2022 Northwestern Regional Guide

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8 To WatchMarylyn Schroyer, Northwestern senior libero Jenna Weinfurt, Wisconsin-Whitewater junior outside Marlee Turn, Gustavus Adolphus junior outside Ashley Kopp, Wisconsin-Stevens Point sophomore outside Madi Parson, Coe senior outside Charlie Nelson, Wisconsin-Eau Claire junior setter Rory Light, Cornell senior middle Adriana Rodriguez, North Park sophomore outside

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Schedule at Ericksen Center in St. Paul, Minn.Nov. 10 (times central) 12:30 p.m. #3 Gustavus Adolphus (25-4) 3 vs. #6 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (21-9) 1 3 p.m. #2 Wisconsin-Whitewater (25-6) 3 vs. #7 Cornell (22-7) 1 5:30 p.m. #4 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (25-7) 3 vs. #5 Coe (27-5) 0 8 p.m. #1 Northwestern (30-2) 3 vs. #8 North Park (23-8) 1Nov. 11 4:30 p.m. #2 Wisconsin-Whitewater (26-6) 3 vs. #3 Gustavus Adolphus (26-4) 1 7 p.m. #1 Northwestern (31-2) 3 vs. #4 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (26-7) 0Nov. 12 5 p.m. #1 Northwestern (32-2) 3 vs. #2 Wisconsin-Whitewater (27-6) 1

NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed University of Northwestern-St. Paul 30-2 (No. 1 Region IX, No. 4 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: St. Paul, Minn.Nickname: EaglesEnrollment: 2,005Founded: 1902Famous Attendee: Sherman Augustus, actorKey wins: Bethel (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-0); Gustavus Adolphus (3-0); Calvin (3-1); Clarkson (3-2); Hope (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-2); Coe (3-2).Losses: UW-Eau Claire (3-2); St. Olaf (3-1).All-Conference (UMAC): Senior L Marylyn Schroyer (Co-Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year); sophomore OH Abby Glanzer (1st); sophomore RS Ari Schmidt (1st); senior OH Gabby Straub (1st); freshman Marley Aune (HM, Rookie of the Year); junior MB Kiera Brown (HM); HC Beth Wilmeth (Coach of the Year).All-Region (IX): Senior L Marylyn Schroyer (Player of the Year); sophomore OH Abby Glanzer (1st); sophomore RS Ari Schmidt (1st); HC Beth Wilmeth (Coach of the Year).

Team LeadersKills: Abby Glanzer 368; Ari Schmidt 325; Gabrielle Straub 229; Kendra Hardy 185Assists: Grace Strickfaden 606; Felicia Luther 328; Hannah Gadient 319; Marylyn Schroyer 112Aces: G. Straub 32; A. Glanzer 29; Marley Aune 25; M. Schroyer 23Digs: M. Schroyer 639; G. Straub 359; A. Glanzer 317; G. Strickfaden 202Blocks: Kiera Brown 118; M. Aune 107; A. Glanzer 66; A. Schmidt 56

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 14.17 (2)Hitting Percentage: .278 (2)Digs: 18.26 (29)Blocks: 2.44 (6) Aces: 1.60 (377)

No. 2 Seed University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 25-6 (No. 2 Region VIII, No. 11 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Whitewater, Wis.Nickname: WarhawksEnrollment: 11,446Founded: 1868Famous Attendee: John Belushi, actorKey wins: UW-Oshkosh (3-1); Coe (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-2)(3-1); Aurora (3-1); MIT (3-0); Swarthmore (3-1); UW-Eau Claire (3-0).Losses: Bethel (3-2); Millikin (3-1); NYU (3-1); Chicago (3-2); Northwestern (3-2); Cornell (3-2).All-Conference (WIAC): Junior OH Jenna Weinfurt (1st); senior S KellyAnn Sotiros (1st); senior RS Erin McNeil (1st); junior MH Kirsten Anderson (1st); senior L Morgan Jensen (All-Defense).All-Region (VIII): Junior MH Kirsten Anderson (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Jenna Weinfurt 333; Erin McNeil 308; Kirsten Anderson 261; Hannah Proctor 210Assists: KellyAnn Sotiros 787; Emma Bludgen 332; Morgan Jensen 139; Haley Ikeda 85Aces: K. Sotiros 71; M. Jensen 51; J. Weinfurt 37; Hailey Mackenthun 32Digs: M. Jensen 482; K. Sotiros 346; J. Weinfurt 261; H. Mackenthun 197Blocks: H. Proctor 114; K. Anderson 101; J. Weinfurt 65; E. McNeil 60

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.80 (35)Hitting Percentage: .217 (45)Digs: 16.06 (170)Blocks: 2.14 (19) Aces: 2.22 (144)

