Dieter Gopher Tournament MVP

#2 posting 9.16.2007
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D1 action

MINNESOTA WINS GOPHER INVITATIONAL
Minnesota wrapped up their second tournament with a 3-1 win over Creighton. Brook Dieter had her third straight 20 kill game and she was joined by Kayla Roehrig with 20 kills. Dieter has had 8 double digit kill games, and 5 20+ kill games this year. Chaska's Allie Oelke had 13 kills for Creighton. Dieter was named MVP with teammates Jessy Jones and Roehrig named to the all tournament team. Oelke also made the all tournament team.

UW Green Bay beat Charlotte in a sweep in the other tournament game. Bethlehem Academy's Betty Slinger was named to the all tournament team.

BIG 10
#3 Stanford edged #2 Penn State in five in the championship of the Yale Classic.

#23 St. John's beat Indiana in the Hoosier tournament in a sweep.

Iowa won their own tournament with a sweep of the College of Charleston.

#10 Michigan is undefeated with a fiver over Georgia Tech.

Michigan State beat Central Michigan for their 9th straight win.

#20 Ohio State lost to Oregon in the final in the Sports Import Classic.

Purdue lost to USC at Ohio State in a sweep.

Northwestern won their own tournament with a 3-1 victory over St. Louis. In the match Courtnie Paulus notched her 1000th kill of her career.

Illinois swept Toledo giving coach Don Hardin his 200th win at Illinois.
UCLA beat San Diego in five.

OTHERS
Long Beach State beat #17 Ohio in the Denver Pioneer tournament championship.

Denver swept Washington State in the finals of their tournament.

South Dakota State beat IPFW in Summit League action

Northern Iowa beat Wichita State. Champlin Park's Amy Sampson had 7 kills for UNI.

Marquette swept Houston Baptist.

Iowa State swept #25 Texas A&M in Big 12 action. Hills-Beaver Creek's Erin Boeve had 16 kills for ISU.

UConn finished 3rd in their own tournament with a loss to Middle Tennessee State. Hopkins' Bridget Denson-Dorman was named to the all tournament team.

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LeRoy-Ostrander Tops Mabel-Canton at Southland

#1 posting 9.16.2007
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High School Results

WEEKEND VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENTS
LeRoy-Ostrander took the Southland title sweeping Mabel-Canton 2-0 in the championship. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Zimmerman finished 0-3 at the Big Lake Tournament. Rogers ended up 12th in the Sauk Rapids tournament. From the Elk River Star News.

St. Cloud Cathedral won the Sauk Rapids title, plus the Big Lake, North Branch and Minnewaska tournaments. From the St. Cloud Times deep in the area roundup.

Roseville edged Bemidji in the North Branch Tournament. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN
BIG LAKE: Faribault
CROSBY-IRONTON: Pine River-Backus
DELANO: Delano
FARMINGTON: Jordan
HAWLEY: Ada-Borup
HENRY SIBLEY: Spring Lake Park
INTERNATIONAL FALLS: Nashwauk-Keewatin
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL: Windom
MOUND WESTONKA: Mounds View
MINNEWASKA: New London-Spicer
MONTEVIDEO: Montevideo
NORTH BRANCH: Roseville
PELICAN RAPIDS:
ST. PAUL ACADEMY: Minnehaha
SAUK RAPIDS-RICE: St. Cloud Cathedral
SOUTHLAND: LeRoy-Ostrander
WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO: Thief River Falls
WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN: Renville County West
WAUKON, IA:

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Dieter Notches 20 Kills vs UWGB

#3 posting 9.15.2007
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SATURDAY RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOL
Today Minneapolis Henry traveled to St. Paul Academy's tournament and finished in 6th place. In pool play Henry faced the wrath of St. Anthony in game one 25-6, 25-14. With Minneapolis city rival Washburn they split 25-17; 22-25. Section rival Fridley won in two 25-14, 25-15 (but it really should have been 25-12. The split with Washburn put the Millers in the friendship game where the hosts from St. Paul Academy won in three games. Henry faced Trinity and let them off the hook in game one when the Patriots led 24-21. Five straight points handed the win to Trinity. They rode that momentum in game two for a 25-18 win.
In the championship it was Minnehaha vs. St. Anthony. They were still playing when we left the gym.

D1
The Gophers smashed UW Green Bay in a sweep. The highest point total UWGB had was 20 in the second game. Brook Dieter continues to pound out the kills with another 20.

D3
St. Benedict upset #25 UW Eau Claire 3-1 in St. Joseph in the CSB Holiday InnVitational.

FRIDAY NIGHT RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOL
Burnsville moved to 7-2 with a sweep of Moorhead. From the Savage Pacer.

Glenville-Emmons beat Grand Meadow in four in Southeast action. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

D3
Gustavus beat Bethany Lutheran 3-1 in nonconference action.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
DIGS
Heather Harnell, UW Eau Claire 28 vs St. Benedict 3-1
KILLS
Brook Dieter, Minnesota 20 vs UW Green Bay 3-0

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Hyllengren tops 1000 Kills

#2 posting 9.15.2007
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D1
North Dakota State won their Summit opener over IPFW 3-1. From the Fargo Forum.

D2
SW MN State topped Northern State 3-1. From the Marshall Independent.

Concordia St. Paul swept Bemidji State.

UM Duluth picked up a 3-1 win over UN Omaha.

Mankato State swept North Dakota.

Augustana knocked South Dakota from the unbeaten ranks with a four game win.

D3
Shelby Hyllengren of Hamline joined the 1000 kill club with 14 more in a 3-1 loss to Luther.

St. Benedict won their home opener over Buena Vista in four in the St. Benedict Tournament. The Blazers followed that with a 3-1 comeback win over Simpson.

Mount Marty outlasted UM Morris 3-2. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Erin Contons, SW MN State 21 vs Northern State 3-1

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Late High School Action

#1 posting 9.15.2007
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LATE THURSDAY
AAA
#2 Shakopee swept Northfield ending a five match win streak in Missota action. From the Northfield News.

Minnetonka beat Prior Lake despite losing the first two games. From the Savage Pacer.

Stillwater beat Hudson in a cross state battle in five after falling in the first two games. From the Stillwater Gazette.

AA
Crookston went five to top Climax-Fisher. From the Crookston Times.

LATE TUESDAY
Eagan swept District 196 rival Rosemount in Lake action. From the This Week paper.

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Out & About: Minnesota/Charlotte

#4 posting 9.14.2007
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MINNESOTA gophers 3, CHARLOTTE 49ers 0
(30-16, 30-18, 30-20)

In the battle of the Cowles sisters it was Hailey's Gophers sweeping sister Courtney's 49ers in the Gopher Invitational. The family in the stands had special t-shirts made supporting both teams and the two sisters. But the Gophers had way more weapons of choice. From the left side Brook Dieter delivered 21 kills and cohort Kayla Roehrig added 12 more in a commanding performance. Plus the size advantage at the net forced Charlotte to take their attempts closer to the 10 foot line.

The Gophers established dominance right from the start with five straight points, four off of Dieter's serve. Four of those points were thanks to Roehrig. The Gopher side out game delivered seven straight side outs to close game one.

