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What’s Ahead MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead volleyball team returns home to Nemzek Fieldhouse this week to face two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opponents. The Dragons are 2-3 at home this season and 2-5 overall in October. First, the St. Cloud State University volleyball team will make the trip to Moorhead to face MSUM on Friday night. The Huskies lead the all-me series between SCSU and MSUM 35-19. Last season, the Dragons defeated the Huskies in four sets in their only matchup of the year in St. Cloud. Junior Kaitlin VanWinkle had 16 kills in the victory. This season, St. Cloud State is 7-14 overall, 1-12 in the NSIC, and currently on a 11 match losing-streak. Last week, the Huskies fell to Minnesota Crookston (three sets), Minot State (three sets), and Mary (four sets). Senior Kaitlin Doughty leads the team in kills with 186. Senior seer Erin Ohlemann is seventh in the NSIC in assists per set at 9.89 and has 702 assists this season. Junior middle hier Kellan Flynn leads the Huskie defense with 55 total blocks. Next, Saturday aſternoon the No. 2-ranked team in the country, Minnesota Duluth will come to town to take on the Dragons. The Bulldogs lead the all-me series against MSUM 57-17. Last season, in their only meeng, UMD swept MSUM in three sets in Duluth. Junior Amber Krenske had 11 digs and a service ace in the loss. This season, the Bulldogs are 20-1 this season and a perfect 13-0 in conference play. UMD’s only loss of the season came at the hands of the top team in the naon, Tampa. UMD is on a 14-match winning-streak and swept Bemidji State, Mary, and Minot State last week at home. The Bulldogs are first in the conference as a team in assists per set (14.78), kills per set (15.66), and opponent’s hing percentage (.137). Junior outside hier is sixth in the conference in kills per set at 3.91 and junior seer Ashley Hinsch leads the conference in assists per set at 13.25. Senior libero leads the Bulldog defense with 5.71 digs per set, which is also most in the conference. A Look Back at Last Week Last week, the Dragons went 2-1 in three road matches. MSUM defeated Mary in three sets on Tuesday night, lost to Bemidji State in three sets on Friday night, and defeated Minnesota Crookston in three sets on Saturday aſternoon. First, the Dragons traveled west on I-94 and faced Mary on Tuesday night. Despite falling behind in the first two sets, MSUM swept Mary in three sets 25-21, 25-20, and 25-17. The Dragons hit .297 as a team and notched 45 kills in the victory to snap a four-match losing streak. Senior Maggie Gruber had 11 kills in the win while junior Casie Baer added 18 assists. Senior Sam Sullivan had 10 digs and VanWinkle posted five total blocks. Mary scored the first four points of the first set, but three kills from Gruber helped the Dragons even the score at 13, before the Dragons took the set 25-21. Mary led again 4-1 in the second set, but MSUM proved to be resilient in its bale back and won the set 25-20. The third set was ghtly contest unl the Dragons scored four straight points to gain a 12-9 advantage and took the set 25-17 and the match 3-0. Next, on Friday night MSUM visited Bemidji to face Bemidji State. The Dragons came out flat and were swept in three sets 25-14, Date Opp. (TV) Time/Result ......Record September (7-7, 2-4 NSIC) 5-6 Oredigger Volleyball Classic, Golden, Co. 5 vs. No. 14 Grand Valley St. .. L 0-3 ..........0-1 5 at. Colorado Christian .......... L 2-3 ..........0-2 6 vs. Bentley ............................ W 3-0 .........1-2 6 vs. Dominican ...................... W 3-0 .........2-2 12-13 NSIC Challenge, Sioux Falls, SD. 12 vs. Fort Hays State .............. W 3-0 .........3-2 12 at South Dakota Tech.......... W 3-1 .........4-2 13 vs. Missouri Western........... L 2-3 ..........4-3 13 vs. Northwest Missouri St... W 3-1 .........5-3 16 *at No. 21 Northern State ... L 1-3 ..........5-4 19 *at Minnesota State ............. L 2-3 ..........5-5 20 *at No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul L 0-3 ..........5-6 23 *Minot State......................... W 3-0 .........6-6 26 *Winona State...................... L 0-3 ..........6-7 27 *Upper Iowa......................... W 3-1 .........7-7 October (2-5, 2-5 NSIC) 3 *at No. 16 Augustana ........... L 0-3 ..........7-8 4 *at No. 13 Wayne State ........ L 1-3 ..........7-9 10 *No. 7 SMSU ....................... L 0-3 ..........7-10 11 *Sioux Falls.......................... L 0-3 ..........7-11 14 *at Mary ............................... W 3-0 .........8-11 17 *at Bemidji State ................. L 0-3 ..........8-12 18 *at Minnesota Crookston..... W 3-0 .........9-12 24 *St. Cloud State................... 7 p.m. ........0-0 25 *No. 2 Minnesota Duluth .... 4 p.m. ........0-0 28 *Northern State................... 7 p.m. ........0-0 31 *at Upper Iowa..................... 7 p.m. ........0-0 November (0-0, 0-0 NSIC) 1 *at Winona State .................... 4 p.m. ........0-0 7 *No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul ..... 7 p.m. ........0-0 8 *Minnesota State................... 4 p.m. ........0-0 2014 MSU Moorhead Schedule (9-12, 4-9 NSIC) Minnesota State University Moorhead · Athletics Communications Volleyball Game Notes 2014 Nemzek Hall · 1104 7TH AVE SOUTH · MOORHEAD, MINN. 56563 Volleyball Contacts: Andrew Melroe 218.477.2550 ([email protected]) Follow the Dragons on Twitter and Facebook “FOLLOW” @DragonAthletics “LIKE” facebook.com/DragonAthletics www.msumdragons.com MSUM Athletics Website: www.msumdragons.com Home Facility : Alex Nemzek Hall 9-12 Overall 4-9 NSIC This Week’s Opponents No. 2 Minnesota Duluth (20-1, 13-0) Oct. 25/4 p.m. CT Moorhead, MN Head Coach- Jim Boos MSUM vs. UMD: 17-57 St. Cloud State (7-14, 1-12) Oct. 24/7 p.m. CT Moorhead, MN Head Coach- Michelle Blaeser MSUM vs. SCSU: 19-35 R

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What’s AheadMOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead volleyball team returns home to Nemzek Fieldhouse this week to face two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opponents. The Dragons are 2-3 at home this season and 2-5 overall in October.

First, the St. Cloud State University volleyball team will make the trip to Moorhead to face MSUM on Friday night. The Huskies lead the all-time series between SCSU and MSUM 35-19. Last season, the Dragons defeated the Huskies in four sets in their only matchup of the year in St. Cloud. Junior Kaitlin VanWinkle had 16 kills in the victory. This season, St. Cloud State is 7-14 overall, 1-12 in the NSIC, and currently on a 11 match losing-streak. Last week, the Huskies fell to Minnesota Crookston (three sets), Minot State (three sets), and Mary (four sets). Senior Kaitlin Doughty leads the team in kills with 186. Senior setter Erin Ohlemann is seventh in the NSIC in assists per set at 9.89 and has 702 assists this season. Junior middle hitter Kellan Flynn leads the Huskie defense with 55 total blocks.

