Dietel Notches 1000th Kill

#3 posting 9.7.2007
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MORE THURSDAY RESULTS

AAA

Eden Prairie doused the Burnsville Blaze in three last night in Lake action. From the Savage Pacer.

Earlier today I posted the Rochester Mayo win over Albert Lea from the Mayo view. Here is the Albert Lea Tribune with their side of the story.

Owatonna sent Austin packing with a sweep in more Big 9 action. From the Austin Herald.

Bemidji swept past the Prowlers of Thief River Falls to go 3-1 on the year. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

St. Cloud Tech had the brooms ready for Brainerd in Central Lakes action. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

In other Central Lakes action, Fergus Falls beat Willmar in five the hard way, losing the first two games. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal and West Central Tribune.

Earlier in the week:
Prior Lake won a pair of matches over Edina and Bloomington Kennedy.

Lakeville North topped Owatonna in a pair of former 1AAA foes. Both from the This Week papers.

Farmington continued its winning ways with a sweep over Red Wing in Missota action. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

AA

Leah Dietel, a junior from #1AA Jordan got her 1,000 career kill last night in a 3-0 win over Holy Family.

#2 DGF zoomed past Lake Park-Audubon in Heart O'Lakes action. From the Fargo Forum (second review).

Hayfield beat Triton in tight 3-0 match in Hiawatha Valley action. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Pequot Lakes outlasted Sebeka in five plus other area results in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Crookston edged Kittson County Central in five. From the Crookston Times.

GFW swept past McLeod West in Tomahawk action. From the New Ulm Journal.

Cannon Falls upset Byron 3-1 in Hiawatha Valley action. plus other games from the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Worthington swept Luverne in Southwest action. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
Bethlehem Academy mowed down the Blossoms of Blooming Prairie in three in Gopher action.

Buffalo Lake-Hector swept away New Ulm Cathedral. BLH coach Sue Ahlstrom is now two games away from 500 wins. plus other action in the Tomahawk conference in the New Ulm Journal and also the West Central Tribune.

LeRoy-Ostrander swept Glenville-Emmons in Southeast action. Both from the Austin Herald.


Alden-Conger moves to 4-0 with a 3-1 win over Maple River. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

SW Star opened with a sweep over Edgerton in Red Rock action plus other matches in the Worthington Daily Globe.

BOXES
After the results you get boxes in the Grand Forks Herald. Look under volleyball for game reports in the Rochester Post Bulletin.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Fergus Falls lost to Anoka-Ramsey and NDSCS in a triangular. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Chelsea Nagle, Fillmore Central 23 vs St. Charles 1-3

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Gophers California Bound

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D1 PREVIEWS
The Gophers are off to California for the Golden Bear Classic in Berkeley. The face Eastern Kentucky, Utah State and host Cal.

Kristen Hille worked on her swing this spring and has helped North Dakota State to a 6-1 record. Hille played high school ball at Sauk Rapids. From the Fargo Forum.
The campus paper The Spectrum takes a closer look at the Bison.

D2 ACTION
#4 UM Duluth powered past Michigan Tech in three at the Duluth Classic. The Bulldogs hit .421 on the match.

Also in the Classic MN State Mankato swept Lake Superior State.

LATE WEDNESDAY
Hamline swept Martin Luther on Wednesday.

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Rochester 3-0 in the Big Nine

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THURSDAY NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Rochester Mayo is undefeated after three games with a sweep of Albert Lea.

Rochester Century took Mankato West in four on the road.

Rochester JM swept Winona to complete the Rochester sweep in Big 9 action. All from the Rochester Post Bulletin and the Winona Daily News with the JM game.

Sartell went the distance over Sauk Rapids in Central Lakes action. Plus other games in the St. Cloud area in the St. Cloud Times.

Elk River beat Coon Rapids in four in NW Suburban action.

Rogers outlasted Becker in five in Mississippi 8 action. Both games from the Elk River Star News.

AA
Stewartville topped Rochester Lourdes 3-1 in Hiawatha Valley action. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Yellow Medicine East is now 4-0 after a sweep over Morris. Plus other West Central South action in the West Central Tribune.

A
Renville County West beat MACCRAY in Camden action 3-1. plus other area action. From the West Central Tribune.

Lyle-Pacelli edged Grand Meadow 3-1 for their second Southeast win of the year. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

DEADLINES
High school coaches have until September 15 to nominate players for All State.

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Out & About: Centennial/Osseo

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CENTENNIAL cougars 3, OSSEO orioles 1
(22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-23)

In a battle of unbeaten Northwest Suburban teams it was Centennial prevailing after losing the first game in a four game match in Osseo. Both teams stayed within shouting distance. Both teams delivered in the side out game with both teams above .518. Topping the charts tonight was Centennial's Becka Meiser with 15 kills.

In game one, the side out game was in overdrive with eight straight side outs. Osseo was the first to shake free with a run of three to make it 9-7. The Orioles maintained a slight advantage until Centennial ran off three points to make it 16-14. Osseo had another three point run to force a Centennial time out. That break worked as Centennial nosed in front again on a 5-2 run to lead 21-19. This time it was Osseo with the time out and modification of plans. Their time out tactic worked with a 6-1 run after the time out. Centennial tried to get their mojo back with another time out at 22-21 Osseo. They did get the side out to knot it up, but the Orioles closed out with the last three points. Finishing game one was Libero Brianna Olson of Osseo with a kill.

There were seven ties to start game two. Centennial broke through with a three point run to make it 13-11. Osseo was forced to use a time out at this juncture. The game hung in this zone until Melanie Schmidt's serve for Centennial. She served up three more points (Osseo tried to slow the momentum to no avail at 20-16) to make it 22-16. The Orioles did get a side out, but Centennial finished it off with a kill by Becka Mieser on Allison Atkins' service.

Centennial broke a 13 all tie with five straight points, four on Brittany Wilson's serve to make it 18-13. Osseo took a time out, but Wilson added her second ace after their break. In fact it was the third Centennial ace stretching back to a 8-1 run. Osseo closed to 19-16 after a Centennial hitting error forcing the Cougars to burn a time out. Soon after the game went into sideout mode for six straight balls. Osseo took their second time out at 23-18. Rachel Pekarek nailed a kill for the side out. Osseo hung on to close to 24-21 which led to another chat by Centennial. After the break Pekarek had a hitting error to end the third game 25-21.

Centennial revved it up early on Melanie Schmidt's serve. She had five service points with Centennial kills accounting for three points. Osseo did battle back from their doldrums to tie the game at 11. After that the game was tied five times, the last time at 22 after an ace by Hoefling for Osseo. Centennial took a time out, but Hoefling kept the pressure on with another ace to make it 23-22 Orioles. On the next serve the ball went wide and Centennial never gave it back. The last two points for Centennial came via Osseo hitting errors.

Of note: The Father of Oriole Lindsey Sathre, MH, saw his last game this year. He leaves soon for Iraq.

