SEP. 2, 2014 • VOL II
LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 1450 ALTA VISTA, DUBUQUE, IA 52001 // WWW.DUHAWKS.COM
2014 SCHEDULE
KATIE GONZALES, WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SID • KATIE.GONZALES@LORAS.EDU • OFFICE: 563.588.7955
QUICK HITS
OVERALL: 1-2 (HOME: 0-0, AWAY: 0-1, NEUTRAL: 1-1) IIAC: 0-0 (HOME: 0-0, AWAY: 0-0) LABOR DAY CLASSIC - ST. LOUIS, MO.
AUG 29 AUG 29 AUG 30
GREENVILLE WASH.-ST. LOUIS FONTBONNE
SEP 2
GRINNELL
LORAS COLLEGE INVITATIONAL - DUBUQUE, IOWA
KENTNER NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM ... L, 3-2 L, 3-0 W, 3-0 7:30 PM
SEP 5 SEP 5 SEP 6 SEP 6
CORNELL UW-PLATTEVILLE MONMOUTH CARTHAGE
3:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
SEP 9
NORTH CENTRAL
6:00 PM
CORNELL CLASSIC - MT. VERNON, IOWA
SEP 13 SEP 13
DIG FOR A CURE
SEP 17
UW-STEVENS POINT ST. THOMAS LUTHER *
ST. KATE’S INVITE - ST. PAUL, MINN.
10:00 AM 2:00 PM 7:30 PM
ST. CATHERINE ST. OLAF HAMLINE
3:00 PM 5:00 PM 9:00 AM
SEP 23
WARTBURG *
7:30 PM
SEP 26 SEP 26 SEP 27 SEP 27
BENEDICTINE LAKELAND EDGEWOOD DOMINICAN
1:00 PM 5:00 PM 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
OCT 1 OCT 3 OCT 8 OCT 14
COE * WHEATON BUENA VISTA * CENTRAL *
7:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE QUAD - DUBUQUE, IOWA
OCT 17 OCT 17 OCT 21
UW-WHITEWATER UW-PLATTEVILLE SIMPSON *
TITAN CLASSIC - OSHKOSH, WIS.
OCT 24 OCT 24 OCT 25 OCT 25
SENIOR NIGHT
OCT 29
CARTHAGE UW-RIVER FALLS WEBSTER UW-OSHKOSH DUBUQUE *
DUHAWKS GO 1-2 ON OPENING WEEKEND …
Despite taking a 2-1 lead in match one, the Duhawks fell to Greenville 3-2 to open the season. Not long after, Loras faced a tough task as they took on tournament host, No. 11 Washington U. After hanging with the Bears early, the Duhawks fell 3-0. It was in match three that the Duhawks earned their first win of the season with a convincing 3-0 win over Fontbonne. Sophomore Danni Kennedy stole the show with 15 kills on .650 hitting.
THORNBURG SET TO ANNOUNCE FOR 2014 SEASON …
The Duhawk Broadcast Network welcomes Loras Men’s Volleyball Head Coach Jeremy Thornburg to the stream. Thornburg will serve as the voice of Duhawk women’s volleyball this fall before opening Loras’ inaugural men’s volleyball season this spring.
TOUGH SCHEDULE AHEAD OF DUHAWKS …
SEP 19 SEP 19 SEP 20
IIAC-NACC CROSSOVER TOURNAMENT - DUBUQUE, IOWA
An impressive opening weekend for junior Kara Kentner earned her a spot on the Labor Day Classic All-Tournament team. Kentner tallied 32 kills, 47 assists, 44 digs, 7 blocks and boasts a .291 kill percentage through three games for Loras.
5:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 5:30 PM 7:30 PM 10:00 AM 2:00 PM 7:30 PM
Loras is set to face off against five top-25 teams this season according to the AVCA Coaches’ Preseason Poll. Beginning this weekend with Washington University in St. Louis (No. 11), Loras will see UW-Stevens Point (No. 3), St. Thomas University (No. 5), UW-Whitewater (No. 18), and Cornell College (No. 24). Iowa Conference rivals Wartburg Collegeand Coe are receiving votes and will undoubtedly pose a challenge for the Duhawks.
