WILMINGTON�The Pitt Community College volleyball program picked right up where it left off last year, defeating another Region X Conference team during the regular season. On Sept. 5, it was Cape Fear that fell to the Bulldogs in three games (30-24, 32-30, 30-27), giving PCC its first victory of the 2007 campaign after six losses in the Salt Lake Community College Invitational to start the season. Led by Jessica Joyner�s 10 kills (including the match winner) and Camille Holland�s 28 assists, Pitt won its 22nd straight Region X regular-season match and moved to 1-6 overall, 1-0 in Region X action. Kristi Pipkin led the Dawgs in digs with 16. �We worked well, passing and receiving serve,� PCC coach William Way said of his team�s effort against the Sea Devils. �We also played with a higher intensity than Cape Fear, which is a result of having played against a number of nationally-ranked teams in Utah.� Way said the Bulldogs must still work on their offensive execution and service game. He pointed out that PCC committed 13 service errors as a team against Cape Fear. �There are no points for winning pretty or ugly,� Way said. �It was just a win, and it was really important for us to get off to the right start in conference play as we look to defend our conference regular season title.� PCC controlled game one pretty much from start to finish against Cape Fear though a late run by the Sea Devils made the final score much closer. The Bulldogs actually trailed 27-24 in game two before freshman Augusta Johnson keyed a four-point run. Joyner put away the kill to give PCC the 32-30 game two win. Game three was a back-and-forth affair. Neither team stretched out a lead until Danielle Jarman and Stephanie Daughtry led the Bulldogs on a late seven-point run.
09/11/2007
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