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Mike Grosz, SID [email protected] Nick Seeman, Graduate Asst. [email protected] (402) 375-7326 (office) (402) 375-7271 (fax) 1111 Main Street Wayne, Neb. 68787
#4 Wayne State closes out four-game road trip with visits to Minnesota, Crookston and MSU Moorhead this weekend 2010 WAYNE STATE COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS (16-2 overall, 7-2 NSIC) Sept. 3 Sept. 3 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 10 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. 11 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 21 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 19 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 20
Shepherd % Urbana % Tiffin % Rockhusrt % #6 Saint Leo $ Regis $ #1 Concordia-St. Paul $ #10 SW Minnesota State $ Winona State * Upper Iowa * #10 Nebraska-Kearney at Northern State * at Mary * at Augustana * #1 Minnesota Duluth * Bemidji State * at #16 Minnesota State * at #3 SW Minnesota State * at Minnesota, Crookston * at MSU Moorhead * #14 Minnesota State * Northern State * Mary * at St. Cloud State * #6 Concordia-St. Paul * St. Cloud State * at Winona State * at Upper Iowa * Augustana * NCAA Regional Tournament NCAA Regional Tournament NCAA Regional Tournament
W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-2 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-0 L 3-1 L 3-2 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. TBD TBD TBD
Home games in bold * denotes Northern Sun Conference game $ Colorado Division II Premier Challenge % Rockhurst Tournament
1 LIB 3 OH 4 OH 7 MH 8 S 12 OH 14 MH
WAYNE STATE WILDCATS PROBABLE STARTERS Leigh Connot 5-8 Jr. Tali Fredrickson 5-7 Jr. Mindy Moody 6-0 Jr. Jennifer Hefner 6-1 Sr. Diedra Artz 5-7 Sr. Cori Hobbs 6-0 Fr. Shelby Schultz 6-0 Jr.
WILDCATS SUFFERS FIRST TWO LOSSES OF SEASON: #1 ranked Wayne State College suffered two road losses last weekend in their first week as the top-ranked volleyball team in NCAA Division II. The Wildcats fell at #16 Minnesota State Friday night in four games while #3 Southwest Minnesota State rallied to win the final two sets to down WSC 3-2 on Saturday in Marshall. Minnesota State outlasted WSC Friday night in Mankato by scores of 25-17, 17-25, 35-33 and 25-23. The Mavericks outhit WSC .214-.170 and had 78 kills to 56 for WSC. Senior Jennifer Hefner paced WSC in hitting with 16 kills followed by Mindy Moody with 12 and Tali Fredrickson 10. Junior libero Leigh Connot accounted for 31 digs while Fredrickson added 27 and senior setter Diedra Artz handed out 46 assists. Saturday saw SMSU rally for a 20-25, 25-23, 1925, 25-19 and 15-7 win over the Wildcats in Marshall. The host Mustangs hit .346 in the fourth set with 21 kills and had 13 kills while hitting .611 in the fifth set to knock off the Wildcats. SMSU hit .280 in the match to .250 for WSC with the Mustangs holding a 81-58 edge in kills on the Wildcats. Hefner topped WSC in kills with 18 followed by Fredrickson with 15. Connot had 23 digs with freshman McKenna Reagan adding 12 and Artz was credited with 45 set assists. WAYNE STATE TIED FOR FOURTH IN LATEST AVCA TOP 25 COACHES POLL: Wayne State College is tied for fourth in the latest AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches poll released Monday afternoon. The 16-2 Wildcats received a total of 683 points in voting conducted by coaches from across the country. Wayne State, ranked #1 last week for the first time in school history, suffered road losses last weekend at then #16 Minnesota State and #3 Southwest Minnesota State. WSC is one of five teams from the NSIC and one of seven teams from the Central Region ranked in the Top 25. NSIC teams ranked include Minnesota Duluth (1st), Southwest Minnesota State (2nd), Wayne State, Concordia-St. Paul (6th) and Minnesota State (14th). RMAC teams ranked nationally include Nebraska-Kearney (9th) and Metro State (18th). See the complete poll on page 3 of this release. AUGUSTANA AT WSC SCHEDULE CHANGE: The Augustana at Wayne State College NSIC volleyball match that was originally scheduled for Saturday, November 13th at 4:00 p.m. has been moved to Friday evening, November 12th starting at 7:00 p.m at Rice Auditorium in Wayne.
WSC HEAD COACH SCOTT KNEIFL: Scott Kneifl is in his sixth season as head volleyball coach at Wayne State College. He has directed the Wildcats to a 147-50 mark, including a 73-26 record in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. In 2009, Wayne State was 29-8 overall and 164 in the NSIC to tie for second place, resulting in Coach Kneifl being named the 2009 NSIC Coach of the Year. The Wildcats won a school record 15 consecutive matches from August 29-September 25. WSC advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight season and defeated Minnesota State in the first round of the Central Regional before falling to eventual national champion Concordia-St. Paul in the regional semi-final. Coach Kneifl’s teams also continue to excel in the classroom, earning the AVCA Team Academic Award for a fifth straight season with a 3.62 team cumulative grade point average for the 2009-10 school year. WSC also finished the 2009 season ranked 7th in NCAA Division II in home attendance, averaging 583 fans per match in 11 home contests. The Wildcats posted a 23-10 record in 2008 to qualify for the NCAA Division II Central Regional Tournament for the fourth straight season. WSC was sixth in the NSIC with a 12-8 league mark. The Wildcats ended the 2008 season ranked 25th in the final AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, marking the second time in the last three seasons WSC finished the season ranked in the Top 25. Kneifl has coached at both the high school and college level and brings 12 years of experience to the Wildcat program. He served as assistant coach with the Wildcat volleyball program for two seasons before moving up to the head coaching position in 2005. The Wildcats made a 10-game improvement from 2003 to 2004 under the assistance of Kneifl, going from 10-24 in 2003 to 20-14 in 2004. A native of Newcastle, Scott earned his bachelors degree from Wayne State in 1995 and achieved his masters degree in 2004 in sport management, also from Wayne State College.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS Wayne State UMC - MSUM 16-2 .................... Record ............. 0-18/10-8 .253 ............Attack Percentage .... .103/.192 .180 ........... Opponent Attack % . ...273/.190 13.4 .............. Kills Per Game ......... 9.3/13.0 12.5 ............ Assists Per Game ...... 8.4/12.2 1.5 ............ Service Aces/Game ....... 1.4/1.1 17.1 .............. Digs Per Game ...... 14.8/16.1 1.9 .............. Blocks Per Game ......... 1.3/1.9