Next, Saturday afternoon the No. 2-ranked team in the country, Minnesota Duluth will come to town to take on the Dragons. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series against MSUM 57-17. Last season, in their only meeting, UMD swept MSUM in three sets in Duluth. Junior Amber Krenske had 11 digs and a service ace in the loss. This season, the Bulldogs are 20-1 this season and a perfect 13-0 in conference play. UMD’s only loss of the season came at the hands of the top team in the nation, Tampa. UMD is on a 14-match winning-streak and swept Bemidji State, Mary, and Minot State last week at home. The

Bulldogs are first in the conference as a team in assists per set (14.78), kills per set (15.66), and opponent’s hitting percentage (.137). Junior outside hitter is sixth in the conference in kills per set at 3.91 and junior setter Ashley Hinsch leads the conference in assists per set at 13.25. Senior libero leads the Bulldog defense with 5.71 digs per set, which is also most in the conference.

A Look Back at Last WeekLast week, the Dragons went 2-1 in three road matches. MSUM defeated Mary in three sets on Tuesday night, lost to Bemidji State in three sets on Friday night, and defeated Minnesota Crookston in three sets on Saturday afternoon.

First, the Dragons traveled west on I-94 and faced Mary on Tuesday night. Despite falling behind in the first two sets, MSUM swept Mary in three sets 25-21, 25-20, and 25-17. The Dragons hit .297 as a team and notched 45 kills in the victory to snap a four-match losing streak. Senior Maggie Gruber had 11 kills in the win while junior Casie Baer added 18 assists. Senior Sam Sullivan had 10 digs and VanWinkle posted five total blocks. Mary scored the first four points of the first set, but three kills from Gruber helped the Dragons even the score at 13, before the Dragons took the set 25-21. Mary led again 4-1 in the second set, but MSUM proved to be resilient in its battle back and won the set 25-20. The third set was tightly contest until the Dragons scored four straight points to gain a 12-9 advantage and took the set 25-17 and the match 3-0.

Next, on Friday night MSUM visited Bemidji to face Bemidji State. The Dragons came out flat and were swept in three sets 25-14,

Date Opp. (TV) Time/Result ......RecordSeptember (7-7, 2-4 NSIC)5-6 Oredigger Volleyball Classic, Golden, Co.5 vs. No. 14 Grand Valley St. .. L 0-3 ..........0-15 at. Colorado Christian .......... L 2-3 ..........0-26 vs. Bentley ............................ W 3-0 .........1-26 vs. Dominican ...................... W 3-0 .........2-212-13 NSIC Challenge, Sioux Falls, SD.12 vs. Fort Hays State .............. W 3-0 .........3-212 at South Dakota Tech.......... W 3-1 .........4-213 vs. Missouri Western ........... L 2-3 ..........4-313 vs. Northwest Missouri St. .. W 3-1 .........5-316 *at No. 21 Northern State ... L 1-3 ..........5-419 *at Minnesota State ............. L 2-3 ..........5-520 *at No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul L 0-3 ..........5-623 *Minot State......................... W 3-0 .........6-626 *Winona State ...................... L 0-3 ..........6-727 *Upper Iowa ......................... W 3-1 .........7-7

October (2-5, 2-5 NSIC)3 *at No. 16 Augustana ........... L 0-3 ..........7-84 *at No. 13 Wayne State ........ L 1-3 ..........7-910 *No. 7 SMSU ....................... L 0-3 ..........7-1011 *Sioux Falls .......................... L 0-3 ..........7-1114 *at Mary ............................... W 3-0 .........8-1117 *at Bemidji State ................. L 0-3 ..........8-1218 *at Minnesota Crookston ..... W 3-0 .........9-1224 *St. Cloud State ................... 7 p.m. ........0-025 *No. 2 Minnesota Duluth .... 4 p.m. ........0-028 *Northern State ................... 7 p.m. ........0-031 *at Upper Iowa ..................... 7 p.m. ........0-0

November (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)1 *at Winona State .................... 4 p.m. ........0-07 *No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul ..... 7 p.m. ........0-08 *Minnesota State ................... 4 p.m. ........0-0

2014 MSU Moorhead Schedule(9-12, 4-9 NSIC)

Minnesota State University Moorhead · Athletics CommunicationsVolleyball Game Notes 2014Nemzek Hall · 1104 7TH AVE SOUTH · MOORHEAD, MINN. 56563Volleyball Contacts: Andrew Melroe 218.477.2550 ([email protected])

Follow the Dragons on Twitter and Facebook“FOLLOW” @DragonAthletics

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9-12 Overall4-9 NSIC

This Week’s OpponentsNo. 2 Minnesota Duluth (20-1, 13-0)Oct. 25/4 p.m. CTMoorhead, MNHead Coach- Jim BoosMSUM vs. UMD: 17-57

St. Cloud State (7-14, 1-12)Oct. 24/7 p.m. CTMoorhead, MNHead Coach- Michelle BlaeserMSUM vs. SCSU: 19-35

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25-23, and 25-13. VanWinkle had 10 kills to lead the Dragons while Sullivan posted 14 assists. The Beavers opened a 16-8 lead in the first set and went on to take the set 25-14. In the second set, the score was tied at 23, BSU rattled off two points and won 25-23. The Dragons had an 11-9 lead in the third set, but ended up dropping the set 25-23 and the match 3-0.

Finally, on Saturday afternoon MSUM revenged its loss from the night before and defeated Minnesota Crookston in three sets, 25-21, 25-18, and 25-15. MSUM posted 47 kills in the match and had 11 total blocks, including five from VanWinkle. She also had 13 kills and hit .500 in 26 attack attempts. Sullivan added 21 assists and 12 digs in the victory. The Dragons fell behind once again in the first set, but held its first lead of the match at 16-15 and took the set 25-21 after a kill from Gruber. The Dragons scored the first four points of the set on blocks and took the set 25-18. The Dragons opened a 19-10 lead in the third set and took the set 25-15 to win the match.

Dragon Defense Remains StrongThe Dragons have been strong on the front-line defense this season and are now ranked fourth in the NSIC as a team in blocks per set at 2.18. As a team, MSUM has 161 total blocks. VanWinkle leads the Dragons with 87, followed by sophomore Kelsey Hartfkopf with 60, Gruber with 38, junior Abby Wolpern with 37, and freshman Claire Grimm with 33. VanWinkle’s mark of 1.18 per set is second best in the NSIC this season.

Baer in the Top-10With 44 assists in the last week, Baer is now in the top-10 in Dragon history in assists with 1,164 career assists. She has posted 435 assists this season and is averaging 5.88 assists per set. Baer just surpassed teammate Sullivan who notched her way into the top-10 two weeks ago. With 27 more assists this season, Baer will have increased her assist total in every season since she started playing in 2012. Baer had 267 as a freshman in 2012 and 462 as a sophomore in 2013. Baer will have an uphill battle if she wants to pass Anna Olson, who is currently ranked eighth and has 2,165 career assists.

Krenske Returns to ActionJunior Amber Krenske returned to action Friday night against Bemidji State after missing seven matches due to a knee injury. MSUM is glad to have her back in the libero role after shuffling three players in the libero shirt in her absence. Kresnke had 11 digs against Bemidji State and 15 digs in the victory over Minnesota Crookston. She leads the Dragons in digs with 248, averaging 4.86 per set.

Last Week’s MSUM HighlightsKaitlin VanWinkle (MB, 5-11, Jr., Farmington, Minn./ Lakeville South HS) led the Dragons in kills for the week with 33 over three matches. VanWinkle averaged 3.67 kills per set during the week, and hit .355 in 76 attack attempts over the week. She also posted 15 total blocks over the week, notching five in each match.

