Women’s Volleyball Travels To Illinois and Indiana – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/2/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 2, 1999
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State (11-8 overall, 5-7 Big Ten, tied for 6th in the Big Ten) faces Illinois (12-6, 8-4, tied for 3rd) and Indiana (14-7, 5-7, tied for 6th) in road matches this week. The Buckeyes play at Illinois Friday in a match that will be broadcast on Sunday by ESPN2. OSU faces Indiana Saturday.
The Buckeyes lost last Wednesday to top-ranked Penn State in four games (6-15, 12-15, 17-15, 4-15) and defeated Northwestern Friday in three (15-5, 15-5, 15-7).
OSU-ILL ON ESPN2 CABLECAST
ESPN2 will delay cablecast the Ohio State-Illinois match. The match will be carried Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Bill Doleman will call the action with Heather Cox providing the color.
LOOKING AT THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State, offensively, is led by Rosie Snow who averages 3.96 kills (273) per game. Jen Flynn ranks second with a 3.01 average on 214 kills. Sue Calligaris is the team’s top percentage hitter at .316. On the serve, Flynn has a team-high 24 aces with Snow at 18 aces. Setter Katie Virtue is averaging 12.61 assists per game. Defensively, Snow has a team-high 185 digs (2.68) with Flynn second with a 2.39 average (170). Suzie Stiling (8-48, .82) has a team-high 56 blocks and Calligaris is second (2-42, .81) with 44 total blocks.
As a team Ohio State is hitting .242 and averaging 16.54 kills per game. OSU averages 2.01 blocks, 13.26 digs and 1.46 aces per game. Buckeye opponents are hitting .214 and average 14.10 kills per game. Opponents average 2.54 blocks, 11.75 digs and 0.93 aces per game.
FOUR FRESHMEN STARTERS
Ohio State has started four freshmen (Katie Virtue, Suzie Stiling, Shelly Draeger and Sue Calligaris) along with Rosie Snow and Jen Flynn in five of the last six matches. That starting combination has a 3-2 record. Snow, Flynn and Draeger have started every match this season with Stiling starting 12 and Calligaris 11. A game-by-game starting lineup is on page four. VIRTUE ‘SETS’ CAREER HIGH
With 74 assists against Penn State, Katie Virtue set a career high. The 74 assists broke her previous high of 69 set last week against Minnesota.
STILING DIGS THIS GAME
Suzie Stiling played big in the match against Penn State. She had 15 kills, four assist blocks and a career-high 19 digs in the match. Her previous high for digs was six at Purdue and at Akron.
FLYNN POWERS THE OFFENSE
A career-high 23 kills by Jen Flynn led the Buckeye offense against Penn State. The 23-kill performance broke her previous career-high of 18 set in 1998 at Wisconsin. Against Northwestern, she had a match-high 14 kills. Flynn also had a season-high 18 digs in the match.
VIRTUE HELPS DEFENSIVELY
Setter Katie Virtue helped the Ohio State cause against Penn State with nine digs and a career-high six assist blocks. Her previous high was four against Minnesota.
CALLIGARIS CONTRIBUTES
Sue Calligaris had a career-high of 14 kills against Penn State Wednesday. Her previous high was 10 at Purdue. She also hit .355 in the match. Calligaris is hitting .331 in Big Ten Conference matches and is now sixth in league hitting statistics.
IT’S “SNOW”ING AGAIN
After a subpar showing the previous weekend, Rosie Snow responded Wednesday night with a 19-kill, 18-dig performance against Penn State. In her previous two matches, Snow had totaled only 10 kills, ending a 36-match streak of double-figure kills.
BOTICA OFF THE BENCH
Once again Anne Botica came off the bench to produce for Ohio State. Against Penn State she had 11 kills, eight digs and two assist blocks. Last week she had a career-high 21 kills against Minnesota.
FLYNN 17TH IN CAREER KILLS
With a career-high 23 kills against Penn State and 14 vs. Northwestern, Jen Flynn collected 37 kills last week and now has 814 in her career. That number ranks her 17th on the OSU career kills list. Flynn moved past Dawn McDougall (1988-91) with 800 and Andrea Pankova (1995-97) with 792.
FLYNN TIED FOR 15TH IN CAREER ACES
An ace serve against Penn State and two in the Northwestern match raised Jen Flynn’s career ace total to 98 and moved her into a tie for 15th on the OSU career list. She is tied with Vicki Wright (1983-86).
