Marquette University Athletics
Young Marquette Volleyball Team Posts 10 Wins
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
May 20, 1999
The 1998 Marquette volleyball team featured a young lineup that struggled with its identity throughout much of the season. Many of those young players gained valuable playing time that will help the teams of the future.
Marquette finished with a 10-19 overall record and a 4-12 mark against Conference USA teams. The Golden Eagles lost to UNC Charlotte in the first round of the C-USA Tournament.
Perhaps the biggest news of the season came off the court. Head coach Tat Shiely, the only coach in the 23-year history of Marquette volleyball, announced her retirement following the Golden Eagles' final match. She compiled a 380-455-5 mark and ranked 37th on the NCAA Division I career wins list prior to the start of the season.
One of the highlights of the season was a victory at Houston on Oct. 16. The win snapped a seven-match losing streak, the longest of the season, for the Golden Eagles. Houston earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament at the conclusion of the regular season.
Jeni Myers wrapped up her collegiate career near or at the top of several statistical lists. She holds the career record with 3,036 hitting attempts. Myers ranks third with 1,030 kills and 134 service aces. On the season she was had 250 kills, 20 service aces and 273 digs.
Sophomore Katherine Lindros turned in a fine all-around season. She was the team leader in kills (338), service aces (36); and digs (351). Her 1,016 hitting attempts were fifth most in a single season in school history. Lindros was named to the Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team.
Liz Egasti, another sophomore, is rapidly on her way to owning the career assist record. She finished 1998 with 1,323 assists, the second-highest single-season mark. Egasti set the season record last year and is the only player in school history who has recorded 1,300 or more assists in two seasons. Egasti needs 798 assists to become the career leader in that category.
Chris Curtin joined Lindros as one of Marquette's primary offensive threats. Curtin ranked second on the team with 302 kills and sported a .244 hitting percentage, best among the Golden Eagles. Curtin was second on the squad with 76 total blocks. She earned a spot on the Loyola-Chicago Invitational All-Tournament Team.
Mehgan Devine was named to the Conference USA All-Freshmen Team after a solid first season. She led the Golden Eagles with 101 total blocks and also recorded 189 kills.
