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  Girls Volleyball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Wheaton (St. Francis) (36-4)

 School Information
Name: St. Francis High School
City: Wheaton
City Population: 50,500
County: DuPage
Enrollment: 531
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/White
Conference: Suburban Catholic
Principal: David Angerer
Athletic Director: Raeann Huhn
Head Coach: Peg Kopec
Assistant Coaches: Mike Lynch, Kerry Krystosek
Captains: Erica Greer, Shannon Melka, Beth Rodriguez
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Huntley, 15-11, 15-9, in State Quarterfinals

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
  4  Nicole Beck              RS     5-8     17  Sr.
  6  Erin Kopec               S      5-6     15  So.
  7  Jaime Celebron           BR     5-4     17  Jr.
  8  Jill Ulrich              BR     5-4     16  Jr.
  9  Laura Jaworski           MH     5-10    16  Jr.
 10  Beth Rodriguez           MH     5-11    17  Sr.
 11  Lindsey Cotter           MH     5-11    17  Sr.
 17  Erica Greer              OH     5-9     17  Sr.
 20  Becky Ferg               OH     5-8     16  Jr.
 22  Gina Reynolds            BR     5-6     17  Sr.
 30  Shannon Melka            S      5-8     17  Sr.
 33  Katie Virtue             S      5-8     16  Jr.
 40  Deborah Weigel           BR     5-8     16  So.
 44  Erin Byrd                OH     6-0     17  Jr.
 Statistics
Season Totals Single-Match High Name Kills Blocks Aces Kills Blocks Aces Nicole Beck 9 2 4 2 2 2 Erin Byrd 286 62 22 13 9 3 Jaime Celebron 0 0 20 0 0 3 Lindsey Cotter 82 76 0 7 10 0 Becky Ferg 7 1 6 2 0 0 Erica Greer 207 27 73 13 3 7 Laura Jaworski 23 30 0 3 6 0 Erin Kopec 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shannon Melka 107 34 39 5 5 5 Gina Reynolds 1 0 37 1 0 4 Beth Rodriguez 84 89 2 7 6 2 Jill Ulrich 0 0 5 0 0 2 Katie Virtue 139 52 46 8 4 6 Deborah Weigel 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L 1st 2nd 3rd 9/3 Addison (Driscoll) W 15-0 15-0 9/5 Woodstock (H.S.) W 15-3 15-7 Hoffman Estates (Conant)-Palatine (Fremd) Early Bird Classic *9/5 Palatine (Fremd) W 15-3 15-7 *9/5 Machesney Park (Harlem) W 15-3 15-7 *9/6 Palatine (H.S.) W 15-2 15-8 *9/6 Milwaukee (Pius XI), WI W 15-9 15-5 9/8 Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception)W 15-8 15-6 9/10 Lombard (Montini) W 15-6 15-6 Mt. Pulaski Fall Festival Tournament *9/12 Camp Point (Central) W 15-4 15-7 *9/12 Auburn W 15-3 15-5 *9/13 Williamsville W 15-4 15-8 *9/13 Shelbyville W 15-5 15-7 *9/13 Belleville (Althoff) W 15-9 15-6 9/15 Woodstock (Marian) W 15-2 15-8 9/17 Aurora (Rosary) W 15-0 15-0 9/18 New Lenox (Providence) L 12-15 11-15 9/22 Elgin (St. Edward) W 15-8 15-6 9/24 Aurora (Central Catholic) W 15-2 15-8 9/29 Addison (Driscoll) W 15-2 15-8 10/1 Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception)W 15-4 9-15 15-5 Nike Challenge *10/3 Episcopal, TX W 15-12 18-16 *10/3 Greensburg, PA W 15-4 15-12 *10/4 Assumption, KY L 6-15 14-16 *10/4 Catholic Memorial, WI W 15-13 8-15 15-12 *10/4 Phelam, AL L 9-15 12-15 10/6 Lombard (Montini) W 15-3 15-0 10/8 Woodstock (Marian) W 15-3 15-4 10/15 Aurora (Rosary) W 15-2 15-3 Des Plaines (Maine West) Pumpkin Tournament *10/17 Barrington W 15-1 15-3 *10/17 Park Ridge (Maine East) W 15-8 15-3 *10/18 LaGrange (Lyons) W 15-10 15-7 *10/18 Palos Hills (Stagg) L 5-15 15-12 11-15 *10/18 Burbank (Queen Of Peace) W 15-12 17-15 10/20 Elgin (St. Edward) W 15-5 15-4 10/22 Aurora (Central Catholic) W 15-5 15-4 Westmont Regional *10/30 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)W 15-6 15-5 *11/1 Lemont (Mt. Assisi) W 15-2 15-9 Chicago (Madonna) Sectional *11/4 Chicago (St. Benedict) W 15-6 15-1 *11/6 Chicago (Latin School) W 15-3 15-3 Manteno Super-Sectional *11/8 Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)W 15-1 15-7
 Head Coach Peg Kopec
Year W-L-T 1974 4-6 1975 11-11 1976 16-6 1977 21-3 1978 12-12 1979 12-10 1980 8-15 1981 14-11 1982 25-8 1983 22-10 1984 23-8 1985 33-6 1987 39-3-1 (3rd) 1988 36-6-1 (1st) 1989 32-5 1990 33-5 1991 40-2 (1st) 1992 36-8 (1st) 1993 31-8 1994 36-6 (3rd) 1995 32-1 (4th) 1996 36-5 1997 36-4 School Years No. W-L-T At Wheaton (St. Francis) 1974-85 12 201-106 At Wheaton (St. Francis) 1987-97 11 387-63-2 Total 23 588-169-2
For Wheaton (St. Francis)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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