In game two the Gophers broke free from a 10 all tie on a 7-1 run, the last four points coming on Rachel Hartmann's serve. That forced a Charlotte time out, but it didn't change the momentum.

With the match seemingly in hand, the Gophers played a few more players in game three. Plus they started with rotation 4 on defense (Cowles). Minnesota raced to an 8-1 lead, six on Kelly Fallon's serve. Dieter had five kills in the run up.

In the personal battle of Hailey vs Courtney it was Hailey with a one point advantage. Both had an ace on the night, but Hailey had one dig that dropped for a kill late in game three. Hailey also out dug her sister 9-1.

More on the game at the Gopher site with box score

GOPHERS
1 Kelly Roysland, DS (g1, 2) 1-0-0----1
1br Kelly Fallon, DS (g3) 1-0-0----1
1fr Katie Vatterodt, RH (g1, 2) 0-0-4----4
1fr Rachelle Hagerty, RH (g2, 3) 0-0-2---2
2 Brooke Dieter, OH 1-0.5-21----22.5
2br Krista Chin, DS (g3) 0-0-0----0
3 Laruen Gibbemeyer, MH 0-1-6---7
3 Michelle Wilbur, Serve (g3) 0-0-0---0
3br Christine Tan, L
4 Rachel Hartmann, S 0-2-0----2
5 Hailey Cowles, DS 1-0-1----2
5fr Kyla Roehrig, OH 0-0.5-12----12.5
6 Christine Tan, L, 0-0-0----0
6fr Jessy Jones, MH (g1, 2) 0-1-4---5
6fr Kelly Schmidt, MH (g3) 0-0-1----1
totals: 4-6-51----61; 29 on Charlotte errors

CHARLOTTE
totals: 1-4-27----32 points; 22 on Minnesota errors

BY THE NUMERS
team, fbso/fbso att; fbso%; points; earned; allowed
Minnesota 31/42; .738; 90; .678; .407
Charlotte 19/41; .463, 54; .593; .322
3+ Runs: Minnesota 12, Charlotte 3
Missed Serves: Minnesota 9, Charlotte 10
Hitting Errors: Minnesota 13, Charlotte 24

ROTATIONS
GOPHERS
1. Roysland/Fallon 21-10 .677
2. Dieter/Chin 19-9 .679
3. Gibbemeyer 13-8 .619
4. Hartmann 12-8 .600
5. Cowles 14-8 .636
6. Tan 11-11 .500
totals: 90-54 .625

Tomorrow I will be at the St. Paul Academy tournament when it will be the battle of Miss Volleyballs with Kelly Roysland (2001) and Hailey Cowles (2006) for Minnesota facing UW Green Bay's Betty Slinger (2003). I will try to get to the late game against Creighton.

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MVL Beats Rival New Ulm Cathedral

#3 posting 9.14.2007
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MORE THURSDAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Mankato East swept Albert Lea in Big 9 action. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Brainerd won for the first time this year with a fiver with St. Cloud Apollo in Central Lakes action. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Fergus Falls is unbeaten in Central Lakes action as they swept Sauk Rapids last night. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Duluth East held back Grand Rapids in four. From the Duluth News Tribune.

AA
Buried in the Fargo Forum's volleyball round up is DGF's sweep of Breckenridge.

New Ulm swept past St. James in South Central action. NU also welcomed back Kayla Altmann. From the New Ulm Journal.

Milaca silenced the Zimmerman Thunder in four. From the Elk River Star News.

NRHEG beat back Waterville-Elysian-Morristown in four games in Gopher action. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Wadena-Deer Creek swept Mid State foe Crosby-Ironton behind Brigetta Berg's 20 kills, plus other area results in the Brainerd Dispatch.

A
MN Valley Lutheran beat cross town rival New Ulm Cathedral in four in Tomahawk action. From the New Ulm Journal.

Fertile-Beltrami had brooms out for Bagley plus other area results in the Bemidji Pioneer.

The New Ulm Journal has plenty of Tomahawk and Valley results.

Numbers galore at the end of the summaries in the Duluth News Tribune; Grand Forks Herald; plus summaries down the left side of the Rochester Post Bulletin.

INJURY
Stewartville is without the services of 6-0 Sophomore Sam Blahnik who was injured in the second week of practice.

OFF LINE
If you haven't noticed yet....Minnesota Scores.com has been off line for a couple of days with an expired domain. The same thing happened last year at this time. Here is hoping they get back to what they do. I use it several times a day.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Brigetta Berg, Wadena-Deer Creek 20 vs Crosby-Ironton 3-0
Jill Storlie, Byron 20 vs Hayfield 3-0

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Gopher Tournament

#2 posting 9.14.2007
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GOPHER TOURNAMENT
The #13 Minnesota Gophers will host their second tournament this weekend with games against Charlotte tonight followed by two games on Saturday against UW Green Bay and Creighton.

The matches will feature Courtney Cowles (Eden Prairie) of Charlotte vs her sister Hailey; Betty Slinger (Bethlehem Academy) a former miss Volleyball 2003 and Leah Steinbauer (Medford) of UW Green Bay; and Allie Oelke (Chaska) of Creighton. Oelke's Chaska team won the state AAA title last year. Jessica Houts (Bloomington Kennedy) will not be playing in the tournament due to season ending ACL injury.

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Windom Sweeps JCC

#1 posting 9.14.2007
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BUSES AND DRINKING
A bus driver from Houston is accused of drinking with his meal after dropping the volleyball team off at Grand Meadow. Coach c drove the team home. From the Winona Daily News.

THURSDAY RESULTS
AAA
Rochester Mayo led 2-0, but Rosemount won the match with three straight wins. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Rochester JM swept Mankato West in Big 9 action. Mankato West setter Krissy Schemmel reached the 1000 assist milestone in the second game. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and the Mankato Free Press.

Owatonna swept Winona also in the Big 9. From the Winona Daily News.

Faribault topped Austin in a sweep in more Big 9 action. In the game Jolene Brody of Austin had to leave the game due to a cut chin. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Willmar broomed Little Falls in Central Lakes action. From the West Central Tribune.

Rogers topped Princeton in four in Mississippi 8 action. From the Elk River Star News.

BOLD defeated ACGC in four in West Central South action. Plus other area action from the West Central Tribune. Buffalo Lake-Hector coach Susan Alstrom is still at career win 499 as Wabasso won 3-1.

AA
#3 Marshall controlled Worthington 3-0 in Southwest action. From the Marshall Independent and Worthington Daily Globe.

Rocori fell from the unbeaten ranks as they were swept by St. Cloud Tech in Central Lakes action. From the St. Cloud Times.

Fulda swept Edgerton in Red Rock action plus 7 other area sweeps in the Worthington Daily Globe.

Byron defeated Hayfield in 3 straight games 25-14, 25-19, 25-12. Byron's overall record is 3-6 and 1-3 in the HVL.

A
#1A Windom swept #7AA Jackson County Central in Southwest Conference action. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Lewiston-Altura swept Southland in Three River action. From the Winona Daily News (plus area recaps) and the Rochester Post Bulletin.

