2023 Berry Regional Guide

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8 To WatchDeborah Hong, Emory junior libero Bella Boston, Berry junior opposite Mackenzie Logan, Trinity (Texas) senior outside Jasmine Butler, Mount St. Joseph junior setter Emma Kalbfleisch, Covenant senior middle Tyler Linkhart, Wittenberg senior outside Allie Buchholz, Washington and Lee junior setter Lauren Bissette, Meredith senior middle

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Schedule at Cage Center in Mount Berry, Ga.Nov. 16 (times central) 10:30 a.m. #4 Mount St. Joseph (24-2) 1 vs. #5 Covenant (34-2) 3 1 p.m. #1 Emory (24-2) 3 vs. #8 Meredith (25-6) 0 3:30 p.m. #3 Trinity (Texas) (28-4) 3 vs. #6 Wittenberg (16-13) 1 6 p.m. #2 Berry (26-5) 3 vs. #7 Washington and Lee (22-10) 1Nov. 17 3:30 p.m. #1 Emory (25-2) 3 vs. #5 Covenant (35-2) 2 6 p.m. #2 Berry (27-5) 2 vs. #3 Trinity (Texas) (29-4) 3Nov. 18 4 p.m. #1 Emory (26-2) 1 vs. #3 Trinity (Texas) (30-4) 3

BERRY REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed Emory University 24-2 (No. 1 Region VI, No. 7 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Atlanta, Ga.Nickname: EaglesEnrollment: 8,155Founded: 1836Famous Attendee: Scooter Braun, music executiveKey wins: Centre (3-0); East Texas Baptist (3-0); Tufts (3-1); Colorado College (3-1); Rochester (3-1)(3-0); Carnegie Mellon (3-2); Berry (3-0)(3-1); NYU (3-1); Case Western Reserve (3-1); Washington-St. Louis (3-2); Mary Washington (3-2).Losses: Covenant (3-1); NYU (3-2).All-Conference (UAA): Junior L Deborah Hong (1st); senior OH Carly Wallace (1st); junior RS Alana Dawson (1st); junior MH Madison Cail (1st).All-Region (VI): Junior L Deborah Hong (Player of the Year); senior OH Carly Wallace (1st); junior RS Alana Dawson (1st); junior MH Madison Cail (1st); HC Brianna Jones (Coach of the Year).

Team LeadersKills: Lily Martin 231; Carly Wallace 221; Alana Dawson 215; Madison Cail 200Assists: Olivia Rabinowitz 470; Sarah Luong 345; Ioanna Copulos 184; Deborah Hong 130Aces: D. Hong 42; Caroline Coyle 35; C. Wallace 30; O. Rabinowitz & M. Cail 22Digs: D. Hong 500; C. Wallace 293; C. Coyle 159; O. Rabinowitz 136Blocks: M. Cail 91; A. Dawson 60; Amanda Meyer 47; L. Martin 46

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 13.47 (13) Hitting Percentage: .239 (19)Digs: 16.67 (135)Blocks: 2.29 (10) Aces: 1.93 (256)

No. 2 Seed Berry College 26-5 (No. 2 Region VI, No. 10 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Mount Berry, Ga.Nickname: VikingsEnrollment: 2,367Founded: 1902Famous Attendee: Collin McHugh, baseball playerKey wins: Transylvania (3-1); Christopher Newport (3-2); Wittenberg (3-2); Otterbein (3-0); Centre (3-1)(3-1); Covenant (3-0); Washington & Lee (3-0).Losses: Calvin (3-1); Juniata (3-0); Carnegie Mellon (3-1); Emory (3-0)(3-1).All-Conference (SAA): Junior RS Bella Boston (Offensive Player of the Year); junior L Kate Whittle (1st, Defensive Player of the Year); senior MB Olivia Mallow (1st); senior OH Jazzy Innis (1st); junior S Lindsey MacDiarmid (2nd); sophomore OH Lura Underwood (HM).All-Region (VI): Junior RS Bella Boston (1st); junior L Kate Whittle (1st); senior OH Jazzy Innis (1st); senior MB Olivia Mallow (HM); junior S Lindsey MacDiarmid (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Jazzy Innis 328; Bella Boston 319; Lura Underwood 190; Olivia Mallow 182Assists: Lindsey MacDiarmid 1,000; Cadence Maxfield 77; Kate Whittle 46; J. Innis, B. Boston & L. Underwood 21Aces: K. Whittle 37; Andrea Hurt 34; L. MacDiarmid 29; J. Innis & L. Underwood 24Digs: K. Whittle 561; J. Innis 319; L. Underwood 291; L. MacDiarmid 204Blocks: O. Mallow 98; B. Boston 87; Cypress Guenther 57; L. MacDiarmid 46

