November 17, WALSH UNIVERSITY
For the third year in a row, MVNC came up just short in its bid to go to the NAIA National Tournament as the Lady Cougars fell to Walsh 29-31, 30-28, 24-30, 24-30 in the NAIA Region IX championship match. Darcee Hoberg pounded 18 kills with 17 digs and four blocks in her final match, while Amanda Triplett blasted 15 kills with 16 digs and four blocks in her final match. Katie Zipf added 12 kills and four blocks, and Carrie McClelland posted 11 kills and a team-high six blocks. Andrea Rudd also handed out 43 assists in her final match, while Deanna Stayman registered a team-high 19 digs in her final match.
November 17, MALONE COLLEGE
The Lady Cougars advanced to the championship match of the NAIA Region IX Tournament for the third straight year with a 30-23, 30-20, 30-27 semifinal win over Malone. Amanda Triplett pounded a team-high 11 kills with 15 digs, while Darcee Hoberg and Carrie McClelland smashed 11 and 10 kills respectively with McClelland leading the team with six blocks. Chelsea Knight and Katie Zipf contributed nine kills apiece, and Hoberg posted a team-high 17 digs. Andrea Rudd also handed out 44 assists.
November 16, WALSH UNIVERSITY
MVNC, the top seed, fell in the championship match of the American Mideast Conference Tournament to third-seeded Walsh by the scores of 30-24, 14-30, 30-22, 23-30, 11-15. Amanda Triplett led the way with 20 kills and 23 digs, while Darcee Hoberg smashed 14 kills and posted 22 digs. Carrie McClelland added nine kills, and Katie Zipf finished with six kills and three blocks. Andrea Rudd handed out 49 assists to go along with 15 digs, while Deanna Stayman contributed 12 digs and two aces.
November 16, DAEMEN (NY) COLLEGE
The top-seeded Lady Cougars rallied to defeat fifth-seeded Daemen 26-30, 30-28, 30-23, 30-28 in the semifinals of the American Mideast Conference Tournament. Amanda Triplett pounded a team-high 19 kills with four aces and 14 digs, while Darcee Hoberg added 14 kills. Carrie McClelland smashed 10 kills, and Katie Zipf and Chelsea Knight contributed five kills each with Knight posting a team-high four blocks. Andrea Rudd also handed out 47 assists with 15 digs, and Katey Percival compiled 10 digs.
November 15, URBANA UNIVERSITY
After a nine-day layoff, top-seeded MVNC swept past ninth-seeded Urbana 30-17, 30-22, 30-16 in the quarterfinals of the American Mideast Conference Tournament. Amanda Triplett led the team with 11 kills and 12 digs, while Katie Zipf added nine kills. Darcee Hoberg finished with nine kills, 11 digs, and three aces, and Carrie McClelland posted seven kills and four blocks. Chelsea Knight also registered seven kills, while Andrea Rudd handed out 30 assists.
November 6, at Walsh University
The Lady Cougars became the first team in conference history to claim at least a share of four straight conference titles as MVNC downed Walsh, ranked #19 in the latest NAIA national poll, by the scores of 30-23, 31-29, 21-30, 30-23 in American Mideast Conference play. Darcee Hoberg led the way with 15 kills and 12 digs, while Amanda Triplett pounded 16 kills to go along with 12 digs. Carrie McClelland finished with eight kills and a career-high 12 blocks, and Jeni Vanderhoof served up four aces. Chelsea Knight posted eight kills, while Katie Zipf compiled five blocks and six kills. Andrea Rudd handed out 41 assists, and Deanna Stayman registered 16 digs.
November 2, vs. Indiana Wesleyan University
MVNC suffered its second pool play loss at the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament as the second-seeded Lady Cougars dropped a hard-fought 30-26, 30-23, 27-30, 19-30, 16-18 decision to third-seeded Indiana Wesleyan, the defending NCCAA national champs, as the team bowed out of the tournament. Amanda Triplett led the team with 15 kills and 17 digs, while Darcee Hoberg added 14 kills, 16 digs, and three aces. Andrea Rudd finished with 17 digs and 47 assists, and Katie Zipf compiled 10 kills and seven blocks. Deanna Stayman posted 19 digs and four blocks, while Carrie McClelland and Chelsea Knight contributed eight and five blocks respectively. For her efforts, Hoberg was named to the All-National Tournament Team.
