BLUEJAYS LOSE SECOND STRAIGHT CCIW MATCH

North Central Boxscore

ELMHURST, ILL., October 7, 2003-- The Elmhurst College volleyball team suffered a rare second consecutive loss in CCIW play when the Bluejays were defeated by North Central College (30-8, 33-31, 20-30, 21-30, 11-15). It was the Bluejays first loss to North Central since the 1997 season and marked the first time Elmhurst has dropped two consecutive CCIW matches since the 1996 season.

Nicole Carlson (Forreston-H.S.) led the Bluejays with 18 kills and 17 digs in the loss while Lisa Denman turned in a 15-kill, 22-dig performance. Lindsey Mieling (Batavia-H.S.) pounded down 14 kills in the loss while Carly Bearwald (Northbrook-Glenbrook North) finished with nine kills. Regina Morrone (Orland Park-A.A. Stagg) led the team in assists and aces, finishing with 34 and three, respectively. Christy Barone (Addison-Addison Trail) totaled 24 assists while Katie Bequette (Staunton-H.S.) finished with 18 digs.

Elmhurst (16-6, 3-2 CCIW) will have their work cut out this weekend, when the play at the Wittenberg University National Invitational against some of the top ranked teams in all of NCAA Division III.