FLYNN NINTH IN CAREER DIGS
A season-high 18 digs against Penn State and five against Northwestern gives Jen Flynn a career-total of 1,048 and moves her into ninth place on the OSU career list. She passed Kristi Neuman (1983-86) with 1,045 and needs five digs to move past No. 8 Gabriele Jobst (1992-94) who has 1,052.
DENTING THE LIONS
With Ohio State’s 17-15 game three win over Penn State, the Buckeyes became only the sixth team to take at least a game from Penn State this season. PSU lost to Florida 2-3 for its only loss of the season. The Nittany Lions have lost games to Nebraska (1), Texas (1), Texas (1), Michigan State (2) and Wisconsin (1). The game win for OSU also stopped a seven-match string of shutouts by Penn State over the Buckeyes.
OSU 1-4 AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS
The upset win at Wisconsin marked OSU’s first win this season over a nationally-ranked squad. The Badgers were ranked 24th and OSU was unranked. Ohio State is now 1-4 against ranked opponents, losing to No. 20 @Michigan (2-3), to No. 1 @Penn State (0-3), to No. 23 Minnesota (2-3) and No. 1 Penn State (1-3).
OSU vs. Ranked Opponents 18t OSU at 20 @Michigan L 2-3 NR OSU at 1 @Penn State L 0-3 NR OSU at 24 @Wisconsin W 3-2 NR OSU vs 23 Minnesota L 2-3 NR OSU vs 1 @Penn State L 1-3 HEAD COACH JIM STONE
Jim Stone is in his 18th year at Ohio State. He has a 392-177 (.689) record with the Buckeyes and is 223-96 (.699) in Big Ten play. His squads have won Big Ten championships in 1989, 1991 and 1994 and in the last 10 years has only finished below third once. In the championship years, he was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year and in 1991 was the Volleyball Monthly Coach of the Year. For the last 10 years, OSU has participated in the NCAA Championships, advancing to the national semifinals in 1991 and 1994. Stone’s coaching career record includes three years at Wyoming (1979-1981). His 21-year career record is 442-219 (.669).
THE DEAN OF THE BIG TEN COACHES
Head coach Jim Stone begins his 18th-year in the Big Ten at Ohio State. Closest to Stone is Mike Hebert of Minnesota who is entering his 17th season. He spent 14 years at Illinois and the last three at Minnesota.
TELEVISION COVERAGE
The Buckeyes are scheduled for eight televised matches this season. OSU’s Nov. 5 match at Illinois will be carried by ESPN2. Broadcast of the match will be Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Ohio State also will take part in the Fox Sports Chicago Big Ten package. OSU’s match against Michigan Nov. 14 will be broadcast at 5 p.m. Eastern that day.
Ohio State also will have six matches produced by Central Ohio SPORT! Television. The following matches will be broadcasted by tape delay: Temple match Sept. 21 and 22, Illinois Oct. 5 and 6, Iowa Oct. 24 and 26, Penn State Oct. 28 and 29, Michigan State Nov. 13 and 14, Wisconsin Nov. 28 and 29. The matches will be replayed at 7 p.m. on Insight Communications (Ch. 36) and Time Warner (Ch. 24).
NEW LOOK FLOOR AT ST. JOHN ARENA
After 42 years of having a basketball floor painted on the floor of St. John Arena, a new look greets the 1999 season of volleyball. Earlier this year, the floor of St. John Arena was sanded down to removed the basketball court markings. In its place is a painted volleyball court for use by the women’s and men’s teams.
BUCKEYES MAKE THE GRADE
Ohio State had four student-athletes honored by the Big Ten for their academic standing. Angelee Abbring, Jen Flynn, Laura Stalling and Dana Stearns were honored as Academic All-Big Ten selections. In addition, six players were honored as Ohio State Scholar-Athlete Award Winners. Included with the four players listed above were freshmen Erin Baker and Carey Cavanaugh.
NATIONAL TEAM CONNECTION
Former Buckeye Laura Davis (1991-94) continues in volleyball as a member of the United States National team. She plays the libero position, a back-row only player. Davis, a two-time All-American, was the 1994 National Player of the Year. Jenny Jackson (1992-95), a member of the national team for the past several years left the team earlier this year to pursue a career in engineering. Jackson was a 1994 All-American and a three-time All-Big Ten selection.
