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Huntington College 2001-02 Season Summary Foresters Open Season 1-3 At Madonna The Foresters traveled to the Madonna University tournament to open their season. In their first match against host, Madonna, the women fell in three straight games 14-30, 20-30, and 16-30. Crissy Collins led HC with 8 kills and 3 blocks. Jennifer Bechtel had 21 assists and Lisa Landes and Maria McCabe each had 9 digs. In Friday's second match, the Foresters lost a hard-fought match to Saginaw Valley State 28-30, 26-30, 30-18, 27-30. Maria McCabe had 16 kills and 9 digs. Jennifer Bechtel had 44 assists and Lindsey Reinking had 3 blocks. HC began Saturday's play with another close match with conference rival, Taylor University. The Foresters fell 23-30, 27-30, 28-30 to the Trojans. Crissy Collins again led the team in kills with 14. Lisa Landes had 10 digs and Jennifer Bechtel had 29 assists. The women got in the win column in their final match of the tournament by beating Rochester 30-18, 30-22, 30-5. HC was led in kills by Maria McCabe with 12. Miranda Cook had 3 blocks and Jennifer Bechtel finished with 27 assists. The Foresters are now 1-3 on the season. Foresters Improve to 2-3 Playing before their home crowd for the first time this season, the Foresters took advantage of the under-staffed and out-matched Tri-State Thunder to secure their second win of the season. After a slow start in the first game, HC began to find their rhythm and cruised to a 30-17, 30-16, 30-14 victory. Sophomore Miranda Cook led the Foresters with 11 kills and four blocks. Jennifer Bechtel and Abby Tribolet had 20 assists and 19 assists, respectively. The Foresters are now 2-3 on the season. Foresters Go 2-2 At Olivet Nazarene Tourney The Foresters move to 4-5 on the season after finishing 2-2 at the Olivet Nazarene Tournament. HC played their first match against host ONU and fell 30-28, 17-30, 17-30, 21-30. The Foresters got in the win column in their next match defeating Judson College 26-30, 30-26, 34-32, 30-26. In their first match on Saturday, they handled Trinity International University with a convincing 30-9, 30-28, 30-17 win, and then fell to Bethel College 21-30, 25-30, 22-30 in their final match. Maria McCabe led the Foresters in kills for the tournament with 29 and as a result was named to the All-Tournament Team. Jennifer Bechtel had 123 assists and 34 digs for the tournament and Miranda Cook had 11 blocks and 12 serving aces. Foresters Drop Conference Opener Weak blocking and the inability to get anything going led to the Forester's demise against the Wildcats of Indiana Wesleyan University. The Foresters were kept off balance by IWU's middle and outside attack and fell in three straight games 20-30, 27-30, 22-30. For the match, Crissy Collins led the team with 13 kills and two blocks. Jennifer Bechtel had 24 assists and 13 digs. The women fall to 4-6 on the season and 0-1 in the conference. Foresters Split In Taylor Tourney The women got off to a slow start losing their first two matches on the weekend, but rebounded with wins in their final two matches to go 2-2 at the Taylor University tournament. On Friday, the Foresters fell in three straight to Olivet Nazarene University 15-30, 13-30, 14-30, and lost to Grace College 25-30, 17-30, 19-30. HC turned things around on Saturday with a 30-28, 30-19, 30-28 win over Robert Morris and a tough come from behind win over Aquinas 32-34, 30-23, 27-30, 30-20, 15-13. For the tournament, the Foresters were led by All-Tournament team selection, Crissy Collins, with 49 kills and 9 aces. Miranda Cook had 15 blocks and Jennifer Bechtel had 67 assists. With their two weekend wins, the women move to 6-8 on the season, which equals their number of wins last season. Foresters Fall To Grace In Three To run a successful offense, you need to pass well. With 30 passing errors, the Foresters didn't give themselves a chance against a tough Lancer squad. Grace took advantage on their service points and took out HC in three straight games 30-21, 30-20, 30-26. Crissy Collins led the team with nine kills and two blocks. Jennifer Bechtel had 19 assists and Lisa Landes had 11 digs. The women fall to 6-9 on the season and 0-2 in the conference. Defiance Downs HC The Foresters took one game from the Yellow Jackets of Defiance