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2019 Nationals Guide
8 To WatchLeah Saunders, Emory junior opposite Natalie Aston, Johns Hopkins junior setterSarah DeVries, Calvin senior setter/middle Megan Behrendt, Carthage senior outside Caroline Flaharty, Bowdoin senior outside Avery Tuggle, Trinity (Texas) junior outside Hunter Weiss, Saint Benedict junior opposite Rachel Reusch, Clarkson senior middle
Schedule at U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, IowaNov. 21 (times central) 12:30 p.m. #1 Emory (32-2) 3 vs. Clarkson (28-5) 2 3 p.m. #4 Carthage (30-3) 3 vs. Bowdoin (21-7) 0 5:30 p.m. #6 Johns Hopkins (32-0) 3 vs. #15 Saint Benedict (26-5) 0 8 p.m. #3 Calvin (27-2) 2 vs. #7 Trinity (Texas) (36-4) 3Nov. 22 5 p.m. #1 Emory (33-2) 3 vs. #4 Carthage (31-3) 2 7:30 p.m. #6 Johns Hopkins (33-0) 3 vs. #7 Trinity (Texas) (37-4) 1Nov. 23 7 p.m. #1 Emory (34-2) 0 vs. #6 Johns Hopkins (34-0) 3
2019 NATIONALS TEAM CAPSULES
No. 1 Seed Emory University 32-2 (No. 1 South Region, No. 1 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Atlanta, Ga. Nickname: Eagles Enrollment: 8,079 Founded: 1836 Famous Attendee: Alben Barkley, 35th Vice President Key Wins: Johnson & Wales-RI (3-1); Sewanee (3-1); Christopher Newport (3-0); Berry (3-2)(3-0); Juniata (3-0); CA Lutheran (3-0); Carnegie Mellon (3-0); Washington-St. Louis (3-1)(3-2); NY University (3-1); Birmingham-Southern (3-1); Hendrix (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-1); Susquehanna (3-2); Wittenberg (3-2); Washington & Lee (3-1); Chicago (3-2); Notre Dame (3-0); Transylvania (3-1); Colorado College (3-0). Losses: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (0-3); Chicago (1-3). All-Conference Players (UAA): Junior RS Leah Saunders (Most Valuable Player); freshman S Cassie Srb (1st, Rookie of the Year); senior OH Morgan McKnight (1st); sophomore OH Tara Martin (1st); senior L Elyse Thompson (2nd); junior MH Maggie Rimmel (HM). All-Region Players (South): Junior RS Leah Saunders (Player of the Year); freshman S Cassie Srb (1st, Freshman of the Year); senior OH Morgan McKnight (1st); sophomore OH Tara Martin (1st); senior L Elyse Thompson (1st); Jenny McDowell (Coach of the Year).All-America Players: Junior RS Leah Saunders (1st); senior OH Morgan McKnight (2nd); sophomore OH Tara Martin (2nd); freshman S Cassie Srb (HM); senior L Elyse Thompson (HM); Jenny McDowell (Coach of the Year).
Team LeadersKills: Morgan McKnight 397; Leah Saunders 379; Tara Martin 363; Maggie Rimmel 142 Assists: Cassie Srb 1,338; Elyse Thompson 72; L. Saunders 43; Maureen Schick 23 Aces: E. Thompson 59; L. Saunders 43; C. Srb & Logan van Reken 20 Digs: E. Thompson 508; L. Saunders 298; C. Srb 215; M. Schick 185 Blocks: Finn Wilkins 62; M. Rimmel 56; L. Saunders 52; M. McKnight 47
Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)Kills: 13.63 (15) Hitting Percentage: .247 (11) Digs: 14.82 (332) Blocks: 1.70 (94) Aces: 1.71 (274)
No. 2 Seed Johns Hopkins University 32-0 (No. 1 Mid-Atlantic Region, No. 6 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Baltimore, Md. Nickname: Blue Jays Enrollment: 5,615 Founded: 1876 Famous Attendee: Woodrow Wilson, 28th President Key Wins: Millikin (3-0); Stevens (3-1)(3-0); Randolph-Macon (3-2); VA Wesleyan (3-0); Washington & Lee (3-0); Mary Washington (3-1)(3-0); Clarkson (3-0); Rochester Tech (3-0); Ithaca (3-1); Juniata (3-1); Arcadia (3-0); Stevenson (3-1); Susquehanna (3-0); Franklin & Marshall (3-0)(3-0); Manhattanville (3-0); Stockton (3-0). Losses: [None]. All-Conference Players (Centennial): Junior S Natalie Aston (Player of the Year); junior OH Simone Bliss (1st); senior OH Louisa Kishton (1st); sophomore RS Eleni Panagopolous (2nd); junior OH Nicole Hada (HM); Matt Troy (Coach of the Year). All-Region Players (Mid-Atlantic): Junior S Natalie Aston (Player of the Year); junior OH Simone Bliss (1st); senior OH Louisa Kishton (1st); sophomore RS Eleni Panagopolous (1st); Matt Troy (Coach of the Year).All-America Players: Junior S Natalie Aston (1st); junior OH Simone Bliss (1st); senior OH Louisa Kishton (2nd); sophomore RS Eleni Panagopolous (HM).
