Volleyball Heads To K-State on Tuesday
8/29/2011 4:35:00 PM | Volleyball
Next Match
Aug. 30 7:00 pm Creighton at Kansas State (KKAR) Manhattan, Kan.
Next Match
Fresh off back-to-back road matches at Texas A&M over the weekend, Creighton Volleyball (1-2) plays a mid-week road contest at fellow Big 12 school Kansas State (1-2) on Tuesday.
The contest will be played at Ahearn Field House (5,000) in Manhattan, Kan., with first serve scheduled for 7 pm.
Radio Broadcast Information
Creighton's 24-match radio broadcast schedule starts on Tuesday in Manhattan, with Brad Burwell and Rob Anderson on the call. The contest can be heard on KKAR (1290 AM), or on-line via a link at www.gocreighton.com.
Video Webcast Information
Kansas State will provide a video webcast in HD on Tuesday. Fans can access the match at http://www.kstatesports.com/allaccess/. Cost for a monthly subscription is $9.95. The match is NOT part of the Jays Video package on GoCreighton.com.
Live Stats Information
Tuesday's match will have free live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click on the Live Stats tab on the left-hand side of the page for links the exact link to Kansas State's site.
Scouting Creighton
Creighton is 1-2 on the season after three matches in College Station, Texas, over the weekend. The Jays survived two match points to defeat UTSA, 3-2, then lost in consecutive matches to tournament host Texas A&M (3-0 and 3-1).
The Bluejays return 11 letterwinners and four starters from last year's team that finished 21-12 overall and third in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 13-5 league record. Creighton earned its first NCAA Tournament bid in program history and defeated No. 16 Iowa State to reach the tournament's second round. Creighton is picked third (of 10) in the MVC this fall.
Spearheading the returners are seniors Laurel Sanford (2.17 kps., 1.75 bps., .299%) and Karisa Almgren (2.50 kps.), as well as junior Megan Bober (2.00 kps., 8.92 aps., 1.58 dps., 0.83 bps.). Sanford was a second-team all-MVC pick a year ago, while Bober was first-team all-Valley and earned honorable-mention All-America accolades.
Defensively, sophomore libero Julianne Mandolfo is leading the MVC with 5.25 digs per set.
As a team, Creighton averages 11.83 kills, 0.67 aces, 16.50 digs and 2.92 blocks per set while hitting .178 as a team.
Scouting Kansas State
Kansas State is 1-2 on the year after opening the season at the Courtyard Marriott Classic in Atlanta, Ga. The Wildcats lost in four sets to tournament host Georgia Tech and were swept by Louisville before closing the weekend with a 3-0 win over Tennessee Tech.
The Wildcats were paced statistically by preseason all-Big 12 selection Kaitlynn Pelger, who averaged 4.20 kills, 2.20 digs and 0.50 aces per set while also hitting a healthy .403. Lilla Porubek averaged 3.10 kills per set in a team-high 90 swings.
Running the K-State offense is Caitlyn Donahue, who averaged 10.90 assists and 2.40 digs per set.
As a team, Kansas State averaged 12.50 kills, 1.60 aces, 11.90 digs and 2.00 blocks per set while hitting .223 as a team.
The Wildcats return five starters and 11-of-15 letterwinners from last year's team that finished 12-19 and was ninth in the Big 12 Conference. This year's team is picked to finish eighth in the league.
The Coaches
Creighton is coached by Kirsten Bernthal Booth (Truman State, 1997), who owns a 142-103 record in her ninth season with the Bluejays. She became the program's all-time winningest coach on Aug. 25, 2007 with a 3-0 win over Stephen F. Austin and joined the 100-win club with an Oct. 31, 2008 win at Drake. Last season she was named CVU.com's National Coach of the Year after leading Creighton to the second round during its first NCAA Tournament appearance.
Booth came to Creighton after going 112-41 in three years at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A native of Lincoln, Neb., Booth played volleyball at Truman State, where she was named conference MVP, an Academic All-American and Missouri's 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year. She ranked third in Division II history with 6,077 assists when she graduated.
Booth is helped by assistant coaches Tom Mendoza and Angie Oxley Behrens and volunteer assistant Amanda (Gates) Sjuts.
