Bobcat Spikers Open Season at #21 Missouri
8/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
THE SEASON OPENER:
The 2003 edition of Bobcat volleyball will kick off its season at the 2nd Annual Quality Inn Tiger Invitational hosted by the University of Missouri, this weekend. The ‘Cats will open play against host and #21-ranked Missouri on August 29 at 6 p.m. (MST) in the Hearnes Center. MSU will continue play on Saturday, August 30, when they face the University of Arkansas at 9 a.m., followed by Toledo at 3 p.m.
THE STARTERS:
Tentative starters for this weekend are...:
MB Angela Wiebe 6-1 Fr Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MB Megan Zanto 6-3 So Helena, Montana
S Kamber Kelly 5-9 Jr Roundup, Montana
OH LeAnn Kinvig 6-0 Jr Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada
OH Meggie Malyurek 6-0 So Big Horn, Wyoming
OH Nadine Göldi 6-1 Fr Oberaach, Switzerland
L Kandice Kelly 5-6 Fr Roundup, Montana
A NEW ERA:
The Bobcats will begin a new era this weekend as Miya Malauulu embarks on her first season as head coach at Montana State. Malauulu, who previously served the past five years as an assistant coach, took over the MSU helm when Dave Gantt resigned to become Senior Associate AD at the conclusion of the 2002 campagin. She becomes the seventh head coach in the history of the Bobcat program.
A THUMBNAIL SKETCH:
One word can best decribe this season’s Bobcat squad. Young. With one senior and two juniors on the squad, the rest of the roster is made-up of sophomores and freshmen. MSU will begin the fall with two juniors, two sophomores and three freshmen in its starting seven. The 2003 squad will be anchored by two-year starter Kamber Kelly at the setting position. Kelly, a native of Roundup, was the 2001 Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year, before garnering All-Big Sky honorable mention accolades last season. Fellow junior LeAnn Kinvig will start her second year for the Bobcats, after transferring from Grand Prairie Regional College. Last season, she notched 357 digs, which was the third highest ever recorded in a single-season at MSU. Sophomore Megan Zanto will lead the Bobcat middles. Last season, the Helena native averaged 1.40 blocks per game, which ranked her 23rd in the nation. Sophomore Meggie Malyurek, an on-and-off again starter last fall, made big strides during the off-season and will counted on heavily this year. Redshirt-freshman Angela Wiebe, along with true-freshmen Nadine Göldi and Kandice Kelly will round-out the starting seven. Kandice Kelly is the younger sister of setter Kamber.
The 2003 edition of Bobcat volleyball will kick off its season at the 2nd Annual Quality Inn Tiger Invitational hosted by the University of Missouri, this weekend. The ‘Cats will open play against host and #21-ranked Missouri on August 29 at 6 p.m. (MST) in the Hearnes Center. MSU will continue play on Saturday, August 30, when they face the University of Arkansas at 9 a.m., followed by Toledo at 3 p.m.
THE STARTERS:
Tentative starters for this weekend are...:
MB Angela Wiebe 6-1 Fr Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MB Megan Zanto 6-3 So Helena, Montana
S Kamber Kelly 5-9 Jr Roundup, Montana
OH LeAnn Kinvig 6-0 Jr Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada
OH Meggie Malyurek 6-0 So Big Horn, Wyoming
OH Nadine Göldi 6-1 Fr Oberaach, Switzerland
L Kandice Kelly 5-6 Fr Roundup, Montana
A NEW ERA:
The Bobcats will begin a new era this weekend as Miya Malauulu embarks on her first season as head coach at Montana State. Malauulu, who previously served the past five years as an assistant coach, took over the MSU helm when Dave Gantt resigned to become Senior Associate AD at the conclusion of the 2002 campagin. She becomes the seventh head coach in the history of the Bobcat program.
A THUMBNAIL SKETCH:
One word can best decribe this season’s Bobcat squad. Young. With one senior and two juniors on the squad, the rest of the roster is made-up of sophomores and freshmen. MSU will begin the fall with two juniors, two sophomores and three freshmen in its starting seven. The 2003 squad will be anchored by two-year starter Kamber Kelly at the setting position. Kelly, a native of Roundup, was the 2001 Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year, before garnering All-Big Sky honorable mention accolades last season. Fellow junior LeAnn Kinvig will start her second year for the Bobcats, after transferring from Grand Prairie Regional College. Last season, she notched 357 digs, which was the third highest ever recorded in a single-season at MSU. Sophomore Megan Zanto will lead the Bobcat middles. Last season, the Helena native averaged 1.40 blocks per game, which ranked her 23rd in the nation. Sophomore Meggie Malyurek, an on-and-off again starter last fall, made big strides during the off-season and will counted on heavily this year. Redshirt-freshman Angela Wiebe, along with true-freshmen Nadine Göldi and Kandice Kelly will round-out the starting seven. Kandice Kelly is the younger sister of setter Kamber.
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