Courtesy: Saint Louis Athletics
Saint Louis volleyball will host its alumni day on Aug. 23. The Billikens will conduct a free youth clinic, the Megan Boken Alumni Match and a preseason kickoff fundraiser.
On Saturday, Aug. 23, the Billikens host a free youth volleyball clinic from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The clinic is offered to athletes in grades 4-8 and will be conducted by current and former Saint Louis volleyball players. The clinic is free of charge, but the volleyball program will accept donations on behalf of the Megan Boken Fund. Preregistration for the event is available here. The clinic will be capped to the first 80 registrants.
Following the clinic, the Saint Louis volleyball team will host the Megan Boken Alumni Match at 2 p.m. in Chaifetz Pavilion. The match will feature the current Billiken volleyball team taking on Billiken alumni. Admission for the match is $5. Children 12 and younger will receive free admission. Proceeds from the alumni match will benefit the Megan Boken Fund.
Numerous prestigious alumni will compete in the match including: Sammi McCloud, Whitney Behrens, Sutton Lasater, Whitney Roth, Sarah Entzeroth, Bridget Fonke, Amelia Karges, Carly Marcum, Sally Warning, Chrissy King and Carly Schumacher.. Other alums such as Colleen Laure (Hunter) and Laura Mudd (Risley) will also be in attendance.
Boken passed away on August 18, 2012. She played for the Billikens from 2007-10 and concluded her career ranked fourth in matches played (127), fifth in digs (1,212), 14th in points (1,143.5) and 14th in service aces (102) on SLU’s all-time lists. Boken was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference second team and the A-10 Championship All-Tournament team as a junior in 2009, and she was All-Conference honorable mention in her senior season.
To wrap up the festivities, the volleyball team will host a Preseason Kickoff Reception and Fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. at Humphrey’s Restaurant and Tavern. Alumni, friends, fans and family are invited to the reception to celebrate the upcoming 2014 season with the Billikens. Admission to the Kickoff Reception is $25.
The first match of the season is slated for Friday, Aug. 29, against Memphis at 2 p.m. in Chaifetz Arena as part of the Marcia E. Hamilton Classic.
