Setter Kylie Morel helped lead the No. 10-ranked Sea Lions to a pair of important conference wins last week - both coming on the road. On Tuesday at San Diego Christian she dished out 18 assists with nine digs, six kills, three blocks and two service aces. At Westmont, on Saturday, Kylie had 14 assists with seven digs, five kills, and a block.
Freshman libero Nicole Eiler has been a solid defensive presence for the NAIA No. 7-ranked Sea Lions all season. Last week, as the team opened up conference play, Eiler totaled 46 digs in two matches with three aces and five assists. In a 3-1 win against The Master's she had 25 digs, two aces and a pair of assists. She then tallied 21 digs, three digs and a service ace in a 3-1 loss to No. 1-ranked Fresno Pacific.
The Sea Lions are 11-1 on the season. Eiler leads the team with 195 digs.
Sophomore Tabitha Henken led NAIA No. 8-ranked Point Loma Nazarene to 5 wins last week at the Asics-Crowne Plaza Labor Day Tournament, including wins over No. 17 Indiana Tech and No. 13 Olivet Nazarene IL. For the week, she had 86 kills (4.78 k/g), 44 digs (2.44 d/g), 7 aces and 5 assist blocks. She had double-figure kills in each match including 25 in a 5-setter against Carroll MT and 21 against Great Falls MT.
Henken was named as the GSAC Player of the Week on Monday and on Tuesday was selected as the NAIA Player of the Week!
Sophomore outside hitter Tabitha Henken was unstoppable during the two-day Seaside Invitational hosted by PLNU last weekend. Henken led the Sea Lions to four wins, smashing 87 kills with a.357 hitting average. Against Mount Vernon Nazarene she nailed 37 winners in pacing the Sea Lions to a 3-1 victory.
“I trained hard over the summer and I am confident with my team,” said Henken who had 71 attempts against Mount Vernon, for a .465 percentage. “We have a system down, we play as a team. Also, having experience here helps too.”.
For the 3rd season in a row, Temecula Valley Girls Varsity soccer is crowned Southwestern League Champions! And for the 3rd season in a row, Postural Solutions has provided preseason and in-season training programs utilizing the FIT Course on a regular basis. Injury occurrences down and athletic performance up! Congratulations to consistent success!!! Good Luck in the Playoffs!!
Sioux City, Iowa (12/5) - Point Loma Nazarene's exciting run in the NAIA National Tournament came to an end Friday evening with a 3-0 quarterfinal loss to Golden State Athletic Conference foes, Concordia (CA) (25-16, 25-23, 25-21). The NAIA No. 13-ranked Sea Lions went 4-2 against the nation's best and advanced to the tournament quarterfinals for the first time since the 2002 season. PLNU ends the year with a 22-11 overall record.
Sea Lion setter Kylie Morel dished out 24 assists to go with 11 digs and five kills. Morel was selected to the NAIA all-tournament team.
Sisk's entrance into her last high school softball season was not marked by an injury to her pitching arm, which she suffered in November while weightlifting. On March 6, Sisk struck out 19 batters in an 8-0 complete-game victory over Dana Hills. But a week later, she lasted only 2 2/3 innings against Vista Murrieta, giving up five runs in a 10-4 loss.
That would be indicative of the first month of Sisk's then questionable season, which, once she began treating her injury, ended on an upswing. The pain was initially diagnosed as a shoulder impingement in her pitching arm - which is caused by pressure on the rotator cuff from part of the shoulder blade as the arm is lifted - and in late March, she began therapy at Postural Solutions, located at the Rancho Sports Center in Temecula.
The treatments consisted of a daily, personalized menu of stretches and exercises that not only eliminated the soreness in her shoulder initially, but also made her stronger over time. During the season, the power behind Sisk's deceptive pitches only increased.
Last spring, Sisk's speed topped out at a blistering 65-66 mph. After the injury and ensuing treatment, Sisk was better and faster than ever - with her riseball hitting speeds of 67-68 mph.
Just for comparison's sake, most collegiate pitchers throw about 65-66 mph, with the elite hitting the high 60s consistently. Former Arizona pitcher and Olympian Jennie Finch topped out at 71 mph - the equivalent of a 100-mph fastball in baseball.