2017 Northwestern Regional Guide

Also See:2017 Illinois Wesleyan Regional Guide

8 To WatchLindsey Peterson, Northwestern senior outside Nora Holtan, Gustavus Adolphus junior setter Whitney Lloyd, St. Thomas senior middle Stephanie Henk, Wisconsin-La Crosse senior outside Megan Pekarek, Saint Benedict senior setter Aryn Jones, Wartburg senior middle Katie Vondra, Aurora junior outside Jillian Schulte, Cornell junior setter

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Schedule at Ericksen Center in Saint Paul, Minn.Nov. 9 (times central) 12:30 p.m. #3 St. Thomas (25-6) 2 vs. #6 Wartburg (24-5) 3 3 p.m. #2 Gustavus Adolphus (23-6) 3 vs. #7 Aurora (26-7) 1 5:30 p.m. #4 Wisconsin-La Crosse (21-6) 3 vs. #5 Saint Benedict (19-8) 1 8 p.m. #1 Northwestern (32-6) 3 vs. #8 Cornell (25-7) 0Nov. 10 4:30 p.m. #2 Gustavus Adolphus (24-6) 3 vs. #6 Wartburg (25-5) 1 7 p.m. #1 Northwestern (33-6) 3 vs. #4 Wisconsin-La Crosse (22-6) 0Nov. 11 7 p.m. #1 Northwestern (34-6) 1 vs. #2 Gustavus Adolphus (25-6) 3

NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed University of Northwestern-Saint Paul 32-6 (No. 1 Central Region, No. 9 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: Saint Paul, Minn. Nickname: Eagles Colors: Purple & gold Enrollment: 3,319 Founded: 1902 Famous Attendee: Sherman Augustus, actor Key Wins: UW-Stevens Point (3-0); UW-La Crosse (3-0); Wartburg (3-0); Minnesota Morris (3-1)(3-2)(3-0); Gustavus Adolphus (3-2); St. Thomas (3-0); Millikin (3-0); Saint Benedict (3-1); Bethel (3-2). Losses: St. Thomas (0-3); UW-Eau Claire (1-3); Augsburg (0-3); UW-Whitewater (1-3); Carthage (2-3); UW-Oshkosh (1-3). All-Conference Players (UMAC): Senior OH Lindsey Peterson (Player of the Year); senior L Jackie Doering (1st); senior S Leesa Malone (1st); junior OH Mariah Halvorsen (1st); sophomore MB Kayla Tanner (2nd); Beth Wilmeth (Coach of the Year). All-Region Players (Central): Senior OH Lindsey Peterson (Player of the Year); senior S Leesa Malone (1st); senior L Jackie Doering (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Lindsey Peterson 585; Mariah Halvorsen 354; Kayla Tanner 218 Assists: Leesa Malone 844; Kaelyn Kilbo 541; Abby Neuberger 85 Aces: Freya Hanson 45; L. Peterson 41; K. Kilbo 27 Digs: Jackie Doering; 531; L. Peterson 456; A. Neuberger 338 Blocks: K. Tanner 103; L. Malone 75; Jenay Fuglestad 69

Team Stats (National Rank)Kills/Set: 14.34 (1) Hitting Percentage: .272 (3) Digs/Set: 17.20 (104) Blocks/Set: 1.96 (39) Aces/Set: 1.66 (285)

No. 2 Seed Gustavus Adolphus College 23-6 (No. 2 Central Region, No. 16 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: St. Peter, Minn. Nickname: Golden Gusties Colors: Black & gold Enrollment: 2,450 Founded: 1862 Famous Attendee: Steve Zahn, actor Key Wins: UW-Stevens Point (3-1); Minnesota Morris (3-0); UW-Eau Claire (3-0); Chicago (3-0); UW-La Crosse (3-1); Wartburg (3-1); Luther (3-0); St. Thomas (3-0). Losses: Millikin (2-3); Bethel (2-3); Northwestern (2-3); Concordia-MN (0-3); Saint Benedict (1-3); Augsburg (1-3). All-Conference Players (MIAC): Junior S Nora Holtan (Player of the Year); junior OH Hanna Albers (1st); junior L Brittany Luethmers (1st, Co-Defensive Player of the Year); freshman OH Kate Holtan (1st, Rookie of the Year). All-Region Players (Central): Junior S Nora Holtan (1st); freshman OH Kate Holtan (1st, Freshman of the Year); junior L Brittany Luethmers (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Kate Holtan 329; Hanna Albers 300; Lauren Hanson 248 Assists: Nora Holtan 1,004; Brittany Luethmers 109; H. Albers 38 Aces: N. Holtan 35; Abby Leitch 33; H. Albers 27 Digs: B. Luethmers 502; N. Holtan 311; A. Leitch 258 Blocks: Sam Haugen 57; K. Holtan 54; Shaefer Rupar 43

