Men's Volleyball Takes 2nd In WVC State Tournament
April 2 & 3, 2004
Location: Carthage College
Score:
#14 Lakeland def. UW-LaCrosse 25-20, 25-13
#6 Marquette def. #14 Lakeland 25-23, 25-17
#14 Lakeland def. DII #16 UW-Platteville 25-16, 25-16
#14 Lakeland def. UW-Stevens Point 25-13, 25-12
#14 Lakeland def. UW-Whitewater 25-17, 25-17 (Quarterfinals)
#14 Lakeland def. #6 Marquette 25-20, 25-23 (Semifinals)
#19 UW-Oshkosh def. #14 Lakeland 25-21, 25-23, 26-28, 25-11 (Finals)

Lakeland Overall Record: 29-16-1
Conference Record: 11-5

Next Match: Thursday - Saturday April 8th-10th at NIRSA National Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina

Key Players:
Dave Koch- All-Conference
Rocky Koenig- Libero of the Year, All-Tournament Team
Chris Gornik - All-Conference, All-Tournament Team
Jon Lewicki- H.M. All-Conference
Matt Martin- All Freshman Team, Division II MVP
Jared Rohland- Division II All-Conference, All-Tournament Team
Brett Blomdahl- All Tournament Team
Erich Steinhaus- Division II All-Conference

Match Notes:
Lakeland JV took 2nd in WVC Division II.
Lakeland finished 4th in regular season.
5 of the 9 WVC teams are ranked in the top 25 nationally.

Quote from Coach Schreiber:
"Both of our teams took a step in the right direction. Our varsity team figured out how we have to play to win and our JV showed tremendous improvement from the first day. Unfortunately each team struggled putting together a consistent level of play in the Finals. We are part of a great conference that leaves no room for error."