CLIMBING THE WSC ALL-TIME CHARTS: Wayne State senior middle hitter Jennifer Hefner is making her mark on the Top 10 list of all-time kills leaders at Wayne State College. The Archer, Nebraska native became the 13th player in school history to reach 1,000 career kills on October 17th, 2009 when she had 18 kills in a win at Upper Iowa. She finished 2009 with 483 kills, the ninth-most kills in a single season by a Wildcat player. Hefner moved into 8th place on the all-time kills list last weekend with 34 kills against Minnesota State and Southwest Minnesota State. She now has 1,398 kills in her Wildcat career. WSC All-Time Career Kills Leaders 1. Lindsey Koch (1998-2001) 1,651 2. Emily Schroeder (2005-07) 1,650 3. Jacey Kuck Schwarz (2002-05) 1,554 4. Rayna Nelsen (1999-2002) 1,517 5. Shelly Lueders (1988-1991) 1,506 6. Lora Grant (1992-95) 1,466 7. Michelle Eckhardt (2003-06) 1,431 8. Jennifer Hefner (2007-present) 1,398 9. Jessie Pontow (1995-98) 1,377 10. Renee Fuhr (1995-98) 1,358 11. Brittany Van Beek (2005-2008) 1,195 12. Chelse Schultz (2001-04) 1,092 13. Jennifer Svitak (1993-96) 1,091 WSC Single Season Kills Leaders 1. Emily Schroeder (2006) 599 2. Emily Schroeder (2007) 591 3. Jacey Kuck Schwarz (2005) 553 4. Michelle Eckhardt (2006) 544 5. Rayna Nelsen (2002) 534 6. Shelly Lueders (1991) 502 7. Renee Fuhr (1997) 490 8. Lora Grant (1994) 488 9. Jennifer Hefner (2009) 483 10. Jessie Pontow (1998) 476 WHERE WSC RANKS IN NCAA STATISTICS: The following is a listing of where Wayne State College ranks in the NCAA Division II National Statistics with stats through games as of October 10, 2010. Team: Hitting Percentage Assists Per Set Kills Per Set Digs Per Set Blocks Per Set Aces Per Set
23rd 23rd 26th 26th 72nd 131st
.253 12.54 13.46 16.97 1.96 1.54
Individual: Jennifer Hefner Blocks Per Set 24th Points Per Set 40th Hitting Percentage 46th Diedra Artz Assists Per Set 16th Mindy Moody Hitting Percentage 50th Leigh Connot Digs Per Set 44th
1.15 4.24 .347 10.86 .343 4.85
BACKING THE CATS: Wayne State has ranked consistently high in NCAA Division II in home volleyball attendance the last three seasons and this season is no exception. Through five home games, WSC has averaged 881 fans per match. Last season, Wayne State ranked 7th, an all-time high, with an average of 583 fans per home match in 11 home contests totaling 6,417 fans. In 2009, WSC averaged 104 more fans per home contest while improving from a 13th place national ranking for home volleyball attendance in 2008.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING: The Wildcats are 16-2 overall and 7-2 in the NSIC so far this season, going 5-0 at home, 5-2 on the road and 6-0 in neutral court matches. WSC leads the NSIC in digs, averaging 16.97 per set, while ranking second in service aces at 1.54 per set. The Wildcats are fourth in the league in hitting percentage at .253 while holding opponents to a .175 percentage that also ranks fourth. WSC ranks fifth in the NSIC in kills per set (13.46), blocks (1.96) and assists (12.54). In this week’s NCAA Division II national statistics, WSC is 23rd in hitting percentage and assists per set and 26th nationally in digs per set and kills. Individually, senior Jennifer Hefner tops the Wildcats in kills (3.38) and blocks per set (1.15). She leads the NSIC in blocks, is fifth in hitting percentage (.347) and sixth in kills per set. Tali Fredrickson adds 2.98 kills and 3.69 digs per set. Junior libero Leigh Connot averages a team-high 4.85 digs per set, ranking fourth in the NSIC. Senior setter Diedra Artz averages 10.86 assists per set to rank fifth in the league. Junior Mindy Moody ranks seventh in the NSIC in hitting percentage at .343 while Nicole Brungardt is eighth in the NSIC in service aces per set (0.34) with Artz ninth (0.31). ABOUT MINNESOTA, CROOKSTON: The Minnesota, Crookston Golden Eagles are 0-18 on the season and 0-10 in the NSIC. UMC is 0-4 at home, 0-8 on the road and 0-6 in neutral court matches this season. The Golden Eagles are hitting .103 as a team with opponents hitting at a rate of .273. UMC averages 9.3 kills and 14.8 digs per set to go with 1.3 blocks and 1.4 service aces per set. Danielle Rueter leads the Golden Eagles in hitting at 1.98 kills per set followed by Amanda Swann at 1.95 kills a set. Alyssa Krikke adds 1.62 kills per set and leads the team in blocks at 0.69 per set. Chelsea Wiesner averages a team-high 4.24 digs per set with Rueter adding 2.67 digs and Shannon Cologna averages 5.00 assists per set. ABOUT MSU MOORHEAD: The Dragons are 10-8 overall and 6-4 in league play entering this weekend’s action. MSUM is 7-2 at home, 2-4 on the road and 1-2 in neutral court games this season. MSU Moorhead ranks ninth in the NSIC in hitting at .192 while holding opponents to .190 (10th-NSIC). The Dragons average 13.0 kills per set (6th-NSIC) and rank eighth in digs at 16.1 per set. MSU Moorhead is eighth in the league in blocks (1.89) and ranks last in service aces per set (1.14). The Dragons leading hitter is Heidi Lensing averaging 3.05 kills per set followed by Laura Tvrdik at 2.81 kills a set. Tvrdik tops the team in blocks at 0.90 per set followed by Kayla Handevidt at 0.89. Leigh Splittstoesser tops the Dragons in assists at 8.19 with Anna Olson following at 4.44 per set. Handevidt leads MSUM in service aces with 16 while Katy Ness averages a team-high 4.25 digs per set to rank sixth in the NSIC. LAST SEASON: WSC faced Minnesota, Crookston and MSU Moorhead twice last season. The Wildcats swept the Golden Eagles in Wayne (25-13, 25-20, 25-13) and again in Crookston (25-18, 25-12, 25-7). WSC split with MSU Moorhead last season, winning 3-1 in Wayne (25-21, 25-16, 20-25, 25-16) while falling 3-1 to the Dragons in Moorhead (19-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-20). DID YOU KNOW??: Wayne State is 9-0 in three set matches, 6-1 in four set matches and 1-1 in five set matches this season. Junior Tali Fredrickson needs 24 digs to reach 1,000 in her Wildcat career.
