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Huskies roll over Bemidji
By Jay Corn
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Thursday, October 2, 2003
Media Credit: Ryan Henry
Senior Jane Backus and Freshman RaeAnne Stanley just miss a block Tuesday night against Bemidji State.
The volleyball team improved their record to 9-7 overall after a decisive three-game sweep against new head coach Patricia Mickow's former team, Bemidji State University, Tuesday.
The match was dominated by SCSU from the start, while eight different players registered kills. Kari Turkowski collected 32 of the team's 34 set assists, while Leah Herrboldt and Cara Bartolic contributed 17 and 11 digs respectively.
Although Bemidji received solid performances from Kristin Peterson (nine kills and 10 digs) and Kristin Smith (26 sets), they had accuracy problems hitting only .139 compared to SCSU's .355. The Huskies also dominated in kills with 50 compared to BMU's 32.
The Huskies are now 2-1 in the N.C.C. and have come on strong the last two weeks, winning seven of their last nine games.
Rumblings of postseason hopes are starting to be heard throughout the SCSU sports community. Two players even implied that they believed the team would be 11-7 by week's end, however, did not wish to be identified because of the proverbial jinx.
That prediction isn't very farfetched either. With their next two matches against Augustana and SDSU, the squad could very well come home well above .500 and will then have the pleasure of three straight home matches.
As Bemidji offered little resistance Tuesday, there is no doubt the Huskies are beginning to catch fire on all cylinders.
"I really couldn't believe it, everything was going their way tonight," said Bemidji head coach Kim Falkenhagen, who took over after Mickow's one-year term. "We lost momentum and just couldn't get it back (trailing 23-25 in game two)," coach Falkenhagen continued.
Things may indeed be going very well for the Huskies, but Mickow insists she is not anywhere close to thinking about a playoff berth.
"It's really a game-by-game thing," she said. "There may be talk among the girls about a playoff spot or whatever, but I'm concentrating on one game at a time. If we can continue doing things the way we have, the wins and the record will take care of themselves."
In the third and final game, sophomore Joy Burgbacher provided some excitement for the crowd with three huge spikes. The six-foot middle hitter only registered two kills though, as the third spike in the trifecta narrowly missed staying in bounds on a borderline call. Despite still nursing a sore wrist that has bothered her since the beginning of the season, Burgbacher was happy with the decisive winning effort the team put forth.
"It really feels awesome to come out of here with a win tonight and go to 9-7," Burgbacher said. "The fans were great, and it really is a world of difference playing at home versus playing on the road."
Despite the Huskies overabundance of middle hitters (which is a good thing), Burgbacher drew both praise and acclaim from her teammates after the game. "Even though we have a lot of people who can play middle hitter, Joy has really impressed me," captain Kari Turkowski said. "Did you see those three spikes? They really show what she's capable of, and she's just going to get better."
The Huskies will travel to Augustana Friday for yet another inter-divisional match up. The team will have their next home match on Oct. 10th against North Dakota.
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