IN THE PROFESSIONAL RANKS
Two former OSU players, Tricia Stragliotto (1993-95) and Vanessa Wouters (1996-97) are currently playing professionally in Europe. Stragliotto, a 1995 All-American and a three-time All-Big Ten pick is playing in Italy while Wouters, a 1995 All-American and the Big Ten Player of the Year is playing in Germany.
HOLLY O’LEARY ENTERS HALL OF FAME
Former Buckeye Holly O’Leary (1987-90) of Cincinnati, Ohio was inducted into the Ohio State Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 10. A two-time all-American, O’Leary was the 1989 Big Ten Player of the Year and helped OSU win the 1989 Big Ten Championship. She will join former players Mary Ormsby (1977-80), Lisa Bettio (1982-85) and Karen Alsbrooks (1976-79) in the Hall of Fame.
NCAA HISTORY
Ohio State has appeared in 10-consecutive NCAA Championships. The Buckeyes have advanced to the regional level seven times and twice (1991 and 1994) has reached the national semifinals. Overall the Buckeyes have a 13-10 (.565) record in NCAA play. OSU’s trips to the national semifinals included regional championship wins over Nebraska and Long Beach State on their courts.
NEXT UP FOR THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State returns home next week to face Michigan State Friday night and Michigan Sunday afternoon. The Michigan State match will be delayed cablecast by Central Ohio SPORT! Television and the Michigan contest will be cablecast by Fox Sports Chicago later on Sunday.
BIG TEN STANDINGS (Nov. 1) Conf. All 1 Penn State 12-0 22-1 2 Minnesota 10-2 19-5 3 Wisconsin 8-4 15-7 Illinois 8-4 12-6 5 Michigan Stat 6-6 16-8 6 Indiana 5-7 14-7 Purdue 5-7 13-8 Ohio State 5-7 11-8 9 Michigan 4-8 12-9 10 Iowa 3-9 4-15 11 Northwestern 0-12 2-20
Matches This Week 3 Iowa at Minnesota 5 Ohio State at Illinois Penn State at Indiana Purdue at Michigan Wisconsin at Michigan State Minnesota at Northwestern 5 Penn State at Illinois Ohio State at Indiana Iowa at Northwestern Wisconsin at Michigan Purdue at Michigan State
ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
#10 ANGELEE ABBRING
(’99, .214, 0.60 kpg) ’99 Played in 6 matches. ’98 Academic All-Big Ten…OSU Scholar-Athlete…18 matches with double-figure kills…4 matches with 20 or more kills…career-high 23 kills twice (Minnesota, Purdue)…mid-season back injury slowed her.
#4 ERIN BAKER
(’98, -.073, .59 kpg, .45 bpg) ’99 Played in one match. ’98 Career-highs of 5 kills, 4 aces and 5 digs (Minnesota)…career-high 6 assist blocks (Purdue).
#8 ANNE BOTICA
(’99, .257, 1.71 kpg, 1.13 dpg) ’99 Played in 17 matches…career-high 21 kills against Minnesota…career-high .700 against Iowa. ’98 Career-highs of 14 kills and digs vs. Texas Tech, double-figure digs in 3 of last 5 matches, ending the season with a streak of 3-consecutive double-figure kill matches.
#12 SUE CALLIGARIS
(’99 .316, 1.74 kpg, 1.44 dpg, .81 bpg) ’99 Played in 18 matches, starting 11, including the last three…career-high 14 kills at Penn State…career-high 15 digs at Wisconsin…career-high 6 assist blocks three times…hit .857 of 6 of 7 kills against Temple.
#13 NIKKI CISCO
(’99, 1.13 dpg) ’99 Played in 18 matches…season-high 10 digs against Penn State. ’98 A third-generation OSU student-athlete…career-high 18 digs (Florida).
#15 SHELLY DRAEGER
(’99, .182, 2.57 kpg, 1.49 dpg, .38 bpg) ’99 Started all 19 matches…career-high of 18 kills at Michigan…career-high 11 digs against Loyola Marymount and Wisconsin. ’98 (HS) Wisconsin Player of the Year…first team all-state (’97-’98).
