Crusaders Post 2-0
Mark at Tri-Match on Saturday
September 30, 2006
Site: Georgetown, Ky.
Score: #9 Madonna 3, King-TN 0 (30-17, 30-22,
30-24)
Next MU Event: Tuesday, Oct. 3 -- at Aquinas (Grand Rapids,
Mich.), 7:00 p.m. ET
GEORGETOWN,
Ky. --
The Madonna Crusaders went undefeated at
the Georgetown College tri-match on Saturday in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Madonna defeated King (TN), 3-0, by scores of 30-17, 30-22, and 30-24 in
the afternoon match.
Lubovj Tihomirova (Riga, Latvia/Rigas Gymnasia HS)
posted a game high 21 kills in the win over the Tornado.
Senior co-captain
Heather Spooner
(Woodhaven, MI/Woodhaven HS) and sophomore
Stephanie Parslow
(Clinton Twp., MI/Dakota HS) helped Madonna's defensive effort
with five blocks and six blocks respectively.
Freshman
Inta Grinvalds
(Portage, MI/Portage Central HS) led the offensive charge with 39
assists.
In the first match of the day, the front line of the ninth-ranked
Madonna Crusaders dominated Indiana-Southeast on Saturday as the
Crusaders defeated the Grenadiers, 3-1, by scores of 30-21, 30-22,
26-30, and 30-26.
Tihomirova
posted a team high 24 kills and senior middle hitter
Caryn Inman
(Oxford, MI/Oxford HS) recorded 23 kills for the Crusaders in the
win.
Junior libero
Jacqui Gatt (Livonia, MI/Churchill HS) collected 19
digs for Madonna.
Freshman
Natalie Niblock (White Pigeon, MI/White Pigeon HS)
orchestrated the Madonna offense with 41 assists.
With the wins the Crusaders improve to 23-2 overall and are winners 14
consecutive matches.
Madonna will
return to league play on
Tuesday (Oct. 3) as the Crusaders travel to Grand Rapids for a 7:00 p.m.
(ET) tilt at Aquinas College.
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu

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