Sept. 15, 2007
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - In a match-up of two teams coming off a pair of wins on Friday in the UAH Country Inn & Suites Invitational Tournament, the Argos came out on top. The West Florida Volleyball team defeated North Carolina Pembroke Saturday morning by a 30-21, 30-15, 30-21 score to improve to 12-2 on the season. UNC-Pembroke (10-7) had defeated Valdosta State and Alabama Huntsville on Friday, while the Argos had defeated Armstrong Atlantic and Francis Marion. The opening game of today's match might have been the key to the victory, as the Argos committed only one hitting error the entire game, putting a lot of pressure on the Lady Braves.
"Kim (Clark) and Bela (Isabela Gualberto) both played very well," claimed Head Coach Melissa Wolter. "When they (Clark & Gualberto) are both on their game, we are very hard to beat. This was a good team (UNC - Pembroke) that we put away in three games, because we were hitting well from the beginning, and they couldn't stop us." The Argos attack percentage in game one was an astonishing .564.
Gualberto (Sr. / Brazil) recorded a match high 18 kills, while Clark (Jr. / St. Petersburg, Fla.) put away 11 kills and tallied 10 digs. Setter Madeline Gonzalez (Jr. / Puerto Rico) provided 35 assists, 6 kills, and 8 digs, in a solid all-around performance. The Argos had 11 blocks as a team, with 5 each from Danielle Spitzer (Sr. / Birmingham, Ala.) and Luciana Rapach (Jr. / Brazil). Jerica Carter (Jr. / Gainesville, Fla.) had a team high 14 digs to led the defense.
The Argos go for a four match sweep in the UAH Country Inn & Suites Invitational this afternoon, as they play the final match of the tournament against the toughest opponent yet, Arkansas Tech (10-6). Then the Argos will return home for a single match against Spring Hill College at the UWF Fieldhouse on Tuesday, September 18th at 7:00 pm. Live Stats will be available on the Volleyball home page on goargos.com.
