DePaul University Athletics
Blue Demons Finish Chicagoland Classic
8/26/2006 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Valparaiso 3, DePaul 0
Illinois-Chicago 3, DePaul 0
The Blue Demons (0-3) were paced by seniors Ellen Hayes and Morgan Ingersoll during the two-day tournament. Hayes led DePaul with 28 kills for a .214 attack percentage and chipped in 28 digs. Ingersoll tallied 26 kills and was credited with five total blocks.
Saturday's afternoon match between the Blue Demons and Crusaders was highlighted with hard hitting and big blocks. Ingersoll led the Blue Demons with a .207 attack percentage, while junior Aly Zavitz chipped in four total blocks. The Crusaders offense sizzled, hitting .235. The team and was led by Jessie Fox, who knocked down 11 kills for a .435 attack percentage.
The Blue Demons and Crusaders traded points early in game two. The game was tied five times and there were three lead changes. DePaul took a 13-12 advantage on Ingersoll's service ace, but
DePaul had its best offensive output in game three, hitting a season high .231 and tallied 13 kills. Valpo matched the Blue Demons effort and won game three 30-25. The game again saw the two teams trade points early before
DePaul's Stay Pando and Caitlin Callaghan paced the Blue Demons defense with 11 and 10 digs, respectively.
Illinois-Chicago 3, DePaul 0
The Blue Demons came into the game one swinging hard and playing through long rallies but the Flames answered DePaul's energy with 22 kills and a 30-18 victory. Ambria Springer guided the Flames, registering seven kills and a .357 attack percentage.
DePaul capitalized on early UIC hitting errors and jumped out to a 12-8 lead in game two. The Flames fell behind by as many as seven points but battled back to tie the game at 17 and rallied off four straight points to force a Blue Demon timeout at 20-17.
Following the timeout DePaul used a balanced attack to tie the game at 25. DePaul seniors, Denae Gibson, Ingersoll and Hayes put the team on their shoulders in the closing points of the game two. The trio combined for six timely kills and were key to keeping the Blue Demons alive, however the Flames thwarted DePaul's comeback winning the marathon game 33-31. Both Hayes and Ingersoll finished game-two with five kills. Hayes also chipped in a team-high eight digs.
Carrying the momentum from game-two the Flames (2-1) opened up an early lead and never looked back, winning game three 30-20.
UIC had four players, Amanda Kenney, Katarin Nedeljkovic, Katie Kozak and Springer all finished with double digit kill totals. Kenny led all players with 16 kills and 18 digs.
Hayes paced the Blue Demons with 11 kills and chipped in 11 digs. Freshman libero Sarah Cullen notched 18 digs and freshman setter Emily McGinnis added 12 digs.
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