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University of Mary Marauders • 2015 Marauders Volleyball Weekly Release - Oct. 29, 2015 • Jon Montoya• Sports Information Graduate Asst • (O) 701.355.8354 (M) • 720.334.1602 • (F) 701.355.8302 • [email protected] • www.GoUMary.com 2015 U-Mary Volleyball Schedule This Week: The University of Mary Volleyball team kicks off their final Ovr. Pct. Strk Conf. Pct. Home Away Neutral two weeks at home starting with their High School/Middle School Night 9-14 .391 L2 4-10 .286 4-3 1-9 4-2 on Friday, October 30, against the University of Sioux Falls starting at 7:00 PM, followed by their Halloween Costumes Night on Saturday, October 31, Date Opponent Location Time against #4 Southwest Minnesota State University starting at 6:00 PM. Peggy Martin Challenge 9/4 Truman State University Warrensburg, MO L 1-3 The Records: The Marauders (9-14, 4-10 NSIC) made the long trip south to take on #6 Wayne State College and #21 Augustana University, but U-Mary 9/4 University of Illinois Springfield Warrensburg, MO W 3-1 could not find the upset combination as they fell in both matches 3-0. The 9/5 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO L 0-3 Cougars (11-12, 3-11 NSIC) started the season strong but have stumbled 9/5 Western State Colorado University Warrensburg, MO L 1-3 in conference play against top competition, but pulled off the split in the 9/8 DICKINSON STATE UNIVERISITY BISMARCK, ND W 3-0 previous week as they lost to #2 Northern State University in five sets but bacme back and defeated Minnesota State University Moorhead in four Fall Classic Tournament sets. The Mustangs (19-3, 12-2 NSIC) have powered through their confer- 9/11 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE L 1-3 ence schedule and handed Northern State their only loss on the year so far 9/11 Northwestern Oklahoma State University Kearney, NE W 3-2 with a five-set win last Saturday to cap off a perfect week as they defeated 9/12 University of Illinois Springfield Kearney, NE W 3-2 Sioux Falls in four sets and MSU Moorhead in five. 9/12 Chadron State College Kearney, NE W 3-1 History: U-Mary has yet to win a match against both Sioux Falls and South- 9/17 NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY* BISMARCK, ND L 0-3 west Minnesota State as the series against the Cougars is relatively young 9/19 Minnesota State University Moorhead* Moorhead, MN L 0-3 with the Marauders dropping all four matches since 2012, but the Mus- 9/22 Minot State University* Minot, ND W 3-2 tangs have a decided advantage as they have swept all 15 meetings be- 9/25 UNIV. OF MINNSOTA CROOKSTON* BISMARCK, ND W 3-2 tween the teams. 9/26 BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY* BISMARCK, ND W 3-0 Last Week: The Marauders went back out on the road after defeating Mi- 10/2 University of Minnesota Duluth* Duluth, MN L 0-3 not State University in four sets to take on #6 Wayne State and #21 Augus- 10/3 St. Cloud State University* St. Cloud, MN L 0-3 tana as U-Mary had their work cut out for them. The Marauders stayed 10/9 Concordia University, St. Paul* St. Paul, MN L 0-3 with the Wildcats as much as they could in the first set as Wayne State 10/10 Minnesota State University Mankato* Mankato, MN L 0-3 secured the set 25-19, but U-Mary eventually faded into the background as the Wildcats cruised to 25-13 and 25-16 wins in the second and third sets, 10/16 UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY* BISMARCK, ND L 0-3 respectively, and sent the Marauders back on the road empty handed. The 10/17 WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY* BISMARCK, ND L 0-3 match against the Vikings wasn’t much better as Augustana took the first 10/20 MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY* BISMARCK, ND W 3-1 set 25-16, but U-Mary did fight back in the second set despite losing 25-20, 10/23 Wayne State College* Wayne, NE L 0-3 yet couldn’t find the hot hand as the Vikings clinched the sweep with a 25- 10/24 Augustana University* Sioux Falls, SD L 0-3 18 win in the third set. 10/30 UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS* BISMARCK, ND 7 PM Game Coverage: Live stats and video/audio streams for both home and 10/31 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIV.* BISMARCK, ND 6 PM away games can be found at http://www.goumary.com/coverage 11/6 ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY* BISMARCK, ND 7 PM 11/7 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH* BISMARCK, ND 4 PM Social Media: You can also follow along with U-Mary volleyball in-game and general U-Mary updates on Twitter at @umarysports. Be sure to follow the 11/13 Bemidji State University* Bemidji, MN 6 PM Marauders Facebook page as well at “Marauder Athletics” and “University 11/14 University of Minnesota Crookston* Crookston, MN 4 PM of Mary Volleyball Marauders”. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS *Indicates NSIC Game All times based on Central Time Zone 2015 University of Mary Marauders Volleyball Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Previous School 1 Casey Reamann DS/L 5-5 Sr. Bismarck, ND Bismarck State 2 Alex Brown L 5-4 Jr. Coon Rapids, MN Blaine HS 3 Janell Finkbeiner S 5-8 Jr. Ramsey, MN Elk River HS 4 Brianne Murray S 5-7 So. Prince Albert, Sask. St. Mary HS 5 Geovana Almeida DS 5-6 Fr. Sao Paulo, Brazil Colegio Objetivo 6 Paige Smith MH 5-11 Sr. Jordan, MN Jordan HS 7 Elise Bauman DS/L 5-7 Fr. Bismarck, ND Century HS 8 Alexis Jacobs OH 6-0 So. Bismarck, ND Century HS 9 Rachel Astrup MH 6-0 Jr. Bozeman, MT Bozeman HS 11 Elizabeth Garcia MH 6-1 Jr. Kuna, ID Polk State College 12 Rachel Schroeder RS 5-8 Jr. Dickinson, ND Bismarck State 13 Bobbi Schaefbauer S 5-10 Fr. Rapid City, SD Central HS 15 Katelyn Olson S 6-0 So. Fargo, ND Davies HS 17 Thayna Silva OH 5-9 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil Seward County CC 18 Freddie Campbell OH 6-0 So. Kimberly, BC Selkirk Secondary 19 Kristen Blair MH 6-2 Fr. St. George, UT Dixie HS 20 Lauren Randall OH 6-0 So. Burnsville, MN Burnsville HS Coach: Thais Franca (FGCU ‘08, 1st Season) Asst. Coaches: Maureen Moriarty, Valerie Lesu, Emily Turkowski, Judah Coleman U-Mary Volleyball Game Notes...Oct. 29, 2015...Page 2 U-Mary Volleyball Quick Facts Jacobs: Alexis Jacobs has found her groove as SCOUTING REPORTS she supplements the offense with 192 kills, Name: University of Mary Location: Bismarck/Mandan, ND (pop. 100,000) 218.5 points, 11 service aces, 144 digs, and 30 USF: The Cougars have fallen off a bit from Founded: 1959 total blocks. Her outstanding play on the court last year but still have a solid core of play- Enrollment: 3,000 earned her a spot on the Runza Classic All-Tour- ers to lead the way. #8 Makenna Rockeman Nickname: Marauders nament Team. and #3 Jordan Calef power the offense as School Colors: Blue, Orange and White Rockeman totals 257 kills to lead the team Affiliation: NCAA Division II (Active Member 2007) On The Net: Six Marauders have recorded at along with a .159 hitting percentage and -av Conference: Northern Sun (Member 2006) least 20 total blocks on the season so far, in addi- eraging 2.86 kills per set, while Calef adds President: Monsignor James Shea tion to Jacob’s block total, Elizabeth Garcia leads 214 kills on the year to go with a .333 hit- Athletic Director: Roger Thomas the way with 54 total blocks, five solo and 49 as- ting percetange while averaging 2.38 kills Assoc. Athletic Director of Operations: Kevin Forde sists, next is Rachel Astrup with 46 total blocks, per set. Aiding the duo will be four other Asst. Athletic Director for Advancement: Mike Offerdahl four solo and 42 assists, Paige Smith with 32 to- Cougars totaling over 100 kills, starting with Asst. Athletic Dir. for Comp./S.W.A: Dr. Patty Keller tal blocks, four solo and 28 assists, Lauren Randal #12 Michelle Ritland with 194 (2.16 per set, Sports Information Director: Brian Larson with 32 total blocks, four solo and 28 assists, and .259 hitting), next is #15 Bria Barfnecht with Sports Information Graduate Asst: Jon Montoya Silva with 21 total, two solo and 19 assists 155 (1.96 per set, .250 hitting) followed by : 701.355.8354 Sports Information Office #7 Augrey Milne with 131 (1.58 per set, .128 Head Athletic Trainer: Rhonda Olson Faculty Athletic Representative: Caroline Kozojed New Faces: The Marauders have seven new fac- hitting) and #11 Lexis Scott bringing up the Athletic Dept. Phone: 701.355.8200 es on the team, including two from Brazil and rear with 116 (1.32 per set, .179 hitting). three junior college transfers. Geovana Almei- With so many options on offense, Sioux Falls About Marauders Volleyball da and Thayna Silva come to Bismarck from has employed a dual-setter look with #9 Kay- Home Court: McDowell Activity Center (Capacity 1,200) Sao Paulo with Silva playing the last two years la Crane and #13 Megan Hamstad as the two McDowell Arena Press Box: 701.355.8215 at Seward County Community College. Elizabeth have combined for 832 assists on the year. First Season: 1976 Garcia and Rachel Schroeder are the other two Hamstad has the slight advantage with 419 Head Coach: Thais Franca (FGCU ‘08, 1st season) junior college transfers as Garcia comes from but is followed closely by Crane with 413 to- Asst.