Sam Sullivan (S, 5-11, Sr., Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS) led the Dragons in assists this past week with 47, 5.22 assists per set. Sullivan also added 28 digs in the week. Posted 21 assists in the win over Minnesota Crookston.

Maggie Gruber (MB, 6-2, Sr., Belgrade, Minn./Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa HS) had 28 kills in the three matches, including a match high 11 in the victory over Mary. Also added eight total blocks over the week.

MSUM Career Sets PlayedNo.-Player Career SP1-Amber Krenske............................................... 2212-Kaitlin VanWinkle ........................................... 2733-Katie Meyers .................................................. 1034-Casie Baer ..................................................... 2455-Morgan Gradishar .......................................... 2756-Maddie Johnston ................................................ 07-Abby Wolpern ................................................. 2518-Maggie Gruber ............................................... 3459-Sam Sullivan .................................................. 24710-Sydney Foss ................................................... 7111-Kelsey Hartkopf ............................................. 8012-Monica Vega .................................................... 014-Carly Masloski.................................................. 215-Kara Ziemer ................................................... 3618-Claire Grimm ................................................. 7120-Bailey Luce ...................................................... 0

MSUM’s Record When... ’14Overall Record ............................................. 9-12When down 0-1 ........................................... 1-10When up 1-0 ............................................... 8-2When tied 1-1 ............................................. 2-4When down 1-2 ........................................... 0-4When up 2-1 ............................................... 3-1When tied 2-2 ............................................. 0-3When down 0-2 ........................................... 0-7When up 2-0 ............................................... 7-1Scoring the first point ................................. 5-4Giving up the first point ............................... 4-8Leading at match-point ............................... 9-0Behind at match-point ................................. 0-12Vs. NSIC teams at home.............................. 2-3Vs. NSIC teams on the road......................... 2-6Vs. NSIC teams at neutral location .............. 0-0Vs. Non-NSIC teams at Home. ..................... 0-0Vs. Non-NSIC teams on the road ................. 0-0Vs. Non-NSIC teams at neutral location ....... 5-3

In the Lair...MSUM at Nemzek Fieldhouse vs. Non-Conf. vs. NSIC Overall2009 0-0 6-4 6-42010 3-1 7-3 10-42011 1-2 5-5 6-72012 0-0 5-5 5-52013 0-0 5-5 5-52014 0-0 2-3 2-3Totals 4-3 30-25 34-28

Dragons in the NSIC RanksIndividualPlayer ......... Category ........Rank ........#VanWinkle ... Blocks ............. 2nd ...1.18Krenske....... Digs ................. 3rd ...4.86VanWinkle ... Hitting % ......... 5th ... .352Foss ............ Service Aces..... 6th ...0.35VanWinkle ... Points .............. 8th ...4.25

Team................... Blocks .............. 4th ...2.18................... Assists........... .. 9th .12.26................... Kills. ................ 9th .13.08................... Hitting %. ...... 10th ... .205................... Service Aces... 11th ...1.14................... Digs ............... 12th .15.41................... Oppt. Hit % .... 12th ... .199

2014 MSUM VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTSUNIVERSITY FACTSLocation .............................. Moorhead, Minn.Founded .................................................1887Enrollment ...........................................7,500Nickname ......................................... DragonsColors......................................... Red & WhiteMascot................................................ ScorchPresident .........................Dr. Anne BlackhurstAthletics Director ....................... Doug PetersConference .........Northern Sun Intercollegiate

VOLLEYBALL HISTORYFirst Year ...............................................1966All-Time Record ...............................809-586Home Court .............. Alex Nemzek FieldhouseCapacity ...............................................3,0002013 Overall Record .............................15-132013 NSIC Record ..................................8-122014 Letterwinners Ret./Lost ................ 12/2

TEAM FACTSHead Coach .............................. Tammy BlakeRecord at MSUM (Yrs.) .......341-265 (20 Yrs.)Career Record (Yrs.) ...........341-265 (20 Yrs.)NSIC Championships (Last) ........ 3 (2004-05)NSIC Tournament Championships ...............0Assistant Coaches ...................Katy PetersonStudent Assistant .................. Natalie ThomasStrength/Conditioning Coach .Travis AndersonHead Athletic Trainer................. Andrea Scott Volleyball Trainer .................. Ronda Peterson

MSUM MEDIA RELATIONSMedia Relations Assistant ...... Andrew Melroe E-mail.................. [email protected] Office .................................218-477-2550 Cell ....................................651-343-3272Secondary Contact .......................... Tom Berg E-mail.................. [email protected] Office .................................218-477-2550 Cell ....................................605-677-9222

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AVCA/Division II Coaches Poll (October 19)

2014 Rec Pts Prev.1. Tampa (45) .................................19-1 ......1,197 ... 12. Minnesota Duluth (3) ..................20-1 ......1,155 ... 23. Concordia-St. Paul ......................18-3 ......1,085 ... 34. BYU-Hawaii .................................14-3 ......1,011 ... 45. Southwest Minnesota State .........16-5 ......953 ...... 66. Nebraska-Kearney .......................20-2 ......916 ...... 77. Wingate ......................................21-1 ......837 ...... 88. Washburn ...................................18-3 ......791 ...... 59. Colorado School of Mines ...........18-2 ......766 ...... 1010. Western Washington ..................15-4 ......753 ...... 911. Wheeling Jesuit .........................24-3 ......642 ...... 1312. Wayne State ..............................17-4 ......631 ...... 1213. Grand Valley State .....................15-3 ......566 ...... 1114. Colorado Mesa ..........................17-3 ......528 ...... 1615. Cal State San Bernardino ..........13-4 ......520 ...... 1416. NW Nazarene ............................17-2 ......465 ...... 1717. Armstrong State ........................18-1 ......362 ...... 1918. Florida Southern .......................16-4 ......332 ...... 2519. Central Missouri ........................14-7 ......315 ...... 2120. Palm Beach Atlantic ..................23-1 ......301 ...... 1821. Metro State ...............................17-3 ......267 ...... 2322. Ferris State ...............................12-5 ......252 ...... 1523. Truman .....................................19-2 ......187 ...... NR24. Central Washington ...................14-5 ......162 ...... 2425. West Texas A&M ........................20-3 ......108 ...... NRNSIC Teams Receiving Votes: Augustana (68), Northern State (25)*Bolded teams denotes NSIC members

2014 Preseason NSIC Coaches Poll Pts1. Concordia-St. Paul (15) ................. 2252. Minnesota Duluth (1) .................... 2063. Southwest Minnesota State ........... 1964. Northern State .............................. 1765. Wayne State .................................. 1746. Augustana ..................................... 1477. Sioux Falls .................................... 1278. Minnesota State ............................ 1269. MSU Moorhead ............................. 12110. Minnesota Crookston .................. 11011. Winona State............................... 7512. St. Cloud State ............................ 6813. Minot State ................................. 6314. Upper Iowa ................................. 5415. Bemidji State .............................. 3516. Mary ........................................... 17First place votes in parentheses