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.25 (79) Hitting Percentage: .232 (23)Digs: 16.93 (118)Blocks: 2.20 (16) Aces: 1.75 (318)

No. 3 Seed Trinity University 28-4 (No. 2 Region X, No. 11 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: San Antonio, TexasNickname: TigersEnrollment: 2,582Founded: 1869Famous Attendee: Jaclyn Smith, actorKey wins: Franklin & Marshall (3-1); Pomona-Pitzer (3-0); Whittier (3-0); MIT (3-1); Texas Lutheran (3-1)(3-0); Colorado College (3-2)(3-0).Losses: UW-Oshkosh (3-0); Tufts (3-2); Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3-2); Colorado College (3-0).All-Conference (SCAC): Senior OH Mackenzie Logan (Player of the Year); senior S Marisa Amarino (1st, Setter of the Year); senior MB Maddie Fate (1st); senior MB Brette Thornton (1st); senior L Nadia Kern (2nd); HC Julie Jenkins (Coaching Staff of the Year).All-Region (X): Senior OH Mackenzie Logan (1st); senior S Marisa Amarino (1st); senior MB Maddie Fate (1st); senior MB Brette Thornton (1st); HC Julie Jenkins (Coach of the Year).

Team LeadersKills: Mackenzie Logan 320; Brette Thornton 236; Reagan Whatley 207; Maddie Fate 206Assists: Marisa Amarino 624; Jozie Dhayer 442; Kendall DeRivel 131; Nadia Kern 108Aces: N. Kern 49; Jenna Rodriguez 35; J. Dhayer 28; M. Amarino 26Digs: N. Kern 428; J. Rodriguez 342; R. Whatley 298; J. Dhayer 217Blocks: M. Fate 122; B. Thornton 111; Courtney Pope 79; Connelley McWilliams 45

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 13.25 (19) Hitting Percentage: .247 (17)Digs: 17.04 (102)Blocks: 2.23 (13) Aces: 2.04 (203)

No. 4 Seed Mount St. Joseph University 24-2 (No. 6 Region VIII, No. 15 AVCATeam PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Cincinnati, OhioNickname: LionsEnrollment: 1,889Founded: 1920Famous Attendee: Nancy Noel, artistKey wins: Christopher Newport (3-2); UW-Stevens Point (3-1); Ohio Northern (3-2); Wittenberg (3-1); Carnegie Mellon (3-0); Transylvania (3-1).Losses: Otterbein (3-2); Transylvania (3-1).All-Conference (HCAC): Junior S Jasmine Butler (1st); senior L Erin Androne (1st); senior MH McKenzee Wagener (1st); senior MH Grace Young (1st); freshman OH Emma Sicking (Newcomer of the Year); HC John Spinney (Coach of the Year).All-Region (VIII): Senior RS Emily Pfeifer (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Emma Sicking 315; Hannah Graves 223; Emily Pfeifer 215; Grace Young 209Assists: Jasmine Butler 958; Erin Androne 65; H. Graves 18; Grace Wilking 9Aces: E. Androne 44; H. Graves & G. Wilking 39; J. Butler 26Digs: E. Androne 447; H. Graves 238; J. Butler 236; Carly Caldwell 226Blocks: McKenzee Wagener 61; G. Young 55; E. Pfeifer 50; E. Sicking 19

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 13.04 (23) Hitting Percentage: .207 (65)Digs: 17.83 (44)Blocks: 1.62 (132) Aces: 2.16 (150)

No. 5 Seed Covenant College 34-2 (No. 5 Region VI, No. 24 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Lookout Mountain, Ga.Nickname: ScotsEnrollment: 1,030Founded: 1955Famous Attendee: Mark David Chapman, criminalKey wins: East Texas Baptist (3-1); Greenville (3-0); Alfred (3-0); Emory (3-1).Losses: Transylvania (3-2); Berry (3-0).All-Conference (CCS): Senior MH Emma Kalbfleisch (Player of the Year); senior S Rachel Bartlett (1st); senior OH Kyla Bailey (1st); junior MH Hannah Haerer (1st); junior OH Kelsey Carman (2nd); HC Stephanie Wharton (Coach of the Year).All-Region (VI): Senior MH Emma Kalbfleisch (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Emma Kalbfleisch 379; Hannah Haerer 296; Kyla Bailey 291; Kelsey Carman 196Assists: Rachel Bartlett 1,085; Sarah Jennings 72; Amber Snook 66; K. Carman 34Aces: S. Jennings 63; E. Kalbfleisch 47; Cali Sandhoff 42; K. Carman 30Digs: S. Jennings 462; K. Carman 314; R. Bartlett 297; E. Kalbfleisch 233Blocks: H. Haerer 151; E. Kalbfleisch 81; R. Bartlett 56; C. Sandhoff 45

