Wayne State, UW Whitewater Win Tournaments

#4 posting 11.11.2007
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D2
NORTH CENTRAL
It was the final regular matches for the North Central. The conference won't exist next year.
#17 Augustana beat St. Cloud State in four.

MSU Mankato swept North Dakota

#1 UM Duluth swept South Dakota. Vicky Braegelmann (Albany) had 22 kills for UMD.

NORTHERN SUN TOURNAMENT
Wayne State beat MSU Moorhead in four in a battle of upstart upset winners in the Northern Sun tournament at Concordia St. Paul. It is Wayne State's first NSIC championship and they will be going to the NCAA tournament. From the Fargo Forum.

D3
NCAA REGIONAL
UW Whitewater outlasted host St. Thomas in five. UWW won games 2 and 3. The fifth game went 15-13. Whitewater now moves on to the D3 final 8 tournament Bloomington, Illinois November 15-17.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
D2
Emily Schroeder, Wayne State 24 vs MSU Moorhead 3-1
Vicky Braegelmann, UM Duluth 23 vs South Dakota 3-0
Ellen Andrews, Augustana 22 vs St. Cloud State 3-1
Kelci Guenther, MSU Moorhead 20 vs Wayne State 1-3

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Upsets Rock Northern Sun, St. Thomas vs Whitewater in D3

#6 posting 11.10.2007
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D2 REPORTS
NORTHERN SUN TOURNAMENT
Upsets were the rule of the day in the semifinals

#4 seed MSU Moorhead downed host, league champ and #x in the country Concordia St. Paul in four. It was CSP's first loss ever in the Northern Sun tournament.

#3 seed Wayne State upended #2 seed (#9 in the country) SW MN State also in four.

Moorhead faces Wayne State at 7 pm tonight.

NORTH CENTRAL
#17 Augustana topped North Dakota in four. Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville) had 24 kills for Augustana.

South Dakota bumped St. Cloud State in a sweep.

D3 REPORTS
NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL
Host St. Thomas beat Central in a fiver. photos and stats galore. St. Thomas' Thanh Pham was named regional coach of year

UW Whitewater swept Bethel.

MIDEAST REGIONAL
Washington MO beat UW Oshkosh in five.

Carthage WI shutout Calvin MI.

Here is the NCAA D3 Bracket.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Erin Contons, SW MN State 26.5 vs Wayne State 1-3
Cayla Schroeder, Augustana 25.5 vs North Dakota 3-1
Brittany Van Beek, Wayne State 24 vs SW MN State 3-1
Ellen Andrews, Augustana 22.5 vs North Dakota 3-1
Kelci Guenther, MSU Moorhead 22.5 vs Concordia St. Paul 3-1
Emily Schroeder, Wayne State 22 vs SW MN State 3-1
Kathleen Hruska, South Dakota 20.5 vs St. Cloud State 3-0

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North Central, Northern Sun Players of the Week

#3 posting 11.5.2007
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D2 REPORTS
NORTH CENTRAL
The North Central has named their players of the week and UM Duluth has two more honors: Sarah Wyffels picked up the offensive award while Danielle Beckstrand was named defensive player. Lisa Hoegh of Augustana prevented the sweep with the setter award.
This is Wyffels and Hoegh's second honor this season.

NORTHERN SUN
Kelci Guenther of MSU Moorhead was named offensive player of the week, Sara Graff of SW MN State was the setter of the week, and Calla Oftedahl of MSU Moorhead took the defensive player honors in the Northern Sun. It is Graff's third award this year, and Oftedahl's second. Guenther won a defensive award earlier in the year. This is her first offensive honor.

D3 REPORTS
St. Benedict has been invited to the D3 tournament. St. Thomas will host the event on November 8-10. Other MIAC teams going include Concordia Moorhead, Bethel (St. Benedict's opponent), Carleton, and the hosts St. Thomas. Here is the entire D3 bracket.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
National defending champ Ridgewater advanced to the national tournament with a sweep over Madison Area Technical College. From the West Central Tribune.

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Northern Sun Tournament Set

#5 posting 11.4.2007
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D2 ACTION
NORTH CENTRAL
UM Duluth swept MSU Mankato for their 23rd straight win.

UN Omaha broomed St. Cloud State for their 7th straight win.

South Dakota swept North Dakota.

