2023 Hope Regional Guide

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8 To WatchAddie VanderWeide, Hope junior outside Elizabeth Schlemmer, Carnegie Mellon sophomore opposite Grace Ward, Transylvania senior setter Jennifer Ngo, Case Western Reserve senior middle Ashley Kopp, Wisconsin-Stevens Point junior outside Heaven Bartell, Mount Union junior outside Halle Hetzler, Pacific Lutheran senior libero Emma Marthins, Bethany senior middle

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Schedule at DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Mich.Nov. 16 (times central) 10:30 a.m. #3 Transylvania (25-6) 3 vs. #6 Mount Union (20-8) 1 1 p.m. #2 Carnegie Mellon (23-8) 0 vs. #7 Pacific Lutheran (19-7) 3 3:30 p.m. #4 Case Western Reserve (22-8) 2 vs. #5 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (22-10) 3 6 p.m. #1 Hope (27-2) 3 vs. #8 Bethany (22-7) 0Nov. 17 3:30 p.m. #3 Transylvania (26-6) 3 vs. #7 Pacific Lutheran (20-7) 1 6 p.m. #1 Hope (28-2) 3 vs. #5 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (23-10) 2Nov. 18 6 p.m. #1 Hope (29-2) 3 vs. #3 Transylvania (27-6) 2

HOPE REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed Hope College 27-2 (No. 1 Region VII, No. 2 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Holland, Mich.Nickname: Flying DutchEnrollment: 3,132Founded: 1866Famous Attendee: Robert Schuller, pastorKey wins: St. Olaf (3-1); Otterbein (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-1); Wittenberg (3-0); Ohio Wesleyan (3-0); Albion (3-1); Calvin (3-1)(3-2)(3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-0).Losses: UW-Oshkosh (3-1); North Park (3-1).All-Conference (MIAA): Junior OH Addie VanderWeide (Player of the Year); sophomore S Lauren Lee (1st); junior MB Alison DeWeerd (1st); freshman MH Kamryn Burbridge (2nd).All-Region (VII): Junior OH Addie VanderWeide (Player of the Year); sophomore S Lauren Lee (1st); junior MB Alison DeWeerd (1st); HC Becky Schmidt (Coach of the Year).

Team LeadersKills: Addie VanderWeide 431; Alison DeWeerd 244; Liz VanderSlice & Brooke Fox 175Assists: Lauren Lee 1,145; Olivia Fiebing 71; Samantha Seib 33; A. DeWeerd 19Aces: O. Fiebing 37; S. Seib 34; L. Lee 29; B. Fox 28Digs: O. Fiebing 451; S. Seib 306; A. VanderWeide 255; L. Lee 218Blocks: Kamryn Burbridge 81; A. DeWeerd 78; L. VanderSlice 50; A. VanderWeide 46

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 13.93 (7) Hitting Percentage: .257 (7)Digs: 17.40 (100)Blocks: 1.93 (50) Aces: 2.01 (199)

No. 2 Seed Carnegie Mellon University 23-8 (No. 2 Region VII, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Pittsburgh, Pa.Nickname: TartansEnrollment: 7,509Founded: 1900Famous Attendee: Holly Hunter, actorKey wins: Franklin & Marshall (3-1); Berry (3-1); Rochester (3-0)(3-1); Wittenberg (3-0); Case Western Reserve (3-0); Washington-St. Louis (3-1).Losses: Christopher Newport (3-1); Juniata (3-0); Mount Union (3-2); Emory (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-1); Mount St. Joseph (3-0); NYU (3-1); Chicago (3-1).All-Conference (UAA): Sophomore RS Elizabeth Schlemmer (2nd); senior S Mindee Lai (2nd); senior OH Laura Reichard (HM); senior MB Jane Dean (HM).All-Region (VII): Senior S Mindee Lai (1st); sophomore RS Elizabeth Schlemmer (HM); senior OH Laura Reichard (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Elizabeth Schlemmer 309; Laura Reichard 274; Avani Seshiah 208; Jane Dean 190Assists: Mindee Lai 885; Neha Tummala 283; Abby Chen 98; L. Reichard 20Aces: Zoe Gavros 45; N. Tummala 43; A. Chen 42; L. Reichard & E. Schlemmer 39Digs: A. Chen 482; L. Reichard 475; M. Lai 244; E. Schlemmer 213Blocks: J. Dean 66; Kai Herchenroether 47; E. Schlemmer 40; Elizabeth Phillips 32

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.77 (29) Hitting Percentage: .220 (36)Digs: 17.23 (87)Blocks: 1.55 (157) Aces: 2.32 (110)

