2008-09 Volleyball Roster
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Drushal an AVCA Third-Team All-American, Riley Honorable Mention
November 18, 2008The College of Wooster’s senior libero, Ali Drushal, earned a third-team All-American award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, while junior teammate KateLynn Riley collected honorable mention status as a result of being part of the All-Great Lakes Region First Team. -
Drushal, Riley First Scots Ever Named to AVCA All-Region Team
November 13, 2008Ali Drushal and KateLynn Riley became the first from The College of Wooster volleyball program to be selected to the All-Great Lakes Region Team. The AVCA’s all-region awards were established in 1996 and by being part of the 14-member team, Drushal and Riley are now eligible for the All-America Team.
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Scots Win Three Individual Awards, Four on All-NCAC Teams
November 08, 2008Wooster collected three of the North Coast Athletic Conference’s four individual awards, highlighted by senior Ali Drushal being named the NCAC Libero of the Year for the third-consecutive season as announced by league officials. Joining Drushal on the all-league first team was junior middle hitter KateLynn Riley, while senior outside hitter Megan Earle was tabbed an all-NCAC honorable mention recipient.
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Terriers End Scots’ Season In NCAC Tourney Semifinals
November 07, 2008Winners of 10 of its last 13 matches to finish out the regular season, Wooster’s late-season run of momentum came to an end Friday evening for a second-straight season to Hiram College in the semifinals of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. The No. 2 seeded Fighting Scots fell in three sets to the No. 3 seeded Terriers 27-25, 25-14, 25-22, and ended their 2008 campaign with an overall record of 20-13, marking the most victories since the 2005 season.
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Scots Sweep Denison For Win No. 20
November 01, 2008The Wooster volleyball team posted its first 20-win season since 2005 by sweeping Denison 25-20, 25-22, 25-17. The Fighting Scots move to 20-12 this fall and 13-3 in the NCAC, notching their first 20-victory season since the 2005 squad went 25-7.
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Scots Cruise to 3-0 Win On Drushal’s Historic Night
October 29, 2008Ohio Wesleyan came into Timken Gymnasium Wednesday night with ideas of pulling out a key North Coast Athletic Conference road win against the College of Wooster volleyball team, but the Scots didn’t allow that to happen, prevailing in three sets over the Battling Bishops by scores of 25-18, 25-11, 25-19.
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Scots Post Two Wins Saturday, Including Conference Affair Over Kenyon
October 25, 2008The Wooster volleyball team continued its push toward the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference postseason tournament with back-to-back victories over conference foe Kenyon College (0-26, 0-15 NCAC) and non-conference Otterbein College (8-20).
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Scots Notch 10th NCAC Win With 3-1 Triumph Over Oberlin
October 24, 2008The Wooster volleyball team collected its 10th North Coast Athletic Conference victory this season by besting host Oberlin three sets to one (25-21, 25-17, 20-25, 25-20).
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Riley Reaches Milestone, Scots Move Into Second in Comeback Thriller
October 21, 2008Junior hitter KateLynn Riley became the sixth player in school history to reach the 1,000-kill mark for her career, and helped the Wooster volleyball team comeback from a two-set deficit against North Coast Athletic Conference foe Allegheny for a 3-2 win.
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Wooster Swept In Highly Competitive Tri-Match, Beal Records Rare Triple-Double
October 18, 2008After defeating Earlham in straight sets on Friday night, the Wooster volleyball team saw itself get swept by North Coast Athletic Conference foe and No. 5-ranked Wittenberg University 25-14, 25-22, 25-18 Saturday in the opener of a highly competitive tri-match. Wooster went on to drop its second match of the day to Heidelberg 27-29, 25-13, 25-15, 25-14.
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Scots Cruise Past Earlham 3-0
October 17, 2008The Wooster volleyball team used a balanced attack to power past North Coast Athletic Conference rival Earlham, sweeping the Quakers in straight sets (25-9, 25-21, 25-19).