College, but lost the match 30-23, 26-30, 23-30, 27-30. For the Foresters, Crissy Collins had 19 kills and 17 digs. Marian McCabe had 14 kills and 3 blocks, while Jessica Kendall had five blocks, 10 kills and 14 digs. Jennifer Bechtel had 49 assists. The loss drops the women to 6-10 on the season. Foresters Fall to 0-3 in MCC Despite a strong start to the match, the Foresters fell in three straight to Taylor University losing 26-30, 13-30, 21-30. "We started the match playing very well. In game two, we got caught on our heels too much and Taylor just out-gunned us," said Coach Schroeder. For the match, Crissy Collins led HC with nine kills and eight digs. Jessica Kendall, whose efforts drew praise from the coach, had six kills and three blocks. Jennifer Bechtel had 22 assists. The Foresters are now 6-11 overall and 0-3 in the conference. Spring Arbor Outlasts HC It took five games to decide the match. After winning two of the first three, the Foresters faltered and lost the remaining two to give the match to Spring Arbor College 30-21, 27-30, 32-30, 17-30, 10-15. Crissy Collins again led the Foresters with 24 kills and 15 digs. Jessica Kendall had 12 blocks, while Jennifer Bechtel had 51 assists. HC falls to 6-12 on the season. HC Gets First Win in MCC It was a team effort that got the Foresters their first conference win of the season over Marian College. HC took out the Knights in three straight winning 30-22, 30-17, 32-30. The team effort was visible statistically, as Maria McCabe and Jessica Kendal both had 11 kills while Crissy Collins added 9. Three players also had 12 or more digs (McCabe 15, Jennifer Bechtel 14, and Collins 12), and Bechtel had a team leading 31 assists. The win raises the women's record to 7-12 overall and 1-3 in the conference. HC Drops Two at Cornerstone The Foresters got off to a slow start in both their matches and could never recover resulting in two losses at the Cornerstone Tri-Match. In their first match, HC fell to Grace College 14-30, 25-30, 30-28, 24-30. Crissy Collins led the Foresters with 14 kills and 2 serving aces, while Jennifer Bechtel had 34 assists and 15 digs. In their second match, the women were able to take a game from Cornerstone, but couldn't sustain their momentum and lost 17-30, 23-30, 30-24, 22-30. Crissy Collins again led HC with 15 kills and 14 digs. Jessica Kendall added 12 digs and 3 blocks. Abby Tribolet contributed 19 assists and 4 aces. "We still don't have the consistency we need to challenge the better teams," said Coach Schroeder. The two losses drop HC to 7-14 on the season. Foresters Knock Off Bethel Defense was the key that led to a 30-26, 30-25, 30-24 win over Bethel College, their second straight conference victory. "We finally played a consistent match," said Coach Schroeder. "From the beginning our defense was great in blocking and digging. Our defense really set us up to run a quicker offense." The Foresters were led by Crissy Collins with 14 kills, 2 blocks, and 15 digs. Jessica Kendall added 2 blocks and 12 digs, while Jennifer Bechtel had 28 assists and 4 aces. With the win, the women improve to 8-14 on the season and 2-3 in the conference. Foresters Win Anderson Quad The Foresters won all three of their matches on Saturday to take the Anderson Quad and move their winning streak to five in a row. HC got things started by putting away Otterbein College quickly 30-26, 30-27, 30-24. They then outlasted host Anderson University winning in five 30-22, 24-30, 24-30, 30-21, 15-11, and came from behind to beat Goshen College 26-30, 30-21, 30-20, 30-26. Crissy Collins came up big on the day for the Foresters with 61 kills, 8 blocks, 29 digs, and 13 aces. Jennifer Bechtel led the team with 144 assists during the tournament. Several other individuals had key contributions throughout the tournament as well. Maria McCabe chipped in 29 kills, while Miranda Cook had 9 blocks, and Jessica Kendall had 14 kills and 6 blocks. On Friday evening, the Foresters beat Manchester College in three straight winning 30-12, 30-20, 30-20. Collins led HC with 15 kills, 2 blocks, 11 digs, and 6 aces. Kendall also played well contributing 7 kills, 3 blocks, and 11 digs. Bechtel had 31 assists for the match. With their four wins on the weekend, HC improves to 12-14 on the season. Foresters Win Sixth in a Row It took