In Camden action Tracy-Milroy-Balaton swept Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in a battle of conference unbeatens. From the Marshall Independent.

LATE WEDNESDAY
Stillwater won their sixth straight game with their victory over Bloomington Kennedy. From the Stillwater Gazette.

LAST WEEKEND
Cannon Falls finished 2nd in the Montgomery-Lonsdale volleyball Tournament plus other weekday games in the Cannon Falls Beacon.

Redwood Valley also finished 2nd in the Sleepy Eye volleyball tournament

Randolph picked up their first Gopher win of the year last week. From the Cannon Falls Beacon.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's swept Wabasso last Thursday. From the Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Bevy Lehman, Rochester Mayo 26 vs Rosemount 2-3
Megan Lambertson, Litchfield 22 vs Dassel-Cokato 3-2
Chelsea Nagle, Fillmore Central 20 vs Caledonia 2-3

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Out & About: Andover/Blaine

#3 posting 9.13.2007
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ANDOVER huskies 3, BLAINE bengals 0
(25-23, 26-24, 25-14)

In a battle of top 10 AAA teams, Andover beat NW Suburban rival Blaine at home in a sweep at home. It was a revenge match from last year's five game section 7AAA final. This year the two teams are in different sections with Blaine in 5, and Andover in 7. Andover's Megan Carlson had 18 kills and Lauren Cipperly added 11. Blaine's Jessica Granquist had 11 kills also. Carlson is headed to Marshall, a D1 program. Granquist will be a Gopher next season.

First off a word about the crowd. Both sides were pulled down with student sections that were standing, packed all night. It was the rowdiest crowd I have seen so far this year. Most of the time the matches I see are rather quiet. The cheers were going back and forth with there "you can't do that" followed by the claps; and other, sometimes questionable, cheers. The announcer had to mention to cheer for a team, not against an individual.

In game one, Lauren Cipperly got Andover to a quick 4-0 lead with a pair of kills by Megan Carlson and a pair of aces. The Huskies kept building on their lead with a 11-6 lead during Carlson's serve. This time Cipperly chipped in two kills in a three point service run. There was one stretch of the game where both teams traded four straight missed serves, three deep. Blaine did put together a 13-5 run with Granquist serving up three straight points to make it 19-16. That prompted an Andover time out. A double contact gave the ball back to Andover. The next six points came on errors on both teams. A tip kill by Blaine's Molly Kreklow put the Bengals on the verge at 23-21. Another Andover time worked with Megan Keller putting up a block. Cipperly bookended the first game with three straight points. Blaine tried to stop the momentum at 24-23, but after the time out Cipperly finished the first game with her second straight ace.

Blaine held the advantage in game two early. On Granquist's serve Blaine led 10-4 with Ashley Kvistberg putting down two straight kills. Andover started their comeback at this point. A huge part of the rally was the fact that the first ball side out game of Andover was humming. The Huskies had 10 straight side outs to climb back into the contest. Carlson, in this stretch gave Andover their first lead at 17-16 with two straight jump serve aces which forced Blaine to burn a time out. Cipperly, three rotations later, put Andover up 22-19 with her fifth ace of the night again forcing Blaine to stop to talk about it. Cipperly missed on her serve wide and that opened the door for the Bengals. Carlson had a side out kill, but Granquist returned the favor. The game was knotted up at 24 all after a Kvistberg kill on Granquist's serve, but Carlson stopped that with a side out kill, and then finished the second game with her third ace of the game.

In the third game Andover slammed the door on Blaine's serve game with 12 straight FBSO. Blaine didn't help their cause with three missed serves. Andover was able to squeeze one point out of Carlson's serve, but they too were having a hard time generating anything. Soon Andover was getting one point off their serves and when it came back to Carlson again she notched two more service points on Blaine errors to make it 14-9. Blaine took a time out at 13-9. A missed serve gave the ball back to the Bengals. Cipperly put down a kill and then the points, which were so hard to come by for both teams, opened up. On Shannyn Rosendahl's serve Andover added six points to make it 21-10. Cipperly had three points, but the last four points in the seven point run were all Blaine errors. Again Blaine was forced to take a time out at 20-10. Finally on Kreklow's serve Blaine got a point off her serve, the only time in game three. Carlson ended the night with two straight kills, one on the side out, and then on Amy Howard's serve.

photos: #1 Megan Carlson goes down the line for a kill in game #2; #2 Ashley Kvistberg of Blaine goes up for an attack with Andover's Megan Keller (#13) and Jenna McNallen (#9) up for the block. photos by kja

ANDOVER
1 Lauren Cipperly, OH 4-1-11----16
2 Megan Keller, MH 1-1-0----2
2 Kayla Evans, server 0-0-0---0
2 Amy Howard, server 0-0-0----0
2br Shannon Rosendahl, L 0-0-0---0
3 Nicole Husfeld, S 0-0-1----1
4 Megan Carlson, OH 3-0-18---21
5 Shannyn Rosendahl, L 0-0-0----0
5fr Alex Nelson, MH 0-2-4----6
6 Amy Kurtovich, DS 0-0-0----0
Jenna McNallen, RH 0-0-2----2
totals: 8-4-36----48 points, 27 points on Blaine errors

BLAINE
1 Ashley Kvistberg, OH 0-0-7----7
1br Amber Marciniak, DS 0-0-0----0
2 Molly Kreklow, MH/S 0-1-8----9
3 Reiley Dahlberg, RH 1-0-1----2
4 Jessica Granquist, OH 0-0-11----11
5 Brittney Barren, MH 1-0-0-----1
5 Tracie Gillund, MH 0-0-0----0
5br Amanda Lom, L 0-0-0----0
6 Mackenzie Suda, S 0-0-1----1
totals: 2-1-28----31 points; 30 points on Andover errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Megan Carlson coiled, ready to strike, good timing.

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Andover 27/41, .659; 76; .632; .492
Blaine 24/42, .571; 61; .508; .355
Runs 3+: Andover 8, Blaine 5
Missed Serves: Andover 14, Blaine 9

ROTATIONS
ANDOVER
1 Cipperly 18-12 .600
2 Evans 13-13 .500
3 Husfeld 8-13 .381
4 Carlson 15-8 .652
5 Rosendahl 14-7 .667
6 Kurtovich 8-8 .500
totals: 76-61 .555

BLAINE
1 Kvistberg/Marciniak 10-17 .371
2 Kreklow 11-14 .440
3 Dahlberg 13-8 .619
4 Granquist 12-16 .429
5 Barren/Gillund 8-14 ,364
6 Suda 7-7 .500
totals: 61-76 .445

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MIAC Openers

#2 posting 9.13.2007
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D1
Illinois swept Southern Illinois behind freshman Laura DeBruhler's 19 kills.

Providence beat Holy Cross in five. Cretin-Derham Hall's Sarah Fleming had a double/double for the Friars.

ALL SET
Stef Sandstrom is the setter for MN State Mankato, but she wasn't always a setter. Her transformation in the Mankato Free Press.

