2000 depauw volleyball archive

Hodgkinson named DePauw's first volleyball all-American
Outside hitter Janie Hodgkinson has earned second team all-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The junior led the Tigers to a 32-6 record and their third appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship. The all-America award is the first ever for a DePauw volleyball player. The complete all-America team

Hodgkinson named to all-region team; Wingstrom chosen Great Lakes Freshman of the Year
Junior outside hitter Janie Hodgkinson was one of 12 players named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region Team. Hodgkinson led the Tigers with 4.41 kills per game and a .330 hitting percentage. She also paced the Tigers with 3.88 digs per game. Jenny Wingstrom was named the region's Freshman of the Year after finishing her first season with a .329 hitting percentage and a team-high .89 blocks per game. The complete all-region team

Four Tigers earn all-SCAC honors
The Tigers were well-represented on the all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference with four players earning honors. Janie Hodgkinson and Betsy Corbitt were named to the first team with Kim Miller selected to the second team and Jenny Wingstrom to the third team. The complete team

DePauw falls to Hope in NCAA first round
The Tigers' second appearance in three years in the NCAA Division III Championship ended in a loss to Hope College at Wisconsin-Whitewater in a Midwest Region first round match. Hope topped the Tigers 15-12, 2-15, 15-6, 15-8. The Tigers finished the season with a 32-6 record. Box score

Tigers earn second NCAA bid in three years; face Hope College on Thursday
The 15th-ranked and 32-5 Tigers earned their second bid in three years to the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship and will travel to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where they will take on Hope College on Thursday.

15th-ranked DePauw closes regular season with 3-0 win over Hendrix
The Tigers defeated Hendrix in the final match of the SCAC Cross-Divisional Tournament at Southwestern University by scores of 15-2, 15-4, 15-7 and finished the regular season with a 32-5 record. The placed second in the SCAC for the third straight year with a 16-2 league mark. The 32 wins is the second most in school history behind the 36 in 1990. Hendrix box score

Tigers split Saturday matches at SCAC Cross-Divisional; lose heart-breaker to Trinity
DePauw, ranked 15th in Division III, defeated Millsaps 3-0 and lost to Trinity 3-2 in Saturday's SCAC Cross-Divisional play at Southwestern. In the match against 10th-ranked Trinity, the Tigers won the first two games, but dropped the final three and will finish second in the SCAC standings. Jenny Wingstrom had 24 kills and Janie Hodgkinson 39 digs in the Trinity match. Millsaps box score | Trinity box score

15th-ranked Tigers extend win streak to 14 with wins over Rhodes and Souhwestern
The 15th-ranked Tigers defeated Rhodes 15-7, 15-1, 15-5 and Southwestern 13-15, 15-11, 15-8, 15-6 at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Cross-Divisional at Southwestern University to improve to 30-4 overall and 14-1 in the SCAC. Janie Hodgkinson had 20 kills, 20 digs and five blocks in the Southwestern  match to lead the Tigers. Hodgkinson had 19 kills, nine digs and three blocks in the win over Rhodes. Rhodes box score | Southwestern box score

Tigers Ranked 15th in Division III
The 28-4 Tigers cracked the top 20 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III poll and are ranked 15th. The Tigers have won 12 straight matches and compete in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference cross-divisional.

Hodgkinson named SCAC Player of the Week for third time this year
Junior outside hitter Janie Hodgkinson has earned Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors for the third time this year for her performances in five Tiger wins from October 21-29. In addition to beating Manchester, the Tigers won the Midwest Invitational at Calvin College, defeating two nationally ranked opponents. For the tournament, she had 71 kills and just nine errors on 146 total attacks, hitting at a .425 percentage to earn all-tournament honors. Hodgkinson is second in the league in hitting percentage (.318), leads the league in kills per game (4.47) and is fifth in digs per game (3.63).