#11 JEN FLYNN
(’99, .242, 3.01 kpg, 2.39 dpg, .41 bpg, .34 acepg) ’99 Started all 17 matches…named to All-Tournament team at LMU Furama Volleyball Classic…started both matches at outside hitter…season-high four aces against Iowa…career-high 23 kills against Penn State…season-high 18 digs against Penn State…11th OSU player to reach 1,000-plus digs…starting setter for first 2 matches, set half the Michigan match and the entire Michigan State match…preseason All-Big Ten selection at setter. ’98 Academic All-Big Ten, OSU Scholar-Athlete…starting setter but played at outside hitter in several matches…played with the USA World University Games squad during the past summer.
#6 SABRINA MEYERS
(first season) ’99 Has not played…an Honors Program student-athlete. ’98 Has played all positions…all-state selection…squad was 3-time district champion and won regional as a sophomore…club was Maple City.
#1 SHELLYE SILLS
(’99, .250, .17 kpg, .33 bpg) ’99 Played in 6 matches…had a kill and a block assist against Temple. ’98 OSU career leader in blocks per game at 1.26…ranked 5th in Big Ten with 1.28 blocks per game…career-high 10 blocks (1-9) equaled against Northwestern.
#2 ROSIE SNOW
(’99, .246, 3.96 kpg, 2.68 dpg, .38 bpg, .26 acepg) ’99 Started all 19 matches…season-high 32 kills at Michigan…season-high 19 digs against Illinois…double-figure kill streak of 36 matches ended against Minnesota…hit .632 at Dayton…has 1,113 career kills. ’98 All-Big Ten selection…Big Ten Player of the Week for wins over Florida and UCLA…ranked 13th nationally with a 5.09 kills per game average.
#5 BRIANNE SPIERS
(’99, 1.25 dpg) ’99 Played in 8 matches…knee injury against Michigan ended her season…season-high 8 digs at Michigan. ’98 Played in 14 matches including first 6 then missed 14 with a stress fracture of her cervix…career-high 15 kills against Florida in Hawaii…hitting a career-high .650 in that match…was limited to back row play after missed matches until the last 3…fifth-year senior after missing ’97 because of two operations.
#14 LAURA STALLING
(’98, .287, 1.03 kpg, 1.24 bpg) ’99 Played in two matches…high-ankle sprain in practice has caused her to miss the first 9 matches of the season. ’98 Academic All-Big Ten…OSU Scholar-Athlete…career-highs of 7 kills (Indiana) and 7 assist blocks (Michigan).
#7 DANA STEARNS
(’99, .306, 2.68 kpg, 1.44 dpg, .65 bpg) ’99 Played in every match, starting 14…season-high of 18 kills against Houston…season-high 10 digs against Houston and Michigan…season-high .588 (13-3-17) at Pittsburgh. ’98 Academic All-Big Ten…OSU Scholar-Athlete…Big Ten Player of the Week against Indiana and Northwestern …career-high 24 kills (Purdue, Texas Tech).
#9 SUZIE STILING
(’99, .208, 2.40 kpg, 1.07 dpg, .82 bpg) ’99 Played in all 19 matches, starting 12…career-high of 16 kills at Purdue while hitting a career-high .483 (16-2-29)…career-high 19 digs against Penn State…career-high 8 assist blocks at Wisconsin. ’98 (HS) honorable mention all-state…conference and team MVP…club was Sports Performance.
#3 KATIE VIRTUE
(’99, .231, .67 kpg, 12.61 astpg, 1.80 dpg, .44 bpg) ’99 Played in all 19 matches, starting 16…career-high 74 assists against Penn State…career-high of 12 digs at Wisconsin and against Minnesota…career-high six assist blocks against Penn State. ’98 (HS) state champions…’97 conference player of the year…Chicago Tribune first team all-state…club was Sports Performance…member of ’98 USA Junior National Team that won gold medal at NORCECA Championships in Mexico.
THE UPCOMING OPPONENTS
COMPARING THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS (all matches) ILL OSU IND Record 12-6 11-8 14-7 Games 65 72 75 Hitting % .248 .242 .219 Kills pg 15.22 16.54 17.13 Assist pg 13.65 15.11 15.16 Aces pg 1.25 1.46 1.84 Digs pg 13.52 13.26 15.49 Blocks pg 2.71 2.01 1.94
A LOOK AT ILLINOIS
Illinois is coming off losses at Wisconsin (0-3) and at Purdue (2-3). The Illini attack comes from Shandia Haddad and Betsy Spicer. Haddad is averaging 3.87 kills per game on 244 kills and Spicer has a 3.22 average on 203 kills. Spicer has a team high 85 blocks (1.35) while Haddad is second with 52 (.83). Spicer is the team’s top percentage hitter at .363 and has a team-high 16 ace serves. Defensively, Tracy Marshall has 170 digs (2.70) and Sara Sorrell 162 (2.57). Melissa Betz runs the offense and is averaging 12.67 assists on 798 sets.
