GREENSBORO COLLEGE 
Volleyball 
2003 News and Game Stories
Date   Story
11-28-03 Hartman Named to CoSIDA National Academic Team
11-22-03 Hartman Named to CoSIDA Academic Team
11-08-03 CNU 3, GC 0 (30-23, 30-28, 30-25) at USA South semifinals, Winchester, VA, 
   The Pride was led by Lauren Smith's 13 kills, while Tiffany Sparks accumulated 11 digs. Greensboro is eliminated from the tournament ending their season with 25-13 record. 
Final GC record 25-13. 
11-06-03 Pride VB Earns Five USA South Team Awards
11-07-03 GC 3, Ferrum 0 at USA South Tournament, Winchester, VA 
   Katie Smith had 12 kills, hit .526 and had 9 service aces. Lauren Smith had 14 kills and Sarah Davis had 24 assists. 
GC record 25-12; Streak W4; Up next at USA South Semifinals, vs. CNU, 2:30 p.m., 11-8
11-01-03 Pride Sweeps Two; Stephanie Hartman Honored on Senior Day
10-30-03 GC 3, Averett 2 (21-30, 30-21, 31-29, 24-30, 17-15)
   Greensboro College (22-12, 12-2) traveled to Danville, VA and won an emotional 5-game match from Averett (26-9, 13-1) on Thursday night. The Pride handed the Cougars  its first conference loss, and also kept alive its hopes of winning or sharing the USA South regular season championship.
   GC's Lauren Lahmeyer had three service aces and served Greensboro to the win in the 5th game. Southeast Guilford alum Ruth Clark had 15 kills and 8 blocks for GC. The Pride's Katie Smith recorded a match-high 19 kills. The Northwest Guilford graduate also had 5 blocks. Sarah Davis added 11 kills and passed for 33 assists. Karen Gordon spiked 10 kills.
   GC record 22-12, 12-2; Streak W1; vs. Chowan and SU, 11-1, Noon and 5 p.m.
10-25-03 GC D. Ferrum 3-0 (30-13, 30-19, 30-17)
   Ruth Clark had 10 kills and Sarah Davis passed for 21 assists. Katie Smith recorded 9 kills and 6 digs.
   CNU d. GC 3-2 (28-30, 23-30, 30-21, 31-29, 15-11)
Sarah Davis posted 13 kills, 24 assists and 16 digs. Lauren Smith had 11 kills, 12 digs and 6 blocks. Ruth Clark recorded 9 kills, 13 digs and 5 blocks. Katie Smith had 12 kills and 6 blocks.
GC record 21-12, 11-2 USA South; Streak W2; Up next at Averett, 10-30, 7 p.m.
10-23-03 GC d. NCWC 3-0 (30-16 , 30-21 , 31-29)
   Ruth Clark had 11 kills to lead GC to a 3-0 USA South win over NC Wesleyan at Hanes Gym thursday night. Katie Smith had 8 kills and 4 blocks. Sarah Davis passed for 19 assists.
  With the win, GC (20-11, 10-1) recorded its 15th 20-win season. The victory also gave The Pride at least 10 conference regular season wins for the fifth straight year.
   For the Bishops (9-14, 3-7), Carter Bates had a match-high 16 digs and teammate Erin Bryant recorded 11 digs.
GC record 20-11, 10-1 USA South; Streak W2; Up next vs. FC and CNU at CNU, 10-25
10-16-03 GC d. Peace 3-0 (30-12, 30-18, 30-16)
   Katie Smith had 9 and Sarah Davis had 8 kills for victorious GC. Davis recorded a match-high 12 assists for The Pride and served 4 aces. Ruth Clark had 4 blocks for GC.
GC record 19-11, 9-1; Streak W1; Up next vs. NCWC, 10-23, 7 p.m.
10-14-03 Lauren Smith Earns USA South Honor (more...)
10-12-03 Volleyball@ Emory, Ga. Tournament 
Juniata d. GC 30-19, 28-30, 30-24, 30-18
   GC took one game from the nation's number one team.
Simpson d. GC 30-23, 30-19, 30-18
GC record 18-11; Streak L4; Up next vs. Peace, 10-16, 7 p.m.