NORTHERN SUN
The Northern Sun's tournament schedule has been released. Tournament starts on Tuesday at the top four seeds. Here is the brackets. Concordia St. Paul is the #1 seed.

Bemidji State blanked UM Crookston

Concordia St. Paul shut out Mary

MSU Moorhead swept Northern State

SW MN State broomed Upper Iowa

Wayne State blanked Winona State.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Maria Steinhagen, Concordia St. Paul 22.5 vs Mary 3-0
Carlie Christensen, UN Omaha 21 vs St. Cloud State 3-0
Kelci Guenther, MSU Moorhead 21 vs Northern State 3-0
Brittany Van Beek, Wayne State 21 vs Winona State 3-0

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Braegelmann Sets Kill Mark; CSP 5 Time Champ

#2 posting 11.3.2007
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D2 ACTION
NORTH CENTRAL
UM Duluth beat Augustana in four. Vicky Braegelmann (Albany) is now the all time kill leader at UMD with 1767 and counting.

MSU Mankato swept St. Cloud State and only allowed 9 points in the final game.

UN Omaha needed five games to get by North Dakota.

NORTHERN SUN
Concordia St. Paul bounced back from Tuesday's loss to UMD with a sweep over Northern State. It is CSP's 5th straight Northern Sun championship.

MSU Moorhead topped Mary in five. The loss snapped a five game Mary winning streak.

SW MN State got a taste of revenge against Winona State in four.

Wayne State shut out Upper Iowa.

NON CON
South Dakota swept UM Crookston.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Vicky Braegelmann, UM Duluth 25 vs Augustana 3-1
Erin Contons, SW MN State 24.5 vs Winona State 3-1
Amanda Beekman, MSU Mankato 23.5 vs St. Cloud State 3-0
Amanda Polzin, North Dakota 22 vs UN Omaha 2-3
Maria Steinhagen, Concordia St. Paul 22 vs Northern State 3-0
Kari Wolford, UM Duluth 21.5 vs Augustana 3-1
Carmen Stankowski, Winona State 20.5 vs SW MN State 1-3
Ellen Andrews, Augustana 21 vs UM Duluth 1-3

UM Duluth Wins Heavyweight Battle

#4 posting 10.31.2007
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D1
GOPHERS
The Minnesota Gophers are looking to snap their 7 game losing streak. Iowa is coming to town tonight and Minnesota is expecting a treat. Here is the 10 page press release.
The Minnesota Daily says a sense of urgency is being felt with only 8 games left.

D2
#2 UM Duluth outlasted #3 Concordia St. Paul in five for the second time this season before the largest crowd to see a game in Duluth. From the Duluth News Tribune.

North Dakota topped Bemidji State in four.

Augustana beat instate rival Northern State in a sweep.

Winona State is putting the puzzle together. From the Winonan, the campus newspaper.

Nebraska Kearney beat Wayne State in five.

MIAC PLAYOFFS
Concordia Moorhead ended Hamline's season in a sweep.

Bethel swept Carleton.

WIAC PLAYOFFS
#4 LaCrosse swept Stevens Point. Amber Schoonover notched her 1000 career dig in the match.

# 1 seed Whitewater swept Stout.

#3 Eau Claire beat Superior

#7 Platteville upset #2 Oshkosh for the second year in a row. Oshkosh was #9 in the nation.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
D2
Emily Schroeder, Wayne State 22.5 vs Nebraska Kearney 3-2
Erica Burson, Nebraska Kearney 22 vs Wayne State 2-3
Ellen Andrews, Augustana 20.5 vs Northern State 3-0
Brie Groskreutz, Bemidji State 20.5 vs North Dakota 1-3
Nicole Olson, Bemidji State 20.5 vs North Dakota 1-3
D3
Abby Freiborg, Eau Claire 22.5 vs Superior 3-1
Courtney Stach, Superior 21 vs Eau Claire 1-3
Lisa Bell, Platteville 21 vs Oshkosh 3-1

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UM Duluth; Concordia St. Paul Get Titles

#3 posting 10.28.2007
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D2 REPORTS
NORTH CENTRAL
UM Duluth swept St. Cloud State. It is the 4th straight NCC title for UMD.

UN Omaha surprised #12 MSU Mankato in a sweep. It was UNO's second straight upset win.