Team LeadersKills: Simone Bliss 383; Louisa Kishton 343; Eleni Panagopolous 312; Lauren Anthony 181 Assists: Natalie Aston 1,036; Annelisa O’Neal 98; Nicole Hada 60; S. Bliss 40 Aces: N. Aston 71; E. Panagopolous 50; S. Bliss 29; L. Kishton 28 Digs: L. Kishton 362; S. Bliss 287; N. Aston 277; Morgan Wu 228 Blocks: L. Anthony 83; N. Aston 75; Hannah Korslund 67; E. Panagopolous 40
Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)Kills: 13.99 (4) Hitting Percentage: .313 (1) Digs: 16.05 (230) Blocks: 1.72 (88) Aces: 2.50 (38)
No. 3 Seed Calvin University 27-2 (No. 1 Great Lakes Region, No. 3 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Grand Rapids, Mich. Nickname: Knights Enrollment: 3,918 Founded: 1876 Famous Attendee: Marc Evan Jackson, actor Key Wins: Ohio Northern (3-1)(3-1); Transylvania (3-0); Wittenberg (3-0); DePauw (3-0)(3-0); Christopher Newport (3-1); Hope (3-0)(3-1)(3-1); Ithaca (3-0); Carthage (3-1). Losses: Chicago (1-3); Hope (1-3). All-Conference Players (MIAA): Senior MH/S Sarah DeVries (Most Valuable Player); sophomore OH Kelsey Smith (1st); freshman L Aubrey Wrubel (2nd, Defensive Player of the Year). All-Region Players (Great Lakes): Senior MH/S Sarah DeVries (Player of the Year); sophomore OH Kelsey Smith (1st); freshman L Aubrey Wrubel (HM, Freshman of the Year). All-America Players: Senior MH/S Sarah DeVries (Player of the Year); sophomore OH Kelsey Smith (2nd).
Team LeadersKills: Sarah DeVries 410; Kelsey Smith 266; Heidi Westra 199; Grace Kellogg 142 Assists: Anna Schriemer 547; S. DeVries 458; Aubrey Wrubel 72; Grace Selman 43 Aces: G. Kellogg 43; A. Schriemer 41; K. Smith & A. Wrubel 33 Digs: A. Wrubel 383; G. Kellogg 230; S. DeVries 195; A. Schriemer 193 Blocks: S. DeVries 114; McKenna Covey 75; H. Westra 52; K. Smith 45
Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)Kills: 13.73 (11) Hitting Percentage: .284 (3) Digs: 15.08 (309) Blocks: 2.20 (12) Aces: 2.36 (61)
No. 4 Seed Carthage College 30-3 (No. 2 Midwest Region, No. 4 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Kenosha, Wis. Nickname: Lady Reds Enrollment: 2,800 Founded: 1847 Famous Attendee: David Holliday, actor Key Wins: Whitworth (3-0); Concordia WI (3-0)(3-1); St. Thomas-MN (3-0); UW-Eau Claire (3-1); UW-Stevens Point (3-1); Hope (3-0); Millikin (3-0)(3-2); Aurora (3-0); Grinnell (3-0); Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3-2); Chicago (3-2). Losses: UW-Whitewater (1-3); Chicago (1-3); Calvin (1-3). All-Conference Players (CCIW): Senior OH Megan Behrendt (Player of the Year); senior S Ellie LeCount (1st); senior OH Shannon Kebisek (1st); junior RS Haley Horner (1st); sophomore MB Nicole Acton (1st); junior RS Andrea Kozak (1st); senior L Laura de Rosales (2nd); Leanne Ulmer (Coach of the Year). All-Region Players (Midwest): Senior OH Megan Behrendt (1st); senior S Ellie LeCount (1st); junior RS Haley Horner (1st). All-America Players: Senior S Ellie LeCount (1st); senior OH Megan Behrendt (3rd); junior RS Haley Horner (HM).
