Sept. 14, 2002

FINDLAY, Ohio - - WSU wrapped up the tournament with a rematch against St. Joseph's (Ind.). The Pumas defeated Wayne State, 3-2, at the Wheeling Jesuit Tournament on Aug. 31. This time it was a different story, blanking the Pumas 30-24, 30-23 and 30-15.

Wayne State came out with fire in game one as Darcie Amsdill and Allison Jurasek each recorded four big kills and the Warriors won, 30-24.

Game two started off slow for WSU. Trailing 6-1, WSU rallied to tie the game at 11 apiece. From there, the Warriors went on for the 30-23 victory.

Jaime Banners and the rest of the Warrior hitters came on strong in the final stanza, hitting .281 as a team. Banners had five kills and Wayne State finished off the Pumas, 30-15, to improve its record to 8-2.

As a team, the Warriors finished in a tie for second place with Wheeling Jesuit; host school Findlay won the tournament. Jurasek and Megan Smolen were both named to the seven-member all-tournament team. Jurasek compiled 36 kills, 40 digs, and 17.0 blocks over the weekend and Smolen had 52 kills, 53 digs, and 12 service aces.

Wayne State opens up its GLIAC schedule Tuesday, Sept. 17 with a road trip to Hillsdale beginning at 7 p.m.