D3 ACTION
MIAC
It was MIAC opening night last evening.

Bethel topped St. Benedict in four. From the St. Cloud Times.

It took 70 minutes for Concordia Moorhead to sweep St. Catherine's.

Gustavus went the distance with Augsburg.

Hamline won a pair of two point games in a sweep over St. Mary's. Also from the Winona Daily News.

St. Thomas broomed St. Olaf for their 7th straight win.

Carleton beat Macalester in three.

NON CON
UW Stout swept Northwestern MN

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
#6 Anoka-Ramsey beat #8 Rochester in four games. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Ridgewater swept Fergus Falls. From the West Central Tribune.

Minnesota West swept Riverland. From the Worthington Daily Globe and Rochester Post Bulletin.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Bridget Burtzel, Gustavus 58 vs Augsburg 3-2
Laura Naig, Bethel 54 vs St. Benedict 3-1
DIGS
Haley Bower, Augsburg 49 vs Gustavus 2-3
Emily Klein, Gustavus 48 vs Augsburg 3-2
KILLS
Liz Glesne, Bethel 25 vs St. Benedict 3-1
Jennifer Thelemann, Gustavus 21 vs Augsburg 3-2
Andrea Kron, Gustavus 20 vs Augsburg 3-2

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Alstrom Takes Aim at 500

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MILESTONE ALERT
Buffalo Lake-Hector volleyball coach Susan Alstrom will be going for career win 500 tonight in Wabasso. She will be the 9th Minnesota girls volleyball coach to reach the mark. From the West Central Tribune.

LATE TUESDAY
Rothsay swept Barnesville on Tuesday night. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
In case you missed it Amy Braun of Lakeville North was named Athlete of the Week by KARE 11.

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Late, Late Results

#5 posting 9.12.2007
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LAST WEEK WEEKEND
Stillwater won the Columbia Heights tournament last weekend. From the Stillwater Gazette.

Pine River-Backus won the Pine & Lakes tournament last weekend. From the Lake Country Echo.

Forest Lake finished 3rd in Shakopee. From the Forest Lake Times.

EVEN LATER
Pequot Lakes won their first game of the year last Thursday with a victory over Sebeka in five. From the Lake Country Echo.

St. James swept Waseca. From the St. James Plaindealer.

Laporte continues to improve over last year with a four game win over Kelliher-Northome. Cass Lake-Bena kept Walker-Hackensack-Akeley winless. Both from the Walker Pilot-Independent.

AWARDS
Eva Voss was named offensive player of the week in the UMAC conference.

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MVL Tops BLH in 4

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MORE TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS
AA
United South Central swept "bitter rival" Albert Lea in volleyball action Tuesday. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Winona Cotter defeated La Crescent 3-1 in Hiawatha Valley action. WC's Jenny Gilbertson provided 17 kills. Lewiston-Altura swept Rushford-Peterson in Three River action in the area recap from the Winona Daily News.

Worthington topped Red Rock in four. Worthington's Holli Aggen had 17 kills. Plus area results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
Littlefork-Big Falls swept Tower-Soudan in a 7A match up. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Here is the Glenville-Emmons version of their comeback against Lyle-Pacelli game yesterday. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Pine River-Backus swept Pillager plus other action in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Henning handed Underwood their first loss of the year in a 3-1 match last night. Ashby had brooms ready for Hillcrest. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Minnesota Valley Lutheran beat an injured Buffalo Lake-Hector in a four game Tomahawk Conference match up. New Ulm Cathedral swept McLeod West. Also in Tomahawk action Wabasso swept Sleepy Eye plus other results from the New Ulm Journal.

There are volleyball boxes at the Rochester Post Bulletin site.

LATE MONDAY
Chisholm picked Cherry with a 3-0 win. From the Hibbing Daily News.

LAST WEEKEND
Hibbing was 2-2 in Marshall and the Hibbing Daily News recaps the action.

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Gophers Get Love

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LOVE & GOPHERS
Tabi Love, a 6-5 OH from Dauphin in Manitoba has made a verbal to the Gophers. She has played with the Canadian National team the last two years. Here is a photo. The message boards had her looking at a variety of schools.

MORE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
Mayer Lutheran defeated Osseo in 5…15-13 in game 5. Osseo's Brianna Olson had 33 digs and setter Amanda Hoefling had 41 assists. Osseo ran a 5-1 due to sickness.

LOOKING FOR A TEAM
Becker is hosting an invitational on Saturday, September 22nd, and a team recently dropped out on them. If any of you still have room on your schedules for a tournament contact Becker volleyball coach Jesse Graning (jgraning@becker.k12.mn.us).

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UMD Wins in 5 Over CSP

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D2
The D2 heavy hitters were in St. Paul with #3 Concordia hosting #4 UM Duluth. It was the Bulldogs biting the Golden Bears in five in this evenly matched in-state rivalry. Three games were decided by three points or less.

#7 SW MN State swept #13 Augustana in a another battle of top teams.

Bemidji State picked up a road win as they defeated St. Cloud State in four.

Winona State ruined the home opener for Upper Iowa in a sweep.

Jamestown swept UM Crookston.

D3
Bethany Lutheran swept away North Central.

FEATURE
Jennifer Waterman, St. Cloud State gets some ink in the St. Cloud Times. Waterman is a freshman setter from Andover.

Also in the St. Cloud Times is an article on the youngsters of St. Benedict. CSB starts four freshmen.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Katie Gangelhoff, UM Duluth 62 vs Concordia St. Paul 3-2
Maggie McNamara, Concordia St. Paul 62 vs UM Duluth 2-3
DIGS
Mary Slinger, Concordia St. Paul 29 vs UM Duluth 2-3
Crystal Hoffrogge, UM Duluth 27 vs Concordia St. Paul 3-2
KILLS
Vicky Braegelmann, UM Duluth 20 vs Concordia St. Paul 3-2
Brittney Burns, Bemidji State 20 vs St. Cloud State 3-1
Erin Contons, SW MN State 20 vs Augustana 3-0

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Rocori Remains Unbeaten

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TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS
AAA
Rochester Century swept Red Wing in a 1AAA tussle. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

St. Cloud Tech revived with three straight wins after being down 2-0 to Willmar in Central Lakes action plus other action in the St. Cloud Times. Also in the West Central Tribune.

In other action
#1AAA Lakeville North swept class A power Bethlehem Academy.
Eastview beat cross town rival Apple Valley in four.
St. Michael-Albertville upended Delano in three.

AA
#10 Rocori swept Central Lakes rival Sauk Rapids. From the St. Cloud Times.

Cannon Falls outlasted Rochester Lourdes in five games in Hiawatha Valley action. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

#1 Jordan broomed Norwood-Young America in Minnesota River action.

Montevideo beat Benson in West Central South action in five games, plus others in the West Central Tribune.

A
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton beat Central Christian in a sweep in Camden action. From the Marshall Independent.
In more Camden action, Lakeview outlasted KMS in five. Also other more area contests in the West Central Tribune.

Madelia swept Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial in Valley action. From the Mankato Free Press.