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Scots Edge Out NCAC Victory Over Denison in Five Sets, Fall to Capital 3-0
October 11, 2008The Wooster volleyball battled with North Coast Athletic Conference foe Denison (6-13, 3-4 NCAC), eventually pulling out a grueling come-from-behind three sets to two by scores of 25-11, 23-25, 19-25, 25-21, 15-12 over the Big Red.
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Scot Spikers Continue Winning Ways With 3-0 Conference Sweep Over Hiram
October 10, 2008Wooster continued its winning ways with a straight-set victory over Hiram in North Coast Athletic Conference action. The Fighting Scots swept the Terriers by scores of 25-20, 25-19, 26-24 to improve to 12-9 overall on the year and 6-2 in conference play, and also snap an eight-match losing skid to Hiram dating back to the 2005 season.
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Wooster Winners of Seven of Its Last Nine Matches Following Sweep Over OWU
October 08, 2008In a North Coast Athletic Conference battle, Wooster jumped out in the first set and never looked back in the conference victory over Ohio Wesleyan. The Scots swept all three sets by scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-14.
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Wooster Splits A Pair of Matches, Including Win in NCAC Tilt Over Kenyon
October 04, 2008Wooster split a pair of matches Saturday afternoon inside Timken Gymnasium as part of a tri-match with North Coast Athletic Conference foe Kenyon College and Malone College. With the one conference win and one non-conference defeat, the Fighting Scots moved their record to 10-9 overall and 4-2 in the NCAC.
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Scot Spikers Sweep Oberlin to Move Above .500
October 01, 2008The Wooster volleyball team moved its record over the .500 mark both overall and in the North Coast Athletic Conference by sweeping visiting Oberlin College in straight sets (25-18, 25-20, 25-15).
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Scots Go 2-1 During Trio of Weekend Matches
September 26, 2008Wooster easily defeated Earlham in straight sets by scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-13. During a tri-match Saturday, the Scots ran into a buzzsaw in North Coast Athletic Conference powerhouse and No.8 ranked Wittenberg, falling by scores of 11-25, 15-25, 11-25. During the second match of the day, Wooster avenged a pair of losses during the 2007 season to Mt. Union, coming out on top in three sets by tallies of 25-14, 25-17, 25-23.
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Drushal Becomes NCAC Career Digs Leader, Scots Post Come-from-Behind Victory
September 23, 2008Allegheny raced out and grabbed a two sets to one lead against Wooster, but the Scots mounted a comeback and rallied to win 16-25, 25-17, 28-30, 25-18, 15-10.
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Wooster Earns a Split in Competitive Tri-Match
September 19, 2008The Wooster volleyball team battled with North Coast Athletic Conference foe Hiram over five tight sets, eventually coming up short 17-25, 26-24, 25-23, 21-25, 13-15. Wooster went on to victory in its second match of the day, a hard-fought four-set match over Defiance by scores of 19-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22.
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Wooster Sweeps A Pair in Home-Opening Tri-Match
September 12, 2008Wooster tallied a pair of non-conference victories during its 2008 home-opening matches inside Timken Gym as part of a tri-match with Otterbein College and Ursuline College.
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Riley, Earle, Drushal Lead Scots at Marcia French Tourney
September 05, 2008Wanting to get back to the .500 mark on the season, the Wooster volleyball ran into some stiff competition during the Marcia French Memorial Tournament. During the two-day, seven-school event, the Fighting Scots notched a 1-3 record.
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Wooster Goes 1-3 in Season-Opening Tournament
August 29, 2008Searching for its first marks in the victory column on the young season, the Wooster volleyball team tallied a 1-3 record during the River City Tournament.
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Scot Volleyball Honored for Work in the Classroom
August 06, 2008The College of Wooster's volleyball team was recently recognized as one of 353 high school and college programs to earn a 2007-08 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, annually honors men's and women's college and high school teams that display excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale during the school year.
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Drushal's Defensive Prowess Best Statistically in Div. III
January 07, 2008
