Two New Badgers, More Signings

#2 posting 11.14.2008
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MORE SIGNINGS
Wisconsin signed two players
6-1 OH Alexis Mitchell from Davenport Central, Iowa
6-3 MH Mary Ording from Indianapolis Cathedral

Rhode Island signed two players
Sydney Danner of Shawnee Mission East
Annie Nelson of Rockford Lutheran, IL

South Dakota State signed three players
6-0 OH Kelly Herrmann of Rapid City Stevens
6-3 MB Kaitlin Klingemann of Millard North, NE
6-3 RS Kelsey Hansen of Bennington, NE

Texas Christian added one more signer--Sloane Sunstrum of Southlake, ,TX.

D1 NEWS
BIG 10 Minnesota travels to Northwestern and Wisconsin.

Indiana faces Purdue and Illinois.

Illinois middle hitter Johannah Bangert has been named to Academic All-District 5 second team.

ACC: North Carolina swept Duke with an 8 point margin. Brianna Eskola (Columbia Heights) had 21 digs for UNC.

BIG SKY: Weber State beat Northern Arizona in five with a margin of 1 point. The Jackson County Central duo of Brittney Bisaillon and Leah Burmeister had 19 and 6.5 points for WS.

MOUNTAIN WEST: Colorado State swept San Diego State by a 22 point margin. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 9 points for CSU.

WEST COAST: #24 Pepperdine swept Portland with a margin of 19 points. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 6 points for Portland.

D2
UM Duluth is #4 in the North Central poll. Augustana moves to #7.

BEACH
The Americans, including former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Tyra Turner are undefeated in the China FIVB Beach tournament.

Next up: tomorrow

2 More Verbals, Angner's Month, McCutcheon Honored

#3 posting 11.12.2008
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TWO MORE VERBALS
Katelyn Horihan of Mabel-Canton is headed to Winona State.

Ann Zyvoloski of St. Cloud Cathedral is headed to UM Duluth.

COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Indiana Banters with Benson.

Iowa goes on the road to Northwestern and Wisconsin.

Purdue is holding a Pizza Bash on Wednesday.

#1 Penn State heads to #17 Illinois and #18 Purdue.

Northwestern hosts Iowa and Minnesota.

MORE D1
North Dakota is headed to Bryant this weekend for the National Transitions Tournament.

SUMMIT: South Dakota State's Mackenzie Angner (Cincinnati St. Ursula) has been named Summit Athlete of the Month for October.

D3
Carleton's Sarah Kunelius (Eagan) made the MIAC All Conference list.

The MIAC has released their all playoff team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rochester Home School was 2nd in the Bronze II bracket at the national Home School Tournament. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

BEACH
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Tyra Turner head to Sanya, China for the final FIVB Beach tournament.

McCUTCHEON HONORED
Anaheim will honor USA's men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon as their man of the year.

Next up: tomorrow

Sunday Reports, Branagh 2nd in Phuket, Beckermann in Hall

#2 posting 11.10.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
The Gophers had two wins this weekend at home vs two top 20 teams. From the MN Daily.

ATLANTIC 10: George Washington beat Fordham in five with a margin of 3 points. GW led 2-0. Abby Syverson (Mpls SW) had 12.5 points for GW.

BIG EAST: Seton Hall beat Marquette in five with a margin of 11 points. Leslie Bielski (Chaska) and Tiara Russell (Osseo) had 15 and 6 points for Marquette.

CUSA: Southern Mississippi beat Marshall in four with a margin of 7 points. Megan Carlson (Andover) had 17 digs for Marshall.

PAC 10: #10 USC swept Washington State with a margin of 13 points. Emily Rooney (Red Wing) had 6.5 points for WSU.

SOUTHERN: Furman swept Elon with a margin of 27 points. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) played but didn't have any numbers.

D3
The UM Morris season is reviewed in the University Register.

BEACH
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Tyra Turner finished 2nd to Jen Boss and April Ross in the Phuket, Thailand tournament. The match went three sets.

HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Former United South Central coach Pete Beckermann has been inducted into the Minnesota High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. USC won the 1993 volleyball class A title. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Next up: Later today

Houts Reaches 1000 Kill Milestone

#3 posting 11.9.2008
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MORE D1 REPORTS
ACC: North Carolina swept Virginia Tech with a margin of 14 points. Brianna Eskola (Columbia Heights) had 18 digs and 1 point for UNC.
Virginia swept North Carolina State with a margin of 15 points. Marlow Bruneau (Lakeville) had 16 assists and 2 points for the Cavaliers.