Photos: #1: Osseo's Rachel Pekarek goes up for a back row attack. #2: Megan Waytashek of Centennial goes one on one with Osseo's Tiara Russell. #3 Osseo's coach Quan recognizing Mr. Sathre. photos by kja

CENTENNIAL
order, player, position, aces-blocks-kills-----points
1 Melanie Schmidt, DS 0-0-1----1
1fr Micha Sater, OH 0-0.5-7---7.5
2 Allison Atkins, L 3-0-1----4
2fr Megan Waytashek, MH 0-1.5-8---9.5
3 Brittany Wilson, RH 2-1.5-4----7.5
4 Becka Meiser, OH 0-0-15----15
5 Renata Thielen, DS 0-0-0----0
5fr Abby Mohr, MH 0-1.5-4----5.5
6 Ally Wilson, S 1-0-4----5
Totals: 6-5-44-55 points; 42 points on Osseo errors

OSSEO
1 Amanda Hoefling, S 2-0-1----3
1fr Karen Hiltunen, RH 0-1-1----2
2 Rachel Pekarek, OH 0-0-7----7
3 Briana Olson, L 0-0-1----1
3fr Tiara Russell, MH 0-2-5---7
4 Lauren Everett, S 0-0-0-----0
4fr Casey Carroll, RH 0-2-7----9
5 Rachel Wiinanen, DS 0-0-3----3
5fr Abby Roff, OH 0-1.5-5---6.5
6 Lindsey Sathre, MH 1-0.5-7---8.5
totals: 3-7-37---46 points, 40 points on Centennial errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Becka Meiser

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso att; fbso%; points, Pts earned%; pts allowed %
Centennial 34/56; .607; 97; .567; .465
Osseo 29/56; .518; 86; .535; .433
Runs 3+: Centennial 9, Osseo 9
missed serves: Osseo 10, Centennial 8

ROTATIONS
CENTENNIAL
1 Schmidt 24-16 .600
2 Atkins 21-17 .553
3 B Wilson 14-15 .483
4 Meiser 13-10 .565
5 Thielen 15-13 .536
6 A Wilson 11-14 .440
totals: 98-85 .536

OSSEO
1 Hoefling 17-23
2 Pekarek/Wiinanen 15-22
3 Olson 16-16
4 Everett 14-13
5 Wiinanen/Pekarek 10-15
6 Sathre 13-9
totals: 85-98 .464

Osseo's rotations were in flux most of the night with the left side undergoing most of the experiments.

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Mopping Up Late Results

#3 posting 9.6.2007
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D3 Action
Earlier today I posted Hamline beat Martin Luther in three. Now here is the link to the story in the New Ulm Journal.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rainy River played Hibbing last night with a photo in the International Falls Journal.

Here is the MN West version of the game against Rochester last night. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Last weekend Hibbing traveled to Ridgewater and came up empty handed. From the Hibbing Daily Tribune.

LATE TUESDAY GAMES
You read about Blooming Prairie's five game win over NRHEG from the Blossom perspective, now get the Panther viewpoint in the Albert Lea Tribune.

Aitkin swept Pequot Lakes on Tuesday. PL didn't have their stats up on Wednesday while Aitkin did. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Greenway lost game one to Nashwauk-Keewatin and then didn't lose again in a 3-1 win over the Spartans. UMD bound Hannah Johnson had 27 kills for Greenway.

LATE GAMES LAST WEEK
Laporte won their opener in a five gamer with Northland.

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley lost to Park Rapids in four. Both from the Walker Pilot-Independent.

POLLS
Hibbing and Esko top the Duluth News Tribune Polls.

PREVIEW
The Red Rock Conference is previewed in the Worthington Daily Globe.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Hannah Johnson, Greenway 27 vs Nashwauk-Keewatin 3-1

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MIAC 5-1 Last Night

#2 posting 9.6.2007
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D3 RESULTS
The MIAC had a good night in non conference action going 5-1.

Augsburg swept Bethany in Mankato last night. From the Mankato Free Press.

Bethel topped UW River Falls in three.

Hamline had brooms ready for Martin Luther.

St. Catherine outlasted Northwestern MN in five games.

St. Mary's beat UW Stout in four. However they lost to Viterbo in the triangular.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESULTS
Rochester swept MN West in Southern Division action. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Ridgewater defeated Riverland in four games in Austin in another Southern game. From the West Central Tribune and Rochester Post Bulletin.

AWARDS
Eva Voss, Lisa Bremer, and Joelle Shouts of Bethany were named to the Illinois College Invitational Tournament all-tournament team.

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Lopez and Storlie

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LATE RESULTS
AAA
Forest Lake has opened with two wins over North Branch and Chisago Lakes. From the Forest Lake Times.

Spring Lake Park defeated Rogers 3-1 on Tuesday in a section 5 showdown. From the Elk River Star News.

Park-Cottage Grove topped Stillwater 3-1, the last two pointers that they split. From the Stillwater Gazette.

AA
Crookston tripped up Red Lake Falls 3-1 on Tuesday. From the Crookston Times.

A
Before Deer River beat Bemidji on Tuesday, they swept Pequot Lakes. Pine River-Backus shut out Staples-Motley. Both from the Lake Country Echo.

CUPCAKES, AND REAL MEAT
Hutchinson has mowed down the opposition so far, but will face strong competition in Marshall this weekend. From the Hutchinson Leader.

FEATURES
Jill Storlie, Byron's 6-2 hitter is headed to MN State Mankato next year, but right now she is leading the Bears. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Jennifer Lopez of #2 AA Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton is versatile. Lopez hits, sets, plays defense, sells popcorn between games, well maybe not that. She will be taking her game to North Dakota State next fall.

Litchfield are the road warriors this season with six straight road matches to start the season. From the West Central Tribune.

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Out & About: Woodbury/Fridley

#4 posting 9.5.2007
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WOODBURY royals 3, FRIDLEY tigers 1
(25-15, 22-25, 25-11, 25-12)

The Woodbury Royals beat the youngsters from Fridley in a four game match on the road. Fridley uses two 8th graders in their rotation with setter Nicole Langiewicz and outside hitter Rachel Duehn seeing a lot of varsity time. Fridley did take the second game in a tight back and forth contest. Virginia Senf and Greta Strenger each had double digit kills for the Royals. But the top point getter of the night was Erin Green of Fridley with a total of 16. Green used her block for seven points on the night.

In game one Green established her block game early with three of the first four Fridley points off her block. Fridley led early 4-2. Woodbury broke the game open on Libero Alyssa Raiola's serve with seven straight service points to make it 17-8. Raiola had a pair of aces in the run. Fridley had to use their second time out (there first was used due to equipment violation) at 16-8. Woodbury took the first game 25-14.

Game two had the most drama in the night. Neither team got any traction. There was one sequence with nine straight side outs. Fridley was using their middle to get the ball back. Woodbury spread it around. Fridley started a 5-0 run on a side out kill by Green. Off of Duehn's serve they added four more points to make it 22-18. Fridley was on the verge at 24-19 after Green's first serve, but a missed serve gave the ball back to Woodbury. The Royals added a couple more points until Caitlin McKernon had a tip kill to put a game in the Fridley column 25-22.

The win got Woodbury's attention. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead and 11-1 lead after their first two servers. Kara Pedersen served up six straight points with Greta Strenger putting down two kills in the run. The side out game that worked well in game two for Fridley disappeared in games three and four. Woodbury had five runs of 3 or more in this game alone. Late in the contest Virginia Senf made her mark with four straight Woodbury points off her right side attack.

