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Lady Rams sign setter.

rckaase — Sat, 04 May 2013 01:23:37 +0000

Mumphrey becomes a Lady Ram

Longview, TX: Huston-Tillotson University head volleyball coach Ronnie Kaase announced the signing of 5-7 setter A’Kia Mumphrey.

Mumphrey has been the setter for the Longview High School Lobos for the past three years earning the District 11-5A “Setter of the Year” award during her junior season. Lobos volleyball coach Chaka Jackson states “A’Kia is a very quick and explosive setter while having great communication with her hitters running a 5-1 offense.”

“A’Kia will bring lots of excitement to the Lady Rams volleyball program with her leadership both on and off the court,” Kaase comments. “Her strong work ethics, court awareness, and competitiveness will strengthen the Lady Rams and help guide them back to the conference tournament.”

Mumphrey will major in pre-med working towards a nursing career. She was on the districts All-Academic team for three years.

Seated at the table is Russell Haynes (Grandfather), Nikita Mumphrey (Mom), A’Kia Mumphrey, Alana (sister), and Johnny Mumphrey (Dad). Standing behind is Johnny Hamilton (LHS Assistant AD) Ronnie Kaase (HT VB Coach), Chaka Jackson (LHS VB Coach), John King (LHS Athletic Director).

Lady Rams volunteer at Special Olympics

rckaase — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:10:29 +0000

2013 Special Olympics-TX

Several of the Lady Rams Volleyball team along with Coach Kaase volunteered at the 2013 Winter Special Olympics volleyball tournament on February 1-3, 2013, held at Austin Sports Center-Cedar Park. Amber Green, Raveen Robinson, and Brittany Chopane worked as line judges and scorers for the 38 teams entered in the tournament. Amber states “Volunteering with the Special Olympics was an experience that I would love to be a part of again. I think it’s a great experience for anyone who is outgoing and wants or like to see others have fun and overall smile.” Brittany comments “It was amazing to witness incredible athletic ability and see smiles on the faces of the athletes and spectators.” Raveen mentions that “being in the gym and seeing everyone so happy and motivated, touched my heart”. Coach Kaase has been officiating the winter Special Olympics since 1997.

Lady Ram’s volleyball lose to the Lady Rams of TWU

rckaase — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:45:08 +0000

Cowan Spike

Fort Worth, TX — The Lady Rams volleyball team lose to departing RRAC rival Texas Wesleyan University 16-25, 17-25, 15-25. Texas Wesleyan University will be leaving the RRAC after the 2012 season and joining the Sooner Athletic Conference.

Seniors Chantelia Washington (Austin/Travis HS) and Faron Bradley (Dallas/Dillard) led the Lady Rams with 5 kills and 5 digs each. Setters Olivia Sanchez (San Antonio/Palo Alto) and Amber Green (San Antonio/Roosevelt HS) directed the offense with 9 and 7 assists respectively and each had 6 digs.

Next Opponents: The Lady Rams will travel to Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) on Friday, October 12 for a match starting at 7:00 pm. SAGU will also be leaving the RRAC heading for the SAC with Texas Wesleyan and Northwood. The next home match will be on Saturday, October 13, at 1:00 pm against Wayland Baptist University. The Lady Rams will kick off their fundraising efforts for the month of October to help support the Breast Cancer Awareness program. Come and support the Lady Rams volleyball team in their journey towards the RRAC conference tournament.

Lady Ram’s volleyball stumbles against NCAA II OK Panhandle State

rckaase — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:01:02 +0000

Double Block

Austin, TX — The Lady Rams volleyball team stumbled against upper division NCAA II Oklahoma Panhandle State University 22-25, 16-25, 12-25.

Senior outside hitter Chantelia Washington (Austin/Travis HS) led the Lady Rams with her third double-double of the season with 10 kills and 10 digs. Washington’s other double-doubles were against Texas College and Jarvis Christian College a few weeks earlier. Olivia Sanchez (San Antonio/Palo Alto) directed the offense with 11 assists.

Next Opponents: The Lady Rams will travel to Texas Wesleyan University on Tuesday, October 9, with the JV playing at 5:00 pm and the varsity playing at 7:00 pm. The next home match will be on Saturday, October 13, at 1:00 pm against Wayland Baptist University. Come and support the Lady Rams volleyball team in their journey towards the RRAC conference tournament.

Lady Ram’s volleyball sweep both matches against Langston and Jarvis Christian

rckaase — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:53:27 +0000

Austin, TX — The Lady Rams volleyball team beat the Lionesses from Langston University 25-6, 25-10, 2512 and then for the second sweep of the day beat Jarvis Christian College 25-16, 25-22, 25-21 to bring their season record to 3-17 and 2-3 in the RRAC.

Senior outside hitter Chantelia Washington (Austin/Travis HS) led the Lady Rams offensive attack knocking down 11 kills with help from freshman Keara Stiles (Austin/LBJ HS) with 7 kills. Sophomore setter Amber Green (San Antonio/Roosevelt HS) directed the offense with 15 assists. Nicole Cowan (Yoakum/UMHB) led the back row defense with 11 digs. This is the first year for Langston to have a women’s volleyball program in the RRAC.

