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 Amanda Kerr leads the club with 190 kills. |
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Oct. 24, 2008
CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Western Carolina volleyball will host two of its final four home matches of the season this weekend. The Catamounts will play College of Charleston at 7 p.m. tonight and will also face The Citadel at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Western Carolina will host its "Dig for a Cure" on Saturday against The Citadel. Individual sponsors can pledge money per Catamount kill, block, assist, service ace and dig earned by the Catamounts during the match or can make a flat donation for the cause.
The club went 1-1 last week, defeating Appalachian State 3-1 and falling to Wofford 3-1. Western Carolina is currently 4-18 and 2-7 in the Southern Conference. The Catamounts are two matches back from the coveted fourth position in the North, trying to vie for a spot in the Southern Conference Tournament with nine SoCon matches remaining.
Junior Amanda Kerr is pacing the club, as she has stepped up her game in the last month. The outside hitter has 190 total kills and is averaging 2.47 kills per game.
Youth is also a big factor in the Western Carolina line-up. Middle blocker Carrie Minogue is spearheading the youth movement with 180 total kills, averaging 2.34 kills per game. Middle blocker Brittany Lysik, who has 158 kills averaging 2.05 kills per game and is also 2.69 digs per game follows Minogue closely.
Distributing the ball to the Catamounts is junior setter Katie Hennessey. She has a total of 611 assists and is averaging 7.94 assists per game.
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