St. Ben's Wins Region, Ridgewater 2nd in NJCAA

#5 posting 11.16.2008
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NCAA D3 REGION 3 TOURNAMENT
#23 St. Benedict beat Concordia Moorhead in four with a margin of 8 to move on to the Elite 8. St. Ben's Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) was named Most Outstanding Player.

Here is the St. Thomas regional site.

NJCAA D3 TOURNAMENT
Brookhaven, TX swept Ridgewater in the NJCAA D3 National Championship with a margin of 16 points. From the Rochester Post Bulletin. I am sure there will be more on this coming in the West Central Monday paper.
Hibbing finished third.

Next up: Another week that was (All Star version). Next weekend I will have the season that was.

Concordia Moorhead, St. Ben's Advance

#5 posting 11.15.2008
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D3 TOURNAMENT
ST. THOMAS SECTION
Concordia Moorhead swept UW LaCrosse with a margin of 19 points. Katie Vohnoutka (Eden Prairie) had 13 points for CM. Nina Walch (Lewiston-Altura) had 12 points for LaCrosse.

St. Benedict beat UW Eau Claire in four with a margin of 8 points. Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) had 15 points for St. Ben's. Katie Fox (Chippewa Falls, WI) had 22.5 points for UWEC.

OSHKOSH SECTION
Carthage beat UW Whitewater in five with a margin of 9 points. Michelle Madeja had 14.5 points for Carthage. Liz Benzschawel (Madison Edgewood) had 18 points for Whitewater.

UW Oshkosh beat Heidelberg in four with a margin of 19 points.

ALL REGION
Gustavus players Bridget Burtzel (Rocori) and Emily Klein (Red Wing) have been named to the All Region volleyball team.

Next up: Community College reports

5 Minnesota Players Win Weekly Honors, Tan her 5th

#2 posting 11.11.2008
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MORE STATE TOURNAMENT RECAPS
Windom celebrates their state A title. Coach Ron Wendorff is a song and dance man. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Stewartville beat Delano for 5th place in AA. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

HS AWARDS
Anna Schlaak, a freshman from NRHEG, has been named Waseca County News player of the year.

Crystal Lamont of Waterville-Elysian-Morristown has been named Waseca County News coach of the year.

COLLEGE AWARDS
D1
BIG 10: Illinois' Laura DeBruhler was named offensive player of the week in the Big 10. The Gophers' Christine Tan was co defensive player of the week (her 5th time this year) along with Arielle Wilson of Penn State.

ACC: North Carolina's Brianna Eskola (Columbia Heights) was co player of the week in the ACC. She is 88 digs away from the all time ACC dig record.

SUMMIT: Both Lopez sisters (DGF) for North Dakota State were players of the week. Kelly took defensive honors while Jennifer gathered the offensive title.

D2
NORTHERN SUN: UM Duluth's April Hansen (BBE) and Lindsey Clairmont (Wayzata) have been named co players of the week in the Northern Sun.

COLLEGE NEWS
BIG 10: Three Penn State seniors talk about their experiences.

Ohio State is at #19 Michigan on Wednesday and Michigan State on Saturday.

The Big 10 has their weekly press release

#19 Michigan hosts Ohio State Wednesday and Michigan State on Friday.

PAC 10: Washington State travels to Oregon and Oregon State.

SUMMIT: North Dakota State travels to Centenary and Oral Roberts this weekend.
South Dakota State travels to UMKC and Centenary to close out the season.

D3 TOURNAMENT
Gustavus will face UW Eau Claire in the NCAA D3 tournament on Thursday, November 13 at 3:30 at St. Thomas.
St. Benedict will face Simpson in the D3 tournament on Thursday at 1 pm at St. Thomas.

Concordia Moorhead takes on Loras at 6 on Thursday.

Host St. Thomas will face UW LaCrosse at 8:30 on Thursday.
Here is the entire D3 tournament bracket.

POLLS
D1: Minnesota moves to up two spots to #15. Colorado State is #16. Cincinnati received votes.

D2: SW MN State falls to #8. From the Marshall Independent. Augustana is #22.

next up: tomorrow unless more news breaks

3 D3 Conference Champs

#5 posting 11.9.2008
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D3 REPORTS
MIAC
#6 St. Thomas beat #18 Gustavus in four with a margin of 16 points. Katie McCaffrey (Fort Collins, CO) had 27 points for St. Thomas. Angela Ahrendt (Roseville) had 15 points for Gustavus.

UMAC
Northwestern, MN beat St. Scholastica in four with a margin of 27 points. Steph Koth (Hibbing) had 19.5 points for NW. Dustie Richardson (Greenway) had 11.5 points for CSS.

WIAC
Oshkosh beat Eau Claire in five with a margin of 10 points. Katie Beining (Brookfield East, WI) had 14 points for Oshkosh. Abby Freiborg (Renville County West) had 16.5 points for EC.