Kansas State is coached by Suzie Fritz, who is 196-118 in her 11th season with the program. Fritz led the Wildcats to a Big 12 title in 2003 and the Sweet 16 twice in seven NCAA Tournament appearances. She is assisted by Jeff Grove and Jeff Hulsmeyer.
Series History vs. Kansas State
Kansas State is 4-0 all-time against Creighton, including a 3-0 mark in Manhattan. The teams have not met since 2005, when No. 24 Kansas State swept the Jays (30-16, 30-27, 30-23) behind 15 kills and .433 hitting by Sandy Werner.
Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth is 0-1 against the Wildcats and Suzie Fritz. Fritz is 1-0 all-time against Creighton.
Last Weekend Summary
Creighton went 1-2 last weekend at the Texas A&M Invitational in College Station, Texas.
Creighton overcame a pair of match points to post a 3-2 victory over preseason Southland Conference favorite UTSA in Friday's season-opener.
The Jays then suffered consecutive defeats at the hands of tournament host Texas A&M, falling 3-0 on Friday afternoon and 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Megan Bober and Laurel Sanford were named to the All-Tournament Team for the Bluejays.
Last Year Summary
Creighton had its most successful year in program history, tying a school-record with 21 wins while also reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
Megan Bober was named first-team all-MVC and honorable-mention All-American after averaging 10.26 assists, 1.95 digs, 1.48 kills and 0.92 blocks per set. Named second-team all-Valley were Laurel Sanford (2.47 kps., 1.10 bps.) and Alicia Runge (3.73 kps.). In addition, Julianne Mandolfo (4.28 dps.) was named to the MVC's All-Freshman Team.
Creighton ranked second nationally with 18.94 digs per set a season ago and was also top-60 in kills per set and blocks per set.
Big 12 Slate Continues
Creighton continues its non-conference gauntlet of a schedule on Tuesday when it visits Kansas State. That match comes after back-to-back contests in College Station against Texas A&M. At the end of this week, Creighton plays at home for the first time, where it will host Marquette, South Dakota and preseason MAC favorite Northern Illinois in the Bluejay Invitational.
Creighton's three straight matches against Big 12 foes marks the first time since 1998 it has played three straight non-conference matches against the same league. In 1998, the Jays played UMKC twice and Western Illinois once, though that came over the span of six weeks.
Just In Time
Creighton Volleyball faced a 14-12 fifth-set deficit against preseason Southland Conference favorite UTSA in last Friday morning's season-opener, only to rally for a 16-14 set victory to win the match.
Creighton has now won five matches under Kirsten Bernthal Booth after surviving an opponent's match point. On the other hand, Creighton is 142-1 under Booth when it reaches a match point opportunity, falling only when it wasted two match points on Sept. 4, 2010 to Iowa in an eventual 20-18 fifth set loss.
Surviving Match Points, Under Booth
Date Opponent MP(s) Faced Final Set 5
08/26/11 vs. UTSA 12-14, 13-14 16-14
09/11/07 at Drake 13-14, 14-15 17-15
10/13/06 at Wichita State 12-14, 13-14, 14-15 17-15
10/10/03 Wichita State 13-14 16-14
08/30/03 vs. McNeese State 13-14, 15-16 18-16
Triple-Double Fun
Junior setter Megan Bober had her first career triple-double in last Friday's season-opening win vs. UTSA, finishing with 51 assists, 14 digs and a career-high 11 kills.
Bober's triple-double is the ninth in Creighton history, but first one since Kailey Reyes had her school-record fourth in 2001.
Creighton Triple-Doubles
Melissa Weisensee
1) 40a-19d-10k vs. Illinois State (4s) 9/10/94
2) 65a-22d-12k at Evansville (5s) 11/9/97
JoDe Cieloha
1) 15k-10d-12b at Bradley (3s) 9/9/95
2) 22k-15d-12b at Western Illinois (5s) 11/10/96
Kailey Reyes
1) 62a-21d-10k at Indiana State (5s) 10/16/98
2) 47a-11d-11k at Wichita State (5s) 10/9/99
3) 71a-17d-13k at Indiana State (5s) 10/14/00
4) 48a-11d-11k at UMKC (4s) 10/28/01
Megan Bober
1) 51a-14d-11k vs. UTSA (5s) 8/26/11
Attack of the Setter
Despite her role as a setter, Megan Bober was the only Bluejay with multiple matches of 10 or more kills last weekend. She had a career-best 11 kills vs. UTSA in the opener, then 10 more against Texas A&M on Saturday.