four games, but the Foresters were able to extend their winning streak to six with their 30-24, 21-30, 30-27, 30-26, win over Goshen College. HC's Crissy Collins again led the team in several statistical categories. She had 21 kills, 17 digs, 5 blocks and 4 aces. Jennifer Bechtel had a team high 41 assists. The win moves the Foresters to 13-14 on the season and 3-3 in the conference. Foresters 3-2 in Tournament After losing both their matches Friday evening, the Foresters responded by winning all three matches on Saturday. The three wins raise their season record to 16-16 making it just the second time this season that they have reached the .500 mark. On Friday, the women fell to Michigan-Dearborn in four 30-25, 23-30, 16-30, 21-30 and lost to Milligan in five 30-27, 21-30, 23-30, 30-22, 13-15. On Saturday, HC got off to a quick start taking out Rochester in three straight 30-10, 30-19, 30-14, and handled Manchester just as easily winning 30-10, 30-18, 30-28. The Foresters then outlasted Bethel beating them in five 30-23, 30-25, 24-30, 22-30, 15-7. For the tournament, the Foresters were led by All-Tournament team selection, Crissy Collins, with 75 kills, 9 blocks, 47 digs, and 8 aces. Miranda Cook added 15 blocks and 26 kills, while Bethany Woelffer had 45 kills and 30 digs. Jennifer Bechtel led the team with 157 assists. The Foresters will play an important conference match tomorrow evening at home against St. Francis at 7:30 p.m. If the women win, they will have an opportunity to host a first round match in the MCC Tournament. Come out and cheer the Foresters on to victory! Foresters Fall to St. Francis A home match in the first round of the MCC tournament was at stake as the Foresters battled the Cougars of St. Francis. The winner would play host to the other in the opening round. HC started out on fire and won the first game easily 30-20, but couldn't maintain their level of play and lost the next three 28-30, 26-30, 18-30. Last week's Conference Play of the Week, Crissy Collins, led the Foresters with 17 kills, 2 blocks and 22 digs. Jennifer Bechtel added 43 assists. The loss drops the women to 16-17 on the season and completes their regular season conference schedule at 3-4. HC will travel to St. Francis next Thursday, November 8 for the first round of the MCC volleyball tournament. Foresters Win Quad The Foresters played three solid matches to win their own quad tournament. They got off to a quick start against Rio Grande beating them in three straight 30-17, 30-27, 30-24. They then avenged an earlier loss by outlasting Cornerstone and won the highly contested match in five games 31-29, 16-30, 30-23, 20-30, 17-15. In their third match of the day, HC defeated Goshen 30-23, 30-21, 30-28. Crissy Collins led the team with 34 kills and 20 digs, while Bethany Woelffer chipped in with 18 kills, 19 digs, and 7 aces. Jennifer Bechtel had 101 assists for the tournament. "Anytime you win your own tournament, it's a big boost," said Coach Schroeder. "We won a tough 5-game match. This was a big confidence builder for us heading into our conference tourney." With the three wins, the women improve to 19-17 on the season, having won six of their last seven matches. Foresters Fall to Greyhounds The Foresters closed out their regular season with a loss to the University of Indianapolis. HC could never get anything going and fell in three straight to the Greyhounds, losing 20-30, 12-30, 27-30. The women finish their regular season with a record of 19-18. They will now travel to the University of St. Francis on Thursday for their first round match in the MCC Conference Tournament. The match will start at 7:30 p.m. Foresters Ousted From MCC Tournament The Foresters couldn't overcome a slow start and exited the MCC Tournament in the first round, losing 21-30, 8-30, 34-32, 17-30 to the Cougars of St. Francis. The team was led by Crissy Collins' 16 kills and 3 aces. Maria McCabe had 4 blocks, while Bethany Woelffer added 18 digs and Jennifer Bechtel dished out 36 assists. HC concludes their season with a 19-19 record. Two Foresters Named All-Conference Congratulations to seniors Crissy Collins and Jennifer Bechtel, who earned All-Conference honors this season. Collins was named to the first team and Bechtel was second team. |
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