Madonna Takes A Pair At Sailfish Classic
Tihomirova leads MU
attack with 44 kills in two matches; Gatt posts 50 digs
Sept
21, 2007
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Amanda Lenart posted a career high four kills and three blocks
in MU's win over Northwood on Friday afternoon. |
Northwood Box Score |
Embry Riddle Box Score
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.
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The 18th-ranked Madonna volleyball
team opened play at the Palm Beach Atlantic
Sailfish Classic with a 3-0 win over Northwood (FL)
in the day's first match and closed the night with a 3-1 win over Embry Riddle. Senior Jacqui Gatt posted
50 digs in the two matches.
Lubovj Tihomirova led MU with 23 kills while Whitney
Fuelling added 12 of her own and Jacqui Gatt posted 30 digs in the win over
Northwood
Red shirt freshman Amanda
Lenart (right) set new career highs with four kills and three blocks in place of
an injured Martie Mazur.
The Crusaders continued play
with the night's last match, this time facing off with Embry Riddle. MU
came out of the night cap with a 3-1 win.
Madonna took game one 30-18
before dropping game two 30-22. The Crusaders rebounded to take the next two
games by finals of 30-23 and 30-25.
MU's all-American Tihomirova
continued her assault on the national leader board, posting 21 kills. Joining
Tihomirova in double digits kills was Whitney Fuelling with 17 along with Mary
McGinnis and Stephanie Parslow who had 11 each.
The Crusaders return to the
court on Saturday morning at 11am.
Contact:
Patrick Moore, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
pimoore@madonna.edu
