Box Score LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Senior Sydney Henson
(Winston-Salem, N.C./Ronald Reagan) will be honored before
tonight's 7 p.m., match against Roanoke.
About the WildCats:
A win tonight would clinch Randolph's first winning season since
1997. The WildCats, at 11-10, will wrap up their season tomorrow at
Bluefield St.
Randolph took a three-set win from Bluefield St., earlier this
season at the RAD Center.
Junior Jordan
Templin (Ferrum,
Va./Franklin Co.) leads the ODAC in kills per set with
3.60. She holds a 0.12 lead over the 2011 ODAC Player of the Year,
M.A. Boles.
About the Maroons:
Roanoke is one of four teams sitting on four losses in
conference play right now, occupying the third through sixth spots
in the standings.
These four teams, Roanoke, Virginia Wesleyan, Lynchburg and
Emory & Henry, will end up playing each other in the first
round, but the matchups and the location of the matches will be
determined by this weekend's games.
Should Roanoke win tonight, they keep themselves alive for
consideration for a home match on Wednesday. Should they falter,
they will head on the road for the quarterfinals.
Mackenzie Tyree is in the top five in the conference in digs and
aces while teammate Samantha Klostermann occupies similar spots in
kills and hitting percentage.
About the matchup:
The last time these two played in Lynchburg, Randolph ended a
15-year losing streak against the Maroons in the sport of
volleyball.
Roanoke took two matches from the WildCats last year, one in
conference play and one in regular season tournament
competition.
WildCat to watch:
Henson will be the one to watch tonight as the lone senior on
this young squad.
In 105 matches, Henson has racked up 254 kills, 170 digs, 58
aces and 19 assists.
She has been an active member of the campus community, serving
as a Gold Key guide, resident assistant and peer mentor, among
numerous other extracurriculars. She was an ODAC All-Academic Team
recipient as well.
Her parents, Chris and Kim, are the chairs of the Randolph
Parents Committee.
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Samantha Klostermann