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1 Volleyball w w w. h o r i z o n l e a g u e. o r g 201 South Capitol Avenue, Suite 500 / Indianapolis, IN / Weekly Release #12 Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 Volleyball Contact: Matt Segal or- msegal@horizonleague.org Horizon League Overall Team W L Pct. SW SL W L Pct. SW SL Home Away Neutral Streak No. 1 Milwaukee W-5 No. 2 Valparaiso W-12 No. 3 Wright State L-1 No. 4 Loyola L-1 No. 5 Butler L-3 No. 6 Cleveland State W-2 No. 7 Green Bay W-1 No. 8 UIC L-2 No. 9 Youngstown State L-2 * through matches of Nov. 17 Last week in the Horizon League: Tuesday, Nov. 11 UIC 3, SIU-Edwardsville 1 Friday, Nov. 14 Cleveland State 3, Youngstown State 1 Loyola 3, Green Bay 2 Milwaukee 3, UIC 0 Valparaiso 3, Chicago State 0 Wright State 3, Butler 2 Saturday, Nov. 15 Milwaukee 3, Loyola 2 Green Bay 3, UIC 1 Valparaiso 3, Wright State 0 This week in the Horizon League: Thursday, Nov HL Championship First Round Match 1 -- No. 8 UIC vs. No. 9 Youngstown State, 6 p.m. Friday, Nov HL Championship Quarterfinals Match 2 -- No. 1 Milwaukee vs. Winner of Match 1, 11:30 a.m. Match 3 -- No. 4 Loyola vs. No. 5 Butler, 2 p.m. Match 4 -- No. 2 Valparaiso vs. No. 7 Green Bay, 5 p.m. Match 5 -- No. 3 Wright State vs. No. 6 Cleveland State, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov HL Championship Semifinals Match 6 -- First semifi nal at 12:30 p.m. Match 7 -- Second semifi nal at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov HL Championship Match 8 -- Championship match at 12 p.m. All times are Eastern Daylight (EDT) All championship matches to be played at Cleveland State Nov * Woodling Gym * Cleveland, Ohio All matches will be shown live on the Horizon League Network ( -- links correspond to match #) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

2 Weekly Release #12 Nov. 18, Page Horizon League News & Notes BUTLER BULLDOGS (18-10, 8-8) Butler s.643 winning percentage (18-10) this season ties the 2004 team for the best mark since the 1997 squad finished the year with an.800 winning percentage (28-7). Butler s 444 block assists currently rank as the eighth-highest single season total in school history and are just six short of passing the 2006 team s seventh-place total (449). Butler s.207 hitting percentage would also rank in the top-10 all-time. Butler ranks in the Horizon League s top three for blocks per set (2nd, 2.33), opponent hitting percentage (2nd,.168), kills per set (3rd, 12.80) and hitting percentage (3rd,.207). CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS (8-18, 7-9) Junior Kayla Lefeld posted her sixth double-double of the season with 11 kills and a match-best 17 digs on Friday night against Youngstown State. The Vikings have now won 17 straight matches over Youngstown State following Friday night s victory. Cleveland State won its fi nal two road matches this season after dropping its fi rst 10. GREEN BAY PHOENIX (9-17, 5-11) Senior Megan Elfering places ninth in the nation with 5.38 digs per set. Green Bay