2014 NSIC Volleyball Standings Conf. OverallNo. 2 Minnesota Duluth ... 13-0 ... 20-1No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul . 11-2 ... 18-3No. 5 SMSU .................... 11-2 ... 16-5No. 12 Wayne State ......... 10-3 ... 17-4Winona State .................. 9-4 ..... 14-5Minnesota State .............. 9-4 ..... 13-7Northern State ................ 8-5 ..... 15-6Augustana ....................... 7-6 ..... 14-7Sioux Falls ...................... 7-6 ... 13-10Upper Iowa ..................... 5-8 ... 10-11MSU Moorhead ............... 4-9 .... 9-12Minnesota Crookston ...... 3-10 ... 9-12Minot State ..................... 3-10 ... 5-16Bemidji State .................. 2-11 ... 4-17St. Cloud State ................ 1-12 ... 7-14U-Mary............................ 1-12 ... 4-18NSIC Players of the Week (Oct. 19)Offense- Anna Schlaak, Concordia-St. PaulDefense- Whitney Burmeister, SMSUSetter- Kasey Williams, Concordia-St. Paul

About St. Cloud StateRecord: 7-14, 1-12 NSICLast Match: Lost to Mary 3-1: 25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18.Notes: St. Cloud State has had a young roster dur-ing the 2014 campaign and it has showed on the court. With only two seniors and five juniors, more than half of its roster is composed of underclass-men. The Huskies are 7-14 and have won just one conference game this season, coming on Sept. 9 against Sioux Falls, and is currently on an 11 match-losing streak. St. Cloud State did expe-rience some success early in the season, winning six of its eight non-conference matches, including wins in non-conference play over NSIC members Minot State and Minnesota Crookston. Last week, Minnesota Crookston, Minot State, and Mary all defeated SCSU in St. Cloud. Senior outside hitter Kaitlin Doughty leads the team in kills with 186 and is aver-aging 2.62 per set. Senior setter Erin Ohlemann is currently seventh in the NSIC in assists per set at 9.89 and has 702 total assists this season. Freshman defensive specialist Taryn Ungerer leads the team in service aces with 18 (0.26 per set). Junior defensive specialist Brianne Stamer leads the Huskie defense with 363 digs (5.11 per set) while junior middle hitter Kellan Flynn leads SCSU at the net with 55 total blocks. Team Statistics: .180 Hitting Percentage 11.8 Assists Per Set 1.06 Service Aces Per Set12.6 Kills Per Set 1.5 Blocks Per Set 15.1 Digs Per Set

About Minnesota DuluthRecord: 20-1, 13-0 NSICLast Match: Defeated Minot State 3-0: 25-21, 25-18, 25-12Notes: Minnesota Duluth has had an impressive season so far, posting a 20-1 record and a perfect 13-0 record in conference play. UMD’s only loss of the season came at the hands of the No.1-ranked team in the nation, Tampa. The Bulldogs were defeated by Tampa in four sets at the Colorado Premier Challenge on Sept. 13. Since the defeat, UMD has won 14 straight matches, including three matches over teams ranked in the top-25. Last week, UMD swept Bemidji State, Mary, and Minot State all in Duluth. UMD ranks first or second in the NSIC as a team in four of the seven major statistical categories. They are second in hitting percentage at .297, first in opponent’s hitting percentage at .137, first in assists per set at 14.78, and first in kills per set at 15.66. Junior outside hitter Mariah Scharf leads the Bulldogs in kills with 254 (3.91 per set) and is ranked sixth in the conference in that category. Junior setter Ashley Hinsch leads the NISC in assists per set at 13.25 and has amassed 861 this season. Senior outside hitter Katie Ledwell has found the floor for an ace the most times for UMD with 19 service aces this season. On defense, senior libero Julie Rainey has 371 digs (5.71 per set) to lead the conference and junior middle blocker Monica Turner has 54 total blocks at the net.Team Statistics: .297 Hitting Percentage 14.8 Assists Per Set 1.6 Service Aces Per Set15.7 Kills Per Set 2.0 Blocks Per Set 16.6 Digs Per Set

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Statistics Summary(Seniors and Juniors)

2.64 KPS.173 H%0.51 BPS0.36 DPS2.93 PPS

•Last Time Out: 10 kills, 1 blocks at MN-Crookston•Season-High Kills: 19 vs. Winona State (9/26)•Season-High Attacks: 43, twice•Season-High Hitting %: .484 vs. Winona State (9/26)•Season-High Digs: 3, five times•Season-High Blocks: 5 vs. Bentley (9/6)•Season-High Points: 20 vs. Winona State (9/26)

8 • Maggie Gruber • 6-2 • Sr. • MB • Belgrade, MinnesotaCAREER HIGHS Kills: 19, twiceAttacks: 50 vs. MN-Crookston (10/11/13)Hitting %: .680 vs. St. Cloud St. (9/23/11)Digs: 10 vs. Mary (9/21/13)Total Blocks: 10 vs. Northern St. (9/24/13)Points: 22 vs. MN-Crookston (10/11/13)

4.80 APS0.20 KPS0.20 SAPS1.93 DPS0.42 PPS

•Last Time Out: 21 assists, 12 digs at MN-Crookston•Season-High Assists: 23 at Northern State (9/16)•Season-High Kills: 4 at Northern State (9/16)•Season-High Attacks: 5 at Northern State (9/16)•Season-High Service Aces: 3, twice•Season-High Digs: 12, twice•Season-High Points: 4, three times

CAREER HIGHSAssists: 54. twiceKills: 13 at Minnesota State (9/21/12)Attacks: 32 at Minnesota State (9/21/12)Service Aces: 4, twiceDigs: 20 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)Points: 13.5 at Minnesota State (9/21/12)

9 • Sam Sullivan • 5-11 • Sr. • S • Woodbury, Minnesota

1 • Amber Krenske • 5-7 • Jr. • L • Faribault, Minnesota

0.37 APS0.25 SAPS4.86 DPS0.27 PPS

•Last Time Out: 15 digs, 1 assist at MN-Crookston•Season-High Assists: 5 at Northern State (9/16)•Season-High Service Aces: 3 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Digs: 31 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Points: 3 vs. CCU (9/5)

CAREER HIGHS Assists:7 at Wayne State (11/9/13)Aces: 4 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)Digs: 37 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)Points: 4 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)

2 • Kaitlin VanWinkle • 5-11 • Jr. • MB • Farmington, Minnesota3.42 KPS.352 H%0.81 DPS1.18 BPS4.25 PPS

•Last Time Out: 13 kills, 5 blocks at MN-Crookston•Season-High Kills: 20, twice•Season-High Attacks: 40 vs. Missouri Western (9/13)•Season-High Hitting %: .619 at Wayne State (10/4)•Season-High Service Aces: 2 at Mary (10/14)•Season-High Total Blocks: 8 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Points: 24 vs. South Dakota Tech (9/12)

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 20, twiceAttacks: 47 at St. Cloud State (10/19/13)Hitting %: .750 vs. Bemidji St. (10/12/13)Service Aces: 4 at MN-Duluth (9/15/12)Total Blocks: 12 vs. St. Cloud St. (10/27/12)Points: 24 vs. South Dakota Tech (9/12/14)

4 • Casie Baer • 5-8 • Jr. • S • Canby, Minnesota5.88 APS0.09 KPS0.11 SAPS1.89 DPS0.20 PPS

•Last Time Out: 15 assists, 5 digs at MN-Crookston •Season-High Assists: 38 vs. Missouri Western (9/13)•Season-High Kills: 2 at Mary (10/14)•Season-High Hitting %: N/A•Season-High Service Aces: 1, eight times•Season-High Digs: 13, twice•Season-High Points: 2, three times

