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Girls Volleyball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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 Wheaton (St. Francis) (36-4)
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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 
 
 
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.
 
                       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
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  
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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