2010 Northern Sun Conference Volleyball Standings (as of Wednesday, October 13) Team
Conference W L
Overall W L
#6 Conc.-St. Paul ....... 10 ...... 0 ........ 15 ......... 4 #1 Minn. Duluth ........... 9 ....... 1 ........ 17 ......... 1 #2 SW Minn. State ...... 8 ....... 1 ........ 16 ......... 2 #4 Wayne State .......... 7 ....... 2 ........ 16 ......... 2 St. Cloud State ............ 7 ....... 3 ........ 12 ......... 6 MSU Moorhead ........... 6 ....... 4 ........ 10 ......... 8 #14 Minnesota State ... 5 ....... 4 ........ 13 ......... 4 Augustana ................... 5 ....... 4 ......... 9 .......... 9 Winona State ............... 3 ....... 7 ......... 8 .........10 Upper Iowa .................. 3 ....... 7 ......... 5 .........13 Northern State ............. 2 ....... 8 ........ 10 ......... 9 Bemidji State ............... 2 ....... 8 ......... 8 .........10 Mary ............................ 1 ....... 9 ......... 5 .........14 Minn., Crookston ......... 0 ...... 10 ........ 0 .........18 Ranking based on AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches poll (10-11-10)
This week’s NSIC schedule Tuesday, October 12 #6 Concordia-St. Paul 3 Bemidji State 0 Northern State 3 Minnesota, Crookston 0 MSU Moorhead 3 Mary 0 #1 Minnesota Duluth 3 St. Cloud State 0 Friday, October 15 #4 Wayne State at Minn., Crookston 7:00 p.m. Winona State at Bemidji State 7:00 p.m. #14 Minn. State at #6 Conc.-St. Paul 7:00 p.m. Augustana at MSU Moorhead 7:00 p.m. #2 SW Minn. State at St. Cloud State 7:00 p.m. Upper Iowa at #1 Minnesota Duluth 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 16 #4 Wayne State at MSU Moorhead 4:00 p.m. Upper Iowa at Bemidji State 4:00 p.m. #2 SW Minn. St. at #6 Conc.-St. Paul 4:00 p.m. Augustana at Minn., Crookston 4:00 p.m. Northern State at Mary 4:00 p.m. #14 Minnesota State at St. Cloud St. 4:00 p.m. Winona State at #1 Minn. Duluth 4:00 p.m.
Last week’s NSIC results Tuesday, October 5 #7 Concordia-St. Paul 3 Winona State 0 St. Cloud State 3 Upper Iowa 0 Friday, October 8 #16 Minnesota State 3 #1 Wayne State 1 Northern State 3 Minnesota, Crookston 0 MSU Moorhead 3 Mary 0 St. Cloud State 3 Winona State 1 #3 Southwest Minnesota State 3 Augustana 0 #7 Concordia-St. Paul 3 Upper Iowa 0 Saturday, October 9 #3 SW Minnesota State 3 #1 Wayne State 2 Mary 3 Minnesota, Crookston 1 MSU Moorhead 3 Northern State 0 #7 Conc.-St. Paul 3 Winona State 0 St. Cloud State 3 Upper Iowa 2 #16 Minnesota State 3 Augustana 0 #2 Minnesota Duluth 3 Bemidji State 1
AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll 2010 Poll #6: October 11, 2010 No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Team Minnesota Duluth (24) Soutwhest Minn. State (5) Tampa (1) Washburn Wayne State (Neb.) Concordia-St. Paul Central Missouri Cal State San Bernardino Nebraska-Kearney Truman State Lewis (Ill.) Hillsdale (Mich.) (1) Northern Michigan (1) Minnesota State Emporia State Western Washington Seattle Pacific Metro State (Colo.) Missouri-St. Louis Indianapolis Abilene Christian Dowling Cal State-East Bay Cal State Monterey Bay Grand Valley State
Points 787 762 697 683 683 629 586 564 546 477 464 439 415 391 363 335 314 254 230 170 155 139 94 69 41
Record Prev. 16-1 2 15-2 3 15-3 5 19-1 6 16-2 1 14-4 7 18-3 8 13-2 4 18-3 9 17-3 10 15-2 11 15-1 13 15-0 14 12-4 16 15-3 15 11-2 17 16-1 12 13-5 18 14-3 19 14-6 20 16-3 T21 14-0 T21 13-4 25 12-2 24 11-5 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Florida Southern 23; West Florida 22; Rockhurst 13; West Texas A&M 13; Cal State Los Angeles 11; Wheeling Jesuit 9; Alaska-Anchorage 7; Barry 7; Wingate 5; Lynn 4; Regis 4. Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 7 combined points. Next Poll: October 18, 2010
Wildcat Record Book Kill Assists - Season 1. Brittany Coleman, 2006 1,797 2. Kasey Meyer, 2002 1,662 3. Kari Pichler, 1997 1,605 4. Tracy Wessel 1996 1,574 5. Kasey Meyer, 2001 1,557 6. Julie Jacobsen, 2005 1,555 7. Jenna Jansen, 2007 1,516 8. Julie Jacobsen, 2004 1,446 9. Shannon Dunning, 1992 1,415 10. Melanie Kershaw,1998 1,411
Kill Assists - Career 1. Kasey Meyer, 1999-02 4,606 2. Julie Jacobsen, 2002-05 4,112 3. Diedra Artz, 2008-pres. 3,070 4. Tracy Wessel, 1995-96 2,710 5. Melanie Kershaw,1998-99 2,410 6. Kari Pichler, 1994-97 2,002 7. Jenna Jansen, 2007-08 1,878 8. Brittany Coleman, 2006 1,797 9. Jamie Melton, 1992-94 1,428
Digs - Season 1. Laura Dolezal, 2005 2. Laura Dolezal, 2007 3. Laura Dolezal, 2006 4. Reneé Fuhr, 1997 5. Leigh Connot, 2009 6. Jessie Erwin, 2001 7. Laura Dolezal, 2004 8. Meredy Dubbs, 2008 9. Lindsay Koch, 2000 10. Renee Fuhr 1996
Digs - Career 1. Laura Dolezal, 2004-07 2,947 2. Lindsey Koch, 1998-2001 1,874 3. Reneé Fuhr, 1995-98 1,683 4. Meredy Dubbs, 2005-08 1,653 5. Jacey Kuck Schwarz, 2002-05 1,409 6. Jessie Pontow, 1995-98 1,356 7. Julie Jacobsen, 2002-05 1,339 8. Emily Schroeder, 2005-07 1,298 9. Jessie Erwin, 1998-2001 1,268 10. Janel Moody, 1999-02 1,215
818 810 779 626 561 543 540 524 509 491
HEFNER NAMED SPORTS IMPORTS/AVCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jennifer Hefner of Wayne State College was selected Tuesday, September 14 as the Sports Imports/AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II National Volleyball Player of the Week following her play at the Colorado Premier Challenge in Denver. It’s the second time that Hefner has received the award after also earning the recognition on September 15, 2009. Hefner, a 6-1 senior middle hitter from Archer, Nebraska (Central City HS), had 44 kills and 24 blocks while hitting .300 in four matches, averaging 2.93 kills and 1.60 blocks per set in helping the Wildcats win all four matches, three against then Top 10 teams nationally, to win the Colorado Premier Challenge title. Hefner’s top match during the weekend was in the title match against then #10 Southwest Minnesota State where she notched 13 kills and 12 blocks in a 3-1 win over the Mustangs. She also accounted for 12 kills, two blocks, two digs and two service aces earlier in the day in a 3-1 upset win over #1 and three-time defending national champion Concordia-St. Paul. FREDRICKSON IS DOUBLE TROUBLE: Wayne State College junior Tali Fredrickson has been double trouble for most opponents this season. The 5-7 outside hitter from Grand Island, Nebraska (Central Catholic HS), has six double-doubles this season. Last season, Fredrickson had 16 doubledoubles in 37 matches. Fredrickson had a season-high 20 kills in the Wildcats’ win over then #1 Minnesota Duluth on October 1 and a season-high 27 digs last Friday evening at Minnesota State. She had three straight double-doubles at the Colorado Premier Challenge in Denver on Sept. 10-11, recording 14 kills and 18 digs vs. Regis, 11 kills and 16 digs against Concordia-St. Paul and a season-high 15 kills with 15 digs in the title match against Southwest Minnesota State. For the season, she is averaging 2.98 kills and 3.69 digs per set and is third on the team in service aces with 18. 