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10-26-1996 Malone College Visits Cedarville in MOC Action Cedarville University

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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volleyball News Releases by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Malone College Visits Cedarville in MOC Action Malone College visits the Athletic Center this morning for a Mid-Ohio Oct. 19, Indiana Wesleyan (NCCAA District ill Tournament) Conference contest against the Cedarville College Lady Jackets. It is the Cedarville dropped the first game before rallying to take the next three conclusion of an unusual Friday night/Saturday morning MOC double­ for their fourth consecutive victory. Scores were 12-15, 15-4, 15-8,15-6. header for both squads. Las~ night, Walsh posted its twelfth consecutive Sarah Jackson had 17 kills and 12 digs while Marcie Curry also had 12 MOC win with a 3-1 decision over Cedarville. It was only the second digs. Julie Barkhaus set up 23 assists. home loss for the Lady Jackets this season. Immediately after that match, Oct. 18, Spring Arbor (NCCAA District m Tournament) Malone dropped Urbana University on the Cedarville court. The Yellow Jackets breezed past Spring Arbor 15-7, 15-5, 15-9. Julie The Malone College Pioneers enter this morning's contest with an over­ Opperman and Sarah Jackson pounded 13 kills each. Julie Barkhaus all record of 14 wins and 13 losses. Their 5-7 mark in the Mid-Ohio dished out 29 assists. Conference puts them in the middle of the league standings. Cedarville Oct. 18, Concordia MI (NCCAA District m Tournament) will seek to even the season mark against Malone as the Pioneers hand­ Cedarville, seeded No. 2, opened play in the NCCAA District III ed the Lady Jackets a critical 3-2 loss on September 28 at Canton, Ohio. Tournament in Winona Lake, IN by sweeping Concordia MI 15-10, 15- In that contest, Malone captured the first two games of the match but 3,15-12. Sarah Jackson registered 18 kills and 11 digs. Cedarville rallied for two straight wins to force a decisive fifth game. Oct. 15, FINDLAY Malone took an early lead and held off a Cedarville rally to win the game The Lady Jackets avenged a loss to Findlay one week earlier by defeat­ and the match. ing the Oilers, 15-12, 15-4, 10-15, 15-7. Suzanne Lehman and Sarah The Pioneers offensive attack will be led by Leslie Flohr, a 5'6" senior Jackson hammered 15 kills apiece while Julie Barkhaus contributed 24 outside hitter. She was recently named to the NCCAA District I All-tour­ assists and 20 digs. nament team as she pounded 21 kills in the final against Mt. Vernon Nazarene. Malone's sophomore setter, Shari Cox, is responsible for get­ NEXT WEEK AT-A-GLANCE ting the ball to the front line of the Pioneer offense. She leads the MOC with 10.47 assists per game. A pair of senior hitters, 5'7" Jen Ringstmeier The Lady Jackets travel to Rio Grande on Monday in a rescheduled MOC and 5' 11 " Susan Johnson, will be formidable foes around the net. match and then will host the Tiffin Dragons on Tuesday at 7:00 pm in the Cedarville enters today's match with an overall record of 24 wins and Athletic Center. The squad then leaves on Wednesday evening for Lee 9 losses including an 8-6 slate in the Mid-Ohio Conference. They have College in Cleveland, Tennessee to participate in the NCCAA National won 7 of their last 10 matches and are gearing up for the stretch run in Tournament. the MOC as well as their trip to the NCCAA National Tournament. The Lady Jackets received the at-large bid last Monday to the National ABOUT TODAY'S OPPONENT Christian College Athletic Association Nationals next weekend in Cleveland, Tennessee. This will be the second visit in school history for Malone College was founded in 1892 through the dreams and at the national level. The eight teams labor of Walter and Emma Malone. Ip 1957, it moved to Canton, the volleyball team to participate Ohio on a scenic, 78-acre campus and was renamed Malone scheduled to participate include: College to honor its founders. Malone College is a Christian lib­ I. Bethel (Ind) (30-4) eral arts college with an enrollment of 2,000. 