November 2, vs. Trinity Christian (IL) College
The second-seeded Lady Cougars notched their second pool play win of the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament as MVNC downed seventh-seeded Trinity Christian 30-23, 30-15, 30-16. Darcee Hoberg led the way with 14 kills and five aces, while Andrea Rudd handed out 37 assists. Amanda Triplett finished with seven kills and 10 digs, and Katie Zipf and Carrie McClelland smashed eight and seven kills respectively. Deanna Stayman also posted a team-high 11 digs.
November 1, vs. Union (TN) University
MVNC, the second seed, was swept by sixth-seeded Union in pool play action at the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament by the scores of 29-31, 25-30, 25-30. Amanda Triplett led the team with 15 kills, while Darcee Hoberg added 11 kills, 11 digs, and four blocks. Andrea Rudd handed out 30 assists, and Katie Zipf compiled seven kills, four blocks, and two aces. Carrie McClelland also smashed six kills. The loss snapped the team's 10-match winning streak.
November 1, at Gardner-Webb (NC) University
The Lady Cougars began play at the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament with a 30-24, 30-25, 30-24 win over host Gardner-Webb, the tenth seed, in pool play. Darcee Hoberg led second-seeded MVNC with 15 kills and 10 digs, while Amanda Triplett recorded 13 kills, 11 digs, and three blocks. Chelsea Knight and Carrie McClelland posted four and three blocks respectively, and Jeni Vanderhoof finished with 12 digs and two aces. Andrea Rudd handed out 29 assists to go along with 10 digs, while Deanna Stayman led the team with 13 digs.
October 29, TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
MVNC won its ninth straight match and its 75th consecutive conference home match dating back to 1991 as the Lady Cougars swept Tiffin 30-28, 30-11, 30-17 in American Mideast Conference action. Carrie McClelland led the way with 11 kills and four blocks, while Katie Zipf added 10 kills and four blocks. Amanda Triplett pounded seven kills with 13 digs, and Darcee Hoberg finished with five kills and 10 digs. Andrea Rudd handed out 34 assists to go along with three blocks, while Deanna Stayman served up four aces. The match was the final regular-season home match for
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Stayman, Rudd, Hoberg, and Triplett.
October 27, vs. Cedarville University
The Lady Cougars extended their winning streak to eight straight matches as MVNC swept Cedarville 30-11, 30-16, 30-12 in an American Mideast Conference match. Carrie McClelland led the team with 12 kills and three blocks, while Amanda Triplett also pounded 12 kills. Darcee Hoberg finished with 11 kills and a team-high six aces, and Deanna Stayman added three aces and 11 digs. Andrea Rudd also contributed 38 assists, two aces, four kills, and three blocks.
October 27, at Ursuline College
MVNC won its seventh straight match as the Lady Cougars downed Ursuline 30-11, 30-13, 29-31, 30-12 in American Mideast Conference action. Amanda Triplett (13), Carrie McClelland (12), and Darcee Hoberg (10) all reached double figures in kills, while Katie Zipf and Jessica Harding each posted three blocks. Jeni Vanderhoof served up five aces to go along with 10 digs, and Deanna Stayman registered 12 digs and three aces. Katey Percival led the team with 28 assists, while Andrea Rudd handed out 19 assists.
October 26, vs. Point Park (PA) College
The Lady Cougars made it nine straight years with at least 30 wins as MVNC swept Point Park 30-17, 30-14, 30-16 in American Mideast Conference action for the team's 30th victory of the season. Chelsea Knight led MVNC with nine kills and three blocks, while Carrie McClelland also pounded nine kills. Katie Zipf added seven kills, and Jessica Harding and Jeni Vanderhoof finished with six kills apiece with Harding adding a team-high four blocks. Deanna Stayman and Megan Daugherty served up two aces, while Andrea Rudd handed out 28 assists with two aces. Katey Percival also registered 17 assists.
October 23, at Ohio Dominican College
MVNC won its fifth straight match as the Lady Cougars swept Ohio Dominican 30-28, 30-18, 30-17 in an American Mideast Conference match. Carrie McClelland led the way with 12 kills and six blocks, while Katie Zipf added eight kills in just 13 attempts. Darcee Hoberg finished with nine kills and 12 digs, and Deanna Stayman contributed four aces and 13 digs. Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 19 and 17 assists respectively, while Jessica Harding posted three blocks.
