Marshall University senior middle hitter Jalicia Ross (Bank Village,
Trinidad) and sophomore setter Elizabeth Fleming (South Bend, Ind.)
garnered Conference USA volleyball honors as announced by the league
office, Wednesday.
Ross, the nation’s eighth best attacker (.414 hitting efficiency), was
selected to the All-C-USA First Team as voted upon by the conference
coaches. Fleming earned a spot on the C-USA All-Academic squad as selected
by the member Sports Information Directors.
“It was great that Jalicia was recognized for her performance this year,”
head coach Mitch Jacobs said. “The team had a tough year, but for her to
be recognized for effort this season is a great achievement.”
Ross finished regular season action with 272 kills and a .414 hitting
percentage that ranked eighth in the country and second best in C-USA.
Ross also led the team in blocks, totaling 87 (9 solo, 78 assisted) during
her senior season for the Thundering Herd. She drilled a career-high 20
kills against UAB on Sept. 28 and registered double-digit kills in 15
matches during the 2008 season.
Ross also collected a career-best 11 total blocks (2 solo, 9 assisted)
against UCF on Nov. 7, and followed that performance with 10 total blocks
(1 solo, 9 assisted) versus Southern Miss on Nov. 9, and on Oct. 17 at
UTEP she became the first Marshall player since Nickie Sanlin in 2005 to
hit at a staggering .800 clip (16K 0E, 20TA).
Fleming, a 2008 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA All-District II Second Team
selection, earned a spot on the C-USA All-Academic team.
Fleming is an International Affairs major in Marshall's highly acclaimed
Yeager Scholars academic program. Founded in 1986, Yeager Scholars follow
a rigorous academic program. With study abroad, faculty mentoring, and
multidisciplinary seminars as part of the curriculum, students are well
prepared for life long learning and career challenges. Fleming has a 4.0
GPA in her second year in the program.
Marshall, the 10th seed in the 2008 C-USA volleyball tournament, will take
on No. 7 Southern Miss in first round action Thursday, Nov. 20.
First-serve is slated for 6:00 p.m. ET in Memphis, Tenn.
For complete coverage of the C-USA tournament, please visit
www.conferenceusa.com< href="https://ramnet.bluefield.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.conferenceusa.com/">http://www.conferenceusa.com/>.
Tournament Bracket is as follows:
2008 C-USA VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST ROUNDS Thursday, Nov. 20
(8) SMU vs. (9) UCF 1 p.m. ET
(5) Tulsa vs. (12) East Carolina 3 p.m. ET
(7) Southern Miss vs. (10) Marshall 6 p.m. ET
(6) Memphis vs. (11) UTEP 8 p.m. ET
QUARTERFINALS Friday, Nov. 21
Winner of Match 1 vs. (1) Tulane 1 p.m. ET
Winner of Match 2 vs. (4) Houston 3 p.m. ET
Winner of Match 3 vs. (2) UAB 6 p.m. ET
Winner of Match 4 vs. (3) Rice 8 p.m. ET
SEMIFINALS Saturday, Nov. 22
Winner of Match 5 vs. winner Match 6 3 p.m. ET
Winner of Match 7 vs. winner Match 8 5 p.m. ET
CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, Nov. 23
Winner of Match 9 vs. winner Match 10 3 p.m. ET (CBS College Sports)
Courtesy of Chris Attwood, Marshall University Sports Information Graduate
Assistant
