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The Owens Community College women’s volleyball program opened its 2010 season with a tournament Aug. 27-28 at Grand Rapids Community College, Mich.
Owens Express returnees include Lauren Lind (Lake) and Alyssa LaVoy (Eastwood). Lind is a sophomore outside hitter and recorded 135 kills, 44 digs and 16 blocks in 66 games last season for Owens. LaVoy, a sophomore defensive specialist, played in 21 games and recorded 19 digs. Additionally, she was an OCCAC Academic All-Conference selection.
Owens is led by ten-year coach Sonny Lewis and assistants are Denny Caldwell and Alison Mugler. The Express will open its home campaign by hosting the Owens Express Invitational, Sept. 3-5.
Last season, the Express women’s volleyball program completed their season with a 32-20 overall record. Owens finished in second place in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (9-3). The team’s season concluded with a loss to St. Clair County in the semifinals of the NJCAA Region XII Championships.
“I am really looking forward to the start of the upcoming season,” Lewis stated. “This year’s team has really worked hard and put forth the effort in the preseason. The potential is there for this group to be mentioned among the great teams in the program’s long and storied history. However, we have to get better each and every day to achieve our goals.”
The Express have a total of six players returning from last season’s team, including OCCAC All-Conference honorable mention selection Shelby Schuster (Southview). In 2009, the sophomore outside hitter and setter recorded 238 kills, 195 assists, 242 digs and 67 blocks for the Express. Her postseason accolades also included being named the team’s Most Improved Player and OCCAC Academic All-Conference.
Lewis’ squad also returns Jessica Knueve (Kalida), Alyssa Wielfaert (Start) and Amanda Schuster of (Southview). Knueve, a sophomore outside hitter and defensive specialist, played in 151 games and recorded 116 kills, 16 aces and 268 digs. Additionally, Knueve was named the recipient of the Coaches Award.
Wielfaert is a sophomore defensive specialist and recorded 287 digs and 26 aces in 170 games last season. Schuster is a sophomore middle blocker and outside hitter. She played in 149 games and recorded 196 kills and 80 blocks. Schuster also earned OCCAC Academic All-Conference honors.
First-year players to the women’s volleyball program are Erin Schatzle, setter and outside hitter (Monroe); Alyssa Pelish, defensive specialist (Central Catholic); Ellie Comes, defensive specialist (Southview); Ashley Horak, outside hitter (Bowling Green); Julia Haupricht, outside hitter and middle blocker (Central Catholic); Allie McAfee, middle blocker (Milan, Mich.); Allison Seifker, outside hitter (Monroeville), and Brittany Egbert, middle blocker (Hopewell-Loudon).
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