The Lady Charger volleyball team will finally get a chance to play a home match this weekend. UAH will open their 2001 Gulf South Conference schedule against West Florida and Valdosta State this weekend at Spragins Hall. The Argonauts visit Huntsville on Saturday and Valdosta State comes to town on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the 14th-ranked Lady Chargers split at the Jennies Classic at Central Missouri State University over the weekend. UAH beat Washburn 3-0, but lost a five-game classic to host No. 22 CMSU 3-2 on Friday.

Then, on Saturday, the Lady Chargers opened the day with a 3-0 sweep of Wisconsin-Parkside. However, the joy didn't last long as No. 24 Rockhurst dropped the Lady Chargers 3-0. UAH will bring home an 8-3 record.

UAH def. Washburn 30-15, 30-14, 30-21

The Lady Chargers improved to 2-1 in the South Central Region with a 3-0 sweep of Washburn. Ellen LaFiore led the way for UAH, tallying 16 kills. Melissa Feldmann and Erin Denny added 10 kills each and Jane Baugartner piled up 41 assists.

#24 Central Missouri State def. UAH 26-30, 31-29, 30-23, 24-30, 15-10

Last season, UAH upset Central Missouri State in its invitational tournament. This time, the 24th-ranked Jennies were determined not to let that happen.

In a classic five-game duel, the Lady Chargers came up short. Things went swimmingly through the first game as the Lady Chargers took the 4-point win. In the second game, CMSU avoided falling behind 2-0 by edging out the Lady Chargers 31-29. The Jennies also won game three 30-23 to take a 2-1 match lead. However, UAH refused to die, coming back to win the fourth game 30-24 to force a deciding game.

In the fifth game, the Lady Chargers committed six hitting errors and had only five kills en route to a 15-10 loss. The loss was just the second of the season for the 14th-ranked Lady Chargers.

Ellen LaFiore finished the game with 24 kills, 14 digs and four blocks for UAH. Lindsay Dunham and Melissa Feldmann each had 12 kills and Erin Denny totaled 11 kills. Jane Baumgartner passed out 57 assists in the match.

UAH def. Wisconsin-Parkside 30-16, 30-19, 30-26

The Lady Chargers rebounded from their Friday night loss to Central Missouri State by spanking Wisconsin-Parkside 30-16, 30-19, 30-25.

Ellen LaFiore paced the UAH attack with 16 kills, while Melissa Feldmann added 13. Jane Baumgartner added 34 assists and Lindsey Dunham picked up 12 digs.

#22 Rockhurst def. UAH 30-28, 30-22, 31-29

The Lady Chargers ran into a buzzsaw when they faced No. 22 Rockhurst in their final match of the tournament. In another tightly contested battled, the Lady Chargers fell short.

The Lady Hawks trimmed UAH 30-28, 30-22 and 31-29 in three tough matches. The loss dropped the Lady Chargers to 8-3.

Ellen LaFiore smacked out 22 kills, while Erin Denny and Lindsay Dunham followed with 10 apiece. Jane Baumgartner did it on offense and defense with 42 assists and 11 digs in the losing cause. Cathryn Sterling also finished the game with 11 digs for UAH.

This Week's Matches: Saturday, Sept. 15 vs. West Florida, 2 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 16 vs. Valdosta State, 1:00 p.m. at Spragins Hall.

AVCA Poll (9/4/01)

Rank	School (First-Place-Votes)	Pts	Record	LW
1	Hawai'i Pacific (29)		852	6-0	2
2	West Texas A&M (3)		813	7-1	3
3	Cal St.-San Bernardino (2)	758	8-0	5
4	North Alabama 		737	3-1	1
5	North Dakota State 		719	8-1	8
6	Western State, Colo. (1)	683	7-1	6
7	Truman			680	7-0	15
8	Northwood, Mich.		583	8-0	10
9	Nebraska-Kearney 		582	7-1	9
10	Barry			545	5-0	12
11	South Dakota State 		538	5-2	4
12	University of Tampa		510	4-1	11
13	BYU-Hawai'i 		425	4-1	16
14	Alabama-Huntsville		417	6-1	17
15	Augustana, S.D.		377	4-4	7
16	Regis			357	5-3	18
17	Metro State		319	5-3	25
18	Cal State-Bakersfield		282	3-1	19
19	Northern Kentucky		208	3-2	20
20	UC San Diego		154	4-2	22
21	Northern Michigan		144	5-1	23
22	Rockhurst			116	8-1	NR
23	Seattle Pacific		115	7-1	NR
24-tie	Michigan Tech		94	4-1	NR
24-tie	Central Missouri State	94	4-3	24

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots:
Northern Colorado (93), Cameron (42), Grand Valley State (32), 
Nebraska-Omaha (22), Wayne State, Neb. (20), North Florida (20), 
Cal State L.A. (19), Armstrong Atlantic State (6), Minnesota-Duluth (3), 
Abilene Christian (3).