BEMIDJI STATE VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL NOTES (SEPT. 29, 2010) ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS BSU AT AUGUSTANA/BSU AT NO. 3 WAYNE STATE SHAWN D. SMITH OCTOBER 1 & 2, 2010 PHONE: (218) 755-4603 SIOUX FALLS S.D./WAYNE, NEB. E-MAIL: [email protected] THIS WEEKEND AUGUSTANA MATCH PREVIEW The Bemidji State University Volleyball squad will travel to Sioux Falls, S.D., on Fri., Oct. 1 to face AUGUSTANA the Augustana College Vikings at the Elmen Center at 7 p.m. The Beavers enter play on Friday with an 8-6 mark (2-4 NSIC). Their hosts from Augustana hold an 8-6 mark (4-1 NSIC). The Vikings only loss in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference came on Tuesday to No. 2 Wayne State College. Augie has victories over Upper Iowa University, Winona State University, the University of Mary and Northern State University. The Beavers and Vikings split last year’s meetings. BSU defeated Augustana in five sets at home, 3-2, but fell 3-1 to their NSIC foes on the road in Sioux Falls. Augie leads the all-time series 13-3. WAYNE STATE MATCH PREVIEW SIOUX FALLS, S.D. 7:00 P.M. Bemidji State will face the No. 2 Wayne State (Neb.) Wildcats on Saturday at 4 p.m., at Rice Audito- 10/1/2010 rium in Wayne, Neb. The Wildcats carry an unblemished 14-0 mark into this weekend. Wayne State will battle the No. 1 University of Minnesota Duluth squad on Friday before hosting BSU. Wayne State. The Wildcats already hold four victories over teams currently ranked in the AVCA poll includ- ing three wins over teams ranked in this week’s top 10 (Southwest Minnesota State, Concordia-St. NO. 2 WAYNE STATE Paul and Nebraska-Kearney). Wayne State leads the all-time series between the two schools at a 20-2 clip. The Beavers took the No. 22 Wildcats to five sets but ultimately lost, 3-2, last season in Bemidji. In the second meeting between the two schools in 2009, Wayne State upended BSU, 3-1, at Rice Auditorium.The Wildcats will serve as the fourth ranked team in five matches that the Beavers have faced. BSU PLAYERS TO WATCH WAYNE, NEB. -Hannah Eilers- 4:00 P.M. Junior Hannah Eilers (OH, Little Fork, Minn.) saw increased playing time over the weekend against 10/2/2010 No. 12 Minnesota State and No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State. Eilers tallied six kills and eight digs on Saturday against the Mustangs to help the Beavers stay close in the second and third sets against their ranked foes. Eilers comes into the weekend averaging 1.62 kills per game and 1.19 digs per game. -Laura Carlson- MULTIMEDIA Sophomore Laura Carlson (DS/OH, Hutchinson, Minn.) has been a key cog in the Bemidji State defense so far this season. Carlson has teamed with her other back row mates to hold opponents Augustana Match to a .171 hitting percentage. She enters the match averaging 2.29 digs per game. Carlson has also tallied eight service aces this season. Live Stats: http://www.augie.edu/athletics/vol- leyball/xlive.htm OLSON SURPASSES 1,000 KILLS Live Video: NMTV Senior middle blocker Nicole Olson (Baudette, Minn.) hit the 1,000 kill mark last Friday night Wayne State Match against No. 13 Minnesota State to become just the eighth person in program history to reach the Live Stats: http://www.wsc.edu/athletics/media- historic milestone. Olson has 1,015 kills in her four years at BSU. Brittney Burns (2004-08) was the last Beaver to accomplish over 1,000 kills in her career and currently ranks second all-time in BSU stats/volleyball/xlive.htm Volleyball history. Peggy Hamel-Moran is the all-time leader in kills at BSU with 1,300 from 1996-99. Live Video: NMTV Olson is now ranked eighth all-time in kills. She needs 18 kills to surpass Diane Glampe in seventh place. BEAVERS STEAL SET FROM BULLDOGS The Bemidji State Beavers proved that they could stay with even the toughest of opponents as they came out of the gate and took the first set, 25-19, against No. 2 Minnesota Duluth on uesday.T The set loss was only the fifth of the season for the undefeated Bulldogs. The set victory marked the second year in a row that the Beavers have been able to take the first set from a ranked UMD team. BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS VOLLEYBALL 1 BEMIDJI STATE VOLLEYBALL BSU QUICK FACTS GROSKREUTZ NAMED NSIC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK School/Enrollment: .. Bemidji State University (5,020) Location/Founded: .......Bemidji, Minnesota 56601 (1919) Senior libero Brie Groskreutz (Reedsburg, Wis.) was selected as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Population: ........ 