The women's volleyball team had a successful season with Coach Teitelbaum at the helm for her first year. The slugs more than doubled their wins from last season and ended on a great note beating three of their last four opponents.
Leading the team was Senior Middle Blocker, Lisa Kauchak who had a team high overall hitting percentage of 0.215 and had a career high hitting percentage against Occidental College with a 0.692 average! Lisa also led the team in blocks with 59 on the season. Congratulations to Lisa for receiving All-Tournament Awards at the Pacific Coast Classic and the LaVerne Tournament!!
Amy Strang, Senior Co-Captain and Outside Hitter racked up the most kills in a game vs. Vassar with 25 and also tallied the most kills and attempts for the season with 322 kills on 1019 attempts.
Senior Co-Captain Kristin Onorato led the team in overall aces with her wicked jumpserve finding the floor 32 times on the season, and a team high 7 aces against Rutgers. Kristin also led the team with the most digs in a match and added her name to the AVCA 30 Dig Club list against Bethany College during her senior night match.
Another season record-holder was Sophomore Libero, Lauren Chiodini who led the team in digs with 429 on the season. Sophomore Setter, Jenna Koch had a great season tallying 910 assists for the season with a game high of 68 versus Menlo in a 5 game marathon match. Junior Opposite Briana Williford had a great season earning All-Tournament Team at the NYU Invitational. Bri played in 101 games this season racking up a match-high 18 kills on 59 attempts against Lakeland University and hit 0.667 against Occidental College. Junior Middle Blocker, Brina Mocsny had a great season as well with a game high 19 kills on 27 attempts hitting 0.432 against Menlo College. Had Brina not fractured her thumb in two places and missed one third of the season, there is no question that she would have broken some team records.
Filling in for Brina was Sophomore Middle Blocker Kim Bernet who had a game high of 10 kills on 17 attempts versus CSU Monterey Bay.
Other noteworthy players include Junior Defensive Specialist, Jenessa Hall who racked up 17 assists, 23 service aces and 118 digs for the season. Martina Kroll also made 12 game appearances having a game high 6 kills and 9 digs. Sophomore Setter Kate Wellmon tallied 73 assists, 16 digs and 4 blocks for the season. Gillian McGraw who did not finish the season due to a back injury, had a great match against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps talling 6 kills on 20 attempts, hitting 0.200 for the match Lone Freshman Carmen Aguilar-Wedge had a strong showing against Colorado College putting the ball away 3 times on 4 attempts hitting an amazing 0.750.
Look for the Women's Volleyball team to continue their success next season with 11 returners including Senior Opposite Briana Williford, Senior Middle Blocker, Brina Mocsny and Senior Setter/Defensive Specialist Jenessa Hall and a strong recruiting class for 2005.
October 20, 2004
Slugs Post Noteworthy Stats
Senior Kristen Onorato jumpserves another ace.
SANTA CRUZ, CA -- The West Field House was host to 3 volleyball games yesterday as the Slugs hosted Menlo and Vassar College. The Menlo Oaks were up first against the Slugs at 4 pm. Looking to avenge a 3-game loss two weeks ago, the Slugs displayed the best performance of the season. After losing the first 2 games 30-32 and 26-30, the Slugs fought back in game 3 to win 30-26 and with momentum on their side they put away the Oaks quickly in game 4, 30-19. The deciding game 5 was a back and forth battle, neither team lead by more than a few points as the Oaks went on to pull out the victory in the end 19-17.
Senior Briana Williford goes up for another kill.
Despite the loss, it was an outstanding team effort, arguably the best of the season as 8 Slugs went on to post some noteworthy stats. Senior Captain Amy Strang lead the team with a great all around game that included 21 kills, 28 digs, 1 ace and 1 block. Brina Mocsny was not far behind tallying 19 kills while hitting .432 percent and adding 6 blocks on defense. Lisa Kauchak had 15 kills, 6 blocks, 5 digs and 1 ace while Briana Williford added in her 14 kills, 5 blocks and 6 digs. Setter Jenna Koch fed her teammates 68 total assists, served 5 aces and added 15 digs on defense. On defense Lauren Chiodini tallied 25 digs, Jenessa Hall had 17, and Senior Captain Kristin Onorato had 23 to go along with her 5 kills and 3 aces on offense.
After battling a strong Menlo College team for over 2 hours, the Slugs would then face Vassar College at 7 pm. Vassar had lost that morning to Menlo in 3 and would lose to the Slugs in 4 last night; 30-14, 25-30, 30-23, 30-16. Having to fight through mental and physical exhaustion, the Slugs were able to stay focused and take care of business. Amy Strang led the team with 25 kills (hitting .449), 2 aces, 11 digs, and 1 block. Briana Williford had another good match as she finished the night with 16 kills (hitting .333) and 4 blocks while Jenna Koch set for 53 assists, 4 aces, and 10 digs.
The Slugs look to carry momentum from their strong performances last night as they travel to Southern California one last time to participate in the La Verne Tournament this weekend.
October 18, 2004
Slugs Finish 1-1 in Southern California
LOS ANGELES, CA -- The UCSC Women's Volleyball team traveled down to southern California this past weekend to compete against Chapman and Occidental where they came out with their 4th victory this season.
