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Show SPORTS www.uvureview.com NOVEMBER 15, 2010 VOL L ISSUE 15 Victory on 'Senior Night' By Kira Terry Sports Editor Gaining another big victory, four lady Wolverine seniors played their last home match in the Activity Center on Nov. 5. In front of an exuberant crowd of 745, Kayli Doxey, Dani Robison, Kathleen Stevens and Lanni O'Reilly played for their fans one last time against conference opponent Texas-Pan American, sweeping them 3-0. Going into last weekend's final two regular-season games, Utah Valley had extended their conference record to 7-3 and 18-10 overall for the season. It was an emotional night for the four seniors, but their performance was not influenced by those emotions. Senior All-Star Doxey led the lady Wolverines offensively with 16 kills and six digs. » "At first it was emotional and then we just kind of had to take a step back and remember just to en- joy it," Doxey said. "It was weird wrapping four years up in one game, but it's been awesome." Robison followed Doxey, finishing the match with 11 kills and one service ace. "It was nice to end with a win and it was just great to be out there," Robison said. "I'm not ready to be all done with this, but all good things come to an end." Stevens, the senior libero, led defensively finishing with 14 digs and two service aces and had nothing but good things to say about her team. "It was a great way to end our last home game: with a win. I thought we played well throughout the match," she said. O'Reilly got to serve the last point for the team's victor}' before the fans Went wild over the win. O'Reilly finished the match with six digs. "It doesn't really feel like the last time 'cause I've been here for so long, but it was a good win," O'Reilly said. "I liked being able to serve that last point, getting in that [serving] one more time." Coach Sam Atoa had nothing but kind words regarding his four seniors. "These four are a special bunch and it's been great to be able to spend that [four years] and for them to be able to spend time together and to be able to develop as time went on," Atoa said. "They've been a huge part of our success this year, and I expect them to just continue to do that in this next couple weeks." The lady Wolverines will now head to the Great West Conference Championships in Chicago, Nov. 19-21. Shane Maryott/UVU Review Shane Maryott/UVU Review -• Lanni O'Reilly Shane Maryott/UVU Review Shane Maryott/UVU Review Dani Robison Sports Briefs Volleyball's Kayli Doxey earns GWC Player of the Week NAPERVJLLE, 111. - Utah Valley's Kayli Doxey and South Dakota's Carol Logato have been named Great West Conference Volleyball Players of the Week after outstanding performances last week, helping their respective teams move into a tie for second place in the conference. The league office announced the awards Nov. 9. Doxey, a senior from Gilbert, Ariz., received the offensive honor after leading the Wolverines to two Great West Conference victories last week. The outside hitter helped her team defeat HBU and UTPA by recording 35 kills in the two wins while hitting at .389 and averaging 5.00 kills per set. She also added three service aces and three blocks in the final home matches of her four-year career in a Wolverine uniform. The honor is Doxey's fourth of the season and seventh of her career. McCabe, Zufelt Clegg, Archibald Spencer, Doxey named Perry Homes Scholar Athletes • OREM, Utah - The Perry Homes Utah Valley University Scholar-Athletes for the months of September and October have been announced as cross country runners Joshua McCabe and Kalina Zufelt Clegg for September, with soccer's Nicole Archibald Spencer and volleyball's Kayli Doxey for October. McCabe, a junior from Springville, Utah, was recently named the Great West Conference Male Runner of the. Year after he won the GWC Cross Country Championships with a time of 23:49.06. McCabe also excels in the classroom^as he holds an overall GPA of 3.53. This Exercise Science major also put up a 3.41 GPA last semester. ~ Zufelt Clegg, a junior from Cottonwood Heights, Utah, has also had a successful cross country season as she finished placing 21st at the GWC Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:00.96. This Exercise Science major maintains a cumulative 3.79 GPA and finished the 2010 spring semester with a near-perfect 3.94 GPA. * Archibald Spencer, a senior from Smithfield, Utah, led the Wolverines to a 6-1-1 record during the month of October, finishing with four goals and two assists. The Art & Visual Communications major has a cumulative GPA of 3.57 and Itist week was named the Great West Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Z; Doxey, a senior from Gilbert, Ariz., has been named a three-time GWC Offensive Volleyball Player of the Week tftis season and recently became UVU's all-time career kills leader with 1,521. Doxey was also recently named to the 2010 ESPN Academic All-District 8 Second Team, as she not only excels on the court but also in the classroom. This Exer<2?e Science major carries a cumulative GPA of 3.85. JJ Perry Homes is proud to be the sponsor of the Utah Valley University Athletics Scholar-Athlete of the Month. A longtime supporter of Utah Valley Athletics, Perry Homes would like to honor the UVU Scholar Athletes of the MonthSJor their dedication to both athletics and academics. !? UVUSCHEDULE Monday, Nov. 15 Friday, Nov. 19 Saturday, Nov. 20 Sunday, Nov. 2 Women's Basketball al Women's Basketball al Women's Volleyball ni Men's Basketball al Wrestling at Women's Volleyball al Preseason WN IT Preseason WNlt GWC Championships Florida lnlcrnation.il University Kaufman-Brand Open GWC Championships TBD.TBA TBD.TBA Chicago. III. Miami. Fla. Omaha. Neb, TBD.TBA TBD.TBA 5:00 p.m. All Day Women's Volleyball al GWC Championships TBD.TBA |