Team LeadersKills: Haley Horner 342; Megan Behrendt 324; Shannon Kebisek 250; Nicole Acton 187 Assists: Ellie LeCount 1,168; Laura de Rosales 81; Kathryn Shuty 38; M. Behrendt 34 Aces: E. LeCount 51; Megan Dawrant 36; M. Behrendt 34; Autumn McGee 30 Digs: L. de Rosales 533; M. Behrendt 409; S. Kebisek 337; E. LeCount 306 Blocks: Andrea Kozak 105; H. Horner 104; N. Acton 85; M. Behrendt 47
Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)Kills: 13.14 (24) Hitting Percentage: .245 (12) Digs: 17.84 (89) Blocks: 2.09 (18) Aces: 1.93 (194)
No. 5 Seed Bowdoin College 21-7 (No. 6 New England Region, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Brunswick, Maine Nickname: Polar Bears Enrollment: 1,805 Founded: 1794 Famous Attendee: Franklin Pierce, 14th President Key Wins: Wellesley (3-2); Johnson & Wales-RI (3-1)(3-0); ME Maritime (3-1); Coast Guard (3-1); Endicott (3-0)(3-0); Amherst (3-0); Wesleyan (3-2); Tufts (3-2). Losses: Wellesley (2-3); Wesleyan (0-3)(0-3); Babson (0-3); MIT (0-3); Tufts (0-3)(2-3). All-Conference Players(NESCAC): Senior OH Caroline Flaharty (1st); sophomore MB Cori Gray (2nd). All-Region Players (Northeast): Senior OH Caroline Flaharty (1st); sophomore MB Cori Gray (HM); junior RS Ashley Williams (HM).All-America Players: Senior OH Caroline Flaharty (HM).
Team LeadersKills: Caroline Flaharty 289; Ashley Williams 246; Sophia Pahl 207; Cori Gray 161 Assists: Kate Kiser 539; Ella Haugen 523; Emily King 82; C. Flaharty 24 Aces: C. Flaharty 35; E. Haugen 33; E. King 30; S. Pahl 29 Digs: E. King 513; C. Flaharty 310; S. Pahl 192; E. Haugen 157 Blocks: C. Gray 114; Jaida Hodge-Adams 55; Danielle Abrams 54; A. Williams 41
Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)Kills: 13.08 (29) Hitting Percentage: .229 (26) Digs: 16.01 (236) Blocks: 2.00 (23) Aces: 1.89 (212)
No. 6 Seed Trinity University 36-4 (No. 1 West Region, No. 7 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: San Antonio, Texas Nickname: Tigers Enrollment: 2,430 Founded: 1869 Famous Attendee: Alice Walton, businesswoman Key Wins: Mary Hardin-Baylor (3-1)(3-1); Saint Benedict (3-1); Aurora (3-0); Juniata (3-1)(3-0); CA Lutheran (3-1); Ohio Northern (3-1); Rowan (3-0); Colorado College (3-0)(3-1); Hunter (3-1); Marymount (3-0). Losses: Texas Dallas (1-3); Pacific Lutheran (2-3); Washington-St. Louis (2-3); Colorado College (0-3). All-Conference Players (SCAC): Junior OH Avery Tuggle (Player of the Year); sophomore MB Emily Ellis (1st); junior OH Annie Rose Leggett (1st); Julie Jenkins (Coach of the Year). All-Region Players (West): Junior OH Avery Tuggle (1st); sophomore MB Emily Ellis (1st); junior OH Annie Rose Leggett (HM). All-America Players: Junior OH Avery Tuggle (2nd); sophomore MB Emily Ellis (2nd).
