2008 Woodie Awards
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: New lineup works well in win
Coach Walton makes changes to starters in victory vs. Lewis
Vinnie Lopes
Sitting in Friday's film session, outside attacker Mark Termion said he was shocked when he saw his name written on the team's dry-erase board in the front of the room.
Placed on the listed as one of the No. 8 Ball State University men's volleyball team's starters for its Saturday road match against No. 15 Lewis University, Termion made his first start since Jan. 3 in the four-game win against the Flyers.
"I was excited to see my name up there," Termion said. "It was a great chance to help with our passing situation."
Making his sixth career start, Termion had four kills and a career-high nine digs in the Cardinals' (19-9, 10-2 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) final regular-season match before the conference tournament. Termion was one of three new starters in the line-up on Saturday.
Coach Joel Walton said he decided to play Termion because of his passing abilities after the Ball State had a season-high nine receiving errors in a loss to first-place No. 9 Ohio State University on Thursday.
Termion and Walton said they were pleased with his performance against Lewis.
"We played pretty well," Termion said. "I was able to pick things in passing and block."
Prior to Saturday's match, the Cardinals had clinched the No. 2 seed in the MIVA Tournament following their loss to Ohio State, and the Flyers had secured the No. 3 seed.
In addition to Termion - who started for outside attacker Marcus Imwalle - setter Jeff Schmitz started for the third time this season instead of setter Ethan Pheister. Also, middle attacker Justin Orr started in place of middle attacker Matt McCarthy, who came off the bench in game three and finished the match with four kills.
Walton said he did not play Imwalle and Pheister because they are both suffering lower-leg injuries, and he wanted to give them more time to fully heal before the conference tournament. Imwalle is second on the team averaging 3.08 kills per game and Pheister is averaging 12.18 assists per game, the second most in the MIVA.
Placed on the listed as one of the No. 8 Ball State University men's volleyball team's starters for its Saturday road match against No. 15 Lewis University, Termion made his first start since Jan. 3 in the four-game win against the Flyers.
"I was excited to see my name up there," Termion said. "It was a great chance to help with our passing situation."
Making his sixth career start, Termion had four kills and a career-high nine digs in the Cardinals' (19-9, 10-2 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) final regular-season match before the conference tournament. Termion was one of three new starters in the line-up on Saturday.
Coach Joel Walton said he decided to play Termion because of his passing abilities after the Ball State had a season-high nine receiving errors in a loss to first-place No. 9 Ohio State University on Thursday.
Termion and Walton said they were pleased with his performance against Lewis.
"We played pretty well," Termion said. "I was able to pick things in passing and block."
Prior to Saturday's match, the Cardinals had clinched the No. 2 seed in the MIVA Tournament following their loss to Ohio State, and the Flyers had secured the No. 3 seed.
In addition to Termion - who started for outside attacker Marcus Imwalle - setter Jeff Schmitz started for the third time this season instead of setter Ethan Pheister. Also, middle attacker Justin Orr started in place of middle attacker Matt McCarthy, who came off the bench in game three and finished the match with four kills.
Walton said he did not play Imwalle and Pheister because they are both suffering lower-leg injuries, and he wanted to give them more time to fully heal before the conference tournament. Imwalle is second on the team averaging 3.08 kills per game and Pheister is averaging 12.18 assists per game, the second most in the MIVA.
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