The UMD Classic (sponsored by the Holiday Inn)

Friday, Sept. 9 - Saturday, Sept. 10 Romano Gymnasium on the UMD Campus

SCHEDULE/RESULTS Home Team Opponent Time Live Video Live Stats Match Blog Boxscore Game Story Friday, September 9 California PA Winona State 9 a.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Cal W 3-1 Rollins Bemidji State 11 a.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Rollins W 3-0 Recap UMD Upper Iowa 1 p.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog UMD W 3-0 Recap Bemidji State Winona State 3 p.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Posted at end of match Upper Iowa California PA 5 p.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Posted at end of match UMD Rollins 7 p.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Posted at end of match Saturday, September 10 Upper Iowa Rollins 9 a.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Posted at end of match California PA Bemidji State 11 a.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Posted at end of match UMD Winona State 1 p.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Posted at end of match Upper Iowa Bemidji State 3 p.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Posted at end of match Rollins Winona State 5 p.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Posted at end of match UMD California PA 7 p.m. Live Video Live Stats Live Blog Posted at end of match ROSTERS University of Duluth Bulldogs (4-0 overall) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) Three new faces jumped out and 1 Samantha Hertaus JR DS 5-7 New Prague, Minn. () took control for the Bulldogs in their 2 Katie Ledwell FR OH 5-10 East Troy, Wis. (East Troy HS) opening weekend at Indianapolis, 3 Jaclyn Barrette FR S 5-7 Lodi, Wis. (Lodi HS) meshing nicely with the four returning 4 Jessica Zieman FR MB 6-0 Hutchinson, Minn. (Hutchinson HS) starters. Senior outside hitter Hannah 5 Aly Kujawa FR OH 5-10 Waukesha, Wis. (Catholic Memorial HS) Johnson and junior middle blocker 6 Sheenagh Caroline FR DS 5-5 Moose Lake, Minn. (Moose Lake HS) Kalli Lochner combined for 90 kills in 7 Kate Lange SO OH 6-1 Hibbing, Minn. (Hibbing HS) four matches, and hit .372 and .356, 8 Eleena Iisakka SR S 5-10 Esko, Minn. (Esko HS) respectively, to take control of a solid 9 Julie Rainey FR DS 5-9 Stewartville, Minn. (Stewartville HS) offensive display. 10 Allison Fanta SR DS 5-5 Hillsboro, Wis. (Hillsboro HS) 11 Hannah Johnson SR OH 6-1 Coleraine, Minn. (Greenway HS) Redshirt freshman Julie Rainey stepped into the libero position 12 Maddy Siroin SO MB 5-10 Herbster, Wis. (Minnesota State-Mankato) in her first collegiate match and notched 29 digs in an impres- 13 Kalli Lochner JR MB 6-1 Cross Plains, Wis. (Wisconsin-Heights HS) sive effort. Rainey remained the libero throughout the tourna- 14 April Hansen SR OH 6-1 Brooten, Minn. (Belgrade-Brooten Elrosa HS) ment, amassing 5.6 digs per set to lead the team. 15 Stephanie Brown SR MB 6-1 Apple Valley, Minn. (Rosemount HS) 16 Elizabeth Benusa SO DS 5-7 Shakopee, Minn. (University of North Dakota) Sophomore outside hitter Kate Lange returned to the lineup after an impressive freshman campaign, and became the go-to Head Coach: Jim Boos – 10th Season (241-48) attacker, averaging four kills and almost 12 swings per set. Assistant Coach: Christyn May Senior outside hitter and 2008 All-America honorable men- Athletic Trainer: Danielle Pulkrabek tion selection April Hansen had a successful move back to her Athletic Director: Bob Nielson Click for 2011 TEAM STATS natural right-side position after playing two years as a middle blocker, and hit .250 with 32 kills in the four-match weekend. Bemidji State University Beavers (3-1 overall) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) The Beavers will be led by seniors Kim- 1 Rachel Craig FR MB 6-0 Wadena, Minn. (Wadena-Deer Creek H.S.) berly Hacker and Jessi-Beth McCan- 2 Bethany Thompson JR OH 5-11 Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna H.S.) nell who were both starters for BSU 3 Courtney Volkmann FR S 5-7 Wadena, Minn. (Wadena-Deer Creek H.S.) in 2010. They will be joined by juniors 4 Tina Tauer SO OH 6-0 Marshall, Minn. (Marshall H.S.) Bethany Thompson and Laura Carlson, 5 Kelly Niles FR OH 6-0 Grand Rapids, Minn. (Grand Rapids H.S.) who will both see increased roles for 6 Kelsi Crawford FR OH 5-9 Wadena, Minn. (Wadena-Deer Creek H.S.) Chadwick’s squad. Halee Staskivige and 7 Kristen Thingvold FR OH 5-10 Crystal, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper H.S.) Tina Tauer round out the returnees for 8 Courtney Lermon JR S 5-5 Owatonna, Minn. (Rochester CTC) the Beavers. 9 Kimberly Hacker SR MB 6-2 Hutchinson, Minn. (Hutchinson H.S.) 10 Jessi-Beth McCannell SR S 5-7 Brandon, Manitoba (Neelin H.S.) The returnees will be supplemented by 10 newcomers led by 11 Laura Carlson JR L 5-9 Hutchinson, Minn. (Hutchinson H.S.) the Wadena-Deer Creek High School trio of Kelsi Crawford, 12 Halee Staskivige SO DS 5-8 Northwood, N.D. (Hatton-Northwood H.S.) Rachel Craig and Courtney Volkmann. Volkmann, the Min- 13 Sammie Taube FR OH 5-8 Fairbanks, Alaska (West Valley H.S.) nesota Class AA Player of the Year will provide options for 14 Elissa Christensen FR DS 5-4 Montevideo, Minn. (Montevideo H.S.) Chadwick at the setter position while Crawford and Craig are 15 Leigh Peterson JR OH 5-5 Deer River, Minn. (Itasca Community College) both expected to play vital roles as freshman. Also look for Kelly 16 Allie Carle FR DS 5-2 Maplewood, Minn. (St. Agnes School) Niles and Kristen Thingvold to make an impact in 2011 along with a plethora of walk-on newcomers. Head Coach: Wayne Chadwick - 1st Season (3-1) Assistant Coach: Nicole Solum Athletic Trainer: Bill Crews Click for 2011 TEAM STATS Athletic Director: Dr. Rick Goeb