October 20, UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE
The Lady Cougars extended their winning streak to four straight matches with a sweep of Rio Grande in American Mideast Conference action by the scores of 30-15, 30-11, 30-22. Katie Zipf led the way with 10 kills, while Jessica Harding and Chelsea Knight each smashed eight kills. Carrie McClelland and Darcee Hoberg added seven and six kills respectively, and Deanna Stayman posted a team-high 13 digs. Amanda Triplett served up four aces, and Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 26 and 14 assists respectively.
October 20, ROBERTS WESLEYAN (NY) COLLEGE
MVNC outlasted Roberts Wesleyan to win an American Mideast Conference match by the scores of 30-21, 19-30, 30-27, 30-28. Darcee Hoberg and Amanda Triplett each pounded 16 kills and registered 11 digs to lead the team, while Katie Zipf and Chelsea Knight finished with nine kills apiece. Carrie McClelland contributed six kills and a team-high six blocks, and Triplett served up three aces. Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 29 and 18 assists respectively.
October 19, SAINT VINCENT (PA) COLLEGE
The Lady Cougars swept past Saint Vincent 30-14, 30-12, 30-15 in an American Mideast Conference match. Carrie McClelland led MVNC with 11 kills and three blocks, while Darcee Hoberg finished with seven kills and a school record-tying seven aces. Amanda Triplett pounded six kills to go along with nine digs, and Jessica Harding and Andrea Rudd added five kills apiece with Rudd handing out 22 assists. Katey Percival registered 14 assists, while Megan Daugherty also served up two aces.
October 16, WALSH UNIVERSITY
MVNC rallied from a two-game deficit to upset Walsh, ranked #12 in the latest NAIA national poll, by the scores of 29-31, 26-30, 30-24, 30-20, 15-9 in American Mideast Conference action. Amanda Triplett paced the Lady Cougars with 25 kills, 14 digs, and four blocks, while Darcee Hoberg pounded 24 kills with 20 digs. Carrie McClelland contributed 11 kills and five blocks, and Katie Zipf added eight kills and seven blocks. Jeni Vanderhoof and Deanna Stayman reached double figures in digs with 11 and 10 respectively, while Andrea Rudd handed out 44 assists to go along with three blocks. Katey Percival also registered 22 assists.
October 11, at Madonna (MI) University
The Lady Cougars saw their six-match winning streak come to an end as MVNC fell 20-30, 18-30, 24-30 in a non-conference match at Madonna, ranked #22 in the latest NAIA national poll. Amanda Triplett led the Lady Cougars with 12 kills and seven digs, while Darcee Hoberg added nine kills, three blocks, and nine digs. Carrie McClelland posted a team-high five blocks, and Andrea Rudd handed out 28 assists. Katie Zipf also pounded six kills.
October 9, MALONE COLLEGE
MVNC notched its biggest win of the season to date with a 34-32, 31-29, 18-30, 30-18 victory over Malone in American Mideast Conference action. Darcee Hoberg and Amanda Triplett each pounded 14 kills with Hoberg posting 16 digs and Triplett registering 10 digs and two aces. Carrie McClelland finished with 11 kills and seven blocks, and Jessica Harding and Katie Zipf smashed seven kills apiece. Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 28 and 21 assists respectively, while Deanna Stayman recorded a career-high 26 digs.
October 6, vs. Urbana University
The Lady Cougars extended their winning streak to five straight matches by sweeping Urbana 32-30, 30-19, 30-26 in an American Mideast Conference match. Darcee Hoberg led the way with 17 kills, while Amanda Triplett finished with 10 kills and 10 digs. Carrie McClelland smashed 11 kills, and Jessica Harding and Katie Zipf added eight and seven kills respectively. Chelsea Knight posted six kills and a team-high three blocks, while Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 33 and 14 assists respectively. Megan Daugherty also served up a team-high two aces. The victory was the 600th win for head coach Paul Swanson in his 18th season at MVNC.
