Out & About: Minnesota/Wisconsin

#8 posting 9.27.2008
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MINNESOTA gophers 3, WISCONSIN badgers 1
(23-25, 25-10, 26-24, 25-20)

The #12 Minnesota Gophers kept the #18 Wisconsin Badgers winless in the Big 10 by sweeping after falling in the first set tonight. Minnesota was the first team to 20 in each and every set including the first. On top of that the Gophers controlled the side out game with .563 FBSO% compared to the Badgers .447.

In the first set Minnesota led 20-17. A side out by Brittney Dolgner propelled the Badgers to victory with a 8-3 run. Minnesota tried to get the Badger momentum stopped with time outs at 20-20 and trailing 24-23. It worked in the first situation, didn't the second time as Audra Jeffers finished with a kill.

There was no doubt in set two as Minnesota raced to an 8-1 lead. The Badgers were forced to use a time out at 7-1. Wisconsin never "earned" a first ball side out in set two. They were only 1/7 and that was a gift of missed serve. Brook Dieter had six points of her 19 points in set two.

Minnesota trailed early 6-3 as Caity DuPont had four points for the Badgers. The Gophers had a 7-2 run to take an 18-14 lead. Minnesota held a 20-18 advantage when shades of the first set cast their shadow on the action. Wisconsin scored four unanswered points. Minnesota used two time outs at 20 and trailing 22-20. Kyla Roehrig got the side out and kept the Gopher hopes alive. Wisconsin was on the verge at 24-22 when Dieter stopped the Badgers cold. Wisconsin didn't see the ball again as the Gophers scored four straight. Lauren Gibbemeyer and Dieter combined for the final three points including a block at 26-24.

Wisconsin took a 14-13 lead on a block of a Gibbemeyer hit. The Badgers may have overindulged in their celebration in front of Gibbemeyer as she fell. The Badgers topped off at 15-13. After that the Gophers scored five straight points capped by Gibbemeyer's three straight slide kills. Wisconsin was forced to burn a time out at 18-15. By that time the Gophers slammed the door with five straight FBSO.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills---totals/errors
MINNESOTA
1. Hailey Cowles, DS 2-0-1---3/2 1
1fr: Kyla Roehrig, OH 0-0-10---10/4 6
2. Christine Tan, L 2-0-0----2/0 2
2fr: Kelly Schmidt, MH 0-1/3-7---9.5/3 6.5
3. Pamela Luiz, RH 1-0/2-9---11/4 7
4. Brook Dieter, OH 0-2/6-14----19/7 12
5. Lauren Gibbemeyer, MH 0-2/8-16----22/6 16
6. Rachel Hartmann, S 1-0/3-1----3.5/3 0.5
totals: 6-5/22-58 80 points, 19 points on Wisconsin errors

WISCONSIN
1. Faye McCormack, DS 0-0-0---0/0 0
1fr: Brittney Dolgner, OH 1-0/1-10---11.5/6 5.5
2. Elle Ohlander, DS 0-0/4-2----4/0 4
2fr: Audra Jeffers, MH 0-1/3-9----11.5/8 3.5
3. Nikki Klingsporn, S 0-0-0----0/3 -3
3fr: Katherine Dykstra, MH 0-0-8---8/8 0
4. Caity DuPont, x 0-1/1-14----15.5/6 9.5
4. Allison Wack, x 0-0-1---1/0 1
5. Kim Kuzma, x 0-0-0----0/0 0
6. Janelle Gabrielsen, S 0-0/5-5---7.5/4 3.5
totals: 1-2/14-49----59 points, 20 points on Minnesota errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Lauren Gibbemeyer

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Minnesota 27/48 .563; 99; .808; .253
Wisconsin 21/47 .447; 79; .747; .192
Runs 3+: Minnesota 13, Wisconsin 7
Longest string: Minnesota 7, Wisconsin 6
Missed Serves: Minnesota 6, Wisconsin 4
Time Out %: Minnesota 2/4-.500; Wisconsin 3/7 -.429

ROTATIONS
MINNESOTA
1. Cowles 21-11 .656
2. Tan 23-19 .548
3. Luiz 22-14 .611
4. Dieter 9-11 .450
5. Gibbemeyer 14-13 .519
6. Hartmann 10-11 .476
totals: 99-79 .556

WISCONSIN
1. McCormack/Dolgner 14-26 .350
2. Ohlander 14-26 .350
3. Klingsporn 17-13 .567
4. DuPont 11-11 .500
5. Kuzma 13-14 .481
6. Gabrielsen 10-9 .526
totals: 79-99 .444

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 M W M M W
set 2 M M M M M
set 3 W W M M M
set 4 M M W M M