CAREER HIGHS Assists: 38 vs. Missouri Western (9/13/14)Kills: 3, twiceHitting %: N/AService Aces: 7 at Wayne State (11/9/13)Digs: 18 at Florida Southern (9/4/12)Points: 3, four times

5 • Morgan Gradishar • 5-10 • Jr. • OH • Aurora, Colorado 1.34 KPS.149 H%0.28 BPS0.41 DPS1.49 PPS

•Last Time Out: 6 kills, 4 digs at MN-Crookston•Season-High Kills: 12 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Attacks: 41 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Hitting %: .562 vs. Fort Hays St. (9/12)•Season-High Total Blocks: 4 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Digs: 4, twice•Season-High Points: 14 vs. CCU (9/5)

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 20 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)Attacks: 64 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)Hitting %: .562 vs. Fort Hays St. (9/12/14)Total Blocks: 5 at Wayne State (11/9/13)Digs: 19, five timesPoints: 22.5 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)

7 • Abby Wolpern • 6-0 • Jr. • MB • Belle Plaine, Minnesota2.73 KPS.238 H%0.50 BPS2.86 DPS3.07 PPS

•Last Time Out: 8 kills, 15 digs at MN-Crookston•Season-High Kills: 22 vs. Missouri Western (9/13)•Season-High Attacks: 46 vs. Missouri Western (9/13)•Season-High Hitting %: .692 vs. Bentley (9/6)•Season-High Total Blocks: 5 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Digs: 20 vs. South Dakota Tech (9/12)•Season-High Points: 23.5 vs. Missouri Western (9/13)

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 22 vs. Missouri Western (9/13/14)Attacks: 46 vs. Missouri Western (9/13/14)Hitting %: .692 vs. Bentley (9/6/14)Total Blocks: 7 at Eckerd (9/6/12)Digs: 20 vs. South Dakota Tech (9/12/14)Points: 23.5 vs. Missouri Western (9/13/14)

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Statistics Summary(Sophomores and Freshmen)

3 • Katie Meyers • 5-2 • So. • L/DS • Crystal Lake, Illinois0.08 APS0.23 SAPS3.00 DPS0.31 PPS

•Last Time Out: 2 service aces at Bemidji State•Season-High Assists: 1 at Augustana (10/3)•Season-High Aces: 2 at Bemidji State (10/17)•Season-High Digs: 14, twice•Season-High Points: 2, twice

CAREER HIGHS Assists: 3 vs. Pittsburg State (9/13/13)Aces: 6 vs. Pittsburg State (9/13/13)Digs: 24 vs. Pittsburg State (9/13/13)Points: 6 vs. Pittsburg (9/13/13)

0.00 KPS.000 H%0.00 DPS0.50 BPS0.25 PPS

0.79 KPS.176 H%0.82 BPS0.11 DPS1.25 PPS

•Last Time Out: 5 kills, 5 blocks at MN-Crookston•Season-High Kills: 7 at Bemidji State (10/17)•Season-High Attacks: 20 at MN-Crookston (10/18)•Season-High Total Blocks: 7 vs. SD Tech (9/12)•Season-High Points: 8.5 at Bemidji State (10/17)

•Last Time Out: 1 attack vs. SMSU•Season-High Kills: N/A•Season-High Attacks: 1 vs. SMSU (10/10)•Season-High Total Blocks: 1 at Wayne State (10/4)•Season-High Points: 0.5 at Wayne State (10/4)

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 7 at Bemidji State (10/17/14)Attacks: 20 at MN-Crookston (10/18/14)Total Blocks: 7 vs. SD Tech (9/12/14)Points: 8.5 at Bemidji State (10/18/14)

CAREER HIGHS Kills: N/AAttacks: N/ATotal Blocks: 1 at Wayne State (10/4)Points: N/A

11 • Kelsey Hartkopf • 5-10 • So. • MB • Howard Lake, Minnesota

15 • Kara Ziemer • 5-8 • So. • OH • Elk River, Minnesota0.08 KPS0.23 SAPS2.54 DPS0.08 BPS0.35 PPS

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 2 vs. Sioux Falls (11/16/13)Attacks: 9 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27/14)Service Aces: 2, four timesDigs: 14 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27/14)

•Last Time Out: 4 digs at Bemidji State•Season-High Kills: 1 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27)•Season-High Attacks: 9 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27)•Season-High Service Aces: 2 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27)•Season-High Digs: 14 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27)

10 • Sydney Foss • 5-10 • Fr. • OH/L • Webster, Minnesota0.18 KPS0.35 SAPS 0.13 BPS2.62 DPS0.61 PPS

•Last Time Out: 1 kill, 6 digs at MN-Crookston•Season-High Kills: 2, three times•Season-High Attacks: 12 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Digs: 29 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27)•Season-High Points: 5, twice

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 2, three timesAttacks: 12 vs. CCU (9/5/14)Digs: 29 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27/14)Points: 5, twice

14 • Carly Masloski • 6-0 • R-Fr. • OH/MB • Underwood, Minnesota

18 • Claire Grimm • 5-10 • R-Fr. • OH/RS • Eagan, Minnesota1.79 KPS.113 H%0.46 BPS0.21 DPS2.05 PPS

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 10, three timesAttacks: 32 vs. NW Missouri St. (9/13/14)Hitting %: .474 vs. Domincian (9/6/14)Points: 11.5 at Mary (10/14/14)

•Last Time Out: 4 kills, 3 blocks at MN-Crookston•Season-High Kills: 10, three times•Season-High Attacks: 32 vs. NW Missouri St. (9/13)•Season-High Hitting %: .474 vs. Dominican (9/6)•Season-High Points: 11.5 at Mary (10/14)

