Wayne State Tops #18 Augustana

#4 posting 9.28.2008
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SATURDAY'S D2 RESULTS
NORTHERN SUN
#2 Concordia St. Paul swept MSU Moorhead with a margin of 27 points. Emily Palkert (Southwest Christian Chaska) had 15 points for CSP. Cathy Turner (New Prague) had 9 points for Moorhead.

#8 SW MN State swept Mary with a margin of 37 points. Devin Diedrich (Braham) had 15.5 points for SW. Amanda Hennessy (Williston, ND) had 9.5 points for Mary.

#14 UM Duluth beat Winona State. Hannah Johnson (Greenway) had 13.5 points for UMD. Carmen Stankowski (Mosinee, WI) had 9.5 points for WSU.

Wayne State, Nebraska beat #18 Augustana in five with a margin of 7 points. Augustana led 2-1. Jennifer Hefner (Central City, NE) had 27.5 points for WS. Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville) had 18 points for the Vikings.

MSU Mankato beat Northern State in four with a 19 point margin. Ashley Nachreiner (Round Rock, TX) had 22 points for Mankato. Jill Rassmussen (Sioux Falls Washington) had 13 points for Northern.

Bemidji State swept Upper Iowa with an 8 point margin. Melissa McNeely (Lakeville South) had 12.5 points for BSU. Shea Meyermann (Camanche, IA) had 13 points for UIU.

UM Crookston topped St. Cloud State in five with a margin of -5 (that means SCSU outpointed UMC on the day). Amber Meyer (Paxton, NE) had 23 points for UMC. Kayla Tschida (Upsala) had 15.5 points for the Huskies.

Next up: D3/CC action

Iowa State Loses Tight Match with #2 Nebraska

#3 posting 9.28.2008
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MORE D1 RESULTS
ACC
North Carolina swept Boston College with a margin of 26 points. Brianna Eskola (Columbia Heights) had 9 digs for UNC.

Clemson outlasted Virginia in five with a 15 point margin. Virginia led 2-0. Marlow Bruneau (Lakeville) had 33 assists and 9 points for the Cavaliers.

BIG 12
#2 Nebraska beat Iowa State in four with an 8 point margin. Diane Kieger (Mounds View) had 8.5 points for the Cyclones.

MISSOURI VALLEY
#14 Wichita State beat Creighton in four with a 12 point margin. Jessica Houts (Bloomington Kennedy) had 18.5 points and Allie Oelke (Chaska) had 9 for the Bluejays.

Northern Iowa swept Indiana State with a 21 point margin. Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) had 11 points for the Panthers.

PAC 10
Arizona State swept Washington State with a 33 point margin. Emily Rooney (Red Wing) had 6.5 points for WSU.

SOUTHERN
The College of Charleston beat Furman in four with a margin of 8 points. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 3 digs for the Paladins.

SUMMIT
North Dakota State downed South Dakota State in four with a 16 point margin. Chrissy Knuth (Champlin Park) had 19.5 points for the Bison. Mackenzie Angner (Cincinnati St. Ursula) had 21 points for SDSU.

MID AMERICAN
Ohio beat Buffalo in four with a margin of 36 points. Amanda Andersen (Centennial) had 4.5 points for the Bobcats.

DUAL
Penn lost twice on Saturday. In the first contest Seattle beat Penn in five with a 10 point margin. Penn led again 2-0, but could not finish. In the second St. Mary's, CA swept Penn.
Virginia Senf (Woodbury) had 2 points vs Seattle and 1.5 vs St. Mary's CA.

TOURNAMENTS
STONY BROOK
Stony Brook won their own title with a pair of sweeps. SB beat Brown by a margin of 23 points and St. Francis, PA by a margin of 28 points. Alicia Nelson (Eastview) had 12 points in the Brown match and 16.5 points in the SF match.

WINSTON-SALEM STATE
Maryland Eastern Shore beat the hosts in a sweep with a margin of 41 points. UMES then beat Savannah State again in sweep with a margin of 41 points. Chanita Wesley (Benilde-St. Margaret's) had 6 digs vs SS.

TODAY
Marshall hosts UAB.

Next up: D2 Results

Michigan State Upends #21 Michigan

#2 posting 9.28.2008
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BIG 10
I reported on Minnesota's 3-1 win over Wisconsin last night in the Out & About.

#1 Penn State swept #20 Illinois with a margin of 28 points. Nicole Fawcett had 16 points for PSU. Kylie McCulley had 9.5 points for Illinois.

#19 Purdue survived Indiana in five with an 8 point margin. Stephanie Lynch had 24 points for the Boilermakers. Erica Short had 26 for the Hoosiers. Ashley Benson added 20 for Indiana.

Michigan State beat #21 Michigan in four with a 10 point margin. Over 5000 fans were in attendance in East Lansing. Vanessa King had 21 points for MSU. Beth Karpiak had 15.5 points for the Wolverines.

Iowa beat Northwestern in four with a six point margin. Aimee Huffman had 21 points for the Hawkeyes. Sabel Moffett had 17.5 points for NW.

Next up: More D1 Results

Blaine Tops Woodbury for Bengal Title

#1 posting 9.28.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
TOUNAMENT WINNERS
BLAINE---Blaine beat #8AAA Woodbury in a 2-0 sweep with an 11 point margin.

CROMWELL---Floodwood beat Cook County 2-1 with a 10 point margin.

DASSEL-COKATO---DC beat MACCRAY in a 2-0 sweep with a 26 point margin. From the St. Cloud Times.

DULUTH EAST---Grand Rapids beat Forest Lake 2-1 with a 1 point margin.

NICOLLET---Nicollet won their own tournament with a 2-0 victory over Cleveland with a 11 point margin.

PIERZ---Wadena-Deer Creek topped #7A Mabel-Canton and the hosts in the Gold pool. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

ROCHESTER CENTURY---#7AA Jackson County Central beat the hosts 2-0 with a 14 point margin. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

RTR---Southwest Star Concept beat Murray County Central 2-1 with an 8 point margin.

NON CON
#1AA Marshall swept Moorhead with a margin of 26 points. From the Fargo Forum.

LATE RESULTS
Little Falls beat Fergus Falls in four with a 22 point margin behind Katie Hochsprung's 22 kills. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Pine River-Backus beat Park Rapids in four with a margin of 23 points on Tuesday. From the Park Rapids Enterprise.

Next up: Big 10 Results

Out & About: Minnesota/Wisconsin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TRENCH PLAYER
Lauren Gibbemeyer

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

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

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

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

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

Next up: Tomorrow morning

Out & About: Minnetonka/St. Francis

#7 posting 9.27.2008
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BLAINE TOURNAMENT
pool play
MINNETONKA skippers 2, ST. FRANCIS saints 0
(25-19, 25-14)

Minnetonka swept St. Francis in pool play at the Blaine tournament on Saturday. The Skippers never trailed in the first set, and only trailed 3-1 in the second. Minnetonka generated 35 earned points while St. Francis was about half at 18.

Tonka led early at 5-1 in the first set and kept building that lead out. At the widest the Skippers led by nine twice at 14-5 and at 22-13. St. Francis closed with a 6-3 run, but the damage was already done.

A 9-3 run put Minnetonka in the drivers seat in the second set. That put the Skippers up 12-7 and they kept pushing that advantage higher. St. Francis closed to 20-14, but after a missed serve never saw the ball again.