CRYSTAL-CLEAR HIGH-DEFINITION ...
For the fans that are unable to attend Sunday’s match, they’ll be treated to a first-class ticket to the first high-definition online stream produced by Loras College Athletics. During the offseason, thanks largely in part to an anonymous donation, the Loras College Athletic Communications Department upgraded its hardware and technology and will now provide high-definition broadcasts of its home contests all season long. To watch, simply go to: www.duhawks.com/live
GRINNELL PIONEERS
Current Streak ���������������������������������������������������������������� Lost 4 Conference ���������������������������������������������������������������������� MWC TEAM LEADERS Kills ���������������������������������������������������������� Claire Weidman (29) Assists ������������������������������������������������������� Margaret Giles (44) Digs ������������������������������������������������������� Lindsay Fujimoto (26) Blocks ����������������������������������������������� Rebecca Rasmussen (7) Aces..........................Claire Weidman, Sydney McClendon (3)
QUICK FACTS
LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2014 ROSTER
LORAS COLLEGE Location.................................................. Dubuque, Iowa Founded................................................................. 1839 Enrollment.............................................................. 1624 Nickname........................................................ Duhawks School Colors.......................... Purple (60-100-0-60 / 262C) .............................................Rah Rah Gold (0-25-100-0 / 123C) ...............................................Metallic Gold (0-22-50-30 / 874C)
Field Name.................................................... Rock Bowl Capacity................................................................ 3,500 Surface............................................................. FieldTurf Affiliation..............................................NCAA Division III Conference...................... Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic (IIAC) President.......................................................Jim Collins Alma Mater...................................................... Loras ‘84 Interim Director of Athletics................Denise Udelhofen Alma Mater...................................................... Loras ‘90 Athletic Dept. Phone..................................563.588.7112 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director...................................................... Jim Naprstek Alma Mater...................................................... Loras ‘13 Office Phone............................................. 563.588.7407 Cell Phone................................................ 815.207.9168 Email................................... james.naprstek@loras.edu Primary Contact / SID.............................Katie Gonzales Office Phone............................................. 563.588.7955 Email Address.......................katie.gonzales@loras.edu Mailing Address...................................... 1450 Alta Vista ........................................................ Dubuque, IA 52001 Website.............................................www.duhawks.com MEDIA INFORMATION Telegraph Herald...................................... 563.588.5783 Sports Editor..................... Jim Leitner (jleitner@wcinet.com) Video Stream............................. www.duhawks.com/live SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter................................................... @LorasAthletics ............................................................. @lorasvolleyball Facebook....................................Loras College Athletics .................................................Loras College Volleyball Instagram............................................. @LorasAthletics
2014 IOWA CONFERENCE STANDINGS SCHOOL
COE (RV) WARTBURG (RV) CENTRAL LUTHER SIMSPON BUENA VISTA LORAS DUBUQUE
IIAC ALL 0-0 4-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 3-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-4
# 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 24
Name Pos. Brittany Lijewski DS/L Christina Angeli DS Therese Schultz MB Haley Bergan DS/L Danni Kennedy MB Liz Jendra OH Tara Blake OH Jenna Erickson S Taylor Serrano MB Shawn Rielly S Kara Kentner S/RS Harris Hunter RS Megan Beauchamp RS Courtney Boyd DS/L
Ht. Cl. 5-3 So. 5-9 Jr. 5-10 So. 5-4 Fr. 5-10 So. 5-10 Jr. 5-9 So. 5-5 So. 5-11 Jr. 5-6 Sr. 5-9 Jr. 5-10 Jr. 5-11 So. 5-6 Sr.
