Volleyball Reports For Start of 2003 Season
8/7/2003 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Aug. 7, 2003
Tulsa, Okla. - The University of Tulsa volleyball team reported to campus on Thursday to begin preseason workouts. Head Coach Matt Sonnichsen welcomed a total of 13 players, including 11 returning players and two newcomers, to camp as the Golden Hurricane prepare for the 2003 season.
"I am excited about this year," said Sonnichsen. "It is certainly nice to return so many players. We are all looking forward to getting into the gym and starting the year off on a good note. We have 11 players who went through practices last season, so we are building on experience. We had a young team last season and were very happy to garner a 20-13 record"
One senior, Natalia Araujo, and a quintuplet of juniors, Kristin Bailey, Lindsay Eaves, Patricia Marques, Vanessa Thon and Dana Weddle, will lead the Golden Hurricane in 2003. Last season, Araujo set a school single season record with 405 digs. Thon finished the season with a school-best 51 service aces, while Weddle became the first Hurricane to ever record a hitting percentage over .300 for the year. Weddle recorded a team-high 376 kills in 2002 in route to a .310 hitting percentage.
Tulsa opens the season on the road in the Dayton Flyer Classic on Aug. 29th. The Golden Hurricane opens the home portion of the schedule on Sept. 12th as it hosts the Ewing/Grover Olds-GMC Invite Presented by Adam's Mark Hotel.