In the third place game LaCrosse swept Whitewater with a margin of 15 points. Amber Schoonover (Tomah, WI) had 14.5 points for LaCrosse. Kelly Sorensen (Madison Memorial, WI) had 9 points for Whitewater.

ALL CONFERENCE
Buena Vista had two IIAC All Conference players-- Katie Vondrak (Sioux City Heelan) and Kelli Luitjens (Worthington).

Next up: later today.

Eau Claire, Oshkosh Win WIAC Semis

#5 posting 11.8.2008
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D3 REPORTS
WIAC TOURNAMENT
Eau Claire beat Whitewater in four with a margin of 5 points. Abby Freiborg (Renville County West) had 17.5 points for EC. Liz Benzschawel had 16.5 points for Whitewater.

Oshkosh beat LaCrosse in five with a margin of 10 points. Andrea Smith (Fond du Lac, WI) had 19 points for Oshkosh. Brianne Stankus (Burlington, WI) had 17.5 points for LaCrosse.

MIAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
Gustavus takes on St. Thomas today at 7 pm in St. Paul.

UMAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
St. Scholastica is at Northwestern, MN at 7 pm for the UMAC championship.

SEASON WRAP
There were positives in the Macalester season. From the Mac Weekly.

Next up:

MIAC Awards

#2 posting 11.6.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
#1 Penn State cooled off Indiana with a sweep. The Margin was 26 points. Christa Harmatto had 13.5 points for PSU. Erica Short had 10.5 points for the Hoosiers. One of the faces in the Big 10 belongs to Ashley Benson.

#18 Purdue travels to #17 Minnesota and Iowa this weekend.

MORE D1
ACC: Virginia hosts North Carolina and NC State.

BIG 12: Iowa State swept Texas Tech with a margin of 16 points. Diane Kieger (Mounds View) had 13.5 points for ISU.

BIG EAST: Cincinnati travels to West Virginia and Pittsburgh.

CUSA: Marshall hosts Central Florida and Southern Miss.

SOUTHERN: Furman swept Wofford with a margin of 24 points. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 2 digs for the Paladins.

SUMMIT: South Dakota State hosts Oakland and IPFW.

WEST COAST: Portland travels to St. Mary's and #22 Santa Clara this weekend.

D2
Southwest MN State is looking to make a run for the national title. From the Marshall Independent.

D3
MIAC
The MIAC have released their All Conference team. St. Thomas' Katie McCaffrey (Fort Collins, CO) was named MVP.
Gustavus' Emily Klein (Red Wing) was named Defensive Player of the Year. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.
Two other Gustavus players made the MIAC list.
Concordia Moorhead's Jenna Green (DGF) was rookie of the year.
St. Thomas' Thanh Pham was named coach of the year.

The MIAC semifinals will be today.
St. Mary's is at Gustavus
St. Olaf is at St. Thomas.

UMAC
Northwestern, MN's setter Hillary Slagter (Central Christian) is a part of the Eagles success. From the West Central Tribune.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Four Ridgewater players made the 12 team All Region team. From the West Central Tribune.

BEACH
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh will partner with Tyra Turner in a Beach tournament in Thailand.

PAT POWERS CLINIC
Here is a quick reminder about a clinic Olympic Gold Medalist, Pat Powers will be doing on November 22-23 at The Ralia Sports Center.

As always, coaches are more than welcome to attend free of charge.
Where: Ralia Sports Center
When: Saturday & Sunday, November 22-23. Saturday 9AM-4PM & Sunday 9AM-2PM
Ages: Girls & Boys ages 12-18 & Adults
Registration fee: $140
Experience: Novice through advanced.
Players are divided up on three courts one hour into the event. Generally speaking, we have one court of 12-13 year olds, one court of 14-16 year olds and one court of advanced girls, boys and adults.
Why is this clinic the best? The "over-correction" teaching method combined with "Survivor" has the advantage of skill development while you are playing. These advanced skills are downloaded into the motor memory through massive repetition while the player is competing in a non-intimidating environment.
******We have about 20 spots left for this event

Next up: Later today. Much Later. I will be at the State Tournament today.

St. Mary's & St. Olaf Pull MIAC Upsets

#2 posting 11.5.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
#1 Penn State hosts hot Indiana today.

#16 Illinois heads to Iowa and Minnesota.

#20 Michigan takes on Northwestern and Wisconsin.

Ohio State host Wisconsin and Northwestern.

Northwestern travels to Michigan and Ohio State.

MORE D1
BIG 12: Iowa State travels to Texas Tech today.

MID AMERICAN: Ohio play Miami OH and Bowling Green this weekend.

MOUNTAIN WEST: Colorado State travels to New Mexico and TCU.

SUMMIT: North Dakota State wants the top seed. From the Fargo Forum.

NON CON: George Washington swept Morgan State. Abby Syverson had 7 points for GW.

