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2001 Volleyball Schedule/Results


26 Wins, 9 Losses (8-0 NCAC Champions)

Date Day Opponent Site Time Result Comments/Record
Aug. 31 Friday vs. DePauw Away   W, 4-1 (25-30, 30-26, 30-22, 30-26) Mt. St. Joseph Tournament; Teresa Murphy leads Tigers with 19 kills, Monica McDonald adds 13/1-0, 0-0 NCAC
Aug. 31 Friday vs. Southern Virginia Away   W, 3-0 (30-28, 30-21, 30-19) Mt. St. Joseph Tournament; Teresa Murphy leads Tigers again with 12 kills/2-0, 0-0 NCAC
Sept. 1 Saturday vs. Ohio Northern Away   W, 3-2 (30-28, 17-30, 30-32, 30-26, 15-10) Mt. St. Joseph Tournament; Tigers capture third straight win over Ohio Athletic Conference champion and ninth-ranked team in the country as Teresa Murphy, Monica McDonald and Sara Muzi combine for 54 kills/3-0, 0-0 NCAC
Sept. 1 Saturday vs. Mt. St. Joseph Away   L, 1-3 (18-30, 21-30, 30-25, 21-30) Mt. St. Joseph Tournament; Tigers lose fifth straight match against Mt. St. Joseph, ninth-ranked team in nation, despite 26 kills between Teresa Murphy and Sara Muzi/3-1, 0-0 NCAC
Sept. 7 Friday Wheaton Away   W, 3-0 (30-11, 30-20, 30-23) Elmhurst (Ill.) Tournament; Tigers are paced by Monica McDonald's 16 kills and three aces/4-1, 0-0 NCAC
Sept. 7 Friday Lake Forest Away   W, 3-0 (30-21, 30-11, 31-29) Elmhurst (Ill.) Tournament; Brittany Baume powers Tigers to another win with 16 kills/5-1, 0-0 NCAC
Sept. 8 Saturday Illinois Wesleyan Away   W, 3-0 (30-26, 30-25, 30-27) Elmhurst (Ill.) Tournament; Brittany Baume and Monica McDonald kill 10 apiece/6-1, 0-0 NCAC
Sept. 8 Saturday Elmhurst Away   L, 1-3 (22-30, 31-29, 23-30, 19-30) Elmhurst (Ill.) Tournament championship match goes against Tigers/6-2, 0-0 NCAC
Sept. 14 Friday Cedarville Home 7 p.m. W, 3-0 (30-20, 30-22, 30-27) Tigers collect victory behind Teresa Murphy's 13 kills; Connie Surowicz gets 200th career victory at Wittenberg/7-2, 0-0 NCAC
Sept. 21 Friday Walsh Away 7 p.m.L, 1-3 (30-26, 24-30, 27-30, 23-30)Monica McDonald leads Tigers with 22 kills and .317 attack percentage but Tigers can't overcome NAIA power Walsh/7-3, 0-0 NCAC
Sept. 22 Saturday Hiram Away 11 a.m.W, 3-0 (30-6, 30-14, 30-18)NCAC opener at Wooster; Shelli Habegger distributes 36 assists and Teresa Murphy leads offense with 13 kills/8-3, 1-0 NCAC
Sept. 22 Saturday Wooster Away 1 p.m. W, 3-0 (31-29, 30-16, 30-20) Monica McDonald pounds 18 kills and finishes with .316 attack percentage; Brittany Baume adds four aces and Teresa Murphy contributes 10 kills and 13 digs/9-3, 2-0 NCAC
Sept. 25 Tuesday Earlham Away 6 p.m. W, 3-0 (30-16, 30-11, 30-23) Rescheduled from Sept. 12 due to national tragedies/10-3, 3-0 NCAC
Sept. 28 Friday Case Western Reserve Home 2:30 p.m. W, 3-0 (30-17, 30-20, 30-19) Wittenberg Tournament; Tigers capture straight set win to open home tourney behind 15 kills by Monica McDonald and 13 by Teresa Murphy
Sept. 28 Saturday Ohio Northern Home 7:30 p.m. W, 3-2 (30-28, 27-30, 24-30, 32-30, 15-12) Wittenberg Tournament; Tigers rally for victory by pulling out tough Games 4 and 5; Shelli Habegger distributes 42 assists and Monica McDonald and Teresa Murphy combine for 55 kills between them/12-3, 3-0 NCAC
Sept. 29 Saturday Muskingum Home 10 a.m. W, 3-1 (30-21, 28-30, 30-24, 30-23) Wittenberg Tournament/13-3, 3-0 NCAC
Sept. 29 Saturday Elmhurst Home 3 p.m. L, 2-3 (21-30, 28-30, 30-20, 30-28, 15-9) Wittenberg Tournament; Monica McDonald and Teresa Murphy earn all-tournament team honors/13-4, 3-0 NCAC
Oct. 6 Saturday Allegheny Away 11 a.m. W, 3-0 (30-26, 30-22, 30-21) Freshman duo of Sarah Yuskewich and Monica McDonald team up for 37 assists and 25 kills respectively/14-4, 4-0 NCAC
Oct. 6 Saturday Denison Away 1 p.m. W, 3-2 (30-24, 38-40, 30-28, 23-30, 15-10) Closest NCAC match in several years for Wittenberg decided on the strength of Monica McDonald's 36 kills/15-4, 5-0 NCAC
Oct. 10WednesdayOhio WesleyanHome7 p.m.W, 3-0 (30-18, 30-18, 30-22)Game to be televised on Time Warner Cable on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 15 at 9:30 p.m.; Teresa Murphy finishes with 13 kills and 12 digs, Tiffany Keller adds 11 kills and 13 digs/16-4, 6-0 NCAC
Oct. 12 Friday Thomas More Home 2:30 p.m. W, 3-0 (30-18, 30-24, 30-22)
Wittenberg National Invitational