Hometown/High School Milwaukee, Wis. / Thomas More Little Canada, Minn. / Hill Murray New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln Way West Edgewood, Iowa / Edgewood Colesburg Dyersville, Iowa / Beckman Catholic Tinley Park, Ill. / Andrew Crystal Lake, Ill. / Marian Central Catholic Springfield, Ill. / Sacred Heart-Griffin Oak Lawn, Ill. / Mother McAuley Oskaloosa, Iowa / Oskaloosa Orland Park, Ill. / Sandburg West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic Muscatine, Iowa / Muscatine Troy, Mo. / Troy Buchanan
CORNELL RAMS
Current Streak ���������������������������������������������������������������� Lost 1 Conference ���������������������������������������������������������������������� MWC TEAM LEADERS Kills ���������������������������������������������������������������� Taylor Dicus (38) Assists ���������������������������������������������������������Kelsey Gaillot (55) Digs ������������������������������������������������������������������Julie Ward (49) Blocks ��������������������������������������������������������� Katie Sickelka (15) Aces ��������������������������������������������������������� Katherine Devlin (9)
UW-PLATTEVILLE PIONEERS
Current Streak ����������������������������������������������������������������Won 1 Conference ����������������������������������������������������������������������WIAC TEAM LEADERS Kills ������������������������������������������������������������ Allison Jensen (37) Assists ������������������������������������������������������� Katie O’Malley (72) Digs ����������������������������������������������������������Lindsey Decker (67) Blocks ��������������������������������������������������������������� Lidia Frias (16) Aces ������������������������������������������������������� LeeAnn Mizgalski (4)
MONMOUTH FIGHTING SCOTS
Current Streak ����������������������������������������������������������������Won 3 Conference ���������������������������������������������������������������������� MWC TEAM LEADERS Kills ������������������������������������������������������ Mackenzie Gillund (44) Assists ���������������������������������������������������� Johnna Schultz (105) Digs ������������������������������������������������������������ Alanna Trettin (65) Blocks �������������������������������������������������� Nicole Messelman (18) Aces ������������������������������������������������������������Alanna Trettin (11)
CARTHAGE LADY REDS
Current Streak ����������������������������������������������������������������Won 4 Conference ��������������������������������������������������������������������� CCIW TEAM LEADERS Kills ������������������������������������������������������� Emily Heuermann (42) Assists �����������������������������������������������������������Karen Chin (137) Digs ���������������������������������������������������������� Hanna Cahoon (57) Blocks �������������������������������������������������������������� Bria Hailey (12) Aces...................................... Hanna Cahoon, Karen Chin (10)
LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH JENNA NESS Jenna Ness became the 12th head coach in Loras history in May of 2013 and is set to begin her second season at the helm in the fall of 2014. A 2011 graduate of Luther College, Ness earned degrees in business management and exercise science. While at Luther, Ness was a two-sport student-athlete, competing in volleyball and track & field. She helped the Norse qualify for their first appearance in the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Tournament in 2009, finishing with a 26-12 record. Luther received an at-large bid into the tournament and advanced to the second round before falling to University of St. Thomas. Ness suffered a season-ending injury in the fall of 2010 and as a result, began her coaching career while as a student. Upon her graduation in January of 2011, Ness became the interim head coach at Luther through May. For her efforts with Luther, Ness was the recipient of the AVCA “Coaches 4 Coaches” award. Ness was hired as the assistant men’s and women’s volleyball coach at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. In 2012, the men went 33-3 and finished as the runners-up in the NAIA National Tournament for the second straight season. St. Ambrose was the home to the national player of the year and two all-americans, all three of which Ness coached. On the women’s side, the Bees finished third in their conference with a 25-14 overall recored and ranked in the top 30 at the end of the season and had three student-athletes selected for all-conference honors. The 2012-13 season saw Ness relocate to Winona, Minnesota where she became the top assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, intramural director and Student Athletic Advisory Committee Representative for St. Mary’s University. While at St. Mary’s, the Cardinals finished 14-14 and earned one all-conference selection. In May of 2013, Ness completed her Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership at St. Ambrose. In her first season at Loras, Ness led the Duhawks to a 15-17 record and a third place finish in the Iowa Conference. Loras advanced to the conference tournament championship before falling to second-seeded Coe. Three Duhawks were named to all-conference, including Tara Blake’s first team selection. A native of Urbandale, Iowa, Ness now resides in Dubuque.
