Thunder Volleyball
2012 Season in Review
The Thunder volleyball squad began the year with one of the best starts in school history as they went 12-2, including starting conference play 5-0. The ladies would finish their third season under head coach Jamie Wozniak with an 18-12 overall record and finished fourth in the conference to qualify for the MIAA Tournament. The ladies played solid volleyball in the three tournaments they competed in, going 3-1 at Ohio Northern including knocking off then #21 Heidelberg; 3-1 at Marietta and 2-2 in their trip to Washington D.C. where they finished fourth. Senior Betsy Irwin earned an MIAA Position Player of the Week honor while junior Darcy Crabtree was honored by the MIAA as the Specialty Player of the Week.
During the season the senior duo of Betsy Irwin and Sarah Radekin set career marks in kills and assists. Irwin set the all-time Trine kills record against Albion on October 6, breaking Sallie Richardon’s career mark of 1,395 (2005-2008). Radekin on the other hand set the career assists during the team’s first tournament, surpassing Rainbow Bednarski (2,946; 2003-2006).
For the second straight season, the Trine volleyball team had two players named All-MIAA as senior Betsy Irwin and sophomore Carly Searles were honored by the conference. Irwin was named to the All-MIAA First Team for the third straight season after being named the conference Freshman of the Year and a second team honoree in her first season. Searles was named to the All-MIAA Second Team after showing she can be an all-around threat for the Thunder, finishing the year with 20 double-doubles and two triple-doubles.