UMD on the Web: http://www.UMDBulldogs.com Bulldogs on Facebook: @Minnesota Duluth Volleyball ROSTERS (CONT.) California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans (3-1 overall) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) TheVulcans enter the 2011 campaign 1 Abbey Freund So. S 5-8 Cottage Grove, Wis. (Monona Grove H.S.) under the direction of first-year head 2 Chelsea Wilson Jr. MH 5-9 Bellwood, Pa. (Bellwood Antis H.S.) coach Peter Letourneau, who previ- 3 Kelly Fromknecht Jr. S/RS 6-0 Erie, Pa. (McDowell H.S.) ously served as head coach for six 4 Tabitha Maurer Fr. DS/L 5-4 Coopersburg, Pa. (Southern Lehigh H.S.) seasons at Frostburg State (Md.) Cal 5 Molly Delaney So. OH 6-0 Carmel, Ind. (Westfield H.S.) U returns six starters (four juniors, two 6 Sara McMullen Sr. L/DS 5-5 State College, Pa. (State College H.S.) seniors) from a team that advanced to 7 Gaby Follmer So. MH 6-2 St. Louis, Mo. (Timberland H.S.) Round of 16 in the NCAATournament 8 Renee Helmer Fr. OH 5-11 Oakville, Ontario (Abbey Park H.S.) for the fifth-straight year. 9 Ana Almeida Jr. OH 6-0 Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Colegio Promove) 10 Kortney Eshleman Sr. S 5-8 Greencastle, Pa. (Greencastle H.S.) The Vulcans are headlined by juniors 11 Julia Muzy Fr. OH 5-9 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Meghan Franz and Kelly Fromknecht, both of whom received 12 Abigail Gaiotti Jr. DS/L 5-3 Canton, Pa. (Homeschooled H.S.) All-PSAC West honors in 2010. Cal U opened the season last 13 Laurel Miller Fr. OH 5-10 Bethel Park, Pa. (Bethel Park H.S.) weekend by winning three of four matches at the Ferris State 14 Meghan Franz Jr. MH 5-11 Cranberry Twp., Pa. (Seneca Valley H.S.) (Mich.) Invitational with Franz and Fromknecht being selected 15 Bridget Bielich R-Jr. RS 6-1 Bethel Park, Pa. (Bethel Park H.S.) to the all-tournament team. 16 Brandy Harris Jr. OH 5-8 Bedford, Pa. (Bedford H.S.) 17 Katya Kopanarova Sr. RS 6-0 Sofia, Bulgaria (81 Victor Hugo H.S.) 18 Taylor Melidona Fr. DS/L 5-8 Rochester, N.Y. (Irondequoit H.S.) 19 Samantha Rudy Fr. DS/L 5-7 Greencastle, Pa. (Greencastle-Antrim H.S.)