2. Christian Heritage (Cal) (30-1) 3. Grace College (Ind) (28-4) 4. Lee College (Tenn) (30-1) MOC Women's Volleyball Standings 5. Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Oh) (28-7) (Thru Sunday, October 20, 1996) 6. Western Baptist (Ore) (25-5) 7. Cedarville College (Oh) (24-8) MOC PCT. OVERALL PCT. 8. Bartlesville Wesleyan (Okla) (25-9) I. Walsh University 10 0 1.000 26 4 .867 2. Mt. Vernon Nazarene College 12 I .923 29 7 .806 LAST WEEK AT-A-GLANCE 3. Ohio Dominican College 8 4 .667 17 10 .630 4. 6 4 .600 II 16 .407 Oct. 25, WALSH UNIVERSITY 5. Cedarville College 7 5 .583 23 8 .742 The Cavaliers swept the season series with Cedarville last night as they 6. Malone College 4 6 .400 13 12 .520 handed the Lady Jackets a 10-15, 15-5, 17-15 and 15-8 setback. Sarah 7. 5 8 .385 II II .500 Jackson recorded 16 kills and 16 digs while Melissa Sprankle posted 21 8. 4 8 .333 13 13 .500 assists 9. Urbana University 2 10 .167 7 17 .292 0 12 .000 6 13 .316 Oct. 22, at Urbana University 10. Shawnee State University The Lady Jackets continued their dominance of the Blue Knights with the Stay up to date on the lady Jacket volleyball squad and all Cedarville College sports, 24 3-1 defeat of Urbana in MOC action. After losing game one 16-14, hours a day, seven days a week. by calling the Yellow Jacket Sports Une at 937-766-8800. Cedarville stormed back to take the next three, 15-3, 15-11, 15-8 in a You can also catch the latest news and results of Cedarville College athletic events by tun­ Mid-Ohio Conference match. The Jackets are now 33-0 in the all-time ing in WCDRfor Yellow Jacket Sports Update. The program can be heard Mon.-Fri. at 7:15 kills, and Julie Barkhaus am and 5:35 pm. The Yellow Jacket Sports Une and Update are services of the CDR Radio series versus Urbana. Sarah Jackson drilled 28 Network and the Cedarville College Sports lnfonnation office. had 36 assists with 11 digs. Oct. 19, at Grace (NCCAA District ill Tournament) Host Grace College swept the Yellow Jackets 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 to earn the Visit Cedarville College Lady Jacket Volleyball automatic bid to the NCCAA Nationals. Cedarville strengthened its chances for an at-large bid with a strong showing. Sarah Jackson totaled 011 the Internet 11 kills and Julie Barkhaus had 20 assists. http://www.cedarville.edu/deptlpe/volleybl.hhn Cedarville College "Lady Jackets" Cedarville, Ohio Head Coach: Teresa Clark NO. PLAYER POS. HT. YR HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 1 Sarah Jackson AA 5-8 Sr Cincinnati, OH Sycamore 5 Julie Barkhaus S-H 5-7 So Ft. Wayne, IN Blackhawk Christian 6 Amanda Johns s 5-7 Fr Davison, MI Davison 8 Rachel Tilton s 5-5 Fr Concord, CA Berean Christian 9 Miranda Woller MB 5-11 Fr Westerville, OH Worthington Christian 10 Christine Scheffel BR 5-6 So Streetsboro, OH Streetsboro 12 Melissa Sprankle s 5-6 Sr Chesapeake, VA Greenbrier Christian 13 Julie Opperman MH 5-10 So Durand, IL Durand 14 Jody Thompson BR 5-4 Fr Grinnell, IA Grinnell 15 Casey Ruffin s 5-8 Fr Grand Lake, CO Col. Springs Christian 16 Suzanne Lehman OH 5-6 So Kidron, OH Dalton 18 Lisa Weirich AA 5-10 Jr Mt. Pleasant, MI Mt. Pleasant Baptist 21 Marcie Curry BR 5-4 Sr Pekin, IL Peoria Christian 22 Heather Scheffel OH 5-8 Jr Streetsboro, OH Streetsboro 23 Bethany Comer OH 5-9 Jr Grand Rapids, MI Baptist

Malone College "Pioneers" Canton, Ohio Head Coach: Cherie Parsons NO. PLAYER POS. HT. YR HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 2 Shari Cox s 5-8 So Salesville, OH Buckeye Trail 4 Pauline Weaver OH 5-6 Fr Apple Creek, OH Central Christian 5 Ashley Bond OH 5-7 Fr N. Fairfield, OH South Central 7 Erin Siders OH 5-6 Fr Dalton, OH Dalton 8 Jen Ringstmeier OH 5-7 Sr Valley City, OH Buckeye 10 Leslie Flohr OH 5-6 Sr North Canton, OH Jackson 11 Jen Veigel OH 5-8 So East Sparta, 0 H Canton South 12 Susan Johnson MH 5-11 Sr New Phila., OH New Philadelphia 13 Melissa Cappel MH 5-11 Fr Gnadenhutten, OH Indian Valley 14 Angie Lockhart MH 5-10 Fr Stow, OH Hoban

Legend: (M) All Around, (BR) Back Row, (B) Blocker, (H) Hitter, (MB) Middle Blocker, (MH) Middle Hitter, (M) Middle, (OH) Outside Hitter, (S) Setter, (DS) Defensive Specialist