10-11-03 @ Emory, Ga. Tournament 
Ohio Northern d. Greensboro 30-22, 30-13, 30-18
Emory d. Greensboro 30-19, 30-19, 30-24
GC record 18-9; Streak L2; Up next at Emory Tournament, 10-11
10-08-03 GC d. Methodist 3-0 (30-25, 30-25, 30-20)
   Karen Gordon and Katie Smith each had 8 kills for GC.
GC record: 18-7, 8-1; Streak W3; Up next Emory Tournament, 10-10.
10-07-03 Sarah Davis and Lauren Smith Earn Conference Weekly Honors (more)
10-05-03 at USA South Tri Match
GC d. CNU 3-1 (30-21, 30-23, 28-30, 30-25)
   The Pride bested the Captains in 4 games at Ferrum. Katie Smith had 12 kills, hit .526 and recorded a match-high 7 blocks. Sarah Davis had 11 kills and passed for 23 assists. Lauren Smith contributed 9 kills, hit .438 and recorded 4 blocks. Laura Slack had 6 blocks and Lindsay Hall and Tiffany Sparks tallied 15 and 14 digs respectively.
GC d. Ferrum 3-0 (30-14, 30-25, 30-12) 
   Ruth Clark had 14 kills and 4 blocks to lead GC. Sarah Davis had 9 kills, 9 digs and 22 assists. Katie Smith added 9 kills and hit .750.
FC record 4-10, 3-4.
GC record: 17-7, 7-1; Streak W3; Up next at Methodist, 10-8, 7 p.m.
10-04-03 @ Guilford College Tournament 
Bridgewater d. GC 3-0 (30-18, 30-23, 30-22) 
GC d. Guilford 3-2 (30-25, 30-23, 24-30, 27-30, 16-14)
Note: Sarah Davis was picked to the Guilford Tournament first team. Ruth Clark and Katie Smith were named to the second team.
GC record 15-7, 5-1; Streak W1; Up next vs CNU and Ferrum at Ferrum, 10-4
10-03-03 at Guilford College Tournament 
GC d. Eastern Mennonite 3-0 (30-22, 31-29, 30-25)
   Ruth Clark had 14 kills and Stephanie Hartman passed for 14 assists to lead The Pride.
SCAD d. GC 3-2 (30-21, 28-30, 22-20, 30-25, 16-14)
GC record 14-6; Streak L1: Up next at Guilford Tournament, 10-4. 
10-01-03 Averett d. GC 3-0 30-25, 30-28, 35-33
   Visiting Averett (16-4, 7-0) stopped GC's 5-match winning streak and took the upper hand in the USA South race with a 3-0 win over The Pride (13-5, 5-1). 
   Defense ruled in the match as the Cougars hit .099 and The Pride .052. The home team played without standout middle hitter Katie Smith who is recovering from an injury. Additionally, The Pride did not help its cause with 14 service errors.
   Ruth Clark had a match-high 14 kills. Other GC leaders--Sarah Davis 17 and Stephanie Hartman 16; Digs: Tiffany Sparks 21; Blocks: Lauren Smith 4
   AU leaders--Kills: Courtney Carrington 10; Assists: Melanie Gilbert 21; Digs: Jessica Hefner, 24. The teams meet again in Danville, Va, on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
   GC record 13-5, 5-1 USA South; Streak L1; Up next at Guilford Tournament, 10-3.
09-27-03 GC d. Shenandoah# @ Chowan College  W 3-0, 12-4, 4-0 
GC d. Chowan# W 3-0 13-4, 5-0 
09-23-03 GC d. NC Wesleyan# W 3-0 11-4, 3-0 
9-18-03 GC d. Peace 3-0 (30-26, 30-19, 30-27)
Sarah Davis recorded a double-double with 18 kills and 18 assists for The Pride. Davis also added a match-high 4 aces. Katie Smith added 18 kills and hit .500. Tiffany Sparks had 9 digs and Ruth Clark added 9 kills and hit .444 for GC.
GC record: 10-4, 2-0 USA South; Streak W1; Up next vs. CNU and Ferrum at Ferrum, 9-20
9-16-03 Laura Slack Earns USA South Weekly Honor (more...) 
