No. 7 YSU Takes on No. 2 Cleveland State in Horizon League Quarterfinals

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Nov. 15, 2007

No. 7 YSU Takes on No. 2 Cleveland State in Horizon League Quarterfinals

Youngstown -- The Youngstown State volleyball team (12-17, 5-11 Horizon League) earned the seventh seed in the upcoming Horizon League Championship and will take on No. 2 seed Cleveland State, Friday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m. EDT.

This will be the third time this season and the second time in less than a week the Penguins and Vikings have squared off.

This will be the 49th meeting between Youngstown State and Cleveland State. The Vikings own a 37-11 advantage in the all-time series, including a sweep of the season series this year. The Vikings defeated the Guins, 3-1, in both matches.

The YSU/CSU winner will take on the winner of No. 3 Wright State/No. 6 UIC on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

About Cleveland State
Cleveland State earned the No. 2 seed in the Horizon League Championship after posting a 12-3 Horizon League record. Overall the Vikings finished 20-8.

The Vikings landed three players on the 2007 Horizon League All-League Team - Amy Benz, Beth Greulich and Mel Snyder.

Benz, the 2007 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year, led the League with 1.54 blocks per game and a .336 hitting percentage and recorded 2.26 kills per game.

Greulich posted 3.08 kills per game and a .310 hitting percentage, which ranked third in the league, while Snyder dished out a league-leading 1,289 assists and 11.83 assists per game.

Fraley Nets League Honors
Senior Jessica Fraley became the second player in school history to garner All-Horizon League honors. Last season, Ruth Boscaljon was named co-newcomer of the year and all-league. Fraley’s 411 kills are the third-highest in the league and her 3.45 kills per game ranks sixth.

Guins Set Wins Mark
With five wins during the 2007 Horizon League campaign, Youngstown State set a school mark for most league wins since joining the circuit in 2001. Youngstown State’s 12 overall wins are the most since the 2000 season when the Penguins won 14 in their last season in the Mid-Continent Conference.

Shives Can Dig It
Freshman defensive specialist/libero Laurie Shives has been one of the best back-row players in the Horizon League in 2007. Shives ranks ninth in the league with 3.78 digs per game. Her 431 digs is tied for third on the YSU single-season list and is the most digs by a YSU player in the rally-scoring era. She also needs 18 more to set the YSU single-season digs record.

Boscaljon Joins 700-Club
Sophomore Ruth Boscaljon is skyrocketing her way towards the 1,000 career kills plateau. The Elgin, Ill., native has already amassed 717 kills in just 61 matches and 230 games. She owns a 3.12 kill per game career average and needs just 283 more kills to reach 1,000.

Fraley Climbing Kills Charts
Senior Jessica Fraley moved into fifth place on the YSU single-season kills list with 411 kills and needs 12 more to move into fourth place. She is just the fifth player in school history to post 400 kills in a season. Fraley also needs 15 more kills to become the ninth player in school history to record 1,000 career kills and ranks ninth with 985.

Barbosa Joins Exclusive Club
Junior Ebony Barbosa is just the eighth player in school history to record at least 300 kills and 300 digs in the same season with 317 kills and 392 digs. Her 392 digs also rank eighth on the YSU single-season digs chart.

Everhart’s Career Year
Junior setter Karla Everhart is having the best year of her career. The native of Elyria, Ohio, has tallied a career-best 1,180 assists for an average of 10.35 assists per game, which ranks fifth in the Horizon League. Her total number of assists is the second-highest in the Horizon League.

Heinz in Top 10
Sophomore middle hitter Allison Heinz has been quite efficient this season. Heinz, who has 195 kills, ranks fourth in the Horizon League with a .307 hitting percentage against Horizon League foes. Overall, Heinz is 10th in the league with a .259 hitting percentage.

Fraley Nabs Academic Honors
Senior right side hitter Jessica Fraley was named to the College Sports Information Director’s (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Third-Team, the organization announced on Nov. 8.

Fraley, who owns a 3.87 grade-point average in telecommunications, is just the third YSU volleyball player to earn academic all-district honors. Abby Ettenhofer (2005) and Kristen Meech (2000 and 2001) are the only two other players to accomplish this feat.

Everhart Continues to Climb
With 1,180 assists this season, junior Karla Everhart moved into fifth place on the single-season assists list. She also ranks fifth all-time with 2,362 career assists. She is also just the third player in school history to post consecutive 1,000 assists seasons.