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.48 (56) Hitting Percentage: .255 (10)Digs: 16.07 (186)Blocks: 2.39 (7) Aces: 2.27 (121)

No. 6 Seed Wittenberg University 16-13 (NR Region VII, NR AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Springfield, OhioNickname: TigersEnrollment: 1,326Founded: 1845Famous Attendee: Al Davis, NFL ownerKey wins: Albion (3-0); Mount Union (3-0); Ohio Northern (3-1); Ohio Wesleyan (3-1).Losses: Juniata (3-1); Johns Hopkins (3-2); Calvin (3-1); Hope (3-0); Berry (3-0); Centre (3-2); Birmingham-Southern (3-1); Otterbein (3-1); Ohio Wesleyan (3-2); Transylvania (3-0); Mount St. Joseph (3-1); Carnegie Mellon (3-0); DePauw (3-1).All-Conference (NCAC): Senior OH Tyler Linkhart (1st); senior S Mack Ricketts (1st).All-Region (VII): Mack Ricketts (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Tyler Linkhart 325; Alana Bartulovic 255; Kait Colahan 169; Kendall Black 163Assists: Mack Ricketts 936; Ally White 73; Jenna van der Biezen 48; T. Linkhart 29Aces: M. Ricketts 45; A. White 40; T. Linkhart 31; K. Colahan 27Digs: A. White 447; M. Ricketts 280; T. Linkhart 244; Ava Golem 193Blocks: K. Colahan 87; K. Black 46; T. Linkhart 41; A. Bartulovic 33

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.46 (59) Hitting Percentage: .184 (125)Digs: 17.32 (80)Blocks: 1.42 (208) Aces: 2.34 (107)

No. 7 Seed Washington and Lee University 22-10 (NR Region VI, NR AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Lexington, Va.Nickname: GeneralsEnrollment: 1,829Founded: 1749Famous Attendee: Tom Wolfe, writerKey wins: Gettysburg (3-1); Marymount (3-2); Swarthmore (3-2); Virginia Wesleyan (3-1).Losses: Christopher Newport (3-0)(3-2); Mary Washington (3-0); Lynchburg (3-2); Randolph-Macon (3-0); Virginia Wesleyan (3-1); Salisbury (3-1); Bridgewater (3-0); Eastern (3-2); Berry (3-0).All-Conference (ODAC): Junior S Allie Buchholz (1st); sophomore OH Riley Debiec (2nd); freshman OH Grace Mitchener (3rd).All-Region (VI): [None].

Team LeadersKills: Riley Debiec 321; Grace Mitchener 236; Avery Myers 212; Sydney Heifner 182Assists: Allie Buchholz 1,040; McKenna Cook & Vivi Vasquez 48; Penelope Quiles 38Aces: A. Buchholz 38; M. Cook 33; G. Mitchener 32; S. Heifner 30Digs: A. Buchholz 376; V. Vasquez 360; M. Cook 294; G. Mitchener 285Blocks: Emery Goerig 74; Ryan Taylor 53; Riley Debiec 45; A. Buchholz 44

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.12 (89) Hitting Percentage: .198 (77)Digs: 19.80 (8)Blocks: 1.75 (88) Aces: 1.75 (321)

No. 8 Seed Meredith College 25-6 (NR Region VI, NR AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Raleigh, N.C.Nickname: Avenging AngelsEnrollment: 1,427 Founded: 1891Famous Attendee: Judy Woodruff, journalistKey wins: [None].Losses: York-PA (3-0); Virginia Wesleyan (3-0); Bridgewater (3-1); Southern Virginia (3-0); Christopher Newport (3-1); Williams Peace (3-0).All-Conference (USAS): Senior MB Lauren Bissette (1st); sophomore S Lillie Davis (2nd); HC Fiona Barkley (Coach of the Year).All-Region (VI): [None].

Team LeadersKills: Lauren Bissette 348; Caitlyn Russell 226; Sara Dees 185; Emma Duncan 180Assists: Lillie Davis 868; Maggie Gibbons 125; Hannah Jo Jablonski 82; Megan Murray & Ashley Smith 22Aces: Alexa House 76; L. Davis 50; HJ Jablonski 40; S. Dees 34Digs: HJ Jablonski 555; A. House 238; S. Dees 236; L. Davis 233Blocks: L. Bissette 79; Kinley Copeland 57; S. Dees 35; C. Russell 21

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 11.72 (131) Hitting Percentage: .191 (97)Digs: 16.28 (169)Blocks: 1.76 (83) Aces: 2.63 (45)

-Ricky Nelson