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October 20, 2005 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Foresters Defeat Illinois College to Remain Atop South Division Standings
LAKE FOREST, IL - The Lake Forest College volleyball team knocked off Midwest Conference South Division foe Illinois College on Thursday (October 20) in five games to remain in first place in the league’s South Division. Both teams are now 17-9 overall, but the Foresters improved to 7-1 in league play and the Lady Blues dropped to 4-4 in the conference. Sophomore Nicole Baich (Westchester, IL/Nazareth Academy) led the way with a match-high 18 kills and five blocks. Baich leads the team in both of those categories with 330 kills and 95 blocks so far this year. She got help from freshman Synneve Yoder (Murray, NE/Conestoga) and junior Janelle Balcerzak (Milwaukee, WI/Pius XI), who finished with 14 and 10 kills, respectively. In addition to Yoder’s career-high 14 kills, the freshman also added a pair of aces, matching her career high, and a season-high three blocks. Balcerzak also connected on a match-high five aces, and leads the squad with 44, and junior setter Kendra Casey (Wauwatosa, WI/Wauwatosa West) recorded a match-high 46 assists, and now has 1,000 this season. The Foresters lost 21-30 and 29-31 in the opening two games, but stormed back to record a 30-24 win in the third game, posted a .333 hitting percentage in a 30-13 blowout in the fourth game, and won 15-11 in the finale. Lake Forest will honor its three seniors next Tuesday (Oct. 25) in the team’s final home match of the year against Carthage College (20-3). The match will begin at 7:00 p.m. By Franklyn Beckford Lake Forest - Illinois College Box Score
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