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1 L SPORTS 11 SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 Guilford versus Peace: a match to dive for By Paulette Wyatt Staff Writer Two hours, five sets, one decision. On Sept 2, Quaker volleyball recorded their first home match of the 2009 season as a victory over the Peace College Pacers: three sets to two. The start of the match looked promis ing for the lady-Quakers. First-year Brit tany Freeman contributed several vital kills to lead the Quakers to rapid victories in the first two sets, winning 25-11, 25-13. But a blowout quickly turned into a grudge match. Both teams had undergone a change be tween the second and third sets, and mo mentum shifted from the home bench to the visitors' after the Pacers took a 7-1 lead. The set continued as it started, ending in a 16-25 Quaker loss. The frustration became apparent. "We were doing so well," said sopho more Laura Kopald. "We became unfocused and lost our intensity in the third and fourth sets." Sophomore Mary Moody, the game's Most Valuable Player, led the Quakers with 16 kills and 16 digs against the Pacers, and had several key kills in the fourth set to keep the Quakers in reaching distance. Although the Quakers started to crawl back in the fourth set, it was too little too late, as they fell 25-23. The match was tied at two. The fifth set began as the fourth ended, with the Quakers behind, and fighting their way back into the set. The Quakers found themselves running out of time. The fifth and final set was shorter than the first four: The first team to 15 would win the game. "We thought we had it after the sec ond set," said Kopald. "We got caught off guard." The Quakers nor the Pacers took long to reach the decisive 15-point mark in the fifth set. However, in volleyball you must win by two. In several Pacer match points, the Quak ers prevailed with a strong defensive effort from junior Courtney Kozar, and senior Bethany Hawks. The defense, and a kill by Taylor Phillips at 17-17, led to an 18-17 lead. The Quakers had the final knockout (Above) Sophomore Mary Moody leans back for a full-on hit. (Right) Senior Bethany Hawks pops up the ball with a solid dig. Guil ford women’s volleyball played Peace College on Sept. 2. punch when Taylor Phillips set-up Freeman for a game-winning kill. "I thought the match was going to go on forever," said sophomore fan Alexandria Miles. "It was nerve-wracking." Moody rallied and led the Quakers to tlieir first victory of the season, winning 25- 11, 25-13,16-25,23-25,19-17. "We did well the first and second sets," said an exhausted Moody in a post-game interview. "We started slipping in the third and fourth but we managed to pull it to gether at the end." "It came down to who wanted it more," said head coach Emily Gann. With the confidence from the Sept. 2 match, the lady-Quakers were able to beat Greensboro College for the first time since 1997 on Sept. 5, in straight sets. CANS Soup Bowl participants fighting hunger one can at a time Continued from page I understand the need and the posi tive impact of the food drive. "There are a lot more people go ing hungry now," said Carrington. The 2009 food drive mirrored the new conditions of a shrinking economy with a greater need and less ability to give. As the unem ployment rate in the U.S. came close to 10%, our local United Way food pantry was almost empty. Unfortunately, the can drive didn't reach the high numbers that were seen before the economy dove. In 2007, Greensboro College won the food drive competition with over 8,000 cans. This year. the combined total from the two schools was less than 6,000. The good news is that a match ing donation doubled the Guilford contribution. Our Guilford cafete ria food vendor Meriwether God- sey gave 5,000 pounds of cans and dried food. "This year was different," said Carrington. "A lot more people were involved and contributing creative ideas." The can drive began with an open mike night in Dana Auditorium. The talent show brought in $50 and 50 cans. The RA's in Byran organized a pizza feast in their dorm to collect cans and raise money to buy more cans. In addition, athletes distributed bins around campus and Bonner Hunger Fellows and others col lected the cans every night. The Thursday before the game, food- drive organizers gathered cans by knocking on every door in every dorm. "The whole community gets into the food drive. It's a big event," said sophomore football player Andre Thompson. As always, the cost of admission to the football game was two cans. Guilford looks to extend there two- year winning streak in 2010. Canned food can last over a year. So, it's not too soon to start stock piling your cans for next year. One of the many locations on campus dedicated to collecting cans for the food drive. Despite Guilford's vic tory, less cans were collected this year than last. Cloud Gamble/Guilfordian
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