduled to play Southeastern Louisiana Wednesday, Sept. 3, but the team is experiencing travel problems as a result of Hurricane Gustav. The Southeastern campus was closed and classes were canceled through Wednesday.