Glenville-Emmons were on the verge of elimination, but then battled their way to victory over Lyle-Pacelli.
Blooming Prairie went on the road for a 3-1 over Southland. Both from the Rochester Post Bulletin.

The Grand Forks Herald has boxes as usual after the results. So does the Duluth News Tribune.

POLL
Jordan remains as #1 in AA. The Jordan Independent has a few more bits of information.

LATE RESULTS
Northfield won the Red Wing tournament last weekened and topped Hastings on Monday. From the Northfield News.

INJURED BLOGGER
Some of you know I coach volleyball at Mpls Henry. A few weeks ago a ball came up and bit me on my left hand "swear" finger. I could not straighten my finger, the tip was at a 90 degree angle. So yesterday, two weeks later, I saw medical help. Now I have a splint on that finger for six weeks. I will see the doctor in another six weeks with the possibility of an added four weeks. As you can imagine by blogging/keyboarding is now a bit slower than normal. I will keep plugging away. This is not a season ending injury.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Megan Loesch, St. Cloud Tech 27 vs Willmar 3-2
Alycia Dahl, Northern 25 vs Red Lake Falls 3-1
Katie Kimman, Pierz 22 vs Mora 3-2
Kacie Reardon, East Grand Forks 21 vs Thief River Falls 3-0
Greta King, Willmar 20 vs St. Cloud Tech 2-3
Jordyn Van Ryswyk, Glenville-Emmons 20 vs Lyle-Pacelli 3-2

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Shakopee's Rise

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TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS
Hutchinson swept Section rival Mankato West. From the Hutchinson Leader.

Henry traveled to North and came away with a sweep in the Minneapolis City conference. North led in game one 20-19 when Henry got the ball back on a side out. Carrie Moua then served out for the Patriots. In game one the Henry lineup was transposed in the 5th and 6th positions which caused some headaches, but they survived the coaching blunder. In game two, in their normal spots, Henry rolled to a 25-4 win. In game three all players for Henry saw action in a 25-15 win. Henry's Kiah Hanssen-Kilpatrick had her second straight double digit kill game with 12.

#2 & LOOKING TO MOVE UP
Shakopee is number 2 in AAA and is eager to get to the big dance. Also in their section: Chaska, Eden Prairie, Waconia, and Hutchinson. From the StarTribune South edition and Shakopee News.

LATE SATURDAY RESULTS
Sauk Centre won the Morris tournament last weekend and is now 9-0 on the year.

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Five Area D2 Teams in Top 25

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MORE MONDAY RESULTS
AAA
Here is the Brainerd Dispatch's view of the Sartell win over Brainerd.

AA
United South Central swept Alden-Conger giving the Knights their first loss on the year. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

A
It took five games for Grand Meadow to beat Southeast rival Houston. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Pine River-Backus is 7-0 after their five game win over Crosby-Ironton. From the area coverage in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Ashby outlasted West Central in a five game match. Also going five for the victory was Underwood over Bertha-Hewitt. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Goodhue is still undefeated after a sweep of Randolph. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

LATE WEEKEND
Albert Lea finished in 5th place in the Hayfield Tournament held Saturday. The Tigers were 2-2 on the day.

West Central also finished in 5th place. They were in the Morris Tournament. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

D2 POLLS
Area teams are well represented in the AVCA D2 poll this week. Concordia St. Paul stayed at #3 with UM Duluth one spot behind. SW MN State moves to #11. Two NCC teams are next with Augustana #13 and UN Omaha #14. MN State Mankato is the final area team to crack the list at #23.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rainy River picked up their first win of the year yesterday with a five game match with Itasca. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

PROFILE
Lindsay Jacobson of Hibbing Community College does it all for the Cardinals. From the Hibbing Daily News.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Naomi Anderson, Pine River Backus 22 vs Crosby-Ironton 3-2

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Gangelhoff Three for Three

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WEEKLY AWARDS
NORTH CENTRAL
They may have to rename the setter award in the North Central Conference the Gangelhoff as UM Duluth setter as Katie Gangelhoff won for the third straight time this year. Gangelhoff is from South St. Paul.
Other NCC volleyball awards went to Kathleen Hruska of South Dakota for offensive efforts and Kayla Schroeder of Augustana for defense. Hruska is from Sioux Falls Roosevelt and has won two awards this season; Schroeder is from Kasson-Mantorville.

NORTHERN SUN
Southwest State took two weekly volleyball honors in the Northern Sun Conference. Laura Hegerle was named offensive player and Sara Graf was named setter. Bemidji State's Brie Groskreutz took defensive honors preventing a sweep by the Mustangs. Hegerle played HS ball at Kasson-Mantorville; Graf is from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; and Groskreutz is from Reedsburg, WI.

MIAC
Sarah Gardner of St. Mary's was named offensive player and Heather La Chapelle of Carleton was named setter/libero player In the MIAC. Gardner is from Rochester Mayo, La Chapelle is from Eagan.

BIG 10
Penn State's Megan Hodge and Michigan State's Janilee Rathje were named players of the week in the Big 10.

FEATURE
Sarah Draves of Michigan is having a breakout senior season. She won the MVP award at the Miami, OH tournament recently and has been a force on the right side. From the Michigan Daily.

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Warroad Upends Lake of the Woods

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MONDAY NIGHT RESULTS
AAA
Rochester Mayo bounced back from their first loss of the year with a 3-1 win over Woodbury.

Austin beat Kasson-Mantorville in a cross class clash 3-1.
Both from the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Moorhead defeated Detroit Lakes in four. From the Fargo Forum.

Sartell topped Brainerd in Central Lakes action in four. Plus other contests in the St. Cloud Times.

AA
Luverne finished off Round Lake-Brewster in four. plus other games in the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
#10 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa swept Hancock. Plus other games, including Central Christian's games from last weekend's Apple Valley tournament, in the West Central Tribune.

Norman County West swept EGF Sacred Heart. After the scores you get boxes. Both from the Grand Forks Herald.

Warroad (class AA) swept #9A Lake of the Woods.

New Ulm Cathedral swept Mankato Loyola. From the New Ulm Journal.

More Boxes at the Rochester Post Bulletin.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Beverly Lehman, Rochester Mayo 27 vs Woodbury 3-1
Jessica Benson, Grand Meadow 22 vs Houston 3-2
Emily Nelson, St. Charles 20 vs Lewiston-Altura 3-1

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Monday Night Action

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TONIGHT'S RESULTS
Wayzata beat Osseo in 4. 13-25, 25-15, 25-11, 25-22.

Minneapolis Henry beat Edison in four. Henry led 15-4 early in game one, but Edison played even the rest of the way 25-14. Game two was back and forth with Henry leading late 22-20. Edison took the ball back on a missed serve and then delivered a kill, an ace, and hitting error to put them on the break. A missed serve gave Henry a chance to knot it up, but another kill finished game two with a 25-23 win. Game three was a microcosm of the entire night. Again Henry led early 14-6. Again Edison would not go away and tied it at 18. After the side out Henry's Yer Yang served out with six service points for a 25-18 win. Again in game four Henry jumped to the early lead 13-5, and led 19-12, but Edison clawed back in the contest with a 9-5 run. The contest ended on an anti-climatic missed serve 25-21. Henry's Kiah Hanssen-Kilpatrick had 16 kills.

