Panola College Fillies Volleyball Oct 23rd thru 27th - October 22, 2009
Submitted by Nicole McCray Thorn, Head Volleyball Coach

10-23-09

Thursday night the Panola Fillies volleyball team picked up there fifth conference win in what turned out to be an intense four game match against TJC (25-19, 21-25, 25-9, 25-17). Courtnee Davis led the offense with 16 kills and received help from fellow players, Ashlynn Newman who had eight kills and Fernanda Clemente with seven kills to finish the night. Natalie Craven dished out 32 assists and Bridget Joines led the defense with 34 digs while Davis chipped in an additional 26 digs for the win. The Fillies return to action Saturday against Richland College at 2:00 pm.

10-26-09

The Fillies volleyball team traveled to Dallas on Saturday where they took care of business early in a quick three set sweep against Richland College (25-12, 25-19, 25-18). Ashlynn Newman led on offense with 12 kills followed by Autumn Foster with eight kills, Dena Busse with seven kills, and Meagan Little with seven kills for the win. Natalie craven finished with 33 assists while Haley Williams, and Bridget Joines led the defense with 16 digs a piece. The Fillies return to action Monday night against #2 ranked Blinn in Brenham, Texas at 6:00 pm.

10-27-09

The Panola College volleyball team traveled to Brenham where their six game win streak came to an end losing to #2 Blinn in four sets (18-25, 22-25, 25-22, 17-25). Once again freshman outside hitter Courtnee Davis led the offense with 14 kills and Meagan little finished with 11 kills. Natalie Craven contributed 38 assists and Bridget Joines led the defense with 14 digs. “Blinn is a great team and to win on their home floor, we’ve got to have everyone playing their ‘A’ game and unfortunately tonight was not our night. The good thing is we live to see another day so we are looking forward to getting in the gym to prepare for a good Navarro team,” said Thorn. The Fillies will host Navarro College on Thursday night in the last home game of the season. Thursday night is also Dig Pink night so please come out and support your Panola College volleyball team and help us raise money for our Breast Cancer Awareness fund.

Panola College Fillies Volleyball Conference Play Oct 13th - 20th - October 22, 2009
Submitted by Nicole McCray Thorn, Head Volleyball Coach

10-13-09

The Fillies were back to conference play last night where they swept Navarro in three straight sets (25-15, 26-24, 25-16). Haley Williams paced the offense with 12 kills followed by Courtnee Davis who ended the game with nine kills for the win. Freshman setter Natalie Craven had 32 assists while Williams also led on defense with 13 digs. The Fillies will travel to Freshman Courtnee Davis’s home town of Hawkins, Texas to face Jarvis Christian College at 7:00 pm on Wednesday. The Panola College volleyball team improves to 18-6 overall and 3-1 in conference play.

10-15-09

The Panola College Fillies volleyball team traveled to Courtnee Davis’s home town of Hawkins, Texas and played Jarvis Christian College last night where they dominated the match in three straight sets (25-8, 25-10, 25-13). Sophomore middle blocker Dena Busse set the pace on offense with 12 kills, Haley Williams added 10 kills, Ashlynn Newman had eight, while Davis and Autumn Foster contributed seven and five respectively for the win. Shelby Szymanski dished out 36 assists and Courtnee Davis led the defense with 22 digs. “This was a total team effort. Everyone saw action tonight and did a great job in their position. We were able to work on some things that we have been training in practice and look forward to returning to conference play on Monday at Paris at 6:00 pm,” Thorn said. The Fillies travel to Paris, Texas for the third meeting between the two teams.

10-20-09

Last night the Panola Fillies volleyball team traveled to Paris, Texas for the third meeting this season and swept them in a close three set match (25-22, 25-19, 27-25). It was a big night for the outside hitters with Haley Williams pacing the offense with 13 kills and Courtnee Davis chipping in an additional 12 kills for the win. Natalie Craven finished with 33 assists and Bridget Joines led the defense with 24 digs. “We knew coming into this match Paris was going to be a different team from when we played them here at home. They play hard every point and really exploited some of our weaknesses tonight. We made a lot of errors tonight but for us to come out with a win in three straight sets says a lot about our team and how much we have grown throughout our season. If we can stay healthy then we are looking to have a great finish,” said Thorn. The Fillies return to action on Thursday against Tyler Junior College at AJ Gym at 6:00 pm.