Team Stats (National Rank)Kills/Set: 13.56 (11) Hitting Percentage: .226 (35) Digs/Set: 18.06 (52) Blocks/Set: 1.64 (125) Aces/Set: 1.74 (249)

No. 3 Seed University of St. Thomas 25-6 (No. 3 Central Region, No. 22 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitter Facebook Location: Saint Paul, Minn. Nickname: Tommies Colors: Purple & gray Enrollment: 6.234 Founded: 1885 Famous Attendee: T.R. Knight, actor Key Wins: Clarkson (3-0); Northwestern (3-0); UW-La Crosse (3-0); UW-Eau Claire (3-1); Saint Benedict (3-0); Bethel (3-1). Losses: Pacific Lutheran (0-3); UW-Stevens Point (1-3); Northwestern (0-3); UW-Eau Claire (0-3); Gustavus Adolphus (0-3); Saint Benedict (2-3). All-Conference Players (MIAC): Senior MB Whitney Lloyd (1st); junior MB Julia Spacek (1st); sophomore L Madie Kroehler (1st); Thanh Pham (Coach of the Year). All-Region Players (Central): Senior MB Whitney Lloyd (1st); Thanh Pham (Coach of the Year).

Team LeadersKills: Whitney Lloyd 272; Julia Spacek 197; Madie Kroehler 195 Assists: Katharine Mallak 612; Hannah Schwartz 477; Ellie Meyer 57 Aces: M. Kroehler 40; K. Mallak 20; H. Schwartz 18 Digs: M. Kroehler 444; E. Meyer 339; Meghan Mazzola 226 Blocks: J. Spacek 72; W. Lloyd 66; Ellie Etzell 45

Team Stats (National Rank)Kills/Set: 13.35 (18) Hitting Percentage: .219 (47) Digs/Set: 17.63 (75) Blocks/Set: 2.02 (29) Aces/Set: 1.28 (399)

No. 4 Seed University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 21-6 (No. 4 Midwest Region, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: La Crosse, Wis. Nickname: Eagles Colors: Maroon & gray Enrollment: 9,728 Founded: 1909 Famous Attendee: Andrew Rock, track & field Key Wins: Wartburg (3-2); UW-Eau Claire (3-1); UW-Whitewater (3-0)(3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-1). Losses: Viterbo (2-3); Northwestern (0-3); St. Thomas (0-3); Luther (1-3)(2-3); Gustavus Adolphus (1-3). All-Conference Players (WIAC): Senior OH Stephanie Henk (Player of the Year); senior S Maddie Entinger (1st); junior OH Marisa Johnson (1st). All-Region Players (Midwest): [None].

Team LeadersKills: Stephanie Henk 334; Marisa Johnson 207; Laine Hoeffel 191 Assists: Maddie Entinger 951; Halle Barnabo 48; Abbey Fox 37 Aces: S. Henk 34; three tied with 26 Digs: H. Barnabo 415; M. Entinger 253; Paige Schmidt 238 Blocks: Kathryn Maas 80; Jessica Jablonski 69; L. Hoeffel 38

Team Stats (National Rank)Kills/Set: 12.80 (41) Hitting Percentage: .198 (93) Digs/Set: 17.28 (117) Blocks/Set: 2.08 (20) Aces/Set: 1.84 (212)

No. 5 Seed College of Saint Benedict 19-8 (No. 5 Central Region, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: Saint Joseph, Minn. Nickname: Blazers Colors: Red & white Enrollment: 3,319 Founded: 1913 Famous Attendee: Kimberly Blaeser, poet Key Wins: Minnesota Morris (3-0); Bethel (3-0); Luther (3-1); Gustavus Adolphus (3-1); St. Thomas (3-2). Losses: Clarkson (1-3); Puget Sound (1-3); Pacific Lutheran (1-3); Augsburg (0-3)(1-3); UW-Stevens Point (0-3); St. Thomas (0-3); Northwestern (1-3). All-Conference Players (MIAC): Senior S Megan Pekarek (1st); freshman RS Hunter Weiss (1st); freshman MB Madison Weiss (1st). All-Region Players (Central): Senior S Megan Pekarek (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Hunter Weiss 301; Liz Schultz 245; Briana Schmiesing 207 Assists: Megan Pekarek 1,001; Haley LaValle 98; Bridget McDonald 39 Aces: L. Schultz 37; B. Schmiesing 26; H. LaValle 25 Digs: H. LaValle 492; L. Schultz 279; M. Pekarek 254 Blocks: Madison Weiss 110; Lauren Mathews 89; H. Weiss 66

Team Stats (National Rank)Kills/Set: 12.90 (46) Hitting Percentage: .208 (70) Digs/Set: 16.43 (175) Blocks/Set: 2.16 (10) Aces/Set: 1.60 (294)

