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Chicago (Mother McAuley) (39-1)



School Information

Name: Mother McAuley High School
City: Chicago
City Population: 3 Million
County: Cook
Enrollment: 3928(G)
Nickname: Mighty Macs
Colors: Red/White/Gold
Conference: Girls Catholic Athletic (GCAC)
Principal: Sr. Corinne Raven, RSM
Athletic Director: Nancy Pedersen
Head Coach: Nancy Pedersen
Assistant Coaches: Lisa Sieger, Natalie Holder, Jen DeJarld
Captain: Katie Schumacher
Last Year's Advancement: State Champions



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.    Age  Yr.
  1  Mary O'Connor            S     5-10    17  Sr.
  2  Lauren Mikos             OH/MB 6-0     16  Jr.
  3  Nancy Bell               RS    5-11    17  Sr.
  6  Aimee Brasher            S/OS  5-8     16  Sr.
  8  Renee Nash               OH    5-6     17  Sr.
  9  Heather Thomas           MB    6-0     16  Jr.
 10  Katie Schumacher         MB    6-2     17  Sr.
 11  Nicole Kacor             OH/MB 6-0     16  Jr.
 12  Angie LaPorte            S     5-5     16  Jr.
 13  Julie Ryan               MB    6-1     15  So.
 14  Kim Prohaska             MB/OH 5-8     17  Sr.
 15  Katie Pliscott           DS    5-8     17  Sr.
 16  Katie Brasher            OH    5-9     15  So.
 18  Christine Schissler      MB    6-0     17  Sr.
 19  Devin Cahill             OH    5-9     17  Sr.



Statistics

                       Season Totals    Single-Match High
Name                 Kills Blocks  Aces Kills Blocks  Aces
Nancy Bell             193     45    22    11      5     2
Aimee Brasher            7     10     8     2      5     3
Katie Brasher           29      5     5     5      2     1
Devin Cahill             9      7    57     2      0     6
Nicole Kacor           272     56    10    18      6     2
Angie LaPorte            1      1     1     1      1     1
Lauren Mikos            21      8    22    10      3     7
Renee Nash              58     12    31     5      3     6
Mary O'Connor           42     32    31     4      3     2
Katie Pliscott           3      1     0     2      1     0
Kim Prohaska            47     15     7     6      3     3
Julie Ryan               8      3     0     2      1     0
Christine Schissler     42     48     2     5      6     1
Katie Schumacher       322     87    86    19      6     6
Heather Thomas          21     21     7     3      3     2



Scores

Date   Opponent                      W/L 1st   2nd   3rd   
9/2    Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)W   15-9  13-15 15-5  
9/3    Schaumburg                    W   15-1  15-6  
9/5    Burbank (Reavis)              W   15-1  15-3  
9/10   Orland Park (Sandburg)        W   15-3  15-6  
9/11   Wheaton (St. Francis)         W   15-6  15-10 
9/12   River Forest (Trinity)        W   15-1  15-6  
9/17   Lemont (Mt. Assisi Academy)   W   15-11 15-10 
9/19   Chicago (St. Ignatius)        W   15-8  15-10 
9/24   LaGrange (Lyons)              W   15-5  15-5  
9/25   Westchester (Immaculate Heart Of Mary)W   15-3  15-3  
Park Forest (Rich East) Tournament
9/27   Orland Park (Sandburg)        W   15-2  15-7  
9/27   Jacksonville (H.S.)           W   15-4  15-12 
9/27   Park Forest (Rich East)       W   15-1  15-3  
9/28   New Lenox (Providence)        W   15-13 15-10 
9/28   Lockport (Twp.)               W   15-9  15-6  
10/3   Wilmette (Loyola Academy)     W   15-1  15-0  
Nike Challenge Tournament
10/4   West Bend (East), WI          W   15-13 15-11 
10/4   Episcopal, TX                 W   15-4  18-16 
10/4   Campbel County, WY            W   15-6  5-15  15-10 
10/5   Bellevue (West), NE           L   14-16 15-13 13-15 
10/6   Wheaton (St. Francis)         W   4-15  15-12,15-6  
10/8   Burbank (Queen Of Peace)      W   15-11 16-14 
10/9   Downers Grove (South)         W   16-14 4-15  15-10 
10/15  Chicago (Maria)               W   15-8  13-15 15-6  
10/16  Chicago Heights (Marian)      W   15-1  15-7  
Autumn Fest Tournament
10/18  Oak Lawn (Richards)           W   15-2  15-5  
10/18  Lisle (Benet Academy)         W   15-4  15-3  
10/19  New Lenox (Providence)        W   15-6  15-12 
10/19  Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)W   15-1  15-6  
10/19  St. Charles                   W   15-3  15-9  
Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Tournament
10/25  Wilmette (Regina Dominican)   W   15-1  15-2  
10/25  Westchester (Immaculate Heart Of Mary)W   15-2  15-3  
10/25  Lemont (Mt. Assisi Academy)   W   15-2  15-7  
10/26  Chicago (St. Ignatius)        W   15-8  15-6  
10/27  Burbank (Queen Of Peace)      W   10-15 15-7  15-6  
Chicago (Maria) Regional
10/29  Chicago (Lourdes)             W   15-1  15-0  
10/31  Chicago (St. Ignatius)        W   15-10 15-7  
Chicago (Mother McAuley) Sectional
11/5   River Forest (Trinity)        W   15-3  15-2  
11/7   Chicago (Resurrection)        W   15-5  15-2  
Arlington Heights (Hersey) Super-Sectional
11/9   Wilmette (Regina Dominican)   W   14-16 15-3  15-7  



Head Coach Nancy Pedersen

Year   W-L-T     
1983   39-4       (2nd)
1984   38-4       (1st)
1985   39-2       (1st)
1986   32-4      
1987   36-4       (1st)
1988   30-6      
1989   33-6      
1990   34-7       (3rd)
1991   36-5       (4th)
1992   39-2       (1st)
1993   36-5      
1994   40-3       (1st)
1995   42-1       (1st)
1996   39-1      

School                             Years     No.     W-L-T     
At Madison (Memorial), WI          1977-82   6       -         
At Chicago (Mother McAuley)        1983-96   14      513-54    
Total                                        20      513-54    




For Chicago (Mother McAuley)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.