2009 NCAA Division II Softball Tournament

November 10, 2003
Haven Volleyball To Face Indiana In PSAC Quarterfinal

Lock Haven: The Lady Eagles make their return to the PSAC tournament following a one-year absence, marking their eighth overall appearance.  LHU has won three PSAC tournament championships, with wins coming in 1996, 1999 and 2000. The Haven captured a share of the regular-season title in the Western Division with an 8-2 conference mark, the seventh time in program history that LHU has either owned outright or earned a share of the divisional crown. 
            Haven losses in the conference were both on the road, coming against Edinboro, 3-1, and most recently, against its quarterfinal opponent, Indiana, 3-2.  
            The Lady Eagles benefit from a balanced attack, boasting seven players with 100 or more kills.  Freshman middle Cherry Li (Shanghai, China) leads the PSAC in attack percentage hitting at a .486 clip with 437 kills.  Li also paces the Haven with 383 digs and 109 blocks. 
            Sophomore outside hitter Allison Wade (Duncansville/Hollidaysburg) has 192 kills (.202 attack pct.) along with 182 digs. Junior outside hitter Kristi Kauffman (York/Central York) and junior opposite hitter Amanda Snyder (Portsmouth, Va./Churchland) have both recorded 174 kills.  Kauffman is second on the squad with 247 digs and has 28 service aces, while Snyder follows with 230 digs in addition to 43 blocks and 35 aces. 

Cherry Li (below) and the rest of the 
Lady Eagle volleyball team will 
try for the win on Tuesday in 
order to advance to the 
PSAC final four.

Indiana (Pa.): The Indiana (Pa.) University volleyball team is the defending PSAC Tournament champion, entering as the third seed in this year’s playoffs with a 23-10 overall and 6-4 PSAC Western Division ledger.  IUP’s divisional losses came twice against top-seeded Edinboro (1-3, 1-3), once to Lock Haven (0-3) and once against Clarion University (2-3).  
            The Indiana offense has three hitters who have recorded 300 or more kills, the trio headed up by junior outside hitter Marcy Stutzman. Stutzman has 471 kills, hitting at a .263 clip, and is second on the squad with 241 digs and 32 service aces.  Freshman outside hitter Michelle Jones has 353 kills (.241 attack pct.), while sophomore middle Brittany Gates adds 320 kills (.336 attack pct.) in addition to a team-high of 125 blocks.
            Other hitters include sophomore middle Amy Badorf who has 198 kills and is second to Gates with 110 blocks.  Another middle, Heather Bauer, adds 139 kills and 98 blocks.
            Junior libero Sarah Rosenberry checks in with a team high of 451 digs, and junior setter Lacey George is among conference leaders with 1463 assists for an average of 12.40 per game.   

Regular Season Split: Lock Haven defeated Indiana in three games in Thomas Fieldhouse earlier in the season, winning the set of close games by scores of 30-28, 33-31 and 30-28.  In the most recent match-up, Indiana evened the score with a 3-2 victory, 34-32, 20-30, 30-24, 18-30, 15-13.

PSAC Tournament: The winner of Tuesday’s quarterfinal match will advance to the PSAC semifinals and will face Kutztown University, the Eastern Division’s top-seed on the road at Kutztown, Pa., on Fri., Nov. 14.  The West’s top seed Edinboro University will face the winner of the Eastern Division quarterfinal between West Chester University and Shippensburg University.  The PSAC Championship match is scheduled for Sat., Nov. 15, and will also be hosted by Kutztown University.  

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