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Jen Colvin/ Collegian Photographer
Athlete of the Week: Sophomore Jennifer Puerto has improved immensely
this year according to Coach Dan Gallegos
"We had trouble getting
into the game"
--Coach Wilson
by Michelle Bauer
Collegian Staff
This past Tuesday the Lady
Lions volleyball team traveled to
Grove City. While there, the
team experienced a blackout that
canceled the match against Grove
City and Waynesburg.
Coach Wilson would like to
thank all the fans who traveled
to Grove City. These games
will not be rescheduled, but the
Lady Lions will play these
teams later in the season.
On September 25, the Lady
Lions played in the Alfred
Tournament. In the first game
the lions lost to Elmira, with
scores of 11-15, 15-2, and 12-
15. Their second game was
against Alfred, with the Lions
winning 15-2 and 15-10. The
Lady Lions then" moved on to
the finals where they lost again
to Elmira 7-15, 7-15. Coach
Wilson commented, "Elmira had
a fairly experienced team. They
were able to find the holes in our
team and play on them."
She also commented that the
Elmira team seemed to out
psych the Lions. Coach Wilson
Puerto. ,Matures
Lady Lions continue slide
also said that Molly Samuels,
middle hitter for the team,
played very well.
Coach Wilson noted that in
the Alfred game, "The team had
the best attack percentage of the
year. The team was really
focused with only two serving
errors."
The coach also commented on
Carrie Grzejka who had fifty
percent of the kills. The Lions
finished the tournament in
second place.
On September 23, the Lady
Lions took on Wooster College
here at home. The seams front
this game were 1-15, 14-16, and
9-15. The key players in this
game were Grzejld, :SaTnueli,
and Jonelle Curtis.
Coach Wilson's said, "We
_played real tenativ,ely.,, We had
trouble getting into the game."
The Lady Lipns are on the
road again today, visONI Thiel
for a tri-match. Westminster is
the other team they , will play.
They are home on . October 5,
when they play Washington and
Jefferson and Fredonia. Game
time is 6 p.m.
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Thursday, September 30, 1993
"She's much imOroved
since last season."
--Coach Gallegos
by Joe Mottillo
Collegian 947
For the second time in three
weeks, the Athlete of the Week
is one of the women's tennis
team's super sophomores.
Jennifer Puerto, a third
semester accounting major, has
played near flawless tennis in the
last week as she has improved
her record to 9-5 in singles.
Puerto won two matches in
Behrend's Super Sport
Tournament this weekend. The
two victories landed the
sophomore out of Miami,
Florida on the All Tournament
Team.
"She's much improved since
last season," said tennis coach,
Dan Gallegos, "she's a more
mature player."
"Mentally more than
anything," said Puerto on her
improvement, "I enjoy it more."
Puerto commented on the
team, most of whom are here
from last year's first winning
season. "We've all grown
mentally. We can all enjoy it
more since we don't have
freshman jitters."
When Puerto isn't busy on the
court, she spends a good deal of
time in many activities. Puerto
is a member of Lambda Sigma,
Delta Sigma Pi business
fraternity, OLAS (secretary), and
the Accounting Club, in which
she is Vice-President
Coach Gallegos summed up
Puerto's play by saying, "A day
without Jennifer at practice is a
day without sunshine. She
brightens up the whole team."