2024 Hope Regional Guide

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8 To WatchAddie VanderWeide, Hope senior outside Kailee Itzenhuiser, Millikin senior outside Amanda Ngo, Case Western Reserve junior middle Kennedy Hoffman, Otterbein senior outside Ashley Kopp, Wisconsin-Stevens Point senior outside Emma Powell, Dubuque graduate outside Clare Green, Cornell senior setter Abby Grohmann, Greenville sophomore outside

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Schedule at DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Mich.Nov. 21 (times central) 10:30 a.m. #3 Case Western Reserve (24-7) 2 vs. #6 Dubuque (23-9) 3 1 p.m. #2 Millikin (29-5) 3 vs. #7 Cornell (19-11) 0 3:30 p.m. #4 Otterbein (21-8) 2 vs. #5 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (19-11) 3 6 p.m. #1 Hope (25-2) 3 vs. #8 Greenville (21-9) 0Nov. 223:30 p.m. #2 Millikin (30-5) 3 vs. #6 Dubuque (24-9) 0 6 p.m. #1 Hope (26-2) 3 vs. #5 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (20-11) 0Nov. 236 p.m. #1 Hope (27-2) 3 vs. #2 Millikin (31-5) 0

HOPE REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed Hope College 27-2 (No. 5 NPI, No. 2 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Holland, Mich.Nickname: Flying DutchEnrollment: 3,132Founded: 1866Famous Attendee: Robert Schuller, pastorKey wins: UW-Whitewater (3-1); Washington-St. Louis (3-2); Otterbein (3-2); Chicago (3-2); Transylvania (3-0); Northwestern (3-0); Calvin (3-0)(3-0)(3-1); Coe (3-0); Swarthmore (3-0); Trine (3-0); Ohio Wesleyan (3-0).Losses: Juniata (3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-0).All-Conference (MIAA): Senior OH Addie VanderWeide (Player of the Year); junior S Lauren Lee (1st); senior MH Alison DeWeerd (1st); senior RS Annie Lockett (1st); sophomore MH Kamryn Burbridge (2nd); senior L Samantha Seib (2nd).All-Region (VII): Senior OH Addie VanderWeide (Player of the Year); junior S Lauren Lee (1st); senior MH Alison DeWeerd (1st); senior RS Annie Lockett (1st); Becky Schmidt (Coach of the Year).

Team LeadersKills: Addie VanderWeide 306; Annie Lockett 261; Alison DeWeerd 249; Brooke Fox 134Assists: Lauren Lee 1,011; Samantha Seib 76; Kathryn Oates 22; A. VanderWeide 18Aces: S. Seib 45; A. VanderWeide 27; L. Lee 25; A. DeWeerd 22Digs: S. Seib 388; A. VanderWeide 276; L. Lee 252; K. Oates 188Blocks: Kamryn Burbridge 68; A. DeWeerd 51; A. Lockett 48; A. VanderWeide 23

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 14.29 (2) Hitting Percentage: .272 (6)Digs: 17.88 (52)Blocks: 1.73 (98) Aces: 2.03 (210)

No. 2 Seed Millikin University 29-5 (No. 13 NPI, No. 12 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Decatur, Ill.Nickname: Big BlueEnrollment: 1,807Founded: 1901Famous Attendee: Hedy Burress, actorKey wins: Washington-St. Louis (3-0); William Smith (3-0); Chicago (3-1); Transylvania (3-2); UW-Stevens Point (3-0); Calvin (3-0); Swarthmore (3-0); Gustavus Adolphus (3-1); Hanover (3-0); Carthage (3-2)(3-2); Colorado College (3-1); Dubuque (3-1). Losses: UW-Oshkosh (3-1); UW-Whitewater (3-1); Illinois Wesleyan (3-1)(3-2); North Central-IL (3-0).All-Conference (CCIW): Senior OH Kailee Itzenhuiser (1st); sophomore MB Kyra Carothers (1st); junior OH Delaney Higgins (1st).All-Region (VIII): Senior OH Kailee Itzenhuiser (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Kailee Itzenhuiser 406; Delaney Higgins 336; Addison Oyer 286; Kyra Carothers 215Assists: Gracie Shaffer 690; Alyssa Frederking 614; Sophia Howell 124; K. Itzenhuiser 25Aces: Kaitlyn Skowronski 53; A. Frederking 50; K. Itzenhuiser 46; S. Howell 30Digs: S. Howell 520; K. Itzenhuiser 413; K. Skowronski 413; G. Shaffer 276Blocks: K. Carothers 122; Sophia Gibbs 81; D. Higgins 57; Elle Richards 52

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 13.49 (20) Hitting Percentage: .231 (30)Digs: 17.05 (98)Blocks: 1.98 (39) Aces: 1.90 (266)