Woodbury again established a 6-1 lead after the first two servers. Fridley's Green was able to tie the game on her serve at 6. A side out kill by Senf gave the ball back to Woodbury and Pedersen put up three more points, two on her own aces, to make it 10-6. Senf added 8 points on the next Woodbury serve with two kills by Kelzenberg in the run. The night ended on Michelle Graham's ace serve 25-12.

photos: #1 Kara Pedersen goes up for Woodbury with Erin Green, 13 white, up for the block. #2 Woodbury setter Michelle Graham sets the right side. photos by kja

The David Banks Studio will have photos of this game up later. click on the school of your choice.

WOODBURY
rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills---total points
1. Michelle Graham, S, 1-1.5-4--6.5
2. Amy Bomgren, OH 1-0-4----5
3. Kara Pedersen, MH 4-0.5-2---6.5
4br Bonnie Segl, DS 0-0-0----0
4fr Virginia Senf, RH 1-0-10----11
5. Greta Strenger, OH (g1,2) 0-0-11---11
5. Felicia Ulrich, OH (g3) 0-0-2----2
6br Alyssa Raiola, L 2-0-1----3
6fr Maddie Kelzenberg, MH 0-1-6---7
totals: 9-3-40----52 points; 45 points on Fridley errors

FRIDLEY
1br Lynnette Rolf, S 0-0-0----0
1fr Sydne Adams, RH 0-0-0---0
2. Rachel Duehn, OH 0-0.5-2----2.5
3fr Erin Green, MH 1-7-8---16
3br Daydra Lorenson, L 0-0-0---0
4br Nicole Langiewicz, S 0-0-0----0
4fr Corinne Miles, RH 0-1.5-1----2.5
5. Jordanne Greenup, OH 0-0-0----0
6fr Caitlin McKernon, MH 0-3-6----9
6br Daydra Lorenson, L see above
totals: 1-12-17----28 points; 35 points on Woodbury errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Virginia Senf

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points; pt earned %; pt allowed %
Woodbury 22/38 .579; 97; .536; .556
Fridley 16/39 .410; 63; .444; .464
3+ runs: Woodbury 15, Fridley 3
Missed serves: Fridley 9, Woodbury 8

ROTATIONS
WOODBURY
1. Graham 16-13 .552
2. Leonard/Bomgren 18-15 .545
3. Pedersen 25-11 .694
4. Senf/Segl 14-8 .636
5. Strenger 9-8 .529
6. Raiola 14-7 .667
totals: 96-62 .608

FRIDLEY
1 Rolf 10-20 .333
2. Duehn 15-24 .385
3. Green 12-15 .444
4. Langiewicz 7-15 .318
5. Greenup 8-16 .333
6. McKernon 9-6 .600
totals: 61-96 .389

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More Tuesday volleyball Action

#3 posting 9.5.2007
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TUESDAY NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Albert Lea won for the first time this year with a 3-1 victory over Waseca. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Fergus Falls swept Brainerd in Central Lakes action. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal and Brainerd Dispatch.

Hutchinson swept Annandale in a non conference match yesterday.

Sartell and Rocori won their Central Lakes contests yesterday. Plus other action in the St. Cloud Times.

AA
#2 DGF mashed the Moorhead Spuds in three. From the Fargo Forum.

Goodhue beat Hayfield in four. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Aitkin swept Pequot Lakes plus other action in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Staples-Motley prevailed in five over New York Mills. West Central swept Osakis. Pelican Rapids did the same to Browerville. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

International Falls swept Cook to remain unbeaten at 4-0. From the International Falls Journal.

Redwood Valley topped New Ulm in four game match. From the New Ulm Journal.

Cannon Falls dropped the bomb on Zumbrota-Mazeppa in a sweep, plus other area results in the Red Wing Republican News.

Get past the swimming article to get to the Winona Cotter 3-1 volleyball win over Pine Island. In the Winona Daily News.

Pipestone continued to play strong with a sweep over SW MN Christian. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
#1 Windom rolled to a 3-0 win over Red Rock Central, plus other results in the Worthington Daily Globe.

Class A Deer River toppled big school Bemidji from the unbeaten ranks with a five game win. Also going five for the win was Blackduck over Bagley, plus other action. Both from the Bemidji Pioneer.

Blooming Prairie topped Gopher rival NRHEG in five. LeRoy-Ostrander had the brooms for Lanesboro in Southeast Action. Both from the Austin Daily Herald.

Moorhead Park Christian beat Lake Park-Audubon in a sweep. From the Fargo Forum.

Underwood swept away Rothsay. Ashby broke Battle Lake's heart in five. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Littlefork-Big Falls had brooms for Bigfork. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

St. Clair lost the first game, but won the rest over Mankato Loyola. From the Mankato Free Press.

Springfield swept Madelia, plus other contests in the New Ulm Journal.

RTR beat KMS in five in another initial battle in the Camden conference. Plus other results in the West Central Tribune.

BOXES
Once you get past the Tuesday results you will find boxes in the Grand Forks Herald. The Rochester Post Bulletin also has boxes.

PREVIEWS
The Rochester Post Bulletin has their volleyball preview section up with looks at the Hiawatha Valley, Three Rivers and Southeast conferences.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Karlee Lursen of Eastview was one of the Athletes of the week in the Pioneer Press.

COACHING NEWS
Lori Unke is back coaching, this time at the collegiate level with Martin Luther in New Ulm. From the NU Journal.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Kasey McNab, Round Lake-Brewster 59 vs Harris-Lake Park, IA 3-2
DIGS
Sarah Schmitz, Round Lake-Brewster 31 vs Harris-Lake Park, IA 3-2
Steph Perkins, Wadena-Deer Creek 30 vs Hawley 3-0
Kelli Boraas, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 29 vs Cannon Falls 0-3
Emily Johnson, Ashby 28 vs Battle Lake 3-2
KILLS
Brittney Lodermeier, Goodhue 24 vs Hayfield 3-1
Alisha Sethre, Ashby 22 vs Battle Lake 3-2
Brittany Wiseth, Thief River Falls 21 vs Red Lake County Central 3-1
Tina Maley, Pine Island 20 vs Winona Cotter 1-3

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Wolford National Player of the Week

#2 posting 9.5.2007
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NORTHERN LIGHTS CONNECTION
The Gopher Freshman Triplets are featured in the Minnesota Daily, but there is also the fourth Northern Lights addition----coach Adam Beamer.

IOWA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Iowa State is getting ready for the mythological Iowa State championship series with a match against Northern Iowa tonight. They face Iowa and Drake on Saturday in Des Moines.
Hills-Beaver Creek's Erin Boeve writes her fourth blog installment for Iowa State.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
SDSU has a new look website and they have started the season 6-3 after a 3-1 win over Lamar on Monday. Samantha Pearson was named defensive player of the week in the Summit League. Freshman Annie Adams of Crosby-Ironton has been starting for SDSU.

Stony Brook was swept by St. John's last night. Eastview's Alicia Nelson had seven kills for Stony Brook.

D2
AWARDS
UM Duluth picked up two player awards in the North Central conference this week with Katie Gangelhoff the Setter of the Week and Kari Wolford the Offensive player of the week. Wolford didn't stop there as she was named the D2 National Player of the Week. All this despite not being named all tournament in Denver last weekend.
Also picking up awards in the NCC was Kathleen Hruska of South Dakota who shared the Offensive award with Wolford; and Danielle Zimmermann of MN State Mankato who won the defensive honor.

