Cori Cooper

Megan Trubich

The Forester volleyball team dropped all four of its match at the Elmhurst College Invitational over the weekend (September 4-5). Lake Forest was defeated 25-11, 25-19, 25-14 by Nebraska Wesleyan University and 25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21 to John Carroll University on Friday before dropping four-set decisions to Trine University (12-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-19) and Illinois Wesleyan University (25-17, 25-20, 30-32, 25-16) on Saturday. The team is now 0-5 on the season.

Three Foresters shared the team lead with six kills against Nebraska Wesleyan. Junior Deena Blanchard (Sparta, Mich./Sparta) finished with 15 assists, freshman Cori Cooper (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central) recorded a pair of aces, and freshman Molly McCloskey (Riverside, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) reached double figures with 13 digs.

Cooper led the team with 14 kills against John Carroll while freshman Megan Trubich (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield Central) and McCloskey added 11 and 10, respectively. Blanchard tallied 32 assists and McCloskey and sophomore Theresa Converse (Warrentown, Va./Notre Dame Academy) finished with a team-high 11 digs apiece.

Cooper pounded out a season-high 15 kills and a .364 hitting percentage against Trine. She also added four aces and 14 digs. Also leading the team were Blanchard with 29 assists and Trubich with five aces and 23 digs.

Trubich and Cooper each finished the contest against Illinois Wesleyan with nine kills. Converse led the team with four aces and 20 digs. Cooper had 17 digs and McCloskey 14. Blanchard recorded 24 assists.

Tema leaders for the weekend were Cooper with 44 kills, Blanchard with 100 assists, Trubich with eight aces and 44 digs, and junior Mandi Mulliner (Elmhurst, Ill./York) with eight blocks (two in each match).

The Foresters will play their 2009 home opener Tuesday night (September 8) against Wheaton College. The match will begin at 7:00 p.m.