South Dakota took North Dakota in three. It is the first time USD has won 20 games in a season in the history of their program.

NORTHERN SUN
#4 Concordia St. Paul broomed MSU Moorhead. CSP earned a conference title (at least a tie) for the 5th straight time.

Northern State topped Winona State in four.

#7 SW MN State blanked Bemidji State. Tricia Ingvalson (Caledonia) tied her career mark with 19 kills.

Wayne State shut out UM Crookston.

Mary swept Upper Iowa.

NON CON
#6 Truman State swept #13 Augustana, Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville) had nine kills for Augustana.

Northwest Missouri State lost twice on Saturday. Amber Ryan (Esko) had 13 kills in match one in #8 Central Missouri. Ryan had 12 kills in the St. Mary's TX match.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Samantha Weber, St. Mary's TX 27.5 vs NW Missouri State 3-1
Sara Falcone, NW Missouri State 24.5 vs St. Mary's TX 1-3
Kelsey Aden, Northern State 23.5 vs Winona State 3-1
Jillian Ohrman, Central Missouri 23 vs NW Missouri State 3-1
Rachel Fister, Central Missouri 22.5 vs NW Missouri State 3-1
Tricia Ingvalson, SW MN State 22 vs Bemidji State 3-0
Kori McCarver, St. Mary's TX 21 vs NW Missouri State 3-1
Alicia Johnson, NW Missouri State 20 vs Central Missouri 1-3

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UN Omaha Beats Augustana in Five

#5 posting 10.27.2007
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D2 ACTION
NORTH CENTRAL
UN Omaha took down #13 Augustana in five. UNO led 2-0. Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville) had a 20/20 game for Augustana

#12 MSU Mankato held on to beat South Dakota.

NORTHERN SUN
Northern State had the upper hand with Upper Iowa in a sweep.

#7 SW MN State blanked UM Crookston.

Mary stopped Winona State 3-1. It is the 4th straight win for Mary.

Wayne State shut down Bemidji State in three.

NON CON
#4 Concordia St. Paul swept North Dakota

D3
MIAC
Hamline beat Macalester in four. With the win Hamline is in the MIAC playoffs for the second straight year.

UMAC
Bethany shutout Presentation

St. Scholastica outlasted Northwestern in five.

Martin Luther beat UM Morris in three. From the New Ulm Journal.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE TOURNAMENT
Ridgewater won twice in the opening day of the Minnesota State Community College tournament. From the West Central Tribune.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
d2
Amanda Beekman, MSU Mankato 25 vs South Dakota 3-2
Kathleen Hruska, South Dakota 24 vs MSU Mankato 2-3
Cayla Schroeder, Augustana 21 vs UN Omaha 2-3

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#2 Penn State, Ohio State in Town

#2 posting 10.26.2007
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COLLEGIATE REPORTS
D1
The Gophers will have their hands full tonight with #2 Penn State. Tomorrow Ohio State & Minnesota will play in Williams Arena. Minnesota is looking to snap a five match losing streak. More in the 10 page Gopher weekly press release.

Late Wednesday Iowa State swept Texas Tech. Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) had 12 kills for ISU.

D2
MSU Moorhead lost two tight games to St. Cloud State, then won the last three for a five game win. Melissa Henderson (Osseo) had 17 kills to lead MSU Moorhead. St. Cloud State lost their second five game match in a row.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Mary Sussenguth, MSU Moorhead 21.5 vs St. Cloud State 3-2
Megan Norling, MSU Moorhead 20 vs St. Cloud State 3-2
Kayla Tschida, St. Cloud State 20 vs MSU Moorhead 2-3

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Nebraska Stumbles

#3 posting 10.25.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
Texas stunned #1 Nebraska in a sweep.

BIG 10
Northwestern beat Michigan State in four.

D2
NORTHERN SUN
Wayne State upset #7 SW MN State in five. Wayne State trailed 2-1.

Mary topped Northern State in five. Mary trailed 2-0 before their comeback. It was Spiking for the cure night at Mary.

D3
MIAC
Augsburg bumped St. Catherine in three. Laura Harms had 17 kills for Augsburg.

Carleton defeated St. Mary's in four. With the win Carleton clinched a playoff spot.

Gustavus triumphed over Macalester in four. It was Gustavus' 750th win in their volleyball program.

Hamline blanked St. Olaf.