9-13-03 @ Trinity, Texas Tournament 
-Trinity d. GC 3-0 (30-21, 30-22, 30-12)
Pride Leaders: Kills: Sarah Davis, Katie Smith - 8; Assists: Stephanie Hartman - 11; Digs Tiffany Sparks - 14; Blocks: Karen Gordon, Sarah Davis, Katie Smith - 3; Aces: Laura Slack, Katie Smith - 3.
-GC d. Wisconsin Platteville 3-1 (30-16, 31-29, 12-30, 30-27)
Note: Katie Smith was named to the tournament team.
GC record: 9-4, 1-0 USA South; Streak W1; Up next at Peace, 9-17, 7 p.m.
9-12-03: @ Trinity, Texas Tournament 
-Texas Lutheran d. GC 3-0 (30-18, 30-21, 30-25)
Pride leaders-- Kills: Sarah Davis, Karen Gordon - 6; Assists: Sarah Davis - 12; Digs: Tiffany Sparks - 18; Blocks: Katie Smith - 3; Aces: Sarah Davis - 2.
-GC d. Stout 3-2 (32-30, 25-30, 21-30, 30-25, 15-13)
ride leaders-- Kills: Katie Smith - 21 (career high); Assists: Sarah Davis - 23; Digs: Sarah Davis - 12; Blocks: Blocks: Laura Slack, Katie Smith, Karen Gordon - 5; Aces: Stephanie Hartman, Katy McRackan - 3. GC record 8-3, 1-0 USA South; Streak W1; Up next at Trinity Tournament 9-13
9-9-03:  GC d. Methodist 3-0 (30-15, 30-16, 30-22)
  The Pride (7-2, 1-0 USA South) won its fourth straight match and won its USA South opener over visiting Methodist. Tiffany Sparks had a match-high 13 digs for The Pride. Lauren Smith had 9 kills and Karen Gordon added 8 for the home team. Stephanie Hartman passed for 15 assists and Sarah Davis added 12.
9-6-03 Lauren Smith Earns USA South Volleyball Rookie of the week honor (more...)
9-6-03: GC Invitational Volleyball 
   The Pride won the GC Invitational Tournament. GC swept all three matches and had three student-athletes name to the all-tournament team. GC Invitational Tournament Team: Katie Smith, GC, MVP; Sarah Davis, GC; Karen Gordon, GC; Shannon Burton, LC; Meredith Carr, MC; AJ Robertson, Guilford.
- GC d. Guilford 3-0 (30-17, 30-18, 30-23) 
Kills: Karen Gordon, 12; Katie Smith, 8 (.583 hitting %); Digs: Smith, 11; Sarah Davis, 11;Assists: Sarah Davis, 18.
- GC d. Lynchburg 3-0 (30-22, 30-20, 30-17)
Kills: Katie Smith, GC, 13 (.458 hitting percentage); Digs: Pfister, LC, 13; Tiffany Sparks, GC 10; Assists: Sarah Davis, GC, 17.
9-5-03: GC Invitational Volleyball
- GC d. Meredith 3-0 (30-15, 30-22, 30-27)   The Pride (4-2) swept Meredith 3-0 and handed the Angels (5-1) their first loss of the year. Katie Smith led all players with 13 kills (.522 hitting percentage) and 3 blocks. Sarah Davis had a team-leading 18 assists and added 3 aces. Lindsay Hall had 9 digs. Ruth Clark served a club-high 4 aces and 8 digs for The Pride.
8-31-03: @ Averett University Tournament
-GC d. Guilford 30-11, 30-16, 30-26; GC d. Lynchburg 30-27, 30-20, 30-18; Centre d. GC 33-31, 20-30, 30-16, 28-30, 16-18
GC record: 3-2; Streak L1; Up next GC Invitational 9-5, 9-6
8-30-03: @ Averett University Tournament
-GC d. Roanoke 21-30, 30-21, 30-26, 19-30, 15-11; Austin d. GC 30-16, 30-14, 30-22
8-25-03:  GC Picked 1st in USA South Poll (more...)
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