Meredith McDiarmid became John Carroll's all-time leader in career assists Saturday
It was a mixed bag weekend for the John Carroll volleyball team, as Friday was wonderful while Saturday was a bit sour -- with one notable exception.
At the Marcia French Memorial Tournament held Friday at Baldwin-Wallace, the Blue Streaks rolled to wins over Westminster (25-13, 22-25, 25-18, 25-14) and Earlham (25-18, 25-22, 25-15). The scene then shifted to Case Reserve on Saturday, and the JCU fortunes shifted as well in losses to the host Spartans (21-25, 25-21, 16-25, 18-25) and Wooster (21-25, 13-25, 16-25).
Box Scores:
vs. Westminster /
vs. Earlham /
vs. Case Reserve /
vs. Wooster
JCU finished the weekend 2-2 and moved its record on the season to 6-4.
The brightest note on Saturday was a school record being brotken. With a back row kill set to
Jess Hammer against Wooster, senior
Meredith McDiarmid broke Beth Cooper's record for career assists. McDiarmid, who now has 3,491 assists, surpassed Cooper's mark of 3,486 set from 2001-2004.
Against Westminster, JCU's strong start to the tournament was aided by 12 kills apiece from
Kerry Fox and Kelly Slagle, who also recorded a team-high four aces. McDiarmid had 40 assists in the match.
JCU then dominated Earlham as
Teresa Noewer put down eight kills while fellow frosh
Charlotte Sykora dropped in four aces.
Melanie Rodriguez had a second consecutive match of 16 digs, this time doing so in just three games.