Weber State swept Utah Valley with a margin of 8 points. Jackson County Central's Leah Burmeister and Brittney Bisaillon had 16.5 and 10.5 points for WS.

D2
NORTHERN SUN
#1 Concordia St. Paul beat UM Duluth in four with a margin 12 points. Whitney Meierotto (Washburn,WI) had 21.5. April Hansen (BBE) had 26 points for UMD.

UM Duluth's April Hansen (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa) is making an impact for the Bulldogs. From the West Central Tribune.

St. Cloud State beat Bemidji State in four with a margin of 13 points. Ashley Shields (Whitefish Bay, WI) and Kayla Tschida (Upsala) each had 18 points. Melissa McNeely (Lakeville South) had 14.5 for BSU.

D3
MIAC TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals
#6 seed St. Mary's toppled #3 St. Benedict in a fiver. St. Ben's had a 12 point advantage for the night. Jessica Larson (Pine Island) had 15 points for St. Mary's. Chelsie Sobieck (Forest Lake) had 23 points for St. Ben's.

St. Olaf stopped #15 Concordia Moorhead in five with a margin of 13 points. Kim Smisek (Northfield) had 24 points for St. O. Jenna Green (DGF) and Abby Scheel (Hillcrest Lutheran) had 15 points each for CM.
Now the Cobbers have to wait to see if they make the D3 Tournament. From the Fargo Forum.

UMAC TOURNAMENT
Semifinals
Northwestern, MN swept Martin Luther with a margin of 29 points. Kathryne Engel (West Lutheran) had 16 points for NW. Jamie Eternick (Waterloo, WI) had 9 points for ML.

St. Scholastica swept Bethany Lutheran with a margin of 28 points. Dustie Richardson (Greenway) had 11.5 points for CSS. Eva Voss (MN Valley Lutheran) had 12 points for BL.

WIAC TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals
Eau Claire swept Stout with a margin of 26 points. Katie Fox (Chippewa Falls, WI) had 8 points for EC. Maggie Meixl (Mankato West) had 8.5 points for Stout.

#11 Whitewater swept Platteville with a margin of 29 points. Melissa Zuleger (Little Chute) had 10.5 points for Whitewater. Melissa Hillebrand had 8 points for Platteville.

LaCrosse swept River Falls with a margin of 18 points. Amber Schoonover had 13 points for LC. Kelsey Scheele (Mayer Lutheran) had 11 points for RF.

Oshkosh swept Superior with a margin of 16 points. Jacque Ray (Richland Center, WI) had 13.5 points for Oshkosh. Brittany Jarvis (Esko) had 10 points for Superior.

IAAC
Central beat Buena Vista in four with a margin of 12 points. Michelle Ripperger had 16 points for Central. Kelli Luitjens (Worthington) had 14 points for BV.

Next up: tomorrow unless news breaks

5 Sets Rule in MIAC

#8 posting 11.2.2008
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D3 SATURDAY RESULTS
MIAC
In the battle of Northfield it was Carleton over St. Olaf in five with a margin of 9 points. Carleton led 2-0. Megan LaChapelle (Eagan) had 16 points for Carleton. Kim Smisek (Northfield) had 18 points for St. O.

St. Benedict beat Concordia Moorhead in five with a margin of 8 points. St. Ben's led 2-0. Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) had 29 points for St. Ben's. Jenna Green (DGF) had 10.5 points for CM.

St. Catherine beat Bethel in five with a margin of 8 points.

St. Thomas swept Augsburg with a margin of 14 points.

UMAC
Bethany Lutheran swept Northland with a margin of 22 points. Eva Voss (MN Valley Lutheran) had 16.5 points for BL. Alicia Wiebe (Ashland, WI) had 9 points for Northland.

Northwestern, MN beat UM Morris in five with a margin of 22 points. Kathryne Engel (West Lutheran) had 27 points for NW. Briana Czer (MN Valley Lutheran) had 18.5 points for UMM.

Presentations swept Crown with a margin of 24 points.

St. Scholastica beat Martin Luther in five with a margin of 14 points. Amy Thompson (Onamia) had 19.5 points for CSS. Amanda Zwick (Glendale, AZ) had 18.5 points for ML.

NON CON
Carthage swept UW River Falls with a margin of 23 points.

UW River Falls beat Concordia WI in five with a margin of 3 points.

UW Eau Claire swept Bethany Lutheran with a margin of 27 points. Katie Fox (Chippewa Falls) had 8.5 points for UWEC. Brittany Schreader (Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton) had 10 points for BL.

UW Eau Claire swept Northland with a margin of 19 points. Abby Freiborg (Renville County West) reached the 1000 kill mark. Danielle Lucia (St. Cloud Apollo) had 11 points for UWEC. Carrie Canfield (Florence, WI) had 14.5 points for Northland.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Hibbing swept Northland with a margin of 24 points.

