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Spikers finish with a loss;
Scribner plays last match
b Steven R. Smith
The Collegian
The women's volleyball team
ended it's 1990 season last
Thursday at home against Grove
City College.
The Lady Lions forty-second
and final match of the season
typified the teams ability to play
well, but also showcased the
spikers inability to consistently
play at a higher level and win.
The Grove City Lady
Wolverines rolled into Erie Hall
last Thursday having already
beaten the lady spikers twice
during the season (7-15, 8-15,
and 7-15, 7-15). But hopes were
that Erica Scribner, in her last
match, would lead the ladies to a
surprise victory over the Grovers.
The match started with both
teams matching each other point
for point, but the ball
consistently seemed to work in
Grove City's favor.
"Everything was going their
way," said Coach Jan Wilson on
the start of the match. "It was
even closer than the score tells. It
was just a few calls, a few hits,
and that decided the game."
The Grovers narrowly won the
first game 15-12.
The second game of the match
was a different story score-wise,
with Grove City winning, 15-2.
But the play was very much the
same, with both teams putting
the ball on their opponents floor.
The difference in score was
attributed to the fact that the
Lady Lions start play with Canadian all-stars this SatUrday
by Sue Cepicka
The Collegian
The women's Basketball
team will start their season
this year by hosting an
exhibition game with the
Canadian All-Star team this
Saturday at 4 p.m. in Erie
Hall.
Last year, Coach
Jenepher Banker attained a
win against the Canadians
and she hopes to repeat the
victory this year.
Although, there has been
major changes in the squad
in one season's time, Banker
is very optimistic about the
potential of the group this
year. Banker also says the
Canadian game on Saturday
will prove to be a great
opportunity for the team as a
whole. "Whether we win or
lose, it will be a good game
experience."
This experience will
Behrend ladies couldn't put the
ball away at the right time.
Said Wilson: "We had 46 kills
during that match, but we were
only putting the ball away to get
a side-out, not when we had the
chance to score on our serves."
The Wolverines, having taken
the first two of a best of five
match were ready to make it a
short night and hit the van home
after the third. But Scribner and
Chrissy Whiteman weren't quite
ready to see them go.
The duo used a majority of
their 28 total kills and lead the
lady spikers to a home crowd
pleasing 16-14 win in the third
game.
The win was sweet, but it was
to be the last taste of victory for
the spikers this season as the
Grove City ladies clamped down
on the offense of the spikers and
won the fourth game, 15-12.
With the win, the Grovers
raised their match record to 19-
16. The lady spikers ended their
season at 15-27.
When the final game stats
came in, it was Scribner who
appropriately led the spikers with
17 kills and one ace.
In the final game of her
collegiate volleyball career,
Scribner's teammates honored her
in front of the home crowd with
roses and a volleyball
autographed by each team
member. After the match the
ladies held a small private party
in her honor.
The ladies thus ended a long,
prove beneficial due to the
changes in the squad from
last year to this year. "We're
going to be young," says
Banker. There are ten
incoming Freshmen, plus 5
underclassmen, and only one
senior this year. Although
they are young, Banker
predicts no real problems for
the coming season. "They
are the best group of people
since I've been here, and I
expect big things from
them."
This year's program will
be different in style due to
Coach Banker adapting to
the increase in players. She
says that all the returnees
will be strong and used
extensively this year. In
particular, Senior Michelle
Beisler and Junior Melanie
Dunn will need to rebound
and also lead the team and
help motivate the players.
Freshmen Missy Thompson
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Mike Benson/The Collegian
Last time: Last Thursday was the last match for senior Erica Scribner.
Her she is doing what she usuually does: putting away anther spike.
tiring season which had seen
them play 40 of their 42 matches
on the road.
NOTES: The final statistics
and team leaders for the spikers
were as follows:
Allshouse led in service
percentages at 14 percent with 62
aces. Allshouse also led in assists
with 801 in 106 games. Kellie
Jordan led the team in passing
with 105. Alexis Pasteur led in
blocks by successfully blocking
in 43 percent of her attempts.
Scribner and Whiteman tied in
kill percentage, each putting the
ball to the floor 31 percent of the
time for winners.... The next
women's volleyball action will
take place this Spring when the
ladies play a three-tournament
mini-season which will include a
tournament at Behrend.
and . Heather Shearer will
need to play strong also.
Banker feels confident in
the freshmen that she
recruited to play this year
because they are all strong
team players and work well
together. Although she says
that she "had to cut players
that had good potential." the
people that she kept will
contribute greatly to . the
team.
While the team is young,
Coach Banker feels that there
is not a lack of experience.
"Nine out of ten people went
to the State playoffs, so they
all have been in big games
before. We have some
(freshmen) that have come
from winning programs and
they have got some good
experience coming in," said
Banker.
There has also been a rash
of medical problems
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Mike Baron/ The Collegian
Touching moment: Senior Erica Scribner
receives flowers from teammate Kellie Jordan in
recognition of Scribner's final match at Erie Hall.
Mike Mane Colksicut
Almost ready: Freshman Abby Haring follows
through on a shot all : he Lady Lions. pmtue .fpr
Abe upcOming'l season.
Thursday, November 8, 1990
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