1,000/1,000 CLUB: Wayne State College junior Tali Fredrickson is on pace to become the sixth player in school history to have 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. Entering this weekend’s road trip to Minnesota, Crookston and MSU Moorhead, Fredrickson has 771 career kills and 976 digs. She would join former Wildcat standouts Lindsey Koch (1,651 kills/1,874 digs from 1998-2001), Emily Schroeder (1,650 kills/1,298 digs from 2005-07), Jacey Kuck Schwarz (1,554 kills/1,409 digs from 2002-05), Jessie Pontow (1,377 kills/1,356 digs from 1995-98) and Renee Fuhr (1,358 kills/1,683 digs from 1995-98) as WSC players that have recorded 1,000 career kills and digs in a Wildcat uniform. WIN STREAK: The 2010 Wayne State volleyball team set a new school record for consecutive wins by starting this season at 16-0, which also marks the best start to a season in school history. The 16 straight wins bettered the previous school mark of 15 consecutive wins set last season when the Wildcats won 15 in a row from August 29-September 25. ARTZ MOVING UP CAREER SET ASSIST CHART: Wildcat senior setter Diedra Artz currently ranks third on the all-time set assists list at Wayne State College with 3,070. The Mellette, South Dakota native earned First Team All-Northern Sun Conference honors last year as a junior, averaging 10.70 assists per set. She had 1,391 set assists last season and 973 as a sophomore. WILDCAT HONORS: Several Wayne State players have received their share of honors early in the 2010 season. Leigh Connot, Jennifer Hefner and Mindy Moody represented WSC on the Rockhurst Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team to open the season. Diedra Artz, Hefner and Tali Fredrickson were each selected to the 2010 Premier All-Tournament Team in Colorado. In the NSIC, Hefner was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Week on September 13, which led to her receiving the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week on September 14. HITTING THE BOOKS: The Wildcat volleyball team has also achieved numerous honors in the classroom under Coach Scott Kneifl. In all five seasons as head coach, WSC has received the AVCA Team Academic Award. Last season, the Wildcat volleyball team maintained a stellar 3.62 grade point average. Individually, Jennifer Hefner was an ESPN The Magazine Academic First Team All-American as a junior in 2009, carrying a 3.96 grade point average majoring in biology. Coupled with being an All-American on the court (Second Team AVCA All-American), Hefner became the first WSC volleyball player to receive All-American honors both academically and athletically. She is also a two-time selection to the NSIC Fall All-Academic Team.
2010 Wayne State College Volleyball Wayne State (Neb.) Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 14, 2010) All matches RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
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6 7 4 8 14 12 3 5 9 11 1 2 13 10
Wroblewski, Tatum Hefner, Jennifer Moody, Mindy Artz, Diedra Schultz, Shelby Hobbs, Cori Fredrickson, Tali Placke, Melanie Hartigan, Lea Brungardt, Nicole Connot, Leigh Reagan, McKenna Lechner, Jordan Armes, Alex TEAM WAYNE STATE (NEB Opponents
3 65 63 65 61 47 64 3 30 65 65 65 4 4 65 65
Team Statistics ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
k
OVERALL 16-2 7-2 9-0
k/s
Attack e
1 0.33 0 220 3.38 38 138 2.19 24 47 0.72 8 103 1.69 28 104 2.21 29 191 2.98 69 2 0.67 1 50 1.67 31 7 0.11 5 1 0.02 0 5 0.08 4 0 0.00 0 4 1.00 5 873 13.43 242 878 13.51 416
WSC
OPP
873 242 2496 .253 13.4
878 416 2570 .180 13.5
815 12.5
838 12.9
98 73 1.5
63 119 1.0
63 1.0
98 1.5
1109 17.1
1196 18.4
23 206 126.0 1.9 20 7
21 155 98.5 1.5 34 17
4405 5/881 6/101 0 5
2759 7/394 -
ta
pct
HOME 5-0 4-0 1-0 Set a a/s
1 1.000 4 1.33 524 .347 9 0.14 332 .343 7 0.11 115 .339 706 10.86 266 .282 15 0.25 329 .228 1 0.02 612 .199 17 0.27 7 .143 2 0.67 224 .085 2 0.07 27 .074 17 0.26 17 .059 19 0.29 25 .040 15 0.23 2 .000 1 0.25 15 -.067 0 0.00 2496 .253 815 12.54 2570 .180 838 12.89 Date Sep 03 Sep 03 Sep 04 Sep 04 Sep 10 Sep 10 Sep 11 Sep 11 *09/17/10 *09/18/10 09/21/10 *Sep 24 *Sep 25 *Sep 28 *10/1/10 *10/2/10 *Oct 08 **Oct 09
sa
AWAY 5-2 3-2 2-0
Serve se sa/s
0 0 12 14 0 0 20 6 0 0 1 0 18 9 0 0 0 0 22 16 13 16 12 12 0 0 0 0 98 73 63 119
0.00 0.18 0.00 0.31 0.00 0.02 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.20 0.18 0.00 0.00 1.51 0.97
re
Dig dig dig/s
0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 10 18 11 1 0 8 63 98
1 0.33 55 0.85 21 0.33 122 1.88 24 0.39 21 0.45 236 3.69 2 0.67 12 0.40 133 2.05 315 4.85 164 2.52 2 0.50 1 0.25 1109 17.06 1196 18.40
Opponent vs Shepherd vs Urbana vs Tiffin at Rockhurst vs #6 Saint Leo at Regis University vs #1 Concordia-St. Paul vs #10 Southwest Minnesota WINONA STATE UPPER IOWA #10 UNK at Northern State at University of Mary at Augustana (SD) #1 MINNESOTA DULUTH BEMIDJI STATE at #16 Minnesota State at #3 Southwest Minnesota
Record in 3-set matches: 9-0 Record in 4-set matches: 6-1 Record in 5-set matches: 1-1
W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L L
Score 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 1-3 2-3
NEUTRAL 6-0 0-0 6-0
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
0 0 0 12 63 75 2 36 38 0 29 29 5 23 28 2 21 23 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 23 206 126.0 21 155 98.5
0.00 1 1.15 5 0.60 3 0.45 1 0.46 4 0.49 3 0.34 1 0.00 0 0.20 0 0.05 0 0.00 0 0.06 0 0.00 0 0.25 2 - 1.94 20 1.52 34
0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 17
Score by set 25-19,25-22,25-12 25-17,25-13,25-14 25-14,27-25,25-20 25-15,25-16,25-13 25-22,25-14,25-13 25-16,25-17,23-25,27-25 25-22,15-25,25-17,25-23 20-25,25-21,25-23,25-20 25-12,25-14,28-26 18-25,25-22,25-12,25-15 30-28,25-27,25-22,16-25,15-12 14-25,25-20,25-19,25-22 25-15,25-14,25-14 25-23,25-22,25-12 25-17,23-25,25-22,25-21 25-14,25-18,25-17 17-25,25-17,33-35,23-25 25-20,23-25,25-19,19-25,7-15
points
Att. 75 75 75 243 210 324 68 105 740 439 1536 487 102 327 1202 488 379 897
Mike Grosz, SID [email protected] Nick Seeman, Graduate Asst. [email protected] (402) 375-7326 (office) (402) 375-7271 (fax) 1111 Main Street Wayne, Neb. 68787
#4 Wayne State closes out four-game road trip with visits to Minnesota, Crookston and MSU Moorhead this weekend 2010 WAYNE STATE COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS (16-2 overall, 7-2 NSIC) Sept. 3 Sept. 3 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 10 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. 11 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 21 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 19 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 20
Shepherd % Urbana % Tiffin % Rockhusrt % #6 Saint Leo $ Regis $ #1 Concordia-St. Paul $ #10 SW Minnesota State $ Winona State * Upper Iowa * #10 Nebraska-Kearney at Northern State * at Mary * at Augustana * #1 Minnesota Duluth * Bemidji State * at #16 Minnesota State * at #3 SW Minnesota State * at Minnesota, Crookston * at MSU Moorhead * #14 Minnesota State * Northern State * Mary * at St. Cloud State * #6 Concordia-St. Paul * St. Cloud State * at Winona State * at Upper Iowa * Augustana * NCAA Regional Tournament NCAA Regional Tournament NCAA Regional Tournament
W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-2 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-0 L 3-1 L 3-2 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. TBD TBD TBD
Home games in bold * denotes Northern Sun Conference game $ Colorado Division II Premier Challenge % Rockhurst Tournament
1 LIB 3 OH 4 OH 7 MH 8 S 12 OH 14 MH
WAYNE STATE WILDCATS PROBABLE STARTERS Leigh Connot 5-8 Jr. Tali Fredrickson 5-7 Jr. Mindy Moody 6-0 Jr. Jennifer Hefner 6-1 Sr. Diedra Artz 5-7 Sr. Cori Hobbs 6-0 Fr. Shelby Schultz 6-0 Jr.