12 • Monica Vega • 5-5Fr. • DS/L • Ada, Minnesota

Has not played yet

20 • Bailey Luce • 6-0Fr. • MB • Shakopee, Minnesota

Has not played yet

6 • Maddie Johnston • 5-8Fr. • S • Lakeville, Minnesota

Has not played yet

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MATCH-BY-MATCH HIGHSDate Opponent Kills Attacks Assists Digs Total BlocksSept. 5 Grand Valley State VanWinkle, Wolpern (12) VanWinkle (30) Baer (20) Krenske (21) VanWinkle (4)Sept. 5 Colorado Christian Wolpern (17) Wolpern, Gruber, Baer (31) Krenske (31) VanWinkle (8) Gradishar (41)Sept. 6 Bentley VanWinkle (15) VanWinkle (24) Baer (21) Krenske (13) VanWinkle (6)Sept. 6 Dominican Wolpern (11) Grimm (19) Baer (18) Foss (12) VanWinkle (4)Sept. 12 Fort Hays State VanWinkle (16) Wolpern (28) Baer (26) Krenske (25) VanWinkle (6)Sept. 12 at South Dakota Tech VanWinkle (20) Wolpern (38) Baer (28) Krenske (21) Hartkopf (7)Sept. 13 Missouri Western Wolpern (22) Wolpern (46) Baer (38) Krenske (24) VanWinkle (4)Sept. 13 NW Missouri State Gruber (15) Grimm, Gruber (32) Baer (24) Wolpern (18) Hartkopf (5)Sept. 16 at Northern State Gruber (16) Gruber (43) Sullivan (23) Krenske (21) VanWinkle (4)Sept. 19 at Minnesota State VanWinkle (14) Gruber (43) Baer (26) Foss (19) VanWinkle (2)Sept. 20 at Concordia-St. Paul VanWinkle, Grimm (9) Grimm (22) Sullivan (13) Krenske, Baer (7) Hartkopf (4)Sept. 23 vs. Minot State Gruber (12) Gruber (26) Baer (25) Krenske (15) VanWinkle (3)Sept. 26 vs. Winona State Gruber (19) Gruber (31) Sullivan (16) Sullivan (10) VanWinkle, Hartkopf (2)Sept. 27 vs. Upper Iowa VanWinkle (20) Gruber (33) Baer (26) Foss (29) VanWinkle (4)Oct. 3 at Augustana VanWinkle (14) Grimm (24) Baer (17) VanWinkle, VanWinkle, Foss, Foss (8) Hartkopf (2)Oct. 4 at Wayne State Wolpern (14) Gruber (39) Sullivan (21) Meyers (14) VanWinkle (5)Oct. 10 vs. SW Minnesota State VanWinkle (10) VanWinkle (27) Sullivan, Baer (15) Meyers (14) VanWinkle (6)Oct. 11 vs. Sioux Falls VanWinkle (10) Grimm (28) Sullivan (14) Meyers (7) VanWinkle, Gruber, Hartkopf, Wolpern (2)Oct. 14 at Mary Gruber (11) Gruber (27) Baer (18) Sullivan (10) VanWinkle (5)Oct. 17 at Bemidji State VanWinkle (10) VanWinkle (27) Sullivan (14) Wolpern (12) VanWinkle (5)Oct. 18 at Minnesota Crookston VanWinkle (13) VanWinkle, Gruber (26) Sullivan (21) Krenske VanWinkle, Wolpern (15) Hartkpkopf (5)Oct. 24 vs. St. Cloud StateOct. 25 vs. Minnesota DuluthOct. 28 vs. Northern StateOct. 31 at Upper IowaNov. 1 at Winona StateNov. 7 vs. Concordia-St. PaulNov. 8 vs. Minnesota State

WEEKLY GRAPHIC

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MSUM RECORDS BOOKMSUM’S ALL-TIME KILLS LEADERS1. Emily Hegg (1994-97) .............................................. 1,7882. Cheri Pundsack (1987-90) ....................................... 1,3733. Mary Sampson (1986-89) ........................................ 1,3274. Heidi Lensing (2009-12) ........................................... 1,2835. Sigourney Schaffer (2003-05) ................................... 1,2786. Laura Tvrdik (2007-10) ............................................ 1,2347. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ........................... 1,1798. Amy Gernand (1991-92) ........................................... 1,1079. Megan Norling (2006-08) ......................................... 1,07710. Michelle Larson (1990-93) ...................................... 1,038

MSUM’S ALL-TIME SERVICE ACES LEADERS1. Dana Gross (1989-92) ................................................... 2002. Tanya Wales (1991-94) .................................................. 1963. Sara Myskevitz (1992-94) .............................................. 1914. Shawnette Vanderwolde (1992-95) ................................ 1865. Cheri Pundsack (1987-90) ............................................ 1836. Emily Hegg (1994-97) ................................................... 1827. Amy Gernand (1991-92) ................................................ 1578. Jessica Bruns (1997-00) ............................................... 1279. Beth Fraser (1989-91) ................................................... 124 Carrie Hegg (1993-94) .................................................. 124 Mary Sampson(1986-89) .............................................. 124

MSUM’S ALL-TIME BLOCK ASSISTS LEADERS1. Mary Sussenguth (2006-09) ......................................... 3902. Laura Tvrdik (2007-10) ................................................ 3493. Kelci Guenther (2005-08) ............................................. 3304. Val Wolf (1999-00, 02-03) ............................................ 3245. Mary Sampson (1986-89) ............................................ 3226. Ann Swanson (1987-90) ............................................... 3177. Jill Dixon (1998-01) ..................................................... 2868. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ............................... 2669. Kaitlin VanWinkle (2012-Present) ................................ 25210. Maggie Gruber (2011-Present) ................................... 219

MSUM’S ALL-TIME BLOCK SOLOS LEADERS1. Mary Sampson (1986-89) ............................................ 1442. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ............................... 1213. Sigourney Schaffer (2003-05) ......................................... 834. Emily Hegg (1994-97) .................................................... 805. Val Wolf (1999-00, 2003-05) .......................................... 776. Ann Swanson (1987-90) ................................................. 717. Shannon McQuade (1994) .............................................. 658. Jill Dixon (1998-01) ....................................................... 649. Amy Gernard (1991-92) ................................................. 6110. Lisa Jorgenson (1985-86) ............................................. 59

MSUM’S ALL-TIME DIGS LEADERS1. Calla Oftedahl (2005-08) .......................................... 2,3312. Katy Ness (2009-12) ................................................ 2,1603. Emily Hegg (1994-97) .............................................. 1,8074. Laurna Frankovich (1988-90) .................................... 1,5855. Dana Gross (1989-92) .............................................. 1,4716. Jessica Bruns (1997-00) .......................................... 1,4287. Tanya Wales (1991-94) ............................................. 1,3668. Susan Kolbow (2001-04) .......................................... 1,3019. Robyn Brady (1988-91) ............................................ 1,28210. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ........................... 1,281

MSUM’S ALL-TIME ASSISTS LEADERS1. Julie Vancura (2004-07) ............................................ 5,3342. Dana Gross (1989-92) ............................................... 4,6623. Jessica Bruns (1997-00) ........................................... 4,2614. Leigh Splittstoesser (2007-10) .................................. 3,1815. Sara Myskevitz (1992-94) .......................................... 3,1806. Suszi Larsen (1987-89) ............................................. 2,2307. Renae Miller (1984-88).............................................. 2,2308. Anna Olson (2009-12) ............................................... 2,1659. Heather Smith (2001-03) .......................................... 1,32110. Casie Baer (2012-Present) ...................................... 1,16411. Sam Sullivan (2011-Present) ................................... 1,162

Tammy Blake2014 VOLLEYBALL COACH BIO

HEAD COACH | Sgt. Bluff, Iowa | University of South Dakota - 1989

BLAKE YEAR-BY-YEARYr School Overall 2014 MSUM ..........................................9-12 .....................2013 MSUM ....................................... 15-13 .....................2012 MSUM ....................................... 17-12 .....................2011 MSUM ....................................... 13-14 .....................2010 MSUM ....................................... 16-12 .....................2009 MSUM ....................................... 21-12 .....................2008 MSUM ....................................... 17-14 .....................2007 MSUM ....................................... 19-10 .....................2006 MSUM ....................................... 16-12 .....................2005 MSUM ..........................................25-6 .....................2004 MSUM ..........................................23-8 .....................2003 MSUM ....................................... 17-13 .....................2002 MSUM ....................................... 10-20 .....................2001 MSUM ....................................... 16-15 .....................2000 MSUM ..........................................28-4 .....................1999 MSUM ....................................... 12-15 .....................1998 MSUM ....................................... 15-14 .....................1997 MSUM ....................................... 14-16 .....................1996 MSUM ....................................... 19-19 .....................1995 MSUM ....................................... 19-23 .....................TOTAL .................................... 341-265 .................