No. 3 Seed Gustavus Adolphus College 25-4 (No. 2 Region IX, No. 13 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: St. Peter, Minn.Nickname: Golden GustiesEnrollment: 2,450Founded: 1862Famous Attendee: Peter Krause, actorKey wins: Swarthmore (3-1); Ithaca (3-0); UW-Eau Claire (3-1); Bethel (3-1); Augsburg (3-1); St. Olaf (3-2)(3-2); Cornell (3-1).Losses: Northwestern (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-1); Wartburg (3-0); Coe (3-1).All-Conference (MIAC): Junior OH Marlee Turn (Player of the Year); junior S Kasie Tweet (1st); freshman L Maren Sundberg (1st, Rookie of the Year); senior RS Sarah Elliott (1st); hc Rachelle Sherden (Coach of the Year).All-Region (IX): Junior OH Marlee Turn (1st); freshman L Maren Sundberg (1st, Freshman the Year); junior S Kasie Tweet (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Marlee Turn 358; Sarah Elliott 286; Lauren Klaith 221; Courtney Peterson 152Assists: Kasie Tweet 956; Maren Sundberg 95; Claire Anderson 41; Nora Lehmkuhl 37Aces: K. Tweet 36; M. Sundberg 29; M. Turn & Payton Auseth 25Digs: M. Sundberg 535; M. Turn 320; K. Tweet 290; Brynn Smith 182Blocks: S. Elliott 75; Sydney Olson 59; C. Peterson 58; Madi Kes 45

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 13.30 (13)Hitting Percentage: .234 (23)Digs: 18.78 (25)Blocks: 1.87 (55) Aces: 1.70 (344)

No. 4 Seed University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 25-7 (No. 3 Region VIII, No. 14 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Stevens Point, Wis.Nickname: PointersEnrollment: 7,725Founded: 1894Famous Attendee: Terry Porter, NBA playerKey wins: Bethel (3-2); Coe (3-0); Millikin (3-0); Gustavus Adolphus (3-1); St. Olaf (3-1); North Park (3-0); UW-Eau Claire (3-1); Aurora (3-0); UW-Oshkosh (3-2).Losses: Northwestern (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-2)(3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-1); Augsburg (3-1); Edgewood (3-1); UW-Platteville (3-0).All-Conference (WIAC): Sophomore OH Ashley Kopp (Player of the Year); sophomore S Grace Michalske (1st); senior L Emma Peterson (HM, All-Defense); sophomore MB Sydney Mosinski (HM).All-Region (VIII): Sophomore OH Ashley Kopp (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Ashley Kopp 550; Sydney Mosinski 274; Melanie Meyer 199; Olivia Paukner 145Assists: Grace Michalske 1,169; Emma Peterson 103; Taylor Birr 68; A. Kopp & Katie Albrecht 22Aces: A. Kopp 58; G. Michalske & K. Belfiori 49; Katie Larson 29Digs: E. Peterson 613; A. Kopp 400; K. Belfiori 293; G Michalske 272Blocks: S. Mosinski 98; O. Paukner 65; A. Kopp 44; M. Meyer 38

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.52 (48)Hitting Percentage: .191 (101)Digs: 17.58 (57)Blocks: 1.72 (101) Aces: 1.97 (222)

No. 5 Seed Coe College 27-5 (No. 3 Region IX, No. 21 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Cedar Rapids, IowaNickname: KohawksEnrollment: 1,394Founded: 1851Famous Attendee: Marv Levy, NFL coachKey wins: Bethel (3-1); Cornell (3-0); St. Olaf (3-2); Gustavus Adolphus (3-1); UW-Eau Claire (3-0).Losses: UW-Stevens Point (3-0); UW-Platteville (3-2); UW-Whitewater (3-0); Cornell (3-1); Northwestern (3-2).All-Conference (ARC): Senior OH Madi Parson (Most Valuable Player); freshman S Maddy Maahs (1st); senior OH Kate Tidman (1st); junior MH Grace Lueken (1st); freshman L Ella Koloc (HM); junior MH Rachael Kilpatrick (HM); Coaching Staff of the Year (HC DeAnn Akins).All-Region (IX): Senior OH Madi Parson (1st); freshman S Maddy Maahs (1st); junior MH Grace Lueken (1st); senior OH Kate Tidman (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Kate Tidman 353; Madi Parson 329; Grace Lueken 296; Maggie Furlong 250Assists: Maddy Maahs 1,210; Ella Koloc 106; K. Tidman 21; M. Parson 17Aces: M. Parson 58; K. Tidman & G. Lueken 38; Maddie Harris 35Digs: E. Koloc 577; M. Parson 469; K. Tidman 356; M. Maahs 322Blocks: G. Lueken 90; Rachael Kilpatrick 55; M. Furlong 49; K. Tidman 45

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.52 (47)Hitting Percentage: .209 (59)Digs: 18.10 (35)Blocks: 1.45 (200) Aces: 1.92 (249)

