2017 DRAGON VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS
Tom Berg, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations Minnesota State University Moorhead . Office: 218-477-2550 . Cell: 605-677-9222 . Email: [email protected]
2017 DRAGON VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location. .............................................................................................Moorhead, Minn. Founded....................................................................................................................... 1887 Enrollment ................................................................................................................6,500 Mascot .................................................................................................................. Dragons School Colors ............................................................................................. .Red & White Home Court ......................................................................... Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse Capacity ..................................................................................................................... 2,500 Affiliation ............................................................................................................NCAA DII Conference.................................................................. Northern Sun Intercollegiate President........................................................................................ Dr. Anne Blackhurst Athletic Director...........................................................................................Doug Peters Deputy Athletic Director....................................................................Chad Markuson Athletics Phone ...................................................................................... 218-477-2622 Athletics Fax ............................................................................................ 218-477-2324 COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach.................................................................................................Tammy Blake Alma Mater/Year........................................................................... South Dakota/1989 Record at MSUM/Seasons......................................................................... 369-299/22 Career Record/Seasons ..............................................................................369-299/22 Volleyball Office....................................................................................... 218-477-2997 Assistant Coaches............................................ Robert Jones, Madison Halterman Head Athletics Trainer.............................................................................. Andrea Scott Volleyball Athletics Trainer............................................................. Ronda Peterson Strength & Conditioning ................................................................ Travis Anderson ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant AD for Media Relations (VB Contact)...................................... Tom Berg Office/Cell Phone...................................................... 218-477-2550/605-677-9222 Email Address .......................................................................tom.berg@mnstate.edu Assistant AD for Marketing/New Media............................................ Jon Wepking Office/Cell Phone.......................................................218-477-2113/605-350-1462 Email Address................................................................. [email protected] Website.................................................................................www.msumdragons.com
2017 SCHEDULE 9/1-9/2 9/1 9/1 9/2 9/2 9/8-9/9 9/8 9/8 9/9 9/9 9/14 9/16 9/19 9/22 9/23 9/29
at Minot State Tourney, Minot ND MSU-Billings 11 a.m. Bemidji State 5 p.m. at Minot State 9 a.m. SD School of Mines 3 p.m. at Quincy Classic, Illinois Wayne State (Mich.) 11:30 a.m. Quincy 4:30 p.m. NW Missouri State 9 a.m. McKendree 2 p.m. *at Minot State 6 p.m. *Mary 3 p.m. *Northern State 6 p.m. *at Upper Iowa 6 p.m. *at Winona State 2 p.m. *Concordia-St. Paul 6 p.m.
9/30 *Minnesota State 10/6 *SMSU 10/7 *Sioux Falls (S.D.) 10/13 *at Augustana (SD) 10/14 *at Wayne State 10/20 *at MN Crookston 10/21 *at Bemidji State 10/27 *Minnesota Duluth 10/28 *St. Cloud State 10/31 *at Northern State 11/3 *at Minnesota State 11/4 *at Concordia-St. Paul 11/10 *Winona State 11/11 *Upper Iowa home matches in bold *NSIC match
Blake
Hagler
Selbitschka
TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record...............................................................................................................10-18 ........................................................................... 5-5 Home • 2-10 Away • 3-3 Neutral Conference Record/Finish............................................................................ 5-15/12th Starters Returning/Lost......................................................................3 (plus libero)/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................................................................7/9 KEY RETURNERS/2016 HIGHLIGHTS --#4 Sarah Hagler (MB, 5-10, So., Cando, N.D.): Second on team with 224 kills and led team with 70 blocks --#2 Monica Vega (DS, 5-5, Jr., Ada, Minn.): Led team with 404 digs, averaging 5.46 per set, two-time NSIC Def. Player of the Week --#18 Courtney Selbitschka (OH, 5-10, So., North Branch, Minn.): Fourth on team with 182 kills, also had 179 digs and 31 blocks --#9 Ellie Rutten (RS, 6-2, So., New York Mills, Minn.): Fourth on team with 44 blocks and fifth on team with 162 kills
2017 ROSTER
3 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m.