ATLANTIC 10: Long Island beat George Washington in five with a margin of 3 points. GW led 2-0. Abby Syverson (Mpls Southwest) had 10 points for GW.

BIG 12: #4 Texas swept Iowa State in four. Diane Kieger (Mounds View) had 10.5 points for the Cyclones.

BIG EAST: Marquette beat Villanova in five with a margin of 10 points. Villanova led 2-1. Leslie Bielski (Chaska) and Tiara Russell (Osseo) had 15.5 and 8 points for Marquette.

BIG SKY: Weber State beat Sacramento State with a margin of 19 points. The Jackson County Central duo of Brittney Bisaillon and Leah Burmeister had 15 and 14.5 points for WS.

GREAT WEST: South Dakota swept North Dakota with a margin of 20 points. Laura and Jolene Slagter (Roseville) had 9 and 3 points each for USD. Devin Trefz (Bagley) had 13.5 points for UND.

MID AMERICAN: Ohio beat Bowling Green in four with a margin of 23 points. Amanda Andersen (Centennial) had 12 points for Ohio.

MISSOURI VALLEY: Creighton beat Illinois State in four with a margin of 21 points. Creighton's Jessica Houts (Bloomington Kennedy) went over the 1000 kill mark with 14 kills on the way to 18.5 points. Allie Oelke (Chaska) and Laurel Sanford (Eagan) 8 and 2 points for the Bluejays.
Northern Iowa beat Bradley in four with a margin of 24 points. Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) had 9 points for UNI.

MOUNTAIN WEST: TCU beat #13 Colorado State in four with a margin of 8 points. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 8 points for CSU.

SOUTHERN: UNC Greensboro beat Furman in five with a margin of zero points. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 2 digs and 2 points for Furman.
Davidson swept the Citadel with a margin of 20 points. Brittany Narr (Minnehaha) had 3 points for Davidson.

SUMMIT: North Dakota State swept Oakland with a margin of 37 points. The Bison clinched a share of the Summit League title. Jennifer Lopez (DGF) had 11.5 points for NDSU.
IPFW beat South Dakota State in five. SDSU led 2-0 and had a 3 point advantage on the night. Ellyce Youngren (Brookings, SD) had 28 points for SDSU.

WEST COAST: Santa Clara swept Portland with a margin of 23 points. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 6 points for Portland.

BEACH: Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Tyra Turner, the #3 seed in the Phuket Thailand tournament.

Next up: D2 results

Academic Awards, MIAC Semis

#4 posting 11.7.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
The Gophers host Purdue and Illinois this weekend.
Minnesota is hoping to reverse recent losses. From the Minnesota Daily.

The Gophers' Kelly Schmidt is Off Topic--from the Minnesota Daily.

#1 Penn State's next victim is Michigan State.

Michigan State hosts PSU and Indiana.

Wisconsin is at Michigan and Ohio State.

MORE D1
ATLANTIC 10: George Washington beat Charlotte in five with a margin of 5 points. Abby Syverson (Mpls SW) had 8 points for GW. Courtney Cowles (Eden Prairie) had 51 assists and 10.5 points for Charlotte.

MOUNTAIN WEST: Colorado State beat New Mexico in four with a margin of 15 points. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 15.5 points for CSU.

SUN BELT: New Orleans swept Denver with a margin of 22 points. Kresson Vreeman (Central Christian) had 4 assists and 1.5 points for Denver.

WEST COAST: St. Mary's CA swept Portland with a margin of 30 points. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 1.5 points for Portland.

D3
MIAC TOURNAMENT
Gustavus swept St. Mary's with a margin of 19 points. Megan Gehring (Eau Claire North) had 14.5 points for Gustavus. Amy Kujak (River Falls, WI) had 13.5 points for St. Mary's.

St. Thomas beat St. Olaf in four with a margin of 30 points. Katie McCaffrey (Fort Collins, CO) had 15 points for St. Thomas. Kim Smisek (Northfield) had 14 points for St. O.

ACADEMIC AWARDS
PSU's Christa Harmatto and Megan Hodge have been selected to ESPN's Academic All District team.
Michigan's Beth Karpaik also makes the list.
Purdue had three players make the Academic All District list: Kristen Arthurs, Stephanie Lynch and Danita Merlau.
North Dakota State's Kristin Hille (Sauk Rapids) has made the list.

Sara Graf of SW MN State has been named Academic All District by ESPN. From the Marshall Independent.

St. Thomas' Katie McCaffrey and Katie Kremer made the Academic All District list.

BEACH
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and new partner Tyra Turner are 2-0 in Thailand.

next up: Later, much later tonight after Semifinals in the Minnesota State tournament.

