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Court 1 Schedule
Friday, September 12
3:00 Muhlenberg vs. Cedar Crest
5:00 St. Lawrence vs. Cedar Crest
7:00 Muhlenberg vs. St. Lawrence
Saturday, September 13
10:00 Muhlenberg vs. Randolph-Macon
12:00 William Peace vs. Cedar Crest
2:00 Muhlenberg vs. Hunter
Court 2 Schedule
Friday, September 12
3:00 Randolph-Macon vs. Hunter
5:00 Randolph-Macon vs. William Peace
7:00 William Peace vs. Hunter
Saturday, September 13
10:00 William Peace vs. St. Lawrence
12:00 St. Lawrence vs. Hunter
2:00 Randolph-Macon vs. Cedar Crest
All-Tournament Team
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The Buttermaker Story
The 1990 Muhlenberg volleyball team was a very young but promising group. Comprised mostly of freshmen, the team worked extremely hard but met with lots of frustration and disappointment during the early part of the season.
In an effort to keep their morale up, and to point out the necessity of continuing to work hard and thus ultimately achieve success, Coach Frank Marino told them the following story:
There was once a group of frogs who happened upon a large vat of milk. Seeing an opportunity for fun, they jumped into the vat and began to frolic. Unfortunately, the edge of the vat was shaped in a curved way that allowed for easy entry but impossible exit. The frogs swam frantically about and tried hard to escape from the vat. Eventually all but one frog grew exhausted, sank to the bottom and perished. The remaining frog continued to kick and kick until the milk solidified and was turned to butter. The frog was therefore able to climb out of the vat and survive.
The obvious moral of the story was that if you keep kicking and trying, you will eventually succeed.
That group of freshmen went on to set the College record for wins. Further, of the seven who were freshmen at that time, five made Dean’s List every semester and three were Phi Beta Kappa.
The group came to be known as the “Buttermakers” and established traditions of excellence and pride which succeeding teams strive to maintain. Muhlenberg College has held this tournament since 1998 in their honor.