WILDCATS SUFFERS FIRST TWO LOSSES OF SEASON: #1 ranked Wayne State College suffered two road losses last weekend in their first week as the top-ranked volleyball team in NCAA Division II. The Wildcats fell at #16 Minnesota State Friday night in four games while #3 Southwest Minnesota State rallied to win the final two sets to down WSC 3-2 on Saturday in Marshall. Minnesota State outlasted WSC Friday night in Mankato by scores of 25-17, 17-25, 35-33 and 25-23. The Mavericks outhit WSC .214-.170 and had 78 kills to 56 for WSC. Senior Jennifer Hefner paced WSC in hitting with 16 kills followed by Mindy Moody with 12 and Tali Fredrickson 10. Junior libero Leigh Connot accounted for 31 digs while Fredrickson added 27 and senior setter Diedra Artz handed out 46 assists. Saturday saw SMSU rally for a 20-25, 25-23, 1925, 25-19 and 15-7 win over the Wildcats in Marshall. The host Mustangs hit .346 in the fourth set with 21 kills and had 13 kills while hitting .611 in the fifth set to knock off the Wildcats. SMSU hit .280 in the match to .250 for WSC with the Mustangs holding a 81-58 edge in kills on the Wildcats. Hefner topped WSC in kills with 18 followed by Fredrickson with 15. Connot had 23 digs with freshman McKenna Reagan adding 12 and Artz was credited with 45 set assists. WAYNE STATE TIED FOR FOURTH IN LATEST AVCA TOP 25 COACHES POLL: Wayne State College is tied for fourth in the latest AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches poll released Monday afternoon. The 16-2 Wildcats received a total of 683 points in voting conducted by coaches from across the country. Wayne State, ranked #1 last week for the first time in school history, suffered road losses last weekend at then #16 Minnesota State and #3 Southwest Minnesota State. WSC is one of five teams from the NSIC and one of seven teams from the Central Region ranked in the Top 25. NSIC teams ranked include Minnesota Duluth (1st), Southwest Minnesota State (2nd), Wayne State, Concordia-St. Paul (6th) and Minnesota State (14th). RMAC teams ranked nationally include Nebraska-Kearney (9th) and Metro State (18th). See the complete poll on page 3 of this release. AUGUSTANA AT WSC SCHEDULE CHANGE: The Augustana at Wayne State College NSIC volleyball match that was originally scheduled for Saturday, November 13th at 4:00 p.m. has been moved to Friday evening, November 12th starting at 7:00 p.m at Rice Auditorium in Wayne.
WSC HEAD COACH SCOTT KNEIFL: Scott Kneifl is in his sixth season as head volleyball coach at Wayne State College. He has directed the Wildcats to a 147-50 mark, including a 73-26 record in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. In 2009, Wayne State was 29-8 overall and 164 in the NSIC to tie for second place, resulting in Coach Kneifl being named the 2009 NSIC Coach of the Year. The Wildcats won a school record 15 consecutive matches from August 29-September 25. WSC advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight season and defeated Minnesota State in the first round of the Central Regional before falling to eventual national champion Concordia-St. Paul in the regional semi-final. Coach Kneifl’s teams also continue to excel in the classroom, earning the AVCA Team Academic Award for a fifth straight season with a 3.62 team cumulative grade point average for the 2009-10 school year. WSC also finished the 2009 season ranked 7th in NCAA Division II in home attendance, averaging 583 fans per match in 11 home contests. The Wildcats posted a 23-10 record in 2008 to qualify for the NCAA Division II Central Regional Tournament for the fourth straight season. WSC was sixth in the NSIC with a 12-8 league mark. The Wildcats ended the 2008 season ranked 25th in the final AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, marking the second time in the last three seasons WSC finished the season ranked in the Top 25. Kneifl has coached at both the high school and college level and brings 12 years of experience to the Wildcat program. He served as assistant coach with the Wildcat volleyball program for two seasons before moving up to the head coaching position in 2005. The Wildcats made a 10-game improvement from 2003 to 2004 under the assistance of Kneifl, going from 10-24 in 2003 to 20-14 in 2004. A native of Newcastle, Scott earned his bachelors degree from Wayne State in 1995 and achieved his masters degree in 2004 in sport management, also from Wayne State College.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS Wayne State UMC - MSUM 16-2 .................... Record ............. 0-18/10-8 .253 ............Attack Percentage .... .103/.192 .180 ........... Opponent Attack % . ...273/.190 13.4 .............. Kills Per Game ......... 9.3/13.0 12.5 ............ Assists Per Game ...... 8.4/12.2 1.5 ............ Service Aces/Game ....... 1.4/1.1 17.1 .............. Digs Per Game ...... 14.8/16.1 1.9 .............. Blocks Per Game ......... 1.3/1.9
