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2011 Nationals Guide
5 To Watch Senior outside hitter Courtney Reinhold, Eastern Senior outside hitter Kimmie Dyer, Wittenberg Senior setter Jessie Heavenrich, Christopher Newport Senior outside hitter Michelle Madeja, Carthage Senior setter Ashley Maher, St. Thomas
Random Factoid Everyone knows that none of this year’s national quarterfinal teams have won the national championship, but only one of the eight programs has even been to a championship match (Cal Lutheran, 1995)
Predicted National Championship match Wittenberg over Christopher Newport
The Schedule at WU Field House in St. Louis, Mo.11/18 (Times central, AVCA ranks) 12:30 p.m. #6 Christopher Newport (36-4) vs. #18 Cortland (42-1) 3:00 p.m. #9 Carthage (33-6) vs. #20 Springfield (34-2) 5:30 p.m. #4 Eastern (35-2) vs. #11 St. Thomas (32-4) 8:00 p.m. #5 Wittenberg (34-3) vs. #17 Cal Lutheran (29-6) 11/19 3:30 p.m. #6 Christopher Newport (37-4) vs. #9 Carthage (34-6) 6:00 p.m. #4 Eastern (36-2) vs. #5 Wittenberg (35-3) 11/20 5 p.m. #5 Wittenberg (36-3) vs. #6 Christopher Newport (38-4)
NATIONAL QUARTERFINALS TEAM CAPSULES
No. 4 Eastern University (35-2, No. 1 in Mid-Atlantic Region) Location: St. Davids, Pa. Nickname: Eagles Colors: Maroon, white Enrollment: 4,000 Founded: 1925 Finals Appearances: 2011 Key Wins: Rivier (3-1), Penn State Altoona (3-0)(3-0), Richard Stockton (3-0), New York Univ. (3-0), Lebanon Valley (3-0), Cabrini (3-0), Christopher Newport (3-2), Randolph-Macon (3-0), DeSales (3-0)(3-0), Hiram (3-2), Juniata (3-1) Losses: Emory (1-3), Washington-St. Louis (0-3) All-Conference Players (Freedom): Senior S Maria Horning (Player of the Year), senior OH Courtney Reinhold (1st), sophomore OH Kearby Benak (1st), freshman MB Katrina Pisch (2nd), junior L Kelly Groff (2nd), junior RS Rachel Wenger (2nd), freshman OH Lauren Sproles (Rookie of the Year) All-Region Players (Mid-Atlantic): Senior S Maria Horning (1st), senior OH Courtney Reinhold (1st), sophomore OH Kearby Benak (1st), HC Mark Birtwistle (Coach of the Year) All-America Players: Senior S Maria Horning (1st), senior OH Courtney Reinhold (1st), sophomore OH Kearby Benak (HM)
Team Leaders Kills: Courtney Reinhold 532, Kearby Benak 287, Lauren Sproles 262 Blocks: Rachel Wenger 90, Katrina Pisch 61, C. Reinhold 60 Assists: Maria Horning 1346, R. Wenger 38, K. Pisch 32 Digs: Kelly Groff 561, M. Horning 338, C. Reinhold 330 Aces: C. Reinhold 83, K. Benak 43, M. Horning 39
No. 5 Wittenberg University (34-3, No. 2 in Great Lakes Region) Location: Springfield, Ohio Nickname: Tigers Colors: Red, white Enrollment: 2,000 Founded: 1845 Finals Appearances: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 Key Wins: Emory (3-1), Juniata (3-1), Maryville-TN (3-1), Heidelberg (3-0)(3-0), Hope (3-0), Hiram (3-0)(3-1)(3-0), Carthage (3-0), Rose-Hulman (3-0), Calvin (3-1) Losses: Calvin (2-3), Otterbein (2-3), UW-Whitewater (0-3) All-Conference Players (NCAC): Senior MH Katie Sumner (Player of the Year), senior OH Kimmie Dyer (1st), junior L Christina Gilene (2nd, Libero of the Year), senior RS Christine Simpson (2nd), freshman setter Meghan Vodopich (Newcomer of the Year), HC Paco Labrador (Coach of the Year) All-Region Players (Great Lakes): Senior MH Katie Sumner (1st), senior OH Kimmie Dyer (1st), junior L Christina Gilene (1st) All-America Players: Senior MH Katie Sumner (2nd), senior OH Kimmie Dyer (3rd), junior L Christina Gilene (3rd)
Team Leaders Kills: Kimmie Dyer 330, Christine Simpson 218, Katie Sumner 210 Blocks: K. Sumner 97, Miranda Sagle 75, C. Simpson 68 Assists: Meghan Vodopich 573, Hallie Donathan 548, Courtney Lauber 120 Digs: Christina Gilene 545, K. Dyer 287, Hannah Riley 252 Aces: M. Vodopich 64, K. Dyer 45, C. Gilene 30