Bianca Jensen led a balanced Minnetonka attack with 7 points, also the high of the game.

You can see the entire Minnetonka vs St. Francis photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills---totals
MINNETONKA
1. Sarah Tapani (2009) S 0-0-3----3
2. Allie Humphrey (2009) MH 1-0-5---6
3. Brita Humphrey (2009) DS 0-0-0---0
3fr: Bianca Jensen (2010) OH 0-0-7----7
4. Ashley Weis (2009) DS 0-0-0----0
4fr: Lauren Matask (2009) RH 0-0-1----1
5. #1 (unknown) L 3-0-0-----3
5fr: Robin Saville (2010) MH 0-0-4----4
6. Kelly Aschenbeck (2009) DS 1-0-1----2
6fr: Hannah Wilson (2010) OH 0-0-5----5
Totals: 7-0-29----36 points, 14 on St. Francis errors

ST. FRANCIS
In set 1 St. Francis used the order below. In set 2 The Saints started with rotation 4.
1. Shauney Moen (2010) DS 1-0-0----1
1fr: Brittany Stoeckel (2009) MH 0-1-3----4
2. Alicia Ewen (2010) OH 1-0-2---3
3. Maggie Ewen (2013) RH 0-0-1---1
4. Melissa Sandahl (2010) DS 0-0-0----0
4fr: Haley Tabako (2011) MH 0-1-1----2
5. Kelly Olson (2009) OH 1-0-4----5
6. Jenny Giddings (2010) S 0-0-0----0
6fr: Mary Hunt (2011) OH 0-0-2----2
6: Caitlin Barrineau (2010) S 0-0-0---0
totals: 3-2-13----18 points, 15 points on Minnetonka errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Bianca Jensen

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Minnetonka 15/24-.625; 50; .720; .455
St. Francis 12/24-.500; 33; .545; .280
Runs 3+: Minnetonka 9, St. Francis 1
Longest string: Minnetonka 5, St. Francis 3
Missed Serves: St. Francis 4, Minnetonka 4
Time Out %: St. Francis 2/2-1.000; Minnetonka 1/1-1.000

ROTATIONS
MINNETONKA
1. Tapani 5-8 .385
2. A Humphrey 9-4 .692
3. B Humphrey 7-6 .538
4. Weis 8-7 .533
5. #1 12-4 .750
6. Aschenbeck 9-4 .692
totals: 50-33 .602

ST. FRANCIS
1. Moen 7-7 .500
2. A. Ewen 7-13 .350
3. M Ewen 3-6 .333
4. Sandahl 5-5 .500
5. Olson 6-10 .375
6. Giddings 5-9 .357
totals: 33-50 .398

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

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2
Minnetonka 9 11
St. Francis 0 2

Next up: later tonight after the Gopher game

Out & About: Blaine/Totino-Grace

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BLAINE TOURNAMENT
pool a
BLAINE bengals 2, TOTINO-GRACE eagles 0
(25-13, 25-9)

The Blaine Bengals opened up their tournament with a convincing sweep of section rival Totino-Grace. Blaine never trailed in either game. The Bengals earned 37 points on the day while TG only scraped together 7 earned points.
The Bengals blew the first set open when Amber Marciniak, the second Blaine server ran off nine straight points. Ari Mewhorter had a hand in seven of those points and scored 10 of the 12 in Blaine's 12-1 run. The Bengals led 21-6 in the first set when TG had their biggest run of the day with five straight. Blaine eventually finished off the Eagles 25-13.
The second set was much like the first with the Bengals generating multiple points on almost every serve. The Bengals were up 9-2 quickly.
For the day Ari Mewhorter had 17.5 points.

You can see the entire Blaine vs Totino-Grace photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

I will back fill the stats later.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills---totals
BLAINE
1. Mackenzie Suda (2009) S 2-0-1----3
2. Ashley Kvistberg (2009) OH 0-0-4---4
2br: Reiley Dahlberg (2009) OH 0-0-0----0
3. Amber Marciniak (2009) L 0-0-0----0
3fr: Tracie Gillund (2009) MH 0-1-3----4
4. Kelli Elhardt (2010) S 0-0.5-1---1.5
4fr: Katie Haas (2009) RH 0-0-0----0
5. Ari Mewhorter (2009) OH 1-1.5-15----17.5
6. Brittney Barren (2010) MH 3-1-3----7
totals: 6-4-27----37 points, 13 points on TG errors

TOTINO-GRACE
1. Alexis Ascher (2010) S 0-0-0----0
1fr: Jenna Johnson (2010) RH 0-0-0----0
2. Lisa Beacher (2009) OH 0-0-0---0
3. Lizzi Naumann (2009) MB 0-2-1---3
4. Cassie Higgins (2010) S 0-0-0---0
4fr: Simone Harney (2010) RH 0-0-1---1
5. Ashley Dahly (2012) OH 0-0-0---0
6. Mary Sweet (2009) L 2-0-0----2
6fr. Karissa Peterson (2010) MB 0-0-0---0
totals: 2-2-3---7 points, 15 points on Blaine Errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Ari Mewhorter

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Blaine 11/15 .733; 50; .740; .682
Totino-Grace 3/15 .200; .318; .260
Runs 3+: Blaine 7, TG 2
Longest string: Blaine 10, TG 5
Missed Serves: Blaine 3, TG 2
Time Out %: TG 1/3--.333; Blaine had no time outs.

ROTATIONS
BLAINE
1. Suda 10-5 .667
2. Kvistberg/Dahlberg 9-3 .750
3. Marciniak 14-2 .875
4. Elhardt 3-2 .600
5. Mewhorter 6-4
6. Barren 8-6
totals: 50-22 .694

TOTINO-GRACE
1. Ascher 5-10 .333
2. Beacher 2-15 .118
3. Naumann 2-3 .400
4. Higgins/Neeb 2-6 .250
5. Dahly 4-8 .333
6. Sweet 7-8 .467
totals: 22-50 .306

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
Set 1 B B B B B
Set 2 B B B B B

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2
Blaine 15 16
Totino-Grace 0 0
Next up: Minnetonka vs St. Francis

St. Ben's Survies Augsburg

#5 posting 9.27.2008
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MIAC
St. Benedict beat Augsburg in five with an 8 point differential. Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) had 19.5 points for St. Ben's. Katie Christensen (Mankato West) and Julie Jenkins (Edina) each had 13.5 points for Augsburg.

UMAC
Martin Luther beat UM Morris in four. Carrie Fritzler had 11 points for ML. Briana Czer (MN Valley Lutheran) had 13 kills for UMM. From the New Ulm Journal.

Bethany Lutheran swept Presentation with a 28 point margin. Eva Voss (MN Valley Lutheran) had 11 kills for BL. Becky Smith had 9.5 points for Presentation. From the Mankato Free Press and the Aberdeen American News.

Northland swept Crown by a 30 point margin. Laura Fisher (Green Bay East) had 9 kills for Northland.

Northwestern, MN swept St. Scholastica with a 19 point margin. Kathryne Engel (West Lutheran) had 13.5 points for NW. Shawna Varichak (Hibbing) had 11 points for CSS.