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3 4
Minnesota 3 15 4 5
Wisconsin 2 0 3 2

Next up: Tomorrow morning

Fogarty Verbals, Branagh's Olympics Over

#1 posting 8.18.2008
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FOGARTY VERBALS
Chelsea Fogarty of Belle Plaine has verballed MSU Mankato. Fogarty played her JO volleyball with Northern Lights 1s.
Fogarty is the 13th player to verbal from the Minnesota 2009 class and the 3rd headed to a D2 program.

photo: Fogarty hitting at the Northern Lights Tournament in April. photo by kja

OLYMPICS
BEACH
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and teammate Elaine Youngs had their Olympics ended by the host Chinese team of Xue Chen and Zhang Xi 21-13, 21-17 in the quarterfinals. 11,500 were in attendance. From the StarTribune.

INDOOR
The USA Women's indoor volleyball team will take on Italy in the quarterfinals. Former Gopher setter Lindsay Berg is a member of that squad.

VOLLEYBALL OR ROWING?
The Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team had a bonding experience rowing down the Wisconsin River for 7 hours.

Next up: tomorrow or when news breaks.

Beach Rivals, Badger Countdown

#1 posting 8.5.2008
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BEACH RIVALRY
Misty May-Traenor interviews Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh on the rivalry between the two beach volleyball powers. From the NBC Olympic site.

COUNTDOWN
The high schools aren't the only teams getting ready for the August 11th start of practice. Colleges start Monday too. Wisconsin is counting down the days with a video feature with players talking about what it means to be a Badger --including Nikki Klingsporn.

YOUTH CONFERENCE
Purdue coach Dave Shondell spoke at a youth leadership conference recently.

SCHEDULE
South Dakota has released their first schedule on their way to D1 status. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

NEW EMAIL
If you have news, or need to get a hold of me, I have a new email kja8067@gmail.com

next up: tomorrow

Berg, Bartsch, Badgers & Gas

#1 posting 7.19.2008
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OLYMPICS
The Big 10 looks at Olympians from their conference including former Gopher Lindsey Berg who is headed to Beijing.

JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM
Future Illinois player Michelle Bartsch has made the Junior National Team. The team leaves Sunday to participate in the NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championships in Saltillo, Mexico.

2007 HIGHLIGHTS
Wisconsin has released video highlights from the 2007 season. There is no dialogue on the highlights, but dramatic movie background music leads to rap.

GAS COST
The Tower-Soudan school district tabled a proposal to increase participation fees. Volleyball would have risen to $112.50. The culprit---rising gas prices. From the Timberjay Newspapers.

next up: tomorrow

Olympic Dreams, Summer on the Beach

#1 posting 6.25.2008
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COLLEGE DECISIONS
Jes Rients of Waterville-Elysian-Morristown is headed to Luther to play volleyball. From the Waseca County News.
Rients is the 66th player overall from the 2008 class to make a college decision. She is the 13th known to go to D3.

BIG 10 NEWS
The national champion Penn State volleyball teams visited the White House yesterday.

The Wisconsin Badgers spend the summer on the beach.

The Indiana Hoosiers have 8 newcomers to their squad this fall and they have a Q&A with each.

Illinois has released their 2008 schedule. They travel to Minnesota on Saturday, November 8.

OLYMPICS
There are two former Gophers on the preliminary Olympic roster--setter Lindsey Berg, and right side Cassie Busse. Scroll down to the end.
Berg is making the trip to Poland in the second week of the Grand Prix. Here is the Press release.

Next up: tomorrow

Northern Lights 16-1 and 16-2 Champs

#1 posting 6.20.2008
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AAU NATIONALS: NORTHERN LIGHTS 16s CHAMPS TWICE
The Northern Lights took home two first place trophies in the AAU Nationals.
The 16-1s won the Open division and the 16-2s took the title in the Club Division.
They weren't the only trophy winners. The 18-1s and 18-3s took third in their divisions.
13 different players earned All American honors including 16-1 players
Tori Dixon, Molly Kreklow and MVP Ashley Wittman.
For the 16-2 the All Americans include: Paige Peterson, Christine Bielski, and MVP Elly Braaten.

JO TEAMS
It was the second season for Spring Grove JO teams. Their 14u team won the Caledonia tournament. From the Spring Grove Herald.

FEATURE
Emma Jaynes of St. Benedict has a feature in the St. Cloud Times. Jaynes played her high school volleyball at Hibbing.

BADGERS IN SUMMER
The Wisconsin Badgers will be on a Madison TV segment on their summer.

