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Purdue Fort Wayne
Valparaiso
'Dons Defeat Valpo in Final Match of Season
11/24/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 24, 2007
Fort Wayne, IN - The IPFW Mastodons wrapped up their season with a match against in-state rival Valparaiso on Saturday night. After surging ahead 2-0, the Mastodons looked to be rolling to a 3-0 sweep. Valpo wasn't going down without a fight, taking game three, but the 'Dons prevailed in game four for the match, 3-1.
IPFW defeated Valpo, 30-19, 30-14, 25-30, 30-21.
Game one started off with a back and forth battle until the 'Dons pulled ahead by four, 15-11. A service ace by Jamie Schwartz put the 'Dons ahead by six, 16-11. The Mastodons continued to roll in game one, stretching their lead to eight on a kill by Jessica Miller, 20-12. A service error by Valpo would finish the match, 30-19.
IPFW started game two with a 3-0 run before Valpo got on the board. From there the 'Dons stretched the lead to five, 6-1 and ten at 13-3. A kill by Kylee Hervey would put IPFW up by 12 at 22-10. The 'Dons would roll to a win in game two, 30-14.
Game three saw the Crusaders move ahead, taking a 10-15 lead at the start. Valpo held onto their lead throughout, taking game three, 30-25.
The Mastodons ran off to a 10-5 lead at the start of game four. The Mastodons held a five point lead at 18-13 before the Crusaders started to fight back, cutting the lead to three, 20-17. A 6-0 serving rotation by Rebekah Roehm put the 'Dons close to the win, 28-18. Miller put down the final kill for the 'Dons for the win, 30-21.
The Mastodons were led by Miller with 19 kills at a .395 clip. She added five digs and five total blocks.
Mayara Schlindwein knocked down 12 kills along with five block assists.
Cynara Martins had a double-double with 11 kills and 18 digs.
Roehm led at the block with seven total blocks. She added nine digs and eight kills in the four game match.
Jessica Dominiak had a double-double with 53 assists and 10 digs. Jamie Schwartz was the libero for the 'Dons and finished with 23 digs.
The Mastodons out-blocked the Crusaders 13 to 5 and finished with a .280 hitting percentage compared to Valpo's .097.
The Crusaders were led by Val Bollenbacher with 16 kills. She was followed by Angie Porche with 12 kills and 11 digs. Sara Hughes had 25 assists and 13 digs while Kim Bukowski had 19 assists. Brittany Malicoat had 23 digs.
The Mastodons wrapped up their season with a 21-11 overall record and a 12-4 Summit League record. Seniors Peachy Jankowski, Cynara Martins and Patricia Azevedo played their final match tonight in a Mastodon jersey.
~Dons~
