Lady Eagles fall in Volleyball Regional Playoffs
November 17, 2005
LOCK HAVEN, PA. - The two-time defending CIAA volleyball champion North Carolina Central University Lady Eagles came up short in their attempt to defeat No. 1 seed Lock Haven, losing 3-0 (30-14, 30-12, 30-25) on Lock Haven's home court for the second consecutive year in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional playoffs.
NCCU (29-14) was topped with 11 kills by Brenda Brown, who also added seven digs. NCCU all-time kills and blocks leader Danielle Johnson-Webb finished with eight kills and four block assists. Senior setter Ariel Germain contributed a match-high 24 assists, while senior defensive specialist Dorian Mills amassed a team-high nine digs.
2005 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Athlete of the Year Li YiZhi (Shanghai, China) led the Haven attack with her 23rd double-double of the year. The junior middle hitter had 13 kills, 15 digs and hit a game-high .632. She also collected four total blocks in the win.
The loss constituted the "end of an era" of sorts for NCCU as
its all-time leader in kills and blocks ,(Johnson-Webb with 1,346
kills and 602 blocks), all-time leader in digs (Brown with 1,465
digs) and all-time leader in assists (Germain with 4,026 assists)
have each exhausted their eligibility.