UMAC
Bethany Lutheran swept Martin Luther. From the New Ulm Journal.

UM Morris swept Presentation

Northwestern shut out Crown

St. Scholastica beat Northland in a fiver.

WIAC
#17 LaCrosse edged Stevens Point in four. LaCrosse will now host a WIAC quarterfinal game.

#7 Whitewater went the distance with #9 Oshkosh after trailing 2-1. Oshkosh led 30-29 in game four and lost. With the win Whitewater is WIAC champs.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
D1
Katie Johnson, Michigan State 32.5 vs Northwestern 1-3
Lindsay Anderson, Northwestern 21 vs Michigan State 3-1
Brittany Aldridge, Northwestern 20 vs Michigan State 3-1
D2
Erin Contons, SW MN State 33 vs Wayne State 2-3
Emily Schroeder, Wayne State 28 vs SW MN State 3-2
Stephanie Perez, Northern State 23 vs Mary 2-3
Tatiani Santos, Mary 22 vs Northern State 3-2
Laci Murtha, Mary 20.5 vs Northern State 3-2
Kelsey Aden, Northern State 20 vs Mary 2-3
D3
Shelly Maus, Stevens Point 22 vs LaCrosse 1-3

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Northern Sun 2, North Central 1

#2 posting 10.24.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D2
UM Duluth swept Bemidji State.

Winona State topped St. Cloud State in a fiver. WSU one games one & two.

UM Crookston outlasted North Dakota in five after winning games one and two. It was UMC's first win over UND since 2004.

D3
MIAC
Concordia Moorhead swept Bethel. CM will now host a playoff game.

#13 St. Thomas blanked St. Benedict.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
D2
Carmen Stankowski, Winona State 26 vs St. Cloud State 3-2
Amanda Polzin, North Dakota 25 vs UM Crookston 2-3
Ashley Shields, St. Cloud State 24.5 vs Winona State 2-3
Amber Meyer, UM Crookston 22.5 vs North Dakota 3-2
Kiersten Arendt, Winona State 22 vs St. Cloud State 3-2
Kim Nemcek, Winona State 20 vs St. Cloud State 3-2

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Concordia St. Paul Wins Another Fiver

#3 posting 10.21.2007
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D2 REPORTS
NORTH CENTRAL
St. Cloud State won in a fiver with North Dakota. SCSU won the final two games for the victory. UND out hit, out dug, out blocked and out pointed the Huskies, but failed to win three games. Amanda Polzin (Hutchinson) had a career high 24 kills for North Dakota.

NORTHERN SUN
Concordia St. Paul survived another fiver, this time with Wayne State. Emily Palkert (SW Christian Chaska) had 25 kills for CSP.

UM Crookston topped Upper Iowa in a sweep.

SW MN State blanked MSU Moorhead

Winona State shut out Bemidji State.

NON CON
South Dakota beat instate rival Northern State in a sweep. With the win USD set a school record for wins in a year with 19.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Emily Schroeder, Wayne State 29.5 vs Concordia St. Paul 2-3
Amanda Polzin, North Dakota 27.5 vs St. Cloud State 2-3
Emily Palkert, Concordia St. Paul 27 vs Wayne State 3-2
Tara Holmen, North Dakota 23.5 vs St. Cloud State 2-3
Emily Baldwin, St. Cloud State 23 vs North Dakota 3-2
Megan Norling, MSU Moorhead 22 vs SW MN State 0-3
Kate Bennett, Concordia St. Paul 20.5 vs Wayne State 3-2
Erin Contons, SW MN State 20.5 vs MSU Moorhead 3-0

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Concordia St. Paul; MSU Mankato Win Big Matches

#4 posting 10.20.2007
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D2 reports
NORTH CENTRAL
#12 MSU Mankato beat #11 Augustana in four with the biggest margin three points. Augustana's Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville) had a career high 35 digs

UN Omaha swept South Dakota.

NORTHERN SUN
#4 Concordia St. Paul beat #7 SW MN State in a battle of conference leaders in four. Maggie McNamara (Zumbrota-Mazeppa) had 67 set assists for CSP.

Wayne State downed MSU Moorhead in four. It was Wayne State's fifth straight win.