Illinois is hitting .248 and averages 15.22 kills per game. The Illini average 2.71 blocks, 13.52 digs and 1.25 aces per game. Opponents are hitting .204 and average 14.88 kills. They average 2.83 blocks, 12.12 digs and 1.18 aces per game.
THE ILLINOIS SERIES
Ohio State and Illinois are tied at 23 wins each in the series. The Illini have won the last three meetings. The Buckeyes have won nine of the last 13 meetings. In Columbus, OSU has won 10 of the 18 meetings. The Illini have won 12 of 20 matches in Champaign while the Buckeyes are 5-3 in neutral matches.
Ohio State-Illinois since 1991 91 W A 3-1 15-8, 15-11, 12-15, 15-10 91 W H 3-0 15-2, 15-11, 15-8 92 L H 0-3 10-15, 1-15, 12-15 92 L A 0-3 9-15, 13-15, 12-15 92 L A 0-3 2-15, 7-15, 12-15 93 W A 3-0 15-4, 15-3, 15-13 93 W H 3-0 17-15, 15-3, 15-9 94 W H 3-1 15-8, 13-15, 15-4, 15-10 94 W A 3-1 14-16, 15-2, 15-6, 15-11 95 W A 3-1 16-14, 15-11, 15-17, 15-13 95 L H 3-1 15-13, 15-8, 15-17, 15-4 96 W H 3-0 15-6, 15-8, 15-11 96 W A 3-0 15-8, 15-9, 15-4 97 W A 3-0 15-2, 15-8, 15-10 97 W H 3-2 10-15, 15-8, 6-15, 15-6, 18-16 98 L A 1-3 15-17, 14-16, 16-14, 4-15 98 L H 1-3 10-15, 3-15, 15-10, 11-15 99 L H 2-3 15-4, 5-15, 3-15, 15-9, 10-15 ILLINOIS 3, OHIO STATE 2
Ohio State trailed Illinois two games to one, before coming back to win game four, but could not stop the Illini in game five for a 4-15, 15-5, 15-3, 9-15, 15-10 Illinois win. Shadia Haddah had a match-high 26 kills for Illinois with Betsy Spicer adding 16 and Tracey Marshall 13. Spicer produced 10 digs and was one of three players to record six total blocks in the match. Spicer had a solo and five assists as did Sara Sorrell (1-5) and Haddah (2-4). Buckeye Jen Flynn had a team-high 17 kills with Dana Stearns adding 15, Rosie Snow 14 and Suzie Stiling 11. Snow produced a match-high 19 digs while Stiling had a team-high six assist blocks for a new career-high.
The Illini hit .317 for the match to .207 for Ohio State. The Buckeyes had an eight to five advantage in ace serves but Illinois outblocked OSU 15 to 12. Each squad had 50 digs in the match.
Match 11 Oct. 3, 1999
St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio Illinois 3, #25 Ohio State 2
Illinois 4 15 15 9 15 Ohio State 15 5 3 15 10
Illinois (7-3 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) GP K Pct. SA DG BS BA Shadia Haddah 5 26 .426 0 8 2 4 Tracey Marshall 5 13 .235 2 9 0 2 Lydia Gard 4 5 .182 0 1 0 2 Melissa Beitz 5 1 .000 0 8 0 1 Sara Sorrell 5 7 .120 0 8 1 5 Betsy Spicer 5 16 .519 1 10 1 5 Dena Schorn 5 5 .500 2 6 0 4 Totals 73 .317 5 50 4 23
Ohio State (7-4 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) GP K Pct. SA DG BS BA Rosie Snow 5 14 .152 1 19 1 0 Katie Virtue 5 2 .286 3 8 0 1 Dana Stearns 5 15 .290 1 4 0 3 Jen Flynn 5 17 .255 1 9 1 4 Nikki Cisco 5 0 .000 2 3 0 0 Shelly Draeger 5 8 -.045 0 3 1 3 Anne Botica 2 0 -.500 0 0 0 1 Suzie Stiling 5 11 .364 0 4 0 6 Totals 67 .207 8 50 3 18
Assists: Illinois 64 (Beitz 62) Ohio State 61 (Virtue 53) Total Blocks: Illinois 15, Ohio State 12 Attendance: 1,252 Length of Match: 1:54 A LOOK AT INDIANA
Indiana comes into the weekend off a win at Purdue (3-1) and a loss at Wisconsin (1-3). The Hoosiers’ Amanda Welter has a team-high 276 kills (3.68). She is the top percentage hitter at .284. Ryann Connors has 256 kills and has a 4.20 per game average. Cydryce Carter leads the defense with 224 digs (2.99) and 76 blocks (1.01). Carter has a team-high 20 aces (.27). Quarterbacking the offense is Laura Gardner with 651 assists for a 12.06 per game average.