snapped a nine-match losing streak and picked up its fi rst road win of the year on Saturday afternoon at UIC. The Phoenix split the season series against the No. 1 (Milwaukee) and 2 (Valparaiso) seeds in the Horizon League Tournament. LOYOLA RAMBLERS (19-10, 8-8) Freshman Natalie Pounovich collected seven blocks, 18 kills and hit.472 in Loyola s fi ve-set win over Green Bay on Friday night. She followed that up with an eight-kill, fi ve-block performance against Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon. Loyola owns a Horizon League-best 12 home victories this year. LU s.800 home winning percentage is third in the league. MILWAUKEE PANTHERS (20-8, 13-3) Junior Lauren Felsing places 19th in the country with 5.07 digs per set. She also increased her double-fi gure dig streak to 53 straight matches. UWM reached 20 wins for the 11th time in the last 12 years with its win over Loyola on Saturday afternoon. Milwaukee is 17-8 all-time in the league tournament, with four titles and two second-place fi nishes. This is the eighth time UWM is seeded No. 1. UIC FLAMES (13-17, 5-11) Senior Katarina Nedeljkovic, junior Katerina Hanackova and sophomore Casie Sullivan each totaled more than 30 kills in three matches last week. Sophomore Jessica Dalke totaled a career-best 51 assists versus SIUE last Tuesday. UIC totaled 40 blocks in three matches last week. VALPARAISO CRUSADERS (23-6, 12-4) Valparaiso has surpassed the 20-win plateau for a seventh straight season. The Crusaders are one of just 19 Division I teams to have 20+ victories each year from Valparaiso has won 12 straight matches -- just two off the program record of 14. The Crusaders have also won 16 of their last 17 matches overall. Valparaiso has won 21 consecutive sets in Horizon League action, dating back to second set against Milwaukee on Oct. 24. Valparaiso leads the nation with kills per set and assists per set. WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS (15-15, 10-6) Wright State, in picking up its ninth straight win over Butler, held the advantage in kills (70-61) and hitting percentage ( ) on Friday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Raiders outhit the Bulldogs over the fi nal three sets to win the match. Junior Lexi Leonhard posted a double-double with 23 kills and 16 digs on Friday night against Butler. The 23 kills shattered her previous career high of 15. Sophomore Jessica Woods also had a double-double with 12 kills and 19 digs vs. the Bulldogs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PENGUINS (11-16, 4-12) Senior Ebony Barbosa and junior Ruth Boscaljon may still break the 1,000-kill plateau if Youngstown State can put together a run in the Horizon League Volleyball Championship this week. Barbosa stands at 975 kills in her career, while Boscaljon has 979. Youngstown State went 0-2 this season against UIC, which it will play Thursday in the fi rst round of the Horizon League Volleyball Championship. The Flames have won seven out of the last eight meetings, but the Penguins have a 1-0 edge in the postseason.