TOURNAMENTS
CENTRAL IOWA
St. Olaf split on the day with a sweep over Buena Vista with an 18 point margin; followed by a five set loss to host Central by a margin of 5 points.
St. Olaf's Jessica Levin (Cedar Rapids Xavier) had 16.5 points vs BV and 20 vs Central.
Katie Vondrak (Sioux City Heelan) had 12.5 points for BV.
Ashley Ellingson had 17 points for Central.

UW Eau Claire lost to Hope and #5 Carthage.
Abby Freiborg (Renville County West) and Danielle Lucia (St. Cloud Apollo) each had 11 points vs Hope.
Stephanie Peterson (Duluth East) had 11 points vs Carthage.

UW PLATTEVILLE
Here is the home page of the UW Platteville Tournament. UW LaCrosse is undefeated. Liz Schlobohm (Bethlehem Academy) had 36 assists for UWLC. From the LaCrosse Tribune.

UW WHITEWATER
Whitewater won twice in their own tournament Friday. They opened with a sweep of Iowa Wesleyan, followed by a four set win over Augustana, IL.
Keri Klotzbuecher (Clintonville, WI) and Caitlin Hogan (New London, WI) each had 13.5 points vs IW. Klotzbuecher had 15 vs Augustana.

VITERBO
UW Stout swept Cardinal Stritch and then were swept by Viterbo. Maggie Meixl (Mankato West) had 20 points vs CS. Steph Nichols (Greendale, WI) had 9 points vs. Viterbo.

NAIA
Black Hills State beat Jamestown in four with a six point margin. Samantha Revering (Fergus Falls) had 9 points for Jamestown. From the Jamestown Sun.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rochester swept MN West with a margin of 16 points. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Next up: later today with out & abouts.

Favored Take Care of Business in Northern Sun

#4 posting 9.27.2008
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FRIDAY'S D2 RESULTS
NORTHERN SUN
#2 Concordia St. Paul swept UM Crookston with a margin of 33 points. Raina Hein (Minnetonka) had 13.5 points for CSP. Amber Meyer (Paxton, NE) had 8.5 points for UMC.

#8 SW MN State beat Northern State in four with a margin of 11 points. Laura Hegerle (Kasson-Mantorville) had 14 points for SW. Melanie Perez (La Merced Rio Piedras, PR) had 13 points for Northern.

#14 UM Duluth beat Upper Iowa in four with a 23 point margin. Sarah Wyffels (Marshall) had 17.5 points for UMD. Sara Vance (Tampa Sickles, FL) had 13 points for UIU.

MSU Mankato swept Mary with a margin of 18 points. Ashley Nachreiner (Round Rock, TX) had 18 points for Mankato. Amanda Hennessy (Williston, ND) had 9 points for Mary.

MSU Moorhead swept St. Cloud State with a margin of 23 points. Cathy Turner (New Prague) had 15.5 points for Moorhead. Kayla Tschida (Upsala) and Amy Gatz (Howard Lake-Waverly) each had 8 points for St. Cloud.

Winona State swept Bemidji State with a margin of 38 points. Jessi Peterson (Eden Prairie) had 12 points for WSU. Heather Sampson (Champlin Park) had 7 points for BSU.

OTHER
#17 Pittsburg State swept NW Missouri State by a margin of 25 points. Amber Ryan had 8.5 points for NW.

Next up: D3/CC reports

Houts Racks Up 22 in Creighton Win

#3 posting 9.27.2008
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MORE D1 ACTION
ACC
North Carolina swept Maryland with a 26 point margin. Brianna Eskola (Columbia Heights) had 15 digs for the Tar Heels.

Georgia Tech beat Virginia in four with a 9 point margin. Marlow Bruneau (Lakeville) had 23 assists and 3.5 points for the Cavaliers.

BIG EAST
St. John’s swept Cincinnati with a 17 point margin. Kelsey Brandl (Lakeville North) had 8 points for the Bearcats.

Marquette swept Rutgers with a 14 point margin. Leslie Bielski (Chaska) had 12.5 points and Tiara Russell (Osseo) had 5.5 points for Marquette.

PAC 10
Arizona swept Washington State with a 13 point margin. Emily Rooney (Red Wing) had 8 points for WS.

SEC
The debate wasn't the only thing happening on the Ole Miss campus yesterday. Mississippi beat South Carolina in four with a six point margin. Bridget Denson-Dorman (Hopkins) had 42 assists and 2 points for USC.

SOUTHERN
Furman beat Citadel in four. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 1 dig for Furman.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Creighton beat Missouri State in four with a margin of 15 points. Jessica Houts (Bloomington Kennedy) had 22 points and Allie Oelke (Chaska) had four points for the Bluejays. Laurel Sanford (Eastview) played but did not score.

Northern Iowa swept Illinois State. Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) had 10.5 points for UNI.

CUSA
Marshall beat Memphis in four with a 27 point margin. Megan Carlson (Andover) had 2 points for the Thundering Herd.

MOUNTAIN WEST
#13 Colorado State beat Wyoming in five with a margin of 18 points. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 15.5 points for the Rams.

MID AMERICAN
Ohio swept Akron with an 18 point margin. Amanda Andersen (Centennial) had 11.5 points for Ohio.

ATLANTIC 10
George Washington beat Duquesne in four with a 21 point margin. Abby Syverson (Minneapolis Southwest) had 8.5 points for GW.

BIG SKY
Weber State beat Idaho State in four with a 16 point margin. Brittney Bisaillon (Jackson County Central) had 15 points and Leah Burmeister (JCC) had 14.5 points for WS.

NON CON
San Francisco beat Penn in five with a 28 point margin. Penn led 2-0 before the Dons stormed back. Virginia Senf (Woodbury) had 2 points for Penn.

TOURNAMENTS
Maryland Eastern Shore swept St. Augustine's with a margin of 48 points in the first match of the Winston-Salem State tournament. UMES swept Savannah State with a margin of 43 points in the second match. Chanita Wesley (Benilde-St. Margaret's) had 1 dig vs SS.

Stony Brook won the first match in their own tournament with a sweep of Xavier with a 14 point margin. Alicia Nelson (Eastview) had 12 points for SB.

MATCHES TO COME
Denver is at North Texas today.

next up: d2 results

Iowa Stuns #18 Wisconsin

#2 posting 9.27.2008
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FRIDAY'S BIG 10 RESULTS
Iowa upset #18 Wisconsin in a sweep with a 23 point margin. Set three ended up 25-10. This broke a 13 year winning streak by the Badgers. Iowa now has as many wins as they had last season. Catherine Smale had 13 points for Iowa. Katherine Dykstra had 10.5 points for the Badgers.
Nikki Klingsporn (Tartan) had 18 assists for Wisconsin.
The Hawkeye's Kiley Fister does a Q&A.
The Badger's Caity Dupont is one of the Faces of the Big 10.

I reported on Minnesota's tight sweep of Northwestern last night. Tonight the Gophers face a Badger team that will be in a bad mood.

Michigan State beat Ohio State in four. The MSU margin was five points. Vanessa King had 19 points for MSU. Anna Szerszen had 19.5 points for the Buckeyes.
Susan Halverson (Apple Valley) had 8 digs for OSU.

Illinois beat Indiana in four. Indiana won the first set before Illinois swept the rest. The margin was zero points for the night. Laura DeBruhler had 22.5 points for the Illini. Erica Short had 30.5 points, 25 on kills, to lead all players for the Hoosiers.

