No. 7 seed Loyola starts __play at the 2016 SSAC Championship with a matchup against No. 3 College of Coastal Georgia tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.
PREVIEW: SSAC Volleyball Championships - Pool B
The Basics
Date: November 10-12, 2016
Venue: Cramton Bowl Multiplex
Location: Montgomery, Ala.
Pool Breakdown
Pool A
No. 1 Seed: Mobile (27-7, 18-2)
No. 4 Seed: Faulkner (18-14, 14-6)
No. 5 Seed Martin Methodist (13-17, 10-10)
No. 8 Seed: Brenau (9-21, 7-13)
Pool B
No. 2 Seed: Bethel (25-5, 18-2)
No. 3 Seed: Coastal Georgia (24-7, 17-3)
No. 6 Seed: Dalton State (10-16, 9-11)
No. 7 Seed: Loyola (14-21, 8-12)
Scouting Report: Pool B
No. 7 Loyola University
Head Coach: Angela Franke
Record: 14-21, 7-13 SSAC
Streak: two-straight losses
Best win: St. Thomas 3-1 – 9/4
Worst loss: Brenau 0-3 – 10/22
Team SSAC rankings:
3rd – Kills (1374)
3rd – Digs (1603)
4th – Assists 1169
5th – Hitting percentage (.158)
5th – Kills/set (11.1)
Team NAIA rankings:
48th – Hitting Percentage (.306)
Notes: Under third-year head coach Angela Franke, Loyola enters the postseason as the seventh seed. The Wolf Pack ended the season with a 14-21 overall record, having lost seven of its last ten matches.
In just her second season with the maroon and gold, Allison Hartmann (SO/Slidell, La.) has cemented herself as the go-to option on both sides of the ball. The Slidell native leads the squad and ranks third in the league with 353 kills, while ranking sixth in the conference 87 blocks. Hartmann has collected double-digit kills in 19 contests this season and had at least three blocks 17 times. Hitting at a .306 clip, she ended the regular season ranked 48th nationally in hitting percentage.
Pacing the Wolf Pack offense, Maddie Huekels (SO/Dyer, Ind.) leads Loyola with 583 assists (eighth most in the SSAC) and 46 service aces (second in the SSAC). Huekels dished out at least-10 assists 29 times this season and has handed out over 20 helpers in each of the last four matches.
Senior Katie Philippi (SR/Metairie, La.) enters her final SSAC Championship leading Loyola with 372 digs. Philippi notched a career-high 22 digs the Wolf Pack's 2-3 loss at Martin Methodist on November 4.
No. 2 Bethel University
Head Coach: Starla Cupples
Record: 25-5, 18-2 SSAC
Streak: Nine-straight victories
Best win: Coastal Georgia 3-0 – 10/21
Worst loss: Dalton State 2-3 – 9/15
Team SSAC rankings:
1st -Kills/set (13.7)
1st – Assists/set (12.5)
2nd – Hitting percentage (0.246)
2nd – Kills (1399)
2nd – Assists (1275)
Team NAIA rankings:
7th – Kills per game (13.72)
11th – Assists per game (12.5)
18th – Hitting percentage (0.246)
Notes: SSAC Regular Season Co-Champion Bethel University enters the 2016 SSAC Championship as the second overall seed after finishing the year with an 18-2 mark in conference play. Eloisa Sales powers the Bethel attack, ranking first in the NAIA in total kills (576) and kills per game (5.65). Kaylee Ginnings paces Bethel with 11.64 assists per game, which is tops in the entire country.
No. 3 Coastal Georgia
Head Coach: Leah Mihm
Record: 24-7, 17-3 SSAC
Streak: Four-straight victories
Best win: Bellevue 3-1 – 8/20
Worst loss: N/A
Team SSAC rankings:
1st –Hitting percentage (0.262)
2nd – Service aces/set (1.7)
2nd – Service aces (172)
3rd – Kills/set (13.2)
3rd – Assists/set (11.8)
Team NAIA rankings:
9th – Hitting percentage (0.262)
31st – Kills per game (13.2)
41st – Assists per game (11.76)
Notes: Two-time defending SSAC Tournament Champion Coastal Georgia enters the Cramton Bowl Multiplex as the third seed. The Mariners boast a top-10 hitting percentage (0.262) in the nation thanks in large part to Kyra White's 0.409 clip (No. 4 nationally) and Shannon Allie's .355 (second in the SSAC). Pacing the Mariners attack, Cayley Meiners ended the regular season ranked second in SSAC in both total assists (1073) and assists per game (10.6)
No. 6 Dalton State
Head Coach: Bruna Langner
Record: 10-17, 9-11 SSAC
Streak: One victory
Best win: Bethel 3-2 – 9/15
Worst loss: William Carey 2-3 – 9/23
Team SSAC rankings:
3rd – Blocks (199)
3rd – Blocks per set (2.0)
Team NAIA rankings:
47th – Blocks per game (2.0)
Notes: Under head coach Bruna Langner, the Roadrunners enter the SSAC Championship as the sixth seed. Dalton State is 2-3 in its last five matches, including a 3-0 road victory over Middle Georgia State to end the regular season. Grace Hardin anchors the Roadrunners defense, ending the regular season ranked third in the conference in blocks per set (1.0) and fourth in total blocks (102).
Tournament Schedule
Pool __play Day 1 | Nov. 10 | Cramton Bowl Multiplex
Court 1 | Pool A
12:30 | Mobile v. Martin Methodist
3:00 | Faulkner v. Brenau
Pool Play Day 2 | Nov. 11 | Cramton Bowl Multiplex
Court 1 | Pool A
10:00 | Faulkner v. Martin Methodist
12:30 | Mobile v. Brenau
3:00 | Martin Methodist v. Brenau
5:00 | Mobile v. Faulkner
Semifinals & Championship | Nov. 12 | Cramton Bowl Multiplex
Court 1
10:00 | Pool A 1 v. Pool B 2
2:00 | Championship
Court 2 | Pool B
12:30 | Bethel v. Dalton State
3:00 | Coastal Georgia v. Loyola
Court 2 | Pool B
10:00 | Coastal Georgia v. Dalton State
12:30 | Bethel v. Loyola
3:00 | Dalton State v. Loyola
5:00 | Bethel v. Coastal Georgia
Court 2
10:00 | Pool B 1 v. Pool A 2
