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In a real nailbiter finish, the Sugar Bears beat Lamar today in 4 sets to lay sole claim to the SLC East title!

After dropping the first set 22-25, the Sugar Bears rebounded and took the next two 25-20 and 25-22 before winning the match in a heart-stopping 31-29 final set.

The Sugar Bears have won 6 in a row to finish with a 12-4 conference record (20-7 overall), tied with Lamar for 2nd place in the SLC behind SLC West and overall champs Texas State (14-2).

Great job by all the ladies throughout the season! Now it's on to Spartanburg, SC, for the NCAA Provisional Invitational next weekend.

Well done Sugar Bears!

Congrats Ladies!

Congratulations Sugar Bears! That is AWESOME news! They deserve it!

2008 SLC Eastern Division Champions

VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats to the team on outstanding year!!! Southland Conference Eastern Division Champions, I like the sound of it! Yes! It feels so great!

I can't believe I never made it out to watch.
I've been saying for years that this program is just going to continue to improve. But I had no idea they would be this close to the top this soon.

I knew we would be really good. I felt this year with the talent we had coming back and the new players making a huge impact, I was confident that we could be better this year. You know what else? They might be even better for the next couple of years. Think of who is coming back then watch the newcomers. We could be looking at a pretty neat run.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Volleyball team.....terrific accomplishment....

Hays and Thomas earn slc weekly volleyball honors
Hay’s receives second, team’s fifth, Thomas takes home Bearkats first of the season.

FRISCO, Texas – In the final weekly awards of the 2008 season, Central Arkansas freshman Jessica Hays and Sam Houston State senior Haley Thomas were voted Southland Conference volleyball players of the week by the league’s sports information directors. Hays takes home her second honor in three weeks giving the Sugar Bears five on the season. Thomas receives her first and team’s first award of the season.

Offensive Player of the Week - Jessica Hays, Central Arkansas
Hays led the Sugar Bears to a 2-0 road record with 3.88 kills per set and 31 kills over eight sets, she also led UCA with 1.12 blocks per set and aces (0.62). She was second on the team with 3.00 digs per set, and at Sam Houston she had 13 kills, two aces, 11 digs and a season-high six total blocks. Her match at Lamar yielded 18 kills, three aces, 13 digs and three solo blocks. Hays has recorded four straight double-doubles, all on the road.

Honorable Mention: Amanda Aguilera, UTA; Anna Ferguson, SHSU; Lauren Railey, SFA; Jessica Srajer, SLU; Jessica Weynand, TXST.



Defensive Player of the Week - Haley Thomas, Sam Houston State
Thomas led Sam Hosuton to victories over tournament bound teams Lamar and Northwestern State. The Lamar win marked the third time this year Sam Houston has defeated a team that came into the match in first place in its division. Thomas also recorded 12 blocks vs. Central Arkansas and, 8 vs. Lamar.
Honorable Mention: Kelly Bence, UCA; Nicole Bowden, MCN; Laurel Kuepker, SFA.

Congrats!

A couple of AttaGirls for an outstanding week of play....

I hope they get to appear at the RB&R Bowl and get acknowledged for their great accomplishment!

They won't be there. Mainly because their season isn't over. They play in a tournament with other transitioning teams in South Carolina this weekend. USC Upstate, North Florida, Presbyterian, NC Central and Winston-Salem State will be at the tourney.

The volleyball team will be in spirit on Saturday. And some more good news. Should the Sugar Bears win the tournament this weekend, they will break last year's winning percentage. They will be honored as early as after Thanksgiving. I wish the team luck this weekend in South Carolina.

Good luck in the tourney......good idea to give transition teams a "post-Season"....