3 Weekly Release #12 Nov. 18, Page Horizon League Players of the Week Week Nov. 17 Offensive POW -- Allison Sears (Valparaiso) Defensive POW -- Amy Benz (Cleveland State) INDIANAPOLIS -- Valparaiso University senior Allison Sears and Cleveland State University sophomore Amy Benz have been named Horizon League Volleyball Players of the Week for the period of Nov A native of Elkhart, Ind., Sears picks up Offensive Player of the Week accolades after helping Valparaiso to a sweep of Wright State (25-19, 25-19, 25-16) on Saturday. Sears led the Horizon League in hitting percentage (.478) and points per set (4.67) last week while ranking second in kills per set (4.33). The middle hitter recorded 13 smackdowns and just two errors in 23 attempts against the Raiders. For the season, Sears places third in the conference with 3.26 kills per set (336 kills, 103 sets) and eighth with a.258 hitting percentage (336 kills, 136 errors, 774 attempts). The Crusaders, 23-6 overall and 12-4 in league play, have now won 12 straight matches and 16 of their last 17. A native of Tiffi n, Ohio, Benz notches Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping Cleveland State to a four-set win over Youngstown State (22-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-22) on Friday. Benz paced the Horizon League in blocks per set (2.00) last week. The middle hitter denied eight attacks against the Penguins. For the season, Benz ranks second among sophomores in the conference and third overall with 1.02 blocks per set (103 blocks, 101 sets). The Vikings, 8-18 overall and 7-9 in league play, have won four of their last six matches. Both teams are idle until the Horizon League Championship quarterfi nals on Friday. Valparaiso is the tournament s No. 2 seed and will battle No. 7 Green Bay at 5 p.m. ET. Cleveland State is the tourney s No. 6 seed and will face off with No. 3 Wright State at 7:30 p.m. Allison Sears (Valpo) Amy Benz (CSU) Week 1 -- Sept. 1 Angie Porche -- Valparaiso -- Jr. (Offense) Lauren Felsing -- Milwaukee -- Jr. (Defense) Week 2 -- Sept. 8 Angie Porche -- Valparaiso -- Jr. (Offense) Ruth Boscaljon -- Youngstown State -- Jr. (Defense) Week 3 -- Sept. 15 Karla Everhart -- Youngstown State -- Sr. (Offense) Jalesa Lee -- Butler -- So. (Defense) Week 4 -- Sept. 22 Becky Peters -- Milwaukee -- Sr. (Offense) Megan Elfering -- Green Bay -- Sr. (Defense) Week 5 -- Sept. 29 Liesl Tesch -- Green Bay -- Sr. (Offense) Natalie Schmitting -- Milwaukee -- So. (Defense) Week 6 -- Oct. 6 Kim Bukowski -- Valparaiso -- Jr. (Offense) Brittany Malicoat -- Valparaiso -- Sr. (Defense) Week 7 -- Oct. 13 Beth Greulich -- Cleveland State -- Jr. (Offense) Lauren Felsing -- Milwaukee -- Jr. (Defense) Week 8 -- Oct. 20 Allison Sears -- Valparaiso -- Sr. (Offense) Lana Lobdell -- UIC -- Jr. (Defense) Week 9 -- Oct. 27 Dana Daprile -- Butler -- Sr. (Offense) Brittany Malicoat -- Valparaiso -- Sr. (Defense) Week Nov. 3 Kim Bukowski -- Valparaiso -- Jr. (Offense) Katie Daprile -- Butler -- So. (Defense) Week Nov. 10 Shaunda Sandifer -- Wright State -- So. (Offense) Lauren Felsing -- Milwaukee -- Jr. (Defense) Week Nov. 17 Allison Sears -- Valparaiso -- Sr. (Offense) Amy Benz -- Cleveland State -- So. (Defense)

