Oshkosh Regional Guide

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5 To Watch: L Christina Cahoon, Wisconsin OshkoshRS Rachel Swoboda, CarthageL Katie Lundgren, CarthageMH Rebecca Kamp, CalvinMH Emily Hurlburt, Heidelberg

Random Factoid:Oshkosh Regional tied with La Verne Regional for most ranked teams (5)

Predicted Oshkosh Regional Final:Being an Oshkosh grad, I abstain. But I think Carthage (or Calvin) will play in the final …

Predictions For Other Regional Finals:St. Thomas Regional:St. Thomas over Wisconsin-Eau ClaireJuniata Regional :Juniata over EasternUnion Regional:Haverford over UnionLa Verne Regional:La Verne over Cal State East BayTrinity Regional:Emory over SouthwesternTufts Regional:Williams over TuftsWittenberg Regional:Washington over WittenbergNATIONAL BRACKET (loaded with interactive features)

The Schedule (at Kolf Sports Center, Oshkosh, Wis.):Thursday (all times central)1:00 p.m. #3 Calvin vs. #6 Wisconsin-Whitewater3:30 p.m. #2 Carthage vs. #7 St. Norbert6:00 p.m. #4 Heidelberg vs. #5 Hope8:30 p.m. #1 Wisconsin Oshkosh vs. #8 LakelandFriday4:30 p.m. #2 Carthage vs. #6 Wisconsin-Whitewater7:00 p.m. #1 Wisconsin Oshkosh vs. #4 HeidelbergSaturday7:00 p.m. #1 Wisconsin Oshkosh vs. #2 Carthage

OSHKOSH REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 seed Wisconsin Oshkosh (37-2, No. 1 in Midwest Region, No. 7 AVCA) Key wins: Colorado (3-2), UW-Whitewater (3-2), UW-La Crosse (3-1)(3-2), Simpson (3-0), Carthage (3-1)(3-0), Cal State-East Bay (3-2), Lakeland (3-0), UW-Eau Claire (3-2) Losses: Augustana (1-3), UW-Eau Claire (0-3) All-conference players (WIAC): Sophomore L Christina Cahoon (1st, all-defense), junior MB Jacque Ray (1st), sophomore OH Andrea Smith (HM)

Team Leaders Kills: Megan Fischer 317, Jacque Ray 278, Andrea Smith 265 Blocks: J. Ray 103, Kelsey Mauer 84, Katelyn Vara 50 Assists: K. Vara 1307, Katie Reimer 257, A. Smith 50 Digs: Christina Cahoon 777, A. Smith 329, K. Vara 268 Aces: A. Smith 66, C. Cahoon 58, K. Vara 43

No. 2 seed Carthage (30-4, No. 2 in Midwest Region, No. 10 AVCA) Key wins: Hope (3-1), Lakeland (3-0), UW-Whitewater (3-1)(3-1), UW-Eau Claire (3-1), Simpson (3-0)(3-0), UW-La Crosse (3-1) Losses: Hope (0-3), Luther (1-3), UW-Oshkosh (1-3)(0-3) All-conference players (CCIW): Junior L Katie Lundgren (POY), sophomore RS Rachel Swoboda (1st), freshman OH Lauren Dembkowski (2nd), freshman S Drewann Pancratz (2nd)

Team Leaders Kills: Rachel Swoboda 351, Lauren Dembkowski 220, Michelle Madeja 196 Blocks: R. Swoboda 129, Jordan Burkholder 82, Cindy Cavanagh 79 Assists: Drewann Pancratz 781, Kate Flanagan 352, Katie Lundgren 65 Digs: K. Lundgren 590, D. Pancratz 285, Sarah Carlino 250 Aces: K. Lundgren 65, S. Carlino 51, D. Pancratz 24

No. 3 seed Calvin (26-4, No. 3 in Great Lakes Region, No. 12 AVCA) Key wins: Ohio Northern (3-0)(3-1), Carnegie Mellon (3-2), Wittenberg (3-0), Hope (3-2), Heidelberg (3-1) Losses: Mount St. Joseph (1-3)(1-3), Hope (1-3), Adrian (2-3) All-conference players (MIAA): freshman MH Rebecca Kamp (POY), junior L Kelsey Sears (1st, Defensive POY), senior S Lauren DeGroot (2nd), junior RS Sara Kramer (2nd)

Team Leaders Kills: Rebecca Kamp 515, Erin VanderPlas 194, Sara Kramer 147 Blocks: R. Kamp 103, S. Kramer 66, Jessica Garlick 53 Assists: Lauren DeGroot 899, Carolyn Nelson 126, Nora Bruskewitz 100 Digs: Kelsey Sears 536, Katie Corbett 280, L. DeGroot 256 Aces: Stacie Lippert 35, L. DeGroot 32, K. Sears 20