CLIMBING THE WSC ALL-TIME CHARTS: Wayne State senior middle hitter Jennifer Hefner is making her mark on the Top 10 list of all-time kills leaders at Wayne State College. The Archer, Nebraska native became the 13th player in school history to reach 1,000 career kills on October 17th, 2009 when she had 18 kills in a win at Upper Iowa. She finished 2009 with 483 kills, the ninth-most kills in a single season by a Wildcat player. Hefner moved into 8th place on the all-time kills list last weekend with 34 kills against Minnesota State and Southwest Minnesota State. She now has 1,398 kills in her Wildcat career. WSC All-Time Career Kills Leaders 1. Lindsey Koch (1998-2001) 1,651 2. Emily Schroeder (2005-07) 1,650 3. Jacey Kuck Schwarz (2002-05) 1,554 4. Rayna Nelsen (1999-2002) 1,517 5. Shelly Lueders (1988-1991) 1,506 6. Lora Grant (1992-95) 1,466 7. Michelle Eckhardt (2003-06) 1,431 8. Jennifer Hefner (2007-present) 1,398 9. Jessie Pontow (1995-98) 1,377 10. Renee Fuhr (1995-98) 1,358 11. Brittany Van Beek (2005-2008) 1,195 12. Chelse Schultz (2001-04) 1,092 13. Jennifer Svitak (1993-96) 1,091 WSC Single Season Kills Leaders 1. Emily Schroeder (2006) 599 2. Emily Schroeder (2007) 591 3. Jacey Kuck Schwarz (2005) 553 4. Michelle Eckhardt (2006) 544 5. Rayna Nelsen (2002) 534 6. Shelly Lueders (1991) 502 7. Renee Fuhr (1997) 490 8. Lora Grant (1994) 488 9. Jennifer Hefner (2009) 483 10. Jessie Pontow (1998) 476 WHERE WSC RANKS IN NCAA STATISTICS: The following is a listing of where Wayne State College ranks in the NCAA Division II National Statistics with stats through games as of October 10, 2010. Team: Hitting Percentage Assists Per Set Kills Per Set Digs Per Set Blocks Per Set Aces Per Set
23rd 23rd 26th 26th 72nd 131st
.253 12.54 13.46 16.97 1.96 1.54
Individual: Jennifer Hefner Blocks Per Set 24th Points Per Set 40th Hitting Percentage 46th Diedra Artz Assists Per Set 16th Mindy Moody Hitting Percentage 50th Leigh Connot Digs Per Set 44th
1.15 4.24 .347 10.86 .343 4.85
BACKING THE CATS: Wayne State has ranked consistently high in NCAA Division II in home volleyball attendance the last three seasons and this season is no exception. Through five home games, WSC has averaged 881 fans per match. Last season, Wayne State ranked 7th, an all-time high, with an average of 583 fans per home match in 11 home contests totaling 6,417 fans. In 2009, WSC averaged 104 more fans per home contest while improving from a 13th place national ranking for home volleyball attendance in 2008.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING: The Wildcats are 16-2 overall and 7-2 in the NSIC so far this season, going 5-0 at home, 5-2 on the road and 6-0 in neutral court matches. WSC leads the NSIC in digs, averaging 16.97 per set, while ranking second in service aces at 1.54 per set. The Wildcats are fourth in the league in hitting percentage at .253 while holding opponents to a .175 percentage that also ranks fourth. WSC ranks fifth in the NSIC in kills per set (13.46), blocks (1.96) and assists (12.54). In this week’s NCAA Division II national statistics, WSC is 23rd in hitting percentage and assists per set and 26th nationally in digs per set and kills. Individually, senior Jennifer Hefner tops the Wildcats in kills (3.38) and blocks per set (1.15). She leads the NSIC in blocks, is fifth in hitting percentage (.347) and sixth in kills per set. Tali Fredrickson adds 2.98 kills and 3.69 digs per set. Junior libero Leigh Connot averages a team-high 4.85 digs per set, ranking fourth in the NSIC. Senior setter Diedra Artz averages 10.86 assists per set to rank fifth in the league. Junior Mindy Moody ranks seventh in the NSIC in hitting percentage at .343 while Nicole Brungardt is eighth in the NSIC in service aces per set (0.34) with Artz ninth (0.31). ABOUT MINNESOTA, CROOKSTON: The Minnesota, Crookston Golden Eagles are 0-18 on the season and 0-10 in the NSIC. UMC is 0-4 at home, 0-8 on the road and 0-6 in neutral court matches this season. The Golden Eagles are hitting .103 as a team with opponents hitting at a rate of .273. UMC averages 9.3 kills and 14.8 digs per set to go with 1.3 blocks and 1.4 service aces per set. Danielle Rueter leads the Golden Eagles in hitting at 1.98 kills per set followed by Amanda Swann at 1.95 kills a set. Alyssa Krikke adds 1.62 kills per set and leads the team in blocks at 0.69 per set. Chelsea Wiesner averages a team-high 4.24 digs per set with Rueter adding 2.67 digs and Shannon Cologna averages 5.00 assists per set. ABOUT MSU MOORHEAD: The Dragons are 10-8 overall and 6-4 in league play entering this weekend’s action. MSUM is 7-2 at home, 2-4 on the road and 1-2 in neutral court games this season. MSU Moorhead ranks ninth in the NSIC in hitting at .192 while holding opponents to .190 (10th-NSIC). The Dragons average 13.0 kills per set (6th-NSIC) and rank eighth in digs at 16.1 per set. MSU Moorhead is eighth in the league in blocks (1.89) and ranks last in service aces per set (1.14). The Dragons leading hitter is Heidi Lensing averaging 3.05 kills per set followed by Laura Tvrdik at 2.81 kills a set. Tvrdik tops the team in blocks at 0.90 per set followed by Kayla Handevidt at 0.89. Leigh Splittstoesser tops the Dragons in assists at 8.19 with Anna Olson following at 4.44 per set. Handevidt leads MSUM in service aces with 16 while Katy Ness averages a team-high 4.25 digs per set to rank sixth in the NSIC. LAST SEASON: WSC faced Minnesota, Crookston and MSU Moorhead twice last season. The Wildcats swept the Golden Eagles in Wayne (25-13, 25-20, 25-13) and again in Crookston (25-18, 25-12, 25-7). WSC split with MSU Moorhead last season, winning 3-1 in Wayne (25-21, 25-16, 20-25, 25-16) while falling 3-1 to the Dragons in Moorhead (19-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-20). DID YOU KNOW??: Wayne State is 9-0 in three set matches, 6-1 in four set matches and 1-1 in five set matches this season. Junior Tali Fredrickson needs 24 digs to reach 1,000 in her Wildcat career.