4 Weekly Release #12 Nov. 18, Page 4 Horizon League Schools in the NCAA Rankings INDIVIDUAL 2008 Top Performances TEAM INDIVIDUAL -- Top 100 ACES PER SET 56. Lauren Ditscheit, LU 0.41 ASSISTS PER SET 15. Kim Bukowski, Valpo Jordan Goad, CSU 9.91 BLOCKS PER SET 42. Ruth Boscaljon, YSU Shaunda Sandifer, WSU 1.08 DIGS PER SET 9. Megan Elfering, UWGB Brittany Malicoat, Valpo Lauren Felsing, UWM Katie Daprile, BU 4.67 KILLS PER SET 5. Angie Porche, Valpo Becky Peters, UWM 3.52 TEAM -- Top 50 ASSISTS PER SET 1. Valparaiso BLOCKS PER SET 28. Youngstown State 2.58 DIGS PER SET 10. Green Bay Milwaukee Butler Valparaiso UIC KILLS PER SET 1. Valparaiso MOST POINTS IN A MATCH BEST HITTING PCT. FOR A MATCH Angie Porche, Valpo -- Sept Loyola -- Sept Angie Porche, Valpo -- Aug Green Bay -- Aug Nikki Hintze, UWGB -- Sept Valparaiso -- Nov D. VanDiggelen, LU -- Aug Cleveland State -- Aug Porshia Allen, BU -- Nov Butler -- Sept. 6 MOST KILLS IN A MATCH MOST KILLS IN A MATCH Angie Porche, Valpo -- Sept Valparaiso -- Oct Nikki Hintze, UWGB -- Sept Valparaiso -- Oct Angie Porche, Valpo -- Aug Valparaiso -- Sept D. VanDiggelen, LU -- Aug Butler -- Oct four tied Loyola -- Oct. 28 MOST ASSISTS IN A MATCH MOST ASSISTS IN A MATCH Kim Bukowski, Valpo -- Oct Valparaiso -- Oct Kim Bukowski, Valpo -- Oct Valparaiso -- Oct Jordan Goad, CSU -- Oct Butler -- Oct Michelle Hammond, WSU -- Nov Butler -- Oct Kim Bukowski, Valpo -- Oct Valparaiso -- Sept Dana Daprile, BU -- Oct. 3 MOST DIGS IN A MATCH MOST DIGS IN A MATCH Katie Daprile, BU -- Nov Valparaiso -- Oct Lauren Felsing, UWM -- Oct Butler -- Oct Brittany Malicoat, Valpo -- Oct Milwaukee -- Oct Leilani Tafuna, WSU -- Oct Butler -- Nov three tied Butler -- Oct. 3 MOST IND. BLOCKS IN A MATCH MOST TEAM BLOCKS IN A MATCH Shaunda Sandifer, WSU -- Oct Youngstown State -- Oct D. VanDiggelen, LU -- Oct Cleveland State -- Sept Beth Gruelich, CSU -- Sept Green Bay -- Sept Jalesa Lee, BU -- Sept three tied 9 -- several tied *** visit for a complete list *** 2008 Horizon League Preseason Poll Team (first-place votes)... Points 1. Cleveland State (8) Valparaiso (1) Milwaukee UIC Butler Youngstown State Wright State Loyola Green Bay... 14

5 Weekly Release #12 Nov. 18, Page 5 Butler Bulldogs (18-10 overall, 8-8 HL) Head Coach: Sharon Clark (ninth season as head coach at BU) Aug 29 at UTEP... W, 3-1 Aug 30 vs Oral Roberts...L, 3-0 Aug 30 vs NJIT... W, 3-0 Sep 3 MARIAN... W, 3-0 Sep 5 vs Austin Peay... W, 3-1 Sep 6 vs Loyola (Md.)