September 6, 2002
Volleyball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Split First Two Of Madonna Tournament.

     Livonia, Mich. - The lady Cardinals split their first two games of the Madonna Tournament on Friday (Sept. 6), moving their record to 2-4 on the season. In the first game, the Cardinals dropped a 3-0 (30-22, 30-24, 30-20) contest to Georgetown College, but later rallied in their second match defeating Huntington College 3-0 (30-21, 30-20, 30-28).
    Despite the 3-0 loss to Georgetown College, senior Jamie Reed (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage HS) led the team with 20 assists while adding seven digs. Sophomore Kelly Samalik (Freeland, Mich.) led the team with 8 kills, while junior Valarie Lyczkowski (Temperance, Mich./Bedford HS) collected four kills in the team's loss.

    In the redbirds 3-0 victory over Huntington College Reed came up with 25 digs to spark the team. Freshman Emily Marshall (Ypsilanti, Mich.), dished out 17 assists, Samalik killed off seven, and Lisa Pfenninger (Bay City) came up with five service aces. Lyczkowski had a great all-around game, contributing seven kills, seven digs, five block assists, and one solo block.
    "We passed the ball around very well in our second match, that allowed us to run our offense, said head coach Bob Sells.
    The Cardinals will play the host Madonna on Saturday (Sept. 7) at 11:30 am. The Crusaders came into the tournament with a perfect 8-0 record. The Cardinals will also play a tournament finale on Saturday (Sept. 7) either at 1:00 pm or 3:30 pm.

Contact: Daniel Tata (989) 964-4933