Volleyball Hosts In-State Rival Wis.-Green Bay
10/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 24, 2006
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MILWAUKEE - The Marquette volleyball team will welcome in-state rival Wis.-Green Bay to the Al McGuire Center, Tuesday, at 7 p.m. The Golden Eagles have a 10-11 record in 2006, and with a victory over the 10-11 Phoenix, they can reach the .500-mark for the first time this season. The match can be seen live, over the internet, by visiting www.gomarquette.com and selecting the Marquette All Access link on the right side of the page.
MU is coming off a weekend in which it split two BIG EAST matches to start the second half of the conference season. Marquette fell, 2-3 (30-25, 25-30, 30-14, 23-30, 13-15) to Pittsburgh, Oct. 20, at The Al, before sweeping West Virginia (30-28, 30-14, 30-22), Oct. 22, improving its record to 6-3 in the conference.
Over the weekend, the Golden Eagles were led by junior Monica Renfrow, who recorded her second triple-double (10 K, 51 A, 14 D) of the season against the Panthers, and came within one kill of her third (9 K, 43 A, 12 D) against the Mountaineers. She recorded a 44.7 hitting percentage over the two-game span, leading the squad with 94 assists while ranking second with 3.25 D/G en route to being named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll.
In addition to Renfrow, senior Jamie Mueller continued her skillful place at the outside hitter position, recording her 17th and 18th double-doubles of the year with 19 kills and 14 digs vs. Pittsburgh, and 20 kills and 13 digs vs. West Virginia. She continues to rank amongst the BIG EAST's leaders in digs per game (4.93 - 4th) and kills per game (3.96 - 9th).
Also registering a big match for MU against UP was freshman Leslie Bielski. The outside hitter tallied a career-high 13 kills and now ranks third on the team with 2.15 K/G.
Aiming to knock off Marquette at home will be Wis.-Green Bay. With a 2-6 record on the road this season, the Phoenix are led offensively by senior Sarah Rauen, who is averaging 3.04 K/G and ranks second on the team with 3.48 D/G. Sophomore Abby Bergsma is second on the squad with 2.90 K/G and leads the team with 1.07 B/G. Setting up the hitters is junior Betty Slinger, averaging 9.05 A/G, and leading the Phoenix with 4.40 D/G is sophomore Megan Elfering.
The Golden Eagles have won eight-straight matches and 10 of the last 11 against the Phoenix. Last season at The Al, Marquette defeated Wis.-Green Bay, 3-1 (30-28, 23-30, 30-18, 30-27). Theresa Coughlin tallied a match-high 18 kills, and Jamie Mueller registered a double-double (16 K, 11 D).