LATE RESULTS
NRHEG finished 3rd in the Montgomery-Lonsdale tournament beating JWP. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Lester Praire/Holy Trinity Inviational Results from Sat. Sept. 8th
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity won the tournament
POOL A
McLeod West def. Trinity of River Ridge 25-19, 28-25, 15-12
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity def. Trinity 25-19, 25-8
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity def. Mcleod West 25-15, 25-9
POOL B
Glencoe-Silver-Lake def, Kimball 26-24, 25-13
Onamia def. Rockford 22-22, 25-14
Onamia def. Glencoe Silver Lake 25-21, 25-23
Rockford def. Kimball 25-13, 26-24
Onamia def. Kimball 25-10, 25-19
Rockford def. Glencoe Silver Lake 25-19, 20-25, 15-12
TOP 2
FROM EACH POOL ADVANCE
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity def. Rockford 25-13, 25-15
Onamia def McLeod West 25-11, 25-20
THIRD PLACE Rockford def. McLeod West 25-23, 25-19
CHAMPIONSHIP Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity def. Onamia 17-25, 25- 19, 15-7

On the college side of things UM Crookston was snake bit twice in five game matches last weekend with Northern State and Mary.

Crossroads College was 2-2 at the National Volleyball Center in Rochester last weekend. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LATE, LATE RESULTS
Littlefork-Big Falls topped Bigfork in four last Thursday. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

TOUGH CONFERENCE
The Lake is the roughest and toughest conference in the state, yet Eastview has beefed up their already formidable schedule. From the StarTribune.

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Late Saturday High School Results

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LATE SATURDAY RESULTS
Austin finished in 6th place at the 16 team Mankato West volleyball tournament.

Lyle-Pacelli and Southland both finished 1-3 at the Hayfield volleyball tournament. all of the above from the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Pierz rolled to the championship at Ogilvie with 42 kills on the day by Katie Kimman. Also the Pine River-Backus results. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Fergus Falls had one win in the Marshall volleyball tournament.

Underwood walked off with the New York Mills title

Ashby finished 6th at Wheaton's tournament. The above three stories from the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Central Lakes held Vermilion to single digits in a three game sweep in MN North Division action. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Riverland finished fourth at the Rochester tournament on Saturday.

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Polls for September 10

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There was not a lot of movement in the High School coaches polls as the #1 teams stayed the same.
There were two moves in AAA with Blaine and Eastview flip flopping spots and St. Michael-Albertville returning to the 10th spot replacing Wayzata.
In AA Hibbing and Stewartville exchanged places at four and six. JCC moves up two spots to #7. Pipestone and Belle Plaine drop one spot and Rocori joins the list for the first time this season.
In A minor adjustments were in order with Wabasha-Kellogg and Mayer Lutheran exchanging spots at 5 and 6; Renville County West moving up one and Ada-Borup dropping one at 7 and 8; and Lake of the Woods going up one spot. Leaving the top 10 is Meadow Creek, replaced by Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.

AAA
1. Lakeville North (12) 194
2. Shakopee (1) 183
3. Eagan 167
4. Chaska 137
5. Owatonna 127
6. Eden Prairie 124
7. Andover 115
8. Blaine 91
9. Eastview 90
10. St. Michael/Albertville 62
Others: Alexandria (19), Burnsville (14), Wayzata (12), Hill Murray (11), Waconia (8), Hutchinson (8)

AA
1. Jordan (6) 90
2. Dilworth/Glyndon/Felton 83
3. Marshall 77
4. Hibbing 66
5. St. Cloud Cathedral 63
6. Stewartville 62
7. Jackson County Central 50
8. Pipestone Area 47
9. Belle Plaine 34
10. Rocori 27
Others receiving votes: Delano (19)

A
1. Windom (6) 158
2. Bethlehem Academy (3) 150
3. Minneota (2) 145
4. Mabel-Canton 126
5. Wabasha-Kellogg 117
6. Mayer Lutheran 95
7. Renville County West 89
8. Ada-Borup 87
9. Lake of the Woods 68
10. Belgrade/Brooten/Elrosa 38
Others: Meadow Creek Christian (35), Goodhue (12)

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Gophers Learning Curve, CC Tournaments

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GOPHERS IN CALIFORNIA
The Minnesota Daily looks at the learning curve for the Gophers after their California trip.

D2
The Marshall Independent recaps the SW MN State 3-0 win over Wayne State.

NAIA
Valley City won a pair of games at the Sioux Falls tournament with victories over the hosts in five and then another fiver vs Dana. There are a five Minnesotans on the VCSU roster.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rochester won their own tournament on Saturday beating Fergus Falls in the final. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.
Ridgewater traveled to the Eastern Arizona tournament and finished 3-4. Many D1 and D2 Community College teams were at the event.

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Marshall Tournament Details

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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT RECAPS
Marshall hosted a power packed tournament this last weekend and the host #3AA Tigers lost in the finals to #1AAA Lakeville North in a hard fought classic 30-28, 25-23. From the Marshall Independent.
Willmar finished 1-3 in the Marshall tournament. From the West Central Tribune.

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa took the title in the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted tournament, plus other area results.

GHEC-Martin Luther won the Sleepy Eye tournament beating Redwood Valley in the finals. From the West Central Tribune.

Windom won the Mankato West tournament with a two game win over Burnsville. Plus JCC's win in the Luverne tournament. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

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WEEK AHEAD
Monday
Cretin-Derham Hall is at Blaine
Eden Prairie travels to Lakeville South
Tuesday
Lakeville North faces Bethlehem Academy in a cross class clash
Apple Valley goes down the street to Eastview
SW Star sees Jackson County Central
Thursday
Blaine plays Andover in NW Suburban action
Eastview is at Meadow Creek in another cross class clash
Jackson County Central is at Windom in a big Southwest battle
Saturday
JCC hosts a tournament with Minneota, Pipestone and Windom among teams entered.

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Big 10 Wins Eight Tournaments

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MINNESOTA SPLITS

The #12 Gophers swept Utah State, but #15 California Bears pulled an upset with a sweep of the Gophers. Minnesota MHs Jessy Jones and Lauren Gibbemeyer were named to the all tournament team.


OTHER BIG 10 NEWS

8 Big Ten teams won tournaments this weekend. Michigan won their event on Friday.


Illinois won their own tournament with a four game win over Creighton. Illini Vicky Brown was named MVP. Chaska's Allie Oelke had 11 kills for Creighton.


Indiana won the Valparaiso tournament with four game win over Western Michigan. Taylor Wittmer and Kelsey Hall were all tournament. Wittmer, a freshman, was MVP.


Michigan State won the Harvard tournament beating the hosts in four. Jenilee Rathje set a Big 10 freshman record with 11 blocks in a match.


Northwestern won the Georgetown tournament beating Towson 3-0 in the championship. Kate Nobilio had 31 digs to set a new NW record.


