2008 Woodie Awards
Volleyball GLVC undefeated streak snapped
Zachary Groves
Issue date: 10/2/07 Section: Sports
Whenever SIUE faces Great Lakes Valley Conference rivals Northern Kentucky University or University of Indianapolis in either soccer or golf, it is almost sure to have an intense match on its hands.
SIUE volleyball, like its soccer counterpart, took on a nationally-ranked NKU squad Friday night only to fall 3-1 to blemish its otherwise spotless GLVC record. The Cougars then jumped ahead 1-0 early Saturday against the Indianapolis Greyhounds but could not keep up in the final three games to drop their second straight match on the three-game weekend road trip.
SIUE first extended its previously undefeated conference mark with win number seven on a 3-0 sweep against Saint Joseph's College Thursday night in Rensselaer, Ind.
SIUE Head Coach Todd Gober said No. 24-ranked NKU boasts two powerful hitters in Liz Holmes and Kristina Eisenmenger, both of whom were key to the Norse's success Friday.
Holmes recorded 23 kills and Eisenmenger finished with 15 against four Cougars with double-digit kills. Juniors Mallory Clements and Emily Rahn each tied for 12 on the night to lead the team.
"They ran a very quick offense," Gober said. "We prepared for them but I got to give them credit. They did their job."
SIUE lost to NKU for the first time since Sept. 28, 2002, according to the Norse's official Web site.
Had SIUE won Friday night, it would have played an Indianapolis team that was also undefeated in the conference. However, Casey Chrzastowski's 23 kills helped penetrate a Cougar defense that out blocked the Greyhounds and kept her team alive as the only undefeated squad in conference play.
"Their passing was phenomenal, they couldn't get anything to fall," junior outside hitter Kate Hofeldt said about the Greyhound offense.
Hofeldt added that Chrzastowski was part of an outside unit that was "kind of hard to stop."
"They got a couple of lucky bounces," Hofeldt said. "It's all about momentum."
Rahn again led the Cougars in kills with 14. Sophomore libero Tiffany Turner collected 18 digs in the effort.
SIUE volleyball, like its soccer counterpart, took on a nationally-ranked NKU squad Friday night only to fall 3-1 to blemish its otherwise spotless GLVC record. The Cougars then jumped ahead 1-0 early Saturday against the Indianapolis Greyhounds but could not keep up in the final three games to drop their second straight match on the three-game weekend road trip.
SIUE first extended its previously undefeated conference mark with win number seven on a 3-0 sweep against Saint Joseph's College Thursday night in Rensselaer, Ind.
SIUE Head Coach Todd Gober said No. 24-ranked NKU boasts two powerful hitters in Liz Holmes and Kristina Eisenmenger, both of whom were key to the Norse's success Friday.
Holmes recorded 23 kills and Eisenmenger finished with 15 against four Cougars with double-digit kills. Juniors Mallory Clements and Emily Rahn each tied for 12 on the night to lead the team.
"They ran a very quick offense," Gober said. "We prepared for them but I got to give them credit. They did their job."
SIUE lost to NKU for the first time since Sept. 28, 2002, according to the Norse's official Web site.
Had SIUE won Friday night, it would have played an Indianapolis team that was also undefeated in the conference. However, Casey Chrzastowski's 23 kills helped penetrate a Cougar defense that out blocked the Greyhounds and kept her team alive as the only undefeated squad in conference play.
"Their passing was phenomenal, they couldn't get anything to fall," junior outside hitter Kate Hofeldt said about the Greyhound offense.
Hofeldt added that Chrzastowski was part of an outside unit that was "kind of hard to stop."
"They got a couple of lucky bounces," Hofeldt said. "It's all about momentum."
Rahn again led the Cougars in kills with 14. Sophomore libero Tiffany Turner collected 18 digs in the effort.
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