Next up: tomorrow

Anderson 1000, Wilmeth 100

#4 posting 11.1.2008
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D3 RESULTS
MIAC
Hamline beat Macalester in five with a margin of 14 points. Mac led 2-1. Amanda Booth (Champlin Park) had 18.5 points for the Pipers. Majra Mucic (St. Louis Park) also had 18.5 points for the Scots.

UMAC
Martin Luther beat Northland in four with a margin of 12 points. Northland's Melissa Anderson (Champlin Park) reached the 1000 career kill mark in the contest. She ended up with 18 points on the night. Amanda Polzin (Rhinelander, WI) had 11 points for ML.

UM Morris beat Crown in four with a margin of 16 points. Alison Pippo (Annandale) had 15.5 points for UMM. Laura Plowman (Minnetonka) had 17.5 points for Crown.

St. Scholastica beat Bethany Lutheran in four with a margin of 12 points. Amy Thompson (Onamia) had 24 points for CSS. Eva Voss (MN Valley Lutheran) had 16.5 points for BL.

Northwestern, MN swept Presentation with a margin of 23 points.
On Wednesday Northwestern coach Beth Wilmeth picked up career wins 100 and 101 with victories over Crown and UW Superior.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater swept Western WI Tech in the semifinals in Region 13. The point margin was 26 points. From the West Central Tribune.

GAMES TODAY--
There are plenty of section finals today: All 8 in class A; All 8 in AA; and 4 more in AAA. I can't be at all of them. If you would like to submit a report, go to my profile and email me.
The best bets (all involve teams in the final top 10 coaches poll).
A: Section 1 #1 Bethlehem Academy vs #7 Mabel-Canton in Rochester at 5 pm
A: Section 3: #2 Windom vs #3 Minneota in Marshall at 5:30 pm
AA: Section 2: #1 Jordan vs #8 LeSueur-Henderson. They split on the year. At Gustavus at 7:45 pm.
AAA: Section 2: #1 Shakopee vs #5 Chaska. At Minnetonka at 6 pm

Next up: later today

St. Thomas MIAC Champs

#2 posting 10.30.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
#25 Wisconsin swept Northwestern. Brittany Dolgner had 15.5 points for the Badgers. Nikki Klingsporn (Tartan) had 34 assists and 3 points for Wisconsin. Brittani Gray had 11 points for the Wildcats. Naomi Johnson (Bloomington Kennedy) added 4 more.

The Gophers' Rachel Hartmann is Off Topic. From the Minnesota Daily.

Michigan State is on the road to Wisconsin and Northwestern this weekend.

Indiana hosts Iowa and Minnesota.

Ohio State is at #20 Purdue and #17 Illinois.

Illinois junior Ashley Edinger needs 29 digs to break the Illini record. Edinger was the defensive player of the week in the Big 10.

MORE D1
ACC: Virginia heads to Clemson and Georgia Tech.

BIG 12: Iowa State beat Baylor in four with a margin of 7 points. ISU has moved into 4th place in the Big 12. Diane Kieger (Mounds View) had 12.5 points for the Cyclones.

CUSA: Marshall heads to Memphis and UAB.

SEC: South Carolina hosts a Halloween party before the Arkansas match Friday.

D2
Augustana is 5th in the North Central rankings.

D3
MIAC
#6 St. Thomas beat #25 St. Benedict in four with a margin of 5 points to claim the MIAC championship. Katie McCaffrey (Fort Collins, CO) had 24 points for St. T. Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) had 16.5 points for St. Ben's.

Augsburg beat St. Catherine in five with a margin of 14 points. Barbara Simmons (Mpls South) had 15.5 points for Augsburg. Megan Ahlbrecht (GFW) had 15 points for St. Kate's.

Concordia Moorhead swept Bethel with a margin of 12 points. The second set was a marathon at 38-36. Jenna Green (DGF) had 22 points for CM. Chelsea Falck (Abundant Life, WI) had 13.5 points for Bethel.

Gustavus beat Macalester in five with a margin of 15 points. Four of the sets were decided by two points. The 5th set was a 21-19 marathon. Gustavus trailed 2-1. Nicki Ainsworth (Eden Prairie) had 22 points for Gustavus. Sonia Muzikarova (Gymnazium Bilikova, Bratislava, Slovakia) had 33.5 points for Mac.

St. Olaf beat Hamline in four with a margin of 22 points. With the win St. O will get into the MIAC playoffs. Jessica Levin (Cedar Rapids Xavier) had 21 points for St. Olaf. Amanda Booth (Champlin Park) had 14 points for the Pipers.

St. Mary's swept Carelton with a margin of 26 points. Carleton was eliminated from the MIAC post season with the loss. Amy Kujak (River Falls, WI) had 14.5 points for St. Mary's. Kyla Walter (Aspen, CO) had 9 points for Carleton.

