Sept. 15, 2000
Box Score
SPOKANE, Wash. -
In Friday's opening round of the 9th annual Spikeoff Spokane volleyball tournament the University of Montana spoiled Gonzaga University's home opener with a 15-11, 15-11, 15-9 sweep of the Zags and Cal Poly beat the University of Texas-Pan American 15-1, 15-4, 15-0.
Gonzaga battled Montana evenly throughout the first two games with Montana never taking larger than a four-point lead. Attack percentage was once again a killer for the Zags. Montana finished with just a .116 attack percentage for the match but the Bulldogs had a lowly -.012 hitting percentage.
Heather Osberg's 12 kills and 12 digs paced the Zags while sophomore Britt Whiting finished with 12 kills and 11 digs. Setter Emilie Heggli also recorded a double-double with 31 assists and 10 digs. Three Grizzlies finished the night with nine kills, Erin Adams, Katy Kubista and Kodi Taylor. As a team the Grizzlies combined for 14 blocks.
In the Spikeoff Spokane opening match, senior Melanie Hathaway and freshman Molly Duncan combined for 15 kills to lead the Mustangs of Cal Poly to victory over UTPA. Hathaway finished with a match-high eight kills in 15 attempts with two errors while Duncan connected on seven kills in only nine attempts with no errors. Freshman Jaclyn Muszynski paced the Lady Broncs with six kills.
Cal Poly finished with a .356 attack percentage while UTPA hit -.076 in the 60-minute match.
Spikeoff action continues Saturday as Cal Poly (4-3) squares off against Montana (6-4) at 10 a.m. Gonzaga (3-5) takes the floor for noon and 7 p.m. matches against UTPA (2-5) and Cal Poly, respectively. Montana and UTPA will battle at 4:30 p.m.
Montana d. Gonzaga 15-11, 15-11, 15-9
Kills - Adams, Kubista, Taylor (M) 9 each, Osberg, Whiting (G) 12 each. Assists - Connor (M) 37, Heggli (G) 31. Digs - Adams (M) 16, Osberg (G) 12. Aces - None (M), Whiting (G) 2. Blocks - Stringer (M) 7, Osberg (G) 5.
Cal Poly d. UTPA 15-1, 15-4, 15-0
Kills - Hathaway (C) 8, Muszynski (T) 6. Assists - C. O'Halloran (C) 17, McDowell (T) 13. Digs - Hathaway (C) 9, McDowell (T) 6. Aces - Lowrey (C) 2, None (T). Blocks - Douglas (C) 5, Garcia and Muszynski (T) 1 each.
