Press
Release
OCTOBER
23,
2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: CHRISTINE FRANCIES, ASST. SID
260-481-0729
Mastodons
Roll Over Cougars in Four
Chicago,
IL -
The Mastodons traveled to Chicago State on Sunday for the second meeting this
season of the pair. IPFW defeated the Cougars in four
games, (25-30, 30-13, 30-20, 30-23).
IPFW
dropped game one to the Cougars, 25-30 but rallied back
in game two to pummel Chicago State, 30-13. The Mastodons
then went on to take games three and four. Overall the
Dons hit an impressive .299 for the four game match and
put up 10 total team blocks.
Fabiana
Souza recorded a double-double with 21 kills
and 18 assists. She hit a .359 for the match and also
put up one block solo and two block assists.
Erika
Leitzke put up 46 assists and 12 digs for her
double-double. Leitzke also had a game high four service
aces for the afternoon.
Amanda
Pfister posted a personal season record for
hitting percentage with a .406 after knocking down 14
kills with only one error in 32 attempts. Pfister also
matched Souza's blocks with one solo and two assists.
Ellyann
Bahlman set two career records while at Chicago
State. She knocked down 12 kills (personal career record)
with only two errors in 19 attempts (personal career
record). She posted the highest hitting percentage of
the match with a .526. Bahlman also put up three block
assists.
Peachy
Jankowski dug up 23 balls for the Mastodons
and had two service aces.
In total
five Mastodons recorded three blocks each. Claire
Jackson and Jessica Miller round
out the list. Jackson had three block assists while Miller
had a block solo and two assists.
For Chicago
State, Shakelia Castile-Jones had 16 kills and posted a
.306 hitting percentage. Catherine Everist put up 40 assists
while Zuzana
Pokovicova had 17 digs.
The Mastodons
will now have the week to prepare for Saint Louis University.
They face the Billikens on Saturday at 4 pm at Saint Louis.
The Mastodons will then host their final two home matches
of the season against Valparaiso (Nov. 1, 5 pm) and Oakland
(Nov. 5, 5 pm). IPFW will then travel to the Independent
Tournament to defend their title November 10-12.
~Dons~
