2008 Woodie Awards
Playoffs in doubt after Cards' SUNYAC play
Ryan Hayner
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: Sports
Originally published: 9/27/07 at 9:44 PM EST
Last update: 9/27/07 at 9:43 PM EST
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It was a tale of two teams for the Plattsburgh State women's volleyball team over the past week and a half, dropping four out of five crucial SUNYAC games over the weekend before a dominating victory over Paul Smith College at home on Tuesday.
In the first of two SUNYAC Crossover tournaments of the season, the Lady Cardinals beat SUNYAC cellar-dweller SUNYIT but were swept by Potsdam, Oneonta, New Paltz and Cortland, putting playoff hopes in serious jeopardy.
The Lady Cards rebounded against Paul Smith and looked like a team incapable of the disappointing SUNYAC showing, sweeping the out-matched Lady Cougars to bring their overall record to 6-15 and 1-4 in SUNYAC play.
The Lady Cougars led only three times in the three games, all coming early in the first. The Cards stormed back with a 13-0 run en route to a 30-12 win.
It would be the closest the Lady Cougars ever got.
A 21-0 run during the second game gave the Cardinals an easy win before sweeping the sluggish Lady Cougars with non-starters taking the bulk of minutes in the third game.
Those reserve players, mixed in with some starters playing sparingly, scored 11 straight points before the Lady Cougars managed one.
The win helped ease the sting of the disappointing SUNYAC pool play results and improve the team's spirit.
"It was nice," Cards Head Coach Dena O'Connell said. "The girls definitely needed a confidence booster."
The Lady Cards so decisively defeated the visiting Lady Cougars that toward the end of the second game rout, a child no taller than three stacked volleyballs nearly walked onto the court provided one of the most interesting events of the night.
It became a welcomed reprieve from the repetitive sound of "Point, Cardinals" being announced like a broken record courtesy off an offensive disappearance from the Lady Cougars.
Junior Becky Alvord led the Cardinals with nine kills, ten digs and eight serving aces. Sophomore Susan Bodkin, the top setter with 19 assists in only two games, was constantly keeping the ball alive with several dazzling stretches and moves.
In the first of two SUNYAC Crossover tournaments of the season, the Lady Cardinals beat SUNYAC cellar-dweller SUNYIT but were swept by Potsdam, Oneonta, New Paltz and Cortland, putting playoff hopes in serious jeopardy.
The Lady Cards rebounded against Paul Smith and looked like a team incapable of the disappointing SUNYAC showing, sweeping the out-matched Lady Cougars to bring their overall record to 6-15 and 1-4 in SUNYAC play.
The Lady Cougars led only three times in the three games, all coming early in the first. The Cards stormed back with a 13-0 run en route to a 30-12 win.
It would be the closest the Lady Cougars ever got.
A 21-0 run during the second game gave the Cardinals an easy win before sweeping the sluggish Lady Cougars with non-starters taking the bulk of minutes in the third game.
Those reserve players, mixed in with some starters playing sparingly, scored 11 straight points before the Lady Cougars managed one.
The win helped ease the sting of the disappointing SUNYAC pool play results and improve the team's spirit.
"It was nice," Cards Head Coach Dena O'Connell said. "The girls definitely needed a confidence booster."
The Lady Cards so decisively defeated the visiting Lady Cougars that toward the end of the second game rout, a child no taller than three stacked volleyballs nearly walked onto the court provided one of the most interesting events of the night.
It became a welcomed reprieve from the repetitive sound of "Point, Cardinals" being announced like a broken record courtesy off an offensive disappearance from the Lady Cougars.
Junior Becky Alvord led the Cardinals with nine kills, ten digs and eight serving aces. Sophomore Susan Bodkin, the top setter with 19 assists in only two games, was constantly keeping the ball alive with several dazzling stretches and moves.
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