In the second meeting with Jarvis Christian College, Washington led with 11 kills and senior right side Faron Bradley (Dallas/Dillard) contributed 8 kills for the Lady Rams offensive attack. Junior setter Olivia Sanchez (San Antonio/Palo Alto) directed the offense with 17 assists. Cowan again maintain great defense with 14 digs moving her into the top 10 ranking at # 8 in the RRAC in digs per set.

Next Opponents: The Lady Rams will host Oklahoma Panhandle State on Friday at 6:30 pm in a non-conference match. Come and support the Lady Rams volleyball team in their journey towards the RRAC conference tournament.

Lady Ram’s volleyball lose close match in 5 sets to Bacone College

rckaase — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:48:28 +0000

Austin, TX — The Lady Rams volleyball team fought a hard battle with the Warriors from Bacone College 25-21, 19-25, 23-25, 26-24, 7-15.

Senior outside hitter Chantelia Washington (Austin/Travis HS) led the Lady Rams offensive attack knocking down 8 kills with help from junior outside hitter Cynthia Allen (Houston/Alief Taylor HS) with 7 kills. Sophomore setter Amber Green (San Antonio/Roosevelt HS) directed the offense with 15 assists. Nicole Cowan (Yoakum/UMHB) led the back row defense with 17 digs with help from Green’s 14 digs. Freshman Keara Stiles (Austin/LBJ HS) had 2 solo and 3 assist blocks and is ranked #3 in the RRAC in block per set.

Next Opponents: The Lady Rams will host Langston University at 1:00 pm and Jarvis Christian College at 4:00 pm on Saturday in a regular season match. Come and support the Lady Rams volleyball team in their journey towards the RRAC conference tournament.

Lady Rams lose close match to NCAA I Prairie View A&M

rckaase — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:34:26 +0000

Prairie View, TX — The Lady Rams volleyball team traveled to Prairie View A&M for a rematch from last week and came close to winning two sets before bowing 20-25, 17-25, 23-25.

Senior outside hitter Chantelia Washington (Austin/Travis HS) led the Lady Rams offensive attack posting up 8 kills with help from junior right-side hitter Nicole Cowan (Yoakum/UMHB) with 5 kills and junior outside hitter Cynthia Allen (Houston/Alief Taylor HS) with 5 kills. Sophomore setter Amber Green (San Antonio/Roosevelt HS) had 14 assists and 5 digs. Cowan led in digs with 10 while the front row put on a blocking display with 14 total team blocks. Freshman Keara Stiles (Austin/LBJ HS) had 2 solo and 5 assist blocks with senior right-side Faron Bradley (Dallas/Dillard) contributing 5 assist blocks and Washington with 1 solo and 2 assist blocks. PVAM did not record 1 block for the entire match.

Coach Ronnie Kaase commented “Once this team puts it all together, the blocking, passing, and hitting in the same match, we will begin our march towards the RRAC conference tournament.”

Next Opponents: The Lady Rams will host their first home conference matches this weekend with Bacone College on Friday night at 7:00 pm and Langston University at 1:00 pm on Saturday. They will also play Jarvis Christian College at 4:00 pm on Saturday in a regular season match. Come and support the Lady Rams volleyball team in their journey towards the RRAC conference tournament.

Lady Rams volleyball beats Jarvis Christian in first conference win!

rckaase — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:56:01 +0000

Hawkins, TX — The Lady Rams volleyball team completed their third match during a road trip to East Texas with a victory over Jarvis Christian College in 4 sets 25-15, 14-25, 25-20, 25-21. HT is now 1-2 in conference play and 1-15 for the season.

Senior outside hitter Chantelia Washington (Austin/Travis HS) led the Lady Rams offensive attack posting up 15 kills with help from junior right-side hitter Nicole Cowan (Yoakum/UMHB) with 9 kills and a hitting percentage of 0.438. The 6-2 offense was commandeered by sophomore setter Amber Green (San Antonio/Roosevelt HS) with 20 assists and junior setter Olivia Sanchez (San Antonio/Palo Alto CC) with 16 assists. On the defensive side Cowan led in digs with 15 while Washington contributed 12 digs to solidify the Lady Rams back row in controlling the ball while senior right-side Faron Bradley (Dallas/Dillard) had 3 solo blocks and 6 assist blocks with help from freshman middle Keara Stiles (Austin/LBJ HS) with 5 assist blocks.

In other matches during the road trip the Lady Rams lost to Texas College earlier that morning in 4 sets 22-25, 16-25, 25-13, 23-25 and the night before lost to Wiley College 9-25, 11-25, 20-25.

For the weekend, Cowan had 22 kills, 6 aces, 42 digs, 4 solo blocks and 6 assist blocks and Bradley had 20 kills, 5 aces, 13 digs, 6 solo blocks and 10 assist blocks. Green ended up with 43 assists and 17 digs and Sanchez with 38 assists and 17 digs.