Tigers win Calvin Invitational with pair of 3-0 wins over top-ranked teams
The Tigers improved to 28-4 on the season as they captured the Midwest Invitational at Calvin College with 3-0 wins over 13th-ranked Wittenberg (15-8, 15-13, 15-12) and seventh-ranked Mount St. Joseph (15-13, 15-13, 15-5). Betsy Corbitt and Janie Hodgkinson were named to the all-tournament team. Hodgkinson recorded 30 kills in the semifinal match and had 18 in the championship tilt. Corbitt totaled 17 kills and 25 digs in the Wittenberg match and 11 kills and 14 digs against Mount St. Joseph. Wittenberg box score | Mount St. Joseph box score

DePauw wins two at Midwest Invitational to improve to 26-4
The Tigers opened pool play at the Midwest Invitational at Calvin College with a pair of victories to improve to 26-4 on the season and stretch their win streak to 10 straight matches. DePauw, ranked seventh in the Great Lakes Region, knocked off Hanover 15-1, 15-6, 15-4 before beating the fifth-ranked team in the region, Calvin, 15-5, 6-15, 15-10, 15-7. Hanover box score | Calvin box score

Tigers finish home season with perfect 9-0 mark at Neal Fieldhouse
The Tigers improved to 24-4 on the season with a 15-1, 15-7, 15-4 win over visiting Manchester College for their eighth straight victory. The match marked the final regular season competition at the Neal Fieldhouse for seniors Lora Alvey, Betsy Corbitt and Kim Miller. They complete their home careers with a perfect 9-0 mark at the Neal Fieldhouse this fall. Corbitt led the Tigers with 12 kills and a .579 hitting percentage. Janie Hodgkinson added 10 kills and 11 digs and Miller totaled 34 assists. Alvey finished with a .462 hitting percentage. Box Score

Miller named co-SCAC Player of the Week
Senior setter Kim Miller of totaled 216 assists in 16 games last week for an average of 13.5 per game to earn Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors. Miller also had five service aces and 22 digs as the Tigers went 5-0 including 4-0 in SCAC matches. For the season, Miller is second in the league in assists per game (11.29).

DePauw completes sweep of SCAC East
The Tigers improved to 23-4 overall and 12-1 in the SCAC with a 15-2, 15-8, 17-15 win over Oglethorpe and a 15-5, 15-11, 15-8 victory over host Centre at the second SCAC Eastern Division Tournament.

Tigers sweep pair of SCAC matches at SCAC Divisional
DePauw improved to 21-4 overall and 10-1 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference with a pair of 3-0 wins at the SCAC Divisional Tournament at Centre. The Tigers beat Sewanee 15-3, 15-7, 15-7 and Rose-Hulman 15-8, 15-4, 15-5.

DePauw rebounds after slow start to defeat visiting Millikin
The Tigers started slow as they fell behind 11-1 in the first game before losing 15-13. However, they came back to win the last three games and take a victory over visiting Millikin to improve to 19-4 on the season. DePauw also established a single-game attendance record with over 500 fans on hand for the Tigers' 12th victory in the last 13 matches. Box score

Tigers finish SCAC weekend with win over Millsaps
DePauw improved to 18-4 overall and 8-1 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference with a 3-0 (15-4, 15-10, 15-9) win over Millsaps at the SCAC Cross-Divisional Tournament at Sewanee. Janie Hodgkinson and Betsy Corbitt each had nine kills with Hodgkinson adding 10 digs. Box score

Tigers split Saturday matches at SCAC Cross-Divisional
Sixth-ranked Trinity snapped the Tigers' nine-match win streak with a 3-0 (15-10, 15-9, 15-5) win, but DePauw came back to defeat Southwestern 3-0 (15-11, 15-7, 15-11). Trinity box score | Southwestern box score

DePauw opens SCAC cross-divisional play with two wins
The Tigers improved to 16-3 overall and 6-0 in the SCAC with a pair of 3-0 wins at the SCAC Cross-Divisional Tournament at Sewanee. DePauw opened with a 15-8, 15-3, 15-6 victory over Rhodes and then defeated Hendrix 15-2, 15-3, 15-8. Rhodes box score | Hendrix box score

