2008 Woodie Awards
Volleyball sweeps three on the road in SBC play
Women win three games in three days
Brooks Kirchheimer
Issue date: 10/16/07 Section: Sports
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With the help of junior Holly Benson's (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 10 digs and 12 kills, the Pioneers swept University of Louisiana-Monroe (0-21, 0-8 SBC) on Thursday night 3-0 (30-19, 30-24, 30-11). Benson, outside hitter, marked her third straight double-double in this game and senior middle blocker Kim Muller (Ballwin, Mo.) had 10 kills, while overall the Pioneers had 48 kills in the match. Sophomore setter Clare Maxwell (Western Springs, Ill.) continues to lead the team with the most assists, 37.
"The strength of our team this weekend, was not allowing our opponents to
score multiple points in a row, said Head Coach Beth Kuwata. "We were able to limit their runs, in general by playing great defense."
The Pioneers (13-9, 7-2 SBC) did not lose any momentum going into Friday night's game against the University of Louisiana-Lafayette (3-21, 2-7 SBC) Ragin' Cajuns.
"The two unsung people this weekend are Holly Benson and Kacie Wikierak; they did a great job of passing and played solid defensively," said Kuwata of the key players over the weekend.
Four Pioneer volleyball players had hitting percentages over .500 which allowed them a 3-0 (30-25, 30-15, 30-22) win. Muller recorded her season-best with a .625 hitting percentage, while middle block Kerry Porter (Western Springs, Ill.) hit .588 and two other Pioneers Alyta Baris (Belvidere, Ill.) and Maxwell hit .529 and .556 respectively.
"Overall we played pretty consistently throughout the weekend," said Kuwata. "We kept the pressure on teams that we were playing and didn't allow them to gain any confidence throughout."
After two wins under their belts, on Sunday, the Pioneers faced their final opponent of the weekend, University of New Orleans (11-11, 5-4 SBC). The swept the UNO Privateers 3-0 (30-17, 30-27, 30-28).
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