October 6, at Notre Dame College
MVNC won its fourth straight match with a 30-13, 30-19, 30-15 straight game victory over Notre Dame in American Mideast Conference action. Carrie McClelland led the Lady Cougars with nine kills and five blocks, while Chelsea Knight smashed eight kills. Amanda Triplett finished with six kills and a school-record-tying seven aces, and Darcee Hoberg and Katie Zipf also registered six kills apiece. Katey Percival and Andrea Rudd handed out 15 and 14 assists respectively, while Jeni Vanderhoof served up three aces.
October 5, vs. Geneva (PA) College
The Lady Cougars swept past Geneva by the scores of 30-18, 30-23, 30-21 in an American Mideast Conference match. Darcee Hoberg paced MVNC with 11 kills and three blocks, while Jessica Harding, and Amanda Triplett each pounded five kills. Chelsea Knight and Katie Zipf posted four blocks apiece, and Deanna Stayman served up a team-high three aces. Megan Daugherty and Jeni Vanderhoof each added two aces, while Rudd handed out 18 assists to go along with three blocks. Katey Percival also registered 12 assists.
October 4, KENYON COLLEGE
After two weeks on the road, MVNC returned home to sweep Kenyon 30-23, 30-19, 30-19 in non-conference action. Amanda Triplett led the way with nine kills, while Carrie McClelland blasted six kills. Darcee Hoberg and Jessica Harding each finished with five kills each as Hoberg also recorded three blocks. Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 16 and 11 assists respectively, and Deanna Stayman posted 12 digs to go along with a team-high six aces.
September 29, vs. Shawnee State University
The Lady Cougars returned to their winning ways as MVNC swept Shawnee State 30-10, 30-25, 30-24 in an American Mideast Conference match. Darcee Hoberg led the way with 12 kills and three aces, while Jessica Harding pounded 10 kills. Katie Zipf and Andrea Rudd posted two blocks apiece, and Deanna Stayman served up two aces. Katie Percival handed out 10 assists to go along with two aces, while Rudd also distributed 25 assists.
September 29, vs. Daemen (NY) College
MVNC had its six-match winning streak snapped as the Lady Cougars fell by the scores of 26-30, 21-30, 30-19, 30-18, 11-15 to Daemen in American Mideast Conference action. Amanda Triplett led the way with 18 kills, three blocks, and 15 digs, while Darcee Hoberg added 13 kills, three blocks, and 15 digs. Carrie McClelland contributed 12 kills and a team-high seven blocks, and Katie Zipf matched her career high with 10 kills. Deanna Stayman served up a team-high three assists, while Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 23 and 11 assists respectively.
September 28, at Carlow (PA) College
The Lady Cougars extended their winning streak to six consecutive matches as MVNC swept Carlow 30-12, 30-22, 30-25 in an American Mideast Conference match. Darcee Hoberg paced the Lady Cougars with 14 kills and 12 digs, while Carrie McClelland added seven kills and three blocks. Deanna Stayman contributed four aces and 12 digs, and Amanda Triplett and Katie Zipf smashed nine kills apiece. Katey Percival and Andrea Rudd also handed out 24 and 19 assists respectively.
September 25, at Tiffin University
MVNC won its fifth straight match as the Lady Cougars swept Tiffin by the scores of 30-21, 30-28, 30-18 in American Mideast Conference action. Darcee Hoberg led the team with 14 kills, while Chelsea Knight matched her career high with 10 kills. Carrie McClelland recorded two aces, seven kills, and three blocks, and Katie Zipf finished with seven kills and four blocks. Amanda Triplett posted 13 digs, while Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 25 and 15 assists respectively. Deanna Stayman also served up two aces.
September 22, vs. Central State University
The Lady Cougars extended their winning streak to four straight matches with a 30-12, 30-7, 30-6 win over Central State in an American Mideast Conference match. Jessica Harding led the team with six kills and four aces, and she served for 14 straight points in the third game. Katie Zipf added five kills, while Megan Daugherty served up three aces. Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 18 and 11 assists respectively, while Chelsea Knight led the team with three blocks.
September 22, at Seton Hill (PA) College
MVNC won its third straight match with a 30-16, 30-22, 32-30 victory over Seton Hill in American Mideast Conference action. Carrie McClelland led the team with 15 kills anf five blocks, while Katie Zipf pounded eight kills. Jessica Harding finished with seven kills, and Chelsea Knight and Jeni Vanderhoof pounded five kills apiece. Amanda Triplett also contributed five kills to go along with a team-high two aces, while Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 28 and 12 assists respectively.