... W, 3-1 Sep 6 at Kennesaw State... W, 3-0 Sep 9 INDIANA STATE... W, 3-1 Sep 12 vs UM-Eastern Shore... W, 3-2 Sep 12 vs Maine... W, 3-0 Sep 13 at Buffalo... W, 3-1 Sep 16 IUPUI...L, 3-2 Sep 19 VALPARAISO... W, 3-0 Sep 26 at Milwaukee...L, 3-1 Sep 27 at Green Bay... W, 3-2 Oct 3 YOUNGSTOWN STATE... W, 3-2 Oct 4 CLEVELAND STATE... W, 3-0 Oct 8 at Wright State...L, 3-1 Oct 11 LOYOLA...L, 3-1 Oct 12 UIC...W, 3-0 Oct 17 at Valparaiso...L, 3-1 Oct 24 GREEN BAY...W, 3-2 Oct 25 MILWAUKEE...W, 3-1 Oct 31 at Cleveland State...L, 3-0 Nov 1 at Youngstown State...W, 3-2 Nov 7 at UIC...L, 3-0 Nov 8 at Loyola...L, 3-0 Nov 14 WRIGHT STATE...L, 3-2 Nov 21 vs. No. 4 Loyola (HL)...2:00 Cleveland State Vikings (8-18 overall, 7-9 HL) Head Coach: Chuck Voss (eighth season as head coach at CSU) Aug 29 vs Connecticut...L, 3-1 Aug 30 at Northern Illinois...L, 3-0 Aug 30 vs Chicago State... W, 3-0 Sep 5 vs Towson...L, 3-2 Sep 6 at Northwestern...L, 3-0 Sep 6 at Dayton...L, 3-2 Sep 12 vs UAB...L, 3-1 Sep 12 vs Kansas...L, 3-1 Sep 13 at Wyoming...L, 3-0 Sep 19 LOYOLA...L, 3-2 Sep 20 UIC... W, 3-0 Sep 26 at Wright State...L, 3-2 Oct 3 at Valparaiso...L, 3-2 Oct 4 at Butler...L, 3-0 Oct 7 YOUNGSTOWN STATE...W, 3-0 Oct 11 GREEN BAY...W, 3-1 Oct 12 MILWAUKEE...L, 3-1 Oct 17 at UIC...L, 3-1 Oct 18 at Loyola...L, 3-2 Oct 21 BOWLING GREEN...L, 3-2 Oct 25 WRIGHT STATE...W, 3-2 Oct 31 BUTLER...W, 3-0 Nov 1 VALPARAISO...L, 3-0 Nov 7 at Milwaukee...L, 3-0 Nov 8 at Green Bay...W, 3-0 Nov 14 at Youngstown State...W, 3-1 Nov 21 vs. No. 3 Wright State (HL)...7:30 Nov 29 at Kent State... TBA Green Bay Phoenix (9-17 overall, 5-11 HL) Head Coach: Debbie Kirch (12th season as head coach at UWGB) Aug 29 vs Ball State... W, 3-0 Aug 29 at Sam Houston State...L, 3-2 Aug 30 vs Centenary... W, 3-0 Aug 30 vs Drake...L, 3-1 Sep 5 DRAKE...L, 3-0 Sep 6 FRESNO STATE... W, 3-2 Sep 6 NORTHERN ARIZONA...L, 3-1 Sep 12 vs Bowling Green...L, 3-1 Sep 13 at Marquette...L, 3-1 Sep 13 vs Temple... W, 3-2 Sep 20 at Wright State...L, 3-1 Sep 26 VALPARAISO... W, 3-2 Sep 27 BUTLER...L, 3-2 Sep 30 UIC... W, 3-0 Oct 3 MILWAUKEE... W, 3-2 Oct 6 LOYOLA...W, 3-0 Oct 11 at Cleveland State...L, 3-1 Oct 12 at Youngstown State...L, 3-1 Oct 17 WRIGHT STATE...L, 3-1 Oct 24 at Butler...L, 3-2 Oct 25 at Valparaiso...L, 3-0 Oct 31 at Milwaukee...L, 3-0 Nov 7 YOUNGSTOWN STATE...L, 3-0 Nov 8 CLEVELAND STATE...L, 3-0 Nov 14 at Loyola...L, 3-2 Nov 15 at UIC...W, 3-1 Nov 21 vs. No. 2 Valparaiso (HL)...5:00 Loyola Ramblers (19-10 overall, 8-8 HL) Head Coach: Marcie Wolbeck (fourth season as head coach at LU) Aug 28 DEPAUL... W, 3-2 Aug 30 NORTHWESTERN... W, 3-1 Sep 2 at Chicago State... W, 3-0 Sep 5 BUCKNELL... W, 3-0 Sep 5 UT-MARTIN... W, 3-0 Sep 6 SAM HOUSTON STATE... W, 3-0 Sep 6 EVANSVILLE... W, 3-1 Sep 12 vs Fairfi eld... W, 3-2 Sep 12 at Northern Illinois...L, 3-0 Sep 13 vs Bradley... W, 3-0 Sep 13 vs Towson...L, 3-2 Sep 19 at Cleveland State... W, 3-2 Sep 20 at Youngstown State...L, 3-0 Sep 26 at UIC... W, 3-2 Sep 30 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE... W, 3-1 Oct 3 WRIGHT STATE... W, 3-1 Oct 6 at Green Bay...L, 3-0 Oct 7 at Milwaukee...L, 3-1 Oct 11 at Butler...W, 3-1 Oct 12 at Valparaiso...L, 3-1 Oct 17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE...L, 3-2 Oct 18 CLEVELAND STATE...W, 3-2 Oct 25 UIC...W, 3-0 Oct 28 at Western Illinois...W, 3-1 Oct 31 at Wright State...L, 3-0 Nov 7 VALPARAISO...L, 3-0 Nov 8 BUTLER...W, 3-0 Nov 14 GREEN BAY...W, 3-2 Nov 15 MILWAUKEE...L, 3-2 Nov 21 vs. No. 5 Butler (HL)... 