North Carolina Rallies from 2-0 Deficit

#4 posting 10.10.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Minnesota takes on Indiana tonight and #1 Penn State Saturday. The Penn State contest starts at 6 pm and general admission with $1.

You can watch Ohio State home matches for $9.95.

D1
LAST NIGHT
MOUNTAIN WEST
#13 Colorado State beat Texas Christian in four with a margin of 18 points. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 8 points for CSU.

ACC
North Carolina rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Virginia Tech in five. NC had a 10 point advantage. Briana Eskola (Columbia Heights) had 17 digs for UNC.

MID AMERICAN
Ohio swept Kent State with a margin of 14 points. Amanda Andersen (Centennial) had 8 points for the Bobcats.

WEST COAST
#20 Santa Clara swept Portland with a margin of 16 points. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 9.5 points for Portland.

NON CON
George Washington swept North Carolina Central with a margin of 32 points. Abby Syverson (Minneapolis Southwest) had 12.5 points for GW.

Delaware beat Maryland Eastern Shore in four with a margin of 8 points. Chanita Wesley (Benilde-St. Margaret's) had 1 dig for UMES.

TO COME
ATLANTIC 10
Rhode Island sees St. Louis and Duquesne.

BIG 12
Iowa State travels to Baylor.

BIG EAST
Cincinnati plays Villanova and Seton Hall this weekend.

Marquette takes on South Florida and Georgetown.

IVY
Penn plays at Cornell and Columbia.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Northern Iowa faces Bradley Saturday.

SEC
South Carolina hosts Tennessee and Kentucky.

SUN BELT
Denver plays FIU and FAU this weekend.

D3
UMAC
Northwestern MN beat UM Morris in four with a margin of 39 points.

Presentation topped Crown in five. Crown had a 7 point advantage despite losing. It was Presentation's first win of the year. From the Aberdeen American News.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Central Lakes swept Itasca with a margin of 13 points. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

BEACH
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Kerri Walsh are in the Beach semis at the Dubai tournament.

Next up: later today.

Branagh Partners with Walsh

#4 posting 10.3.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Minnesota is off to Illinois and Purdue this weekend. Coach Mike Hebert answers 11 Questions from KARE11's Tim McNiff.

The Wisconsin Badgers return home this weekend.

Purdue will dig for a cure on Saturday vs. the Gophers.

Michigan State takes on Indiana and #1 Penn State.

MOUNTAIN WEST
#12 Colorado State swept Air Force with a margin of 22 points. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 2.5 points for the Rams.

WEST COAST
San Francisco swept Portland with a margin of 11 points. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 7.5 points for Portland.

NON CON
Weber State beat Cal State Bakersfield in four with a margin of 6 points. Former Jackson County Central players Brittney Bisaillon and Leah Burmeister had 22 and 14 points for Weber State.

South Dakota beat Northwest Missouri State in a fiver with a margin of 15 points. Sisters Laura and Jolene Slagter of Roseville each had 9.5 points for USD. Amber Ryan (Esko) had 14 points for NW Missouri State.

ON THE HORIZON
Cincinnati hosts DePaul and Notre Dame this weekend.

Marquette hosts St. John's and UConn this weekend.

Denver hosts three opponents this weekend.

North Carolina takes on Duke today.

South Carolina is on the road to Mississippi State and Alabama.

D3
UMAC
St. Scholastica swept UM Morris with a margin of 32 points. Amy Thompson (Onamia) had 14 points for CSS. Briana Czer (MN Valley Lutheran) had 12.5 points for UMM.

BEACH BEAT
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh will partner with Kerri Walsh in the Dubai Open next week.

Next up: Later today

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.

Northern Sun Outlook, Braegelmann's Return, B&Y

#1 posting 8.14.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL PRESEASON
Farmington has a strong core returning with Danielle Dombeck, Kirstee Rotty, and Katie Habeck. From the Farmington Independent.

PRESEASON OUTLOOK
NORTHERN SUN
The Northern Sun conference released their preseason picks and Concordia St. Paul is the favorite to take the title with 12 votes. CSP's Maggie McNamara has been named preseason player of the year. UM Duluth and MSU Mankato each had one vote for first and are picked for second and third respectively. UMD has a video report from the Northland's NewsCenter with Coach Boos and setter Katie Gangelhoff interviewed.
Southwest MN State is picked for 4th.
Bemidji State is picked for 11th.

BIG 10
Illinois held media day on Wednesday.

Indiana will hold Hoosier Hitter Clinics this fall.

New Wisconsin assistant coach Brian Heffernan blogs about the Badger coaching staff.

