1997 Miracle Yearbook

Undertheleadershipofnew head coach TeresaClark,the women'svolley- ballteamfinisheditsseason witharecord of31-15. Although this is Clark'sfirst year at Cedarville,she brought with herseven years of coaching experience from Blackhawk Christian School in Fort Wayne. Once the initial transitional hurdles were overcome, the season had several highlights. For the first time since its introduction nine years ago,the team won the Cedarville College Invita- tional. Also, in a major victory for the Yellow Jackets, rival Mount St. Joseph was defeated this year on its own home court. TheonlyhomelosswastoWalsh, which finished first in the Mid-Ohio Successful Transition Volleyball Eric Fiveland Conference. This year,Cedarvilleplaced third in the MOC,an improvement over last year's fourth place standing. In the NCCAA, the team was districtrunner-up to Grace College. The decidinggamewasplayedduringGrace's HomecomingWeekend,givingGracethe ultimate home court advantage. An outstanding highlight for the team was to receive the at-large bid for the NCCAA nationals, held at Lee Col- lege in Tennessee. Clark saidit was interesting thatthe teams Cedarville lost to were the top three teams, Christian Heritage College, Grace College, and Western Baptist College, respectively. Cedarville held right with them through- out the tournament. Chris Robertson left: Marcie Curry puts the ball into play with a powerful overhand serve. Scott Huck row 1(1-r): Marcie Curry,Rachel Tilton,Amanda Johns,Casey Ruffin,Jody Thompson,Melissa Sprankle. row 2: Student-Trainer Ruthann McAuley, Sarah Jackson,Christine Scheffel,SuzanneLehman,Julie Barkhaus,Beth Corner. row 3:AssistantCoach Jim Clark,Heather Scheffel,Miranda Woller, Lisa Weirich,Julie Opperman,Head Coach Teresa Clark. 216 at4tetial