Media Guide - Limestone Athletics
Media Guide - Limestone Athletics
Media Guide - Limestone Athletics
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<strong>Limestone</strong> College<br />
Season Outlook<br />
Volleyball<br />
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Thomas earned Best Defensive Player and All-Region honors at<br />
Easley High School. In 2004 she led her team to an almost perfect<br />
14-1 record. Flannery, a captain at Kell High School in Georgia,<br />
earned All-County recognition her senior year. She led her club<br />
team, Christian Sports of Atlanta, to a 2 nd place finish in their<br />
division of the Southern Region. At Woodstock High School,<br />
Milam was twice named captain and was a four time All-County<br />
selection. Hamilton led both Loudoun Valley High School and<br />
North Sanpete High School to 3A State Championships. She also<br />
competed in the 2004 USA Junior Olympic National Volleyball<br />
Championships for Northern Virginia Volleyball.<br />
Loesch is excited about this year’s new faces. “During our first full<br />
recruiting season this past year, we were able to identify and sign<br />
several quality players who will have an immediate impact in our<br />
conference. Our junior college transfers will bring maturity and<br />
college level playing experience to our team, while our outstanding<br />
freshmen have extensive club volleyball backgrounds. All the<br />
newcomers are expected to see significant court time immediately.”<br />
The Lady Saints are excited to have Talayna Akrie as a student assistant this season. Akrie was a stand out<br />
starting setter during her single season at <strong>Limestone</strong>. She played in all 31 matches last season, recording a<br />
<strong>Limestone</strong> record 890 assists. That record stands at the top of the single season and career record list for the<br />
Lady Saints. She also ranks 1 st and 3 rd in single match assists with 60 and 53 (twice) respectively. Akrie is<br />
one of only two <strong>Limestone</strong> players to ever record a triple double (26 assists, 25 digs, and 10 blocks vs.<br />
Barton) and was honored with the team’s Most Valuable Player Award. Prior to <strong>Limestone</strong>, Akrie starred at<br />
Middle Tennessee State and Colby Community College. Her experience, skills, and leadership will be<br />
extremely valuable to this year’s team.<br />
Loesch will also have Bill Scott and Bradley Smith on staff this year. Scott<br />
brings extensive coaching and high-level playing experience to the team and<br />
will serve as Loesch’s lead assistant. Smith, a volunteer assistant, will again<br />
help train the team. This past season in Denver, CO, he helped his team win<br />
the USA Volleyball Men’s A National Championship.<br />
The 2005 season could be the best ever for <strong>Limestone</strong> Volleyball, and<br />
Loesch is ready for it. This year’s team motto is “be the best,” as he will<br />
encourage his athletes to excel both on and off the court. He will focus on<br />
teamwork, fitness, desire and determination this season. “We now have the<br />
talent in place to compete with anyone in the conference. We are more<br />
athletic, more experienced, more skilled, and have more depth than last year.<br />
We should be better in nearly every position compared to last season.”<br />
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