Tigers improve to 14-3 with wins over Marian and Maryville
The Tigers rallied from being down 2-0 to Marian to defeat the Knights 3-2 (13-15, 9-15, 15-11, 15-7, 15-9) in the first of two matches at the Neal Fieldhouse. In the second match, the Tigers defeated Maryville 3-0 (15-4, 15-6, 15-9). Against Marian, Janie Hodgkinson totaled 19 kills and 20 digs, while Betsy Corbitt recorded 15 kills and 21digs. Kimberly Miller led the Tigers with 50 assists and Lora Alvey had eight total blocks (six solos). In the Maryville match Jenny Wingstrom paced DePauw with nine kills and Hodgkinson added eight. Corbitt had seven digs with Renee Meyrose adding six. Marian stats | Maryville stats

Hodgkinson named SCAC Co-Player of the Week
Junior Janie Hodgkinson earned Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors for the second time this season as she shared the award with Trinity's Morgan Anderson. Hodgkinson averaged 5.33 kills and posted a .389 attack percentage in the Tigers' five wins during the week.

Tigers win all four matches at SCAC Divisional
DePauw improved to 12-3 on the season as they won all four matches at the SCAC Divisional. The Tigers didn't lose a game in defeating Centre, Rose-Hulman, Oglethorpe and Sewanee. Complete results

Tigers waste little time in defeating Oakland City
The Tigers improved to 8-3 on the season with a 15-3, 15-12, 15-1 victory over Oakland City at the Neal Fieldhouse. Stats

DePauw falls at Mount St. Joseph in four games; team's seven-match streak snapped
The Tigers fell to 7-3 on the season after dropping a match at Mount St. Joseph. The scores were 12-15, 7-15, 15-4, 12-15. Kimberly Miller led the Tigers with 39 assists and Betsy Corbitt topped the team with 19 kills. Janie Hodgkinson finished with 17 kills and Allison Smith led with four service aces. The loss snapped the Tigers' seven-match win streak. Stats

Hodgkinson named SCAC Player of the Week
Junior outside hitter Janie Hodgkinson has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week after earning Hanover Invitational MVP honors over the weekend. In the Tigers' five wins, Hodgkinson averaged 4.18 kills per game (71 total in 17 games) and posted a .320 attack percentage. She also had six service aces and 67 digs.

Tigers win Hanover Invitational; Hodgkinson named MVP
DePauw defeated Indiana-Southeast in three games in the championship match to capture the Hanover Invitational. The Tigers won by scores of 15-4, 15-13, 15-8. Earlier, they defeated Kalamazoo 15-5, 15-5, 10-15, 15-8 in the semifinals. DePauw was perfect in pool play with wins over Anderson, Franklin and Earlham. Junior Janie Hodgkinson was named the tournament MVP and freshman Jenny Wingstrom earned a spot on the all-tournament team. The 5-0 tournament record lifts DePauw's overall mark to 7-2.

DePauw evens mark at 2-2 with pair of 3-0 wins at Thomas More tournament
The Tigers improved to 2-2 on the season with 3-0 wins over host Thomas More and Urbana. Janie Hodgkinson led the Tigers with 13 kills against Thomas More, while Betsy Corbitt added 12 kills and 12 digs. Freshman Jenny Wingstrom recorded 11 kills in just 17 attempts. Thomas More Stats | Urbana Stats

Tigers drop first two matches at Thomas More tournament
DePauw opened the 2000 season by dropping its first two matches at the Thomas More tournament. The Tigers lost to number-nine ranked Mount St. Joseph 10-15, 5-15, 7-15 and then to 15th-ranked Ohio Northern 15-11, 12-15, 7-15, 15-5, 9-15. Janie Hodgkinson led the Tigers with 14 kills against Mount St. Joseph and 22 against Ohio Northern. Mount St. Joseph Stats | Ohio Northern Stats

Tigers picked second in SCAC preseason poll
In a preseason poll of SCAC coaches, the Tigers were picked to finish second to Trinity in this year's conference standings. The Tigers received 88 points and one first-place vote, while Trinity totaled 99 points and nine first-place votes.

 

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