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The Blue Banner
September 7,2000
SepteiTi
Sports
Volleyball loses in Ga.
Southern Invitational
PHOTO COURTESY OF ATHLETICS WEB SITE
Junior outside hitter Heather Terrell slams the ball over the
net to score a point for UNCA.
Luke Knox
Staff Writer
The UNCA Bulldogs volleyball
team began the 2000 season by
dropping three matches in the
Georgia Southern Invitational tour
nament in Statesboro, Ga. Sept. 1
and 2.
“If the players do not let the nega
tive thoughts from the weekend
bring them down, we don’t have
anywhere to go from this weekend
but up,” said head coach Julie
Torbett.
“I’m hoping that they’ll use it in a
positive way and learn from [it].
Now they know we have to really
work hard if we want to have a
good season.”
Georgia Southern University (3-
0) claimed the tournament title,
Florida International University (2-
1) took second place, Jacksonville
University (1-2) finished third and
UNCA (0-3) rounded out the field
of four.
On Sept. 1, Georgia Southern
defeated UNCA in three games in
a first-round match. The scores
were6-15,14-I6,and6-15. Fresh
man outside hitter Kelly Budnik
led UNCA with seven kills, five
digs and one block. Sophomore
setter Katie Meindl had 26 assists
and two service aces.
In their second match, UNCA
lost in four games to Florida Inter
national University (FIU). After
losing the first two games by scores
of 10-15 and 8-15, the Bulldogs
came back with a 15-1 victory in
the next game.
FIU sealed the match by taking
the last game 15-12. Junior middle
hitter Elizabeth Rodriguez had 11
kills and 15 digs to lead the Bull
dogs. Sophomore middle hitter
Adrienne Moore had 14 kills, a
career high for the sophomore
middle hitter. Junior outside hitter
Leslie Whitfield also posted a ca
reer high with 16 digs.
“After the second game, we went
back into the locker room, and
talked a little bit,” Torbett said.
“We said, ‘there’s nothing to lose
by going out there and playing
aggressive. ’ We got some automatic
points by serving aggressively.”
“The team chemistry that we
wanted from the beginning of the
tournament was there for that one
short amount of time. If that game
is a reflection of things that can be
done, then we're going to have a
great season,” said assistant coach
Fredrico Santos.
“We came out and had so much
fire and energy, and we all played
well together,” said Budnik. “We
had fun on the court. That showed
how we can play.”
Jacksonville University defeated
UNCA in their third match of the
tournament, 8-15, 15-17 and 8-
15. Junior outside hitter Heather
Terrell chipped in 17 kills for
the Bulldogs, and Moore had 13
kills. Junior setter Jessica Beal
had 21 assists, as did Meindl.
Rodriguez was named to the
All-Tournament team, joining
Amanda Brooks and Megan
Lippi of Georgia Southern, Nir
vana Kos and Jennifer Owens of
Florida International, and
Jacksonville’s Brooke Jackson,
according to the Georgia South
ern Web site. Rodriguez’s
coaches and teammates said it
was a well-deserved honor for
the junior.
“She plays to win and plays
hard,” said Torbett. “She’s play
ing with an injured knee, and
she’ll probably have to play with
that the rest of her career. She
makes up for it with a lot of
heart.”
“She is what I call ‘the stabi
lizer,’” said Santos. “The little
things that she did on the court
for us were really important, and
I think that earned her the honor
ofAII-Tournament. Itwaswell-
deserved for her.”
“Her defense was really good,”
said Budnik. “She was toughing
it out. She’s always a big com
municator and a leader, and I
think that helped us a lot.”
The showing in the tourna
ment could be positive, accord
ing to the team.
“The motivation level is higher
now,” said Santos. “Their backs
are not against the wall, but
they’re feeling that way, and they
want to fight right out of it.”
“We can only improve from
this weekend,” said Budnik. “We
have four practices before next
weekend, and I think we just
need to work together as a team. ”
“Losing can produce a lot of
things,” said Torbett. “Iftheydo
not take the losses and learn from
them, it creates more problems.
They really have it in them to
give what it takes. We just need
to put all the pieces together.”
The first UNCA volleyball
home game is on Sept. 12 at 7
p.m. against East Tennesee State.
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Staff Writer
Dance at UNCA recently became
a minor, giving students more op
tions of dance classes to choose
from.
“The dance minor has just gone
into effect. The dance classes are
not under Health and Fitness any
more. We now have our own dance
department,” said Kelly Davis, a
member of UNCA’s dance faculty
and the Common Ground West
African Drum and Dance Collec
tive.
“There will be more dance classes,
more credit for the classes and we
will be adding more dance curricu
lum in the next year,” said Davis.
“There is one African dance class,
and we are hoping in the near fu
ture to have an African Dance II,”
said Davis. “We are also consider
ing adding a tap dance class.”
“This is the fourth semester I have
been taking this class, and I really
wish UNCA would offer an Afri
can Dance II,” said Rachel Strivelli,
a senior literature major.
For students, the class is more
than just a workout, but also a form
of expression.
“We can express ourselves in many
ways that we might not want to do
on a dance floor in a club,” said
Strivelli. “It is good for my body,
and I am energized at the end.”
Some students who are not neces
sarily dance minors take dance
classes for the simple fact that they
want to.
“I have taken it for credit, now I
just come for fun,” said Sara Elliot,
a junior environmental studies
major.
Students taking African dance get
first-hand experience with dance
steps that closely resemble those
taught in parts of Africa.
“We are learning dances from
upper and lower Guinea, West Af
rica,” said Davis.
“The dances have traditional roots
in Africa, as well as evolving over
many years because of different
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UNCA students practice a new routine in the African
dance class.
people teaching them,” said Davis.
“The dances I teach here at UNCA
I learned from Africans, but also
from workshops throughout the
United States,” said Davis.
“Right now, I am working with
UNCA and Warren Wilson stu
dents students to come up with A
Common Ground African Dance
Collective,” said Davis. “We are all
bringing dance and rhythms, and
teaching each other within the
group.”
There are upcoming performances
in African dance for interested stu
dents.
“A year and a half ago, the health
department at UNCA helped to
bring in Madou Dembelle from the
Ivory Coast,” said Davis. “Madou
put on dance and drum workshops
and a performance at Lipinsky Au
ditorium.”
“A performance will be held Sept.
15 at the YMI Cultural Center in
downtown Asheville at 8 p.m.,”
said Davis. “There will also be a
performance at the Warren Wilson
Chapel at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.
16.”
Students seeking more informa
tion regarding the Madou
Dembelle performance or work
shop should call 771-5614.
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