Site: Livonia, Mich. (Activities Center)
Score: No. 18 Madonna 3, Indiana Wesleyan 0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-23))
Records: MU (30-4), IWU (9-28)
Next MU event: Saturday, Oct. 24 vs. Indiana Wesleyan (Livonia, Mich.)
BOX SCORE
LIVONIA, Mich. (MadonnaCrusaders.com) - - Behind double-digit kills from senior
Mary McGinnis (Fraser, Mich.) and junior
Liz Dempsey (Westland, Mich.), the No. 18-ranked Madonna University volleyball team closed the 2009 Crusader Classic presented by BLT Sportswear and Apparel with a 3-0 sweep (25-14, 25-20, 25-23) over visiting Indiana Wesleyan inside the Activities Center on Saturday (Oct. 24).
Following the match sophomore Karie Altman (Taylor, Mich.) was joined by Dempsey on the all-tournament team. In the four matches this weekend Altman posted 52 kills and eight blocks. Dempsey tallied 65 kills to go along with 58 digs and five aces.
McGinnis led all players with 14 kills while Dempsey posted her sixth double-double (kills/digs) of the week with 10 kills and a like number of digs. Senior Inta Grinvalds (Portage, Mich.) handed out 40 assists and sophomore Amanda Koszela (Dearborn, Mich.) led all players with 19 digs. Kellie Ziegler led IWU with nine kills.
Set one was all MU from the start as the Crusaders took a four point lead at 13-9 to an eight point cushion at 17-9 behind kill from McGinnis and Altman along with a pair of IWU errors. The Crusaders did not let the lead slip below six - 19-13 - the rest of the way, closing the set on a 6-1 run in winning the opener 25-14.
The second set of the match was a flip from set one as IWU raced out to the early lead and MU was the side fighting back. The Crusaders pulled to even at 12-12 on an Altman kill before reeling off seven straight points, getting a pair of kills from sophomore Katie Czarnecki (Chesterfield, Mich.) and another from McGinnis during the run to help put the home side in front 2-0 in the match with a 25-20 win.
The final set of the match proved to be the closest with four ties before MU went up 13-12 on back-to-back Czarnecki kills. The Crusaders would not relinquish the lead in winning 25-23 for the sweep.
Madonna returns to the court on Tuesday, wrapping up the regular season home slate with a Senior Night match against Aquinas at 7pm inside the Activities Center.
Contact: Patrick Moore (734) 432-5834
