AASU VOLLEYBALL WINS TWO IN COLORADO, SOCCER LOSES OPENER

AASU Wins Two At Mountain Lion Invitational

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (August 25) – The Armstrong Atlantic State volleyball squad knocked off host Colorado - Colorado Springs in four games, 22-30, 30-27, 30-26, 30-18, to cap a successful day's action in theAmeriSuites Mountain Lion Invitational on Friday.

The Pirates (2-1) dropped the first game to the Mountain Lions by hitting-.045, but rallied back to win three straight to take the match. Traci Knuth again led the Pirates with 13 kills and a .357 hitting percentage,while Rachel Falco chipped in 10 kills. Margaret Thornton notched 22assists and Christina Flores collected a match-high 20 digs for AASU, while Colorado - Colorado Springs was led by Diane Sheldon's 13 kills andJessica Stewart's 47 assists.

Earlier in the day, the Pirates picked up a 30-24, 30-23, 30-21 victory over Georgian Court. The Pirates held Georgian Court to just an .018 hitting percentageon the morning in winning in three games. Every playeron the Pirates' roster saw action against the Lions and Traci Knuth led the Pirates with seven kills, while Stacy Yates tallied 16 assists and Christina Flores notched eight digs. Georgian Court was led by Ann Casado's 13 kills and 10 digs.

AASU wraps up action in the Invitational on Saturday with matches againstMontana State-Billings and Southeastern Oklahoma.

Pirates Fall To No. 9 Tampa In Season Opener

TAMPA, Fla. (August 25) – The ninth-ranked University of Tampa women’ssoccer team won its first game of the 2006 season with a 5-1 victory overvisiting Armstrong Atlantic. The Spartans are now 1-0 on the season whilethe Pirates drop to 0-1.

Shelby Kuni scored the first goal for Tampa at 24:53, but freshman Kristin Burton equalized with her first collegiate goal just six seconds later after a nifty exchange from Lyndsi Stricklen and Omaka Ofuani. Kuni scored just a minute and a half later to give the Spartans the lead, which they would not relinquish.

The Spartans outshot the Pirates, 15-8, and two AASU goalkeepers -freshman Samantha Held and junior Tarra Kohler - played a half and each gave up two goals. Ofuani led the Pirate field players with three shots ongoal on the evening. AASU returns to action on Sunday, August 27, as the Pirates face Florida Southern at Noon in Tampa.

Source: Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Information