Vega
HISTORY First Year of Volleyball.............................................................................................. 1968 All-Time Record .......................................................................................846-633 (.577) All-Time Kills Leader................................................... Emily Hegg, 1,788 (1994-97) All-Time Assists Leader...........................................Julie Vancura, 5,334 (2004-07) All-Time Digs............................................................Calla Oftedahl, 2,331 (2005-08) All-Time Blocks Leader........................................Kaitlin VanWinkle 472 (2012-15) All-Time Aces Leader......................................................Dana Gross, 200 (1989-92)
# Name Pos. 1 Becca Koehn S 2 Monica Vega DS/L 3 Ellie Hoyt S 4 Sarah Hagler MB 5 Kelsey Lindgren DS 6 Kylie Kanwischer MB 7 Ali Hasche MB/RS 8 Taylor Thorson DS/L 9 Ellie Rutten RS 10 Sarah Petrbok OH 11 Marley Holt MB 13 Tyann Caspers OH 15 Lauren Kiewiet RS/OH 16 Madison Klein OH 17 Kaylin Jenkins MB 18 Courtney Selbitschka OH
Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 5-7 Fr. Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley 5-5 So. Ada, Minn. / Ada-Borup 5-7 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo 5-10 So Cando, N.D. / North Star 5-2 RFr. Argyle, Minn. / Stephen-Argyle Central 6-1 Fr. Fargo, N.D./Shanley 5-11 Jr. Bismarck, N.D./Century/Jamestown 5-4 So. Brandon, S.D. / Brandon Valley 6-2 So. New York Mills, Minn. / New York Mills 5-10 Fr. Addison, Ill./Addison Trail 6-2 Fr. Moorhead, Minn./Oak Grove 6-0 Sr. Bird Island, Minn. / BOLD/Upper Iowa 5-11 Fr. Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake 5-11 Fr. Bismarck, N.D./Century 6-1 So. Hudson, Wis. / Hudson 5-10 So. North Branch, Minn. / North Branch
2017 DRAGON VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location. .............................................................................................Moorhead, Minn. Founded....................................................................................................................... 1887 Enrollment ................................................................................................................6,500 Mascot .................................................................................................................. Dragons School Colors ............................................................................................. .Red & White Home Court ......................................................................... Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse Capacity ..................................................................................................................... 2,500 Affiliation ............................................................................................................NCAA DII Conference.................................................................. Northern Sun Intercollegiate President........................................................................................ Dr. Anne Blackhurst Athletic Director...........................................................................................Doug Peters Deputy Athletic Director....................................................................Chad Markuson Athletics Phone ...................................................................................... 218-477-2622 Athletics Fax ............................................................................................ 218-477-2324 COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach.................................................................................................Tammy Blake Alma Mater/Year........................................................................... South Dakota/1989 Record at MSUM/Seasons......................................................................... 369-299/22 Career Record/Seasons ..............................................................................369-299/22 Volleyball Office....................................................................................... 218-477-2997 Assistant Coaches............................................ Robert Jones, Madison Halterman Head Athletics Trainer.............................................................................. Andrea Scott Volleyball Athletics Trainer............................................................. Ronda Peterson Strength & Conditioning ................................................................ Travis Anderson ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant AD for Media Relations (VB Contact)...................................... Tom Berg Office/Cell Phone...................................................... 218-477-2550/605-677-9222 Email Address .......................................................................tom.berg@mnstate.edu Assistant AD for Marketing/New Media............................................ Jon Wepking Office/Cell Phone.......................................................218-477-2113/605-350-1462 Email Address................................................................. [email protected] Website.................................................................................www.msumdragons.com
2017 SCHEDULE 9/1-9/2 9/1 9/1 9/2 9/2 9/8-9/9 9/8 9/8 9/9 9/9 9/14 9/16 9/19 9/22 9/23 9/29
at Minot State Tourney, Minot ND MSU-Billings 11 a.m. Bemidji State 5 p.m. at Minot State 9 a.m. SD School of Mines 3 p.m. at Quincy Classic, Illinois Wayne State (Mich.) 11:30 a.m. Quincy 4:30 p.m. NW Missouri State 9 a.m. McKendree 2 p.m. *at Minot State 6 p.m. *Mary 3 p.m. *Northern State 6 p.m. *at Upper Iowa 6 p.m. *at Winona State 2 p.m. *Concordia-St. Paul 6 p.m.