Winona State swept UM Crookston

NON CON
Mary swept Chadron State

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Ashley Nachreiner, MSU Mankato 27.5 vs Augustana 3-1
Carlie Christensen, UN Omaha 26.5 vs South Dakota 3-0
Maria Steinhagen, Concordia St. Paul 24.5 vs SW MN State 3-1
Beth Talcott, Augustana 23 vs MSU Mankato 1-3
Emily Palkert, Concordia St. Paul 22.5 vs SW MN State 3-1
Emily Schroeder, Wayne State 22.5 vs MSU Moorhead 3-1

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Contons Breaks D2 Record

#1 posting 10.18.2007
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COLLEGIATE ACTION
D1
Indiana beat Purdue in four winning the Monon Spike for the first time in five years. Purdue's Kelli Miller set a new match record with 40 digs on the night.

Gopher Kelly Roysland won the Patty Berg Legacy Scholar-Athlete Award yesterday.

UW Milwaukee edged Marquette.

D2
NORTHERN SUN
#4 Concordia St. Paul swept Bemidji State. CSP's Mary Slinger (Bethlehem Academy) had 33 digs on the night.

#7 SW MN State triumphed over Northern State in four. In the match Erin Contons broke the NCAA DII career attack attempts record. She now has 6,128 attempts with the previous record at 6,091

D3
St. Olaf upset #23 Bethel in four. St. Olaf's Kim Smisek (Northfield) had 27 kills.

St. Benedict outlasted Carleton in a fiver. Laurel Heggernes (Mora) had a hand in 10 blocks for St. Benedict. Beth Hanson (Bethlehem Academy) had a career high 67 assists for St. B. St. Benedict has clinched a spot in the MIAC playoffs.

Augsburg swept North Central

Here is the MIAC weekly press release. with athletes of the week Tasha Simmons (Eagan) of Hamline; Kim Smisek (Northfield) of St. Olaf and Alyssa Williams (Northfield) of St. Olaf.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater swept MN West. From the West Central Tribune.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
D1
Samantha Mader, Purdue 20 vs Indiana 1-3
D2
Leah Ashburn, SW MN State 21.5 vs Northern State 3-1
Erin Contons, SW MN State 20 vs Northern State 3-1
D3
Laurel Heggernes, St. Benedict 30.5 vs Carleton 3-2
Kim Smisek, St. Olaf 30 vs Bethel 3-1
Laura Harms, Augsburg 23.5 vs North Central 3-0
Theresa Naumann, St. Benedict 23 vs Carleton 3-2
Samantha Hendricks, Carleton 22 vs St. Benedict 2-3
Annie Eckhoff, Carleton 21.5 vs St. Benedict 2-3

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South Dakota Bumps MSU Mankato

#2 posting 10.17.2007
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COLLEGE ACTION
D2
NORTH CENTRAL
South Dakota upset #12 MSU Mankato in four. South Dakota has tied a record for wins in a season with 18. Amanda Beekman (Marshall) had 27 kills for Mankato.

NORTHERN SUN
MSU Moorhead swept UM Crookston

NON CON
St. Cloud State blanked Valley City State. The Huskies Jennifer Waterman (Andover) set a new assist record for the school with 860 so far.

UN Omaha swept Upper Iowa

Winona State beat UW Parkside in three.

D3
NON CON
St. Catherine bumped Crown in three.

St. Scholastica defeated UW Stout in four. It was St. Scholastica's second win over Stout this season.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
D2
Amanda Beekman, MSU Mankato 30 vs South Dakota 1-3
Kathleen Hruska, South Dakota 26 vs MSU Mankato 3-1
Carmen Stankowski, Winona State 21 vs UW Parkside 3-0

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Wayne State Rallies to beat South Dakota

#3 posting 10.14.2007
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D2 reports
NORTHERN SUN
Concordia St. Paul swept Upper Iowa

Mary blanked UM Crookston.

Winona broomed MSU Moorhead.

Northern State swept Bemidji State. It was NSU's 6th straight win over BSU.

NORTH CENTRAL
#3 UM Duluth shut out St. Cloud State.

UN Omaha took North Dakota in three. The headlines on the North Dakota site are curious.

NON CON
Wayne State outlasted South Dakota in five. Wayne State trailed 2-1.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Emily Schroeder, Wayne State 26.5 vs South Dakota 3-2
Brittany Van Beek, Wayne State 23 vs South Dakota 3-2
Ashley Gross, South Dakota 20 vs Wayne State 2-3

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Concordia St. Paul Halts Winona State

#3 posting 10.13.2007
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D2
NORTH CENTRAL
#14 Augustana swept North Dakota.