WALK FOR VOLLEYBALL
Marquette will host their 6th annual Triplefest (a 3 on 3 tournament) this weekend including a walk for volleyball.

next up: tomorrow

3 for St. Kate's, Badgers Win

#1 posting 4.25.2008
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ST. KATE'S BOUND
Callie Teigen from Meadow Creek Christian; Kaitlin Reed from Irondale and Kayla Sis from St. Cloud Tech are headed to the College of St. Catherine. All players play or have played for MN Select.

WISCONSIN BEAT ALUMNAE
The Wisconsin Badgers beat the alumnae in four last night. Nikki Klingsporn of Tartan had 54 assists for the current Badgers. The Badgers are also honored NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate.

TRANSFER
Melany Rarey will be playing with Indiana this fall. For two years she played with Michigan State. She does a Q&A with the Hoosier site.

NORTHERN LIGHTS QUALIFIER PART 2
Today at the Minneapolis Convention Center the 14s and 15s take over. Here is the schedule link.

next up: Tomorrow

Badger Schedules

#1 posting 4.24.2008
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SCHEDULE
The Wisconsin Badgers have released their fall 2008 schedule. They travel to Kentucky, UNLV, and Marquette for tournaments, besides hosting their own. They are at Minnesota on September 27 and host the Gophers on November 14.

Today the Badgers face their alumni at 6:30. From the Badger Herald.

next up: tomorrow

Wisconsin 5th on the Beach

#1 posting 4.21.2008
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Wisconsin finished 5th at the Collegiate Nationals Beach Championship on Sunday in San Diego. Nikki Klingsporn (Tartan) and Brittney Dolgner were paired together. Texas won the event.

COACHING NEWS
Here are the 8 people being considered for the head volleyball position at Dickinson State. From the Dickinson Press.

NORTHERN LIGHTS QUALIFIER
The Northern Lights Qualifier wraps up today at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
The 18, 17, and 16 open divisions have their championships at 1 pm. Before that their is action at 8, 9, and 10 am.
In the 18s: MN Select and Northern Lights are still battling.
In the 17s: MN Select and Northern Lights (again) are battling.
In the 16s: Northern Lights are still alive.

Next up: tomorrow

Smed, Schuster Sign, Klingsporn Steps Up

#1 posting 4.10.2008
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VERBALS/SIGNINGS
Annika Smed of Albert Lea has signed with North Dakota. Smed is a 6-0 outside hitter. North Dakota is transitioning to D1 this year. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Tia Schuster of Our Redeemer's in Minot, North Dakota will play volleyball next season at Augsburg. From the Minot Daily News.

STEPPING UP
Wisconsin's Nikki Klingsporn will be taking over at setter for the Badgers after a redshirt season. Klingsporn was Minnesota's Miss Volleyball in 2005 when she finished her high school career at Tartan. Badger Coach Pete Waite evaluates her talents. From the Badger Herald.

The Badgers beat Marquette last night taking four of the five games.

Wisconsin's Brittney Dolgner will be competing in the 2008 Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship in San Diego on April 20.

BANKRUPTCY
The Michigan High School Athletic Association may file for bankruptcy. This results from the volleyball /girls basketball season switch lawsuit. Before the volleyball season was in the winter making it hard to compete in the JO events around the country. The MHSAA's bill is $7.4 million. From the Holland Sentinel

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End of National American University

#1 posting 3.24.2008
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END OF A PROGRAM
National American University in Rapid City has decided to end their NAIA volleyball program. NAU had been to eight straight NAIA tournaments. Where will the players land? From the Rapid City Journal.

BADGERS IN SAN DIEGO #2
The Wisconsin Badgers are in San Diego and there is a second blog posting by Audra Jeffers and Kim Kuzma.

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Gophers win in Puerto Rico, Badgers Enjoy San Diego

#1 posting 3.20.2008
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SPRING TRIPS
PUERTO RICO
The Gophers beat Guay Navo Volleyball Club 3-2.

SAN DIEGO
Wisconsin's Audra Jeffers and Kim Kuzma blog on their San Diego trip.

Next up: Tomorrow

Badgers San Diego Bound

#1 posting 3.15.2008
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SPRING BREAK
Wisconsin will be going to San Diego for spring break.

next up: tomorrow

Badgers #14

#1 posting 12.28.2007
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BADGERS #14
The Wisconsin Badgers ended up #14 in the last poll.

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Badger Views on Border Battle

#2 posting 10.12.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
#17 San Diego swept Pepperdine. Laurel Abrahamson (Bloomington Jefferson) had 12 kills for San Diego.

BORDER BATTLE
What are they saying in Wisconsin? Now you can read the Daily Cardinal, the campus paper in Madison about the Badger perspective on the game tonight.

D3
Late report: Eau Claire beat Superior on Wednesday in a sweep. Nikki Peterson (North St. Paul) had 12 kills for UWEC.

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next up: later this afternoon.