Bober's 11 kills were the most by a Bluejay setter since Kailey Reyes had 11 kills at UMKC on Oct. 28, 2001 during the last triple-double in program history, and tied for third-most by a setter in program history. Reyes had 13 kills at Indiana State on Oct. 14, 2000 and Melissa Weisensee had 12 kills at Evansville on Nov. 9, 1997.
Hello World!
Two of the 16 players on Creighton's 2011 team have never played a point at the Division I level, freshmen Leah McNary and Lizzy Stivers. Last Friday Kelli Browning, Katie Neisler and Michelle Sicner made their Division I debut.
Neisler's 18 digs vs. UTSA were a program-record for a debut, three more than the previous best of 15 by Nayka Benitez in 2009. Additionally, Browning's six blocks were two more than the previous best set by Lauren Bloemke in 2006. Browning also had 11 kills against the Roadrunners, the most by a Bluejay in their debut sine JoDe Cieloha's 13 in 1994.
Since 2000, the only true freshmen to start CU's season-opener have been Brittany Coleman (2003), Carolyn Decker (2004), Korie Lebeda (2005), Allie Oelke (2007), Brooke Boggs (2009), Heather Thorson (2009), Julianne Mandolfo (2010), Katie Neisler (2011) and Michelle Sicner (2011).
Below is the current Creighton players and how they performed in their regular-season collegiate debuts. Records for a Bluejay debut can be found at the bottom of this page.
Year Name SP K E TA Pct. A SA DIG TB
2011 Kelli Browning 5 11 3 31 .258 0 0 1 6
2009 Megan Bober• 3 7 0 11 .636 32 0 2 1
2011 Katie Neisler• 5 5 5 24 .000 1 0 18 1
2009 Heather Thorson• 3 3 0 6 .500 0 0 0 2
2010 Savannah Smith 4 3 1 7 .286 0 0 1 2
2008 Laurel Sanford 2 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 0
2010 J. Mandolfo• 4 0 0 0 --- 1 0 13 0
2009 Brooke Boggs• 3 0 0 0 --- 0 0 3 0
2009 Brittany Moon 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 1 0
2008 Karisa Almgren 1 0 0 0 --- 0 1 0 0
2010 Brianne Fliss 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 1 0
2010 Natalie Hackbarth 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0
2011 Michelle Sicner• 5 0 1 4 -.250 1 0 9 1
2010 Lexi Malm 1 0 1 3 -.333 0 0 1 0
Season Opening History
With its 3-2 win over San Francisco last weekend, Creighton improved its record to 10-8 in season-opening matches since restarting the program in 1994. Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth is 6-3 in opening matches and now on a three-year winning streak.
Booth improved to 7-2 in Creighton's first match away from home, helping Creighton improve to 10-8 in such contests overall since 1994.
Preseason MVC Poll
Creighton has been picked third in a preseason poll of Missouri Valley Conference coaches. Defending regular-season champion Northern Iowa was the unanimous pick to win the league, with Wichita State second. Creighton is third, Missouri State fourth and Illinois State fifth. Rounding out the rest of the league was Drake, Evansville, Southern Illinois, Indiana State and Bradley.
In addition, Megan Bober was named preseason all-MVC.
Each of the past eight years Creighton has finished in the spot predicted of them or better in the preseason poll.
Year Preseason Pick Finish Move
1994 11th 9th #2
1995 9th 7th #2
1996 9th 6th #3
1997 8th 3rd #5
1998 6th 8th i2
1999 T-7th 5th #2
2000 4th T-4th - -
2001 2nd 4th i2
2002 7th 9th i2
2003 9th T-5th #4
2004 5th 5th - -
2005 5th 5th - -
2006 4th 4th - -
2007 3rd T-2nd #1
2008 3rd 2nd #1
2009 4th T-4th - -
2010 4th 3rd #1
2011 4th ??? ???