Monica McDonald records a .294 attack percentage and pounds 13 kills while Teresa Murphy leads stellar defensive effort with 24 digs/17-4, 6-0 NCAC
Oct. 12 Friday Wisconsin-Whitewater Home 7:30 p.m. L, 0-3 (27-30, 21-30, 18-30) Wittenberg National Invitational
Tigers can't keep pace with nation's top-ranked team despite 12 kills by Monica McDonald and 13 more from Tiffany Keller/17-5, 6-0 NCAC
Oct. 13 Saturday Juniata Home 10 a.m. L, 0-3 (26-30, 20-30, 21-30) Wittenberg National Invitational
Tigers fall to fifth-ranked team in the nation despite 14 kills by Monica McDonald and an attack percentage of .323/17-6, 6-0 NCAC
Oct. 13 Saturday Mt. St. Joseph Home 3 p.m. L, 1-3 (28-30, 23-30, 30-26, 21-30) Wittenberg National Invitational
Tigers fall for third straight time to ranked opponent and sixth straight time to Mt. St. Joseph despite 19 kills for Monica McDonald and Sarah Yuskewich's 57 assists/17-7, 6-0 NCAC
Oct. 18 Thursday Thomas More Away 7 p.m. W, 3-2 (30-18, 26-30, 26-30, 30-18, 15-8) 18-7, 6-0 NCAC
Oct. 20 Saturday Kenyon Home 11 a.m. W, 3-0 (30-17, 30-13, 30-18) Tigers dominate another NCAC opponent behind 28 assists for Sarah Yuskewich and 14 kills for Lindsay Nelson/19-7, 7-0 NCAC
Oct. 20 Saturday Oberlin Home 3 p.m. W, 3-0 (30-10, 30-9, 30-17) Tigers wrap up fourth straight perfect 8-0 NCAC regular season behind 10 kills by Teresa Murphy and 28 assists by Sarah Yuskewich/20-7, 8-0 NCAC
Oct. 26 FridayTexas Lutheran Away   W, 3-0 (30-20, 30-23, 30-25) Trinity (Tex.) Tournament; Tigers win behind Sarah Yuskewich's 36 assists and Monica McDonald's 15 kills/21-7, 8-0 NCAC
Oct. 26 Friday Juniata Away  W, 3-2 (30-23, 32-30, 28-30, 26-30, 15-12)Trinity (Tex.) Tournament; Tigers defeat No. 2 team in the country in dramatic five-setter; Monica McDonald shows way on offense with 32 kills, while Teresa Murphy stands out on defense with 21 digs/22-7, 8-0 NCAC
Oct. 27 Saturday Wartburg Away  W, 3-2 (27-30, 33-31, 25-30, 30-24, 15-13)Trinity (Tex.) Tournament; Tigers come from behind to defeat No. 3 team in the country in dramatic five-setter as Monica McDonald pounds 26 kills and Sarah Yuskewich distributes 73 assists/23-7, 8-0 NCAC
Oct. 27 Saturday Trinity Away  L, 2-3 (30-26, 16-30, 24-30, 30-28, 12-15)Trinity (Tex.) Tournament; Tigers fall to No. 5 ranked team in the nation despite several fine performances, including Monica McDonald's 21 kills and Michelle Emming's 19 digs/23-8, 8-0 NCAC
Oct. 30 Tuesday OberlinHome7 p.m. W, 3-0 (30-9, 30-22, 30-9)NCAC Quarterfinals;
No. 1 seed Wittenberg defeats No. 8 seed Oberlin handily behind Monica McDonald's 11 kills, Teresa Murphy's 13 kills and Michelle Emming's five aces/24-8, 8-0 NCAC
Nov. 2 Friday Wooster Home 8 p.m. W, 3-0 (30-23, 30-23, 30-22)NCAC Semifinals;
No. 1 seed Wittenberg def. No. 4 seed Wooster behind Monica McDonald's 17 kills and Sarah Yuskewich's 48 assists, also 24 digs between Michelle Emming and Teresa Murphy/25-8, 8-0 NCAC
Nov. 3 Saturday Denison Home 2 p.m. W, 3-0 (30-23, 30-17, 30-15) NCAC Finals;
No. 1 seed Wittenberg def. No. 2 seed Denison behind the brilliant play of Tournament MVP Tiffany Keller and all-tournament choices Teresa Murphy and Monica McDonald; Tigers win record-breaking fifth straight NCAC tournament title/26-8, 8-0 NCAC
Nov. 9 Friday Ohio Northern Away 5 p.m. L, 1-3 (28-30, 25-30, 30-28, 23-30) NCAA Tournament;
Great Lakes Regional at Mt. St. Joseph - Tigers receive first-round bye but fall in regional semifinals despite 25 kills by Monica McDonald/26-9, 8-0 NCAC

2001 JV Schedule

Date Day Opponent Site Time
Sept. 5 Wednesday Miami-Middletown Away 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 Tuesday Findlay Away 7 p.m.
Sept. 26 Wednesday Ohio Northern Away 7 p.m.
Oct. 1 Monday Clark State Away 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 9 Tuesday Findlay Home 7 p.m.

Coach: Connie Surowicz

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