No. 7 Madonna Advances
to Regional Championship Game
November 18, 2006
Site: Marion, Indiana (Indiana Wesleyan University)
Score: #7 Madonna 3, Indiana Tech 1 (30-16, 16-30, 30-17,
30-25)
Next MU Event: Saturday, Nov. 18 -- vs. Cornerstone (NAIA Region VIII
Championship) - 5:00 p.m. (ET)
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Sophomore
Whitney Fuelling was one of three Crusaders who recorded 15
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MARION,
Ind. --
Outside hitters
Whitney Fuelling (Milford,
Mich./Milford HS) and Lubovj Tihomirova
(Riga, Latvia/Rigas Gymnasia HS) and senior middle hitter
Caryn Inman (Oxford, Mich./Oxford
HS) all registered 15 kills while leading seventh-ranked Madonna to
a 3-1(30-16, 16-30, 30-17, 30-25) win over Indiana Tech in a semifinal
match of the NAIA Region VIII Tournament at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Madonna (37-2) advances to the regional championship game, which will be
played tonight at 5:00 p.m. (ET)
The Crusaders will meet up with WHAC rival Cornerstone for the third
time this season. Cornerstone advanced to the championship after
defeating Marian (IN) on Friday and then knocking off Indiana Wesleyan
earlier today.
The Crusaders have won 28 consecutive matches and are in search of their
fifth straight berth in the NAIA National Tournament.
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu
