October 22, 2005

Maroons Post 1-3 Mark at North Central Invite

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Sophomore middle hitter Koryn Kendall (Napa, Calif./ Vintage) earned all-tournament team honors as the University of Chicago volleyball team dropped three of four matches at North Central College on Friday and Saturday.

In the four contests, Kendall averaged 1.19 blocks and 2.62 kills per game while recording a .333 hitting percentage.

Chicago now stands at 12-18 on the season.

Benedictine (Ill.) def. Chicago 30-22, 30-22, 26-30, 30-26
Senior right side hitter Erica Pettke (Sussex, Wis./ Divine Savior Holy Angels) hit 13 kills, and sophomore outside hitter Allison Mell (Bartlett, Tenn./ Briarcrest Christian) contributed 10 as the Maroons fell in the tournament opener.

St. Norbert def. Chicago 25-30, 30-19, 30-19, 30-19
Kendall collected 11 kills and hit .370 in a four-game loss to the 23-6 Green Knights. Kendall and freshman middle hitter Katie Volzer (North Canton, Ohio/ Lake) each had three blocks.

#7 UW-Oshkosh def. Chicago 30-23, 30-21, 30-24
Senior outside hitter Katie Meinhover (Ottertail, Minn./ Perham) led the Maroons with 10 kills against the seventh-ranked Titans. Pettke added nine kills with a .318 hitting percentage.

Chicago def. North Central 28-30, 30-25, 25-30, 30-27, 15-12
Junior setter Nikki Sindy (Granger, Ind./ Penn) registered 61 assists -- one shy of the school record -- as Chicago finished the tournament with a five-game victory over the host Cardinals. Kendall and Volzer hit 17 and 15 kills, respectively, and each collected four blocks.

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