No. 4 seed Heidelberg (30-7, No. 4 in Great Lakes Region, receiving votes AVCA) Key wins: Texas-Dallas (3-0), Muskingum (3-1)(3-0), Hope (3-2) Losses: Tiffin (1-3), Thomas More (2-3), Southwestern (0-3), Ohio Northern (1-3)(1-3), Wittenberg (1-3), Calvin (1-3) All-conference players (OAC): Senior MH Emily Hurlburt (1st), junior S Morgan Magers (1st), sophomore L Brittany Donelan (2nd), freshman OH Jackie Reinhart (HM), senior OH Audra Vucic (HM)

Team Leaders Kills: Emily Hurlburt 435, Amanda Atchison 267, Jackie Reinhart 262 Blocks: E. Hurlburt 110, A. Atchison 75, Audra Vucic 55 Assists: Morgan Magers 1354, Erin Wilson 64, A. Vucic 39 Digs: Brittany Donelan 782, J. Reinhart 535, M. Magers 340 Aces: J. Reinhart 59, Venessa Haase 40, Natalie Beck 38

No. 5 seed Hope (26-6, No. 5 in Great Lakes Region, No. 19 AVCA) Key wins: Mount St. Joseph (3-2), Calvin (3-1), UW-Eau Claire (3-0), Carthage (3-0) Losses: Carthage (1-3), Wittenberg (2-3), Ohio Northern (1-3), Calvin (2-3), Mount Union (2-3), Heidelberg (2-3) All-conference players (MIAA): Senior OH Nora Slenk (1st), junior S Andrea Helminiak (1st), sophomore MH Kara VandeGuchte (1st), sophomore OH Cassidy Bulthuis (2nd)

Team Leaders Kills: Nora Slenk 384, Kara VandeGuchte 302, Cassidy Bulthuis 261 Blocks: K. VandeGuchte 116, N. Slenk 59, Teresa Borst 56 Assists: Andrea Helminiak 1204, C. Bulthuis 55, Meghan Winer 44 Digs: M. Winer 508, A. Helminiak 378, N. Slenk 282 Aces: Traci Baker 42, C. Bulthuis 34, three tied with 33

No. 6 seed Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-9, No. 3 in Midwest Region, No. 15 AVCA) Key wins: St. Benedict (3-1), Washington (3-1), New Paltz (3-0), UW-Eau Claire (3-1), Lakeland (3-1) Losses: Millikin (1-3), Carthage (1-3)(1-3), Juniata (0-3), UW-Oshkosh (2-3), UW-La Crosse (1-3)(0-3), UW-Eau Claire (1-3), Central (2-3) All-conference players (WIAC): Sophomore OH Caitlin Hogan (1st), freshman OH Keri Klotzbuecher (1st), junior OH Kelly Sorensen (HM), freshman S Christina Degroot (HM), freshman L Alyssa Bauer (all-defense)

Team Leaders Kills: Keri Klotzbuecher 304, Caitlin Hogan 299, Liz Benzschawel 207 Blocks: Melissa Zuleger 89, L. Benzschawel 81, C. Hogan 52 Assists: Christina DeGroot 813, Jillian Neave 258, Alyse Karls 205 Digs: Alyssa Bauer 557, Kelly Sorensen 253, K. Klotzbuecher 227 Aces: C. DeGroot 84, K. Klotzbuecher 35, K. Sorensen 22

No. 7 seed St. Norbert (30-3, unranked in Midwest Region, unranked AVCA) Key wins: (None) Losses: Elmhurst (0-3)(2-3), North Central (2-3) All-conference players (MWC): TBA

Team Leaders Kills: Joanna Mamayek 332, Sam Jungbluth 261, Katie Casebolt 251 Blocks: J. Mamayek 150, Sarah Sulentic 121, S. Jungbluth 84 Assists: Laura Ayello 904, Amy Perszyk 213, S. Jungbluth 41 Digs: Kim Angst 462, K. Casebolt 366, L. Ayello 289 Aces: K. Angst 26, S. Jungbluth 20, Danielle DeGroot 19

No. 8 seed Lakeland (25-10, unranked in Midwest Region, unranked AVCA) Key wins: (None) Losses: Elmhurst (1-3), Carthage (0-3), Luther (0-3), Chicago (0-3), Wheaton Ill. (0-3), La Verne (0-3), Chapman (2-3), Nebraska Wesleyan (1-3), UW-Oshkosh (0-3), UW-Whitewater (1-3) All-conference players (Northern AC): Junior OH Brittanie Paulus (1st), senior RS Heidi Kramer (1st), senior S Jessica Sparling (1st), junior MH Kim Linger (1st)

Team Leaders Kills: Brittanie Paulus 332, Heidi Kramer 286, Kim Linger 266 Blocks: K. Linger 84, Jessica Keller 68, Jessica Sparling 61 Assists: J. Sparling 983, Kristine Raeder 230, H. Kramer 48 Digs: B. Paulus 436, Tonia Strebelinski 402, K. Raeder 257 Aces: B. Paulus 27, T. Strebelinski 26, K. Raeder 25

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