EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State returns to the friendly confines of the Breslin Student Events Center for a pair of matches this weekend, hosting #14 Purdue on Friday, Nov. 4 and #6 Ohio State on Saturday, Nov. 5. The Spartans are set to welcome back over 60 program alumni and their families over the weekend as the team celebrates its 50-year history. Additionally, Michigan State volleyball will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX on Saturday. Head Coach Leah Johnson will sport a custom Nike shoe for the match in commemoration.
Friday night’s match against the Boilermakers will be televised nationally on Big Ten Network. Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Liz Tortorello-Nelson (analyst) will have the call live courtside from inside the Breslin Center. John Kreger will handle the radio call for both matches on the Spartan Media Network.
Michigan State’s returning alumni represent six different decades of Spartan volleyball, with student-athletes from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, 10’s, 20’s all returning to campus. Former head coaches Chuck Erbe (1993-2004) and Cathy George (2005-2021), along with former Associate Head Coach Russ Carney (2005-14) will also be in attendance.
Former student-athletes back on campus this weekend include:
70’s: Patty Oslovar (1972-73), Becky Dickieson (1972-74), Jodi Manore (1972-74), Lisa Levak (1973), Laura Peterson (1973-76), Cynthia Hardy (1974-76), Mary Jo Hardy (1974-75), Linda Russell (1975), Diane Spoelstra (1975-77), Angela Del Morone (1976-78), Andrea Hardy (1977), Laurie Kuna (1975, 76, 78), Karen Keener (1977-79), Heidi Musser (1977-78), Valerie Wrenbeck (1978-80), Sheryl Knispel (1978-80), Nona Richardson (1978-81), Mary Jane Williams (1978-81)
80’s: Dhurat Ali (1981-84), Jane Zenner (1982-85), Cheryl Barea (1983-86), Kris Durst-Wahl (1982-83, 85, 86), Julie Schorfhaar (1985-86), Judy Doles (1985-88), Susan Coscarelly (1986-89), Dawn Andrews (1987-90), Corinne McNamara (1988-91)
90’s: Connie Thomas (1990-92), Andrea DeLuca (1990-93), Amy Rauch (1991-92), Elisa Ballesteros (1991-92), Amy Schloss (1992-94), Courtney DeBolt (1992-95), Sarah Blakely (1992-95), Niki Pahl (1993), Dana Cooke (1993-96), Val Sterk (1993-96), Lindsey Clayton (1994-97), Jenna Wrobel (1995-98), Kelly Penney (1995-98), Kayleen Cook (1999), Erin Hartley (1998-01), Lisa Ashton…
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