Crusaders Complete Tournament Sweep
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Senior middle hitter
Caryn Inman earned all-tournament honors after leading the
Crusaders offense with 17 kills against #21 Doane. |
8/26/2006
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Early Bird
Day One Recap
Dearborn,
Mich. --
The Madonna volleyball team swept #21 Doane
(Neb.) College by scores of 30-18, 33-31 and 30-22 on Saturday
afternoon to win the UM-Dearborn Early Bird Tournament championship
after posting a 4-0 record.
Madonna advanced to the
championship game after a 3-0 win over Mt. Vernon Nazarene by scores of
30-15, 30-18 and 30-27 earlier on Saturday. The fifth-ranked
Crusaders won two pool play matches on Friday before advancing on to
Saturday's championship bracket. Madonna defeated Spring Arbor
and Tiffin both 3-0 in pool play.
Senior middle hitter
Caryn Inman
(Oxford, MI/Oxford HS) and junior libero
Jacqui Gatt
(Livonia, MI/Churchill HS) were named to the all-tournament team
for their individual performances. Inman
posted 17 kills and four block assists in the championship game.
Gatt recorded a team high 21 digs and led the Crusaders
defensive effort in each match of the tournament.
Freshman setter
Inta Grinvalds
(Portage, MI/Portage Central HS) gained more confidence in
her first collegiate season after recording 39 assists and six block
assists in the Crusaders win over Doane. Grinvalds
posted a season high 45 assists on Friday night against Tiffin
during the pool play round of the tournament.
Lubovj Tihomirova
(Rigas, Latvia/Rigas Classic HS) led the offensive charge for
the Crusaders over Spring Arbor in the first match of the tournament
with 15 kills. Tihomirova improved her kills totals against
Tiffin in Friday's nightcap by posting 18 kills.
The early morning match up on Saturday between Madonna and Mt. Vernon Nazarene featured the
top two winningest active head coaches in the NAIA. Madonna
head coach Jerry Abraham recorded win number 775 (20
years) following the Crusaders win over the Cougars and later number
776 against Doane. MVNU head
coach Paul Swanson picked up his 782nd win (23 years) in pool play
on Friday before falling to Madonna in the semifinals.
The Crusaders improved to 5-0 overall and will travel to Great
Falls, Montana this week and take part in the University of Great
Falls Tournament beginning on Friday (Sept. 1) at 3:00 p.m. (ET)
against tournament host, the University of Great Falls.
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu
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