COACHING STAFFAssistant Coaches: ....................Katy Peterson................................................Natalie Thomas Strength/Conditioning Coach: Travis Anderson

The winningest coach in Minnesota State University Moorhead history, Tammy Blake is in her 20th season as the Dragon head volleyball coach in 2014.

In 19 previous seasons, Blake is 332-252, and has led the Dragons to winning records 12 times. She enters the 2014 as the longest-tenured coach in the NSIC.

During her run, MSU Moorhead advanced to the NCAA Division II Re-gional tournament play in 2000, 2004 and 2005 and claimed a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champion-ship in 2000. She is the only coach to marshal the Dragons to the NCAA Division II post-season playoffs. Blake became the first and lone MSUM head coach to reach the 300-win plateau in 2011.

In 2012, MSUM earned two wins over nationally-ranked foes (Eckerd and Rol-lins) on its way to a 17-12 mark. Playing in arguably the toughest Division II conference in the nation (NSIC), the Dragons finished with a 9-11 mark in conference play. MSUM opened the year 9-1 and finished the season with a five-match winning streak.

Senior Katy Ness had an outstanding senior season in 2012, earning Dak-tronics First-Team All-American honors. Ness was the Northern Sun Conference Libero of the Year after leading the con-ference this season with 6.31 digs per set, ranking sixth in NCAA Division II. Ness finished her career Dragon career with 2,164 digs.

The crowning jewel of her stay at MSUM was a remarkable 28-4 finish in 2000 that included a school record 17-match win streak, the return of the NSIC title to MSU Moorhead and a first ever appearance at the NCAA Division II North Central Regional Championships. It also earned Blake Regional Coach of the Year honors.

Blake was appointed the fifth head volleyball coach in Dragon history in 1995 replacing Becky Schulze. She joined MSUM after four years as head coach at Vermillion High School in Vermil-lion, S.D. Her 1992-93 edition placed 11th on the final South Dakota High School poll.

She faced a major challenge in her first season at MSUM, including the upgrade from the NAIA to the powerful NCAA Division II, but Blake and the rebuilt Dragons posted a second place finish in the NSIC, the first of three straight league runner-up finishes. Blake directed a Division II-leading defense in 2011 while averaging 19.88 digs per game.

A 1989 graduate of the University of South Dakota, Blake was installed as the Coyotes’ starting setter midway through her freshman year. A four-time letterwinner, she led the North Central Conference in serve aces as a junior and was elected captain as a senior.

Blake graduated from USD with a major in Physical Education/Health. Following her career at South Dakota, she spent two seasons at South Dakota State University as an assistant coach in volleyball and softball and earned a Master’s Degree.

A native of Sgt. Bluff, Iowa, Blake graduated from Sgt. Bluff-Luton High School in 1984. A four-sport letterwinner, she was a three-year regular in volleyball at outside hitter. A two-time Iowa All-State and a three-time All-War Eagle Conference selection, Blake was voted Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior.

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NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown H.S./Last School1 Amber Krenske ............. L/DS 5-7 Jr. Faribault, Minn. Faribault 2 Kaitlin VanWinkle .......... MB 5-11 Jr. Farmington, Minn. Lakeville South 3 Katie Meyers ................ L/DS 5-2 So. Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South4 Casie Baer .................... S/DS 5-8 Jr. Canby, Minn. Canby 5 Morgan Gradishar ........ OH/RS 5-10 Jr. Aurora, Co. Grandview 6 Maddie Johnston .......... S 5-8 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville South 7 Abby Wolpern ............... MB/RS 6-0 Jr. Belle Plaine, Minn. Belle Plaine8 Maggie Gruber ............. MB/RS 6-2 Sr. Belgrade, Minn Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 9 Sam Sullivan ................ S/RS 5-11 Sr. Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury 10 Sydney Foss ............... OH/DS 5-10 Fr. Webster, Minn. New Prague11 Kelsey Hartkopf ......... MB 5-10 So. Howard Lake, Minn. Dassel-Cokato12 Monica Vega ............... DS/L 5-5 Fr. Ada, Minn. Ada-Borup14 Carly Masloski ............ OH/MB 6-0 RFr. Underwood, Minn. Underwood15 Kara Ziemer ............... OH 5-8 So. Elk River, Minn. Elk River18 Claire Grimm .............. OH/RS 5-10 RFr. Eagan, Minn. Eastview20 Bailey Luce ...............MB 6-0 Fr. Shakopee, Minn. Shakopee

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown H.S./Last School4 Casie Baer .................... S/DS 5-8 Jr. Canby, Minn. Canby10 Sydney Foss ............... OH/DS 5-10 Fr. Webster, Minn. New Prague5 Morgan Gradishar ........ OH/RS 5-10 Jr. Aurora, Co. Grandview18 Claire Grimm .............. OH/RS 5-10 RFr. Eagan, Minn. Eastview8 Maggie Gruber ............. MB/RS 6-2 Sr. Belgrade, Minn Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa11 Kelsey Hartkopf ......... MB 5-10 So. Howard Lake, Minn. Dassel-Cokato6 Maddie Johnston .......... S 5-8 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville South1 Amber Krenske ............. L/DS 5-7 Jr. Faribault, Minn. Faribault 20 Bailey Luce ...............MB 6-0 Fr. Shakopee, Minn. Shakopee14 Carly Masloski ............ OH/MB 6-0 RFr. Underwood, Minn. Underwood3 Katie Meyers ................ L/DS 5-2 So. Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South9 Sam Sullivan ................ S/RS 5-11 Sr. Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury2 Kaitlin VanWinkle .......... MB 5-11 Jr. Farmington, Minn. Lakeville South12 Monica Vega ............... DS/L 5-5 Fr. Ada, Minn. Ada-Borup7 Abby Wolpern ............... MB/RS 6-0 Jr. Belle Plaine, Minn. Belle Plaine15 Kara Ziemer ............... OH 5-8 So. Elk River, Minn. Elk River

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEPlayers Baer .............................. Bay-erLuce .............................. Lou-ceMasloski ........................ Mas-lou-skiZiemer ........................... Zee-mer

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD DRAGONS

BY CLASSSeniors (2)Maggie GruberSam Sullivan

Juniors (5)Casie BaerMorgan GradisharAmber KrenskeKaitlin VanWinkleAbby Wolpern

Sophomores (3)Kelsey HartkopfKatie MeyersKara Ziemer

Freshmen (6)Sydney FossClaire GrimmMaddie JohnstonBailey LuceCarly MasloskiMonica Vega

BY STATEColorado (1)Morgan Gradishar

Illinois (1)Katie Meyers

Minnesota (14)Casie BaerSydney FossClaire GrimmMaggie GruberKelsey HartkopfMaddie JohnsonAmber KrenskeBailey LuceCarly MasloskiSam SullivanKaitlin VanWinkleMoinca VegaAbby WolpernKara Ziemer

PLAYERS BY HEIGHTMaggie Gruber ......................................................6-2

