Volleyball team improves to 10-1 MAC
Oct. 27, 2000
KALAMAZOO -- WMU's volleyball Broncos extended their conference-leading
winning streak to nine matches with a 3-0 sweep of Buffalo on
Friday (Oct. 27) in University Arena.
WMU won 15-1, 15-8 and 15-6 to improve its overall record
to 15-5 and up its record to 10-1 in the Mid-American Conference.
Western Michigan also remained undefeated (5-0) in University
Arena this season versus MAC opponents.
Junior Zakiya Pope led the Broncos with nine kills. She also
had four blocks and a .333 hitting percentage. Senior outside
hitter Alberta Griffin had six kills and hit a staggering .556
for the match. Classmate Heather Murphy contributed five kills,
five digs and hit .364.
Sophomore setter Ashley Ritter assisted her teammates 20 times
on kills, helping the Broncos to a .366 team hitting percentage.
Western Michigan travels to DeKalb, Ill., on Saturday, Oct.
28, for a key conference match versus the Huskies of Northern
Illinois. WMU is 0-4 at Northern Illinois since the Huskies rejoined
the MAC in 1997, and NIU entered the weekend as one of the top
four teams in the conference.
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