In the Northern Sun, Maggie McNamara, Concordia-St. Paul, grabbed her second straight setter of the week award.
Leah Ashburn, SW MN State took the offensive honors while Laura Dolezal, Wayne State took home the defensive award.

POLLS
SW MN State has reached their highest ranking ever with #11 ranking in the latest poll. From the Marshall Independent.

D2 ACTION LAST NIGHT
#3 Concordia St. Paul beat St. Cloud State in four.

D3
UW Whitewater beat Elmhurst 3-1 last night.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Riverland was 3-2 in at the Ridgewater tournament last weekend in Willmar. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Maggie McNamara, Concordia St. Paul 53 vs St. Cloud State 3-1
DIGS
Andreana Pieper, St. Cloud State 26 vs Concordia St. Paul 1-3
KILLS
Emily Palkert, Concordia St. Paul 21 vs St. Cloud State 3-1

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Minneota Dodges Bullet, Apple Valley's New Coach

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TUESDAY NIGHT REPORTS
AAA
Mounds View swept Elk River with MV setter Kate Smith getting praise. From the Elk River Star News.

In the battle of Rochester it was Mayo in a sweep over JM. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

After splitting the first two games, Willmar finished on top over Sauk Rapids 3-1. From the West Central Tribune.

Faribault topped Northfield in four. From the Northfield News.

in ranked games
#1 Lakeville North swept #5 Owatonna
#1 AA Jordan topped #8 Eastview in three
#2 Shakopee swept Bloomington Jefferson
#3 Eagan swept Totino-Grace
#4 Chaska swept Benilde-St. Margaret's
#5 Eden Prairie swept #10Wayzata

AA
Montevideo remains unbeaten with a sweep over West Central South rival ACGC. plus other games in the West Central Tribune.

Lewiston-Altura lost the first game to Plainview-Elgin-Millville and then won three straight in Three Rivers action. plus other games from the Winona Daily News.

A
Lakeview won game one and led in game two over Minneota, but the defending state champ squeaked out wins in game two and three on the way to a 3-1 win. plus other games in the Marshall Independent.

Lyle-Pacelli outlasted Hope Lutheran in five for their first win of the year. LP trailed 2-1 after game three. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

FEATURE
New Apple Valley coach Dan Seppala is featured in the StarTribune South edition.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
DIGS
Dana Sautter, Lanesboro 32 vs LeRoy-Ostrander 0-3
NichoLee Lange, Minnewaska 30 vs Morris 1-3
Shelby Bahn, Lakeview 25 vs Minneota 1-3
KILLS
Claire Kopfmann, Minneota 22 vs Lakeview 3-1
Greta King, Willmar 20 vs Sauk Rapids 3-1

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Late Tuesday Marathons

#5 posting 9.4.2007
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TONIGHT'S RESULTS
Minneapolis Henry won a marathon five game match on the road with Mpls Washburn, and they did it the hard way losing the first two games by the narrow margins of 28-26, and 25-23. Washburn was on the verge in game one 24-20 when Henry pulled ahead 25-24. A Miller time out righted the ship and Washburn closed out with four more points to one for Henry.
It was nip and tuck all throughout game two. Washburn had an 8-4 lead early but Henry tied it up on their next serve. Henry led 22-21 but didn't finish. Again Washburn wrapped up the win with a 4-1 run.
Henry cleaned up their act in game three and led by as much as 13 at 18-5 and 20-7. Washburn fought back with runs of five and six. Henry did finish out with a 25-18 win.
Again Henry broke free early with Carrie Moua delivering two aces in a four point run to make it 10-6. Henry pushed it out to a 21-12 lead, but Washburn wasn't done yet. After a side out the Millers ran off five straight to make it 21-18. Washburn missed their serve, and Schanell Gauna aced it for Henry to put the Patriots on the cusp. Henry finished up 25-19.
In game five Koua Xiong ripped off five straight serves to put Henry a leg up. That lead was extended to 9-3 after the second server for Henry. Washburn fought back to 13-8, but Katrina Caldwell got a side out kill. Henry finished the 2:15 match with a 15-10 win.

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LATE RESULTS
Sauk Centre swept Foley last week. From the Sauk Centre Herald.

PREVIEWS
Kris Dickhaus (1985) is back at Melrose. She coached 13 years at her alma mater before resigning in 1999. From the Sauk Centre Herald.

NEW & IMPROVED
Litchfield's gym is brighter and lucky them, air conditioned. The Washburn gym could have used some chilling tonight. From the Litchfield Independent Review.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Louise-Anne Denis is a foreign exchange student from Belgium who is attending Spring Lake Park and she has made the volleyball squad. From the Star Tribune North section.

next up: tomorrow morning

Polls for September 4

#3 posting 9.4.2007
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HIGH SCHOOL POLLS
Here is the new polls this week.
Windom now moves into #1 in class A, but their is a race on as three teams split the top vote. Wabasha-Kellogg leaps up to #6 after being on the bubble last week. That meant the lower half of the poll all dropped a spot. Mabel-Canton swapped places with Mayer Lutheran at 4 and 5.

Wayzata edges STMA for the 10th spot in the AAA poll. Owatonna and Eden Prairie exchanged places, as did Andover and Eastview.

AA did not move one iota.

AAA
1. Lakeville North (18) 298
2. Shakopee (2) 279
3. Eagan 252
4. Chaska 212
5. Owatonna 210
6. Eden Prairie 183
7. Andover 172
8. Eastview 165
9. Blaine 124
10. Wayzata 76
Others: St. Michael/Albertville (75), Burnsville (23), Alexandria (18), Waconia (17), Hutchinson (16), Hill-Murray (12)

AA
1. Jordan (11) 240
2. Dilworth/Glyndon/Felton 149
3. Marshall 132
4. Stewartville 117
5. St. Cloud Cathedral 115
6. Hibbing 109
7. Pipestone-Jasper 108
8. Belle Plaine 86
9. Jackson County Central 79
10. Delano 58
Others receiving votes: Rocori (12)

A
1. Windom (4) 211
2. Bethlehem Academy (7) 198
3. Minneota (5) 192
4. Mabel-Canton 171
5. Mayer Lutheran 149
6. Wabasha-Kellogg 121
7. Ada-Borup 117
8. Renville County West 114
9. Meadow Creek Christian 102
10. Lake of the Woods 83
Others: Belgrade/Brooten/Elrosa (64), Climax-Fischer (20), Buffalo Lake-Hector (12)

Next up: later today with more news

Minnesota Triplets

#2 posting 9.4.2007
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MINNESOTA TRIPLETS
The three freshmen for the Gophers are already making an impact on the team. Hailey Cowles, Brook Dieter, and Lauren Gibbemeyer all are starting. Mike Max from WCCO TV has the report on the Minnesota Triplets. The video last 3:07.

One of the triplets...Brook Dieter was Big 10 player of the week, a rarity for a frosh.

The Gophers are now #12 in the national poll, dropping three spots. Penn State and Wisconsin, despite picking up losses this weekend, defied gravity and stayed at #3 and #10. Michigan jumped six spots to #14. Ohio State was not able to overcome gravity and fell seven spots to #20. Ohio, the team the Gophers lost to in five rocketed up 10 spots to #13.

The Minnesota Daily reviews the action from last weekend's Diet Coke Classic.