No. 3 Seed Transylvania University 25-6 (No. 5 Region VIII, No. 17 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Lexington, Ky.Nickname: PioneersEnrollment: 963Founded: 1780Famous Attendee: Jefferson Davis, politicianKey wins: Centre (3-1); Covenant (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-0); Otterbein (3-0); Ohio Northern (3-1); Wittenberg (3-0); Ohio Wesleyan (3-1); Albion (3-2); Mount St. Joseph (3-1).Losses: Berry (3-1); Calvin (3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-1); Northwestern (3-0); Mount St. Joseph (3-1).All-Conference (HCAC): Senior S Grace Ward (Player of the Year); junior OH Cate Scheper (1st); junior MH Kayden Holcomb (1st); sophomore OH Isabella Myers (1st).All-Region (VIII): Senior S Grace Ward (1st); junior MH Kayden Holcomb (1st); sophomore OH Isabella Myers (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Cate Scheper 362; Kayden Holcomb 325; Isabella Myers 285; Suzanne Klosterman 144Assists: Grace Ward 1,190; Ava Beltsos 108; Maggie Harrison & Mason Morrow 14Aces: G. Ward 45; K. Holcomb 37; M. Harrison 29; Megan Sweeney 26Digs: A. Beltsos 484; G. Ward 250; M. Harrison 207; M. Sweeney 132Blocks: K. Holcomb 85; Jasmine Koonce 67; I. Myers 43; G. Ward 34

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 13.78 (9) Hitting Percentage: .256 (9)Digs: 15.08 (268)Blocks: 1.74 (91) Aces: 1.84 (284)

No. 4 Seed Case Western Reserve University 22-8 (No. 5 Region VII, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Cleveland, OhioNickname: SpartansEnrollment: 6,186Founded: 1826Famous Attendee: Rutherford Hayes, 19th U.S. PresidentKey wins: Albion (3-0); NYU (3-0); Rochester (3-0); Otterbein (3-1); Washington-St. Louis (3-0).Losses: Mount Union (3-1); Ohio Northern (3-1); Calvin (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-0); Emory (3-1); Carnegie Mellon (3-0); Chicago (3-0); NYU (3-0).All-Conference (UAA): Senior MB Jennifer Ngo (Player of the Year); junior OH Rea Marfatia (2nd); senior L Alyssa Blessinger (2nd); HC Karen Farrell (Coaching Staff of the Year).All-Region (VII): .All-Conference (UAA): Senior MB Jennifer Ngo (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Jennifer Ngo 317; Rea Marfatia 288; Kalli Wall 225; Emily Goodpaster 85Assists: Carly Scott 596; Ansley Yamaato 457; Alyssa Blessinger 122; R. Marfatia 19Aces: A. Blessinger 42; J. Ngo 35; R. Marfatia 34; A. Yamaato 31Digs: A. Blessinger 485; R. Marfatia 312; A. Yamaato 232; E. Goodpaster 179Blocks: J. Ngo 122; K. Wall 51; R. Marfatia 45; C. Scott 39

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.83 (24) Hitting Percentage: .213 (49)Digs: 17.17 (68)Blocks: 2.26 (12) Aces: 1.65 (350)

No. 5 Seed University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 22-10 (NR Region VIII, No. 23 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Stevens Point, Wis.Nickname: PointersEnrollment: 7,725Founded: 1894Famous Attendee: Kathy Kinney, actorKey wins: Christopher Newport (3-2); St. Catherine (3-0); Dubuque (3-0); Edgewood (3-0); North Park (3-0); Saint Benedict (3-0).Losses: Mount St. Joseph (3-1); Illinois Wesleyan (3-2); UW-Oshkosh (3-1); Gustavus Adolphus (3-1); UW-Platteville (3-2); Cornell (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-2); UW-Eau Claire (3-2)(3-1); St. Olaf (3-2).All-Conference (WIAC): Junior OH Ashley Kopp (1st); junior S Grace Michalski (1st).All-Region (VIII): Junior OH Ashley Kopp (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Ashley Kopp 551; Lauren Shaw 220; Sydney Mosinski 219; Carly Thomka 163Assists: Grace Michalske 1,106; Tessa Erlandson 63; Meredith Milz 54; Jadyn Clarner 34Aces: G. Michalske 68; A. Kopp 42; Ryleigh Zeller 28; T. Erlandson 26Digs: T. Erlandson 484; A. Kopp 403; R. Zeller 316; G. Michalske 227Blocks: C. Thomka & S. Mosinski 82; Summer Salettel 54; A. Kopp 53

