Undefeated, ranked Haverford's next meet is the Salisbury Invitational, tonight and tomorrow.
Per Haverford site, that squad goes 3-1 over the weekend, losing only to Salisbury.
Centennial Conference notebook
http://www.centennial.org/volleyball/
Gettysburg plays host to Haverford on Saturday at Bream Gym in a rematch of the 2008 Conference final, won by the Fords in four sets. Haverford has won five of the last six meetings, including three straight in Centennial playoff matches.
Haverford seniors Rebecca and Rachel Salvo (La Canada, CA / Flintridge Sacred Heart) have combined for 2,631 kills in their career, making them the fourth-most prolific duo in Conference history.
3,113 – Jessica Cortese (1,605) and Nicole Barr (1,508), Gettysburg, 2001-04
3,091 - Jen Constantino (1,685) and Jelyn Meyer (1,406), Haverford, 2000-03
2,664 - Julie Simpson (1,415) and Stacy Dunchick (1,249), Franklin & Marshall, 1996-99
2,631 – Rebecca Salvo (1,386) and Rachel Salvo (1,245), Haverford, 2006-09
Franklin & Marshall improved to 9-2 with a pair of 3-0 sweeps of Ursinus and Scranton. It is the best start for a Diplomat squad since the 2005 team opened the year at 10-2. Junior Nicole Morano (Tenafly, NJ / Tenafly) leads the Conference in hitting percentage (.402) and blocks (1.27).
Swarthmore's Genny Pezzola (Oakland, CA / St. Mary's College HS) leads the Centennial in kills per set (3.69) and points per set (4.47).
Final just in:
Haverford over Eastern in 5 (25-15, 25-23, 22-25, 16-25, 16-14):
(Per stats off Haverford site: Salvo sisters, Colburn-Flynn and Cantwell had 54 of Haverford's 69 kills in the match.)
Here are Haverford's results in the CLU Fall Classic:
http://www.clusports/com/pages/tournaments/2009CLUFallClassic/Central.php
(If there was any so-called "cross-country jet-lag" it didn't show in Haverford's match results.) :) ;) :D :) ;) :D
Centennial Conference Championship Pairings are now up:
http://www.centennial.org/championships/volleyball/
(Scroll down a bit for entire listing):
Haverford gets NJAC squad Richard Stockton as a 1st round opponent--interesting!
Centennial Conference 2010 Pre-Season VB Poll is now up:
http://www.centennial.org/polls/fall10.html
(along with all the other fall polls)