Team LeadersKills: Avery Tuggle 449; Annie Rose Leggett 371; Emily Ellis 317; Sarah Williammee 244 Assists: Lexie Acevedo 718; Katrina Lieberman 441; Marisa Amarino 430; Sami Lin 94 Aces: AR Leggett 55; A. Tuggle 44; S. Lin 34; L. Acevedo 30 Digs: AR Leggett 543; S. Lin 481; A. Tuggle 474; L. Acevedo 276 Blocks: E. Ellis 137; Emma Funk 117; S. Williammee 72; A. Tuggle 62
Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)Kills: 13.80 (8) Hitting Percentage: .261 (8) Digs: 17.63 (96) Blocks: 2.19 (13) Aces: 1.70 (286)
No. 7 Seed College of Saint Benedict 26-5 (No. 3 Central Region, No. 15 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: St. Joseph, Minn. Nickname: Bennies Enrollment: 1,782 Founded: 1913 Famous Attendee: Kimberly Blaeser, poet Key Wins: Mary Hardin-Baylor (3-1); UW-Eau Claire (3-1)(3-1); Northwestern (3-0)(3-1)(3-2); Augsburg (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-2). Losses: Trinity-TX (1-3); Saint Mary’s-MN (1-3); St. Olaf (0-3)(1-3); St. Thomas-MN (0-3). All-Conference Players (MIAC): Junior RS Hunter Weiss (Player of the Year); junior MB Madison Weiss (1st); junior S Katie Koch (1st). All-Region Players (Central): Junior RS Hunter Weiss (Player of the Year); junior MB Madison Weiss (1st); junior S Katie Koch (HM). All-America Players: Junior RS Hunter Weiss (Player of the Year); junior MB Madison Weiss (1st).
Team LeadersKills: Hunter Weiss 435; Madison Weiss 387; Gabby Heying 290; Emily Marso 152 Assists: Katie Koch 1,256; Haley LaValle 43; H. Weiss 30; Bridget McDonald 28 Aces: Mary Wenisch 24; H. LaValle 21; G. Heying 19; B. McDonald 18 Digs: H. LaValle 521; K. Koch 339; M. Wenisch 338; B. McDonald 298 Blocks: M. Weiss 199; H. Weiss 121; E. Marso 60; G. Heying 43
Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)Kills: 13.67 (12) Hitting Percentage: .249 (10) Digs: 18.05 (73) Blocks: 2.39 (4) Aces: 1.30 (405)
No. 8 Seed Clarkson University 28-5 (No. 1 New York Region, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Potsdam, N.Y. Nickname: Golden Knights Enrollment: 4,300 Founded: 1896 Famous Attendee: Donald Roeser, musician Key Wins: Colorado College (3-2); UW-Oshkosh (3-0); Franklin & Marshall (3-2); Heidelberg (3-1); St. Lawrence (3-0)(3-0); Arcadia (3-0); Geneseo (3-1); Ithaca (3-1)(3-2)(3-2); St. John Fisher (3-0); Westfield St. (3-0); Wellesley (3-1). Losses: Johns Hopkins (0-3); Mount Union (1-3); Susquehanna (0-3); Rochester Tech (2-3); Brockport (1-3). All-Conference Players (Liberty): Senior MH Rachel Reusch (Player of the Year); senior L Kate Isaksen (1st); freshman OH Kristin Werdine (2nd, Freshman of the Year); freshman S Isabelle Crow (2nd); Coaching Staff of the Year. All-Region Players (New York): Senior MH Rachel Reusch (1st); senior L Kate Isaksen (1st); Carol LaMarche (Coach of the Year).All-America Players: Senior L Kate Isaksen (2nd); senior MH Rachel Reusch (HM).
Team LeadersKills: Rachel Reusch 395; Kristin Werdine 278; Gillian Kurtic 232; Maddie Bredehoeft 219 Assists: Isabelle Crow 961; Haley Aud 222; Kate Isaksen 80; Amanda Collins 17 Aces: K. Werdine 74; I. Crow 48; K. Isaksen 42; R. Reusch 31 Digs: K. Isaksen 705; K. Werdine 306; I. Crow 250; Emma Baxter 210 Blocks: R. Reusch 81; G. Kurtic 68; Delaney Harrison 33; M. Bredehoeft 26
Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)Kills: 12.52 (64) Hitting Percentage: .219 (43) Digs: 18.03 (84) Blocks: 1.40 (204) Aces: 2.36 (62)
-Ricky Nelson
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