2:00 Milwaukee Panthers (20-8 overall, 13-3 HL) Head Coach: Susie Johnson (second season as head coach at UWM) Aug 29 OLE MISS...L, 3-2 Aug 29 IOWA STATE... W, 3-2 Aug 30 ILLINOIS STATE...L, 3-0 Sep 5 at Bradley... W, 3-1 Sep 5 vs Eastern Michigan... W, 3-1 Sep 6 vs SIU-Edwardsville... W, 3-2 Sep 11 vs Florida A&M... W, 3-0 Sep 12 at Michigan State...L, 3-0 Sep 12 vs Connecticut... W, 3-2 Sep 16 NORTHERN ILLINOIS... W, 3-1 Sep 19 at Wright State... W, 3-1 Sep 21 vs. Oregon State...L, 3-1 Sep 26 BUTLER... W, 3-1 Sep 27 VALPARAISO... W, 3-1 Oct 3 at Green Bay...L, 3-2 Oct 7 LOYOLA...W, 3-1 Oct 8 UIC...W, 3-2 Oct 11 at Youngstown State...W, 3-0 Oct 12 at Cleveland State...W, 3-1 Oct 18 WRIGHT STATE...W, 3-0 Oct 20 at Marquette...L, 3-2 Oct 24 at Valparaiso...L, 3-1 Oct 25 at Butler...L, 3-1 Oct 31 GREEN BAY...W, 3-0 Nov 7 CLEVELAND STATE...W, 3-0 Nov 8 YOUNGSTOWN STATE...W, 3-1 Nov 14 at UIC...W, 3-0 Nov 15 at Loyola...W, 3-2 Nov 21 vs. UIC or Youngstown St. (HL)... 11:30 UIC Flames (13-17 overall, 5-11 HL) Head Coach: Nancy Mueller (fi fth season as head coach at UIC) Aug 29 vs Northwestern...L, 3-0 Aug 30 vs DePaul... W, 3-2 Sep 5 vs UTEP...L, 3-1 Sep 5 at North Dakota State... W, 3-0 Sep 6 vs Northern Colorado...L, 3-0 Sep 9 CHICAGO STATE... W, 3-0 Sep 12 vs Penn State...L, 3-0 Sep 13 vs Louisville...L, 3-1 Sep 13 vs Illinois State...L, 3-1 Sep 19 at Youngstown State... W, 3-1 Sep 20 at Cleveland State...L, 3-0 Sep 23 at Central Michigan... W, 3-2 Sep 26 LOYOLA...L, 3-2 Sep 30 at Green Bay...L, 3-0 Oct 4 WRIGHT STATE...L, 3-1 Oct 5 QUINNIPIAC... W, 3-0 Oct 8 at Milwaukee...L, 3-2 Oct 11 at Valparaiso...W, 3-2 Oct 12 at Butler...L, 3-0 Oct 14 BRADLEY...W, 3-0 Oct 17 CLEVELAND STATE...W, 3-1 Oct 18 YOUNGSTOWN STATE...W, 3-0 Oct 21 at Western Illinois...W, 3-1 Oct 25 at Loyola...L, 3-0 Nov 1 at Wright State...L, 3-1 Nov 7 BUTLER...W, 3-0 Nov 8 VALPARAISO...L, 3-0 Nov 11 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE...W, 3-1 Nov 14 MILWAUKEE...L, 3-0 Nov 15 GREEN BAY...L, 3-1 Nov 20 vs. No. 9 Youngstown State (HL)... 6:00 Nov 21 Horizon League Quarterfi nals

6 Weekly Release #12 Nov. 19, Page 6 Valparaiso Crusaders (23-6 overall, 12-4 HL) Head Coach: Carin Avery (seventh season as head coach at VU) Aug 29 vs Nevada... W, 3-0 Aug 30 vs IPFW... W, 3-1 Aug 31 at Notre Dame... W, 3-1 Sep 5 at Indiana...L, 3-0 Sep 5 vs Louisville... W, 3-2 Sep 6 vs Wake Forest... W, 3-1 Sep 12 vs Tennessee Tech... W, 3-2 Sep 12 vs Furman... W, 3-1 Sep 13 at Western Kentucky...L, 3-1 Sep 19 at Butler...L, 3-0 Sep 26 at Green Bay...L, 3-2 Sep 27 at Milwaukee...L, 3-1 Sep 30 at Bradley... W, 3-0 Oct 3 CLEVELAND STATE... W, 3-2 Oct 4 YOUNGSTOWN STATE... W, 3-0 Oct 7 at Wright State...W, 3-0 Oct 11 UIC...L, 3-2 Oct 12 LOYOLA...W, 3-1 Oct 17 BUTLER...W, 3-1 Oct 21 IUPUI...W, 3-0 Oct 24 MILWAUKEE...W, 3-1 Oct 25 GREEN BAY...W, 3-0 Oct 31 at Youngstown State...W, 3-0 Nov 1 at Cleveland State...W, 3-0 Nov 4 at DePaul...W, 3-1 Nov 7 at Loyola...W, 3-0 Nov 8 at UIC...W, 3-0 Nov 14 at Chicago State...W, 3-0 Nov 15 WRIGHT STATE...W, 3-0 Nov 21 vs. No. 7 Green Bay (HL)... 