The Journal

Issue date: 11/2/06 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Audrey Burke Freshman Abby Williams sets the ball for freshman Kaylee Schaefer as a Greenville College opponent waits in anticipation. Webster went on to win the match in the first three games Oct. 31 at Grant Gymnasium. The match set the stage for a Saint Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship showdown with the top-seeded Principia College Panthers in Principia, Ill., Nov. 4.

Coming off a win against the Fontbonne University Griffins on their own turf left the women's volleyball team in high spirits.

The Gorloks haven't won a game at Fontbonne since 1998. The Oct. 26 game changed that and left Webster's overall record at 17-10 and the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record at 7-1.

"We played well," Head Coach Merry Graf said. "It was the most relaxed I've ever been when we played in their gym."
Before the Oct. 31 match against Greenville College, the Monster Mash Tailgate took place in the University Center parking lot to support the volleyball team. Campus Activities, Student Athletic Advisory Council, Audio Engineering Society and Danceline co-sponsored the activity.

Small children trick-or-treating came accompanied by their parents and had free reign over car trunks full of candy. Chants of "Let's get rowdy" were heard from some of the crowd. Junior Stephanie Gallaway, a media communications and video production major, enjoyed the atmosphere of the event.

"Hey, it's great," Gallaway said. "Free food and school spirit are a good combination."

The match against Greenville was a victory in three games for the Gorloks that took their overall record to 18-10 and SLIAC record to 8-1. It was also Senior Night for Webster athletes Lesley Poggemoeller, Melanie Klingelhoefer and Susi Reigel.

The first game started with a quick kill by junior Crystal Shelton, and the pace was set. The Gorloks were in high spirits and won the game 30-13.

Shelton started the second game with another kill and Webster quickly won the game 30-13.

Greenville played strong in the beginning of game three and gave the Gorloks more of a challenge than the prior two games. Webster came out ahead and took the game 30-26.

"We played well," said Sophomore hitter Erin Grobe. "We're all looking forward to the tournament and we play Greenville again this weekend. We gave them the right message tonight."

The Gorloks travel Nov. 4 to Principia College for the SLIAC tournament. At 11 a.m. they will play Greenville College and if they win they will go on to play Principia College for the championship title.

"We're excited for the tournament," Graf said. "The girls went out there and played well. They got the job done for tonight's game and hopefully we'll win the first game for the tournament and go on to try for the title."

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