ASSISTANT COACH SOPHIA BROWN Sophia Brown enters her second season as assistant coach for the women’s volleyball program under head coach, Jenna Ness. She is a former Iowa Conference student-athlete at Luther College, graduating in May 2013 with a degree in Art Management (Printmaking). In her time with the Norse, she appeared in 300 games and averaged 2.15 kills per game. As a junior, Brown was an all-conference honorable mention selection, appearing in 29 matches for Luther and contributing 257 kills. In her senior season, she appeared in all 32 matches for the Norse and earned herself a spot on the allconference team. Her career with the Norse garnered the attention of her peers as she was nominated for Luther’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior. Off the court, Brown was involved with Luther’s SAAC Chapter, attending the Iowa Conference Student Athlete Leadership Conference in 2012. A native of Altoona, Iowa, Brown now resides in Dubuque and is an Area Coordinator in addition to her duties as assistant coach.
LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL COMBINED STATISTICS Loras Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 01, 2014) All matches
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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16 9 17 7 14 10 12 4 13 24 8 5
Player
Kara Kentner Danni Kennedy Harris Hunter Therese Schultz Taylor Serrano Liz Jendra Tara Blake Brittany Lijewski Jenna Erickson Courtney Boyd Haley Bergan Christina Angeli Team LORAS Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE To t a l Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
sp
k
OVERALL 1-2 0-0 1-2
k/s
9 32 3.56 9 28 3.11 1 2 2.00 9 15 1.67 9 15 1.67 9 14 1.56 9 13 1.44 1 0 0.00 9 0 0.00 9 0 0.00 9 0 0.00 9 0 0.00 11 119 10.82 11 117 10.64 LORASW
Attack e
ta
HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0 Set a a/s
pct
9 79 .291 47 5.22 10 66 .273 1 0.11 1 5 .200 0 0.00 8 47 .149 6 0.67 13 42 .048 0 0.00 10 59 .068 0 0.00 4 53 .170 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 58 6.44 2 2 -1.000 1 0.11 0 1 .000 0 0.00 0 5 .000 0 0.00 58 360 .169 113 10.27 67 385 .130 109 9.91
OPP
119 58 360 .169 10.8
117 67 385 .130 10.6
113 10.3
109 9.9
13 19 1.2
19 21 1.7
19 1.7
13 1.2
177 16.1
165 15.0
5 24 17.0 1.5 3 6
3 36 21.0 1.9 11 6
0 0/0 2/51 1 0
214 1/214 -
Date Aug 29 Aug 29 Aug 30
sa
1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 13 19
AWAY 0-1 0-0 0-1
Serve se sa/s
1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 4 19 21
0.11 0.33 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.22 0.33 1.18 1.73
Opponent vs Greenville at #11 Washington U. vs Fontbonne
re
Dig dig dig/s
0 44 4.89 0 13 1.44 0 2 2.00 0 1 0.11 0 1 0.11 0 14 1.56 3 7 0.78 1 2 2.00 0 25 2.78 9 32 3.56 2 20 2.22 3 16 1.78 1 19 177 16.09 13 165 15.00 L L W
Score 2-3 0-3 3-0
NEUTRAL 1-1 0-0 1-1
bs
0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
7 7 0 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 36
7 8 0 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 21.0
0.78 0 0.89 0 0.00 0 0.44 0 0.89 1 0.00 1 0.22 0 0.00 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 - 1.55 3 1.91 11
3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 6
points
Score by set 28-26,15-25,25-21,20-25,10-15 21-25,15-25,21-25 25-8,25-13,25-16
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Att. 48 214 54
Record in 3-set matches: 1-1 Record in 4-set matches: 0-0 Record in 5-set matches: 0-1
WEEKLY FUN FACT On August 31, 2013 against Fontbonne, sophomore Danni Kennedy shattered the record for best kill percentage in a match, hitting .875. Facing off against the Griffins for the first time since, Kennedy tallied 15 kills hitting .650 in Saturday’s match.
LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS LEADERS Loras Category Leaders (as of Sep 01, 2014) All matches
# ATTACK (by K)
Kara Kentner 9 Danni Kennedy 7 Therese Schultz 14 Taylor Serrano 10 Liz Jendra 12 Tara Blake 17 Harris Hunter 13 Jenna Erickson 24 Courtney Boyd 8 Haley Bergan 5 Christina Angeli 16
# SET (by A)
Jenna Erickson 16 Kara Kentner 7 Therese Schultz 24 Courtney Boyd 9 Danni Kennedy 8 Haley Bergan 5 Christina Angeli 4 Brittany Lijewski 12 Tara Blake 10 Liz Jendra 14 Taylor Serrano 13
# BLOCK (by Total)
Danni Kennedy 14 Taylor Serrano 16 Kara Kentner 7 Therese Schultz 12 Tara Blake 4 Brittany Lijewski 10 Liz Jendra 5 Christina Angeli 8 Haley Bergan 13 Jenna Erickson 9
S
9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9
S
K
32 28 15 15 14 13 2 0 0 0 0
A
K/S
9 10 8 13 10 4 1 1 2 0 0
A/S
TA
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9
58 47 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.44 5.22 0.67 0.11 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
S
BS
BA
9 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9
1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E
3.56 3.11 1.67 1.67 1.56 1.44 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 5 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
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Total
8.0 8.0 7.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TA
Pct
79 .291 66 .273 47 .149 42 .048 59 .068 53 .170 5 .200 1-1.000 2-1.000 1 .000 5 .000 Pct
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Blk/S
0.89 0.89 0.78 0.44 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
# KILL (by K)
Kara Kentner 9 Danni Kennedy 14 Taylor Serrano 7 Therese Schultz 10 Liz Jendra 12 Tara Blake 17 Harris Hunter 5 Christina Angeli 8 Haley Bergan 24 Courtney Boyd 13 Jenna Erickson 16
# SERVE (by SA)
Danni Kennedy 5 Christina Angeli 13 Jenna Erickson 8 Haley Bergan 17 Harris Hunter 16 Kara Kentner 10 Liz Jendra 24 Courtney Boyd 9
# DEFENSE (by Dig)
Kara Kentner 24 Courtney Boyd 13 Jenna Erickson 8 Haley Bergan 5 Christina Angeli 10 Liz Jendra 9 Danni Kennedy 12 Tara Blake 4 Brittany Lijewski 17 Harris Hunter 14 Taylor Serrano 7 Therese Schultz 16
# RECEPT (by TA)
Courtney Boyd 10 Liz Jendra 5 Christina Angeli 12 Tara Blake 8 Haley Bergan 4 Brittany Lijewski TM Team 14 Taylor Serrano 17 Harris Hunter 24
DUHAWK
S
9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 S
9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 S
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 1 9 9 S
9 9 9 9 9 1 9 1
BROADCAST NETWORK
K
K/S
32 28 15 15 14 13 2 0 0 0 0 SA
3.56 3.11 1.67 1.67 1.56 1.44 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SE SA/S
3 3 3 2 1 1 0 0
5 4 5 2 1 1 0 1
Dig
44 32 25 20 16 14 13 7 2 2 1 1
0.33 0.33 0.33 0.22 1.00 0.11 0.00 0.00
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Dig/S
1.00 0.00 0.33 0.33 0.22 1.00 0.09 0.00 0.00
Pct
-
BHE
4.89 3.56 2.78 2.22 1.78 1.56 1.44 0.78 2.00 2.00 0.11 0.11
RE RE/S
9 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 0
TA
3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
TA
-
Pct
-
LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM STATISTICS Loras Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 01, 2014) All matches
Overall record: 1-2 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 1-1 Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Ki l l s/ S e t SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE T o t al Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
LORASW
OPP
119 58 360 .169 10.8
117 67 385 .130 10.6
113 10.3
109 9.9
13 19 1.2
19 21 1.7
19 1.7
13 1.2
177 16.1
165 15.0
5 24 17.0 1.5 3 6
3 36 21.0 1.9 11 6
0 0/0 2/51 1 0
214 1/214 -
Match wins by #sets Loras Opponents
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
0 0
0 0
1 1
0 0
0 1
Sets won by set Loras Opponents
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
2 1
1 2
2 1
0 1
0 1
Points by set Loras Opponents
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
74 59
55 63
71 62
20 25
10 15
Total 1 2 Total 5 6 Total 230 224