2010 Northern Sun Conference Volleyball Standings (as of Wednesday, October 13) Team
Conference W L
Overall W L
#6 Conc.-St. Paul ....... 10 ...... 0 ........ 15 ......... 4 #1 Minn. Duluth ........... 9 ....... 1 ........ 17 ......... 1 #2 SW Minn. State ...... 8 ....... 1 ........ 16 ......... 2 #4 Wayne State .......... 7 ....... 2 ........ 16 ......... 2 St. Cloud State ............ 7 ....... 3 ........ 12 ......... 6 MSU Moorhead ........... 6 ....... 4 ........ 10 ......... 8 #14 Minnesota State ... 5 ....... 4 ........ 13 ......... 4 Augustana ................... 5 ....... 4 ......... 9 .......... 9 Winona State ............... 3 ....... 7 ......... 8 .........10 Upper Iowa .................. 3 ....... 7 ......... 5 .........13 Northern State ............. 2 ....... 8 ........ 10 ......... 9 Bemidji State ............... 2 ....... 8 ......... 8 .........10 Mary ............................ 1 ....... 9 ......... 5 .........14 Minn., Crookston ......... 0 ...... 10 ........ 0 .........18 Ranking based on AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches poll (10-11-10)
This week’s NSIC schedule Tuesday, October 12 #6 Concordia-St. Paul 3 Bemidji State 0 Northern State 3 Minnesota, Crookston 0 MSU Moorhead 3 Mary 0 #1 Minnesota Duluth 3 St. Cloud State 0 Friday, October 15 #4 Wayne State at Minn., Crookston 7:00 p.m. Winona State at Bemidji State 7:00 p.m. #14 Minn. State at #6 Conc.-St. Paul 7:00 p.m. Augustana at MSU Moorhead 7:00 p.m. #2 SW Minn. State at St. Cloud State 7:00 p.m. Upper Iowa at #1 Minnesota Duluth 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 16 #4 Wayne State at MSU Moorhead 4:00 p.m. Upper Iowa at Bemidji State 4:00 p.m. #2 SW Minn. St. at #6 Conc.-St. Paul 4:00 p.m. Augustana at Minn., Crookston 4:00 p.m. Northern State at Mary 4:00 p.m. #14 Minnesota State at St. Cloud St. 4:00 p.m. Winona State at #1 Minn. Duluth 4:00 p.m.
Last week’s NSIC results Tuesday, October 5 #7 Concordia-St. Paul 3 Winona State 0 St. Cloud State 3 Upper Iowa 0 Friday, October 8 #16 Minnesota State 3 #1 Wayne State 1 Northern State 3 Minnesota, Crookston 0 MSU Moorhead 3 Mary 0 St. Cloud State 3 Winona State 1 #3 Southwest Minnesota State 3 Augustana 0 #7 Concordia-St. Paul 3 Upper Iowa 0 Saturday, October 9 #3 SW Minnesota State 3 #1 Wayne State 2 Mary 3 Minnesota, Crookston 1 MSU Moorhead 3 Northern State 0 #7 Conc.-St. Paul 3 Winona State 0 St. Cloud State 3 Upper Iowa 2 #16 Minnesota State 3 Augustana 0 #2 Minnesota Duluth 3 Bemidji State 1
AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll 2010 Poll #6: October 11, 2010 No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Team Minnesota Duluth (24) Soutwhest Minn. State (5) Tampa (1) Washburn Wayne State (Neb.) Concordia-St. Paul Central Missouri Cal State San Bernardino Nebraska-Kearney Truman State Lewis (Ill.) Hillsdale (Mich.) (1) Northern Michigan (1) Minnesota State Emporia State Western Washington Seattle Pacific Metro State (Colo.) Missouri-St. Louis Indianapolis Abilene Christian Dowling Cal State-East Bay Cal State Monterey Bay Grand Valley State
Points 787 762 697 683 683 629 586 564 546 477 464 439 415 391 363 335 314 254 230 170 155 139 94 69 41
Record Prev. 16-1 2 15-2 3 15-3 5 19-1 6 16-2 1 14-4 7 18-3 8 13-2 4 18-3 9 17-3 10 15-2 11 15-1 13 15-0 14 12-4 16 15-3 15 11-2 17 16-1 12 13-5 18 14-3 19 14-6 20 16-3 T21 14-0 T21 13-4 25 12-2 24 11-5 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Florida Southern 23; West Florida 22; Rockhurst 13; West Texas A&M 13; Cal State Los Angeles 11; Wheeling Jesuit 9; Alaska-Anchorage 7; Barry 7; Wingate 5; Lynn 4; Regis 4. Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 7 combined points. Next Poll: October 18, 2010
Wildcat Record Book Kill Assists - Season 1. Brittany Coleman, 2006 1,797 2. Kasey Meyer, 2002 1,662 3. Kari Pichler, 1997 1,605 4. Tracy Wessel 1996 1,574 5. Kasey Meyer, 2001 1,557 6. Julie Jacobsen, 2005 1,555 7. Jenna Jansen, 2007 1,516 8. Julie Jacobsen, 2004 1,446 9. Shannon Dunning, 1992 1,415 10. Melanie Kershaw,1998 1,411
Kill Assists - Career 1. Kasey Meyer, 1999-02 4,606 2. Julie Jacobsen, 2002-05 4,112 3. Diedra Artz, 2008-pres. 3,070 4. Tracy Wessel, 1995-96 2,710 5. Melanie Kershaw,1998-99 2,410 6. Kari Pichler, 1994-97 2,002 7. Jenna Jansen, 2007-08 1,878 8. Brittany Coleman, 2006 1,797 9. Jamie Melton, 1992-94 1,428
Digs - Season 1. Laura Dolezal, 2005 2. Laura Dolezal, 2007 3. Laura Dolezal, 2006 4. Reneé Fuhr, 1997 5. Leigh Connot, 2009 6. Jessie Erwin, 2001 7. Laura Dolezal, 2004 8. Meredy Dubbs, 2008 9. Lindsay Koch, 2000 10. Renee Fuhr 1996
Digs - Career 1. Laura Dolezal, 2004-07 2,947 2. Lindsey Koch, 1998-2001 1,874 3. Reneé Fuhr, 1995-98 1,683 4. Meredy Dubbs, 2005-08 1,653 5. Jacey Kuck Schwarz, 2002-05 1,409 6. Jessie Pontow, 1995-98 1,356 7. Julie Jacobsen, 2002-05 1,339 8. Emily Schroeder, 2005-07 1,298 9. Jessie Erwin, 1998-2001 1,268 10. Janel Moody, 1999-02 1,215
818 810 779 626 561 543 540 524 509 491
HEFNER NAMED SPORTS IMPORTS/AVCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jennifer Hefner of Wayne State College was selected Tuesday, September 14 as the Sports Imports/AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II National Volleyball Player of the Week following her play at the Colorado Premier Challenge in Denver. It’s the second time that Hefner has received the award after also earning the recognition on September 15, 2009. Hefner, a 6-1 senior middle hitter from Archer, Nebraska (Central City HS), had 44 kills and 24 blocks while hitting .300 in four matches, averaging 2.93 kills and 1.60 blocks per set in helping the Wildcats win all four matches, three against then Top 10 teams nationally, to win the Colorado Premier Challenge title. Hefner’s top match during the weekend was in the title match against then #10 Southwest Minnesota State where she notched 13 kills and 12 blocks in a 3-1 win over the Mustangs. She also accounted for 12 kills, two blocks, two digs and two service aces earlier in the day in a 3-1 upset win over #1 and three-time defending national champion Concordia-St. Paul. FREDRICKSON IS DOUBLE TROUBLE: Wayne State College junior Tali Fredrickson has been double trouble for most opponents this season. The 5-7 outside hitter from Grand Island, Nebraska (Central Catholic HS), has six double-doubles this season. Last season, Fredrickson had 16 doubledoubles in 37 matches. Fredrickson had a season-high 20 kills in the Wildcats’ win over then #1 Minnesota Duluth on October 1 and a season-high 27 digs last Friday evening at Minnesota State. She had three straight double-doubles at the Colorado Premier Challenge in Denver on Sept. 10-11, recording 14 kills and 18 digs vs. Regis, 11 kills and 16 digs against Concordia-St. Paul and a season-high 15 kills with 15 digs in the title match against Southwest Minnesota State. For the season, she is averaging 2.98 kills and 3.69 digs per set and is third on the team in service aces with 18. 