Trimming the opponents down to size Fortunately for the Lady Lions, containing the opposition's top offensive players is not one of Rose's worries. All-Big Ten selections in Illinois' Tracey Marshall and Indiana's Ryann Connors. Marshall, an outside hitter, was frustrated by solid blocking by the Lions, and was held to 13 kills and a .286 hitting percentage. She's an exceptional offensive player and she has been for her entire career. Connors, also an outside hitter, was held to a dismal .077 hitting percentage and eight kills.
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Rose believes in both, but his team seems to defy the old sayings. He said he was surprised the team played two good games in the Indiana match and was able to battle back from a 7-3 deficit in the third after a poor afternoon practice. I'm still pissed that practice looked as shaky as it did. We practiced at noon and some of the girls came like we had the Dance Marathon going on last night. He went on to say he didn't think the squad was a good group in practice, but added it wouldn't be fair to be too harsh since the Lions' record stands at 14-1.