Freshman setter Kristina Giordano has settled into the starting rotation as the setter this season despite her youth and inexperience. This season she has posted 20 or more assists in all but two matches and has accummulated 30 or more assists in 10 matches. She handed out a career-high 47 helpers against

Greensboro College and broke the 40-assist plateau again on Tuesday with 42 against Randolph College. She also has totaled six double-digit digs games with a career-high 17 against Bridgewater. For the season, Giordano is averaging 7.9 assists per game and 29.4 per match.

Hornet Buzz on: Kristina Giordano

Lynchburg College Hornets VolleyballTri-Match vs. Southern VA and Hood

Saturday, October 18, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Today’s Match: The Hornets host Southern Virginia University at 10 a.m. and Hood College at 2 p.m. with Southern Virginia and Hood squaring off at noon.

Hornets’ Previous Match: LC defeated visiting Randolph College in four games - 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, and 25-16 - from Turner Gymnasium Tuesday evening. Four players posted double digit kill totals for Lynchburg. Chelsea Jones tallied 13 kills while Elena Kritter totalled 12 kills and 18 digs. Michelle Boucher contributed with 10 kills, two blocks, two service aces, and five digs while Erin Heffelfinger tacked on 10 kills. Kristina Giordano dished out 42 assists and recorded 10 digs, three kills, and two blocks, while Jasmine Murphy had 15 digs, and Tiffany Goodman had 11 digs. Savannah Tinsley had 27 digs, and Ashley Stokes posted five kills and two blocks.

Hornets’ Next Match: Lynchburg hosts Randolph-Macon College Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in its final home game of the year.

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown

1 Savannah Tinsley LIB Jr. 5-3 Lynchburg, VA

10 Kara Matthews OH/DS/S Fr. 5-8 Richmond, VA

11 Erin Heffelfinger OH Fr. 5-7 Chapel Hill, NC

14 Chelsea Jones RS Jr. 5-11 Richmond, VA

15 Elena Kritter OH/RS Fr. 5-9 Culpeper, VA

16 Michelle Boucher OH/MH So. 5-10 Chesapeake, VA

18 Ashley Stokes MH/RS So. 6-0 Lynchburg, VA

20 Rachel Huffman MH Fr. 6-0 VA Beach, VA

22 Jasmine Murphy OH/DS So. 5-6 Shipman, VA

23 Tiffany Goodman DS/OH So. 5-5 Lynchburg, VA

25 Kristina Giordano S Fr. 5-7 Huntington Stat., NY

Head Coach: Beth Ellinger ‘02

Assistant Coaches: Dara Sandifer, Corri Pfister

Overall: 12-10 ODAC: 3-3

August 29-30 (Fri.-Sat.) at Eastern Mennonite Tournament vs. EMU, W 3-0; vs. NC Wesleyan, L 3-1 vs. Catholic, W 3-0; vs. Mary Washington, L 3-0 September 5-6 (Fri.-Sat.) at Greensboro College Invite vs. Guilford, W 3-0; vs. Oglethorpe, W 3-0 vs. Piedmont, L 3-1; vs. Greensboro, L 3-29 (Tues.) at Guilford College* W 3-013-14 (Sat.-Sun.) at Centre College Classic vs. Centre, L 3-2; vs. Spalding, L 3-1 vs. Knox, W 3-2; vs. Transylvania, L 3-217 (Wed.) Sweet Briar College* W 3-020 (Sat.) at Mountain State Tri-Match vs. Appalachian Bible College, W 3-0 vs. Mountain State University, W 3-122 (Mon.) at Ferrum College W 3-024 (Wed.) Virginia Wesleyan College* L 3-130 (Tues.) Bridgewater College* L 3-1 October 4 (Sat.) Randolph College w 3-07 (Tues.) Washington & Lee University* L 3-014 (Tues.) Randolph College* W 3-117 (Fri.) at Roanoke College* 6:30 p.m.18 (Sat.) Lynchburg Tri-Match 10/2 p.m. w/ So. VA and Hood Coll. 21 (Tues.) Randolph-Macon College* 6:30 p.m.23 (Thur.) at Eastern Mennonite University* 6:30 p.m.25 (Sat.) at Mary Washington 2 p.m.30 (Thur.) at Emory & Henry* 6:30 p.m. November 7-8 (Fr-Sa) ODAC TOURNAMENT TBA