D2
The D2 polls are now out and Concordia St. Paul is #3, UM Duluth #4. SW MN State jumps 14 spots to #11. UN Omaha and Augustana are #16 and #17, while Wayne State is #23 and MN State Mankato is tied at #25.

The Marshall Independent reports on the SW MN State 3-1 loss to #2 UM Duluth in the Denver tournament.

The Winona State Winonan looks at the young Winona State volleyball team. This story is a bit late since the Flyer Festival happened last weekend.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater finished 2-1 in their own tournament on Saturday. They beat Ellsworth, IA and Bismarck State. The loss came to Des Moines. From the West Central Tribune.

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next up: later tonight with some Tuesday results, some late results

Recruiting Ideas, Class of 2009

#1 posting 9.4.2007
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RECRUITING IDEAS
I know this isn't from Minnesota, but here is how one player (Mackenzie Aries) in California is marketing herself with the new technologies and VHS is soooooo 1992. Now it is all about the internet, YouTube, and personal websites. From the San Diego Union-Tribune.

CLASS OF 2009
John Millea of the StarTribune looks deeply at the volleyball class of 2009 in the Metro Area.

RECOVERING
Kayla Wallerich of Marshall has recovered from a stress fracture that she suffered during the track season. She is now playing and contributing for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

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Diet Coke Classic Wrap Up

#2 posting 9.3.2007
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DIET COKE CLASSIC
#23 Ohio's upset string was halted by #2 Stanford in a sweep.
Earlier in the day #9 Minnesota topped #12 San Diego.
Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team
Alix Klineman, Stanford
Foluke Akinradewo, Stanford
Ellen Herman, Ohio
Stephanie Blackburn, Ohio
Jessy Jones, Minnesota
Brook Dieter, Minnesota
MVP - Cynthia Barboza, Stanford

SUNDAY MATCHES
#1 Nebraska topped #3 Penn State in a sweep in Omaha.

Stony Brook beat Cal State Fullerton

D3
UW Stevens Point lost twice on Sunday in the Pacific University tournament in Oregon. The Pointers finished 2-2 on the weekend.

LATE COLLEGE RESULTS
Bemidji State split their last two games at the Concordia Moorhead tournament. The Beavers beat Mayville State in a sweep and then lost to the hosts in five. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

LATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESULTS
MN West lost to Ellsworth, IA, Des Moines, and Riverland on Friday at the Ridgewater tournament. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Central Lakes split their games in the Iowa Lakes tournament. CL lost to Indian Hills, IA and Iowa Western. The wins came against NDSCS and Kirkwood, IA. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

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next up: tomorrow morning

Last Weekend Leftovers

#1 posting 9.3.2007
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LATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Wabasha-Kellogg, now a class A team, won the Rochester Century tournament Saturday. WK won four games and finished with a match record of 4-0 and a game record of 8-1. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LATE RESULTS
Bemidji is still undefeated with a 3-1 win over Grand Rapids.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove defeated Lake Benton-Lincoln HI in four for their first win of the year. plus a few more Friday night contests in the Worthington Daily Globe.

WEEK AHEAD
Some interesting match ups this week
Tuesday
Jordan at Eastview
Wayzata at Eden Prairie
Owatonna at Lakeville North
DGF at Moorhead
Thursday
Burnsville at Eden Prairie
Virginia at Hibbing
Friday-Saturday
Marshall hosts a 16 team event with power packed team
Apple Valley hosts their first tournament of the season with 16 other power teams.

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Out & About: Minnesota/San Diego

#4 posting 9.2.2007
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MINNESOTA gophers 3, SAN DIEGO Toreros 1
(28-30, 30-23, 30-24, 31-29)

A change in service order and back row assignments delivered the second win of the year to the #9 Gophers in a four game match with #12 San Diego in the Diet Coke Classic. First off Kelly Roysland is now in rotation 6 while Hailey Cowles takes over in the one spot. That wasn't the only change for those two. In the Ohio game Roysland was switching with Kayla Roehrig. Now Cowles switches with the big Nebraskan. Also Hartmann now leads Dieter in the serve rotation instead of Roehrig. The final change, and it seems to be more experimental at this point, is the battle on the right side. Rachelle Hagerty started and Kelly Schmidt came in for the opposite or right side hitter. However combined they had one kill and one half of a block, not a lot of points out of that right side spot. Even setter Rachel Hartmann had seven total points out of the spot.

As it was in game one San Diego had the early leads with a run of four early to go up 10-5 on the Tan (Jones) rotation. Two of those points were via Gopher hitting errors. The problem was Minnesota did not have air tight first ball side outs as SD was able to get points of 7 of their 8 servers in the rotation. SD again had a three point run, again on the Tan (Jones) rotation to make it 22-16. Again MN provided two points on hitting errors. After that MN was able to get their FBSO game together at the end with a 5/6 advantage. After a double contact by the Gophers, SD was on the verge at 29-24. That is when the Gophers had a run of four to close to 29-28. SD had to take two time outs to slow the momentum. SD was able to close out with a kill for a 30-28 win.

In game two MN started out with three straight fbso over SD and led 6-2 before the sideout on Brook Dieter's serve. Dieter was instrumental in a four point run on Gibbemeyer's second serve rotation with three kills. SD called a time out at 15-9 to try to stop the bleeding. In this contest the Gophers scored off their serve often as the SD fbso failed. SD only managed three out of 14 fbso in this game. As it was SD did close to 23-20 when MN took their only time out. The tactic worked as Roehrig put down a kill to get the big mo back to MN. Dieter finished point 30 with a kill.

After the "halftime break" both teams came out with tighter fbso. MN started off with eight straight fbso and led 14-8 at that point. The Gophers had one three point run in the run up with two SD errors in that sequence. The Gophers continued their movement toward 30 with SD changing their attack patterns to avoid the MN block. Also the SD passing was breaking down as their setter was scrambling all over the court. But SD also slammed the door on Gopher servers after a 21-13 Gopher lead. SD forced seven straight fbso and closed to 27-23 when MN took a time out. Dieter got the side out kill and then delivered the final point again to make it 30-24.

Game four was fairly tight early with no team gaining a solid foothold. SD did hold leads early at 6-3 and 9-6, but MN always scrambled back. The big break for the Gophers came on Tan's second serve rotation in the game with four points to make it 17-13. Tan hand a pair of aces in the run. SD still had some fight left. They also were able to squeeze out points on three of their next four servers. In fact they went on a 9-5 run to tie it at 22. The game was a high wire act after that. MN edged out to a 24-22 lead after a Dieter kill for a side out and then a Roehrig kill during Dieter's serve. SD again came back to tie it at 26. MN was on the verge at 29-27, but still SD did not go quietly into that good night. They tied it at 29. Jessy Jones got a quick kill for the sideout for point 30 and then put up the block for the finale.

photos: #1 Kelly Roysland about to receive. #2. Rachel Hartmann about to quick set Jessy Jones; #3 Jessy Jones finishing with a quick kill; #4. Brook Dieter reaching for the ball. photos by kja