#1 Penn State swept #19 Purdue with a margin of 27 points. Nicole Fawcett had 14.5 points for PSU. Stephanie Lynch had 9 points for the Boilermakers.

Next up: More D1 action

Eastview on a Roll

#1 posting 9.27.2008
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LAST NIGHT
AAA
#4 Eastview beat Lakeville South in four. It was Eastview's third win this week. The Lightning struck down Lakeville North and Chaska earlier.
On Thursday Eastview rallied from a 2-0 deficit on the road to win the match vs #2 Chaska. Karlee Lursen had 30 kills vs Chaska.
Against LN Lursen and Lauren Grant combined for 57 kills.
From the Chaska Herald.

A
#5 Southwest Christian of Chaska beat Lester Prairie in four.

LATE RESULTS
Windom beat Worthington 3-1 in an important Southwest Conference match on Thursday. Megan Ysker had 17 kills for the Eagles. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

In a battle of Southwests it was Christian over Star in four in Red Rock action. Plus 7 more results (including JCC's sweep of Pipestone) in the Worthington Daily Globe.

Little Falls topped Fergus Falls in four. Plus two other results from the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Eveleth-Gilbert defeated International Falls in four on Thursday. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

KBJR has video highlights of Hibbing's sweep of Duluth East on Thursday.

Morris won twice this week on the road. From the Morris Sun Tribune.

Wabasha-Kellogg swept Southland on Thursday. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Rosemount has been up and down this season. From the Rosemount Town Pages.

Next up: Big 10 action

Out & About: Minnesota/Northwestern

#6 posting 9.26.2008
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MINNESOTA gophers 3, NORTHWESTERN wildcats 0
(25-22, 25-23, 26-24)

The #12 Minnesota Gophers opened the Big 10 season with a tight sweep of Northwestern. The point spread was only seven points for the night.

The Gophers held the advantage throughout the first set. Both teams first ball side out defense was at top form. Minnesota had a FBSO% of .706; NW was at .688. The next two sets weren't nearly as strong. The Gophers got the early jump with a four point run with Lauren Gibbemeyer providing three of those points. NW took their first time out trailing 11-6. That seemed to focus the Wildcats. Shortly thereafter they had a 8-3 run to close to 16-14. The Gophers had two of their three service errors in that sequence. Also NW had three of their six blocks on the night in the sequence. The Gophers pushed out to 21-16 adding a point after the second NW time out. Again NW was resurgent with a 5-2 run forcing the Gophers to take a time out at 23-21. Ariel Baxterbeck served deep after the break. Two side outs later Minnesota had set one under their belts after a back row kill from Brook Dieter.

In set two Minnesota had the early advantage at 5-2, but NW surged out with a six point run to lead 10-6. The Wildcats had five kills in that sequence. The FBSO game that was strong in the first set for both teams disappeared. Minnesota dropped to .500 and NW only at .308. NW held the lead at 16-14 when Minnesota put together three points to claim their first lead since 6-4 with a Gibbemeyer kill. NW responded with three straight and reclaimed the lead and added to it to 21-18. The Gophers finished with a 7-2 run starting with a three point run to tie it at 21. Minnesota took a 23-22 lead after a kill by Pamela Luiz. Luiz added a block to put the Gophers on the verge. A Roehrig hitting error gave the ball back, but Kelly Schmidt finished the second set with a quick kill.

Set three, after an initial NW lead of 6-3 turned Minnesota's way with a 9-2 run forcing a NW time out at 12-8. NW tied it right up with four unanswered points, all on Minnesota errors. The next phase went to a side out game with six straight exchanges. Minnesota had their biggest run with six points to take what looked like a commanding 21-16 lead. Wrong. NW stormed back with a 7-1 run with Brittani Gray providing four points for the Wildcats. With NW leading 23-22 the Gophers forced a hitting error to tie it up. Roehrig knocked down a kill to put the home team on the verge, but the next point went to NW on a Roehrig hitting error. Luiz had the key side out kill and then Dieter finished the night with a kill.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills---totals////errors +/-
MINNESOTA
1. Hailey Cowles, DS, 0-0-1----1/////3 -2
1fr: Kyla Roehrig, OH 0-0/2-7----8////7 1
2. Christine Tan, L 1-0-0----1/////1 0
2fr Kelly Schmidt, MH 0-0/4-4----6////2 4
3. Jessica Granquist, DS 0-0-0----0//// 0
3fr Pamela Luiz, RH 0-2/3-9----12.5////1 11.5
4. Brook Dieter, OH 2-0/2-15----18/////7 11.0
5. Lauren Gibbemeyer, MH 2-1/5-14---19.5////6 13.5
6. Rachel Hartmann, S 0-0/2-2----3////2 1
Totals: 5-3/18-52----69 points, 7 points on NW errors

NORTHWESTERN
In set one NW started with Alexandra Ayers. In set two: Chelsy Hyser; In set three: Baxterbeck/Gray.
Here is the order for set 1
1. Alexandra Ayers, OH 0-0-7----7////3 4
2. Chelsy Hyser, MH 1-1-10----12////2 10
3. Elyse Glab, S 0-0/2-1---2/////1 1
4. Brittani Gray, OH 0-0/1-7----7.5////6 1.5
4. Ariel Baxterbeck, OH/DS 0-0-0----0////1 -1
4. Kelly Keporos, OH 0-0-0----0////2 -2
5. Kate Nobilio, L 0-0-0----0////1 -1
5fr: Sabel Moffett, MH 0-2/3-10----13.5////1 12.5
6. Madlyn Shalter, S 1-0-1---2////2 0
6fr: Naomi Johnson, RH 0-0-6---6/////1 5
Totals: 2-3/6-42----50 points, 19 points on Minnesota errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Pamela Luiz

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Minnesota 23/41-.561; 76; .908; .275
Northwestern 20/41-.488; 69; .725; .092
Runs 3+: Minnesota 10, NW 6
Longest string: Minnesota 6, NW 6
Missed Serves: Minnesota 3, NW 2
Time Out %: NW 4/5-.800; Minnesota 2/3--.667

ROTATIONS
MINNESOTA
1. Cowles 12-7 .632
2. Tan 14-9 .609
3. Granquist/Luz 9-15 .375
4. Dieter 16-16 .500
5. Gibbemeyer 12-12 .500
6. Hartmann 13-10 .565
totals: 76-69 .524

NORTHWESTERN
1. Ayers 10-16 .385
2. Hyser 12-14 .462
3. Glab 12-13 .480
4. Gray/Baxterbeck 10-10 .500
5. Nobillio 11-7 .611
6. Shalter 14-16 .467
Totals: 69-76 .476

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

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3
Minnesota 7 3 5
Northwestern 0 4 3

Next up: tomorrow

Late Thursday Results

#5 posting 9.26.2008
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LATE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
Bemidji beat Grand Rapids in four. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

Rocori swept Brainerd with a margin of 30 points. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Brigetta Berg of Wadena-Deer Creek had a 20/20 game (23 kills, 22 digs) in a sweep (37 point margin) over Pine River-Backus. Plus seven more results from the Brainerd Dispatch.