IIAC
On Tuesday Coe beat Buena Vista in a sweep with a margin of 17 points. Kelli Luitjens (Worthington) had 9.5 points for BV.

A COUPLE MORE HIGH SCHOOL ITEMS
Brittany Looker of Rochester Mayo was named the KAAL Athlete of the Week (plus video).

The finals of three AAA sections take place tonight: 4, 6, and 7.
There is a lot of action in AA and A with subsection finals at stake. The best bet at Redwood Valley with Marshall vs Jackson County Central.

Next up: Later today with

Concordia Moorhead Bounces Back

#5 posting 10.26.2008
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D3 SATURDAY REPORTS
MIAC
#12 Concordia Moorhead beat Carleton in five with a margin of 14 points. Jenna Green (DGF) had 18.5 points for CM. Megan LaChapelle (Eagan) had 15.5 points for Carleton.

St. Thomas swept Hamline with a margin of 22 points.

UMAC
Bethany Lutheran swept UM Morris with a margin of 14 points.

Northland beat Crown in four. Crown had a 1 point advantage on the night. Chelsea Lundgren (Crosby-Ironton) had 18.5 points for Northland. Laura Plowman (Minnetonka) had 14.5 points for Crown.

NON CON
Augustana IL beat UW Stout in four with a margin of 15 points.

UW Stout swept Grinnell with a margin of 21 points.

Elmhurst beat UW River Falls in four with a margin of 26 points.

UW River Falls beat Chicago in four with a margin of 16 points.

UW Whitewater swept Carroll with a margin of 15 points. Natalie Starken (Muskego, WI) had 12.5 points for UWW.
UW Whitewater swept Illinois Wesleyan with a margin of 17 points. Keri Klotzbuecher (Clintonville, WI) had 14 points for UWW.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
In the MCAC State tournament--
Northland won three times in pool A. Ridgewater was 2-1. Central Lakes 1-3. Fergus Falls 1-2.
In pool B Rochester was 2-0; Anoka-Ramsey was 2-2; Hibbing 2-2; Itasca 0-2

Next up: weekly review.

Gustavus Tops Concordia Moorhead in Five

#7 posting 10.25.2008
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D3 FRIDAY RESULTS
MIAC
Augsburg beat St. Mary's in five with a margin of 5 points. Julie Jenkins (Edina) had 16.5 points for Augsburg. Jessica Mate had 21 points for St. Mary's.

#20 Gustavus beat #12 Concordia Moorhead in five with a margin of 5 points. Olivia Warren (Goodhue) had 18 points for Gustavus. Katie Vohnoutka (Eden Prairie) had 22 points for CM.

Hamline swept St. Catherine with a margin of 22 points. Anita Rojas (Valley del Cauca, Columbia) had 18 points for Hamline. Rebecca Zenefski (Champlin Park) had 11.5 points for St. Kate's.

St. Olaf swept Bethel with a margin of 22 points. Kim Smisek (Northfield) had 14.5 points for St. O. Chelsea Falck (Abundant Life, WI) had 11.5 points for Bethel.

#6 St. Thomas swept Macalester with a margin of 28 points. Katie McCaffrey (Fort Collins, CO) had 18 points for St. Thomas. Taylor Tinkham (St. Louis Park) had 9 points for Mac.

UMAC
Martin Luther beat UM Morris in five with a margin of 14 points. Amanda Polzin (Rhinelander, WI) had 21 points for ML. Brianna Czer (MN Valley Lutheran) had 15.5 points for UMM.

Northwestern, MN swept Northland with a margin of 27 points. Kathryne Engel (West Lutheran) had 16 points for NW. Alicia Wiebe (Ashland, WI) had 9.5 points for Northland.

St. Scholastica swept Crown with a margin of 29 points. Dustie Richardson (Greenway) had 19 points for CSS. Naomi Anderson (Pine River-Backus) had 9.5 points for Crown.

NON CON
Central beat UW Stout in four with a margin of 17 points.

Millikin swept UW Stout with a margin of 19 points.

North Central beat UW River Falls in four with a margin of 12 points.

Wheaton beat UW River Falls in four with a margin of 15 points.

UW Whitewater swept Coe with a margin of 20 points.Keri Klotzbuecher (Clintonville, WI) had 11 points for UWW.

UW Whitewater beat Wartburg with a margin of 22 points. Keri Klotzbuecher (Clintonville, WI) had 18.5 points for UWW.

Next up: tomorrow.

Illinois and Iowa State Win, Dieter Off Topic

#4 posting 10.23.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
Brook Dieter is Off Topic in the Minnesota Daily.

#19 Illinois swept #18 Purdue with a margin of 16 points. Laura DeBruhler had 21 points for Illinois. Stephanie Lynch had 11.5 points for Purdue.

Michigan State hosts Illinois and Purdue this weekend.

Indiana heads to Northwestern and Wisconsin.