Indiana is hitting .219 as a team and averages 17.13 kills per game. IU averages 1.94 blocks, 15.49 digs and 1.84 aces per game. Hoosier opponents are hitting .192 and average 14.73 kills per game. They average 2.83 blocks, 14.87 digs and 1.12 aces per game.
THE INDIANA SERIES
Ohio State leads the series with Indiana 29-16. The squads have split matches the last two years. Ohio State has won 18 of the last 21 matches and has won 10 of the last 11 at home. Overall, OSU has won 15 of 20 matches in Columbus. OSU has won nine and lost nine matches in Bloomington and has a 4-2 record in neutral matches.
Ohio State-Indiana since 1991 91 W A 3-0 15-12, 15-6, 15-3 91 W H 3-0 15-3, 15-11, 15-10 92 W A 3-1 15-1, 15-9, 7-15, 15-4 92 W H 3-1 15-11, 15-7, 14-16, 15-12 93 W H 3-0 15-4, 15-10, 15-11 93 W A 3-0 15-5, 16-14, 15-13 94 L A 2-3 14-16, 15-8, 10-15, 15-13, 14-16 94 W H 3-0 15-6, 15-2, 15-6 95 W A 3-0 15-12, 15-8, 15-8 95 W H 3-0 15-6, 15-6, 15-13 96 W H 3-0 15-10, 15-8, 15-4 96 W A 3-0 15-13, 15-13, 15-10 97 L H 1-3 15-10, 10-15, 6-15, 11-15 97 W A 3-1 13-15, 15-11, 15-6, 15-11 98 L A 0-3 15-17, 4-15, 11-15 98 W H 3-0 15-8, 15-9, 15-10 99 W H 3-1 15-2, 15-9, 6-15, 15-4 OHIO STATE 3, INDIANA 1
Behind 16 kills by Jen Flynn Ohio State defeated Indiana 15-2, 15-9, 6-15, 15-4. Three other Buckeyes had double-figure kills with Shelly Draeger adding 13, Dana Stearns 12 and Rosie Snow 10. Snow also had a match-high 18 digs. IU’s Ryann Connors had a team-high 16 kills with Amanda Welter adding nine. Cydryce Carter had a match-high four ace serves and a team-high 10 digs.
The Buckeyes hit .285 for the match to .098 for the Hoosiers. OSU outblocked Indiana eight to four while the Hoosiers had a seven to two advantage in aces. Both teams had 46 digs.