Breckenridge swept Lake Park-Audubon with a margin of 28 points. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Chisholm beat Bigfork in a tough four game match last night. Bigfork won the first game 25-22, then lost 26-28, 21-25 and 18-25.
Adrianna Ivanovic, one of the Bigfork middle hitters, didn't play the third and fourth games as she was sent to the emergency room with a possible broken thumb. A middle hitter with very little varsity time filled that spot and the girls adjusted well but couldn't finish it off. Ivanovic ended up with a bad sprain.

STANDINGS
Here are the latest standings in Southeast Minnesota. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

MILESTONE
Cathy Rennie of Pine Island went over the 1000 assist mark with 21 in a sweep over Zumbrota-Mazeppa. Form the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Setting the Table for D1 Action This Weekend

#4 posting 9.26.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
The #12 Gophers host Northwestern tonight and #18 Wisconsin on Saturday.

Wisconsin "Bring On the Big 10"

MORE D1
ACC: Still riding high after knocking off the Gophers, North Carolina hosts Maryland and Boston College this weekend. Virginia hosts Georgia Tech and Clemson.

BIG EAST: Cincinnati travels to St. John's and UConn. Marquette is at Rutgers.

BIG 12: Iowa State faces #2 Nebraska at home on Saturday.

SEC: South Carolina hits the road for matches against Mississippi and Arkansas.

SOUTHERN: Furman takes on the Citadel. Davidson plays Samford and Chattanooga.

Next up: later in the day

Litchfield Sweeps SW Christian Chaska

#3 posting 9.26.2008
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CLASS A RESULTS
#2 Windom played Worthington. Result unknown right now.

#3 Minneota beat Canby in four. Ashlynn Muhl had 14 kills for Minneota. Plus seven more results from the Marshall Independent.

#4 Wabasha-Kellogg swept Southland. Katie Speedling had 17 kills for WK. Plus six more results from the Winona Daily News.

Litchfield swept #5 Southwest Christian with a margin of 25 points. Megan Lambertson had 25 points for Litchfield. From the West Central Tribune.

#6 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa swept Pierz to take sole possession of first place in the Central Minnesota conference. Heidi Lensing had 15 points for BBE. Plus 19 other results from the St. Cloud Times.

#7 Mabel-Canton swept LeRoy-Ostrander with a margin of 21 points. Kate Horihan had 14 kills for MC. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

#8 Ada-Borup swept Bagley with a margin of 46 points.

#10 Onamia swept Rush City with a margin of 34 points.

Lyle-Pacelli swept Hope Lutheran for the first conference win of the year. From the Austin Post-Bulletin.

St. Clair swept Alden-Conger. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

MN Valley Lutheran beat New Ulm Cathedral in four. Amanda Burk had 15 kills for MVL. From the New Ulm Journal.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's swept GFW. Crissi Schewe had 24 points for SESM. Plus five more results from the New Ulm Journal.

KMS won their seventh straight with a sweep of Central Christian. Plus three more results from the West Central Tribune.

next up: college reports

AA Favorites Win

#2 posting 9.26.2008
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AA
#1 Marshall swept Redwood Valley with a margin of 49 points. From the Marshall Independent.
The Tigers are also featured on KELO tv

#1 St. Cloud Cathedral swept Mora with a margin of 34 points. From the St. Cloud Times.

#1 Jordan swept Norwood-Young America with a margin of 36 points.

#4 Hibbing swept Duluth East with a 27 point margin.

#5 Stewartville swept Goodhue with a 34 point margin in the Hiawatha Valley. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

#6 Delano swept Watertown-Mayer with a 16 point margin.

#7 Belle Plaine outlasted Mayer Lutheran in five.

#7 Jackson County Central played Pipestone

#9 LeSueur-Henderson beat Montgomery-Lonsdale in four.

#10 Caledonia beat Chatfield in four. Emily Miller had 16 kills for Chatfield. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

In the Hiawatha Valley: Byron swept Rochester Lourdes. Brittlyn Olson had 15 points for Byron. Hayfield beat LaCrescent in four. Kiley Severson had 17 points for the Vikings. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.
Cannon Falls beat Lake City in four. Nicole Anderson had 16 points for the Bombers. Plus five more results from the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

In the Three Rivers: Kingsland topped Dover-Eyota in five. Liz Bain had 13 kills for Kingsland. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

NRHEG won their 7th straight with a sweep of Medford. From the Owatonna People's Press.

United South Central swept Mankato Loyola in Valley action. Shannon Koester had 16 kills for USC. From the Mankato Free Press.

Benson stopped Montevideo in five. Jenny Bouta had 26 points for the Braves. Plus three other results in the West Central Tribune.

New London-Spicer swept Foley with a 34 point margin. Plus three other results from the West Central Tribune.

Next up: A results

Two Top 10 AAA Teams Upset

#1 posting 9.26.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
Two ranked teams fell last night--both were Lake conference teams, and both were hosts last night.

AAA
#1 Shakopee beat Red Wing in a sweep. Ashley Wittman had 27 points for the Sabers.

#4 Eastview handed #2 Chaska their second loss of the year in a fiver at Chaska.

#5 Lakeville North beat Bloomington Jefferson

Apple Valley upset #6 Eden Prairie at EP in four.

#7 Waconia swept Annandale.

#8 Woodbury bumped off Suburban East foe Stillwater in four.

#10 Alexandria swept Sauk Rapids with a 31 point margin in Central Lakes action.

Rochester JM beat Austin in four in Big 9 action. Rebekah Aase had 17 kills for the Packers. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and Austin Post Bulletin.

Faribault swept Albert Lea. From the Faribault Daily News.

In the battle of Mankato it was East over West in four. Mariah Verkinderen had 22 points for the Cougars. From the Mankato Free Press.

Willmar beat Sartell in five in Central Lakes action. Kelsey Evans had 16 points for the Cardinals. From the West Central Tribune.

Next up: AA Results

Tigers Roar

#4 posting 9.25.2008
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SOUTH TOPS HENRY
On Minneapolis South's parent night the Tigers beat Henry in four. In the three South wins they held Henry to 10, 12, and 12. Henry managed to win the third contest 25-17 when they subbed many regulars. Henry "earned" only two points in set two.

ALSO TONIGHT
Rochester Mayo swept Winona by 28 in Big 9 action. Brittany Looker had 19 kills for Mayo.

TOURNAMENTS
Rochester Century will host an 8 team tournament this weekend. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LATE TUESDAY
Alexandria is still perfect in the Central Lakes after a sweep of Rocori on Tuesday. Ari Carlson had 10 kills for the Cardinals. From the Echo Press.

LAST WEEK
Hastings lost twice in the Suburban East last week. From the Hastings Star Gazette.

Farmington won twice last week. From the Farmington Independent.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Central Lakes swept Rainy River on Wednesday. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Jamestown JV beat NDSCS in five. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Next up: tomorrow morning

A Few More Items; Chaska #16, Schewe Athlete of the Week

#3 posting 9.25.2008
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LATE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
Stillwater went 2-0 last week with wins over Cretin-Derham Hall and Mounds View. From the Lake Elmo Leader.

Virginia swept International Falls on Tuesday with a 23 point margin. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Willmar swept Brainerd with a 36 point margin. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Aitkin swept Pine City with a 30 point margin plus five other results from the Brainerd Dispatch.

Breckenridge swept Barnesville with a 20 point margin on Tuesday. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Fertile-Beltrami beat Crookston in four. From the Crookston Times.

Q&A
Natalie Yeazle of Spring Lake Park does a Q&A with the StarTribune.

