Roundup: Tigers Overrun Two More NCAC Wins

The Wittenberg volleyball team continues to do its best steamroller imitation. Still ranked No. 2 in the nation, the veteran Tigers rolled to two more lopsided North Coast Athletic Conference victories last week to run their record to 17-1 overall and 5-0 in the NCAC.

October 8, 2004

The Wittenberg volleyball team continues to do its best steamroller imitation. Still ranked No. 2 in the nation, the veteran Tigers rolled to two more lopsided North Coast Athletic Conference victories last week to run their record to 17-1 overall and 5-0 in the NCAC.

Next up is a first-place showdown with Hiram, the 2003 NCAC regular season and tournament runner-up, on Friday at the HPER Center. In conjunction with Parents Weekend, the program's five seniors will be honored for their tremendous accomplishments during the last four years prior to the match.

Last week, the Tigers defeated Oberlin on Friday and Wooster on Saturday, both on the road. After the match against Hiram on Friday, the Tigers close out NCAC regular season action next week with matches against Ohio Wesleyan at home on Tuesday and Denison on the road on Wednesday.

Leading the charge, as they have so often in recent years, are seniors Sarah Yuskewich (Columbus, Ohio/Watterson), Emilie Schmid (Canton, Ohio/Massillon Jackson), Kristin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) and Monica McDonald (Newark, Ohio/Catholic), who each rank among the team and NCAC leaders in various statistical categories. Yuskewich leads in assists and has already broken the school and NCAC records for career assists, while Schmid leads in digs and is nearing school and conference marks for career digs.

In addition, junior Emily Dixon (Granville, Ohio/Granville) continues to be a force in the middle, making a great tandem with Fox and Yuskewich as the team's first line of defense. Dixon has 38 total blocks and a per-game average of 0.88. She is also one of five players averaging more than three kills per game in 2004 - the others being Fox, McDonald and freshmen Emily Bell (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) and Jan Kehres (Alliance, Ohio/Alliance).