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Downers Grove (South) (33-7)



School Information

Name: Downers Grove South High School
City: Downers Grove
City Population: 40,000
County: DuPage
Enrollment: 3023
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Navy/Columbia Blue
Conference: West Suburban Gold
Superintendent: Dr. David Eblen
Principal: Dr. Craig A. Zeck
Athletic Director: Terry McCombs
Head Coach: Denise Lazzeroni
Assistant Coaches: Rich Griesheim, Ellen O'Brien, Jennifer Binger
Captains: Liz Ortegel, Colleen Daly
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Burbank (Queen of Peace), 15-12, 15-9, for Third Place



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.    Age  Yr.
  3  Erika Van Hootegem       MH    5-9     16  Jr.
  4  Amanda Czechowski        MH    6-0     17  Sr.
  5  Liz Ortegel              S     5-10    17  Sr.
  6  Sarah Piekielny          OH    5-7     16  Jr.
  7  Jenny Olson              DS    5-6     15  So.
  8  Kelsey Manning           MH    5-10    16  Jr.
 10  Kelly Baker              OH    5-8     16  Jr.
 11  Maureen Monahan          OH    5-9     15  So.
 12  Julie Zschau             OH    5-9     16  Sr.
 13  Kelly West               S     5-7     14  Fr.
 14  Colleen Daly             OH    5-7     17  Sr.
 15  Bronwen Jones            MH    6-0     17  Sr.
 18  Linda Di Prospero        OH    5-7     15  So.
 24  Chantel Reedus           OH    5-10    14  Fr.
 27  Lindsey Filkins          MH    5-10    14  Fr.



Statistics

                       Season Totals    Single-Match High
Name                 Kills Blocks  Aces Kills Blocks  Aces
Kelly Baker             20      2    19     5      2     5
Amanda Czechowski      104     43     9     7      5     2
Colleen Daly           288     21    92    19      5     6
Linda Di Prospero        0      0     3     0      0     0
Lindsey Filkins          0      0     0     0      0     0
Bronwen Jones           85     51    17     9      7     3
Kelsey Manning          13      2    10     4      2     2
Maureen Monahan         31      2     1     5      2     2
Jenny Olson              1      0     6     1      0     2
Liz Ortegel             42     37    65     6      6     5
Sarah Piekielny          1      0     5     1      0     2
Chantel Reedus         202     25    29    15      6     4
Erika Van Hootegem      88     45    32    12      6     4
Kelly West               0      0     0     0      0     0
Julie Zschau           131     41    44    10      5     3



Scores

Date   Opponent                      W/L 1st   2nd   3rd   
9/4    Lisle (Benet Academy)         W   15-5  15-5  
9/9    Downers Grove (North)         W   15-3  15-4  
9/11   Hillside (Proviso West)       W   15-3  15-2  
9/12   Lockport (Twp.)               L   15-6  6-15  2-15  
9/16   Elmhurst (York)               W   15-4  15-8  
9/17   Villa Park (Willowbrook)      W   15-5  15-8  
9/23   Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)  W   15-4  15-3  
9/24   Berwyn-Cicero (Morton)        W   15-4  15-5  
Park Forest (Rich East) Tournament
9/27   Oak Lawn (Richards)           W   15-2  15-3  
9/27   Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)       W   15-0  15-2  
9/27   New Lenox (Providence)        L   8-15  5-15  
9/28   Jacksonville (H.S.)           W   13-15 15-13 15-6  
9/28   Belleville (West)             W   15-10 15-7  
10/1   Darien (Hinsdale South)       W   15-3  15-5  
Nike Challenge Tournament
10/4   Wahlert, IA                   L   10-15 15-6  9-15  
10/4   Lincoln East, NB              W   15-7  15-5  
10/5   Burbank (Queen Of Peace)      W   16-14 15-12 
10/5   West Bend, WI                 W   15-7  10-15 16-14 
10/5   Pius, WI                      L   7-15  15-6  14-16 
10/8   Addison (A. Trail)            W   15-2  15-7  
10/9   Chicago (Mother McAuley)      L   14-16 15-4  10-15 
Lisle (Benet Academy) Tournament
10/11  Joliet (Catholic Academy)     W   15-1  15-2  
10/11  Elmhurst (York)               W   15-3  15-10 
10/11  Alton (Marquette)             W   15-2  15-0  
10/12  Wheaton (North)               W   15-0  15-3  
10/12  Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)     W   15-5  15-6  
10/15  Maywood (Proviso East)        W   15-1  15-1  
Des Plaines (Maine West) Tournament
10/19  Winnetka (New Trier)          W   15-13 15-11 
10/19  Riverside (R.-Brookfield)     W   15-5  15-3  
10/20  Belleville (West)             W   15-5  15-11 
10/20  Burbank (Queen Of Peace)      L   13-15 15-9  8-15  
10/20  Wheaton (St. Francis)         L   13-15 9-15  
10/22  Northlake (Leyden)            W   15-2  15-5  
10/23  Chicago (St. Ignatius)        W   15-5  15-10 
10/25  Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)    W   15-3  15-8  
Naperville (Central) Regional
10/29  Downers Grove (North)         W   15-12 15-3  
10/31  Naperville (Central)          W   15-6  15-4  
St. Charles Sectional
11/5   Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)     W   15-11 15-2  
11/7   Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)W   16-14 17-15 
Aurora (East) Super-Sectional
11/9   Lombard (Glenbard East)       W   15-3  15-3  



Head Coach Denise Lazzeroni

Year   W-L-T     
1994   36-8       (2nd)
1995   37-3       (3rd)
1996   33-7      

School                             Years     No.     W-L-T     
At Downers Grove (South)           1994-96   3       106-18    
Total                                        3       106-18    




For Downers Grove (South)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.