STATS AND STANDINGS
The Duluth News Tribune has Stats, Standings, and Area Rankings large and small school. (scroll past football and other sports in each situation.)

MAX PREP RANKINGS
Chaska was #16 nationally in the MaxPrep poll. Here is the Minnesota all class rankings by MaxPreps. MaxPreps ranks teams 1-404.

Crissi Schewe of Sleepy Eye St. Mary's was named the AVCA/MaxPrep athlete of the Week in Minnesota.

Next up: later today

Michigan Sweeps Ohio State to Open Big 10 Season

#2 posting 9.25.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
#21 Michigan swept Ohio State to open the Big 10 season. There were 10 points separating the teams. Beth Karpiak had 13 points for Michigan. Anna Szerszen had 15.5 points for OSU.
Susan Halverson (Apple Valley) had 8 digs for the Buckeyes.

#20 Illinois is at Indiana and Penn State this weekend.

Indiana hosts Illinois and Purdue this weekend.

#19 Purdue is at Indiana and Penn State.

#1 Penn State hosts Illinois and Purdue.

Iowa hosts #18 Wisconsin and Northwestern.

MORE D1
BIG 12
#3 Texas swept Iowa State. The difference was 10 points. Diane Kieger (Mounds View) had 9 points for ISU.

SOUTHERN
Georgia Southern beat Davidson in a sweep--the difference being 16 points. Brittany Narr (Minnehaha) played and did not score for Davidson.

NON CON
North Dakota swept Presentation. Britta Hanson (Thompson, ND) had 13.5 points for UND. Heidi Meier (Marshall) had 9 points for Presentation.

GAME PREVIEWS
Creighton hosts Missouri State and Wichita State this weekend in Missouri Valley action.

Marshall opens CUSA action with Memphis and UAB this weekend.

Texas Christian faces UNLV and San Diego State in Mountain West action.

Ohio takes on Akron and Buffalo in the Mid American Conference this weekend.

D3
Carleton swept Augsburg--the margin 22 points. Kelly Lovett (Portland OR Lincoln) had 12.5 points for Carleton. Julie Jenkins (Edina) had 11.5 points for Augsburg.

Hamline swept Bethel--the margin 23 points. Emily Amici (Whitewater, WI) had 15 points for the Pipers. Chelsea Falck (Abundant Life, WI) had 7 points for the Royals.

St. Benedict swept St. Catherine. Neither site had a box score available

St. Mary's swept Macalester--9 point margin. Amy Kujak (River Falls, WI) had 16 points for St. Mary's. Majra Mucic (St. Louis Park) had 14 points for Mac.

St. Olaf beat Gustavus in five. Jessica Levin (Cedar Rapids Xavier) had 23 points and Kim Smisek (Northfield) added 21.5 for St. O. Meghan Gehring had 18 points for Gustavus.

#7 St. Thomas swept #14 Concordia Moorhead. Kylee Crotty (North St. Paul) had 19 points for St. Thomas. Katie Vohnoutka (Eden Prairie) had 7.5 points for CM.

UMAC
Martin Luther swept North Central. Neither site is up to date. At least the New Ulm Journal has the correct information. Carrie Fritzler had 7 kills for ML.

WIAC
#9 Oshkosh went five to beat #11 Whitewater. Megan Fischer (Manitowoc, WI) had 19.5 points for Oshkosh. Keri Klotzbuecher (Clintonville, WI) had 15 points for Whitewater.

LaCrosse swept Stevens Point---27 point margin. Amber Schoonover (Tomah, WI) had 15.5 points for LaCrosse. Jennifer Rueter (Burlington, WI) had 10 points for SP.

Superior beat Finlandia in four. no other real information was available.

NUMBERS
D3
Jessica Levin, St. Olaf 23 vs Gustavus 3-2
Kim Smisek, St. Olaf 21 vs Gustavus 3-2

next up: more news later

Joki Featured, CC Results

#1 posting 9.25.2008
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Anoka Ramsey beat Riverland in four. Brooke Monson (Austin) had 10 kills for Riverland. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Ridgewater beat MN West in four. Leah Miller had 19 points for Ridgewater. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

LATE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
Wadena-Deer Creek won three times last week. From the Wadena Pioneer Journal.

One of WDC's victims last week was New York Mills. Plus the rest of NYM's week from the Perham Enterprise.

Perham beat DGF to get to the top of the Heart O'Lakes. From the Perham Enterprise.

JWP swept Cleveland on Tuesday. From the Waseca County News.

Thief River Falls swept Park Rapids on Tuesday. From the Park Rapids Enterprise.

Lake of the Woods swept Littlefork-Big Falls on Tuesday. From the International Falls Journal.

FEATURE
Brynn Joki of Grand Rapids is featured in the Duluth News Tribune.

AWARDS
Bemidji State's Nicole Olson has been named Beaver Pride Athlete of the week. From the Bemdiji Pioneer.

Jordan Spanetka of Owatonna is the KAAL Athlete of the Week.

Next up: More to come

#2 Concordia St. Paul Stomps #8 SW MN State

#2 posting 9.24.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Northwestern travels to Minnesota and Iowa this weekend.

Ohio State hosts #21 Michigan tonight.

D1 RESULTS
NON CONFERENCE
Cincinnati won their 5th straight with a sweep of IUPUI. Kelsey Brandl (Lakeville North) had 12 for the Bearcats.

St. John's beat Stony Brook in three. Alicia Nelson (Eastview) had 7.5 points for SB.

Northern Iowa won their 5th straight with a sweep of South Dakota State. UNI's Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) led both teams with 21.5 points. Mackenzie Angner (Cincinnati St. Ursula) had 18.5 points for SDSU. Mary Sanderfoot (Rochester Century) had 0.5 points for the Jackrabbits.

Utah Valley beat Weber State in five. Brittney Bisaillon and Leah Burmeister (both Jackson County Central) had 14.5 and 13.5 points for the Wildcats.

South Dakota beat Northwestern, IA in a five. Kristin Kritenbrink (Gretna, Nebraska) had 30.5 points for USD.

ACC
Virginia Tech beat Virginia in a sweep. Marlow Bruneau (Lakeville) had 10 assists for the Cavaliers.

MORE D1 NEWS
Colorado State assistant coach Jesse Mahoney has been promoted to Associate Head Coach.

#13 Colorado State faces Wyoming.

Iowa State is at #3 Texas tonight.

Davidson hosts Georgia Southern tonight.

D1 AWARDS
North Dakota's Britta Hanson (Thompson, ND) was named Great West Offensive player of the week.

D2
NORTHERN SUN RESULTS
#2 Concordia St. Paul "stomped" #8 SW MN State. Emily Palkert (SW Christian Chaska) had 19.0 points for CSP. Laura Hegerle (Kasson-Mantorville) had 10 points for SW.

#14 UM Duluth swept Mary. Sarah Wyffels (Marshall) had 19 points for UMD. Amanda Hennessy (Williston, ND) had 11 points for Mary.

Bemidji State beat Northern State in four. Nicole Olson (Lake of the Woods) had 16.5 points for BSU. Kayla Ysteboe (Grand Forks Red River) had 23.5 points for NSU.

MSU Mankato beat St. Cloud State in four. Amanda Beekman (Marshall) had 24 points for Mankato. Brittney Stamer (Hutchinson) had 51 assists for Mankato. Kristin Stott (Radisson, Saskatchewan) had 11 points for SCSU.