Match 10 Oct. 1, 1999
St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio #25 Ohio State 3, Indiana 1
Indiana 2 9 15 4 Ohio State 15 15 6 15
Indiana (10-2 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) GP K Pct. SA DG BS BA Erin Heimann 4 0 .000 1 8 0 0 Ryann Connors 4 16 .379 0 4 0 2 Amanda Welter 4 9 .222 1 4 0 0 Laurie Gardner 4 3 .333 1 6 0 1 Cydryce Carter 4 4 .083 4 10 0 1 Hillary Toivonen 4 4 -.143 0 3 0 1 Laura Dewitz 2 2 .167 0 1 0 1 Kristen Daly 3 4 .000 0 4 0 0 Kristina Sanderson 2 0 -.500 0 5 0 0 Jill Mudge 2 3 .000 0 1 0 1 Meghan Stout 2 0 -1.000 0 0 0 0 Laura Mettes 3 2 -.231 0 0 0 1 Totals 47 .098 7 46 0 8
Ohio State (7-3 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) GP K Pct SA DG BS BA Rosie Snow 4 10 .172 0 18 0 2 Katie Virtue 4 2 .091 2 4 1 0 Dana Stearns 4 12 .346 0 5 0 5 Jen Flynn 4 16 .324 0 7 0 1 Nikki Cisco 4 0 .000 0 6 0 0 Shelly Draeger 4 13 .478 0 5 0 3 Anne Botica 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Suzie Stiling 4 9 .200 0 1 1 1 Sue Calligaris 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Totals 62 .285 2 46 2 12
Assists: Indiana 41 (Gardner 28, Sanderson 9) Ohio State 53 (Virtue 49) Total Blocks: Indiana 4, Ohio State 8 Attendance: 836 Length of Match: 1:32
BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS (Conference Matches) as of Nov. 1
Hitting 1 Lauren Cacciamani, Penn State .437 2 Betsy Spicer, Illinois .342 6 Sue Calligaris .325 17 Suzie Stiling .256 19 Dana Stearns, Ohio State .251
Kills 1 Nicole Branagh, Minnesota 5.66 2 Aneska Arosarena, Purdue 5.28 3 Julie Williams, Iowa 4.78 4 Lauren Cacciamani, Penn State 4.60 9 Rosie Snow, Ohio State 3.84
Assists 1 Lindsey Berg, Minnesota 14.17 2 Taryn Catlin, Purdue 13.57 3 Vicki Basil, Michigan State 12.89 4 Bonnie Bremner, Penn State 12.73 8 Katie Virtue, Ohio State 12.07
Blocks 1 Charnette Fair, Minnesota 1.88 2 Angela Morley, Michigan State 1.85 3 Lauren Cacciamani, Penn State 1.67 4 Stephanie Hagen, Minnesota 1.59 5 Sherisa Livingston 1.56
Aces 1 Lindsey Berg, Minnesota .69 2 Julie Williams, Iowa .46 3 Alija Pittenger, Michigan .41 4 Erin Hartley, Michigan State .38 7 Jen Flynn, Ohio State .33
Digs 1 Nicole Kacor, Michigan 4.10 2 Nicole Branagh, Minnesota 3.54 3 Erin Byrd, Wisconsin 3.48 4 Alija Pittenger, Michigan 3.33 5 Jennifer Zagorski, Northwestern 3.17
BIG TEN TEAM STATISTICAL LEADERS
Team Hitting 1 Penn State .347 2 Illinois .257 6 Ohio State .222
Team Kills 1 Minnesota 16.85 2 Indiana 16.73 6 Ohio State 15.90
Team Assists 1 Minnesota 15.63 2 Purdue 15.19 5 Ohio State 14.52
Team Blocks 1 Minnesota 4.01 2 Penn State 3.63 10 Ohio State 2.05
Team Aces 1 Indiana 1.66 2 Minnesota 1.51 6 Ohio State 1.31
Team Digs 1 Michigan 15.76 2 Wisconsin 15.63 7 Ohio State 13.21
USA TODAY/AVCA Coaches Poll
Nov. 1, 1999 – Poll #9 Rank School Record (First-Place Votes) 1 Penn State (58) 22-1 2 Stanford (2) 18-2 3 Hawai’i 19-1 4 Florida 22-2 5 Pacific 21-2 6 Long Beach State 19-2 7 UCLA 21-1 8 UC Santa Barbara 20-3 9 Pepperdine 18-2 10 Brigham Young 19-3 11 Colorado State 20-1 12 Texas 16-4 13 Nebraska 17-5 14 Clemson 23-1 15 Texas A&M 18-4 16 Southern California 15-5 17 Kansas State 15-5 18 Northern Iowa 23-0 19 Minnesota 19-5 Arizona 13-8 21 San Diego 17-4 22 North Carolina 19-4 23 Baylor 20-5 24 Colorado 13-8 25 Arkansas 20-5
Volleyball Magazine Top 20 Poll Nov. 1, 1999, Week 10 Rank School Record 1 Penn State 22-1 2 Stanford 19-2 3 Florida 21-2 4 UCLA 21-1 5 Long Beach State 19-2 6 Hawai’i 19-1 7 Pacific 21-2 8 UC Santa Barbara 20-3 9 Colorado State 20-1 10 Nebraska 17-5 11 Brigham Young 19-3 12 Texas 16-4 13 Pepperdine 18-2 14 Texas A&M 18-4 15 Southern California 15-5 16 Clemson 20-1 17 Kansas State 15-3 18 Northern Iowa 23-0 19 Baylor 20-5 20 San Diego 17-4
