Nov. 10, 2007
FORT ATKINSON, Wi. – Vanderbilt won four of five team games Saturday but slipped into fourth place at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Cheeseland Invitational.
The Commodores lost a close game with No. 3 rated Fairleigh Dickinson after topping Southern, Minnesota State-Mankato, Elmhurst and No. 6 New Jersey City. They are within striking distance of first place Nebraska.
“For the most part, we did a good job picking up our spares,” said Coach John Williamson, “but we never really caught fire and had a breakout run. Karen Grygiel had a very good day, and Amanda Halter was steady most of the time. It was pretty much a blue collar day for us.”
Vanderbilt, 15-4 on the year, lost to FDU in that fifth game by a 953-924 margin and as a team missed four routine spares in the process. In contrast, the Commodores picked up every spare shot except four splits in their win over New Jersey City in the fourth game of the day.
Grygiel sits in second place individually with Josie Earnest seventh, Michelle Peloquin 17th and Halter 18th heading into Sunday’s final competition.
Vanderbilt will meet Arkansas State and have a bye round in team play, then faces Southern and Minnesota State in Baker play to end the tournament.
Top Four Teams:
Nebraska 8,456
FDU 8,413
Arkansas State 8,398
Vanderbilt 8,339
Saturday’s Vanderbilt Results:
Vanderbilt 899 Southern 814
Michelle Peloquin 161
Amanda Halter 193
Karen Grygiel 189
Ellen Morrison 164
Josie Earnest 192
Vanderbilt 964 Minnesota State 853
Peloquin 214
Halter 188
Grygiel 222
Morrison 144
Earnest 199
Vanderbilt 910 Elmhurst 843
Peloquin 163
Halter 187
Grygiel 206
Brittany Garcia 147
Earnest 207
Vanderbilt 949 New Jersey City 876
Peloquin 178
Halter 180
Grygiel 222
Tara Kane 190
Earnest 179
Fairleigh Dickinson 953 Vanderbilt 924
Peloquin 192
Halter/Morrison 158
Grygiel 211
Kane 187
Earnest 176