1,000/1,000 CLUB: Wayne State College junior Tali Fredrickson is on pace to become the sixth player in school history to have 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. Entering this weekend’s road trip to Minnesota, Crookston and MSU Moorhead, Fredrickson has 771 career kills and 976 digs. She would join former Wildcat standouts Lindsey Koch (1,651 kills/1,874 digs from 1998-2001), Emily Schroeder (1,650 kills/1,298 digs from 2005-07), Jacey Kuck Schwarz (1,554 kills/1,409 digs from 2002-05), Jessie Pontow (1,377 kills/1,356 digs from 1995-98) and Renee Fuhr (1,358 kills/1,683 digs from 1995-98) as WSC players that have recorded 1,000 career kills and digs in a Wildcat uniform. WIN STREAK: The 2010 Wayne State volleyball team set a new school record for consecutive wins by starting this season at 16-0, which also marks the best start to a season in school history. The 16 straight wins bettered the previous school mark of 15 consecutive wins set last season when the Wildcats won 15 in a row from August 29-September 25. ARTZ MOVING UP CAREER SET ASSIST CHART: Wildcat senior setter Diedra Artz currently ranks third on the all-time set assists list at Wayne State College with 3,070. The Mellette, South Dakota native earned First Team All-Northern Sun Conference honors last year as a junior, averaging 10.70 assists per set. She had 1,391 set assists last season and 973 as a sophomore. WILDCAT HONORS: Several Wayne State players have received their share of honors early in the 2010 season. Leigh Connot, Jennifer Hefner and Mindy Moody represented WSC on the Rockhurst Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team to open the season. Diedra Artz, Hefner and Tali Fredrickson were each selected to the 2010 Premier All-Tournament Team in Colorado. In the NSIC, Hefner was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Week on September 13, which led to her receiving the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week on September 14. HITTING THE BOOKS: The Wildcat volleyball team has also achieved numerous honors in the classroom under Coach Scott Kneifl. In all five seasons as head coach, WSC has received the AVCA Team Academic Award. Last season, the Wildcat volleyball team maintained a stellar 3.62 grade point average. Individually, Jennifer Hefner was an ESPN The Magazine Academic First Team All-American as a junior in 2009, carrying a 3.96 grade point average majoring in biology. Coupled with being an All-American on the court (Second Team AVCA All-American), Hefner became the first WSC volleyball player to receive All-American honors both academically and athletically. She is also a two-time selection to the NSIC Fall All-Academic Team.
2010 Wayne State College Volleyball Wayne State (Neb.) Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 14, 2010) All matches RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
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6 7 4 8 14 12 3 5 9 11 1 2 13 10
Wroblewski, Tatum Hefner, Jennifer Moody, Mindy Artz, Diedra Schultz, Shelby Hobbs, Cori Fredrickson, Tali Placke, Melanie Hartigan, Lea Brungardt, Nicole Connot, Leigh Reagan, McKenna Lechner, Jordan Armes, Alex TEAM WAYNE STATE (NEB Opponents
3 65 63 65 61 47 64 3 30 65 65 65 4 4 65 65
Team Statistics ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
k
OVERALL 16-2 7-2 9-0
k/s
Attack e
1 0.33 0 220 3.38 38 138 2.19 24 47 0.72 8 103 1.69 28 104 2.21 29 191 2.98 69 2 0.67 1 50 1.67 31 7 0.11 5 1 0.02 0 5 0.08 4 0 0.00 0 4 1.00 5 873 13.43 242 878 13.51 416
WSC
OPP
873 242 2496 .253 13.4
878 416 2570 .180 13.5
815 12.5
838 12.9
98 73 1.5
63 119 1.0
63 1.0
98 1.5
1109 17.1
1196 18.4
23 206 126.0 1.9 20 7
21 155 98.5 1.5 34 17
4405 5/881 6/101 0 5
2759 7/394 -
ta
pct
HOME 5-0 4-0 1-0 Set a a/s
1 1.000 4 1.33 524 .347 9 0.14 332 .343 7 0.11 115 .339 706 10.86 266 .282 15 0.25 329 .228 1 0.02 612 .199 17 0.27 7 .143 2 0.67 224 .085 2 0.07 27 .074 17 0.26 17 .059 19 0.29 25 .040 15 0.23 2 .000 1 0.25 15 -.067 0 0.00 2496 .253 815 12.54 2570 .180 838 12.89 Date Sep 03 Sep 03 Sep 04 Sep 04 Sep 10 Sep 10 Sep 11 Sep 11 *09/17/10 *09/18/10 09/21/10 *Sep 24 *Sep 25 *Sep 28 *10/1/10 *10/2/10 *Oct 08 **Oct 09
sa
AWAY 5-2 3-2 2-0
Serve se sa/s
0 0 12 14 0 0 20 6 0 0 1 0 18 9 0 0 0 0 22 16 13 16 12 12 0 0 0 0 98 73 63 119
0.00 0.18 0.00 0.31 0.00 0.02 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.20 0.18 0.00 0.00 1.51 0.97
re
Dig dig dig/s
0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 10 18 11 1 0 8 63 98
1 0.33 55 0.85 21 0.33 122 1.88 24 0.39 21 0.45 236 3.69 2 0.67 12 0.40 133 2.05 315 4.85 164 2.52 2 0.50 1 0.25 1109 17.06 1196 18.40
Opponent vs Shepherd vs Urbana vs Tiffin at Rockhurst vs #6 Saint Leo at Regis University vs #1 Concordia-St. Paul vs #10 Southwest Minnesota WINONA STATE UPPER IOWA #10 UNK at Northern State at University of Mary at Augustana (SD) #1 MINNESOTA DULUTH BEMIDJI STATE at #16 Minnesota State at #3 Southwest Minnesota
Record in 3-set matches: 9-0 Record in 4-set matches: 6-1 Record in 5-set matches: 1-1
W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L L
Score 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 1-3 2-3
NEUTRAL 6-0 0-0 6-0
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
0 0 0 12 63 75 2 36 38 0 29 29 5 23 28 2 21 23 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 23 206 126.0 21 155 98.5
0.00 1 1.15 5 0.60 3 0.45 1 0.46 4 0.49 3 0.34 1 0.00 0 0.20 0 0.05 0 0.00 0 0.06 0 0.00 0 0.25 2 - 1.94 20 1.52 34
0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 17
Score by set 25-19,25-22,25-12 25-17,25-13,25-14 25-14,27-25,25-20 25-15,25-16,25-13 25-22,25-14,25-13 25-16,25-17,23-25,27-25 25-22,15-25,25-17,25-23 20-25,25-21,25-23,25-20 25-12,25-14,28-26 18-25,25-22,25-12,25-15 30-28,25-27,25-22,16-25,15-12 14-25,25-20,25-19,25-22 25-15,25-14,25-14 25-23,25-22,25-12 25-17,23-25,25-22,25-21 25-14,25-18,25-17 17-25,25-17,33-35,23-25 25-20,23-25,25-19,19-25,7-15
points
Att. 75 75 75 243 210 324 68 105 740 439 1536 487 102 327 1202 488 379 897