#3 Penn State won their own tournament with a sweep of VCU.


Purdue beat host Clemson in five to win that tournament. Purdue's Danita Merlau had 20/20 games with kills/digs.


#10 Wisconsin slipped by host Loyola Marymount to win that tournament.


Iowa pushed #21 LSU to five games before falling.


OTHER D1 ACTION

The Gophers next opponent Charlotte won their own tournament with a five game win over UNC Greensboro.


UConn lost for the first time this year with a long four game match with St. Louis. The fourth game was 37-35. Bridget Denson-Dorman of Hopkins had 44 assists for UConn.


Denver lost to TCU in five in the TCU tournament. Kresson Vreeman of Central Christian had 7 aces for Denver.


Iowa State won the mythological Iowa championship by defeating Drake in Des Moines. Earlier in the day ISU swept Iowa. Erin Boeve of Hills-Beaver Creek had 13 kills in the Iowa game for Iowa State.


North Dakota State swept Elon and beat McNeese State in four in the Illinois Chicago tournament.

Northern Iowa swept Fresno State at the Kansas State tournament. Ashten Stelken and Shannon Aschoff were named to the all tournament team for UNI.


Ohio bounced back from a loss to Alabama with a sweep over the College of Charleston in the Notre Dame tournament.


Providence swept host Quinnipiac. Sarah Fleming of Cretin-Derham Hall had 7 kills for Providence.


San Diego won their own tournament by beating Oklahoma in four. Laurel Abrahamson of Bloomington Jefferson pounded a career high 25 kills for USD. Abrahamson and Andrea Csaszi were named all tournament.

South Dakota State won their own tournament. They opened the day with a four game win over Montana followed by a 3-1 win over Long Island. Amy Anderson was named tourney MVP for SDSU.

Stony Brook split their games at Seton Hall.

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Wolford In 1000 Kill Club

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#4 UM Duluth's Kari Wolford notched her 1000th career kill in the West Texas A&M 3-1 win in the Duluth tournament. Wolford, Katie Gangelhoff, Sarah Wyffels from UMD made the all tournament team with Vicky Braegelman named MVP.

North Dakota split their matches in Duluth with a 3-1 loss to Lake Superior State and a five game win over Michigan Tech.

#17 Augustana won two more times at the NW Missouri State Tournament. They edged the hosts in five and then swept Texas A&M International.
Augustana wasn't the only North Central squad to go undefeated at the tournament. South Dakota won a pair of games with a sweep over SW Baptist and another sweep over Texas A&M International. The Coyotes are now 13-0 on the season.

NORTHERN SUN
#3 Concordia St. Paul swept Winona State to remain undefeated at 11-0.

#11 SW MN State swept #23 Wayne State. Erin Contons had 17 kills for SW MN State.

Mary outlasted Bemidji State in a five gamer.

Northern State went the distance with UM Crookston in a fiver. Katie Bonine had 21 kills for UMC.

MN State Moorhead topped Upper Iowa in four. Laura Tvrdik had 13 kills for MSUM. From the Fargo Forum.

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St. Thomas, Carleton Roll

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Carleton is now 8-0 on the season with a pair of sweep wins in Gustavus over Martin Luther and Nebraska Wesleyan.
St. Benedict split a triangular at Gustavus. St. Benedict lost in five to Nebraska Wesleyan and then swept St. Scholastica.
Gustavus split their two matches with a sweep over St. Scholastica and a 3-1 loss to Viterbo.

St. Olaf won their final two matches at the Hamline/St. Kate's tournament. St. Olaf beat Grinnell in a sweep and then Bethany Lutheran in five. Kim Smisek for St. Olaf was named all tournament.
Hamline swept both to two wins yesterday: over Bethany Lutheran and St. Catherine's. Emily Amici and Jenny Nichols for Hamline were named all tournament.

Concordia Moorhead split their matches in the Washington University tournament in St. Louis and finished third. CM beat Central, IA and then fell to #4 host Washington.

St. Mary's beat Wartburg 3-1 to advance to the finals to the Sugarloaf tournament. In the championship they lost to #9 UW Oshkosh. Also from the Winona Daily News.

St. Thomas won the Augsburg tournament with a sweep over UW Eau Claire. UW Stout finished third in the tournament. Macalester finished the event 1-3. Augsburg has a tournament page with all the results and all tournament team.

In the UW Platteville tournament UW River Falls lost twice with a four game loss to Monmouth and a sweep with Concordia, WI. UWRF was 1-3 for the event.

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Lakeville North, Shakopee, DGF Take Titles

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TOURNAMENT WRAPS
#1 Lakeville North and #2 Shakopee won the Marshall and Shakopee tournaments respectively. From the StarTribune.

#2 AAA DGF won the Aerie Challenge in Apple Valley with a pair of wins over host Apple Valley and then Stewartville in the finals. In the coverage in the Fargo Forum.

Winona split 2-2 their games at the Red Wing tournament. They lost to Woodbury and then Northfield (who won the entire event) before beating Rochester Lourdes and then host Red Wing. From the Winona Daily News.

MN Valley Lutheran finished in 7th place and GFW was 0-2-1 in the Mankato West tournament. From the New Ulm Journal.

The St. Cloud Times has news on the Buffalo, Ogilvie, Morris, and Howard lake-Waverly-Winsted tournaments.

Jackson County Central won the Luverne Tournament yesterday 2-0 in finals against Russell Tyler Ruthton 32-30 & 25-17. In pool play, JCC beat Edgerton 2-0, Vermillion SD 2-0 & Blue Earth Area 2-0.

Underwood defeated New York Mills 2-0, 26-24 25-16 to win the NYM championship.

The Grand Forks Herald have a few boxes from Saturday.

KNOWN WINNERS,
ADA-BORUP: Ada-Borup
APPLE VALLEY: DGF
BROWERVILLE: Warroad
BUFFALO: Watertown-Mayer
CENTRAL LYON, IA:
CHISAGO LAKES: Deer River
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS: Stillwater
COON RAPIDS: Totino-Grace
HAYFIELD: Goodhue
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN: Montevideo
HOWARD LAKE: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
HUDSON, WI: Hudson
IRONDALE: Champlin Park
KENYON-WANAMINGO: Kenyon-Wanamingo
LANESBORO:
LESTER PRAIRIE: Lester Prairie-Holy Trinity
LUVERNE: Jackson County Central
MANKATO WEST: Windom
MARSHALL: Lakeville North
MONTGOMERY-LONSDALE: Montgomery-Lonsdale
MORRIS: Sauk Centre
NEW YORK MILLS: Underwood
OGILVIE: Pierz
OSSEO: Osseo
PINE CITY:
PINE RIVER-BACKUS: Pine River-Backus
RED WING: Northfield
SHAKOPEE: Shakopee
SILVER BAY: Babbitt-Embarrass
SLEEPY EYE: Granada-Huntley-East Chain-Martin Luther
VISITATION: Lakeville South
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE:

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LATE THURSDAY
LeRoy-Ostrander swept Glenville-Emmons. Here is the GE version of events in the Albert Lea Tribune. Also in the ALT the JWP 3-1 win over United South Central.

