August
29, 2006 SYCAMORES FALL TO EASTERN ILLINOIS IN CLOSE MATCH TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The volleyball team was in action Tuesday night against the visiting Eastern Illinois University Panthers. The team got off to a tremendous start with a 32-30 victory in the opening game. They went on to drop the next two 30-28 and 30-25 respectively. In the fourth game they came on strong posting a 30-19 victory. This sent the match to a decisive fifth game where the Sycamores built a lead but saw it slip away, eventually losing 15-8 in the final game. There were several bright spots for the Sycamore’s on the evening with Freshman Kelli Whitaker (New Palastine, Ind. / New Palestine H.S.) posting a team-high 16 kills. She was followed up by the continued strong all-around play of Senior Stephanie Roof (Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community H.S.) who came in second on the team with 13 kills and also registering a team-high 3 blocks. The next game for the Sycamores is Friday September, 1 as they travel to the Duquesne Invitational (Pittsburg, Pa.) where their first opponent is St. Francis with the match scheduled to get underway at 3pm (ET).
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