Head Coach: Peter Letourneau – 1st Season (3-1) Click for 2011 TEAM STATS Assistant Coach: Barbara Letourneau Athletic Trainer: Adam Annaccone Athletic Director: Dr. Tom Pucci

Rollins College Tars (4-0 overall)

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Phoebe Corder SR DS 5-8 Buda, Texas (Jack C. HS) Sweeping all four opponents faced last 2 Camille Indest SO MB 6-0 Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park HS) weekend, Rollins College relied heavily 3 Catherine Weiser SO DS 5-6 Chapel Hill, N.C. (E. Chapel Hill HS) on the arm of sophomore outside hitter 5 Lizzy Manno JR DS 5-7 Orlando, Fla. Megan Hodges. Hodges’ 5.08 kills per 6 Kayla Austin JR S 5-9 Chapel Hill, N.C. (E. Chapel Hill HS) set led the team, as she hit .385 in 12 7 Kiana Parks JR S 5-8 Plano, Texas (Plano HS) sets played. 8 Caitlin Hopkins SO OH 5-9 Villa Park, Ill. (Willowbrook HS) 9 Jill Lau JR MB 6-0 Mountain View, Calif. (Gunn HS) Hodges received help from sophomore 10 Kelsey Gunderson FR M/RS 5-11 Reno, Nev. (Galena HS) middle blocker Camille Indest, whose 11 Megan Hodges SO OH 6-1 Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips HS) 3.58 kills per set was dwarfed only by 12 Kelly Merideth SO RS 6-0 Windermere, Fla. (The First Academy) her mammouth .507 hit percentage. 13 Collyn Welsch FR OH 5-10 Gainesville, Fla. Indest and Hodges took almost 48 percent of the Tars’ swings in 15 Christina Carracino SO DS 5-6 Fort Myers, Fla. (Canterbury HS) those four matches, and accounted for 55 percent of the team’s 16 Jessica Wilson FR MB 5-9 Winter Haven, Fla. offensive production. 20 Taylor Wekjszner FR MB 6-0 Slatington, Pa. (High Parkland HS) Sophomore right side Kelly Merideth leads the team in service 23 Amy Drabant FR S 5-8 Wheaton, Ill. (Warrenville South HS) aces (5) and blocks (11), while senior defensive specialist Head Coach: Sindee Snow – 10th Season (241-48) Phoebe Corder leads the team in digs with 45. Assistant Coach: Roberto Santasofia Athletic Trainer: Paul Giannotti Athletic Director: Pennie Parker Click for 2011 TEAM STATS

UMD on the Web: http://www.UMDBulldogs.com Bulldogs on Facebook: @Minnesota Duluth Volleyball ROSTERS (CONT.) Upper Iowa University Peacocks (3-1 overall)