MINNESOTA
1. Hailey Cowles, DS 2-0-0----2
fr: Kayla Roehrig, OH 0-3/2-18----22
2. Lauren Gibbemeyer, MH 1-1/3-12---15.5
2bf Christine Tan, L (see below)
3. Rachel Hartmann, S 0-1/4-4----7
4. Brook Dieter, OH 2-1/1-20----23.5
5. Christine Tan, L 4-0-0-----4
5fr Jessy Jones, MH 0-2/5-14----18.5
6. Kelly Roysland, DS 0-0-0-----0
6fr Rachelle Hagerty, RH (g1) 0-0-1----1
6fr Kelly Schmidt, RH (g 2, 3) 0-0/1-0----0.5
totals: 9-8/16-69-----94 points; 25 points on SD errors

SAN DIEGO
totals: 0-3/6-64-----70 points; 36 points on MN errors

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/attempts; fbso%; points; %earned; %allowed
Minnesota 44/72, .611; 119, .790; .340
San Diego 39/72, .542; 106; .660; .210
Runs (3+) Minnesota 8, San Diego 6

ROTATIONS
MINNESOTA
1 Cowles 21-16 .568
2 Gibbemeyer 24-20 .545
3 Hartmann 15-16 .484
4 Dieter 18-17 .514
5 Tan (Jones) 23-17 .575
6 Roysland 18-20 .474
totals: 119-106 .529

Laurel Abrahamson of Bloomington Kennedy plays with San Diego.

If you want more details on the Gopher win check out their website and you can see a video of a Dieter kill and the box scores.

Next up for the Gophers will be a tournament in California.

Next up for me: tomorrow morning

Carleton, Gustavus, LaCrosse Win Titles

#4 posting 9.2.2007
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D3 Action

NW/BETHEL
Carleton won the NW/Bethel tournament with a pair of wins over the College of St. Mary's, Nebraska and then Bethel.

UW EAU CLAIRE
Gustavus won the UWEC tournament with a pair of wins over UM Morris and UW River Falls. Jennifer Thelemann and Bridget Burtzel were named to the all tournament team.

Hamline split their two games at the UW Eau Claire tournament with a 3-1 UW Stout and a sweep loss to the hosts.

UW Stout, besides losing to Hamlin, swept River Falls. Maggie Meixl of Mankato East made the all tournament team for Stout. Kelsey Scheele made the list for River Falls.

UW LACROSSE
St. Benedict beat Luther, and fell to the host LaCrosse yesterday. LaCrosse won the tournament title.

RIPON
St. Mary's (MN) won twice on Saturday in the Ripon tournament with victories over Rockford and the hosts. From the Winona Daily News.

Next up: later today with the Gophers vs San Diego in their final match of the Diet Coke Classic.

UM Duluth, and Concordia St. Paul Win Titles in Denver

#3 posting 9.2.2007
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D2 Action

TWO DENVER TITLES
#2 UM Duluth swept North Central rival Augustana in the Denver Premier Tournament. The Bulldogs then beat #25 SW MN State 3-1 in the finals.
SW MN State beat #14 West Texas A&M in the first game Saturday. Erin Contons and Leah Ashburn made the all tournament team for SW MN State.

Augustana finished third with a victory over West Texas A&M.

There was another D2 tournament in Denver: the Days Inn-Denver West Volleyball Classic. Concordia St. Paul swept Adams State, and Mesa State on Saturday. Maggie McNamara was named to the All tournament team.

South Dakota picked up wins 8 and 9 with victories over Newman and Missouri Western State in the St. Joseph’s, Mo. Tournament.

MN State Mankato won twice at the Rockhurst they won in five games over UC-Colorado Springs and then swept Nebraska-Kearney.

UN Omaha beat St. Leo and Lees-McRae in a sweep in the Florida Southern tournament.

North Dakota took Chadron State in a 3-1 win in the North Dakota tournament.
Dickinson State beat MN State Moorhead in five, and UM Crookston fell to Northern Michigan in other UND tournament games.

St. Cloud State fell twice at the Flyer Festival in Illinois. UW Parkside and Southern Indiana each had wins at the Huskies expense.
Winona State finished the tournament with a 3-1 record. They beat St. Joseph's and Southern Indiana on Saturday.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Katie Gangelhoff , UM Duluth 70 vs SW MN State 3-1
KILLS
Vicky Braegelmann, UM Duluth 23 vs SW MN State 3-1

next up: D3 action

Gophers Fall to #2 Stanford

#2 posting 9.2.2007
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D1 ACTION

DIET COKE TOURNAMENT
#9 Minnesota lost to #2 Stanford 3-1 in the second day of the Diet Coke Classic. The Gophers took game one, but Stanford's depth and athleticism eventually was too much for the hosts. Also from the StarTribune.
But what is the reason for the long sleeves of Stanford? Did they think it was going to be cold in the sweat box? or are they trying to hide double hits?

#23 Ohio upset #12 San Diego in their second five game upset of the tournament.

MORE BIG 10
Illinois had no problems with Texas A&M Corpus Christi in a sweep at the Rice Tournament

Indiana needed five games to top Jacksonville State. Host Tennessee then swept the Hoosiers in the finale of the Tennessee Tournament.

Iowa shared the Northern Colorado tournament title with Florida Gulf Coast. The Hawkeyes swept St. Francis and then beat the hosts 3-1 yesterday. Making the all tournament team was Megan Schipper and Laura Kremer.

#20 Michigan did not fall victim like their football team to upsets as they swept two opponents yesterday in the Miami, OH tournament. The Wolverines beat Pittsburgh and Wake Forest.

Michigan State won their own tournament with a sweep of Florida State. Katie Johnson was named MVP of the tournament.

Northwestern lost to UNLV 3-1 and then beat UC Santa Barbara by the same score in the Loyola Marymount tournament.

#17 Purdue survived in five over North Carolina and then fell to Utah in another marathon session.

#10 Wisconsin swept Northern Iowa and then turned the same trick on American in the BYU Tournament.

OTHER D1
Fairfield lost to host St. John's in a sweep at the St. John's Invitational, then picked up their first win of the year with a sweep of NJIT. Karlie Urbaniak of Mabel-Canton tied a career high with five blocks in the NJIT contest.

Iowa State fell to host Arizona State 3-2 in the final match in the ASU tournament. Erin Boeve of Hills-Beaver Creek had 28 kills which equalled her career high in the loss.

Marquette split their games yesterday with a sweep over Oakland, but then were swept in turn by UT Arlington.

North Dakota State finished up the Duquesne tournament with two wins over a sweep over Youngstown State and a five game win over co-host Robert Morris. Kari Fagnan and Kristen Hille were named to the all tournament team.

Northern Iowa fell to #15 BYU and #10 Wisconsin in a pair of sweeps in the BYU Tournament. UNI's Danielle Brazda was named to the all tournament team.

Providence split yesterday with a sweep over the Citadel and a sweep loss to Jacksonville.

UW Green Bay split on Saturday with a sweep of Florida International and five game loss to Furman. Betty Slinger of Bethlehem Academy was named to the all tournament team.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Courtnie Paulus, Northwestern 26 vs UCSB 3-1

next up: d2 action

Wabasha-Kellogg Wins Century Tourney

#1 posting 9.2.2007
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HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS
Wabasha-Kellogg took the championship in the Rochester Century volleyball tournament yesterday. WK topped host Century in the finale with a 2-1 victory. From the Winona Daily News.

Eden Prairie won their tournament yesterday. See the Out & Abouts from yesterday..... now with photos added.

