Lake Forest College Sports Information
September 8, 2007
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Foresters Split Pair of Three-Game Decisions
Team falls to M.S.O.E., defeats Wisconsin Lutheran


Ashley Cretacci
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Lake Forest College volleyball team fell 30-27, 33-31, 30-17 to Milwaukee School of Engineering and defeated host Wisconsin Lutheran College 32-30, 30-20, 30-23 Saturday (September 8) afternoon. The Foresters are now 3-5 on the season. M.S.O.E. raised its record to 2-6 and Wisconsin Lutheran fell to 1-7.

Senior Nicole Baich (Westchester, Ill./Nazareth Academy) led Lake Forest with 14 kills and five blocks against M.S.O.E. Freshman Deena Blanchard (Sparta, Mich./Sparta) started at setter and tallied a career-high 18 assists.

Four players on the team reached double figures in digs, led by junior Lisa Sturgill (Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan South) with 19. Senior Merissa Martin (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills) and sophomore Megan Fasules (Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy) each had a dozen digs and freshman Rachael Peli (Granger, Ind./Clay) added 11.

Junior Ashley Cretacci (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) became the first Forester other than Baich to lead the team in kills in a match when she pounded out 12 against Wisconsin Lutheran. Baich finished with nine. Junior Ashleigh Martinez (Chula Vista, Calif./Hilltop) recorded 23 assists and sophomore Nicole Leonard (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Chaminade College Prep.) had four aces.

Sturgill led the squad with 14 digs, Leonard had 12, and Martin added 10. Freshman Mandi Mulliner (Elmhurst, Ill./York) finished with a career-high eight blocks and Baich had seven.

The Foresters will travel to Marian College Tuesday (September 11) night for a 7:00 non-conference match. The team will be back at home next Saturday (September 15) when it takes on North Central College at 10:00 a.m. and Benedictine University at 2:00 in the afternoon.

Lake Forest - M.S.O.E. Box Score
Lake Forest - Wisconsin Lutheran Box Score