For Immediate Release
September 10, 2005

Chicago Drops Three of Four at Aurora Invite

Aurora, Ill. -- The University of Chicago volleyball team posted a 1-3 mark at the Jim Coleman Memorial Tournament at Aurora University on Friday and Saturday. Senior right side hitter Erica Pettke (Sussex, Wis./ Divine Savior Holy Angels) was named to the all-tournament team after collecting 44 kills and 36 digs on the weekend.

Wheaton (Ill.) def. Chicago 30-23, 30-26, 27-30, 21-30, 15-10
The Maroons were plagued by a .115 hitting percentage as they dropped the tournament opener. Freshman outside hitter Katie Volzer (North Canton, Ohio/ North Canton) led the club with 10 kills, while sophomore middle hitter Koryn Kendall (Napa, Calif./ Vintage) recorded seven blocks.

Southwestern def. Chicago 30-21, 30-22, 30-20
Chicago capped the first day of the tournament with its first three-game defeat of the season. Pettke led the Maroons with three blocks. Senior outside hitter Katie Meinhover (Ottertail, Minn./ Perham) hit a team-best eight kills with a .333 percentage.

Chicago def. North Park 31-33, 30-26, 30-24, 30-19
Kendall and Pettke clubbed 21 and 15 kills, respectively, in the Maroons' lone victory of the tournament. Junior setter Nikki Sindy (Granger, Ind./ Penn) registered 54 assists and 11 digs, while senior libero Rose Kulczycki (Urbana, Ill./ Urbana) led Chicago with 19 digs.

Aurora def. Chicago 30-16, 30-21, 23-30, 25-30, 15-10
Kendall led the way with 15 kills, a .448 hitting percentage, and five blocks as the Maroons suffered their third five-game loss in six defeats this year. Pettke collected 14 kills and 12 digs, while Meinhover finished with 10 kills and 16 digs.

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