D2 POLLS
#2 Concordia St. Paul, and #8 SW MN State remained unchanged in the latest polls. UM Duluth dropped two spots to #14. Augustana moved up two to #18.

D3
IIAC
Buena Vista swept Dubuque. Sam Narveson (Chatfield) had 9.5 points for BV.

POLLS
St. Thomas is #7 in the latest D3 poll.

NUMBERS
D1
5 sets
Kristin Kritenbrink, South Dakota 30.5 vs Northwestern IA 3-2.
3 sets
Amy Sampson, Northern Iowa 21.5 vs South Dakota State 3-0

D2
4 sets
Amanda Beekman, MSU Mankato 24 vs St. Cloud State 3-1
Kayla Ysteboe, Northern State 23.5 vs Bemidji State 1-3

Next up: Later today.

Eastview Slips Lakeville North

#1 posting 9.24.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
AAA
#1 Shakopee swept Minnetonka

#3 St. Michael-Albertville picked up their second win this week with a 3-1 victory over Blaine.

#4 Eastview outlasted #5 Lakeville North in five in Lake action. LN led 14-11 in game five before Eastview rallied for a 17-15 victory.

#6 Eden Prairie swept Bloomington Kennedy in Lake action.

#7 Waconia swept Glencoe-Silver Lake in Wright County action.

#8 Woodbury swept White Bear Lake in Suburban East action.

#9 Owatonna beat Albert Lea in four in the Big 9. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

#10 Alexandria swept Rocori in Central Lakes action. It is the second recap of the 15 recaps in the St. Cloud Times.

Austin beat Rochester Century in four in Big 9 action. Kathryn Kuecker had 11 kills for Century. From the Austin Post Bulletin and Rochester Post Bulletin.

Faribault beat Winona in four. Shannon Byers had 23 kills for the Falcons. From the Faribault Daily News and Winona Daily News.

Mankato East beat Rochester JM in five. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

There is video of Duluth Central's win over Denfeld. From KBJR television.

Bemidji swept Grand Forks Red River. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

AA
#1 St. Cloud Cathedral swept Albany. Anna Zyvolski had 22 points for the Crusaders. It is the 5th racap in the St. Cloud Times.

#1 Marshall swept Mayer Lutheran. Rachel Westby had 16 points for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

#1 Jordan beat #7 Belle Plaine in four Minnesota River action.

#4 Hibbing swept Deer River. It is the 3rd recap in the Duluth News Tribune.

#5 Stewartville swept Lake City in Hiawatha Valley action. Lindsey Block had 8 kills for Stewartville. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

#10 Caledonia swept Plainview-Elgin-Millville in Three Rivers Action. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Pine Island beat Triton in five. From the Rochester Post Bulletin. Whitney Canton had 21 kills for PI.

Kasson-Mantorville beat Hayfield in three. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

BOLD beat Redwood Valley in five. Plus one other result from the West Central Tribune.

Benson upended Yellow Medicine East. Kayla Hampton had 15 kills for Benson. Plus three other results from the West Central Tribune.

Montevideo swept Paynesville. From the West Central Tribune.

New London-Spicer beat Milaca in four. NLS had 12 blocks on the night. Plus one other result from the West Central Tribune.

Esko took over first place in the Polar League with a five set win over Barnum. Jamie Rust had 23 kills for the Eskomos. Katrina Newman had 19 kills for Barnum. From the Duluth News Tribune.

A
#1 Bethlehem Academy played #5 Southwest Christian of Chaska. Stephanie Meschke had 13 kills for BA. From the Faribault Daily News.

#3 Minneota swept Dawson-Boyd in Camden action. Ashlynn Muhl had 8 kills for the Vikings. It is the 7th recap of 9 in the Marshall Independent.

#4 Wabasha-Kellogg beat Kingsland in four in Three River action. Kate Speedling had 22 kills for WK. Plus five other results from the Winona Daily News.

#7 Mabel-Canton swept Grand Meadow in Southeast action.

#9 Martin County West swept LeCenter in Valley action.

#10 Onamia played East Central

Goodhue beat Byron in four. Plus six other results from the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Glenville-Emmons picked up their second straight win with a sweep over Hope Lutheran. Kalli VanRyswyk had 15 kills for GE. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Alden-Conger swept LCWM. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Southland beat Rushford-Peterson in four. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Kenyon-Wanamingo swept LaCrescent. Whitney Ryan had 15 kills for KW. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Southwest Star beat Adrian in three in Red Rock action. Westbrook-Walnut Grove beat Edgerton in four also in Red Rock action plus four more results from the Worthington Daily Globe. Audra Schmidt had 15 kills for WWG.

Osakis beat Browerville in four. From the Echo Press.

Fargo Oak Grove beat Moorhead Park Christian in four sets. From the Fargo Forum.

LATE RESULTS
Parkers Prairie was still undefeated last week after a victory over Henning. Sari Noga had 19 kills. From the Echo Press.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Nikki Meinz, Sauk Rapids 24 kills vs St. Cloud Tech 3-2.
Shannon Byers, Faribault 23 kills vs Winona 3-1
Kate Speedling, Wabasha-Kellogg 22 kills vs Kingsland 3-1
Shelby Storsveen, St. Charles 20 kills vs Chatfield 2-3

next up: College reports

Henry Aces North

#3 posting 9.23.2008
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PATRIOTS COMES UP ACES
Henry took a measure of revenge on their rivals from North with a sweep tonight. Earlier in the year the Polars beat the Patriots in five. Tonight Henry won 9-10-21. In the third game Henry used 12 different players. For the night Henry had 22 aces.

LATE MONDAY REPORTS
Pierz swept Pequot Lakes. Plus one other result from the Brainerd Dispatch.

LAST WEEK REPORTS
#6A Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa won twice last week over New London-Spicer and Maple Lake. Sauk Centre swept Melrose last Thursday. From the Sauk Centre Herald.

Grand Meadow is balanced. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Alexandria was 2-2 in the Apple Valley Tournament. Earlier last week the Cardinals swept Fergus Falls. From the Echo Press.

Next up: tomorrow morning

Minnesota Falls to #12, Kremer 2000

#2 posting 9.23.2008
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D1
POLL
Minnesota fell to #12 in the latest D1 poll. Colorado State is one behind. Wisconsin is #18.

BIG 10
Michigan and Penn State remain the two undefeated teams in the Big 10.

The Gopher's Christine Tan was named the Big 10's Defensive Player of the Week.

Undefeated Michigan opens Big 10 play on Wednesday at Ohio State.

Michigan State hosts Ohio State and Michigan this weekend.

Illinois' Kayani Turner blogs.

MORE D1
Cincinnati hosts IUPUI tonight.

Denver plays Northern Colorado on Wednesday.

North Dakota travels to Presentation on Wednesday.

North Dakota State hosts South Dakota State on Saturday.

Northern Iowa hosts South Dakota State tonight and travels to Illinois State and Indiana State later in the week.

Washington State travels to Arizona and Arizona State.

D2
It is a battle of heavyweights tonight in Marshall with #2 Concordia St. Paul vs #8 SW MN State. From the Marshall Independent.

LATE: KBJR has video highlights of UMD sweep of MSU Moorhead.

