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Huntington College 2002-03 Season Summary
HC Ousted From MCC Tournament Having received the 8th-seed in the MCC post-season tournament, the Foresters traveled to Indiana Wesleyan to take on the top-seeded Wildcats, where they were beat in three straight, losing 21-30, 22-30, 18-30. Bethany Strom led HC with six kills and three blocks, while teammate Tiffany Malfait added six kills and two blocks. Renee Rupp dished out 20 assists for the Foresters and Melissa Bortner had a team-high seven digs. "We came out at the beginning of the match and played pretty well," said Coach Schroeder. "At the end of the first game, our passing went bad and we could not maintain any consistency." The loss concludes the women's season with a 14-21 record. Cornerstone Handles HC The women's volleyball team traveled to Grand Rapids to take on the Golden Eagles of Cornerstone University and fell in three straight, losing 19-30, 14-30, 18-30. Jessica Kendall led HC with 9 kills. Renee Rupp added a team-high 22 assists. The match completes the Foresters' regular season schedule with a record of 14-21. HC received the #8 seed for the MCC Conference Tournament and will go on the road for the first round to play the #1 seed, Indiana Wesleyan University, on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Foresters Fall to IWU In their final conference match, the Foresters struggled to get things going offensively and fell in three straight to Indiana Wesleyan, losing 19-30, 28-30, 22-30. Jessica Kendall was the lone bright spot for HC as she led the team in kills and blocks with 8 and 3 respectively. Renee Rupp had a team-high 22 assists and Lisa Landes added 11 digs. The loss drops the women to 14-20 on the year and 0-7 in the MCC. Foresters Knock Off Manchester Although the Foresters took two games to get going, they were able to pull off the win over the Manchester Spartans, winning 30-27, 26-30, 30-21, 30-18. Jessica Kendall led the team with 12 kills. Miranda Cook added 11 kills and 3 blocks, while Melissa Bortner contributed 7 kills and 14 digs. Renee Rupp added a team-high 19 assists. With the win the women improve to 14-19 on the season. HC Silences Thunder The Foresters silenced the Thunder of Tri-State University taking three straight games 30-18, 30-15, 30-18 to win the match. "We came out a lot more relaxed tonight than we did last night against St. Francis," said Coach Schroeder. "This has been such a mental season. When we come out relaxed, we play well." Bethany Strom led the Forester attack with 12 kills and 9 digs. Miranda Cook and Tiffany Malfait each added 9 kills, while Renee Rupp dished out 39 assists and had three blocks. The win boosts the women's season record to 13-19. St. Francis Downs HC The Foresters fell to 0-6 in the MCC with their loss to the University of St. Francis. After losing the first two games 22-30 and 21-30, HC responded with a 30-26 win, but then fell 19-30 in the fourth. Bethany Strom led the Foresters with 13 kills. Renee Rupp had 33 assists in the match and Jessica Kendall and Miranda Cook added three blocks apiece. The loss drops the women to 12-19 on the season. Foresters 1-1 on Weekend The Foresters went 1-1 in the Marian Tri-match, losing to host, Marian College 30-22, 23-30, 26-30, 25-30, then defeating Lindsey Wilson College 25-30, 30-28, 30-28, 30-27. HC's Jessica Kendall and Melissa Bortner each had 26 kills on the day to lead the Foresters. Kendall also added a team-high nine blocks. Bethany Strom contributed 22 kills and 22 digs to HC's cause, while Renee Rupp added 88 assists. The women now stand at 12-18 on the year. Goshen Outlasts Foresters A good effort falls short for the Foresters as they dropped a five-game heartbreaker to Goshen, losing 30-21, 27-30, 31-29, 25-30, 7-15. With their defense and passing working well, it was their inability to finish at the net that cost them in the end. Miranda Cook led the team with 15 kills. Jessica Kendall added 14 kills and 4 blocks, and Tiffany Malfait had 9 kills and a team-high 6 blocks. Bethany Strom dished out 39 assists and added five blocks and 1 team-leading 19 digs. "This was a tough match," said Coach Schroeder. "Once again we were in every game. Our blocking was fabulous, our passing was pretty good and we dug a lot of balls. The area that hurt us down the stretch was our attacks." With the loss, the Foresters fall to 11-17 on the season and 0-5 in the MCC. Foresters Knock Off Taylor-FW A solid team effort led to a Forester 3-game sweep of Taylor - Fort Wayne with HC winning 30-24, 30-25, 30-23. Melissa Bortner led the Foresters with 11 kills and 10 digs. Tiffany