Bober's The Best At Blocking
Last season Creighton setter Megan Bober had 114 blocks, the most in one year by a Creighton setter in program history. Bober, who had 107 blocks as a freshman, is the only player in Creighton history to have both 100 blocks and 100 assists in the same season.
Bober's 0.92 blocks per set last season ranked second nationally among setters (trailing only National Player of the Year Carli Lloyd from California), and Bober was the nation's only player to average at least 1.40 kills, 0.90 blocks and 10.00 assists per set.
Record Watch
After 18 block assists last weekend, Laurel Sanford has moved into sixth in school history with 263 career block assists.
Sanford's 296 career total blocks rank her seventh in program history, 11 behind Sarah Beulke (2001-04) for sixth place.
Megan Bober owns 2,486 career assists and needs 14 more to become the fifth player in program history with 2,500 in her career.
Stepping Up
Veteran leaders Karisa Almgren and Heather Thorson each had a big match vs. UTSA to open the regular-season.
Almgren tied her career-high with 14 kills, while Thorson's 11 kills were one shy of her career-best.
Creighton is 9-3 all-time when Almgren has nine or more kills in a match and 5-1 when Thorson reaches that figure.
The Votes Add Up
Creighton has six matches scheduled against teams that received votes in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll.
Creighton will play No. 5 Nebraska in Lincoln on Sept. 8, two days before taking on also receiving votegetter Saint Mary's.
Creighton also has home-and-home matches with conference rivals Northern Iowa and Wichita State. UNI was ranked No. 14 in the preseason poll, while Wichita State received votes.
Taking The Fifth
Creighton is 25-14 in five-set matches under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. That's impressive since Creighton had never finished a season with a winning record in fifth sets prior to Booth's arrival.
Below is a list of Creighton's record in five-set matches on a yearly basis:
Year Set 5 W-L Total W-L
1994 0-2 5-20
1995 0-2 11-19
1996 2-6 9-19
1997 3-5 15-13
1998 2-3 7-18
1999 3-3 13-15
2000 3-3 16-12
2001 1-1 14-13
2002 1-3 3-23
2003 5-1 12-18
2004 4-0 18-11
2005 3-1 16-14
2006 4-2 21-10
2007 2-0 21-10
2008 2-3 18-9
2009 1-4 14-17
2010 3-3 21-12
2011 1-0 1-2
Total 40-42 235-255
2-0 Better Than 0-2
Creighton is 151-8 (.950) all-time when leading a match 2-0, including a 92-2 mark under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. They own a 72-4 all-time mark in home matches they lead 2-0 in.
Conversely, the Jays are 6-161 (.036) all-time when trailing a match 0-2, including an 0-53 mark in those home matches. Those six comebacks from down 0-2 are listed below:
Date Opponent Sets 3-5 scores Coach
09/19/97 at Bradley 15-11, 15-13, 15-8 Wallace
10/01/99 at Drake 15-6, 17-15, 15-11 Wallace
09/03/04 vs. Montana 30-20, 30-21, 15-11 Booth
10/15/04 at Bradley 30-22, 30-23, 15-11 Booth
10/15/05 at So. Illinois 30-25, 30-24, 15-8 Booth
09/21/07 at No. Iowa 31-29, 30-26, 15-12 Booth
Production Returning
Creighton returns 11-of-16 letterwinners from last season. Below is a breakdown of the production that returns:
Stat Returners Departures
Assists 1415 (91.2%) 137 (8.8%)
Aces 89 (56.3%) 69 (43.7%)
Digs 1264 (53.8%) 1085 (46.2%)
Matches Started 140 (70.7%) 58 (29.3%)
Blocks 230.5 (78.7%) 62.5 (21.3%)
Points 1234.5 (58.0%) 892.5 (42.0%)
Kills 915 (54.6%) 761 (45.4%)
Set 1 Result = Match Result
In its last 127 matches in which it wins set one, Creighton is 115-12. CU is 122-16 overall under Kirsten Bernthal Booth when they win set one. In that same time span, CU is just 20-87 under Booth when it drops the first set.
Nebraskans in Kansas
Kansas State's team features two Nebraska products. Redshirt freshman MB Taylor Johnson hails from Grand Island, while sophomore OH Courtney Cook is from Fremont.