The Ohio State vs Northwestern match has been added to the Big 10 cable network list of games.

MIAC
St. Benedict is preparing for the start of their season.

COACHING NEWS
Chad Braegelmann has returned to UM Morris as volleyball coach. He is a 2000 grad from UMM. From the Morris Sun Tribune.

OLYMPICS
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs won their pool with a 2-1 win over Cuba in the Olympics.

Next up: when news breaks.

People Skills, Beach in Beijing and Chicago

#1 posting 8.12.2008
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CHASKA
The Hawks are #1 in the AAA poll. Six Lake teams are ranked or received votes. From the Chaska Herald.

FIRST PRACTICE
Farmington does the countdown on their first day. From the Farmington Independent.

SCRIMMAGE
Willmar will host a six team scrimmage on Thursday. From the West Central Tribune.

PEOPLE SKILLS
John Millea of the StarTribune gives a refresher course on people skills as the fall season started practice yesterday. In the article their is a photo of the defending AAA champs Shakopee at work.

COACHING NEWS
Becca Shane and Amanda Neubauer have been hired as assistants at North Dakota. Shane is a Concordia Moorhead and Detroit Lakes grad, and Neubauer has been an assistant at UM Crookston.

COLLEGE PREVIEWS
Kristen Hille is the only senior at North Dakota State, but the Bison have depth. From the Fargo Forum.
Wisconsin started their practices on Monday.
Creighton has their media guide online now.
Weber State is picked for third in the Big Sky.
Lindsey Clairmont, Katie Gangelhoff, and Sarah Wyffels will be UM Duluth's captains.

INSIDER
You can sign up for the volleyball insider on the Wisconsin Badgers site. Indiana has the Red Zone.

BEACH
Macalester players Marie Godwin (Chaska) and Majra Mucic (St. Louis Park) won the Under-20 USA Beach Junior Tour in Chicago, Illinois, on August 2.

OLYMPICS
Former Gopher and Olympic beach volleyball player Nicole Branagh has been devastated after the attack on her friend Elisabeth Bachman's father. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Branagh and Youngs beat the Germans in two on the beach.

BACHMAN
Barbara Bachman continues to improve from her injuries in Beijing. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The USA men's volleyball team defeated Italy 3-1 in the face of the tragedy.

Next up: when news breaks or tomorrow, whatever comes first

Leaving South Dakota State, Looking for Beach Gold

#2 posting 8.8.2008
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh is looking for gold on the beach at Beijing. This is teammate Elaine Youngs third Olympics. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press and NBC.

MORE OLYMPICS
American indoor volleyball coach Jenny Lang Ping has returned to Beijing. Here is a press conference along with the men's indoor coach.

LEAVING SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
SDSU has had two players leave (and one verbal) after coach Andrew Palileo left for Washington State. They only have one player with 45 kills returning. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

PRESEASON OUTLOOKS
The first official practices start tomorrow for colleges.
Indiana has released their preseason preview.

Iowa State is hoping to return to the NCAA tournament for the third straight time.

Rhode Island is picked to finish 4th in the Atlantic 10 West (?) division. Jillian Bekke of Cretin-Derham Hall plays for the Rams.

Ohio starts their practice at 9 am Saturday.

COACHING NEWS
Stephanie Blackburn of Ohio University '07 will be a volunteer assistant at Ohio State. OSU coach Geoff Carlston was the coach at Ohio previously. Shane Wilkinson has been named director of volleyball operations.

TELEVISION
Wisconsin will be on national television five times, four times on the Big 10 Network, once on ESPN2.

Next up: tomorrow, unless 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

Coaching Changes, Olympic Beach Schedule

#1 posting 8.1.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Doreen Matteson is the new volleyball coach at Bigfork.
Brooke Schaffer is the new volleyball coach at Robbinsdale Cooper.
Former SW Star coach Rick Haberman is an assistant at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton this year. He teaches in TMB.
Lesley Bonin is the new volleyball coach at Eagan.
Leah Welch is the new volleyball coach at Totino-Grace

OLYMPIC SCHEDULE
FIVB has released the Olympic schedule for beach volleyball.
On August 9th former Gopher Nicole Branagh and teammate Elaine Youngs plays a pair from the Netherlands at 6 pm Beijing time. Misti May-Traenor and Kerri Walsh open their play the next day at 9 am.

NAIA TOURNAMNET
Blue Bunny will sponsor the NAIA tournament in Sioux City. From the Sioux City Journal.

CLINIC
The Minnesota Girls Volleyball Coaches clinic wrapped up at Sauk Rapids yesterday. If you missed the event you can become a member of the organization here online.

