Ball State University
vs. Maine
Women's Volleyball Opens Season With 3-2 Win Over Maine
August 25, 2007 | Women's Volleyball
In the opening match of the two-day tournament, No. 16 Ohio State handed
“Serving was the determining factor in tonight's match,” said first-year BSU head coach Dave Boos. “Overall, our team learned a lot of lessons tonight and worked out most of its jitters. I am looking forward to a great day tomorrow.”
While the win was Boos' first as a head coach, it was the Cardinals' fifth-straight at Worthen Arena, dating back to Nov. 2, 2006.
After being out-aced 14-6 in the first four games, the Ball State servers came to life in the final set, as freshman
After a kill from Maine's Lindsay Allman - - one of her match-high 21 on the night - - cut the BSU edge back to one, before Kakatolis and sophomore Julie Breivogel (Boonville, Ind./Boonville H.S.) smashed back-to-back markers to give BSU match point at 14-11.
After a pair of Black Bear points pushed the score to 14-13, a service error form
In addition to Kakatolis' career-high 17 kills, junior
Kennedy also tallied a career-high 17 digs, while tying for match-high honors with seven total blocks - - one solo and six assists.
Monk finished the night with a career-high four service aces, while tallying five digs. Breivogel added three aces in the win, while
At the net, Heyman added six total blocks, while Kakatolis scored five, Parrell and May posted three each and Breivogel scored one.
For the match, the Cardinals held a .160 (58-29-181) to .095 (54-36-189) advantage in hitting, while out-blocking the Black Bears 14-to-10.
Play in the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge continues tomorrow morning at
The tournament wraps up Saturday night with
