Volleyballers Finish Strong

The Millsaps volleyball team had a strong showing recently in the SCAC Cross Divisional #2 matches, winning 3 of 5 matches, as they wrapped up the 2003 campaign. Millsaps defeated Oglethorpe (3-1), Rose-Hulman (3-0), and Sewanee (3-1) while losing to Depauw (3-1) and Centre (3-0). The Majors ended the season at 11-20, 7-11 (T-6th) in the SCAC.

Coach Peter Cosmiano's squad never quite got untracked this year despite some strong individual performances. Senior Margaret Dykes finished off a brilliant career and was named to the All-SCAC 2nd Team. Dykes led the Majors in hitting percentage (.330) (7th in the SCAC), blocks (0.93 per game) (7th), and kills (4.09 per game) (2nd). She also set the Millsaps career record for kills with 1,794.

Renee Green was number one in assists, averaging 10.09 per game, good enough for 4th in the SCAC. Jennifer Wester averaged 0.38 service aces per game to lead the team in that category. Jennifer Pujol averaged 0.85 blocks per game to finish 9th in the league. Ashley Weber had 3.7 digs per game to lead the Majors.

Millsaps loses 3 seniors off this year's squad (Dykes, Wester, and Britney Mauldin). Coach Cosmiano has been beating the bushes on the recruiting trail as he attempts to secure quality student athletes for the upcoming season.