September
22, 2006 SYCAMORES BATTLE BUT FALL SHORT TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (1-3) Carbondale, Ill. - - - The Sycamore's opened their first Missouri Valley conference road swing of the season with a tough opponent in the Saluki’s of Southern Illinois. This game marked the return of Freshman Kelli Whitaker who had sat out the past two games with injury. The visiting Sycamore's came out of the gates slowly against their conference foe in the first game as they fell (30-21). In the second game they came back to win (30-25) in a game that saw the Sycamore's tally 15 total kills as compared to the Saluki’s 7. The Sycamore's looked to keep the momentum going into the third game but were countered by a veteran Saluki team which sought to get some momentum of their own as they won (30-23). The fourth game proved to be a carryover from the third as the Sycamore's could not withstand the Saluki offensive. The Saluki’s took the fourth game (30-19) and in doing so won the match. The Saluki’s moved to (Overall: 7-6 Conference 2-1) while the Sycamores dropped to (Overall: 3-11 Conference: 0-3). The Key performers for the Sycamore's were Senior Stephanie Roof who lead the team in attack percentage (.179) and Freshman Kristen Kerscher who was second on the team in attack percentage (.150) and lead the team with a total of 13 kills. The Saluki’s featured a three-headed attack of Johannah Yutzy (12 kills), Kristie Berwanger (14 kills), and Haley Hann (14 kills). The Sycamore's are in action again tomorrow (9/23) as they travel
to Evansville for a 7pm start.
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