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Osseo Wins Osseo Tournament

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OSSEO TOURNAMENT
Osseo won the Osseo tournament today beating Rochester Mayo 25-19, 25-22 in the championship. It was Osseo's first championship in their own tournament in four years.

Minneapolis Henry were swept in all four matches today. Osseo dropped the Patriots 25-11, 10. A theme of the day: fatal runs. Osseo had a 8 and 7 runs late in each game to put the game out of reach. In the second match Henry led Rogers 16-13 in game one, but were outscored 12-1 to finish the first stanza. In game two it was Rogers up 14-12 when the Royals revved it up again for a 11-3 run. In the third contest of the day DeLaSalle had Henry on the ropes 22-11 thanks to a 9-0 run. Even though things looked pretty bleak the Patriots picked themselves up off the ground and ran off 10 points on Koua Xiong's serve to make it 22-21 before a DLS side out ended the magic. Xiong had three aces in that burst. DLS led 24-21 when a missed serve and then a net violation put Henry close to knotting the score up, but a kill from the right side ended the first game. It was deja vu all over again in game two. DLS led 20-12 after a 7-0 run. This time however the similarities ended. There was no corresponding big run by the Patriots. In the final match for 7th place St. Paul Highland Park had more in the tank. They had two runs of 7 in game one for a 25-14 win. In the second frame the runs were six points twice in a replay 25-14 win.

LATE THURSDAY
It was Gail Nucech Day and as it turned out night in Hibbing on Thursday as the Bluejackets beat Coach Nucech's daughter team from Virginia in three.
Nashwauk-Keewatin swept Tower-Soudan on Thursday.
Both from the Hibbing Daily Tribune.

FEATURE
Gabrielle Boser, a junior setter from Pierz, was named athlete of the week in the Brainerd Dispatch.

D3 ACTION
St. Mary's won twice Friday in the Sugarloaf Tournament at Winona. The Cardinals beat Luther and North Park. From the Winona Daily News.

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Northern Sun Begins Conference Play

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D2 ACTION
#4 UM Duluth won their second game on Friday with a sweep over Ferris State in the Duluth Classic.
Also in Duluth, MN State Mankato won twice Friday beating West Texas A&M and Michigan Tech.
North Dakota had the opposite luck going 0-2 with losses to West Texas A&M and Ferris State.

South Dakota won a pair yesterday to move to 11-0. They beat host NW Missouri State in four and then swept Newman.
Augustana also was 2-0 at the Bearcat tournament. They also swept Newman and Southwest Baptist.

Northern State topped Bemidji State in four in Aberdeen.

Concordia St. Paul swept Upper Iowa.

Mary outlasted UM Crookston in five.

Winona State edged MN State Moorhead in four.

D3 ACTION
Hamline won twice in the St. Catherine Tournament. The Pipers beat St. Olaf and Grinnell in sweeps.

St. Olaf split with a win over Finlandia to go with the Hamline loss.

Gustavus also split their contests yesterday with a win over Martin Luther and a five game loss to Nebraska Wesleyan in the Gustavus tournament
Also in St. Peter Carleton won twice with wins over Viterbo and St. Scholastica.

Concordia Moorhead fell to #2 Wittenberg in a sweep and then beat #15 Ohio Northern in a sweep at the Washington University tournament in St. Louis.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Fergus Falls beat Riverland in four. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Anoka-Ramsey swept MN West. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

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Gophers Sweep Eastern Kentucky

#2 posting 9.8.2007
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BIG 10 ACTION
The #12 Gophers swept Eastern Kentucky in the Cal Berkeley tournament.

Illinois swept Marquette in the first game of the State Farm Illini Classic.

Indiana won twice yesterday in the Valparaiso tournament: 3-1 over Marshall and a sweep over the hosts.

Iowa topped instate rival Drake 3-1 in the opening game of the Hampton Inn State of Iowa Volleyball Challenge. In the other game it was Iowa State upsetting #21 LSU 3-1.

Michigan won twice on Friday to remain unbeaten. The Wolverines opened with a sweep of Eastern Michigan and then had to rally from a 2-0 deficit to top Xavier.

Michigan State won twice at the Harvard tournament. The Spartans swept Wofford and Boston College. MSU coach Cathy George picked up career win #400.

Northwestern was not kind to host Georgetown in a sweep. It was coach Keylor Chan's 100th win at Northwestern.

#3 Penn State swept #24 St. John's in the Penn State Classic.

Purdue swept Furman in the Clemson tournament.

Wisconsin swept Columbia in the Loyola Marymount tournament.

OTHER D1 GAMES
San Diego got back on the winning track with a 3-1 win over UC Santa Barbara.

Stony Brook beat Fairfield in the Seton Hall Tournament in a sweep.

#22 Kansas State broomed Northern Iowa.

Illinois Chicago beat North Dakota State 3-1 in the UIC tournament.

South Dakota State won their first game in their own tournament with a sweep of North Texas.

next up: D2 & D3 action

Final Fours Set at Marshall, Apple Valley, Visitation

#1 posting 9.8.2007
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FRIDAY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
MARSHALL TOURNAMENT
The final four are set in the Marshall Invitational: Marshall will play Eastview and Lakeville North and Owatonna will have a rematch from a game played a week before. Marshall topped Willmar in the first round, and then St. Michael-Albertville in the quarters by the same 2-0 margin. From the Marshall Independent.

APPLE VALLEY TOURNAMENT
Their final four include Apple Valley, Park-Cottage Grove, DGF, and Stewartville. From the Fargo Forum.

VISITATION
In another multi-day tournament these are the 2-0: Lakeville South, Minnehaha, Mora, and Simley.

In a cross state battle it was Moorhead over Fargo North in three. From the Fargo Forum.

LATE THURSDAY
Hutchinson beat Missota rival Northfield in four. The last contest went 27-25. From the Northfield News.

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Out & About in a Jam

#4 posting 9.7.2007
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where is the Out & About? My battle plan was to get to Apple Valley for the first day of their first tournament (I will be with Mpls. Henry tomorrow at Osseo). However I didn't get out of practice until 6:20 this evening and then with travel time didn't get to AV until close to kick off time. That is right they had a football game on top of the 16 team volleyball tournament. The resulting traffic jam, with two huge events going on at the same time, put parking at a premium. I cruised the lot for a sliver of empty parking, but to no avail. If I was able to get to the 5 pm start of the volleyball games I am sure I would have had a space, but I had not seen such a traffic situation. I am sure it would not be great leaving at the same time the football game let out. I turned around and went home.

D2 ACTION TODAY
#4 UM Duluth swept Lake Superior State in the Duluth Classic volleyball tournament.

MORE THURSDAY HIGH SCHOOL ACTION
AAA
#2 Shakopee dispatched Missota rival New Prague in a sweep. From the Shakopee News.

Stillwater went across state lines with a 3-1 win over River Falls, WI. From the Stillwater Gazette.

AA
#1 Jordan beat Minnesota River foe Holy Family in a sweep and never gave up more than 12 points. Here is the Jordan News with more details.

Next up: tomorrow morning