Ohio State hosts #11 Minnesota and Iowa.

#1 Penn State travels to Wisconsin and Northwestern. Penn State has weakness? The Nittany Lions are trying to fix them. The Big 10 Network examines

MORE D1
BIG 12: Iowa State upended #13 Kansas State in five with a margin of 5 points. Diane Kieger had 2 points for ISU.

SOUTHERN: Furman swept Wofford with a margin of 7 points. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 15 digs for the Paladins.

Portland hosts Gonzaga and Cal State Bakersfield this weekend.

Colorado State travels to Wyoming.

South Carolina hosts SC State tonight and travels to Georgia and LSU this weekend.

Texas Christian is looking for a white out tonight vs San Diego State.

Marshall hosts SMU and Tulsa.

Ohio hosts Northern Illinois and Western Michigan.

D3
IIAC
Luther swept Coe with a margin of 23 points. Tiffany Kruse (Edgewood-Colesburg, IA) and Taylor Skoglund (Montevideo) each had 11.5 points for the Norse. Taylor Coots had 8 points for Coe.

MIAC
Augsburg beat Bethel in five with a margin of 20 points. Breann Woelfel (Annandale) had 20.5 points for Augsburg. Kelly Otto (SW Christian Chaska) and Jennifer Stoa (Concordia Roseville)each had 12 points for Bethel.

#20 Gustavus beat #21 St. Benedict in four with a margin of 12 points. Meghan Gehring (Eau Claire North) had 16.5 points for Gustavus. Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) had 17 points for St. Ben's.

St. Mary's beat St. Catherine's in four with a margin of 10 points. Sarah Gardner (Rochester Mayo) had 18 points for St. Mary's. Rebecca Zenefski (Champlin Park) had 17 points for St. Kate's.

St. Olaf swept Macalester with a margin of 26 points. Jessica Levin (Cedar Rapids Xavier) had 15.5 points for St. O. Taylor Tinkham (St. Louis Park) had 9.5 points for Mac.

WIAC
Oshkosh beat Platteville in four with a margin 13 points. The win gives the Titans a share of the WIAC title.

Next up: later today

Dieter's Blood Lines, NDSU Grades Out

#2 posting 10.22.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Sports are in the blood for the Gophers' Brook Dieter. From the Minnesota Daily.

#18 Purdue is at #19 Illinois tonight.

#20 Michigan hosts Iowa and #11 Minnesota this weekend.

#21 Wisconsin hosts #1 Penn State and Indiana. Badger Coach Pete Waite also talks with the media.

Iowa is off to Michigan and Ohio State.

Northwestern hosts Indiana and Penn State.

MORE D1
North Dakota swept Valley City State with a margin of 25 points. Britta Hanson (Thompson, ND) had 13 points for UND. Amanda Polzin (Hutchinson) added 9.5 points for the Sioux. Sabrina Haywood had 7 points for VCS. Hanson was named Great West player of the week for the second time this season.

South Dakota swept Dakota State with a margin of 33 points. Laura and Jolene Slagter (Roseville) had 9 and 4.5 points for USD.

North Dakota State coach Erich Hinterstocker hands out grades to his Bison team and there are no As. From the Fargo Forum.

Creighton travels to #12 Wichita State and Missouri State this weekend.

Northern Iowa hosts Indiana State and Illinois State this weekend.

Iowa State hosts #13 Kansas State tonight.

Virginia hosts Miami, FL and Florida State this weekend.

Portland Digs for the Cure on Thursday vs San Diego.

D2
UM Duluth is #18 in the latest D2 poll.

D3
Morningside swept Buena Vista with a margin of 30 points. Kelli Luitjens (Worthington) had 6.5 points for BV.

#12 Concordia Moorhead swept UM Morris with a margin of 34 points. Katie Vohnoutka (Eden Prairie) had 14.5 points for CM. Allison Pippo (Annandale) had 7 points for UMM.

Carleton beat Northwestern, MN in four with a margin of 18 points. Kyla Walter (Aspen, CO) and Sarah Kunelius (Eagan) had 12 points each for Carleton. Kathryne Engel (West Lutheran) had 15 points for NW.

Gustavus will Dig Pink tonight vs St. Benedict.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater beat Rochester in four with a margin of 13 points. From the West Central Tribune and Rochester Post Bulletin.

next up: There will be an out & about tonight

Whitewater Hands Eau Claire First WIAC Loss

#5 posting 10.19.2008
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D3 RESULTS
UMAC
UM Morris beat Northland in five with a margin of 7 points. Briana Czer (MN Valley Lutheran) had 17 points for UMM. Laura Fisher (Green Bay East) had 12.5 points for Northland.

Northwestern, MN beat Martin Luther with a margin of 18 points.

St. Scholastica beat Presentation with a margin of 42 points. Dustie Richardson (Greenway) had 14.5 points for CSS. Heidi Meier had 11 points for Presentation.