2008 Schedule and Results

# Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown 2 Leah Stowers OPP 5-10 Sr Williamsburg, VA3 Staci Pence LIB 5-3 Fr Columbia Falls, MT4 Skye Finicum OH 5-8 Jr Fredonia, AZ5 Alison Hamilton S 5-6 Sr Purcellville, VA6 Samantha Sumsion MB 5-10 Fr Springville, UT7 Alissa Morrison OH 5-10 So Salem, OR8 Ali Krebbs S 5-7 So Lebanon, OR9 Cari Shumway OH 5-10 Fr Highland, UT10 Heather Sanders OPP 5-8 Fr Queen Creek, AZ 11 Jacqueline Melton S 5-8 So Bedford, MA12 Hillary Thompson LIB 5-2 So Logandale, NV14 Rebecca McConaha LIB 5-4 Fr Hansen, ID15 Anna Brionez MB 5-10 Fr Springfield, VA16 Kylie Jenkins LIB 5-5 Fr Mocksville, NC17 Rika Larsen MB 6-0 So Stansbury Park, UT18 Abigail Baxter OH 5-7 Fr Nicholasville, KY

Head Coach: Brian PendletonAssistant Coaches: Michelle McHaffey

Overall: 18-8

Knights’ Previous Match: Southern Virignia ran its win streak to 10 matches with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-14) sweep at West Virginia Tech on Monday. The Knights improve to 18-8 with the victory. Southern Virginia has tallied seven sweeps during the 10-match win streak and nine total on the year. Samantha Sumsion led the Knights with 12 kills and a .391 hitting percentage. Alissa Morrison was also strong on the attack with eight kills and a .375 hitting percentage. Alison Hamilton dealt out 37 assists and had three aces and nine digs.

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# Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown1 Lena Bushrod DS 5-3 So. Leesburg, VA2 Ashley Haines DS 5-3 Fr. Keymar, MD3 Chelsea Weaver OH/DS 5-5 So. Hagerstown, MD4 Ashley Burns MH/S 5-6 Jr. Walkersville, MD5 Kristina Straub S/OH 5-8 So. Burtonsville, MD6 Amy Koshnick DS 5-5 So. Warsaw, IN7 Kristan Hawkins RS/MH 5-8 So. Ellicott City, MD8 Katie Worthington OH/MB 5-9 So. Sparks, MD9 Jamie Gardner OH 5-6 Sr. Eldersburg, MD10 Katherine Brosious L 5-4 Fr. Magnolia, NJ11 Christienne Burrell DS 5-4 Sr. Fort Washington, MD12 Leah Garland S 5-5 Jr. Union Bridge, MD13 Bailey Runkles DS 5-5 Sr. Dickerson, MD14 Megan Heidel DS 5-8 Fr. Thurmont, MD15 Jillian Jones DS 5-4 Fr. Frederick, MD

Head Coach: Judy McGrawAssistant Coaches: Glen Whims, Cindy Niver

Overall: 2-14

Blazers’ Previous Match: Hood College rallied from a two-set deficit to overtake Lancaster Bible College 3-2 Tuesday evening in non-conference action. After dropping the first two sets by close margins (25-23), Hood stormed back to capture the next two sets by scores of 25-17 and 25-20 to force a decisive fifth set. The Blazers outlasted the Chargers in the fifth set, 16-14, to end their four-match losing skid and snap Lancaster Bible’s six-match winning streak. Hood achieved several season-highs in the triumph. Kristina Straub notched her second double-double with 13 kills and 16 assists while Chelsea Weaver and Ashley Burns tallied eight kills apiece. Lena Bushrod had an outstanding defensive effort, amassing 36 digs, which is the third-highest single-match total in program history. Leah Garland set up 17 Blazer kills and served up three aces while Jamie Gardner chipped in seven kills and nine digs.