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Out & About: Eden Prairie/Alexandria

#8 posting 9.1.2007
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EDEN PRAIRIE eagles 2, ALEXANDRIA cardinals 0
(25-17, 25-20)

Eden Prairie took their own tournament as they beat the only team that had not been beaten in the tournament Alexandria. Again Katie Vohnoutka delivered double digits kills with 13.

EP burst out on Molly Noble's serve with 7 straight service points erasing a 2-1 deficit. Right from the start EP established domination at the net with four blocks in the first 8 points. Jessi Peterson had three of the blocks. Alex weathered the storm with their own run after the side out with four points. Their favored way to avoid the block: the tip. Ariel Carlson had three kills in the 5-0 run. Peterson stopped the run with a side out. EP handcuffed Alex the rest of game one with 10 straight side outs. EP also had a harder time scoring off their serve with only Abby Johnson squeeze a few points off her second time through the rotation. Vohnoutka had six kills and a block after game one.

The side out game was not a strong for either team in game two. EP did lead at the start 9-5. 6-7 Alexa Manuel started off with a block while Vohnoutka added three kills in the mix. Alexandria came back to tie the game at 10. An extremely long rally went to EP after a push kill attempt landed just outside the right back corner. Alex went on a three point run to take a 13-12 lead after that, but all points came via EP errors. EP broke the game open on Peterson's three service points after a side out by Vohnoutka. Vohnoutka had three straight kills to start the run and that sealed the Cardinals fate. The final point was anti climatic on a missed serve.

photos: #1: Alexandria's Valerie Smith gets the ball up. #2 Alex's Ariel Carlson goes up for an attack. photos by kja

EDEN PRAIRIE
1 Sara Smoot, DS 0-0-0----0
1fr Kathleen Krause, OH 0-0-4----4
2 Molly Noble, MH 1-1-3----5
3 Abby Johnson, DS 0-0-0---0
3fr Alexa Manuel, RH 0-2-3----5
4 Jessi Peterson, OH 0-3.5-2----5.5
5 Katie Vohnoutka, MH 0-1.5-13----14.5
5br Rebecca Wade, L 0-0-0-----0
6 Hayley Buchanan, S 0-0-0----0
totals: 1-8-25---34 points, 16 points on Alex errors

ALEXANDRIA
1 Maggie Snyder, S 0-0-2----2
2 Samantha Dale, OH 0-0-2----2
3 Jacque Brown, MH 1-1-0-----2

3br Valerie Smith, L 0-0-0----0
4 Kailynn Strater, DS 0-0-0----0
4fr Angela Christianson, RH 0-0-1----1
5 Greta Wood, DS 1-0-0----1
5fr Alicia Montbriand, OH 0-0-4----4
6 Ariel Carlson, MH 0-1-6----7
totals: 2-2-15----19 points; 18 points on EP errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Vohnoutka again

BY THE NUMBERS
Eden Prairie 15/24, .625; 50; .680; .486
Alexandria 13/24; .542; 37; 514; .320

ROTATIONS
EDEN PRAIRIE
1 Smoot 6-6 .500
2 Noble 13-10 .565
3 Johnson 10-7 .588
4 Peterson 9-4 .692
5 Vohnoutka 7-5 .583
6 Buchanan 4-6 .400
totals: 50-37 .575

ALEXANDRIA
1 Snyder 7-13 .350
2 Dale 10-10 .500
3 Brown 7-9 .438
4 Strater 4-7 .364
5 Wood 5-4 .556
6 Carlson 5-6 .455
totals: 37-50 .425

Next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Alexandria/Mayer Lutheran

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ALEXANDRIA cardinals 2, MAYER LUTHERAN crusaders 0
(25-22, 25-20)

Alexandria topped Mayer Lutheran in two with a tight give in take in game one, and a rush to a large lead in game two.
In game one the score was knotted up at 11 all when Alexandria broke through with three points. Ariel Carlson got the side out and then Kailynn Strater served up two points. Maggie Snyder had an assist and a dump and then a bit later a kill in a 5-1 run. Alex was able to squeeze a point off five straight serves while holding Mayer Lutheran to only five scoring chances in their 17 service chances. Alex's biggest lead was four at 18-14 and 24-20. With two ML points to close the gap to 24-22 Alex took a time out. The tactic worked with a kill by Alicia Montbriand. Montbriand had five kills in the first game.

Mayer Lutheran pushed out to a 3-1 lead and then the roof caved in. The Cardinals added 10 points to their totals to go up 12-3. ML had four hitting errors in the the run. The damage was done however. Both teams settled down in a side out contest with nine straight change of possessions. Alex was able to snap the string on Rebecca Anderson's serve on a ML hitting error. That prompted ML's second time out at 20-9. After the TO ML went on a 9-3 run to close to 23-19. Then it was Alexandria's turn to talk it over. Dale responded with two side out kills for the win.

photo: Malea Noennig pops the ball up for Mayer Lutheran with Dana Schlottmann in the background. photo by kja

ALEXANDRIA
1 Maggie Snyder, S 3-0-3----6
2 Samantha Dale, OH 0-0-8----8
3 Angela Christianson, MH 0-1-4---5
4 Kailynn Strater, DS 0-0-0----0
4fr Ariel Carlson, RH 0-.5-6---6.5
5 Greta Wood, DS 0-0-0----0
5fr Alicia Montbriand, OH 0-1.5-6---7.5
6 Jacque Brown, MH 0-0-0----0
totals 3-3-27----33 points; 17 points on ML errors

MAYER LUTHERAN
1 Malea Noennig, S 1-0-0----1
1fr Allison Strubel, RH 0-0-2----2
2 Kindra Boelke, DS 0-0-1----1
2fr Dana Schlottmann, OH 0-0-4----4
3 Sara Kjos, MH 0-0-2----2
4 Maddie Wickstorm, S 0-0-0----0
4fr Emily Schrupp, RH 0-1-6----7
5 Courtney Kelzer, OH 0-0-5---5
6 Amanda Schrupp, DS 0-0-0----0
6fr Kayla Thom, MH 0-1-1----2
totals: 1-2-21---24 points, 18 points on Alex errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Maggie Snyder

BY THE NUMBERS
Alexandria 19/29, .655; 50; .660; .429
Mayer Lutheran 17/28, .607; 42; .571; .340

ROTATIONS
ALEXANDRIA
1 Snyder 8-9 .471
2 Dale 17-6 .739
3 Christianson 7-6 .538
4 Strater 7-7 .500
5 Wood 5-8 .385
6 Brown 6-6 .500
Totals: 50-42 .543

MAYER LUTHERAN
1 Noennig 9-18 .333
2 Boelke 8-7 .533
3 Kjos 6-6 .500
4 Wickstrom 6-5 .545
5 Kelzer 8-5 .615
6 Schrupp 5-6 .455
totals 42-50 .456

Next up: Eden Prairie vs Alexandria, photos later

Out & About: Eden Prairie/Mayer Lutheran

#6 posting 9.1.2007
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EDEN PRAIRIE eagles 2, MAYER LUTHERAN crusaders 0
(25-13, 25-11)

Mayer Lutheran lead early 8-4 early in the contest as Maddie Wickstrom served up three straight points. After Wickstrom serve EP had four straight side outs stifling whatever momentum ML had generated. On the other had EP was generating points on every serve, sometimes three points a server. ML was only able to squeeze one first ball side out in the last seven EP servers.