Bethany Lutheran swept Crown with a margin of 30 points. It was Dig Pink at BL. From the Mankato Free Press and KEYC.

WIAC
LaCrosse beat Stout in five with a margin of 2 points. Brianne Stankus had 21 points for LaCrosse. Maggie Meixl (Mankato West) had 24.5 points for Stout.

Whitewater beat Eau Claire in four with a margin of 5 points. It was EC's first WIAC loss. Caitlin Hogan (New London, WI) had 20 points for Whitewater. Abby Freiborg (Renville County West) had 20.5 points for EC.

NON CON
Clarke beat St. Catherine in five with a margin of 5 points.

Dubuque beat Macalester with a margin of 19 points.

Loras swept Macalester with a margin of 27 points.

Loras swept St. Catherine with a margin of 18 points.

St. Catherine swept Dubuque with a margin of 20 points.

Next up: the weekly review

St. Ben's Tops Carleton in Five

#5 posting 10.18.2008
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D3 RESULTS
MIAC
St. Benedict beat Carleton in five with a margin of 9 points.

St. Catherine swept Dubuque with a margin of 20 points.

Clarke beat Macalester in four.

UMAC
Northland beat Presentation if four. Melissa Anderson (Champlin Park) had 13 points for Northland. Heidi Meier (Marshall) had 17.5 points for Presentation.

St. Scholastica swept UM Morris with a margin of 33 points. Amy Thompson (Onamia) had 14 points for CSS. Alison Pippo (Annandale) had 8 points for UMM.

Martin Luther swept Crown

Northwestern, MN beat Bethany Lutheran in four with a margin of 10 points.

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#13 Colorado State Unlucky in Vegas

#2 posting 10.17.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Minnesota meets the Spartans of Michigan State tonight at home.

Two former Hoosier Men's basketball players have daughters playing for Indiana--Ashley Benson (Kent) and Lexie Woodson (Mike).

Northwestern will dig for the cure on Oct. 25 vs. Penn State.

Wisconsin travels to Purdue and Illinois.

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UNLV upset #13 Colorado State in four with a 7 point margin. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 5.5 points for the Rams.

Loyola Marymount beat Portland in three with a margin of 16 points. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 7 points for Portland.

North Dakota swept Dakota Wesleyan with a margin of 28 points. Britta Hanson (Thompson, ND) had 14.5 points for UND. Devin Trefz (Bagley) had 13.5 also for UND.

Davidson hosts UNC Greensboro and Elon

Denver hosts Western Kentucky and Middle Tennesse State. The Pioneers will be digging for the cure in both contests.

South Dakota State hosts Centenary and UMKC. SDSU will dig pink on Saturday.

Iowa State travels to Colorado.

Cincinnati hosts Louisville on Saturday.

D2
Sarah Wyffels (Marshall) is in the UM Duluth spotlight with quick Q&A session.

D3
Martin Luther beat Bethany Lutheran on Wednesday in five. BL led 2-0 and had a five point advantage for the night. Eva Voss (MN Valley Lutheran) had 21 kills for BL.

Bethany Lutheran will hold their Dig Pink event on Oct. 18 vs Crown.

Next up: later, much later tonight.

Augsburg's 19 Year Drought Over

#2 posting 10.16.2008
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BIG 10
The Gophers (as reported in my out & about) made quick work of Iowa. From the MN Daily.

Michigan State travels to Minnesota on Friday and Iowa Saturday.

Indiana takes on Michigan and Ohio State.

#21 Purdue hosts Wisconsin and Northwestern.

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BIG 12: Iowa State swept Texas Tech with a margin of 30 points. Diane Kieger (Mounds View) had 10 points for the Cyclones.

SEC: #8 Florida swept South Carolina with a margin of 21 points. Bridget Denson-Dorman (Hopkins) had 28 assists and 2 points for USC.

Creighton hosts Evansville and Southern Illinois.

Northern Iowa travels to #14 Wichita State and Missouri State.

Marshall travels to UTEP and Tulane.

Portland travels to Loyola Marymount and #16 Pepperdine.

D3
MIAC
Augsburg beat St. Olaf for the first time since 1989 with a five set win. St. Olaf had an 8 point advantage on the night. Julie Jenkins had 14.5 points for Augsburg. Kim Smisek had 20 points for St. O.

Gustavus beat St. Catherine's in four with a margin of 10 points.

#6 St. Thomas beat St. Mary's in four with a margin of 17 points. The Tommies get a MIAC playoff spot. Katie McCaffrey (Fort Collins, CO) had 22 points for St. Thomas. Sarah Gardner (Rochester Mayo) had 16.5 points for St. Mary's.

Bethel beat Carleton in four with a margin of 9 points. Kelly Otto (Southwest Christian Chaska) had 17 points for Bethel. Megan La Chapelle (Eagan) had 13 points for Carleton.

