October 25,
2007
Wildcats Sweep Lady Jacket VB
Box Score
MSUB Season
Stats
ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Central Washington
dominated from start to finish Thursday, sweeping Montana State
Billings 30-13, 30-19, 30-23. The loss dropped the
Yellowjackets to 15-8 overall and damaged their chances for an
at large NCAA Tournament berth. MSUB was ranked ninth in the
Pacific Region in this week’s NCAA poll.
The Wildcats held the Yellowjackets to just
29 kills and a .083 hitting percentage for the match. Central
hit .198 as a team and recorded 21 service aces. MSU Billings
led briefly early in the second and third games, but the
Wildcats never trailed after the seventh point of any game.
With the win, Central Washington moved past
MSUB for fourth place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
standings. Despite a 9-13 overall record, the Wildcats are 8-5
in the conference. The Jackets dropped to 8-6 in the GNAC.
No Yellowjacket hit for double-digit kills
in the match. Jennifer Boe (Casper, Wyo.) and Devon
Crotteau (Casper, Wyo.) each knocked down nine kills.
Crotteau also had 14 digs. Nicole Kruse (Huntley) picked up 21 of the Jackets’ 64 digs. The
Yellowjackets did not record a single service ace in the match
while serving up eight errors.
It was a bittersweet night for senior Alicia
Cazemier (Vauxhall, Alberta). She needed just two kills to
tie Jessica Bratton’s all-time school record for career kills;
she finished with three. Although she became the all-time
record holder at MSUB, the three kills and three errors on 22
attempts represented one of her worst hitting nights as a
Yellowjacket.
The Wildcats were led by Rachel Schurman’s
12 kills on a .296 hitting percentage. Kady Try added nine
kills and nine digs, and Erika Stevens picked up a match-high 24
digs. Erin Norris dropped in seven of the Wildcats’ 21 aces.
Schurman added six aces, and Deidre Scheidt had five.
The Yellowjackets face another tough test
Saturday night when they play at GNAC-leader Western
Washington. Tip off is scheduled for 8 p.m. Mountain. Live
stats will be available at www.wwuvikings.cstv.com. |