AWARDS
Augustana's Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville); Northern State's Stephanie Nygaard (Milbank, SD) and SW MN State's Sara Graf (Mount Pleasant, IA) are the offensive, defensive and setter of the week in the Northern Sun.

D3
AWARDS/MILESTONES
St. Thomas' Katie Kremer (Rocori) passed 2000 digs in her career last week and was named MIAC Defensive player of the week. St. Benedict's Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) was hitter of the week and St. Benedict's Beth Hanson (Bethlehem Academy) was setter of the week in the MIAC.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Riverland swept Western Wisconsin Tech. Ashley Lau had 14 kills for Riverland. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

CONTRACTS
Mizuno's contract with USA Volleyball has been renewed until 2012.

HIGH SCHOOL HONORS
Ashley Wittman of Shakopee is the KARE 11 athlete of the week.

Next up: later today.

Favorites Win Monday

#1 posting 9.23.2008
your daily dose of girls volleyball news & information

HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
AAA
#3 St. Michael-Albertville swept #6AA Delano as I reported on in last night's out & about.

West Fargo topped Moorhead in four. From the Fargo Forum.

AA
#7 Jackson County Central swept Fairmont. Brooke Burmeister had 14 kills for JCC. Plus one more result from the Fairmont Sentinel.

St. Charles swept Winona Cotter. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and Winona Daily News.

Cannon Falls beat Red Wing in four. Nicole Anderson had 25 points for the Bombers. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and Red Wing Republican Eagle.

United South Central swept Alden-Conger. Sabrina Bushlack had 17 kills for USC. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Pierz swept Pequot Lakes. Sammi Lucking had 11 kills for the Pioneers. Plus four other results in the St. Cloud Times (scroll).

East Grand Forks beat Thief River Falls in four. Kate Warmack and Brooke Vonasek each had 19 kills for EGF. From the Grand Forks Herald.

A
#2 Windom swept Blue Earth. Plus one other result from the Worthington Daily Globe.

#6 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa beat Osakis in four. Emily Roelike had 12 kills for BBE. Plus three other results in the West Central Tribune.

#8 Ada-Borup swept Ulen-Hitterdal

Murray County Central swept Pipestone. MH Emily Bose had 20 points for MCC. From the Worthington Daily Globe and the Marshall Independent.

Glenville-Emmons swept Rochester Home School. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Renville County West swept Redwood Valley

LATE RESULTS
Osakis is unbeaten in the Prairie conference after a sweep of Browerville. From the Osakis Review.

Pequot Lakes is 3-10 losing to Park Rapids and Pine River-Backus last week. From the Northland Press.

Waseca beat St. Peter in four last on Thursday. Allyson Ruedy had 9 kills for the Bluejays. From the Waseca County News.

White Bear Lake beat Mounds View last Tuesday. From the Press Publications.

Next up: College Reports

Out & About: St. Michael-Albertville/Delano

#3 posting 9.22.2008
your daily dose of girls volleyball news & information

ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE knights 3
DELANO tigers 0
(25-15, 25-18, 25-18)

#3 AAA St. Michael-Albertville swept #6 AA Delano in a non conference match Monday night. This was the first loss on the year for the Tigers. This was also the first night back for Delano's Molly Kreklow who had been out with mono. Kreklow was used exclusively as a setter tonight to ease back in the routine of games. She will be hitting when she is back to full speed. STMA had stronger ball control today than when I first saw them vs Andover. Every week a different position dominates the action. The right side for both teams filled that roll tonight. The Katherine/Catherine Connection is a D1 combo for STMA. The Koenecke/Kreklow Connection is another strong combo, but the 2009s were in control tonight. Katherine Harms had 17 points on the night for the Knights.

Delano missed their first three serves to start the contest helping STMA to get a 5-2 lead. STMA used a solid first ball side out game with 11/13 FBSO in set one (.846). Four of those FBSO were gift wrapped on missed serves. Both teams settled down and traded 8 straight side outs. Delano closed to 15-11. STMA scored six straight, five on Brittani Wiese's serve. Wiese had two aces in the burst and STMA had a 21-11 lead. Delano took their only time out at 18-11, but the Knights added three more points to their totals after the break.

Delano had a slight advantage early in set two. The Tigers had three runs of three to push out to a 10-8 lead. Kayla Koenecke had three straight kills to reach get that lead. STMA took the lead for good at 17-15. The Knights finished with a 15-5 run. The Knights had six straight FBSO to close set two. Delano closed to 20-18 when a missed serve gave the ball back to the home team. They never gave it back. Delano took a time out, but Catherine Yager had two straight kills forcing another Tiger time out. STMA added two more points after that for their second set victory.

In a repeat of the second set Delano again grabbed the early lead. Their biggest lead of the night came at 7-3. STMA contributed to that margin with two missed serves. The last Tiger lead came at 11-8 when the Knights tore off a 12-2 run. Lindsay Berning had three straight aces to put the Knights in the lead for good. Delano took their first time out at 17-13, but the Tigers never stopped the Knights after the breaks. Delano did have one more push to close to 21-17. Maria Berning had two straight kills for the beginning of the end of the night. The night ended with Harms' 15th kill of the match.

You can see the entire STMA/Delano photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, (year) position, aces-blocks-kills---total points
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
1. Catherine Yager (2009) S 1-1-6---8
2. Linday Berning (2009) DS 4-0-0---4
2fr: Marina Berning (2009) OH 0-0-7---7
3. Samantha Dick (2009) DS 0-0-0----0
3fr: Carly Rothstein (2010) MH 0-0-1---1
4. Katherine Harms (2009) RH 1-1-15---17
5. Brittani Wiese (2009) OH 4-0-9----13
6. Allie Knutsen (2009) L 0-0-0---0
6fr: Marie O'Neil (2009) MH 0-2-1---3
totals: 10-4-39----53 points, 22 points on Delano errors

DELANO
1. Kayla Kalleberg (2010) OH 0-0-1---1
2. Sarah Bingea (2009) MH 1-0-4---5
2br: #17 L
3. Molly Kreklow (2010) S 0-1-4----5
4. Olivia Garrett (2011) OH 1-0-2----3
5. Kayla Kassulker (2009) MH 0-0-1----1
6. Kayla Koenecke (2010) RH 1-0-14----15
6br: #17 L
totals: 3-1-26----30, 21 points on STMA errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Katherine Harms

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
St. Michael-Albertville 25/36-.694; 75; .707; .412
Delano 19/36-.528; 51; .588; .293
Runs 3+: STMA 10, Delano 6
Longest string: STMA 6, Delano 3
Missed Serves: STMA 10, Delano 9
Time Out %: Delano 0/4-.000; STMA did not take a time out

ROTATIONS
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
1. Yager 12-7 .632
2. L Berning 11-8 .579
3. Dick 11-10 .523
4. Harms 15-13 .536
5. Wiese 15-7 .682
6. Knutsen 11-6 .647
totals: 75-51 .595

DELANO
1. Kalleberg 8-12 .400
2. Bingea 8-11 .421
3. Kreklow 10-15 .400
4. Garrett 13-15 .464
5. Kassulker 6-12 .333
6. Koenecke 6-10 .375
totals 51-75 .405

RACE TO:
set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 S S S S S
set 2 S D S S S
set 3 D D S S S

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3
STMA 10 7 7
Delano 0 3 4

Next up: tomorrow