Michigan State University Athletics
Volleyball On The Road At No. 20 Illinois/Indiana
10/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 21, 1999
? HARTLEY NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF WEEK: Erin Hartley is the Big Ten Player of the Week, the first POW award of her career. The sophomore averaged 6.00 kills, 3.33 digs and 1.00 blocks per game while hitting .604 in wins over Michigan and Northwestern. Against Michigan she tallied a match-high 20 kills on a career-best .600 hitting percentage. She also hit her 500th career kill in that match. Versus Northwestern, Hartley again led all hitters with 16 kills and bettered her career percentage by hitting .607. She also added 11 digs in the Northwestern match for her fourth double-double of the season.
? STATE UPDATE: Michigan State defeated Michigan last Wednesday, Oct. 13, 3-0 (15-9, 15-6, 15-5) to break a four match losing streak. With the win, MSU is up 1-0 in the 1999 State Pride series. On Friday, Oct. 15, MSU defeated Northwestern, 3-0 (15-8, 15-2, 15-2), its 10th-straight win over the Wildcats.
? ILLINOIS: No. 20 Illinois is 11-3 overall, 7-1 in the Big Ten. The Fighting Illini won two last weekend, defeating Iowa, 3-0 (15-6, 15-7, 15-5), and Minnesota, 3-1 (15-13, 15-6, 2-15, 16-14. The team has won five consecutive matches and 11 of its last 12. Shadia Haddad and Betsy Spicer lead the team with 3.92 and 3.27 kills per game, respectively. Tracey Marshall is third on the team at 2.85 kills per game but leads the team in digs at 2.81 pg. Setter Melissa Beitz averages 12.90 assists per contest while Spicer is the Illini?s leading blocker at 1.31 pg. Illinois leads the series, 27-13. Michigan State won the last meeting in Champaign on Nov. 4, 1998, 15-12, 8-15, 15-8, 15-10. Michigan State has won seven of the last eight meetings between the two teams.
? INDIANA: The Hoosiers are 12-5 overall, 3-5 in the Big Ten. Indiana split last weekend, losing 1-3 (2-15, 15-9, 15-9, 9-15) to Minnesota and defeating Iowa, 3-1 (15-13, 9-15, 15-10, 15-10). Indiana won its first nine matches in a row but since has won just three of its last eight. Prior to the Iowa match, Amanda Welter and Ryann Connors were leading the team at 4.04 and 4.02 kills per game, respectively. Setters Laura Garnder and Kristina Sanderson were leading the team with 11.00 and 8.40 assists, respectively, while Cydryce Carter was tops with 2.63 digs and 1.03 blocks per game. Indiana leads the series, 23-22. Michigan State won the last meeting in East Lansing on Oct. 31, 1998, 15-7, 5-15, 15-7, 15-12. MSU has won 10 of the last 11 meetings between the last two schools.
? THAT?S A BIG NEGATIVE: Michigan hit -.017 against Michigan State on Oct. 13 in Jenison Field House to MSU?s .283. The last time MSU held an opponent to a negative hitting percentage was against Niagara in the WMU Ameritech Invitational on Sept. 17 (-.107). Last year no State opponent was held to less than .000.
? 500: Erin Hartley tallied the 500th kill of her career against Michigan on Wednesday. She led all hitters with 16 kills on .600 (16-1-25) hitting, ending the match with 501 career ka-booms. Hartley now has 521 career kills after leading MSU wih 20 against Northwestern on Oct. 15.
? 600: Sarah Gustin hit the 600th kill of her career against Michigan on Oct. 13. She now has 616.
? WAIT FOR ME!: Jessica Sanborn needs just 12 kills for 500 in her Michigan State career. ? PROVING POINTS: MSU has held opponents to 12 total points or less in a match on two occasions this season: versus Niagara on Sept. 17 (15-4, 15-0, 15-1) and versus Northwestern (15-8, 15-2, 15-2). Prior to this season, State had not held an opponent to 12 points or under since Oct. 18, 1997 against Minnesota (15-1, 15-3, 15-8). ? LOOKING AHEAD: Were the season to end today, MSU?s team hitting percentage of .285 would be first all-time in the State single-season record book.
? A PINCH OF BASIL: Junior setter Vicki Basil is in seventh place on the MSU all-time assists chart. She now has 1,689 in her career, the eighth player in spartan history to record more than 1,500. Sixth place is held by Amy Rauch (199-92) with 1,697.
? PERFECT GPAs: Two MSU players are averaging better than 4.00 kills per game. Sarah Gustin and Erin Hartley is earining extra credit by averaging 4.21 pg, while Erin Hartley comes in at 4.15.
? GOOD ATTENDANCE TOO: Michigan State was ranked 24th in the nation in attendance last week. The Spartans are averaging 777 fans per match at home through 10 matches this season.