Abby Wolpern ........................................................6-0

Carly Masloski.......................................................6-0

Bailey Luce ...........................................................6-0

Kaitlin VanWinkle ..................................................5-11

Sam Sullivan .........................................................5-11

Kelsey Hartkopf ....................................................5-10

Sydney Foss ..........................................................5-10

Claire Grimm ........................................................5-10

Morgan Gradishar .................................................5-10

Casie Baer ............................................................5-8

Maddie Johnston ...................................................5-8

Kara Ziemer ..........................................................5-8

Amber Krenske......................................................5-7

Monica Vega .........................................................5-5

Katie Meyers .........................................................5-2

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2014 VOLLEYBALL

RADIO-TV ROSTER

1 - Amber KrenskeL/DS, 5-7, Jr.Faribault, Minn.Faribault

2 - Kaitlin VanWinkleMB, 5-11, Jr.Farmington, Minn. Lakeville South

3 - Katie MeyersL/DS, 5-2, So.Crystal Lake, Ill.Crystal Lake South

4 - Casie BaerS/DS, 5-8, Jr.Canby, Minn.Canby

5 - Morgan GradisharOH, 5-10, Jr. Aurora, Co. Grandview

6 - Maddie JohnstonOH, 5-8, Fr. Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville South

7 - Abby WolpernMB/RS, 6-0, Jr. Belle Plaine, Minn. Belle Plaine

8 - Maggie GruberMB/RS, 6-2, Jr. Belgrade, Minn. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

9 - Sam SullivanS/RS, 5-11, Jr.Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury

10 - Sydney FossOH/DS, 5-11, Fr. Webster, Minn.New Prague

11 - Kelsey HartkopfMB, 5-11, So. Howard Lake, Minn. Dassel-Cokato

14 - Carly MasloskiOH/MB, 6-0, RFr.Underwood, Minn.Underwood

15 - Kara ZiemerOH, 5-8, So.Elk River, Minn.Elk River

18 - Claire GrimmOH/RS, 5-10, RFr.Eagan, Minn.Eastview

Head CoachTammy Blake20th Season

Assistant CoachKaty Peterson

Assistant CoachNatalie Thomas

20 - Bailey LuceMB, 6-0, Fr. Shakopee, Minn. Shakopee

12 - Monica VegaDS/L, 5-5, Fr. Ada, Minn.Ada-Borup

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MSU Moorhead Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2014)All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 9-12 2-3 2-6 5-3CONFERENCE 4-9 2-3 2-6 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 5-3 0-0 0-0 5-3

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points2 VanWinkle, Kaitlin 74 253 3.42 62 543 . 3 5 2 6 0.08 10 12 0.14 0 60 0.81 16 71 87 1.18 5 0 314.57 Wolpern, Abby 74 202 2.73 75 533 . 2 3 8 39 0.53 6 5 0.08 27 212 2.86 1 36 37 0.50 1 1 227.08 Gruber, Maggie 74 195 2.64 99 554 . 1 7 3 4 0.05 1 0 0.01 0 27 0.36 4 34 38 0.51 3 1 217.018 Grimm, Claire 71 127 1.79 79 426 . 1 1 3 7 0.10 0 0 0.00 0 15 0.21 4 29 33 0.46 3 0 145.55 Gradishar, Morgan 71 95 1.34 47 322 . 1 4 9 23 0.32 0 0 0.00 5 29 0.41 1 19 20 0.28 3 0 105.511 Hartkopf, Kelsey 73 58 0.79 30 159 . 1 7 6 5 0.07 0 0 0.00 0 8 0.11 7 53 60 0.82 6 0 91.59 Sullivan, Sam 74 15 0.20 4 43 . 2 5 6 355 4.80 15 19 0.20 0 143 1.93 0 2 2 0.03 2 3 31.010 Foss, Sydney 71 13 0.18 9 61 . 0 6 6 11 0.15 25 18 0.35 15 186 2.62 1 8 9 0.13 2 2 43.04 Baer, Casie 74 7 0.09 1 29 . 2 0 7 435 5.88 8 6 0.11 2 140 1.89 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 15.015 Ziemer, Kara 13 1 0.08 2 19 - . 0 5 3 2 0.15 3 6 0.23 6 33 2.54 0 1 1 0.08 0 0 4.53 Meyers, Katie 13 1 0.08 1 5 . 0 0 0 1 0.08 3 2 0.23 9 39 3.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.01 Krenske, Amber 51 1 0.02 2 25 - . 0 4 0 19 0.37 13 8 0.25 10 248 4.86 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 14.014 Masloski,Carly 2 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.50 0 0 0.5

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - - - - - - -MSU MOORHEAD 74 968 13.08 411 2720 . 2 0 5 907 12.26 84 76 1.14 91 1140 15.41 34 254 161.0 2.18 25 12 1213.0Opponents 74 953 12.88 417 2699 . 1 9 9 907 12.26 91 98 1.23 84 1151 15.55 27 244 149.0 2.01 29 13 1193.0

Team Statistics MSUM OPPATTACK K i l l s 968 953 E r r o r s 411 417 Total Attacks 2720 2699 Attack Pct . 2 0 5 . 1 9 9 K i l l s / S e t 13.1 12.9SET A s s i s t s 907 907 A s s i s t s / S e t 12.3 12.3SERVE A c e s 84 91 E r r o r s 76 98 A c e s / S e t 1.1 1.2SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 91 84 E r r o r s / S e t 1.2 1.1DEFENSE D i g s 1140 1151 D i g s / S e t 15.4 15.6BLOCKING Block Solo 34 27 Block Assist 254 244 Total Blocks 161.0 149.0 B l o c k s / S e t 2.2 2.0 Block Errors 25 29Ball handling errors 12 13ATTENDANCE T o t a l 2033 3793 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/407 8/474 Neutral site #/Avg 8/85 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 0 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Sep 05 vs #14 Grand Valley State L 0-3 16-25,30-32,22-25 100Sep 05 vs Colorado Christian L 2-3 25-27,25-18,21-25,25-20,13-15 67Sep 06 vs Bentley W 3-0 25-11,25-13,25-15 37Sep 06 vs Dominican (CA) W 3-0 25-11,25-12,25-16 37Sep 12 vs Fort Hays State W 3-0 25-16,25-17,25-19 125Sep 12 vs South Dakota Mines W 3-1 23-25,25-19,28-26,25-15 108Sep 13 vs Missouri Western L 2-3 23-25,25-18,14-25,25-23,12-15 107Sep 13 vs Northwest Missouri W 3-1 25-20,17-25,25-22,25-18 97

*Sep 16 at #21 Northern State L 1-3 25-18,21-25,17-25,19-25 517*Sep 19 at Minnesota State L 2-3 25-18,25-13,21-25,18-25,11-15 226*Sep 20 at #2 Concordia-St. Paul L 0-3 7-25,22-25,16-25 378*Sep 23 MINOT W 3-0 28-26,25-14,25-21 454*Sep 26 WSU L 0-3 20-25,17-25,23-25 523*Sep 27 UIU W 3-1 25-21,25-16,20-25,25-16 419*Oct 03 at #16 Augustana (SD) L 0-3 11-25,24-26,20-25 725*10/4/14 at #13 Wayne State (Neb.) L 1-3 14-25,25-23,21-25,17-25 677*Oct 10 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA L 0-3 24-26,12-25,23-25 330*Oct 11 SIOUX FALLS L 0-3 20-25,20-25,17-25 307*Oct 14 at University of Mary W 3-0 25-21,25-20,25-17 277*Oct 17 at Bemidji State L 0-3 14-25,23-25,23-25 501*Oct 18 at Minnesota Crookston W 3-0 25-21,25-18,25-15 492

Record in 3-set matches: 6-7Record in 4-set matches: 3-2Record in 5-set matches: 0-3