Ball State University Athletics
Ball State University
3-4
Chicago State
0-7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Chicago State | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
Women?s Volleyball Sweeps Chicago State
September 11, 2009 | Women's Volleyball
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - - The Ball State (3-4) women's volleyball team opened the 2009 Best Western ISU Classic with a 3-0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-12) sweep of Chicago State (0-7) Friday afternoon at Indiana State's ISU Arena.
In the victory, the Ball State offense connected for a season-best .423 (38-8-71) attack percentage, while limiting the Chicago State attack to a -.055 (13-17-73) rate of success.
Jennifer Boyd (Evans City, Pa./Seneca Valley H.S.) paced the Cardinals with 10 kills, while hitting a season-best .750 (10-1-12). Alisha Green (Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest H.S.) ranked second on the team with nine kills, while Julie Breivogel (Boonville, Ind./Boonville H.S.) added seven markers.
On the defensive end, Christie Waters (Muncie, Ind./Burris Laboratory School) collected a team-best nine digs, while Breivogel added eight.
Niena Posey and Kimberly Naut led the Chicago State offense with four kills apiece, while Brittany Hale added a team-best eight digs.
After trading the first two points of the match, back-to-back kills from Boyd brought the Cardinals to life, as they rallied off the next four points to pull ahead 5-1. Moments later a Boyd service ace forced the Cougars to call their first timeout trailing 10-3.
Ball State extended its lead to 10 points at the 14-4 mark on a Green solo block. From there, the Cardinals posted 11 of the final 15 points, winning the frame 25-8 on back-to-back Green kills.
BSU opened the second set with a 6-1 run, with Breivogel capping the run with a pair of kills. Chicago State scored the next two points, only to see the Cardinals surge to a 10-point lead at 15-5 on an attack error.
The Cardinals extended their lead to 15 points at 21-6 thanks to a block from Boyd and Kelsey Brandl (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North H.S.). A Boyd kill set up set point at 24-9, while a Breivogel kill ended the frame at 25-10.
Ball State jumped out to another 6-1 advantage in the third game, thanks in part to a pair of kills from Boyd and a Lauren Schlaker (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East H.S.) service ace. Chicago State was able to keep the frame close, trailing by three at the 10-7 mark.
However, kills from Brandl and Green got the Cardinals rolling again, while a pair of Andrea Felton (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower H.S.) service aces gave Ball State a 15-7 lead. From there, BSU scored 10 of the final 15 points, winning the match on a block from Boyd and Felton.
The Ball State women's volleyball team continued play in the Best Western ISU Classic Saturday, with a 10 a.m. match versus Eastern Illinois and a 7 p.m. showdown with tournament host Indiana State.
