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January 4, 2007
JACKSON
-- After
closing out the 2006 campaign with a win over Oglethorpe University
in the SCAC Western Divisional Tournament and finishing the year
at 13-23, first-year setter Sally McCann earned a spot in the conference
record books.
A product of Orlando, Fla., who played for Boone High School and
the Orlando Volleyball Academy, McCann finished the year ranked No.
1 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and No. 54 in NCAA
Division III in service aces, while fellow teammate and senior Kim
Fox finished second in the conference.
“It feels pretty good winning this individual accomplishment,” McCann
said. “It shows that my hard work is paying off.”
With the feat, McCann becomes only the second Millsaps volleyball
player in SCAC history to lead the conference in service aces, with
Jill Adams leading the way with 74 aces in 2001.
She also becomes the first player since Kate Maffei of Rhodes in
1995 to lead the conference in both total service aces (95) and service
aces per game (0.79/game).
Millsaps as a team finished the year ranked amongst the top in a
pair of statistical categories, ranking No. 1 in the conference in
both service aces per game (3.34) and total service aces (408).
With the 3.34 service aces per game, the Majors finished 2006 with
the fourth highest average in SCAC history and ranked No. 29 in NCAA
Division III.
Millsaps only loses two seniors from a very young squad and looks
to return a handful of talent in 2007.
“I think the chemistry is there, but it’s a matter of getting
the whole team involved and putting more effort into everything we
do,” McCann said. “We return five freshmen who all played
this year and are expecting to recruit some top athletes who will
not only make the team work harder, but will compete for a starting
spot.”
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