9/30 *Minnesota State 10/6 *SMSU 10/7 *Sioux Falls (S.D.) 10/13 *at Augustana (SD) 10/14 *at Wayne State 10/20 *at MN Crookston 10/21 *at Bemidji State 10/27 *Minnesota Duluth 10/28 *St. Cloud State 10/31 *at Northern State 11/3 *at Minnesota State 11/4 *at Concordia-St. Paul 11/10 *Winona State 11/11 *Upper Iowa home matches in bold *NSIC match
Blake
Hagler
Selbitschka
TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record...............................................................................................................10-18 ........................................................................... 5-5 Home • 2-10 Away • 3-3 Neutral Conference Record/Finish............................................................................ 5-15/12th Starters Returning/Lost......................................................................3 (plus libero)/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................................................................7/9 KEY RETURNERS/2016 HIGHLIGHTS --#4 Sarah Hagler (MB, 5-10, So., Cando, N.D.): Second on team with 224 kills and led team with 70 blocks --#2 Monica Vega (DS, 5-5, Jr., Ada, Minn.): Led team with 404 digs, averaging 5.46 per set, two-time NSIC Def. Player of the Week --#18 Courtney Selbitschka (OH, 5-10, So., North Branch, Minn.): Fourth on team with 182 kills, also had 179 digs and 31 blocks --#9 Ellie Rutten (RS, 6-2, So., New York Mills, Minn.): Fourth on team with 44 blocks and fifth on team with 162 kills
2017 ROSTER
3 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m.
Vega
HISTORY First Year of Volleyball.............................................................................................. 1968 All-Time Record .......................................................................................846-633 (.577) All-Time Kills Leader................................................... Emily Hegg, 1,788 (1994-97) All-Time Assists Leader...........................................Julie Vancura, 5,334 (2004-07) All-Time Digs............................................................Calla Oftedahl, 2,331 (2005-08) All-Time Blocks Leader........................................Kaitlin VanWinkle 472 (2012-15) All-Time Aces Leader......................................................Dana Gross, 200 (1989-92)
# Name Pos. 1 Becca Koehn S 2 Monica Vega DS/L 3 Ellie Hoyt S 4 Sarah Hagler MB 5 Kelsey Lindgren DS 6 Kylie Kanwischer MB 7 Ali Hasche MB/RS 8 Taylor Thorson DS/L 9 Ellie Rutten RS 10 Sarah Petrbok OH 11 Marley Holt MB 13 Tyann Caspers OH 15 Lauren Kiewiet RS/OH 16 Madison Klein OH 17 Kaylin Jenkins MB 18 Courtney Selbitschka OH
Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 5-7 Fr. Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley 5-5 So. Ada, Minn. / Ada-Borup 5-7 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo 5-10 So Cando, N.D. / North Star 5-2 RFr. Argyle, Minn. / Stephen-Argyle Central 6-1 Fr. Fargo, N.D./Shanley 5-11 Jr. Bismarck, N.D./Century/Jamestown 5-4 So. Brandon, S.D. / Brandon Valley 6-2 So. New York Mills, Minn. / New York Mills 5-10 Fr. Addison, Ill./Addison Trail 6-2 Fr. Moorhead, Minn./Oak Grove 6-0 Sr. Bird Island, Minn. / BOLD/Upper Iowa 5-11 Fr. Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake 5-11 Fr. Bismarck, N.D./Century 6-1 So. Hudson, Wis. / Hudson 5-10 So. North Branch, Minn. / North Branch