No. 6 Christopher Newport University (36-4, No. 3 in South Region) Location: Newport News, Va. Nickname: Captains Colors: Royal blue, silver Enrollment: 4,623 Founded: 1960 Finals Appearances: 2009, 2010, 2011 Key Wins: Cal Lutheran (3-0), Carthage (3-1), UW-Whitewater (3-0), Juniata (3-1), Salisbury (3-2)(3-0), Washington & Lee (3-0), Maryville (3-0), Emory (3-0) Losses: Coast Guard (2-3), Washington-St. Louis (0-3), Randolph-Macon (2-3), Eastern (2-3) All-Conference Players (USAS): Senior S Jessie Heavenrich (Player of the Year), junior MB Bailey Jensen (1st), junior RS Christie Fellows (1st), junior L Abby Hogge (2nd, Libero of the Year), junior OH Cory Harris (2nd), freshman RS Jessie Kolden (3rd, Rookie of the Year), HC Lindsay Birch (Coach of the Year) All-Region Players (South): Senior S Jessie Heavenrich (1st), junior MB Bailey Jensen (1st), junior L Abby Hogge (1st), junior RS Christie Fellows (HM) All-America Players: Senior S Jessie Heavenrich (2nd), junior MB Bailey Jensen (3rd), junior L Abby Hogge (3rd)
Team Leaders Kills: Cory Harris 318, Bailey Jensen 315, Christie Fellows 284 Blocks: B. Jensen 131, C. Fellows 90, Chelsea McClure 80 Assists: Jessie Heavenrich 936, Alyssa Kidd 305, Brooke Moore 101 Digs: Abby Hogge 585, C. Harris 316, J. Heavenrich 250 Aces: J. Heavenrich 38, C. McClure 33, B. Moore 28
No. 9 Carthage College (33-6, No. 1 in Midwest Region) Location: Kenosha, Wis. Nickname: Lady Reds Colors: Red, white, black Enrollment: 2,500 Founded: 1847 Finals Appearances: 2011 Key Wins: Saint Benedict (3-0)(3-0), UW-Eau Claire (3-1), Concordia-Moorhead (3-1), UW-Whitewater (3-0)(3-1), Southwestern (3-0), St. Thomas (3-0), Wheaton-IL (3-2)(3-1), Chicago (3-2), Elmhurst (3-1)(3-2)(3-0), Millikin (3-0), Hope (3-0), Edgewood (3-0), Washington-St. Louis (3-2) Losses: Christopher Newport (1-3), Washington-St. Louis (0-3), Elmhurst (2-3), UW-Platteville (0-3), Calvin (0-3), Wittenberg (0-3) All-Conference Players (CCIW): Senior OH Michelle Madeja (Player of the Year), senior S Drewann Pancratz (1st), senior OH Lauren Dembkowski (1st), senior MB Cindy Cavanagh (1st), junior L Izzy Shaindlin (HM) All-Region Players (Midwest): Senior OH Michelle Madeja (1st), senior OH Lauren Dembkowski (1st), senior setter Drewann Pancratz (1st) All-America Players: Senior OH Michelle Madeja (3rd), senior OH Lauren Dembkowski (3rd), senior S Drewann Pancratz (HM)
Team Leaders Kills: Michelle Madeja 479, Lauren Dembkowski 392, Cindy Cavanagh 307 Blocks: C. Cavanagh 112, Jordan Burkholder 98, L. Dembkowski 64 Assists: Drewann Pancratz 1234, Hannah Cahoon 114, Izzy Shaindlin 59 Digs: I. Shaindlin 643, L. Dembkowski 508, M. Madeja 398 Aces: L. Dembkowski 33, I. Shaindlin 33, H. Cahoon 24
No. 11 University of St. Thomas (32-4, No. 2 in Central Region) Location: St. Paul, Minn. Nickname: Tommies Colors: Purple, gray Enrollment: 5,304 Founded: 1885 Finals Appearances: 2010, 2011 Key Wins: St. Scholastica (3-1)(3-0)(3-2), UW-Stevens Point (3-1), Northwestern-MN (3-1), Occidental (3-2), Saint Benedict (3-1), Cornell (3-1), Bethel (3-1)(3-0), UW-Eau Claire (3-0), Concordia-Moorhead (3-0) Losses: Southwestern (2-3), Carthage (0-3), Concordia-Moorhead (0-3)(2-3) All-Conference Players (MIAC): Senior S Ashley Maher (1st), junior L Kaitlain Wachter (1st, Defensive Player of the Year), freshman MB Kelly Foley (1st, Rookie of the Year), senior MB Taylor Cross (1st) All-Region Players (Central): Senior S Ashley Maher (1st), junior L Kaitlain Wachter (1st), freshman MB Kelly Foley (1st, Freshman of the Year) All-America Players: Senior S Ashley Maher (2nd), junior L Kaitlain Wachter (3rd), freshman MB Kelly Foley (HM, Freshman of the Year)
Team Leaders Kills: Kelly Foley 442, Jill Greenfield 373, Taylor Cross 321 Blocks: K. Foley 86, T. Cross 79, Paige Brimeyer 61 Assists: Ashley Maher 1433, Katie Maher 58, P. Brimeyer 43 Digs: Kaitlain Wachter 722, J. Greenfield 466, A. Maher 278 Aces: J. Greenfield 39, Kari Anne Nass 35, A. Maher 27