No. 3 Seed Case Western Reserve University 24-7 (No. 22 NPI, No. 18 AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Cleveland, OhioNickname: SpartansEnrollment: 12,266Founded: 1967 (Western Reserve 1826; Case 1880)Famous Attendee: Joe and Anthony Russo, film directorsKey wins: Washington-St. Louis (3-2); UW-Platteville (3-0); Chicago (3-0); Otterbein (3-1); Carnegie Mellon (3-2); Brandeis (3-2)(3-1); Ohio Northern (3-2); Mount Union (3-2); Allegheny (3-0); Ohio Wesleyan (3-2) Losses: Marietta (3-0); Emory (3-2); NYU (3-0); Muskingum (3-2); John Carroll (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-1); Chicago (3-1).All-Conference (UAA): Junior MB Amanda Ngo (1st); senior OH Rea Marfatia (1st); senior S/RS Carly Scott (HM); senior MB Lily Crouch (HM).All-Region (VII): Junior MB Amanda Ngo (1st); senior OH Rea Marfatia (1st).

Team LeadersKills: R. Marfatia 393; Amanda Ngo 271; Kalli Wall 178; Chloe Maciejewski 167Assists: Carly Scott 743; Avery Basinger 389; Sophia Datto 89; R. Marfatia 38Aces: R. Marfatia 35; S. Datto 29; C. Scott 24; Emily Goodpaster 16Digs: S. Datto 394; R. Marfatia 368; C. Scott 333; E. Goodpaster 204Blocks: A. Ngo 99; Lily Crouch 93; K. Wall 69; Kiya Levy 61

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.38 (82) Hitting Percentage: .216 (51)Digs: 17.07 (92)Blocks: 2.21 (22) Aces: 1.26 (406)

No. 4 Seed Otterbein University 21-8 (No. 30 NPI, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Westerville, OhioNickname: CardinalsEnrollment: 2,791Founded: 1847Famous Attendee: Gordon Jump, actorKey wins: Marietta (3-1); Illinois Wesleyan (3-0); Mount Union (3-0)(3-1); Ohio Northern (3-2); John Carroll (3-1); Ohio Wesleyan (3-1). Losses: Hanover (3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-0); Hope (3-2); Juniata (3-0); Transylvania (3-1); Marietta (3-1); Muskingum (3-0); Case Western Reserve (3-1).All-Conference (OAC): Senior OH Kennedy Hoffman (1st); senior L Amanda Troyer (2nd); junior S Olivia Vitaz (2nd); freshman MB Emerson Baum (HM); senior MB Kristen Scherger (HM).All-Region (VII): Senior OH Kennedy Hoffman (HM); freshman MB Emerson Baum (Freshman of the Year).

Team LeadersKills: Kennedy Hoffman 334; Kristen Scherger 238; Emerson Baum 231; Maddie Mergen 147Assists: Olivia Vitaz 800; Kaitlyn Schram 282; Amanda Troyer 108; Makenzie Schellenberger 18Aces: A. Troyer 59; O. Vitaz, K. Schram & E. Baum 33Digs: A. Troyer 526; O. Vitaz 258; Ashley Kefauver 256; M. Schellenberger 224Blocks: E. Baum 101; K. Scherger 68; M. Mergen 54; O. Vitaz 39

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 13.14 (31) Hitting Percentage: .192 (100)Digs: 17.18 (86)Blocks: 1.85 (66) Aces: 2.25 (128)

No. 5 Seed University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 19-11 (No. 38 NPI, RV AVCA)Team PageRosterSchedule StatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Stevens Point, Wis.Nickname: PointersEnrollment: 7,545Founded: 1894Famous Attendee: Terry Porter, basketball playerKey wins: UW-Whitewater (3-2); UW-Eau Claire (3-1); Chicago (3-0); Illinois Wesleyan (3-1); Gustavus Adolphus (3-1); St. Catherine (3-0); Carthage (3-1); Dubuque (3-1). Losses: Cornell (3-2); Southwestern (3-0); Whitworth (3-1); Northwestern (3-0); Emory (3-0); Millikin (3-0); Washington-St. Louis (3-1); Edgewood (3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-2); UW-Platteville (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-0).All-Conference (WIAC): Senior OH Ashley Kopp (Player of the Year); senior S Grace Michalske (1st); sophomore MB Carly Thomka (HM).All-Region (VIII): Senior OH Ashley Kopp (Player of the Year).

