Carleton Upsets St. Thomas, 2 for 1000

#1 posting 9.28.2006
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COLLEGE ACTION
D2 CROSSOVER
The Northern Sun took one from the North Central as Winona State beat St. Cloud State in four. St. Cloud State had won two weeks ago in five games. Also the Winona Daily News has a story.

D1 MIAC
#24 Carleton upset #6 St. Thomas in three 18, 24, 31-29. Carleton had a better hitting % .272 to .147.

Hamline picked up their first win ever against St. Benedict in four games. Hamline's only loss was game two. Dana Luiken, Hamline reached the 1000 kill mark becoming the 6th player to do so for the Pipers.

#4 Concordia Moorhead blocked Macalester 26, 28, 16. CM had 15 blocks on the night.

Gustavus continued their MIAC winning streak by beating Bethel in four. The only blemish was in game three 30-27. Gustavus is now 5-0 in conference. More in the Mankato Free Press.

St. Olaf topped Augsburg in five games. It was St. Olaf's 28th win in a row over Augsburg.

St. Mary's stopped St. Catherine in three. The win halted a five game losing streak by St. Mary's.

WIAC ACTION
Eau Claire came back after a game one loss to beat River Falls in four.

In keeping with the comeback theme Stout downed Superior in four. Stout lost game one 30-23.

#16 Whitewater also turned the trick with #19 Platteville. Whitewater lost game one 30-27. The game was televised as the WIAC game of the week.

Stevens Point hosted a triangular and won both their events over Beloit and Lawrence. In the Beloit match Shelly Maus became the fourth Stevens Point player to reach 1000 kills.

HS ACTION
POWER IS ON
It took six days and five games but Esko finally was able to get the win against Carlton. The game was originally scheduled on the 21st, but a power outage halted play with Esko holding a 2-1 lead. They see each other this weekend in the Virginia tournament and the two may be facing each other for a state berth later. More from the Duluth News Tribune.

Crookston crunched Fertile-Beltrami 9, 15, 20. from the Crookston Times.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
5 games
Audrey Volstad, St. Olaf 53 vs Augsburg 3-2
4 games
D3
Bridget Burtzel, Gustavus 58 vs Bethel 3-1
Jenny Nichols, Hamline 57 vs St. Benedict 3-1
Laura Naig, Bethel 52 vs Gustavus 1-3
Kate Lazotte, Whitewater 47 vs Platteville 3-1
Carly Freiborg, Eau Claire 46 vs River Falls 3-1
Kat Krtnick, River Falls 46 vs Eau Claire 1-3
Kat Roesler, Stout 46 vs Superior 3-1

DIGS
5 games
Haley Bower, Augsburg 25 vs St. Olaf 2-3
Andrea Otteman, St. Olaf 20 vs Augsburg 3-2
4 games
D3
Jenna Witt, Hamline 25 vs St. Benedict 3-1
Lori Marten, Stevens Point 24 vs Beloit 3-1
Joslin Geisler, Bethel 22 vs Gustavus 1-3
Tasha Simmons, Hamline 22 vs St. Benedict 3-1
Anne Lebard, Superior 21 vs Stout 1-3
Emily Klein, Gustavus 20 vs Bethel 3-1
Abby Schultz, Whitewater 20 vs Platteville 3-1
Jill Wittmann, Stevens Point 20 vs Beloit 3-1
3 games
D3
Lori Marten, Stevens Point 28 vs Lawrence 3-0
Ashley Karl, St. Mary's 20 vs St. Catherine 3-0

KILLS
5 games
Christine Brook, St. Olaf 24 vs Augsburg 3-2
Dani Boner, Augsburg 17 vs St. Olaf 2-3
Katie LaGrave, Augsburg 17 vs St. Olaf 2-3
Jessica Levin, St. Olaf 15 vs Augsburg 3-2
4 games
D3
Amy Anderson, Bethel 22 vs Gustavus 1-3
Jennifer Thelemann, Gustavus 21 vs Bethel 3-1
Shelby Hyllengren, Hamline 21 vs St. Benedict 3-1
Liz Glesne, Bethel 19 vs Gustavus 1-3
Emily Stessman, St. Benedict 19 vs Hamline 1-3
Dana Alf, Platteville 18 vs Whitewater 1-3
Andrea Geehan, River Falls 17 vs Eau Claire 1-3
Shelly Maus, Stevens Point 17 vs Beloit 3-1
Andrea Kron, Gustavus 16 vs Bethel 3-1
Linda Meyer, Stout 16 vs Superior 1-3
Jessica Groh, Eau Claire 15 vs River Falls 3-1
3 games
D1
Sarah Kunelius, Carleton 16 vs St. Thomas 3-0

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