Penguins Continue Homestand Against Milwaukee, Green Bay

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Sept. 27 2007

Penguins Continue Homestand Against Milwaukee, Green Bay

Youngstown -- The Youngstown State volleyball team (6-8, 0-3 Horizon League), continues its three-match homestand this weekend when it hosts Horizon League foes Milwaukee and Green Bay. The Penguins take on the Panthers, Friday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. and the Phoenix, Saturday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. Both matches will be played in the Beeghly Center.

The Penguins are coming off a disappointing loss to Cleveland State, 3-1, last Friday in the 2007 home opener.

The Penguins took control early with a 30-22 win in the opening stanza, but Cleveland State rallied to win the next three games, 30-17, 30-28.

Senior Jessica Fraley posted her four straight double-double and the seventh of the season with 17 kills and 13 digs. Fraley also laced five service aces and tallied three blocks.

Sophomore Ruth Boscaljon added 11 kills and five solo blocks against the Vikings.

About Milwaukee
Picked to win the Horizon League, Milwaukee enters this weekend with an impressive 13-1 overall record and a 4-0 mark in the Horizon League.

The Panthers, who lost their first match of the season to 11th-ranked Wisconsin, have won 13 straight matches and have lost a total of eight games in those matches.

Senior setter/outside hitter Leanne Felsing earned national-player-of-the-week honors the College Volleyball Update and was named the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week after posting a pair of triple-doubles and missing out on a third. Felsing averages 3.53 kills, 7.74 assists and 3.62 digs per game.

Senior Jamie Gabrielson leads the Panthers with 4.56 kills per game and boasts an average of 3.52 digs per game.

This will be the 19th meeting between Youngstown State and Milwaukee with the Panthers owning a 14-4 advantage in the all-time series. The Penguins have not defeated the Panthers since a 3-1 victory on Nov. 13, 1994.

About Green Bay
Green Bay enters this weekend with 3-10 overall mark and a 1-3 Horizon League record.

The Phoenix, who play Cleveland State on Friday evening, are led by Liesl Tesch with 4.09 kills per game while Nikki Hintze averages 3.00 kills per game.

This will be the 18th meeting between the Penguins and Phoenix. Green Bay owns a 14-3 record against the Penguins and have won the last 12 meetings. The last time YSU defeated Green Bay was during the 1998 season.

Up Next
The Penguins visit Horizon League newcomer Valparaiso, Tues. Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. before returning to host Loyola, Friday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. and UIC, Saturday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m.

Fraley Double-Double Streak
With 17 kills and 13 digs against Cleveland State last Friday, senior Jessica Fraley extended her double-double streak to four matches. During that span, Fraley is averaging 3.78 kills, 3.28 digs and 4.75 points per game.
Penguins 25th Nationally in Digs
Youngstown State’s defensive efforts have not gone unnoticed. In the latest NCAA volleyball statistics, the Penguins rank 25th nationally with 18.31 digs per game.

Shine On Shives
Freshman defensive specialist/libero becoming one of YSU’s defensive staples. Over the last seven matches, Shives has collected 113 digs for an average of 4.19 digs per game. She posted a career-high 27 digs against Butler on Sept. 14. Shives is averaging 4.36 digs per game against Horizon League opponents, which is 10th in the league.

Boscaljon Among League Leaders
Sophomore Ruth Boscaljon is ranked in the top 10 in two Horizon League statistical categories. Boscaljon, who averages 3.04 kills per game, ranks seventh in the league with a .299 hitting percentage and eighth with 1.04 blocks per game.

Heinz Hittin’ Hard
Sophomore middle hitter Allison Heinz made her presence felt two weeks at Butler and Wright State. Heinz blasted 25 kills and hit at a .306 clip and tallied six blocks in the two matches. She drilled 13 kills against Butler and added 12 more against Wright State. Heinz also ranks fourth in the league with a .338 hitting percentage against Horizon League opponents.

The Ruth Is On Fire
In 46 career matches played, sophomore Ruth Boscaljon has posted double figures in kills 25 times and has tallied at least 20 kills six times after posting 21 against Butler.

Everhart Continues to Climb
Junior setter Karla Everhart ranks sixth on the all-time YSU assist list with 1,704 career assists. She dished out 46 last weekend. She needs 295 more to become the fifth player to net 2,000 assists in a career and 472 more to move into fifth place on the all-time list.

Fraley Approaching 800 Kills
Senior Jessica Fraley just passed the 700 career kills mark recently and is now inching toward 800 career kills. Fraley, who has 751 career kills, leads the Penguins with 177 kills and a 3.28 kills per game average. Fraley also posted her 500th career dig against Cleveland State and has 508 career digs.

Leslie Seventh in League
Sophomore Dana Leslie has played stellar defense for the Penguins this season. Leslie, who is also an outside hitter, leads the Penguins and ranks seventh in the Horizon League with 4.30 digs per game.