Team LeadersKills: Ashley Kopp 508; Lauren Shaw 223; Carly Thomka 203; Sydney Mosinski 199Assists: Grace Michalske 1,046; Tessa Erlandson 63; Meredith Milz 47; Abby Nevins 39Aces: A. Kopp 46; G. Michalske & T. Erlandson 31; C. Thomka 21Digs: T. Erlandson 404; A. Kopp 296; A. Nevins 283; G. Michalske 259Blocks: C. Thomka 99; A. Kopp & S. Mosinski 58; L. Shaw 35

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.62 (64) Hitting Percentage: .210 (61)Digs: 16.15 (178)Blocks: 1.74 (93) Aces: 1.81 (293)

No. 6 Seed University of Dubuque 23-9 (No. 67 NPI, NR AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Dubuque, IowaNickname: SpartansEnrollment: 2,190Founded: 1852Famous Attendee: Tony Danza, actorKey wins: Illinois Wesleyan (3-2); St. Catherine (3-0). Losses: Carthage (3-2); Hamline (3-0); Cornell (3-1); UW-Platteville (3-1); St. Olaf (3-1); UW-Stevens Point (3-1); Millikin (3-1); Coe (3-1); Wartburg (3-2).All-Conference (ARC): Graduate OH Emma Powell (1st); sophomore L Taylor Bechen (1st); sophomore OH Delainey Winkel (HM); junior MH Payton Uptagraft (HM).All-Region (IX): Graduate OH Emma Powell (1st).

Team LeadersKills: Emma Powell 367; Delainey Winkel 275; Payton Uptagaft 224; Caitlin Jensen 182Assists: Alexis Kammerer 651; Ashlyn McGinnis 489; Taylor Bechen 90; E. Powell 19Aces: E. Powell 40; A. Kammerer 33; T. Bechen & D. Winkel 28Digs: T. Bechen 664; E. Powell 498; A. Kammerer 280; D. Winkel 276Blocks: C. Jensen 92; P. Uptagaft 79; Taylor Sperfslage 52; Emma Powell 39

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 11.43 (172) Hitting Percentage: .155 (222)Digs: 19.65 (6)Blocks: 1.92 (50) Aces: 1.57 (372)

No. 7 Seed Cornell College 19-11 (No. 74 NPI, NR AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Mount Vernon, IowaNickname: RamsEnrollment: 1,033Founded: 1853Famous Attendee: David Hilmers, astronautKey wins: UW-Stevens Point (3-2); Carthage (3-1); Dubuque (3-1); Berry (3-1). Losses: Aurora (3-2); Northwestern (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-1); Coe (3-0); North Central-IL (3-1); Illinois Wesleyan (3-2); Simpson (3-2); Gustavus Adolphus (3-0); La Verne (3-1); Washington-St. Louis (3-1); UW-Platteville (3-2).All-Conference (MWC): Senior S Clare Green (Player of the Year); graduate OH Ilah Perez-Johnson (1st); junior L Ella Becker (1st); junior MB Carly Puffer (2nd); freshman MB Ally Olmstead (2nd).All-Region (IX): Graduate OH Ilah Perez-Johnson (1st); senior S Clare Green (HM).

Team LeadersKills: Ilah Perez-Johnson 474; Carly Puffer 232; Ally Olmstead 209; Mia Tubbs 180Assists: Clare Green 969; Nia Howard 160; Ella Becker 62; I. Perez-Johnson 27Aces: I. Perez-Johnson 53; N. Howard 42; C. Green 34; C. Puffer 28Digs: E. Becker 513; I. Perez-Johnson 312; C. Green 252; Kensie Staats 217Blocks: C. Puffer 119; A. Olmstead 100; M. Tubbs 73; C. Green 42

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.03 (109) Hitting Percentage: .203 (73)Digs: 15.30 (263)Blocks: 2.06 (32) Aces: 1.93 (257)

No. 8 Seed Greenville University 21-9 (No. 143 NPI, NR AVCA)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookInstagramLocation: Greenville, Ill.Nickname: PanthersEnrollment: 1,088Founded: 1892Famous Attendee: John Hammond, basketball general managerKey wins: John Carroll (3-2). Losses: Ohio Northern (3-2); Case Western Reserve (3-0); Augustana (3-1); DePauw (3-2); Illinois College (3-2)(3-1); Webster (3-2); Fontbonne (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-0).All-Conference (SLIAC): Sophomore OH Abby Grohmann (1st); sophomore S Emma Ratermann (1st); junior MB Mia deJesus (2nd).All-Region (VIII): [None].

Team LeadersKills: Abby Grohmann 406; Anna Beth Vancil 301; Elaina Evers 246; Lainey Hicks 226Assists: Emma Ratermann 1,149; Lucia Garcia 79; Gianna Raimondi 49; A. Grohmann 24Aces: E. Ratermann 54; L. Garcia 45; E. Evers 38; Claudia Bonacorsi 32Digs: L. Garcia 424; A. Grohmann 312; E. Evers 274; E. Ratermann 255Blocks: Mia deJesus 111; L. Hicks 82; AB Vancil 52; E. Ratermann 44

Team Stats (national rank)Kills: 12.81 (47) Hitting Percentage: .196 (89)Digs: 15.28 (265)Blocks: 1.79 (80) Aces: 2.03 (209)

-Ricky Nelson