Concordia St. Paul Undefeated

#1 posting 8.27.2006
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DI NEWS & RESULTS
North Dakota State lost their first two games at the Jackrabbitt Kickoff in Brookings. NDSU picked up their first win of the year against Gonzaga in five. They were beat by Weber State in their other Saturday game. At the conclusion of the tournament Christy Stuewe was named to the all tournament team. Stuewe played her HS ball at Mayer Lutheran.

GOPHERS BEAT ALUMNAE
The Minnesota Gophers swept past their ex-mates 3-0. Kyla Roehrig had 12 kills for the current crop of Gophers.

VOLLEYBALL DESERVES MORE
Here is an article by Rob Schultz in the Capital Times in Madison Wisconsin about how volleyball is the Rodney Dangerfield of sports. Wisconsin lost their opener to Texas 3-0. It took 5 games, but Wisconsin beat Ohio in the consolation finals.

D2 NEWS & RESULTS
CONCORDIA ST. PAUL UNDEFEATED
CSPU won the Nova Southeastern tournament with an unblemished 4-0 record. They opened with a sweep of Truman State. They then swept Barry. Concordia then won two more on Saturday with another sweep, this time Fort Hays State, and they a 3-2 win over Florida Gulf Coast.

SW MN State swept Texas Women's University in three, but then were swept by the hosts Florida Southern. More from the SWMN press releases.

MSU Moorhead's Tammy Blake-Kath picked up career win 200 in a 3-0 win over Southwest Baptist in the Missouri Southern tournament. MSU Moorhead finished 3-1 in the event. Their only loss was to NW Missouri State 3-1.

MN State Mankato finished 3-1 in the Nova Southeastern Tournament. They won twice on Friday, but lost to Central Oklahoma on Saturday in four before coming back to beat the hosts in a five match marathon 3-2. Here is more details from the MSU Mankato Press relase.

St. Cloud State split two games on Saturday in the Northern Michigan Tournament. They beat Lake Superior State 3-0, but then lost to Abilene Christian after leading 2-0.

Bemidji State went 1-3 down in West Texas A&M. They lost to the hosts in 3 on Saturday. They beat New Mexico Highlands 3-0 to finish the tournament.

North Dakota went 1-3 also at the Nebraska Kearney tournament. They opened with a 3-0 loss to Rockhurst. They also were swept by the hosts. The brooms were out once again as they lost to Wayne State, Nebraska in the first game Saturday. They finished the tournament with a sweep of their own over Iowa Wesleyan.

JUCO NEWS & RESULTS
Central Lakes went all the way to Illinois to beat Ridgewater 3-0 in the first round of the DuPage Tournament. Last year Ridgewater beat Central Lakes in the state semifinals. Here is more from the Brainerd Dispatch
Ridgewater won their second game against Illinois Valley to give new coach Joe Sussenguth his first win at the helm for Ridgewater. More from the West Central Tribune.

FIVE GAMES
KILLS
D1
Sheila Parrish, North Dakota State 24 vs Gonzaga 3-2
Lindsay Rogers, North Dakota State 17 vs Gonzaga 3-2
Christy Stuewe, North Dakota State 12 vs Gonzaga 3-2
Chloe Quirk, North Dakota State 10 vs Gonzaga 3-2
D2
Cassie Wolpern, MSU Mankato 24 vs Nova Southeastern 3-2
Kyro, Concordia SP 22 vs Florida Gulf Coast 3-2
Jessica Lucia, Concordia SP 21 vs Florida Gulf Coast 3-2
Monica McNamara, Concordia SP 17 vs Florida Gulf Coast 3-2
Lindsay Gothe, St. Cloud State 17 vs Abilene Christian 2-3
Kristi Pangrac, St. Cloud State 17 vs Abilene Christian 2-3
Deanna Pieper, St. Cloud State 16 vs Abilene Christian 2-3
DIGS
D1
Kari Fagnan, North Dakota State 25 vs Gonzaga 3-2
Sheila Parrish, North Dakota State 16 vs Gonzaga 3-2
Chloe Quirk, North Dakota State 10 vs Gonzaga 3-2
D2
Megan Graham, Concordia SP 29 vs Florida Gulf Coast 3-2
Lisa Rohert, MSU Mankato 24 vs Nova SE 3-2
Cassie Wolpern, MSU Mankato 19 vs Nova SE 3-2
ASSISTS
D1
Mattie Johnson, North Dakota State 56 vs Gonzaga 3-2
D2
Maggie McNamara, Concordia SP 75 vs Florida Gulf Coast 3-2, New school record
Stef Sandstrom, MSU Mankato 60 vs Nova SE 3-2
Sierra Novak, St. Cloud State 57 vs Abilene Christian 2-3

