Sept. 15, 2004
EVANSTON, Ill. - After leading the Wildcats to a 2-1 record in last weekend's Chicago Challenge hosted by Loyola (Ill.), senior co-captain Drew Robertson and freshman outside hitter Courtnie Paulus were named to the all-tournament team.
Robertson got better as the tournament went along, eventually posting a double-double -- 52 assists and 24 digs -- in their final weekend match against Illinois-Chicago. Her line for the weekend included 106 assists, 13 kills, 38 digs, seven service aces and four block assists.
After Paulus came off the bench against Loyola (Ill.), she made her first-career start in the second match of the tournament against DePaul and ended up with 32 kills, four service aces, 23 digs and two block assists on the weekend.
The complete all-tournament team is listed below:
Lauren Holbrook (MVP) - Loyola (Ill.)
Nichol Amberg - Loyola (Ill.)
Kathryn Langheld - Loyola (Ill.)
Courtnie Paulus - Northwestern
Drew Robertson - Northwestern
Ambria Springer - Illinois-Chicago