Irish head to Florida riding high after sweep of Valpo
By RACHAEL PROTZMAN
Sports Writer
Notre Dame volleyball will compete in the Lady Seminole Volleyball Classic beginning today in Tallahassee, Florida.
Notre Dame is coming off a three-game sweep of Valparaiso (15-7, 15-8, 15-3) which moved the Irish up to 4-3 on the season after losing their first matches of the season to No. 1 Nebraska, No. 7 UCLA and No. 17 Michigan State in the adidas Invitational held at the Joyce Center. Junior Kristy Kreher put in a strong performance last weekend with 21 kills, nine digs and four assists in game three against the Spartans to be named to the all-tournament team while classmate Malinda Goralski racked up a career high 15 kills. Senior co-captain Denise Boylan topped Notre Dame in the Shamrock Invitational (Sept. 1-3) with 136 assists, 27 blocks, ten blocks, ten kills and five aces to be named the Big East player of the week.
Freshmen Jessica Kinder and Kim Fletcher have put in an impressive performance this year. Fletcher has totaled 18 kills, 11 digs and ten blocks while Kinder has racked up 20 digs, eight aces and eight kills. The Irish will face Florida A&M for the first time today at noon. The Rattlerettes are currently 1-1 floowing a successful 1999 season in which they qualified for the NCAA tournament. Shante Hymore leads Florida A&M with 32 kills and 16 digs so far this season. At 7 p.m. Notre Dame will meet with Flordia State for the third time in Irish history with each team having a win.
The Seminoles are currently 8-1 on the season with Alex Seveillano proving to be a threat with 125 kills and 84 digs in 2000. Saturday morning Notre Dame will face Samford for the first time. The Bulldogs are 5-3 this year with a strong performance from Shellie Ouldhouse who has totaled 104 kills and ten aces this year.
All Sports Stories for Friday, September 15, 2000
