Box Score

ST. AUGUSTINE – Dianna Craine recorded her team-best 15th double-double of the season with a match-high 13 kills and 12 digs to help lead Flagler College to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-12) sweep of Lander University in a Peach Belt Conference Tournament semifinal match Saturday afternoon at Flagler Gymnasium.

Flagler improves to 22-9 on the season and advances to the conference championship match against top-seeded Armstrong Atlantic State University which will be played tomorrow (Nov. 18) at 2 p.m. Lander finished its season at 15-17.

Craine, a first-team all-conference selection, added three service aces to her line. Crystal Niederriter and Sophie Meyer combined for 20 kills with each recording 10. Both hit the same percentage, .500, as they each had one error on 18 swings. Emilee Taylor, a first-team all-conference pick, chipped in with nine kills and 11 digs. Casey Gnann, the PBC's Defensive Specialist/Libero of the Year, collected a match-high 15 digs. Amelia Morgan tallied 43 assists.

Tarryn Angermeier led the Bearcats with 12 kills. Madison Kubal collected 13 digs and Jessica Register tallied 20 assists.

The Saints sprinted out to a 14-4 lead, but the Bearcats battled back to close to within three (16-13) after an ace by Kubal. Flagler would follow with a 5-1 run to put Lander away 25-18.

The Bearcats took a quick 5-1 lead on the Saints in the second set, but fought back to take the lead for good (16-15) on a pair of Craine kills. Craine finished with six kills in the set and hit .600 without committing an error on 10 swings.

Flagler used an early 10-1 run to erase a one-point deficit and take control of the set at 14-6. The Saints captured the set 25-12 to take the match. Craine added five more kills and .556 in the set.

Flagler def. Lander 25-18,25-18,25-12

  Lander (15-17) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Tarryn Angermeier 12-0-0; Hannah
  Dederick 4-0-1; Kaitlyn Harrison 3-1-0; Kiki Hennessey 3-0-0; Kaitlyn
  Peperone 1-0-0; Madison Kubal 0-2-0; Katelyn Kraft 0-1-0; Totals
  23-4-1.0. (Assists) - Jessica Register 20. (Dig leaders) - Madison
  Kubal 13; Jessica Register 7

  Flagler (22-9) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Dianna Craine 13-3-2; Crystal
  Niederriter 10-0-1; Sophie Meyer 10-0-0; Emilee Taylor 9-1-1; Rachel
  Stacy 6-3-1; Amelia Morgan 3-0-0; Totals 51-7-3.0. (Assists) - Amelia
  Morgan 43. (Dig leaders) - Casey Gnann 15; Dianna Craine 12; Emilee
  Taylor 11; Caitlyn Kovach 9

  Site: St. Augustine, Fla. (Flagler Gym)
  Date: Nov 17, 2012   Attend: 158   Time: 1:12
  Referees: Darin Clark, Apple Kridakorn
  Peach Belt Conference Tournament Semifinal
  #6 Lander vs. #2 Flagler