? TEAM BLOCK: Michigan State has recorded 198.5 blocks as a team this season. Were the season to end today, MSU?s total would rank it 14th on the school?s single-season chart. Last year, the Spartans ended with 394 total blocks, nine short of the school record of 403, established in 1997.
? CAREER MARKERS: ? Chuck Erbe needs five wins to reach 150 at Michigan State. ? Vicki Basil needs 8 assists to move into sixth place on the MSU career assists chart. ? Sarah Gustin needs 32 digs for 500 in her career. ? Angela Morley needs 12 more blocks for 100 in her career. ? Jessica Sanborn needs 12 more kills for 500 in her career.
? SEEING DOUBLE: Five players have combined for 12 double-doubles so far this season. Here?s the rundown: Christie Landry - 41 ast, 12 digs v. Texas A&M, 9/4, 49 assists, 13 digs v. Loyola, 9/18, 65 assists, 12 digs v. Penn State, 9/25 Jessica Sanborn - 15 kills, 12 digs v. Texas A&M, 9/4 Erin Hartley - 19 kills, 10 digs vs. UMass, 9/11, 15 kills, 10 digs v. WMU, 9/18, 22 kills, 18 digs v. Penn State, 9/25, 20 kills, 11 digs v. Northwestern, 10/15 Maren Witzel - 15 kills, 11 digs vs. UMass, 9/11, 10 kills, 16 digs v. Loyola, 9/18 Sarah Gustin - 12 kills, 12 digs vs. Seton Hall, 9/11, 23 kills, 11 digs v. Penn State, 9/25, 31 kills, 10 digs v. Iowa, 10/7
? SPARTANS IN THE NCAA (as of 10/18): Jessica Sanborn is 19th in the nation in hitting percentage at .385. As a team, MSU is 14th in hitting percentage at .285.
? SPARTANS IN THE BIG TEN: (as of 10/21) Hitting Percentage: 3. Jessica Sanborn .385 10. Erin Hartley .310 12. Sarah Gustin .307 18. Angela Morley .291 Kills: 6. Sarah Gustin 4.21 pg 7. Erin Hartley 4.15 pg Blocks: 4. Angela Morley 1.38 pg 10. Jessica Sanborn 1.12 pg Service Aces: 4. Erin Hartley 0.46 pg TEAM Hitting Percentage: 2. Michigan State .285 Assists: 5. Michigan State 14.46 pg Blocks: 4. Michigan State 2.88 pg Kills: 5. Michigan State 15.64 pg Service Aces: 4. Michigan State 1.62 pg Digs: 8. Michigan State 13.12 pg Hitting % By Opp.: 6. Michigan State .198 Assists By Opp.: 8. Michigan State 13.01 pg Blocks By Opp.: 2. Michigan State 1.99 pg Kills By Opp.: 5. Michigan State 14.17 pg SA?s By Opp.: 8. Michigan State 1.39 pg Digs By Opp.: 4. Michigan State 12.67 pg
CAREER RECORDS Assists No. Years 1. Judy Doles 4,151 1985-88 2. Courtney DeBolt 3,773 1992-95 3. Christie Landry 2,188 1997-99 4. Gina Conroy 2,096 1981-84 5. Julie Pavlus 2,028 1994-96 6. Amy Rauch 1,697 1991-92 7. Vicki Basil 1,689 1997-99 8. Corinne McNamara 1,591 1988-91
Block Assists No. Years 1. Dana Cooke 494 1993-96 2. Val Sterk 447 1993-96 3. Dawn Andrews 329 1987-90 4. Jenna Wrobel 295 1995-98 5. Corie Richard 258 1994-97 6. Cheryl Histed 248 1981-84 7. Sarah Gustin 239 1997-99 8. Jessica Sanborn 235 1997-99 9. Courtney DeBolt 224 1992-95 10. Jenny Whitehead 219 1996-98
Total Blocks No. (BS-BA) Years 1. Dana Cooke 581 (87-494) 1993-96 2. Val Sterk 575 (128-447) 1993-96 3. Dawn Andrews 433 (104-329) 1987-90 4. Cheryl Histed 363 (115-248) 1981-84 5. Jenna Wrobel 354 (59-295) 1995-98 6. Michele Kasper 296 (81-215) 1981-84 7. Jessica Sanborn 290 (55-235) 1997-99 8. Sarah Gustin 284 (45-239) 1997-99 Corie Richard 277 (19-258) 1994-96 10. Jenny Whitehead 258 (39-219) 1996-98
Hitting Percentage Pct. K-E-TA 1. Val Sterk .379 (1,518-344-3,099) 2. Sarah Gustin .316 (616-178-1,386) 3. Kelly Becker .299 (780-226-728) 4. Jessica Sanborn .294 (488-163-1,086) 5. Cheryl Histed .278 (1,114-348-2,755) 6. Jenny Whitehead .274 (426-163-960) 7. Amy Westhouse .272 (539-165-1,377)
