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Muskies Fall To Wisconsin In MIVA Tournament


Athletics - posted on 4/2/2006

Date:    4/1/06-4/2/06 MIVA Championships
Location: Lakeland    
Score:      #2 Lakeland def. Bowling Green 25-22, 25-11
#2 Lakeland def. DII #4 Ohio Northern 25-12, 25-17
#2 Lakeland def. #5 Illinois 25-27, 26-24, 15-10
#2 Lakeland def. #15 Minnesota 25-22, 25-20
Wisconsin def. #2 Lakeland 25-23, 18-25, 15-13
    
Lakeland Overall Record:  36-7-3     
             WVC Record:   9-3
    Midwest 10 Record:   10-2
 
Next Match:  Friday-Saturday April 7th-8th WVC tournament at Marquette University

Key Players:
Bowling Green- Mike Smolinski 18 assists, 4 blocks, 2 digs
Ohio Northern- Avdo Omerbegovic 8 kills, .888%, 3 blocks
Illinois- Matt Martin 8 kills, .500%, 7 digs, 1 ace, 1 block
Minnesota- Joe Julkowski 7 kills, .600%, 1 block
Wisconsin- Matt Martin 9 kills, .571%, 7 digs, 1 ace

Tournament Notes:
Michigan State defeated UW-Oshkosh in the Finals

Quote from Coach Schreiber:
"We have been playing better volleyball each time we step on the court for about the last month already.  This weekend was really no different.  There is a huge amount of disappointment to lose in the preliminary round after having a great day Saturday, but we did not go out playing horribly, choking, or anything of the sort.  Wisconsin played at an extremely high level starting with their serve receive and we never got our blocking game started.  We hit .356 as a team, had no reception errors, and had over 30 digs.  It came down to needing a couple of stops that our block was never able to do because of their serve receive and smart attacking.  A couple of fortunate bounces went their way, but they created those opportunities with their energy and focus.  In sports you always get an opponent's best effort when you are having the kind of season we are having.  I don't mind that at all.  It is pressure that creates a diamond, so we'll be better again because of this."

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