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) Upper Iowa went 3-1 in their opening 2 Maryn Fulton JR MH 6-1 Fairfield, Iowa (Fairfield H.S.) weekend of action in the Ferris State 3 Danielle Gernes JR DS 5-2 Kellogg, Minn. (Wabasha-Kellogg H.S.) Invitational. Senior hitters Sara Vance 4 Sara Vance SR RS 5-8 Tampa, Fla. (Walter L. Sickles H.S.) and Nicky Brown were named to the 6 Tricia Hanson FR MH 5-9 Turtle Lake, Wis. (Turtle Lake H.S.) All-Tournament team after posting some 7 Melanie Behnke SO OH 5-10 Seymour, Wis. (Seymour H.S.) great numbers in their opening four 9 Kristy HinricH.S. SR OH 5-9 Swisher, Iowa (Solon H.S.) matches. The team is under the leader- 10 Skylar Lesan JR S 5-10 Solon, Iowa (Solon H.S. / Bradley University) ship of first year Head Coach Aaron 11 Amanda Weiss FR DS 5-7 West Bend, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran H.S.) Nelson, but return all of their starters 12 Emily Sparks JR DS 5-5 Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City H.S.) from a year ago. 13 Hailey Brown FR OH/S 5-11 Elroy, Wis. (Royall H.S.) 14 Nicky Brown SR OH 5-9 Farley, Iowa (Western Dubuque H.S.) Brown leads the team with 3.92 kills per set, and is hitting 15 Marissa Gearou SO S 5-7 Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie H.S.) .262 for the Peacocks. Vance’s 3.54 kills per set makes her 16 Kayla Wagner JR MH 6-2 Ottumwa, Iowa (Ottumwa H.S.) the second option in the Upper Iowa offense. 17 Rachel Ubbelohde FR DS 5-5 Waterloo, Iowa (West H.S.) 18 Rachael Behnke FR OH 5-9 Seymour, Wis. (Seymour H.S.) Junior middle hitter Kayla Wagner recorded a team-high 13 20 Melissa Mueller JR MH 6-0 Stillwater, Minn. (New Life Academy) blocks in the first four matches, and the Peacocks are led defensively by junior defensive specialist Danielle Gernes, averaging four digs per set. Brown adds 3.31 digs per set. Head Coach: Aaron Nelson - 1st Season (3-1) Assistant Coach: Kasey Uran Athletic Trainer: Matt Rueckert Click for 2011 TEAM STATS Athletic Director: David Miller

Winona State University Warriors (3-1 overall) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) Its only loss coming against No. 5 1 Shannon McGowan SR DS 5-7 Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley H.S.) Nebraska Kearney, the Winona State 2 Katie Froehle SO OH 5-11 Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie H.S.) Warriors used a stingy defense to go 3-1 3 Maggie Finkel JR DS 5-4 Chaska, Minn. (Chaska H.S.) their opening weekend of play. Wnona 4 Alli Glisch SO OH 5-10 Muskego, Wis. (Muskego H.S.) State held opponents to a .156 hitting 5 Paige Garriga FR MH 6-0 Osceola, Wis. (Osceola H.S.) percentage, averaging over 17 digs per set 6 Mary Sanderfoot JR MH 6-1 Rochester, Minn. (Century H.S.) as a team. 7 Kaley Jacobson SO S 5-8 Watertown, Wis. (Watertown H.S.) 8 Kate Horihan JR MH 5-11 Spring Grove, Minn. (Mabel-Canton H.S.) Offensively, sophomore outside hitter 9 Kelsey Jacobs JR OH 6-0 Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove H.S.) Bekah Saugen and junior outside hitter 10 Mikaela Girard FR MH 6-1 Delafield, Wis. (Kettle Moraine H.S.) Kelsey Jacobs led the team. Saugen 12 Elena Kruesel SO S 5-9 Grafton, Wis. (Dominican H.S.) notched 3.83 kills per set, taking a team-high 115 swings, 13 Kayla Uhlenhake SO S 6-0 Burlington, Wis. (Burlington H.S.) while Jacobs added 2.91 kills per set. Freshman middle hitter 14 Kathy Lohff JR MH 5-11 Shawano, Wis. (Shawano H.S.) Paige Garriga posted 15 kills in five sets of action, and hit 15 Rachel Polland FR OH 6-1 Minneapolis, Minn. (Southwest H.S.) .370. She is the only Warriors player with at least five kills 17 Bekah Saugen SO OH 5-10 Chaska, Minn. (Chaska H.S.) hitting above .250. 18 Laura Zeamer FR MH 6-1 Jackson, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran H.S.) Senior defensive specialist Shannon McGowan is the back- bone of theWinona State defense, averaging 4.67 digs per set Head Coach: Dave Simon - 3rd Season (26-37) this season. Assistant Coach: Selene Teitebaum Athletic Trainer: Kim Severson Click for 2011 TEAM STATS Athletic Director: Larry Holstad

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