No. 17 California Lutheran University (29-6, No. 2 in West Region) Location: Thousand Oaks, Calif. Nickname: Regals Colors: Purple, gold Enrollment: 2,545 Founded: 1959 Finals Appearances: 1995, 2006, 2011 Key Wins: Chapman (3-1)(3-0), Occidental (3-1), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3-2)(3-0), New York Univ. (3-0), Whitworth (3-2), Colorado Coll. (3-1) Losses: Christopher Newport (0-3), Southwestern (1-3), Westmont (1-3), Emory (1-3), Occidental (1-3)(2-3) All-Conference Players (SCIAC): Junior S Jackie Russell (Player of the Year), freshman OH Kylie McLogan (1st), junior MB Shannon Pearson (1st), senior RS Casy McWhirk (2nd), junior OH Rachel Smith (2nd) All-Region Players (West): Junior S Jackie Russell (1st), freshman OH Kylie McLogan (1st), junior MB Shannon Pearson (1st), senior RS Casy McWhirk (HM) All-America Players: Junior S Jackie Russell (1st), freshman OH Kylie McLogan (HM), junior MB Shannon Pearson (HM)
Team Leaders Kills: Kylie McLogan 400, Shannon Pearson 302, two tied with 284 Blocks: Lesley Smith 93, S. Pearson 75, Casy McWhirk 47 Assists: Jackie Russell 1191, C. McWhirk 70, Jena Chavez 59 Digs: Jacki Richards 439, Rachel Smith 377, C. McWhirk 350 Aces: J. Russell 40, K. McLogan 40, S. Pearson 37
No. 18 State University of New York at Cortland (42-1, No. 1 in New York Region) Location: Cortland, N.Y. Nickname: Red Dragons Colors: Red, white Enrollment: 7,200 Founded: 1868 Finals Appearances: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2011 Key Wins: Richard Stockton (3-1), Nazareth (3-0), Skidmore (3-0)(3-0), New York Univ. (3-1), Mount Union (3-0), Fredonia (3-0), Clarkson (3-0)(3-0), Baruch (3-2), NYU-Poly (3-0), Elmira (3-1)(3-1), Southern Vermont (3-0), Middlebury (3-1) Losses: UMass Boston (1-3) All-Conference Players (SUNYAC): Senior OH Ashley Coyle (Player of the Year), junior S Kristen Guercio (1st), senior MH Sheena Asibey (1st), senior MH Kaitlyn Cooper (2nd), HC Pam Hoerup (Coach of the Year) All-Region Players (New York): Senior OH Ashley Coyle (1st), senior MH Sheena Asibey (1st), junior S Kristen Guercio (HM), HC Pam Hoerup (Coach of the Year) All-America Players: Senior OH Ashley Coyle (HM), senior MH Sheena Asibey (HM)
Team Leaders Kills: Ashley Coyle 479, Sheena Asibey 373, Kaitlyn Cooper 282 Blocks: K. Cooper 116, S. Asibey 102, Aubrey Barrett 81 Assists: Kristen Guercio 1595, A. Barrett 103, Krissy Silk 29 Digs: Jaclyn Lawrence 568, Katie Wick 527, A. Coyle 465 Aces: A. Coyle 71, K. Wick 42, K. Silk 26
No. 20 Springfield College (34-2, No. 1 in New England Region) Location: Springfield, Mass. Nickname: Pride Colors: Maroon, white Enrollment: 1,441 Founded: 1885 Finals Appearances: 1995, 1996, 2011 Key Wins: Westfield St. (3-0)(3-0)(3-0), Roger Williams (3-1), Amherst (3-0), Coast Guard (3-1), Tufts (3-1)(3-1), Clarkson (3-1), Elmira (3-1), Bowdoin (3-0), Middlebury (3-1), Wellesley (3-2), UMass Boston (3-1) Losses: Wellesley (1-3), Tufts (1-3) All-Conference Players (NEWMAC): Senior MB Lauren Torvi (Player of the Year), sophomore OH Tessa Smolinski (1st), senior L Itza Nieves (2nd), senior RS Kim Giaquinto (2nd), HC Moira Long (Coach of the Year) All-Region Players (New England): Senior MB Lauren Torvi (1st), sophomore OH Tessa Smolinski (1st), senior L Itza Nieves (1st) All-America Players: Senior MB Lauren Torvi (1st), sophomore OH Tessa Smolinski (HM), senior L Itza Nieves (HM)
Team Leaders Kills: Lauren Torvi 517, Tessa Smolinski 421, Kim Giaquinto 246 Blocks: L. Torvi 150, Mary Consol 139, K. Giaquinto 92 Assists: Molly Giannattasio 774, Whitney Miller 496, K. Giaquinto 34 Digs: Itza Nieves 539, T. Smolinski 322, Meaghan Hart 270 Aces: M. Hart 50, K. Giaquinto 36, M. Consol 33
-Ricky Nelson
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