In game two ML raced out to a 4-0 lead with Sara Kjos providing two straight blocks. After Abby Johnson's serve EP never trailed. Johnson served up five points with Katie Vohnoutka scoring the side out plus two more points in Johnson's serve. Jessi Peterson added seven more service points in the next serve for EP with Vohnoutka chipping in three more points on kills. EP had five straight FBSO in game two as they went on a 22-4 run.

Vohnoutka had 12 kills to lead EP.

Photo: EP's Alexa Manuel goes up for an attack attempt. photo by kja

EDEN PRAIRIE
Rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills----total points
1. Sara Smoot, DS 0-0-0----0
1fr Kathleen Krause, OH 0-0-4----4
2. Molly Noble, MH 0-1-3----4
3. Abby Johnson, DS 0-0-0----0
3fr Alexa Manuel, RH 0-2-0----0
4. Jessi Peterson, OH 2-1-7----10
5. Katie Vohnoutka, MH 1-1-12----14 enjoyed overpass kills and sprinkled in a few quicks
5br Rebecca Wade, L 0-0-0----0
6. Hayley Buchanan, S 0-0-0----0
Krista Anderson, S 0-0-1----1 came in when EP trailed 8-4 in game one
totals: 3-5-27---35 points, 15 points on ML errors

MAYER LUTHERAN
1. Malea Noening, S 0-0-0----0
1fr Allison Strubel, RH 0-0-0----0
2. Kindra Boelke, OH 0-0-0----0
2br Dana Schlottmann, OH 0-0-0----0
3. Sara Kjos, MH 0-2-2-----4
4. Maddie Wickstorm, S 0-0-0---0
4fr Emily Schrupp RH 0-0-2----2
5. Courtney Kelzer, OH 0-0-3-----3
6. Amanda Schrupp, DS 0-0-0-----0
6fr Kayla Thom, MH 0-0-0----0
totals: 0-2-7----9 points; 13 points on EP errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Katie Vohnoutka

BY THE NUMBERS
team, first ball side outs/chances; points, % earned; % allowed
Eden Prairie 12/16, .750; 50; .700; .591
Mayer Lutheran 6/17, .353; 22; .409; .300

ROTATIONS
EDEN PRAIRIE
1 Smoot 6-8 .429
2 Noble 5-4 .556
3 Johnson 10-3 .769
4 Peterson 16-5 .762
5 Vohnoutka 4-2 .667
6 Anderson 8-2 .800
totals: 49-24 .671

MAYER LUTHERAN
1 Noennig 8-6 .571
2 Boelke 4-10 .286
3 Kjos 2-17 .105
4 Wickstrom 5-4 .556
5 Kelzer 2-8 .200
6 Schrupp 3-4 .429

Next up: Alexandria & Mayer Lutheran, photos will follow

Eden Prairie Tournament

#5 posting 9.1.2007
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EDEN PRAIRIE WINS EP TOURNAMENT
The Eden Prairie Eagles won their own tournament without losing a game all day. They won their pool wide margins. Two other pool winners moved into the round robin and EP defeated Mayer Lutheran 25-13, 25-11 and Alexandria 25-17, 25-20 to win the championship. Alex beat ML in the other game 25-22, 25-20.

More details will follow tonight
Here are the game results
POOL A
Eden Prairie beat Mounds View 25-16, 25-7
Eden Prairie beat St. Peter 25-10, 25-5
Mounds View beat St. Peter 25-15; 25-19
POOL B
Alexandria beat Minneapolis South 25-11, 25-19
Waconia beat Minnetonka 25-21, 26-24
Alexandria beat Waconia 25-23, 25-17
POOL C
Mayer Lutheran beat Minneapolis Southwest 28-26, 25-16
Perham beat Rosemount 25-12, 25-23
Mayer Lutheran beat Perham 15-25, 25-13, 25-5
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
Eden Prairie beat Mayer Lutheran 25-13, 25-11
Alexandria beat Mayer Lutheran 25-22, 25-20
Eden Prairie beat Alexandria 25-17, 25-20
SILVER BRACKET (4th to 7th place)
Minnetonka beat Mounds View 25-18, 25-19
Waconia beat Perham 25-12, 25-11
Minnetonka beat Waconia 25-19, 25-18
BRONZE BRACKET (8th to 11th place)
Rosemount beat Mpls South 25-17, 25-17
Southwest beat St. Peter unknown
Rosemount beat Mpls SW 25-4, 25-8

Next up: Eden Prairie vs Mayer Lutheran

Three Ranked Big 10 Teams Upset

#1 posting 9.1.2007
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D1 ACTION
The Gophers weren't the only ranked Big 10 team to get upset last night.
#10 Wisconsin fell to #15 BYU in Provo, Utah.
Dayton swept #17 Purdue in West Lafayette. Purdue's Anne Mastandrea notched her 1000 dig in her career.
#3 Penn State avoided an upset with #18 Cal Poly in a five game match in Lincoln.
Loyola Marymount topped Northwestern in a sweep in the Four Points Sheraton LAX Classic.
Some Big 10 fared better.
#13 Ohio State beat Pacific in a shut out at Colorado State.
Michigan State beat Kansas in five in East Lansing.
Illinois split their games yesterday in Houston losing to #22 LSU in five and sweeping host Rice later.
Indiana beat Belmont 3-1 in Tennessee.
#20 Michigan continues to win with a sweep over host Miami, OH

Long Beach State swept Fairfield. The Stags are now 0-5.

Northern Iowa picked up a sweep over American. Champlin Park's Amy Sampson had 17 kills to lead UNI.

North Dakota State fell for the first time this year with a fiver with Duquesne. In the match Kari Fagnan from Fridley set a new NDSU career dig mark with 1577.

New Mexico swept Iowa State in the Hilton Phoenix/Mesa Challenge at Arizona State. Earlier the Cyclones beat Northern Arizona in four. Erin Boeve of Hills-Beaver Creek had 14 kills vs NM and 12 vs NA.

Creighton was swept by national champ Nebraska.

Denver beat Auburn in four.

Marquette topped Miami, FL in five in Milwaukee.

Providence lost to Presbyterian in four.

Tulane beat South Dakota State.

Stony Brook lost to Portland State in a sweep in the Cal State Fullerton tournament. The day before the Seawolves fell to Cal State Bakersfield in four in a general nonconference game.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rochester finished 0-4 yesterday in the tournament in Willmar. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

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Next up: later today with results from the Eden Prairie tournament.

D3 Opens Season

#3 posting 9.1.2007
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D3 ACTION

Concordia Moorhead swept past Mayville State in the Cobber Invitational and then finished the day with a four game win over Valley City State.

Hamline opened with a pair of wins for new coach Lynnette Jones in the UW Eau Claire tournament. Hamline beat UW River Falls in four and then swept UM Morris.

Gustavus also won twice at Eau Claire beating the #18 hosts and UW Stout in sweeps.

Eau Claire split on the day with the loss to Gustavus and a sweep of River Falls.

St. Olaf lost twice in sweeps in the Northwestern MN tournament to Carleton in the first match and then to St. Mary's of Nebraska in the second.
Carleton, besides beating St. Olaf, swept Augsburg.

St. Benedict swept Wartburg in the opening match and then were swept by the hosts at the UW LaCrosse tournament.

Next up: More college action from last night