2010 Carthage Regional Guide

Also see the St. Thomas Regional Guide and the Wittenberg Regional Guide

5 To Watch: S Marilee Fisher, Washington OH Michelle Madeja, Carthage S Ali Sikic, UW-Platteville OH Caitlin Hogan, UW-Whitewater OH Britlyn Sieck, Wartburg

Random Factoid: New and old commingle: Dominican is making its NCAA tournament debut while defending champion Washington is back for the 24th consecutive season and UW-Whitewater snags its 19 straight berth

Predicted Carthage Regional final: Washington over UW-Platteville

Predictions for the other regionals:St. Thomas Regional: UW-Eau Claire over St. Olaf Wittenberg Regional: Wittenberg over HeidelbergNew York Regional: NYU over Coast GuardSpringfield Regional: UMass Boston over Springfield Christopher Newport Regional: Christopher Newport over ColoradoFrostburg State Regional: Juniata over CaseEmory Regional: Emory over Thomas More

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The Schedule at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis.Nov. 12 12:30 p.m. #4 UW-Whitewater (28-8) vs. #5 Wartburg (23-15) 3:00 p.m. #1 Washington (31-3) vs. #8 Beloit (19-11) 5:30 p.m. #3 UW-Platteville (31-3) vs. #6 Dominican (26-9) 8:00 p.m. #2 Carthage (30-7) vs. #7 UW Oshkosh (24-13) Nov. 13 4:30 p.m. #1 Washington (32-3) vs. #5 Wartburg (24-15) 7:00 p.m. #2 Carthage (31-7) vs. #3 UW-Platteville (32-3) Nov. 14 4:00 p.m. #1 Washington (33-3) vs. #3 UW-Platteville (33-3)

CARTHAGE REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 seed Washington (31-3, No. 1 Central Region, No. T3 AVCA) Location: St. Louis, Mo. Nickname: Bears Colors: Red, green, tan Enrollment: 13,761 Founded: 1853 Key wins: Greenville (3-0), UW-Platteville (3-1), St. Olaf (3-0), Carthage (3-0)(3-0), Ohio Northern (3-0), Wittenberg (3-0), Dominican (3-0), Haverford (3-0), Juniata (3-2), Brandeis (3-0)(3-0), Chicago (3-2), Emory (3-2), New York U (3-0) Losses: New York U (2-3), Case Western Reserve (1-3), Emory (1-3) All-Conference players (UAA): Sophomore S Marilee Fisher (1st), sophomore DS Kelly Pang (1st), freshman OH Meghan Byrne (1st, Rookie of the Year), junior MH Lauren Budde (2nd), sophomore OH Drew Hargrave (HM)

Team Leaders Kills: Meghan Byrne 358, Lauren Budde 352, Drew Hargrave 334 Blocks: L. Budde 88, Kaia Schwartz 47, Marilee Fisher 39 Assists: M. Fisher 1067, Megan Odenthal 279, Meg Buker 41 Digs: Kelly Pang 462, L. Budde 300, Ali Hoffman 212 Aces: L. Budde 41, M. Fisher 40, M. Byrne 35

No. 2 seed Carthage (30-7, No. 1 Midwest Region, No. 7 AVCA) Location: Kenosha, Wis. Nickname: Lady Reds Colors: Red, white, black Enrollment: 2,500 Founded: 1847 Key wins: Saint Benedict (3-0), UW-Eau Claire (3-1), Northwestern (3-0), Ohio Northern (3-2), Chicago (3-0)(3-0), Emory (3-0), UW-Whitewater (3-2), Elmhurst (3-1)(3-0), Heidelberg (3-1), UW Oshkosh (3-0), St. Thomas (3-0), Trinity-TX (3-2) Losses: Concordia-Moorhead (0-3), Washington (0-3)(0-3), St. Olaf (2-3), Wittenberg (2-3), Juniata (2-3), Millikin (2-3) All-Conference players (CCIW): Junior OH Michelle Madeja (Player of the Year), junior S Drewann Pancratz (1st), junior OH Lauren Dembkowski (1st), junior MB Jordan Burkholder (2nd), junior MB Cindy Cavanagh (2nd)