#3 UM Duluth beat #13 MSU Mankato in three

NORTHERN SUN
Concordia St. Paul halted Winona State in three.

MSU Moorhead bumped Upper Iowa in three.

Northern State blanked UM Crookston.

Bemidji State broomed Mary. Last month Mary won in five.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Cayla Schroeder, Augustana 20 vs North Dakota 3-0

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Concordia St. Paul Survives MSU Mankato

#2 posting 10.10.2007
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college reports
D1
Northern Iowa broomed Western Illinois. Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) had six kills for UNI.

Iowa State faces #1 Nebraska today. Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) continues her blog for the Cyclones #9.

D2
Bemidji State went the distance with St. Cloud State.

#4 Concordia St. Paul made it 2-0 for the Northern Sun with a fiver with #13 MSU Mankato. CSP trailed 2-0. The Mankato Free Press talks about the lost opportunity.

Winona State beat Upper Iowa in a sweep for their fifth straight win.

D3
Buena Vista outlasted Luther in five. It was Buena Vista's first Iowa Conference win this season.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
D1
Ashten Stelken, Northern Iowa 20 vs Western Illinois 3-0
D2
Emily Palkert, Concordia St. Paul 26.5 vs MSU Mankato 3-2
Emily Baldwin, St. Cloud State 25.5 vs Bemidji State 2-3
Nicole Olson, Bemidji State 24 vs St. Cloud State 3-2
Amanda Beekman, MSU Mankato 22 vs Concordia St. Paul 2-3
Ashley Nachreiner, MSU Mankato 20.5 vs Concordia St. Paul 2-3
D3
Katie Vondrak, Buena Vista 27 vs Luther 3-2
Abby Lahr, Luther 25.5 vs Buena Vista 2-3
Leah Sikora, Luther 25.5 vs Buena Vista 2-3

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Gangelhoff Wins 5th Award

#2 posting 10.9.2007
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COLLEGE RESULTS
D1
Purdue finally finished off Illinois in game five 16-14.

In the Big 10 awards Nicole Fawcett, of Penn State was the offensive player of the week and Ami Stevens, of Ohio State took the defensive honors. Plus the eight page Big 10 weekly press release.

LATE SUNDAY
Central Michigan swept North Dakota State. Kelly Lopez (DGF) had 13 kills for NDSU.

George Mason outlasted Northeastern in five. Northeastern libero Leah Neubeck (Hopkins) had 28 digs on the day.

D2 AWARDS
The 6 page North Central weekly release highlights the week just past, the week to come and the awards with Amanda Beekman (Marshall) of MSU Mankato taking offensive honors; Jenna Lago (Ankeny, IA) of Augustana winning defensive honors; and Katie Gangelhoff (South St. Paul) of UM Duluth winning the setter award for the 5th time this year.

The 11 page Northern Sun weekly release has a recap of the week and the awards: Carmen Stankowski (Mosinee, WI) of Winona State took top offensive honors; teammate Lisa Dobie (St. Francis, IL) grabbed the setter award. Sarah Quiram (LeSueur-Henderson) of SW MN State prevented a sweep by Winona State with the defensive honor.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Laura DeBruhler, Illinois 25.5 vs Purdue 2-3
Stephanie Lynch, Purdue 24.5 vs Illinois 3-2

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Top Teams Win in Area D2

#3 posting 10.7.2007
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D2
NORTH CENTRAL
#10 Augustana swept UN Omaha.

#3 UM Duluth broomed South Dakota.

#14 MSU Mankato shut out St. Cloud State.

NORTHERN SUN
#4 Concordia St. Paul beat MSU Moorhead in four

#8 SW MN State beat UM Crookston in four.

Winona State swept Mary.

Wayne State tripped Bemidji State in four.

Northern State wrapped up Upper Iowa in three.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Total Points
Emily Schroeder, Wayne State 35.5 vs Bemidji State 3-1
Heather Sampson, Bemidji State 21.5 vs Wayne State 1-3
Kelci Guenther, MSU Moorhead 20.5 vs Concordia St. Paul 3-1
Kim Nemcek, Winona State 20 vs Mary 3-0

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