Budd kill and Tusculum ace capped the flurry. The Pioneers would get no closer than seven the rest of the way. Senior libero Casey Howett (Brooks, Ga.) finished the opening frame with an ace. A pair of blocks from junior middle hitter Leia Pittman (Carthage, Mo.) gave the Pirates a 17-12 lead in the second set. Tusculum used a 6-1 run to cut the lead to two at 21-19 on a kill from Price. A Pittman kill put Armstrong on top 24-21. The Pioneers responded with three straight points to tie it at 24, taking advantage of three Armstrong errors. The Pirates responded with the final two points of the frame, capping the set on a kill from Budd. Kills from Underwood and sophomore middle blocker Kassie Voelker (Morristown, Tenn.) gave the Pioneers a 20-16 lead in the third set. A Wolf kill helped Armstrong trim the lead to two, but Anderson answered with a kill for Tusculum to make it 21-18. The Pirates scored four of the next five points to tie it at 22. Jones had two kills in the key spurt for Armstrong. The Pirates would go on to score the final three points of the set to claim the match, taking advantage of three consecutive Tusculum errors. Armstrong hit .287 on the afternoon, with 47 kills and 14 errors in 115 attacks. The Pioneers had 37 kills and 18 errors in 115 attacks, hitting .165 for the match. The Pirates advance to the regional semifinals for the first time since 2009. Armstrong will look to advance to its first regional final since 2008, when the Pirates won the region and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. Box Score (l-R) Ashley Seal, Jessica Santaniello & Brendyce Budd
NCAA Tournament: Flagler Blanks Newberry 3-0
(11/18/11) WINGATE, N.C. – Emilee Taylor and Dianna Craine each recorded double-doubles as No. 24 (AVCA Division II Top 25) Flagler College made quick work of Newberry College 3-0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-15) in a NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Quarterfinal Match Friday afternoon at Cuddy Arena. Flagler, the No. 2 seed, advances to take on the No. 3 seed and 21st-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University in what will be the fourth meeting this year between the two schools, tomorrow (Nov. 19) at 4 p.m., in a semifinal match. Armstrong won its quarterfinal match 3-0 over Tusculum. Flagler has won the last two meetings in a row. Flagler extended its winning streak to 13 matches and improved to 29-6 overall. Newberry wrapped up its season with a 16-16 record. Taylor recorded 12 kills and had just one error on 23 swings for a .478 hitting percentage. She added 11 digs to complete her 12th double-double of the season. Craine added 10 kills and 12 digs for her 13th double-double of the year, and her fifth in as many matches. Sophie Meyer added 12 kills and had just one error on 25 swings for an efficient .440 hitting percentage. Olivia Snipes added 37 assists and seven digs while Casey Gnann recorded a match-high 18 digs. Flagler held Newberry to a .051 hitting percentage. The match lasted just eight minutes shy of one hour. Jessica King led Newberry with seven kills and a .294 hitting percentage. Elayni Stokes collected 11 digs and Blair Browning tallied 17 assists and added seven digs for the Wolves. The Saints started off by scoring the first five points in the first set. Three different Flagler players recorded kills and two Newberry players recorded errors (one attacking and the other setting). The Wolves rallied to 5-3, but the Saints went on a 9-1 run and coasted to a 25-11 win. Taylor had six kills and six digs in the set. She hit .625 with one error on eight swings. Newberry hit -.091 as a team. After an Amanda Soper kill tied the second set at 1-all, Craine followed with a kill for the Saints which
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