Malfait added nine kills and 5 blocks, while Jessica Kendall put down 7 kills and had a team-high 7 blocks. Renee Rupp and Bethany Strom combined for 36 assists and Miranda Cook led the team with 6 service aces. The win boosts the women's record to 11-16 on the season. Foresters Fall to Bethel The volleyball team fell to the Bethel College Pilots in three straight, losing 24-30, 12-30, 25-30. Melissa Bortner was the only bright spot for the Foresters recording 11 kills and 2 blocks. Bethany Strom added 12 assists and 12 digs. "It was a tough night," said Coach Schroeder. "We passed terrible and that tore our offense apart." The loss drops the women to 10-16 on the season and 0-4 in the MCC. Foresters Third at Judson The Foresters took two out of three matches at the Judson College Invitational to come away with a third place finish. HC lost its first match of the day to Illinois Institute of Technology 21-30, 22-30, 31-29, 26-30. With their setter, Renee Rupp, struggling with the flu, the Foresters could never get anything going. HC was able to regroup in the second match with Bethany Strom taking over for Rupp on the setting duties. The Foresters again got off to a slow start against Iowa Wesleyan, losing the first game 26-30, but came back to win the next two 30-14 and 30-24. Wesleyan responded with a 30-26 win to send the match to a fifth game. Game 5 was a battle from start to finish, but the Foresters prevailed 15-12. In their third match of the day, the Foresters knocked off host, Judson College 30-28, 28-30, 30-28, 30-18. HC's Tiffany Malfait, the lone Forester to be named to the All-Tournament team, had a team-high 15 blocks for the tournament and added 10 kills. Melissa Bortner recorded 30 kills and 11 blocks on the day, and Bethany Strom dished out 95 assists. The women now stand at 10-15 on the season. Foresters Fall to Marian Costly errors at critical junctures cost the Foresters a match they should have won. Although HC was able to hang with the Marian College Knights in each game, they fell 31-33, 29-31, 30-27, 23-30. Jessica Kendall led the team with 15 kills, while Bethany Strom added 14 kills, 18 digs, and 3 service aces. Renee Rupp dished out a team-leading 46 assists. "We hung with them every game, but couldn't get over the hump," said Coach Schroeder. "Every time we would get a lead, we made a series of errors and let Marian back in the game." The loss drops the women to 8-14 on the season and 0-3 in the conference. Foresters Handle Taylor Ft. Wayne After a slow start, the Foresters put together two solid games to knock off the Lady Falcons of Taylor University Fort Wayne 30-21, 30-16, 30-14. Bethany Strom led HC in three statistical categories with 13 kills, 11 digs, and 6 service aces. Jessica Kendall added 7 kills and 2 blocks, while Renee Rupp had a team-high 34 assists. "This was a nice win for Homecoming," said Coach Schroeder. "We got a chance to get everyone some playing time." With the win, the Foresters improve to 8-13 on the season. Foresters Down Squires A quick hitting offense gave the Foresters the edge they needed to down the Manchester College Squires 30-23, 30-20, 26-30, 30-17. HC dominated at the net with middle hitters, Jessica Kendall and Tiffany Malfait, combining for 23 kills and 5 blocks. Melissa Bortner had a good all-around game recording 8 kills, 3 blocks, 22 digs and 3 serving aces. Renee Rupp led the Foresters with 41 assists. The win moves the women to 7-13 on the season. Foresters Fall to Taylor Aggressive play kept the Foresters close for a game and a half, but in the end, the Trojans of Taylor University had their way and knocked off HC in three straight 30-28, 30-21, 30-13. In the first game of the match with the score tied at 28, the Foresters committed a costly error and Taylor put the game away with a nice combination attack. In game two, HC made a run at the Trojans midway through the game, but couldn't sustain the intensity level to get over the hump. The Foresters went down in game three without much of a fight. Melissa Bortner led the Foresters with 14 kills in the match, Tiffany Malfait added 4 blocks, and Renee Rupp had 29 assists. The loss drops the women to 6-13 on the year and 0-2 in the MCC. Foresters 2-2 in Tournament The Foresters split their four matches at the University of St. Francis Tournament in Joliet, Illinois. In their first match, HC played well and gave the host Lady Saints a battle, but fell 28-30, 24-30, 30-32. The Foresters next faced Barat College and won easily 30-24, 30-16, 30-11. On Saturday morning, the women again came out aggressively and took out Aquinas in three, winning 30-23, 30-24, 30-18, but