GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com)
- In
a dominant win, all 16 Phoenix players saw action and 12 recorded kills as
Green Bay (5-11) defeated Chicago State 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-11) in
non-conference volleyball action Thursday night at the Kress Events Center.
"It
is always fun to have everyone get playing time, especially at home," said head
coach Debbie Kirch. "I thought not
only did everyone get to play, but everyone came in ready to go and
contributed. This was a good match to build on as we host two Horizon League
opponents this weekend."
The
Phoenix jumped out early in set one and never looked back. The Phoenix led 17-7
after a kill by junior Kelly Mischler (Kaukauna, Wis.) and extended
the lead to as many as 11 at 22-11 on an ace by freshman Sabrina Marunowski
(Milwaukee, Wis.). Junior Abbey Gitter's
(Hortonville, Wis.) fourth kill of the set won it for Green Bay at 25-15. With
six different players recording kills, the Phoenix hit .357 with 15 kills in
the opening set.
Sophomore
Carmen Leitermann (Schofield, Wis.)
had three early kills in set two to spark the Phoenix to an early 5-2 lead.
After a Cougar rally, sophomore Leah Van
Zeeland (Kaukauna, Wis.) and junior Alison
Bohnen (St. Germain, Wis.) capped a 4-0 run with a block to make it 12-8.
Green
Bay scored eight of the final nine points in the second set, ending the set on
a Van Zeeland kill 25-15. Leitermann had five kills alone in the second set
while Bohnen and Van Zeeland had three apiece in their first set of action,
helping the Phoenix to 15 kills and a .344 hitting percentage.
An
ace from sophomore Brittany Groth
(Oak Creek, Wis.) made the lead 8-1 and forced a timeout early in set three.
The lead reached 10-1 before the Cougars dented the scoreboard again. A Groth
kill stretched the lead to 22-8 late in the set and the Phoenix closed it out
25-11.
The
team hit .452 in the third set, notching 16 kills to only two errors. Green Bay
had 46 kills and hit .385 for the match, with senior Whitney Schott (Roscoe, Ill.) directing the offense with 33
assists.
Groth
added a team-high 19 digs to help the Phoenix defense, which held the Cougars
to a hitting percentage of .048 for the match. Van Zeeland notched five blocks
while Bohnen added a pair.
With
the victory, Green Bay improved to 17-0 all-time against the Cougars.
Green
Bay will return to Horizon League play Friday for the middle contest of the
three-game homestand, welcoming Loyola to the Kress Events Center at 7 p.m. The
Phoenix hosts Valparaiso Saturday at 4 p.m.
Green Bay def. Chicago State 25-15,25-15,25-11
Chicago State (0-18) (Kills-aces-blocks)
Valeria
Desiderio 7-0-0; Emem Obot 5-0-1; Mazvita Maziveyi 5-0-0; Shandella Darring
1-0-1; Alexandra Mason 1-0-2; Mysta Townsell 0-1-0; Totals 19-1-3.0. (Assists)
- Anna Morgan 15. (Dig leaders) - Mysta Townsell 9; Mazvita Maziveyi 7
Green Bay (5-11) (Kills-aces-blocks)
MISCHLER,
Kelly 8-0-1; LEITERMANN, Carmen 7-0-0; ZABKOWICZ, Lyndsay 5-0-0; VAN ZEELAND,
Leah 5-0-5; BOHNEN, Alison 4-0-2; GITTER, Abbey 4-0-0; LINDSTEDT, Kara 4-2-0;
WILLISON, Carlie 3-0-0; ANDERSON, Monica 2-0-0; MROCZENSKI, Katie 2-0-1; POEL,
Leah 1-0-0; GROTH, Brittany 1-2-0; SCHOTT, Whitney 0-2-0; MARUNOWSKI, Sabrina
0-2-0; Totals 46-8-5.0. (Assists) - SCHOTT, Whitney 33. (Dig leaders) - GROTH,
Brittany 19; LINDSTEDT, Kara 7