Team Leaders Kills: Michelle Madeja 451, Lauren Dembkowski 380, Jordan Burkholder 250 Blocks: J. Burkholder 172, Cindy Cavanagh 118, Rachel Swoboda 114 Assists: Drewann Pancratz 1199, Emily Stein 107, Izzy Shaindlin 44 Digs: L. Dembkowski 445, M. Madeja 441, I. Shaindlin 418 Aces: L. Dembkowski 46, I. Shaindlin 42, D. Pancratz 29

No. 3 seed UW-Platteville (31-3, No. 3 in Midwest Region, No. 14 AVCA) Location: Platteville, Wis. Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Orange, blue Enrollment: 7,500 Founded: 1866 Key wins: Dominican (3-0), Beloit (3-0), Wartburg (3-0), Elmhurst (3-1)(3-0), UW-Whitewater (3-1), U Chicago (3-1)(3-1), UW Oshkosh (3-1), UW-Eau Claire (3-1) Losses: Washington (1-3), UW Oshkosh (2-3), UW-Eau Claire (2-3) All-Conference players (WIAC): Junior S Ali Sikic (1st), senior OH Melissa Hillebrand (1st), junior MH Briana Kaiser (1st), freshman MH Stephanie Kirchner (HM), senior DS Abby Carey (All-Defense)

Team Leaders Kills: Melissa Hillebrand 355, Stephanie Kirchner 314, Briana Kaiser 303 Blocks: B. Kaiser 111, Emily Kaiser 92, S. Kirchner 74 Assists: Ali Sikic 1347, Allee Yundt 51, E. Kaiser 37 Digs: Abby Carey 495, Leslie White 374, S. Kirchner 277 Aces: A. Carey 46, L. White 45, A. Sikic 40

No. 4 seed UW-Whitewater (28-8, No. 4 in Midwest Region, No. 16 AVCA) Location: Whitewater, Wis. Nickname: Warhawks Colors: Purple, white Enrollment: 10,671 Founded: 1868 Key wins: Cal Lutheran (3-1), St. Thomas (3-1), Elmhurst (3-0)(3-0), UW-Eau Claire (3-1)(3-1), Juniata (3-2), Wartburg (3-1), UW Oshkosh (3-0) Losses: Wittenberg (0-3), Emory (2-3), Carthage (2-3), U Chicago (2-3), UW Oshkosh (2-3), St. Olaf (1-3), UW-Platteville (1-3), UW-Eau Claire (1-3) All-Conference players (WIAC): Senior OH Caitlin Hogan (Player of the Year), senior MB Katy Krajnak (1st), junior OH Sofia Sanchez (1st), junior S Christina DeGroot (2nd), junior DS Alyssa Bauer (All-Defense) Team Leaders Kills: Caitlin Hogan 397, Sofia Sanchez 397, Katy Krajnak 368 Blocks: K. Krajnak 98, Ariel Johnston 85, C. Hogan 74 Assists: Christina DeGroot 1382, C. Hogan 101, Heidi Buss 45 Digs: Alyssa Bauer 640, Kelli Trautmann 307, C. DeGroot 267 Aces: C. DeGroot 91, C. Hogan 63, K. Trautmann 33

No. 5 seed Wartburg (23-15, NR Central Region, NR AVCA) Location: Waverly, IA Nickname: Knights Colors: Orange, black Enrollment: 1,775 Founded: 1852 Key wins: UW Oshkosh (3-1) Losses: Augsburg (0-3), St. Catherine (1-3), Nebraska Wesleyan (0-3), Saint Mary’s-MN (1-3), Cornell-IA (1-3), Loras (2-3), Saint Benedict (1-3), St. Olaf (2-3)(0-3), Concordia-Moorhead (0-3), St. Thomas (0-3), UW-Platteville (0-3), Elmhurst (2-3), UW-Whitewater (1-3), Central (2-3) All-Conference players (IIAC): Sophomore OH Britlyn Sieck (1st), freshman S/RS Ramey Sieck (2nd), junior OH Kamille Van Natta (HM)

