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Oct. 27, 2005
Penguins Host Horizon League Leader Cleveland State
on Friday
Youngstown -- The Youngstown State volleyball
team (7-15, 0-9 Horizon League)
continues its homestand against
Horizon League leader Cleveland
State at the Beeghly Center on
Friday evening, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m.
Up Next
Youngtown State closes out its
eight-match homestand against
UW-Milwaukee on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7
p.m. and UW-Green Bay, Saturday,
Nov. 5, at 4 p.m.
About Cleveland State
The Cleveland State Vikings
currently own an overall mark of
15-6 and are tied for the lead in
the Horizon League standings with a
7-2 league mark. The Vikings are
tied with UW-Milwaukee. Leading the
Vikings is Nickole Kennedy with 4.01
kills per game and a .335 hitting
percentage, which leads the league.
Danielle Siefker is also having a
solid season for the Vikings with
2.83 kills and 1.24 blocks per game.
Pasquinelli Moves Into Second
With 74 assists last week, senior
setter Angie Pasquinelli moved into
second place on the YSU all-time
assists list with 3,730 career
assists. She also needs just 270
more to become the second player in
school history.
Ettenhofer Fourth in Hitting Percentage
Senior Abby Ettenhofer continues to
be one of the Penguins top offensive
threats this season. Currently, she
ranks fourth in the Horizon League
with a .295 hitting percentage.
Ettenhofer is also second on the
squad with 2.98 kills per game.
Shea In League Top 10
Youngstown State senior Katie Shea
has been a valuable commodity in the
middle for the Penguins. Shea
currently leads the team and ranks
10th in the Horizon League with 1.00
blocks per game.
Pasquinelli Double-Double Streak at 6
Not only has senior Angie
Pasquinelli been racking up the
assists, she has been playing pretty
solid defense as well. Pasquinelli
has recorded a double-double in the
last six matches and has tallied 12
double-doubles this season.
Leslie 10th in Kills, Digs Per Game
Junior Cari Leslie has been an
offensive spark for the Penguins all
season long. The 5-foot-8 outside
hitter leads the Penguins with 253
kills and ranks 10th in the Horizon
League with 3.09 kills per game. She
also boasts 273 digs and ranks 10th
in the Horizon League with 3.33 digs
per contest.
Leslie Double-Double Mark at 12
Youngstown State junior Cari Leslie
is displaying why she may be one of
the best all-around players in the
Horizon League. Leslie, who leads
the team with 3.28 kills per game,
has recorded 12 double-doubles this
season.
Obonna Nets Career High
Junior Tracy Obonna stepped up for
the Penguins in their four-game loss
to Big East member West Virginia.
The 5-foot-7 outside hitter tallied
a career-high 13 kills and also
recorded four blocks, including
three solo blocks.
Penguins Lead League in Digs
The Youngstown State volleyball team
continues to be the top defensive
squad in the Horizon League. The
Penguins lead the circuit with 17.82
digs per game.
Cindric Fifth in League
Youngstown State junior Amanda
Cindric has been one of the top
defensive players in the Horizon
League all season. Cindric ranks
fifth in the Horizon League with
4.07 digs per game.
Pasquinelli Tough on Serve
Senior Angie Pasquinelli has been
tough on opponents when serving. The
5-foot-7 setter ranks sixth in the
Horizon League with 0.34 service
aces per game.
Leslie, Cindric Named All-Tournament
In helping the Penguins to a 2-2
mark at the Helping Hands Classic at
Murray State, junior Cari Leslie was
named the tournament’s co-Most
Valuable Player after averaging 3.85
kills and 2.85 digs per game with a
.261 hitting percentage. Classmate
Amada Cindric was also named to the
all-tournament team averaging 4.54
digs per game that weekend.
Cindric Tabbed Defensive POW
After tallying 71 kills in three
matches during the first weekend of
volleyball, YSU junior Amanda
Cindric was named the Horizon League
Defensive Player of the Week. The
5-foot-7 defensive specialist
averaged 5.46 digs per game. She
also recorded a career-high 30 digs
against Canisius and 28 against
Robert Morris.
Fraley, Leslie Named All-Tournament
Youngstown State sophomore Jessica
Fraley and junior Cari Leslie made
quite an impression on the coaches
at the Akron Early Bird
Invitational. Both were selected to
the all-tournament team for their
outstanding performances. Fraley
averaged 4.46 kills and 3.23 digs
per game while hitting .307 while
Leslie tallied 3.54 kills and 4.62
digs per game.
Bonner Takes Over Reigns
Youngstown State Head Coach Joe
Bonner is the seventh volleyball
head coach in school history after
being selected to take over for
former Head Coach Joe Conroy. Bonner
spent the last two seasons as an
assistant coach at the University of
Dayton and spent three years as an
assistant coach at Robert Morris.
Bonner, who is now 7-15 at YSU,
helped the Flyers to a two-year mark
of 49-16, including a 23-9 overall
ledger in 2004, and two straight
trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Fraley Sets Single Match Kill Mark
Sophomore Jessica Fraley etched her
name into the Youngstown State
record books by toppling a
seven-year-old record. The 6-foot-1
outside hitter slammed 31 kills
against Canisius to set the YSU
single-match kills mark. The old
record was set by Amy Hermann, who
twice recorded 30 kills during the
1998 campaign.
Pasquinelli Breaks Own Mark
Besides reaching the 3,000 assists
milestone, senior setter Angie
Pasquinelli broke her own
single-match assists record. The
5-foot-7 native of Toledo, Ohio,
dished out a school-record 86
assists against Canisius, topping
her own record of 76 set in 2002
against Robert Morris.
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