FOUR GAMES
KILLS
D1
Parrish, North Dakota State 16 vs Weber State 1-3
Rogers, North Dakota State 13 vs Weber State 1-3
Stuewe, North Dakota State 10 vs Weber State 1-3
D2
Megan Brandon, MSU Moorhead 22 vs NW Missouri State 1-3
Reuter. MSU Manakato 16 vs Central Oklahoma 1-3
Jessica White, MSU Moorhead 15 vs NW Missouri State 1-3
Ashley Nachreiner, MSU Mankato 12 vs Central OK 1-3
DIGS
D1
Parrish, North Dakota State 14 vs Weber State 1-3
D2
Cassie Wolpern, MSU Mankato 27 vs Central OK 1-3
Jessica White, MSU Moorhead 22 vs NW Missouri State 1-3
BLOCKS
Danielle Zimmerman, MSU Mankato 5 vs Central OK 1-3
ASSISTS
Julie Vancura, MSU Moorhead 55 vs NW Missouri State 1-3

THREE GAMES
ASSISTS
D2
Maggie McNamara, Concordia SP 52 vs Truman State 3-0
Sierra Novak, St. Cloud State 47 vs Lake Superior State 3-0
Julie Vancura, MSU Moorhead 43 vs Missouri St. Louis 3-0
Maggie McNamara, Concordia SP 42 vs Barry 3-0
Monica Ashburn, SW MN State 29 vs Florida Southern 0-3
Allison Louwagie, North Dakota 29 vs Wayne State, Neb 0-3
Alicia Beamon, Bemidji State 24 vs Dallas Baptist 0-3
Allison Louwagie, North Dakota 22 vs Iowa Wesleyan 3-0
Megan Langseth, North Dakota 22 vs Iowa Wesleyan 3-0
JUCO
Laura Suter, Ridgewater 24 vs Illinois Valley 3-0
Laura Suter, Ridgewater 17 vs Central Lakes 0-3
DIGS
D2
Lindsay Vortherms, North Dakota 21 vs Wayne State, Neb 0-3
Ashley Olson, Concordia SP 20 vs Truman State 3-0
Megan Graham, Concordia SP 18 vs Truman State 3-0
Heidi Evans, North Dakota 18 vs Wayne State, Neb 0-3
Lauren Swain, SW MN State 16 vs Texas Women's 3-0
Alicia Beamon, Bemidji State 15 vs West Texas A&M 0-3
Alyssa Hyatt, Bemidji State 15 vs West Texas A&M 0-3
Erin Contons, SW MN State 13 vs Texas Women's 3-0
Nicole Delahanty, North Dakota 13 vs Iowa Wesleyan 3-0
Sarah Quiram, SW MN State 13 vs Florida Southern 0-3
Brittney Burns, Bemidji State 13 vs West Texas A&M 0-3
Brie Groskruetz, Bemidji State 13 vs Dallas Baptist 0-3
Calla Oftedahl, MSU Moorhead 12 vs Missouri St. Louis 3-0
Monica McNamara, Concordia SP 11 vs Truman State 3-0
Lauren Swain, SW MN State 11 vs Florida Southern 0-3
Heidi Evans, North Dakota 10 vs Iowa Wesleyan 3-0
JUCO
Jen Kempenich, Central Lakes 10 vs Ridgewater 3-0
KILLS
Megan Wendorff, SW MN State 21 vs Texas Women's 3-0
Jessica Lucia, Concordia-SP 20 vs Truman State 3-0
Erin Contons, SW MN State 20 vs Texas Women's 3-0
Brittney Burns, Bemidji State 16 vs New Mexico Highlands 3-0
Brittney Burns, Bemidji State 16 vs West Texas A&M 0-3
Kelsey Kyro, Concordia SP 15 vs Truman State 3-0
Meagan Brandon, MSU Moorhead 15 vs Missouri St. Louis 3-0
Jesseca White, MSU Moorhead 14 vs Missouri St. Louis 3-0
Lindsay Gothe, St. Cloud State 14 vs Lake Superior State 3-0
Kristi Pangrac, St. Cloud State 14 vs Lake Superior State 3-0
Alieen Cahill, North Dakota 14 vs Iowa Wesleyan 3-0
Tara Holmen, North Dakota 14 vs Iowa Wesleyan 3-0
Jessica Luica, Concordia SP 13 vs Barry 3-0
Kelsey Kyro, Concordia SP 12 vs Barry 3-0
Megan Wendorff, SW MN State 12 vs Florida Southern 0-3
Ashley Olson, Concordia SP 11 vs Fort Hays State 3-0
Kendyll Jones, North Dakota 11 vs Wayne State, Neb 0-3
Erin Contons, SW MN State 11 vs Florida Southern 0-3
Brittney Burns, Bemidji State 11 vs Dallas Baptist 0-3
ACES
Jessica Lucia, Concordia SP 4 vs Barry 3-0

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