September 21, vs. Houghton (NY) College
The Lady Cougars swept an American Mideast Conference match from Houghton, the defending NAIA Region IX champions, by the scores of 30-24, 30-27, 30-23. Carrie McClelland paced MVNC with 10 kills and four blocks, while Chelsea Knight added eight kills and six blocks. Darcee Hoberg finished with eight kills and two aces, and Amanda Triplett contributed seven kills and five blocks. Katie Zipf also smashed seven kills, while Andrea Rudd registered 30 assists.
September 20, OHIO DOMINICAN COLLEGE
MVNC snapped its brief two-match losing skid as the Lady Cougars swept Ohio Dominican 31-29, 30-13, 30-21 in American Mideast Conference action. Darcee Hoberg led MVNC with 12 kills and 10 digs, while Amanda Triplett also smashed 12 kills. Jessica Harding recorded five kills and two blocks, and Katie Zipf pounded five kills. Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 27 and 15 assists respectively, while Deanna Stayman and Jeni Vanderhoof each served up a team-high two aces.
September 18, at Malone College
In a battle between the 2000 American Mideast Conference co-champs, the Lady Cougars fell in four games to Malone by the scores of 30-27, 25-30, 20-30, 28-30. Darcee Hoberg led the way with 12 kills and 24 digs, while Amanda Triplett finished with 11 digs and three blocks. Deanna Stayman served up three aces to go along with 11 digs, and Katie Zipf matched her career-high with 10 kills. Carrie McClelland contributed seven kills and four blocks, while Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 25 and 10 assists respectively.
September 15, TAYLOR (IN) UNIVERSITY
MVNC finished second at the Pizza Hut Invitational as the Lady Cougars dropped a hard-fought match to Taylor, ranked #17 in the NAIA, by the scores of 22-30, 30-23, 30-23, 27-30, 13-15. Darcee Hoberg led the team with 18 kills and 10 digs, while Amanda Triplett finished with 13 kills and 21 digs. Andrea Rudd pounded a career-high eight kills and handed out 41 assists, and Deanna Stayman posted 14 digs. Carrie McClelland contributed 10 kills and four blocks, while Katie Zipf registered seven kills and five blocks. Jessica Harding also added five kills and a career-high nine blocks. Hoberg, Triplett, and Stayman were named to the All-Tournament Team.
September 15, ROBERTS WESLEYAN (NY) COLLEGE
The Lady Cougars improved to 3-0 at the Pizza Hut Invitational with a 30-23, 30-28, 30-9 victory over Roberts Wesleyan. Carrie McClelland and Chelsea Knight led MVNC by smashing 12 and eight kills respectively. Darcee Hoberg added eight kills, 13 digs, and a career-high five aces, while Amanda Triplett finished with eight kills, three aces, and 11 digs. Andrea Rudd handed out 23 assists, and Jeni Vanderhoof served up three aces as the team tied the school record with 15 aces in the match. Katie Zipf also led the team with four blocks.
September 14, SAINT XAVIER (IL) UNIVERSITY
MVNC remained unbeaten at the Pizza Hut Invitational by downing Saint Xavier by the scores of 30-24, 30-21, 30-20. Darcee Hoberg led the way with 13 kills and 11 digs, while Amanda Triplett pounded nine kills to go along with a team-high 15 digs. Deanna Stayman served up three aces, and Andrea Rudd handed out 40 assists. Katie Zipf and Chelsea Knight also contributed six kills apiece.
September 14, MARIAN (IN) COLLEGE
The Lady Cougars opened up play at the Pizza Hut Invitational with a 30-13, 30-17, 30-21 victory over Marian. Darcee Hoberg pounded a team-high nine kills to go along with two aces, while Chelsea Knight smashed seven kills. Amanda Triplett finished with six kills and two aces, and Amber Thorne posted a team-high three blocks. Katey Percival and Andrea Rudd handed out 15 and 13 assists respectively.