Next up: tomorrow

All Stars, Sand Volleyball, NORCECA Tourney

#1 posting 7.25.2008
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ALL STAR GAME
Katie Kimman of Pierz is one of the All Stars that will play next Wednesday in Sauk Rapids at 7 pm. From the St. Cloud Times.

NORCECA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Future Illini Michelle Bartsch had 12 points for the USA Junior Nationals in a win over Canada. The Americans are 2-1 and finished 2nd in pool A. Now comes the single elimination round.

NCAA BEACH VOLLEYBALL?
The NCAA is considering adding "Sand Volleyball" to the roster of sports sponsored. 40 schools need to add the sport for a championship. Schools would have five doubles teams. The schools that have three victories would win the match.

Next up: tomorrow

Branagh Beijing Bound, JO Tourney Wraps Up

#1 posting 7.6.2008
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OLYMPICS
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and partner Elaine Youngs are Beijing bound. They finished second in the Moscow FIVB tournament losing to the #2 duo from China Xue Chen and Zhang Xi 21-8, 21-18. That gave Branagh and Young enough points to solidify second place on the American side. Only two pairs advance from each country. From NBC.

Former Gophers Lindsey Berg and Cassie Busse are on the preliminary Olympic volleyball roster. They find out later this month if they are headed to Beijing. The Americans will be in pool A as the schedules have been released.
On July 5th the Americans beat Turkey 3-1 and lost today (July 6th) to Italy 3-0.

JUNIOR OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT
Here are the standings for the last age classification of the JO National tournament in Dallas.

14s
OPEN
15th: Northern Lights 6-4, 14-12
NATIONAL
35th: MN Select 3-6, 10-12
AMERICAN
5th: M1 5-4, 10-9
41st: Club Falcons (Faribault) 4-6, 9-13
46th: North Juniors (Woodbury) 1-9, 4-19
47th: MN North 0-9, 1-18

15s
NATIONAL (Final)
9th: Northern Lights 10-1, 20-5
33rd: MN Select 6-4, 13-10

Former Gophers Shine

#1 posting 6.23.2008
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PARIS BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Misti May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won the Paris Grand Slam Sunday. On their way to the finals they beat former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs in the semifinals. B&Y finished in 3rd beating the Chinese duo of Tian Jia and Wang Jie. From USA Volleyball.

US WOMEN BEAT JAPAN IN 5
The US Women's team beat Japan in five in the World Grand Prix. The Americans trailed 2-1 before mounting a rally. They took game five 15-13. Former Gopher setter Lindsey Berg is captain. Berg had 26 running and 88 still sets (according to the stats). Again from USA Volleyball.

Next up: tomorrow

Hermosa Beach Results

#1 posting 6.9.2008
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor remain undefeated with their win at Hermosa Beach Open on Saturday. From ESPN.

JO NATIONALS
The Junior Olympic National tournament begins on June 26 in Dallas.

Next up: tomorrow

USD Interviews, Mankato West Hires,

#1 posting 6.6.2008
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COACHING NEWS
The University of South Dakota is interviewing two candidates for the head women's volleyball coaching job: Mary Schroeder-Miller, Briar Cliff head coach, and Matt Houk, former assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

Mary Nelson has been hired as girls volleyball coach at Mankato West. She was an assistant at West. From the Mankato Free Press.

TRANSFER
Laurel Heggernes has transferred from St. Benedict to St. Cloud State after two years. She played her high school ball at Mora. From the St. Cloud Times.

SCHEDULE
Bemidji State has released their 2008 volleyball schedule.

AWARDS
The Northern Lights held their banquet this week and Ashley Suapaia received the 2008 Maurice Batie Award of Excellence. The award was presented by Naomi Johnson, last year's winner. Suapaia will attend Minnesota this fall. Johnson plays for Northwestern. Both went to high school at Bloomington Kennedy.

BRANAGH AND THE BEACH
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh was named Olympic Athlete of the Week by USA Today. Branagh was named Most Outstanding Player of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Tournament in Barcelona, Spain last weekend.

Next up: tomorrow

Atlanta Beach

#1 posting 6.2.2008
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ATLANTA BEACH TOURNAMENT
Misty May and Kerri Walsh won the Atlanta AVP beach tournament, their 5th title this year. From NBC.

Next up: tomorrow

Beach Gold in Spain

#1 posting 6.1.2008
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GOLD IN SPAIN
The beach volleyball pair of Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs won the Barcelona Open. Branagh is a former Gopher. B&Y are edging closer to the Beijing Olympics.

Next up: tomorrow