No. 6 Seed Wartburg College 24-5 (No. 6 Central Region, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: Waverly, Iowa Nickname: Knights Colors: Orange & black Enrollment: 1,600 Founded: 1852 Famous Attendee: Don Denkinger, umpire Key Wins: Concordia Wisconsin (3-2); Luther (3-0); Cornell (3-2); Dubuque (3-0)(3-0). Losses: Northwestern (0-3); Cornell (1-3); Aurora (2-3); UW-La Crosse (2-3); Gustavus Adolphus (1-3). All-Conference Players (IIAC): Senior MB Aryn Jones (Player of the Year); junior OH Lizzy Blough (1st); freshman L Katie Foster (1st, Freshman of the Year); junior S Mallary Erbes (HM); senior OH Maddie Miller (HM);Jen Walker & Doug Frazell (Co-Coaches of the Year). All-Region Players (Central): Senior MB Aryn Jones (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Aryn Jones 406; Lizzy Blough 268; Maddie Miller 203 Assists: Maria Brown 553; Mallary Erbes 517; Katie Foster 62 Aces: L. Blough 40; A. Jones 33; M. Brown 29 Digs: K. Foster 574; L. Blough 299; M. Brown 274 Blocks: A. Jones 97; Kylie Bildstein 65; M. Erbes 41

Team Stats (National Rank)Kills/Set: 12.75 (51) Hitting Percentage: .224 (37) Digs/Set: 18.01 (49) Blocks/Set: 2.02 (28) Aces/Set: 1.71 (265)

No. 7 Seed Aurora University 26-7 (No. 5 Midwest Region, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: Aurora, Ill. Nickname: Spartans Colors: Royal blue & white Enrollment: 3,800 Founded: 1893 Famous Attendee: Mickey Johnson, basketball player Key Wins: Illinois Wesleyan (3-2); Calvin (3-0); Wartburg (3-2); Luther (3-0); Chicago (3-0); Dubuque (3-0). Losses: Dubuque (0-3); DePauw (1-3); Ohio Northern (2-3); Hope (0-3); Colorado College (1-3); Concordia Wisconsin (0-3)(1-3). All-Conference Players (NACC): Junior OH Katie Vondra (1st); junior S Emily Lines (1st); freshman L Julia Wood (1st, Defensive Player of the Year). All-Region Players (Midwest): Junior OH Katie Vondra (1st); freshman L Julia Wood (1st, Freshman of the Year).

Team LeadersKills: Katie Vondra 425; Ava Pauly 228; Imani Freeman 157 Assists: Emily Lines 952; Mikayla Lanasa 238; Julia Wood 93 Aces: J. Wood 44; K. Vondra 40; Rachel Martens 28 Digs: J. Wood 565; Mikayla Fincher 335; two tied with 308 Blocks: Lindsey Simpson 71; R. Martens 65; A. Pauly 38

Team Stats (National Rank)Kills/Set: 13.12 (23) Hitting Percentage: .227 (34) Digs/Set: 18.04 (47) Blocks/Set: 1.78 (85) Aces/Set: 1.54 (330)

No. 8 Seed Cornell College 25-7 (NR Midwest Region, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: Mount Vernon, Iowa Nickname: Rams Colors: Purple & white Enrollment: 1,033 Founded: 1852 Famous Attendee: Leslie Shaw, politician Key Wins: Washington-St. Louis (3-1); Wartburg (3-1). Losses: Dubuque (2-3); St. Olaf (0-3); Washington-St. Louis (2-3); Chicago (0-3); Illinois Wesleyan (1-3); Wartburg (2-3); Colorado College (0-3). All-Conference Players (MWC): Junior S Jillian Schulte (Player of the Year); senior RS Libby Schnoor (1st); junior MB Nicole Ciari (1st); freshman L Sydney Meeker (2nd); senior OH Diamond Boyd (2nd); Jeff Meeker (Coach of the Year). All-Region Players (Midwest): Junior S Jillian Schulte (1st); junior MB Nicole Ciari (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Libby Schnoor 386; Diamond Boyd 337; Nicole Ciari 315 Assists: Jillian Schulte 1,221; Sydney Meeker 46; Ellie Davidson 26 Aces: J. Schulte 47; S. Meeker 40; N. Ciari 30 Digs: S. Meeker 409; J. Schulte 267; Taylor Axelson 228 Blocks: N. Ciari 90; Allison Eikenberry 63; L. Schnoor 48

Team Stats (National Rank)Kills/Set: 13.36 (17) Hitting Percentage: .243 (15) Digs/Set: 16.08 (194) Blocks/Set: 1.57 (149) Aces/Set: 1.71 (262)

-Ricky Nelson