St. Benedict beat Macalester in four with a margin of 14 points. It was the Blazer's 17th straight win. Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) had 12.5 points for St. Ben's. Sonia Muzikarova (Gymnazium Bilikova, Bratislava, Slovakia) had 18.5 points for Mac.

Concordia Moorhead swept Hamline with a margin of 10 points. Katie Vohnoutka (Eden Prairie) had 16.5 points for CM. Anita Rojas (Valle del Cauca, Columbia) had 11 points for Hamline.

IIAC
Luther beat Buena Vista in four with a margin of 28 points.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESULTS
Ridgewater beat MN West in four with a margin of 18 points. Karie Blommel had 16 kills for the Warriors. From the West Central Tribune and Worthington Daily Globe.

Rochester beat Fergus Falls in four with a margin of 7 points. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Central Lakes beat Rainy River in four with a margin of 25 points. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

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Hawkeyes Tonight

#4 posting 10.15.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
The #12 Gophers will host Iowa tonight.

#22 Michigan travels to #1 Penn State and Indiana this weekend.

Ohio State has the same trip in reverse order: Indiana and then #1 Penn State.

#1 Penn State, if you haven't heard, is hosting #22 Michigan and Ohio State.

Northwestern travels to #17 Illinois and #21 Purdue.

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RESULTS
ACC
North Carolina beat North Carolina State in four with a margin of 27 points. Brianna Eskola (Columbia Heights) had 33 digs and 1 point for the Tar Heels.

NON CON
George Washington swept Loyola MD with a margin of 19 points. Abby Syverson (Minneapolis Southwest) had 10 points for GW.

North Dakota got revenge on Jamestown with a margin of 11 points. Britta Hanson (Thompson, ND) had 26 points for UND. Darci Purath (Red Lake Falls) had 3 points for Jamestown.

South Dakota beat Drake in four with a margin of 12 points. Laura and Jolene Slagter (Roseville) had 10 and 6.5 points for the Coyotes.

TO COME
#13 Colorado State travels to UNLV and San Diego State.

Iowa State hosts Texas Tech tonight.

South Carolina travels to #8 Florida and Auburn this weekend.

Ohio travels to Toledo and Ball State.

Virginia hosts Duke and Wake Forest.

D2
POLL: UM Duluth remains at #16.

NORTHERN SUN
MSU Moorhead swept Northern State with a margin of 12 points. Laura Tvrdik (Minnewaska) had 17.5 points for Moorhead. Jill Rasmussen (Sioux Falls Washington) and Whitney Morsching (Aberdeen Central) each had 11 points for Northern.

UM Crookston swept Mary with a margin of 10 points. Amber Meyer (Paxton, NE) had 19 points for UMC. Laci Murtha (Hutchinson) had 10 points for Mary. Buried in the Area reports in the Bismarck Tribune.

D3
UMAC
Crown swept North Central with a margin of 24 points.

Northwestern MN swept North Central with a margin of 42 points. Steph Koth (Hibbing) had 10 points for NW. Amanda Matson (Milwaukee Heritage Christian) had 7 points for NC.

Northwestern MN swept Crown with a margin of 42 points. Kathryne Engel (West Lutheran) had 12.5 points for NW. Laura Plowman (Minnetonka) had 7.5 points for Crown.

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Purdue Tops Ohio State

#2 posting 10.13.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Purdue beat Ohio State in four sets with a margin of 9 points. Stephanie Lynch had 18 points for Purdue. Anna Szerszen had 19.5 points for OSU. Susan Halverson (Apple Valley) played but did not put up numbers for the Buckeyes.

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BIG EAST
Georgetown swept Marquette with a margin of 10 points. Leslie Bielski (Marquette) and Tiara Russell (Osseo) had 11 points and 4.5 points for Marquette.

CUSA
Marshall swept Houston with a margin of 23 points. Megan Carlson (Andover) had 13 points for the Thundering Herd.

MEAC
Maryland Eastern Shore swept Coppin State with a margin of 33 points. Chanita Wesley (Benilde-St. Margaret's) had 1 point for UMES.

MOUNTAIN WEST
#13 Colorado State beat New Mexico in five with a margin of 10 points. It was coach Tom Hilbert's 300th win at CSU. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 7 points for CSU.

SEC
#25 Kentucky swept South Carolina with a margin of 13 points. Bridget Denson-Dorman (Hopkins) had 33 assists and 1.5 points for USC.

SOUTHERN
Chattanooga beat Furman in four with a margin of 17 points. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 11 digs and 1 point for the Paladins.

SEATTLE TOURNAMENT
North Dakota's Lindsay Vortherms (Windom) was named All Tournament.

D2
KBJR has video of the #1 Concordia St. Paul win over #16 UM Duluth from Saturday.

D3
Bethany Lutheran split their contests on Saturday.

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