Johnson had eight blocks in three sets vs. Tennessee Tech in her only action last weekend, while Cook had six kills, one block in four sets last week.
Creighton has not had a Kansas native on the team since Wichita native Leah Ratzlaff patrolled the outside from 2002-05. Ratzlaff remains Creighton's record-holder with 1,622 career kills.
Browning Earns Valley Honor
Kelli Browning earned MVC Freshman of the Week honors on Aug. 29 for her play at the Texas A&M Invitational. Browning averaged 1.58 kills and 1.08 blocks per set while hitting .241 in three matches last week.
She opened her career with six blocks and 11 kills in a five-set win over UTSA. The six blocks were the most in a debut in school history, while her 11 kills rank second-highest and were the most in a debut since 1994. She closed her week with five kills and five blocks vs. Texas A&M.
Moving On Up
Sophomore Julianne Mandolfo had 31 digs on Friday vs. UTSA, then followed it up with 22 digs vs. Texas A&M one day later. Her three career matches with 30 or more digs are one shy of the Creighton school record done by three other women, while her 13 career matches with 20 or more digs ranks fourth in program annals.
Laurel Sanford had 11 blocks on Saturday vs. Texas A&M, making her the third player in Creighton history with four career matches of 10 or more blocks.
Matches With 30+ Digs, Career
30+D Name Years
4 Janeen Piller 2001-04
4 Bianca Rivera 2007-08
4 Nayka Benitez 2009-10
3 Julianne Mandolfo 2010-Pres.
1 Melissa Weisensee 1994-97
1 Melissa Walsh 1998-01
Matches With 20+ Digs, Career
20+D Name Years
27 Bianca Rivera 2007-08
20 Janeen Piller 2001-04
19 Nayka Benitez 2009-10
13 Julianne Mandolfo 2010-Pres.
11 Katie Mehal 2004-07
Matches With 10+ Blocks, Career
10+B Name Years
4 Ashley Williams 2001-04
4 Jessica Houts 2006-09
4 Laurel Sanford 2008-Pres.
3 JoDe Cieloha 1994-97
AVCA Honors CU Volleyball For Academics
The Creighton volleyball program was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as a recipient of the 2011 AVCA Team Academic Award. Creighton previously won the award in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 are one of seven Division I schools nationwide to win the award in eight consecutive campaigns.
The award honors teams that displayed excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA. Last spring the Bluejay volleyball team posted a combined GPA of 3.45.
Radio Broadcast Information
Brad Burwell and former Bluejay volleyball player Erin Swanson will broadcast at least 24 matches (14 home, 10 away) this season. The matches will air on KOIL (1180 AM) and KKAR (1290 AM) and be webcast on-line at www.gocreighton.com as well.
The pre-match show starts approximately 5-15 minutes before first serve. The post-match show also lasts about 15 minutes and includes post-match interviews.
A complete list of remaining matches follows:
2011 Volleyball Broadcast Schedule
Aug. 30 at Kansas State (KKAR)
Sept. 2 Northern Illinois (KKAR)
Sept. 3 South Dakota (KOIL)
Sept. 3 Marquette (KKAR)
Sept. 8 at Nebraska (KOIL)
Sept. 9 vs. Weber State (KOIL)
Sept. 10 vs. Saint Mary's (KOIL)
Sept. 16 Drake (KOIL)
Sept. 17 McNeese State (KOIL)
Sept. 17 UAB (KOIL)
Sept. 30 Illinois State (KOIL)
Oct. 1 Indiana State (KOIL)
Oct. 7 at Missouri State (KOIL)
Oct. 8 at Wichita State (KOIL)
Oct. 14 Bradley (KOIL)
Oct. 15 Northern Iowa (KOIL)
Oct. 21 Southern Illinois (KOIL)
Oct. 22 Evansville (KOIL)
Oct. 29 at Illinois State (KOIL)
Nov. 4 Wichita State (KOIL)
Nov. 5 Missouri State (KOIL)
Nov. 11 at Northern Iowa (KOIL)
Nov. 12 at Bradley (KOIL)
Nov. 19 at Drake (KOIL)
Nov. 24-26 at MVC Tournament (KOIL)
Creighton Ticket Information
Tickets to Creighton's home regular-season matches can be purchased at the Creighton Ticket Office located inside the Ryan Athletic Center (19th and Webster) as well as all Ticketmaster outlets.
Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for youth (ages 3-18) for reserved seats and $7 (adult) and $4 (youth) for general admission seating. Children two and under are admitted free.
Creighton has sold a school-record 890 season tickets for volleyball this year. Single-match tickets went on sale Aug. 29th.
What's New?
Several rules have been modified for the 2011 season. Most noticeable is the following:
In 2010, Rule 1.1.1.2 was modified to permit media personnel onto the court during timeouts and between sets. To clarify, that permission was
intended for video camera operators and their support crew who are associated with recognized media outlets, and who have been approved/credentialed by the host institution prior to the match.
Rule 4.2.4 describes the ruling when nonplayers (for example, media personnel or spectators) interfere with a legitimate effort by a player to play the ball. To clarify, cheerleaders are considered spectators, and legitimate interference caused by a cheerleader (or cheerleader “gear”)
may result in a replay. When clearing an area to allow play, cheerleaders should make every effort to take their “gear” (megaphones, pompons, etc.) with them to avoid injury.
The restrictions on use of electronic aids as described in Rule 6.1.5 have not been changed. Prohibited items include the use of a computer or
other device that is used to transmit any information (including statistics) to the bench from any area in the facility other than the bench.
Rule 7.2.2 describes jewelry as illegal equipment. To further clarify, dermal implants (jewelry surgically implanted in the skin) is considered jewelry, and is to be considered illegal equipment. Sub-dermal implants (embedded items that do not protrude/break the skin) are permitted.
The following points of emphasis will also be watched:
Rules 10.3.1 and 10.3.2 describe the requirements for players to be in legal positions at the time of service contact. Second referees must work very diligently to track the position of the receiving team and ensure that the rules regarding position faults are applied. While preventative officiating or “warnings” are encouraged when players are close to an illegal position, blatant position faults (overlaps) should be whistled when they occur. Of course, just like any other rules infraction, the second referee should not whistle a position fault (overlap) unless s/he is absolutely sure the fault has occurred.
Rule 10.1.1.1 was changed in 2010 to indicate that lineups for the first set are due at the three-minute mark on the clock timing the pre-match warmups, and allowed changes to be made by the coaches without penalty or substitution until the one-minute mark. Rule 18.4.3.2 further clarifies that other match personnel (statistics crews, announcer, etc.) should not be permitted to see the lineups until they are final, which means at the one-minute mark. At that time, the lineups can be provided to those individuals.
The rule book Event Management section states that there should be chairs available for line judges at or near the score table (meaning, behind or at the table), to be used prior to the match as needed, and between sets. Event Management personnel should provide this seating area. If the facility set-up does not provide space for chairs in this area, the line judges should stand behind the score table, not courtside. If there is not room for the line judges to sit or stand behind the score table, the final option is that, after getting water, the line judges return to a position near the first referee's stand, at the attack line/sideline intersection, moving near to the R1 stand if teams are warming up on the court.
It is a fairly frequent occurrence that a substitute enters the substitution zone and the coach really does not want that substitution to occur. Some coaches do not know what their options are at that time – there is a general belief that the substitution simply must be completed. Once a substitute enters the zone and the second referee whistles to acknowledge the request, the coach's options are to either quickly complete the substitution or be charged a delay sanction. If a delay sanction is assessed, neither that substitution nor a subsequent substitution on that dead ball will be allowed.
It is part of the typical protocol in a collegiate volleyball match to have a brief meeting between coaches and referees during the warm-up period. The purpose of this meeting is to exchange necessary information only, and referees are being instructed to keep this interchange professional and brief. Both coaches and referees should limit the discussion to information pertinent to the upcoming contest.
As a reminder, NCAA women's volleyball rules did NOT change to the current USAV ruling on net faults. The NCAA rule still calls faults when net contact is made while playing the ball EVEN IF the contact is in the middle or bottom of the net.
It is re-emphasized that, whenever possible, spectators should be restricted from the playing area through the use of stanchions or by establishing spectator walkways that are not part of the playing area.