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.32 (74) Hitting Percentage: .199 (75)Digs: 17.32 (79)Blocks: 1.79 (78) Aces: 2.06 (195)

No. 6 Seed University of Mount Union 20-8 (No. 6 Region VII, NR AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Alliance, OhioNickname: Purple RaidersEnrollment: 1,958Founded: 1846Famous Attendee: William McKinley, 25th U.S. PresidentKey wins: Case Western Reserve (3-1); Carnegie Mellon (3-2); Salisbury (3-0); Johns Hopkins (3-1).Losses: Ohio Wesleyan (3-1); Albion (3-2); Ohio Northern (3-0); Wittenberg (3-0); Marietta (3-1); Juniata (3-0); Otterbein (3-0)(3-2).All-Conference (OAC): Junior OH Heaven Bartell (1st); junior MH Alexis Meyer (1st); freshman L Averi Haley (HM).All-Region (VII): Junior OH Heaven Bartell (1st); junior MH Alexis Meyer (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Heaven Bartell 346; Darby Leininger 230; Alexis Meyer 196; Sydney Mercer 181Assists: Casey Kildow 550; Melissa Hansen 447; Averi Haley 89; A. Meyer 10Aces: C. Kildow 35; M. Hansen 31; A. Haley 22; H. Bartell 15Digs: A. Haley 494; H. Bartell 315; Adrian Petrisko 285; C. Kildow 233Blocks: A. Meyer 123; Ava Bolen 104; D. Leininger 62; S. Mercer 52

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.23 (78) Hitting Percentage: .186 (113)Digs: 19.05 (19)Blocks: 2.44 (5) Aces: 1.36 (406)

No. 7 Seed Pacific Lutheran University 19-7 (NR Region X, NR AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Parkland, Wash.Nickname: LutesEnrollment: 2,400Founded: 1890Famous Attendee: Megan Jendrick, swimmerKey wins: [None].Losses: Saint Benedict (3-2); Eastern (3-1); Adrian (3-0); Puget Sound (3-2); Whittier (3-1); Pomona-Pitzer (3-1); La Verne (3-1).All-Conference (NWC): Senior L Halle Hetzler (1st, Libero of the Year); sophomore S Olivia Evaro (1st); junior RS Claire Hindman (2nd); senior OH Baylee Johnson (HM); HC Kevin Aoki (Coach of the Year).All-Region (X): Senior L Halle Hetzler (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Baylee Johnson 304; Elle Thomas 255; Claire Hindman 250; Hailey Iha 142Assists: Olivia Evaro 990; Halle Hetzler 90; Makenna Jackson 17; Torie Takeuchi 13Aces: H. Hetzler 54; T. Takeuchi 47; M. Jackson 45; O. Evaro 21Digs: H. Hetzler 674; O. Evaro 253; M. Jackson & T. Takeuchi 240Blocks: Haley Goto 58; H. Iha 45; C. Hindman 41; O. Evaro & E. Thomas 31

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.68 (37) Hitting Percentage: .178 (142)Digs: 19.15 (15)Blocks: 1.52 (169) Aces: 2.08 (184)

No. 8 Seed Bethany College 22-7 (NR Region VII, NR AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Bethany, W.V.Nickname: BisonEnrollment: 650Founded: 1840Famous Attendee: Frances McDormand, actorKey wins: [None].Losses: Ohio Northern (3-2); Otterbein (3-0); Hanover (3-1); Ohio Wesleyan (3-1); Chatham (3-1); Muskingum (3-0); Marietta (3-1).All-Conference (PAC): Senior MB Emma Marthins (Player of the Year); senior S Alaina Torres (1st); junior L Asia Crim (2nd); senior MB Riley Felton (2nd); senior OH Destiny Goodnight (HM).All-Region (VII): [None].

Team LeadersKills: Olivia Koehler 260; Emma Marthins 252; Destiny Goodnight 231; Sydney Kirker 216Assists: Alaina Torres 848; Lynn Burton 162; Asia Crim 86; Caroline Mercer 15Aces: A. Crim 50; Riley Felton 43; O. Koehler 30; A. Torres 29Digs: A. Crim 525; O. Koehler 322; C. Mercer 243; Anna Taylor 222Blocks: E. Marthins 109; R. Felton 68; D. Goodnight 62; O. Koehler 33

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.38 (75) Hitting Percentage: .166 (200)Digs: 18.47 (28)Blocks: 1.97 (46) Aces: 2.11 (126)

-Ricky Nelson