SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The second-seeded Hiram Terriers advanced to
the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship game
for the second straight year on Friday with a 3-1 victory over the
third-seeded College of Wooster Fighting Scots. The Terriers will
take on host Wittenberg, ranked second in the nation and winners of
the last seven NCAC Tournament titles, on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the
HPER Center.
Hiram won the first two games in convincing fashion, much as the
Terriers did during the regular season meeting between the two
schools. But Wooster rallied in Game 3 to take a 30-24 decision,
forcing a decisive Game 4, in which Hiram prevailed by a 30-28
count. That game went back and forth several times before Hiram
finally served it out.
The Terriers, who improved to 23-11 on the season, had balance
throughout the stats sheet. Offensively, five players had at least
nine kills, led by Shana Toth with 15, Beth Groselle with 12 and
Kathleen Moore with 11. Megan Taylor finished with 37 assists.
Defensively, five players were in double figures in digs, led by
Jill Howard with 24, Groselle with 20 and Taylor with 19.
Wooster was paced offensively by Carolyn Ciriegio with 15 kills and
Tiffany Rice with 12 kills, and Heather Wolff was high with 37
assists. Defensively, Mary-Kate Fowkes posted 27 digs and Ashley
Quisenberry added 22 digs. Sarah Marschall led all players with
four blocks.
Hiram Advances to NCAC Tournament Final With 3-1 Win Over Wooster
Posted: Nov 05, 2004