No. 6 Seed University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 21-9 (NR Region VIII, No. 22 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Eau Claire, Wis.Nickname: BlugoldsEnrollment: 10,064Founded: 1916Famous Attendee: Justin Vernon, musicianKey wins: Berry (3-2); Transylvania (3-0); Bethel (3-1); Northwestern (3-2); Cornell (3-1); Chicago (3-0).Losses: Trinity-TX (3-0); Augsburg (3-1); Gustavus Adolphus (3-1); Coe (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-1); UW-Whitewater (3-0); Concordia Wisconsin (3-0); UW-Platteville (3-1).All-Conference (WIAC): Junior S Charlie Nelson (1st); senior RS Arianna Barrett (1st); senior L Sheridan Dettmann (All-Defense).All-Region (VIII): Junior S Charlie Nelson (1st); senior RS Arianna Barrett (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Arianna Barrett 336; Jordan Witzel 236; Avery Pennekamp 171; Hannah Flottmeyer 160Assists: Charlie Nelson 1,096; Sheridan Dettmann 99; Kelly Page 37; A. Barrett 29Aces: S. Dettmann 36; Bailey Leeke 26; Victoria Van Dan 25; C. Nelson 24Digs: S. Dettmann 484; C. Nelson 384; A. Barrett 248; MacKenzie Houser 212Blocks: H. Flottmeyer 75; Maren Saunders 56; A. Barrett 43; C. Nelson 27

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 13.10 (19)Hitting Percentage: .208 (62)Digs: 17.59 (56)Blocks: 1.69 (114) Aces: 1.53 (384)

No. 7 Seed Cornell College 22-7 (No. 4 Region IX, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Mount Vernon, IowaNickname: RamsEnrollment: 1,033Founded: 1853Famous Attendee: David Hilmers, astronautKey wins: St. Olaf (3-0)(3-0); Coe (3-1); UW-Whitewater (3-2).Losses: St. Catherine (3-2); Coe (3-0); Augustana (3-0); Bethel (3-1); UW-Eau Claire (3-1); Gustavus Adolphus (3-1); Washington-St. Louis (3-0).All-Conference (MWC): Senior MB Rory Light (1st); sophomore S Clare Green (1st); junior OH Ilah Perez-Johnson (1st); freshman OH Ella McLaughlin (2nd); senior MB Grace Marti (2nd).All-Region (IX): Senior MB Rory Light (1st); junior OH Ilah Perez-Johnson (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Rory Light 287; Ilah Perez-Johnson 275; Ella McLaughlin 223; Grace Marti 217Assists: Clare Green 972; Ella Becker 55; I. Perez-Johnson 33; Olivia Richards 18Aces: I. Perez-Johnson 53; O. Richards 30; C. Green & E. Becker 27Digs: E. Becker 458; I. Perez-Johnson 351; C. Green 224; O. Richards 181Blocks: R. Light 135; G. Marti & Carly Puffer 73; E. McLaughlin 59

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.86 (31)Hitting Percentage: .219 (38)Digs: 16.67 (95)Blocks: 2.52 (3) Aces: 1.90 (281)

No. 8 Seed North Park University 23-8 (NR Region VIII, NR AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Chicago, Ill.Nickname: VikingsEnrollment: 3,136Founded: 1891Famous Attendee: Gordon Edes, sportswriterKey wins: Chicago (3-1); Kean (3-0); Millikin (3-2)(3-0); Hope (3-2).Losses: Washington-St. Louis (3-1); Saint Benedict (3-2); Carthage (3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-0); Wheaton-IL (3-2); UW-Stevens Point (3-0); Calvin (3-0); Augustana (3-0).All-Conference (CCIW): Sophomore OH Adriana Rodriguez (Player of the Year); senior S Christina Gatta (1st, Defensive Player of the Year); freshman L Carolina Aviles (2nd); sophomore MB Rhianna Huebner (2nd); HC Michael Sopocy (Coach of the Year).All-Region (VIII): Sophomore OH Adriana Rodriguez (Player of the Year).

Team LeadersKills: Adriana Rodriguez 570; Kailyn Matthews 238; Rhianna Huebner 218; Christina Gatta 116Assists: C. Gatta 980; Carolina Aviles 150; Jenna Jones 134; A. Rodriguez 34Aces: C. Gatta 66; A. Rodriguez 54; C. Aviles 51; J. Jones 46Digs: C. Aviles 536; A. Rodriguez 536; C. gatta 380; J. Jones 259Blocks: R. Huebner 55; Raghen Walker 40; C. Gatta 37; Abby Richmond 20

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 13.17 (18)Hitting Percentage: .188 (121)Digs: 18.56 (22)Blocks: 1.06 (327) Aces: 2.66 (50)

-Ricky Nelson