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Sept. 4, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia volleyball team defeated Furman 3-0(15-8, 15-8, 15-2) this afternoon to improve to 2-0 in the Jefferson CupTournament, being held at University Hall. UVa is 3-0 on the season andhas won all nine games it has played in 1999. In the first match onSaturday morning, Ohio defeated Alabama 3-1 (15-10, 15-13, 6-15, 15-4).The Wahoos are 2-0 in the tournament, while Ohio and Alabama are 1-1 andFurman is 0-2. The tourney concludes this evening with Ohio squaring offagainst Furman at 5:00 p.m. and Virginia playing Alabama at 7:00 p.m.
Fourth-year middle blocker and 1998 All-ACC First Team pick JessicaParsons (Green Oaks, Ill./Libertyville) and third-year outside hitter KatieJones (Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood) led the ‘Hoos with 11 kills apiece.Parsons also led Virginia with nine digs, while Jones hit an impressive.400 (11 kills, 1 error on 25 attempts. Fourth-year setter Mary FrancesScott (Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep), UVa’s all-time assist leader,notched a game-high 30 assists.
Freshman outside hitter Carrie Rowley posted 10 kills to leadFurman. Sophomore setter Laura Hooks totaled 23 assists and eight digs forthe Lady Paladines.
In the Ohio-Alabama match, senior middle hitter Katie Mullen andjunior outside hitter Amber Merrill combined for 31 kills to lead theBobcats to a 3-1 victory. Mullen also added nine digs, while Michelle Gilcontributed 32 assists, seven digs and five service aces to the winningeffort.
The Crimson Tide’s Michelle Green, a junior outside hitter, led allplayers with 19 kills en route to a .438 hitting percentage. Junior setterAllison Lange added 38 assists for Alabama.
The Jefferson Cup Tournament concludes on Saturday evening withmatches taking place at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in University Hall.
Ohio 3, Alabama 1
Game Scores 1 2 3 4 Final ScoreOhio (1-2) 15 15 6 15 -- 3Alabama (1-1) 10 13 15 4 --
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Time of Match: 1:57
Virginia 3, Furman 0
Game Scores 1 2 3 Final ScoreFurman (0-2) 8 8 2 -- 0Virginia (3-0) 15 15 15 -- 3
Time of Match: 1:16
Attendance: 118