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Two Volleyball Players Named to Gamecock Invitational All-Tournament Team

Jill Nyhof and Megan Bickford earn All-Tournament honors.

       

Megan Bickford had seven service aces at the Gamecock Invitational.

Megan Bickford had seven service aces at the Gamecock Invitational.

Sept. 6, 2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Senior Jill Nyhof and junior Megan Bickford of the Coastal Carolina University volleyball team were named to the Gamecock Invitational All-Tournament Team, announced Saturday, Sept. 6.

Nyhof earned All-Tournament honors with 20 blocks and 14 kills. She had seven blocks in the first match against UNC Greensboro, five blocks against South Carolina, and contributed eight blocks in Saturday’s win against Eastern Kentucky.

Bickford earned All-Tournament honors with 17 kills, six blocks and seven service aces. Three of her seven service aces and seven of her 17 kills came in the win against Eastern Kentucky.

The Chanticleers travel to Statesboro, Ga., on Sept. 11-12 for the Bash in the ‘Boro hosted by Georgia Southern.