5:00 Nov 28/29 TBD in Kalamazoo, Mich.... TBA Wright State Raiders (15-15 overall, 10-6 HL) Head Coach: Trina Smith (fourth season as head coach at WSU) Aug 29 at Cincinnati...L, 3-0 Aug 30 vs Marshall...L, 3-2 Aug 30 vs Tennessee Tech...L, 3-0 Sep 5 vs Connecticut...L, 3-1 Sep 6 at Albany...L, 3-0 Sep 6 vs Buffalo... W, 3-1 Sep 9 at Eastern Michigan...L, 3-0 Sep 12 MOREHEAD STATE...L, 3-1 Sep 13 NIAGARA... W, 3-1 Sep 13 FLORIDA STATE...L, 3-2 Sep 19 MILWAUKEE...L, 3-1 Sep 20 GREEN BAY... W, 3-1 Sep 26 CLEVELAND STATE... W, 3-2 Sep 27 YOUNGSTOWN STATE... W, 3-2 Sep 30 at IPFW...L, 3-2 Oct 3 at Loyola...L, 3-1 Oct 4 at UIC... W, 3-1 Oct 7 VALPARAISO...L, 3-0 Oct 8 BUTLER...W, 3-1 Oct 11 at Robert Morris...W, 3-1 Oct 14 INDIANA STATE...W, 3-2 Oct 17 at Green Bay...W, 3-1 Oct 18 at Milwaukee...L, 3-0 Oct 24 at Youngstown State...W, 3-0 Oct 25 at Cleveland State...L, 3-2 Oct 31 LOYOLA...W, 3-0 Nov 1 UIC...W, 3-1 Nov 8 at Dayton...W, 3-1 Nov 14 at Butler...W, 3-2 Nov 15 at Valparaiso...L, 3-0 Nov 21 vs. No. 6 Cleveland State (HL)... 7:30 Youngstown State Penguins (11-16 overall, 4-12 HL) Head Coach: Joe Bonner (fourth season as head coach at YSU) Aug 29 vs Xavier...L, 3-1 Aug 29 vs Toledo... W, 3-2 Aug 30 at Ohio State...L, 3-0 Sept 5 vs Norfolk State... W, 3-0 Sept 6 vs Howard... W, 3-0 Sept 6 at Charlotte... W, 3-1 Sept 12 vs Elon...L, 3-0 Sept 12 at Robert Morris... W, 3-0 Sept 13 vs St. Peter s (N.J.)... W, 3-0 Sept 14 at West Virginia... W, 3-1 Sept 19 UIC...L, 3-1 Sept 20 LOYOLA... W, 3-0 Sept 27 at Wright State...L, 3-2 Oct 3 at Butler...L, 3-2 Oct 4 at Valparaiso...L, 3-0 Oct 7 at Cleveland State...L, 3-0 Oct 11 MILWAUKEE...L, 3-0 Oct 12 GREEN BAY...W, 3-1 Oct 14 at Pittsburgh...L, 3-1 Oct 17 at Loyola...W, 3-2 Oct 18 at UIC...L, 3-0 Oct 24 WRIGHT STATE...L, 3-0 Oct 31 VALPARAISO...L, 3-0 Nov 1 BUTLER...L, 3-2 Nov 7 at Green Bay...W, 3-0 Nov 8 at Milwaukee...L, 3-1 Nov 14 CLEVELAND STATE...L, 3-1 Nov 20 vs. No. 8 UIC (HL)... 6:00 Nov 21 Horizon League Quarterfi nals Horizon League vs Non-Conference Div. I Foes America East 1-1 Atlantic Coast 1-1 Atlantic Sun 1-0 Atlantic Big East 7-7 Big Sky 0-2 Big Ten 1-6 Big Colonial 0-2 Conference USA 1-3 Independent 4-0 Metro Atlantic 4-0 Mid-American 7-5 Mid-Eastern 4-0 Missouri Valley 7-4 Mountain West 0-1 Northeast 3-0 Ohio Valley 6-2 Pacifi c Patriot 1-0 Southern 1-1 Southeastern 0-1 Southland 1-1 Summit 6-3 Sun Belt 0-1 Western Athletic Horizon League Volleyball Media Contact Information School... Contact... Work Phone... Butler... Chris Urban curban@butler.edu Cleveland State... Greg Murphy g.j.murphy@csuohio.edu Green Bay... Drew Harris harrisd@uwgb.edu Loyola... Leo Krause lkrause@luc.edu Milwaukee... Kevin O Connor kjoc@uwm.edu UIC... Beth Usewicz bethu@uic.edu Valparaiso... Aaron Leavitt aaron.leavitt@valpo.edu Wright State... Matt Zircher matt.zircher@wright.edu Youngstown State... John Vogel javogel@ysu.edu Horizon League... Matt Segal msegal@horizonleague.org Total (.579 Pct.) 62-45