BEMIDJI STATE VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL NOTES (SEPT. 7, 2010) ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS DRAGON CLASSIC SHAWN D. SMITH SEPTEMBER 10-11, 2010 PHONE: (218) 755-4603 MOORHEAD, MINN. E-MAIL: [email protected] DRAGON CLASSIC DRAGON CLASSIC PREVIEW OPPONENTS The Bemidji State volleyball team will head to Moorhead, Minn., on Sept. 10 and 11 to participate in the Dragon Classic hosted by MSU Moorhead. The Beavers will face-off with NSIC foe Northern NORTHERN STATE State as well as Adelphi (N.Y.) and two programs transitioning from NAIA to Division II in Minot State and Sioux Falls. BSU comes into the weekend with a 3-1 record after finishing tied for first at the Blue Hawk Tourna- ment in Dickinson, N.D. BSU PLAYERS TO WATCH MOORHEAD, MINN. -Lindsey Weyer- 10:30 P.M. Senior Outside Hitter Lindsey Weyer is coming off a career performance at the Blue Hawk Tourna- 9/10/2010 ment in Dickinson, N.D. In four games, Weyer averaged 4.33 kills and 3.27 digs. Against Montana State-Northern, Weyer had 25 kills which ties for fourth for the most kills in a match in the rally MINOT STATE scoring era. Weyer had three double-doubles in the four games and hit above .500 in two games. Weyer comes into the weekend hitting .450 with 65 kills and 49 digs. -Brie Groskreutz- Senior Libero Brie Groskreutz became the Beavers’ all-time digs leader last weekend. Groskreutz 608 digs surpasses Lora Hilger. Groskreutz comes into the weekend averaging 4.93 digs per game. She also leads the team with seven service aces. MOORHEAD, MINN. RECORD SETTING WEEKEND 3:30 P.M. The BSU volleyball team had a record-setting weekend at the Blue Hawk Tournament in Dickinson, 9/10/2010 N.D. Senior Libero Brie Groskreutz became the career leader in digs at Bemidji State with 23 digs last Friday against Montana State-Northern. She surpasses Lora Hilger, who had 535 career digs. ADELPHI (N.Y.) Groskreutz heads into the Dragon Classic with 608 career digs. Lindsey Weyer also put her name in the record books with a couple single match gems from the weekend. Weyer’s 25 kills against Montana State-Northern ties current Beaver Nicole Olson for the fourth-best single-match kills mark in program history. The senior outside hitter also put herself in the ranks among the best hitting percentages in a single match with a .583 attack percentage against Dickinson State last Saturday. Nicole Olson made it a trio of Beavers to have a record setting weekend. Olson put her name in the top 10 of three categories. Olson’s 903 career kills now ranks 10th all-time. Her 211 block as- MOORHEAD, MINN. sists rank ninth all-time and Olson’s 266 total blocks come in 10th all-time. 10:00 A.M. 9/11/2010 WEYER NAMED BEAVER PRIDE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK SIOUX FALLS Lindsey Weyer was named Beaver Pride Female Athlete of the Week after a stellar performance at the Blue Hawk Tournament. MCCANNELL TAKES OVER AT SETTER Look for junior Jessi-Beth McCannell to be an X-Factor for Coach Chadwick’s BSU squad this season. The native of Brandon, Manitoba will be looked at to step up at the setter position replac- ing Courtney Bitter. McCannell showed she can fill the role admirably last season in her one ap- pearance at setter. She exploded for a career-high 46 assists, while adding a season-high 13 digs for her first career double-double in the final contest of the season against Upper Iowa. MOORHEAD, MINN. 6:00 P.M. In her first weekend as the starting setter, McCannell tallied 162 assists for an average of 10.80 per 9/11/2010 game. She will look to continue to build on those numbers as the Beavers head to Moorhead this BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS VOLLEYBALL 1 BEMIDJI STATE VOLLEYBALL BSU QUICK FACTS weekend. School/Enrollment: .. Bemidji State University (5,020) CHADWICK’S DEBUT Location/Founded: .......Bemidji, Minnesota 56601 (1919) Population: ........ 30,000 (reflects city and surrounding area) Wayne Chadwick finished his first weekend as the BSU coach with a record of 3-1. The mark is Conference: .................. Northern Sun Intercollegiate the best four-game mark for a first-year head coach since Pat Rosenbrock led the Beavers to a 3-1 Affiliation: ............NCAA Division II (NCAA I-Hockey) record to start the 1975 season. Nickname: ................................................... Beavers School Colors: ............Green (PMS 3298) and White Home Court: ......................BSU Gymnasium (2,500) Press Row Phone: ............................. (218) 755-4603 SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION President: ......Dr. Richard Hanson (North Dakota State ‘71) • NORTHERN STATE WOLVES Athletic Director: ........Dr. Rick Goeb (North Dakota St. ‘89) HEAD COACH: LISA SCHRIVER SWA: ........................ Sarah Levesque (North Dakota ‘04) PLAYER TO WATCH: OH JORDAN SCHAFFER, SR. SWA Phone: ...................................... (218) 755-2142 Head Athletic Trainer: ............................... Bill Crews NSIC foe Northern State comes into the weekend with a 3-1 record after picking up wins over Athletic Trainer Phone: ...................... (218) 755-2769 Nebraska-Omaha, Adams State and Chadron State at the UNO Showcase in Omaha, Neb. The Compliance Coordinator: .................Sarah Levesque Wolves’ only loss came to 13th-ranked Emporia State, 3-2. Compliance Phone: ........................... (218) 755-2142 Ticket Manager: ........................................ Pam Papp Northern State is led by returning NSIC Honorable Selection Jordan Schaffer, a 5-9 senior outside Tickets Phone: ................................... (218) 755-2057 hitter who led the Wolves with 296 kills last season as Northern State went 12-17 and finished tied Athletics Administrative Assistant: .....Debbie Slough for 10th in the final league standings. Athletic Phone: ................................. (218) 755-2941 Athletic Fax: ...................................... (218) 755-3898 BSU leads the all-time series with the Wolves 33-26. A THLETIC M EDIA R ELATIONS • Director: ...............Brad Folkestad (Bemidji State ‘01) MINOT STATE BEAVERS SID Phone: ........................................ (218) 755-4603 HEAD COACH: JOHNNA LEWIS SID Cell: ............................................. (218) 308-1115 PLAYER TO WATCH: DS JENNA MOFFATT SID Fax: ............................................ (218) 755-3898 SID e-mail: [email protected] Minot State comes into the weekend with a 1-7 record on the season. Their only win of the season Assistant Director: Dax Larson (Minnesota State ‘07) came on Aug. 27 against Montana Western. The Beavers have been led so far this season by Assistant Phone:................................ (218) 755-2763 defensive specialist Jenna Moffatt and outside hitter Jen Dixon. Moffatt comes into the weekend Assistant Cell: .................................... (612) 718-0729 averaging 4.43 digs per contest while Dixon is averaging 2.68 kills per match. Assistant e-mail: [email protected] Graduate Assistant: ......Ross LaDue (Iowa State ‘09) Bemidji State leads the all-time series with Minot State 4-0. Graduate Assistant e-mail: [email protected] GA/Volleyball Contact: Shawn Smith (Iowa State ‘08) • ADELPHI PANTHERS GA e-mail: .......................... [email protected] GA Phone: ......................................... (218) 755-4603 HEAD COACH: DANIELLE MACKNIGHT Volleyball/Basketball Press Row: ...... (218) 755-3620 PLAYER TO WATCH: OH HILARY PAVELS, SR. Web site: ................................www.bsubeavers.com The Adelphi Panthers come into the Dragon Classic with a 1-2 record after picking up a win over P R OG R A M H ISTO RY Stonehill and losses to Dowling and Pace at the Dowling Tournament last weekend. First year of volleyball: ..................................... 1969 Overall record (41 seasons): ........655-713-6 (.482) The Panthers are led by senior outside hitter Hilary Pavels. Pavels comes into the weekend with 29 Years in post-season play: .................................... 3 kills and 42 digs. (NAIA District 13 - 1987-1st, 1988-1st, 1989- 2nd) NSIC Championships: .................................. 1 (1988) Saturday’s metting between Adelphi and Bemidji State will be the first in the two programs’ histo- Minn-Kota Championships: ..................................... 7 ries. (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975,1976, 1977, 1978) • SIOUX FALLS COUGARS C OACHING S TAFF HEAD COACH: LISA MATHES-PETERS Head Coach: . Wayne Chadwick (UW-Whitewater ‘88) Head Coach Email: [email protected] PLAYER TO WATCH: LIB RACHEL HEENEY, SR. Volleyball Office Phone: .................... (218) 755-3784 Sioux Falls enters this weekend’s tournament with a 10-4 mark on the season. The Cougars are Record at School: ................................................3-1 coming off a 4-0 record last weekend at their home tournament. USF lost a match on Tuesday to Career Record: .....................................................3-1 Dordt, 3-1. Graduate Assistant: .. Jordan Vidovic (Lewis University ‘09) Student Assistant: .........................................Taylor Kielty The Cougars are led by senior libero Rachel Heeney, who comes into the weekend averaging 6.10 digs per game. T EA M I NFO rm ATION 2009 Record: .........................11-20 (8-12 NSIC, 9th) Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................... 4/2 Saturday’s meeting between USF and Bemidji State will be the first ever between the two pro- Letterwinner Returning/Lost: .............................. 10/3 grams. 2 BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS VOLLEYBALL BEMIDJI STATE VOLLEYBALL 2010 SCHEDULE 2010 NUMERICAL ROSTER