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Indy sweeps out Huskies

November 20, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS — The Michigan Tech volleyball team had its season come to an end Thursday after falling to Indianapolis 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-20) in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Division II NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament. The Huskies finish the season with a 14-15 record while the Greyhounds, the top seed in the region, improve to 36-1 and will face No. 5 seed Hillsdale tonight. Indy controlled the match from both the defensive and offensive side, including a .241 to .101 advantage in attack percentage. The Greyhounds also finished with a 52-42 advantage in digs and a 7-5 lead in blocks. Offensively, UI recorded 44 kills to Tech’s 31 and 40 assists to 28 by the Huskies. “Indianapolis waits for a team to make mistakes and then capitalizes on them,” said Tech coach Orlando Gonzalez. “Unfortunately for us, we created some mistakes at some inopportune times and we were not able to recover from them.

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Lions take cut at Sabres

November 20, 2009

HANCOCK — The Finlandia men’s hockey team bounced back in a big way after dropping its first two games of the season.

The Lions hit the road and took both games with Concordia last weekend.

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Finlandia women face challenge

November 20, 2009

HANCOCK — As she was heading for the locker room after the game Saturday night, Finlandia women’s coach Heather Reinke turned and said, “We have really improved.”

No truer words have ever been spoken.

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Copper Kings rule new media

November 20, 2009

CALUMET — The way people communicate has changed, and the Calumet High School athletic department is right in the middle of it.

Welcome to Copper King Nation.

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Running with Greyhounds

November 19, 2009

HOUGHTON — Thirty-five wins, a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship, a ninth-place ranking in the nation and a crowd full of cheering fans will welcome the Michigan Tech volleyball team to the NCAA Regional tournament in Indianapolis tonight.

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Tech's travels lead to Show Me state

November 19, 2009

HOUGHTON — The No. 1-ranked Michigan Tech women’s basketball team hits the road Wednesday on what will be the longest road trip of the regular season; the Drury Classic in Springfield, Mo.

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