September 8, SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY
MVNC improved to 9-0 as the Lady Cougars defeated Shawnee State 30-17, 30-23, 30-12 in a non-conference match. Amanda Triplett led the team with seven kills, two blocks, and six aces, while Katie Zipf pounded six kills. Carrie McClelland posted five kills and two blocks, and Andrea Rudd and Katey Percival handed out 16 and 13 assists respectively. Darcee Hoberg and Amber Thorne each served three aces as the Lady Cougars tied the school record with 15 aces in the match.
September 8, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-NEWARK
The Lady Cougars swept past Ohio State-Newark 30-17, 30-11, 30-13 in non-conference action. Head coach Paul Swanson notched his 600th career victory with the win. Jeni Vanderhoof led the team with eight kills and 12 digs, while Katie Zipf finished with six kills and a team-high four blocks. Jessica Harding and Darcee Hoberg smashed six and five kills respectively, and Megan Daugherty served up a team-high four aces. Andrea Rudd handed out 19 assists, while Katey Percival added 12 assists. Amber Thorne also recorded three aces.
September 6, at Denison University
MVNC remained unbeaten as the Lady Cougars swept Denison 30-26, 30-24, 30-24 in non-conference action. Carrie McClelland led the way with 11 kills and six blocks, while Darcee Hoberg finished with 10 kills and three blocks. Amanda Triplett smashed eight kills, and Deanna Stayman served up a team-high three aces. Andrea Rudd handed out 20 assists, while Katey Percival contributed 12 assists.
September 4, CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
The Lady Cougars swept by Capital 30-19, 30-20, 30-22 in a non-conference match that was the team's home opener. Darcee Hoberg led MVNC with 14 kills and 11 digs, while Amanda Triplett pounded 11 kills. Carrie McClelland finished with six kills, and Chelsea Knight contributed five kills and a team-high five blocks. Andrea Rudd registered 26 assists and seven kills, while Jeni Vanderhoof posted 11 digs. McClelland and Deanna Stayman each served up a team-leading two aces.
September 1, vs. Roberts Wesleyan (NY) College
MVNC claimed the Messiah (PA) College Invitational title with a 30-19, 30-21, 35-33 victory over Roberts Wesleyan. The Lady Cougars were led by Amanda Triplett with 17 kills and 20 digs, while Darcee Hoberg finished with 12 kills and 25 digs. Carrie McClelland pounded 11 kills, and Chelsea Knight contributed nine kills and five blocks. Katey Percival recorded four blocks, 14 digs, and 37 assists, while Deanna Stayman served up a team-high two aces to go along with 13 digs.
September 1, vs. York (PA) College
The Lady Cougars advanced to the championship match of the Messiah (PA) College Invitational with a 30-17, 30-21, 30-17 win over York as MVNC won its pool. Carrie McClelland smashed a team-high 10 kills and contributed two blocks. Amanda Triplett and Katie Zipf each finished with seven kills, while Jeni Vanderhoof added seven kills, 11 digs, and three aces. Deanna Stayman also had three aces and 19 digs, and Katey Percival distributed 46 assists.
September 1, at Messiah (PA) College
MVNC remained unbeaten at the Messiah (PA) College Invitational with a 30-21, 30-9, 30-20 victory over the host school. Carrie McClelland led the way with 11 kills and four blocks, while Darcee Hoberg and Amanda Triplett each pounded eight kills. Deanna Stayman recorded 11 digs, and Katey Percival handed out 33 assists. Jeni Vanderhoof served up three aces and scored 13 straight points in the second game.
August 31, vs. Gallaudet (DC) University
The Lady Cougars began play at the Messiah (PA) College Invitational by sweeping Gallaudet by the scores of 30-20, 30-18, 30-23. MVNC was led by Darcee Hoberg with 10 kills, while Carrie McClelland added eight kills and six blocks. Katie Zipf posted a team-high eight blocks, and Katey Percival finished with six blocks and 27 assists. Deanna Stayman also served up a team-high three aces.
August 30, at Shepherd (WV) College
MVNC successfully opened up the 2001 season by sweeping Shepherd, an NCAA Division II school, by the scores of 30-21, 30-13, 30-23. Darcee Hoberg led the way with nine kills and 20 digs, while Amanda Triplett finished with eight kills and 21 digs. Katie Zipf recorded nine kills, and Carrie McClelland posted a team-high eight blocks. Deanna Stayman served up a team-leading six aces, while Katey Percival handed out 41 assists to go along with 11 digs.