Team Leaders Kills: Britlyn Sieck 436, Kamille Van Natta 368, Maddie Forsyth 264 Blocks: Kelly Niemann 100, K. Van Natta 74, M. Forsyth 72 Assists: Ramey Sieck 688, Abby Breitbach 502, Britney Hermsen 145 Digs: K. Van Natta 415, Marissa Shinstine 407, R. Sieck 293 Aces: K. Van Natta 42, R. Sieck 38, M. Forsyth 38

No. 6 seed Dominican (26-9, NR Midwest Region, NR AVCA) Location: River Forest, Ill. Nickname: Stars Colors: Royal blue, black, white Enrollment: 3,340 Founded: 1901 Key wins: U Chicago (3-1) Losses: U Chicago (0-3), Trinity-CT (2-3), UW-Platteville (0-3), St. Norbert (2-3), Concordia-WI (2-3), Marian (0-3), Illinois Tech (1-3), Hanover (0-3), Washington (0-3) All-Conference players (Northern AC): Senior OH Darcy Kammeier (1st), senior MB Kasey Kiepura (1st), sophomore S Jessica Guerrieri (1st), freshman OH Claire Dezelski (Freshman of the Year), HC Christine Paciero (Coach of the Year)

Team Leaders Kills: Darcy Kammeier 306, Jacy Lawrence 227, Claire Dezelski 217 Blocks: Kasey Kiepura 110, Jessica Gallagher 70, Marrisa Mafuli 50 Assists: Jessica Guerrieri 1141, Missy Budz 30, D. Kammeier 27 Digs: Liz Yakey 425, D. Kammeier 271, Mary Pollard 259 Aces: J. Guerrieri 63, M. Pollard 34, K. Kiepura 28

No. 7 seed UW Oshkosh (24-13, No. 6 in Midwest Region, No. 22 AVCA) Location: Oshkosh, Wis. Nickname: Titans Colors: Black, gold, white Enrollment: 12,400 Founded: 1871 Key wins: Millikin (3-2), Texas-Dallas (3-1), U Chicago (3-1), Northwestern (3-1), UW-Platteville (3-2), UW-Whitewater (3-2), Washington & Lee (3-2), Salisbury (3-2) Losses: Elmhurst (0-3)(1-3), Wartburg (1-3), Christopher Newport (1-3), UW-Eau Claire (1-3), St. Scholastica (2-3), U Chicago (1-3), Trinity-TX (2-3), Carthage (0-3), St. Thomas (0-3), Heidelberg (0-3), UW-Platteville (1-3), UW-Whitewater (0-3) All-Conference players (WIAC): Senior DS Christina Cahoon (1st, All-Defense), sophomore OH Aleisha Bagin (1st), senior OH Andrea Smith (1st), sophomore RS Andrea Felton (2nd)

Team Leaders Kills: Aleisha Bagin 452, Andrea Felton 296, Andrea Smith 277 Blocks: Brittany Gruning 86, Larissa Krumplitsch 67, A. Smith 47 Assists: Morgan Liebetrau 1017, A. Felton 267, Alison Tomczyk 139 Digs: Christina Cahoon 551, A. Smith 419, Robyn Eggert 275 Aces: A. Smith 41, R. Eggert 36, M. Liebetrau 31

No. 8 seed Beloit (19-11, NR in Midwest Region, NR AVCA) Location: Beloit, Wis. Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Blue, gold Enrollment: 1,350 Founded: 1846 Key wins: (None) Losses: UW-Stevens Point (0-3)(2-3), Cornell-IA (0-3)(2-3), Illinois Wesleyan (0-3), Concordia-WI (1-3), William Penn (0-3), Lake Forest (0-3), UW-Platteville (0-3), Monmouth-IL (1-3), UW-Stout (1-3) All-Conference players (MWC): TBA

Team Leaders Kills: Laura Toth 310, Mary Parker 267, Tess Jacquez 267 Blocks: L. Toth 104, Emma Kozera 70, Leah Kruckman 39 Assists: Caitlin O’Leary 974, M. Parker 42, T. Jacquez 26 Digs: M. Parker 628, Margo Regier 455, T. Jacquez 341 Aces: L. Toth 36, T. Jacquez 32, two tied with 31

-Ricky Nelson