could not sustain their intensity and fell in their final match to Dakota Wesleyan 30-27, 17-30, 22-30, 20-30. Melissa Bortner led the team in kills for the weekend with 41 and added 15 blocks. Tiffany Malfait had a team-high 19 blocks, while Renee Rupp had a team-leading 101 assists for the tournament. Bethany Strom added 6 aces to lead the team. With their 2-2 record for the tournament, the women move to 6-12 on the season. Foresters Fall to Grace The Foresters stayed with the Lancers of Grace College in the first game of the match, but struggled in the next two, losing their opening MCC match 25-30, 13-30, 23-30. Melissa Bortner led the team with eight kills. Renee Rupp had a team-high 21 assists and Tiffany Malfait had four blocks. The Foresters fall to 4-10 on the season and 0-1 in the conference. Foresters Third At ONU Tournament The women's volleyball team went three for four at the Olivet Nazarene Tournament on the weekend. After losing their first match to Cornerstone University 30-13, 30-12, 30-12, the Foresters ran off three straight wins to capture third place in the tournament. In their second match on Friday, HC finally put a close one in the win column, defeating the University of Illinois Springfield 31-29, 27-30, 30-28, 26-30, 15-7. On Saturday, the Foresters had a repeat performance of their previous match, this time out-lasting Judson College in five 33-31, 30-20, 23-30, 33-35, 16-14. In the final match of the weekend, the women put it all together and dismissed Lindsey Wilson College in three straight, winning 30-22, 30-21, 30-19. Several players had notable performances during the tournament. Melissa Bortner recorded 44 kills, 12 blocks and 22 digs in four matches, while Bethany Strom added 22 kills, 39 digs and nine services aces. Renee Rupp led the team with 124 assists and freshman Tiffany Malfait gave the team a lift contributing 11 kills and 23 blocks off the bench. Bortner and Strom's play warranted their selection to the All-Tournament team. With their 3-1 record on the weekend, the Foresters improve to 4-9 for the season. Foresters Get First Win Despite struggling to get their offense on track, the Foresters played the big points well and recorded their first win of the season, defeating Tri-State University in three straight (31-29, 30-22, 30-21). HC's Jessica Kendall, who had five blocks and a team-high 12 kills, drew praise from Coach Schroeder. "Jessica kept us in the match. She played well at the net and blocked and hit very aggressively." Melissa Bortner also had a solid performance contributing 10 kills and a team-leading 8 blocks. Renee Rupp led the team with 30 assists. The win moves the women to 1-8 on the season. Foresters Remain Winless While hosting the Huntington Tournament on the weekend, the women's volleyball team played several tight matches, but could not put one in the win column. In Friday's action, the Foresters fell to Grace College in five, losing 23-30, 30-27, 30-26, 24-30, 3-15, and lost to the University of Michigan Dearborn 30-21, 29-31, 27-30, 26-30. Saturday began much the same as Friday with a five-game loss to Cedarville University, falling 30-17, 26-30, 23-30, 30-28, 13-15. In their final match of the tournament, HC lost three straight to Taylor University 24-30, 11-30, 29-31 to go 0-4 for the weekend. For the tournament, HC's Melissa Bortner led the team with 54 kills and was selected as a member of the All-Tournament Team. Renee Rupp had a team-high 133 assists and Jessica Kendall added 14 blocks. Taylor won the tournament with a perfect 4-0 record. "Although we went 0-4 for the tourney, we played better that last week," said Coach Schroeder. "We had a lot of hard fought matches and just couldn't get over the edge to pull out a victory." With the weekend results, the Foresters fall to 0-8 on the year. Foresters Winless At Madonna The women's volleyball team opened their season at Madonna University, playing in a tournament against several of the top teams in the region. Poor passing and a sputtering offense led to an 0-4 weekend for the Foresters. On Friday, HC lost both matches in three straight, falling 13-30, 17-30, 25-30 to host Madonna University and 23-30, 20-30, 28-30 to Saginaw Valley State. Saturday's matches were disappointingly similar with HC again losing both matches in three straight. The Foresters lost to Georgetown 14-30, 14-30, 24-30 and fell 28-30, 22-30, 27-30 to Trinity Christian College. On the weekend, Melissa Bortner led the Foresters with 23 kills and 18 blocks, while Renee Rupp led the team with 47 assists. The Foresters fall to 0-4 on the season. |
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