On Friday night, the Slugs were in Orange to match up against DIII Independent Chapman University. These two teams faced each other earlier this season where the Slugs took Chapman to 5 games before eventually losing. But UCSC was unable to pull things together against a strong Chapman team as they fell to the Panthers in 3 games (22-30, 22-30, 25-30). Brina Mocsny lead the team with 12 kills hitting .360 and Amy Strang was right behind her with 11 kills hitting .229. Sophomore Libero Lauren Chiodini tallied 23 digs and 3 aces.
Without a days rest, the Slugs would take on a meager Occidental College Saturday night. UCSC dominated Occidental, winning easily in 3 games; 30-9, 30-16, 30-21. Head Coach Selene Teitlebaum was able to put everyone in the match as Sophomore rookie Lisa Kauchak shined recording 2 aces, 4 blocks, 10 kills and 1 error on 13 attempts to hit .692 overall. Briana Williford finished with 11 kills, 1 error on 15 attempts, hitting .667 overall, and threw in 3 blocks on the night as well. Sophomore Kate Wellmon also had a good night as she stepped in to set 34 assists and serve 2 aces.
The Slugs play two matches at home tomorrow, facing off against Menlo College at 4 pm and Vassar College at 7 pm.
October 5, 2004
UCSC Defeated by Menlo in 3
Returners Kristen Onorato, Brina Mocsny, and Briana Williford.
ATHERTON, CA -- The Slugs lost their 9th game this season to the Menlo College Oaks, 21-30, 26-30, 23-30. All three games were close in the beginning, but Menlo took advantage of UCSC mistakes to pull away and win. UCSC had twice as many service and reception errors as Menlo, finishing with 11 and 10 respectively.
This was the first game for sophomore setter Kate Wellmon; playing in 2 games she tallied 10 assists and 4 digs. Briana Williford led the team with 7 kills and 4 digs, while Brina Mocsny added 5 kills with no errors on 13 attempts, giving her the highest hitting percentage on the team with .385. On defense, Senior Captain Kristin Onorato led the team in digs (13), while Lisa Kauchak and Brina Mocsny each had 3 blocks.
The Slugs will finally return to their home court this Friday at 7pm to take on fellow DIII Independent Chapman University. It will be simulcast live on KZSC 88.1 FM and on kzsc-org.ucsc.edu.
September 27, 2004
Slugs Lose to #4 Ranked Hayward
HAYWARD, CA -- The Slugs faced CSU Hayward on Friday night, a fellow DIII Independent, Hayward is currently ranked No. 4 in the country, and defeated the Slugs in 3 games, 30-23, 30-24, and 30-26.
This was the first game for the Slugs to test out their new offense and lineup Head coach Selene Tietlebaum introduced last week. Junior Briana Wiliford lead the team with 13 kills, hitting .346 overall and .416 in game 3. While sophomore setter Jenna Koch stood out in game two where she tallied up 19 assists and 4 aces. Overall it was a well played game considering the new offensive strategy and the top ranked competition. With a full week of practice ahead of them look for the Slugs to improve to be prepared for a good game against Menlo College next Tuesday, October 5th.
The Slugs will have another chance to face CSU Hayward, as the two teams meet here at UCSC on Friday October 8th, 7pm. Come out and support your slugs at theWest Fieldhouse or listen live on KZSC.
August 28, 2004
Slugs Stumble Through Season Opener
MONTEREY, CA -- Under the direction of first-year head coach Selene Teitelbaum, the Slugs had a good first showing last weekend at the CSU Monterey Bay tournament. They played against tough competition and several NCAA Division II schools. Their first match up was against Holy Names College (NAIA) and the Slugs lost an exciting match that went 5 games (14-30, 30-28, 20-30, 34-32, 10-15).
Outstanding performances by Senior Captain and Outside Hitter, Amy Strang who racked up a double-double with 11 kills, 21 digs, 4 blocks and 2 aces alongside Junior Middle Blocker, Brina Mocsny who tallied 11 kills, 7 blocks and 4 digs. Strong performances also by Junior Opposite, Briana Williford who had a match high 12 kills and Sophomore Libero, Lauren Chiodini who had 19 digs.
The women's volleyball team then met host CSU Monterey Bay (NCAA DII) and lost another close match that went 5 games (30-24, 25-30, 21-30, 30-24, 11-15). Leading the team was Junior Middle Blocker Brina Mocsny who had 12 kills, 6 blocks and 3 digs alongside Senior Outside Hitter Amy Strang who had 10 kills, 4 blocks and 4 digs.
On Saturday, August 28th, UCSC matched up against NCAA Div II Sonoma State. The Slugs put up a good fight almost taking game 1 but lost in 3 (26-30, 18-30, 16-30). Once again, leading the Slugs was Senior Amy Strang who had 8 kills, 2 blocks and 8 digs and a great showing by Senior rookie Lisa Kauchak who tallied 5 kills hitting 1000 in game 1 and .200 overall.
UCSC's last match was against Northwest Nazarene University from Idaho and the Slugs fell in 3 (25-30, 27-30, 21-30). Leading the Slugs was Senior Amy Strang with a double-double of 14 kills and 12 digs.
The Slugs travel to New York this week to take on Rutgers-Newark on September 1st and play in the NYU Invitational on September 3rd and 4th.
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