30,000 (reflects city and surrounding area) Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts for the Beavers in three matches against Conference: .................. Northern Sun Intercollegiate NSIC foes last week. Groskreutz has continued to be the vital cog for the BSU defense. The Affiliation: ............NCAA Division II (NCAA I-Hockey) school’s all-time career digs leader with 1,632 career digs averaged 5.60 digs per game against Nickname: ................................................... Beavers the University of Mary, Minnesota State University Moorhead and the University of Minnesota, School Colors: ............Green (PMS 3298) and White Home Court: ......................BSU Gymnasium (2,500) Crookston last week for the Beavers. Groskreutz tallied 56 digs in three matches and did not record Press Row Phone: ............................. (218) 755-4603 a serve receive error. BSU’s defense led by Groskreutz held all three NSIC opponents to an under President: ......Dr. Richard Hanson (North Dakota State ‘71) .200 hitting percentage. Athletic Director: ........Dr. Rick Goeb (North Dakota St. ‘89) SWA: ........................ Sarah Levesque (North Dakota ‘04) SWA Phone: ...................................... (218) 755-2142 13-GAME WIN STREAK Head Athletic Trainer: ............................... Bill Crews MSU Moorhead ended a 13-game win streak for the Beavers last Friday. BSU won four straight 3-0 Athletic Trainer Phone: ...................... (218) 755-2769 matches and the first set of Friday’s match with the Dragons before losing three straight to MSUM. Compliance Coordinator: .................Sarah Levesque The streak served as the longest the Beavers have gone without a loss in a game since 1989 when Compliance Phone: ........................... (218) 755-2142 they also had a 13-game win streak. Ticket Manager: ........................................ Pam Papp Tickets Phone: ................................... (218) 755-2057 Athletics Administrative Assistant: .....Debbie Slough Athletic Phone: ................................. (218) 755-2941 SWEEPING UP Athletic Fax: ...................................... (218) 755-3898 In 14 games so far this season the Beavers have tallied seven 3-0 sweeps of their opponents. BSU wrapped up the Blue Hawk Tournament with sweeps of Black Hills State and Dickinson State A THLETIC M EDIA R ELATIONS Director: ...............Brad Folkestad (Bemidji State ‘01) to open the season and had three-conseuctive 3-0 wins after defeating Minot State, Adelphi and SID Phone: ........................................ (218) 755-4603 Sioux Falls at the Dragon Classic. BSU also picked up a 3-0 sweep of U-Mary and a 3-0 sweep of SID Cell: ............................................. (218) 308-1115 UM, Crookston SID Fax: ............................................ (218) 755-3898 SID e-mail: [email protected] OLSON, GROSKREUTZ NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT Assistant Director: Dax Larson (Minnesota State ‘07) Assistant Phone:................................ (218) 755-2763 Seniors Brie Groskreutz and Nicole Olson were selected to the Dragon Classic All-Tournament Assistant Cell: .................................... (612) 718-0729 team after strong weekends in Moorhead, Minn. Groskretuz averaged 5.29 digs per game includ- Assistant e-mail: [email protected] ing 31 digs against Northern State, while Olson tallied 40 kills and five blocks in four games in Graduate Assistant: ......Ross LaDue (Iowa State ‘09) Moorhead. Graduate Assistant e-mail: [email protected] GA/Volleyball Contact: Shawn Smith (Iowa State ‘08) GA e-mail: .......................... [email protected] THOMPSON STEPPING UP GA Phone: ......................................... (218) 755-4603 Volleyball/Basketball Press Row: ...... (218) 755-3620 Sophomore Bethany Thompson played a key role for the BSU Beavers at the Dragon Classic. Web site: ................................www.bsubeavers.com Thompson tallied 23 kills in two matches on Saturday. She hit .360 with 10 kills against Adelphi University. Thompson continued to impress with nine kills and a team-best .533 hitting percentage P R OG R A M H ISTO RY in the 3-0 sweep of U-Mary to open conference play. First year of volleyball: ..................................... 1969 Overall record (41 seasons): ........655-713-6 (.482) RECORD SETTING WEEKEND Years in post-season play: .................................... 3 (NAIA District 13 - 1987-1st, 1988-1st, 1989- 2nd) The BSU volleyball team had a record-setting weekend at the Blue Hawk Tournament in Dickinson, NSIC Championships: .................................. 1 (1988) N.D. Senior Libero Brie Groskreutz became the career leader in digs at Bemidji State with 23 digs Minn-Kota Championships: ..................................... 7 last Friday against Montana State-Northern. She surpasses Mary Gergen, who had 535 career digs. (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975,1976, 1977, 1978) Groskreutz heads into the Augustana match with 1,632 career digs. C OACHING S TAFF Lindsey Weyer also put her name in the record books with a couple single match gems