Women's Volleyball Game Notes • 9/9/2014

SEP. 9, 2014 • VOL III

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: 4-4 (HOME: 3-2, AWAY: 0-1, NEUTRAL: 1-1) IIAC: 0-0 (HOME: 0-0, AWAY: 0-0) LABOR DAY CLASSIC - ST. LOUIS, MO.

STIFF COMPETITION AWAITS DUHAWKS IN WEEK THREE …

AUG 29 AUG 29 AUG 30

GREENVILLE WASH.-ST. LOUIS FONTBONNE

L, 3-2 L, 3-0 W, 3-0

SEP 2

GRINNELL

W, 3-0

LORAS COLLEGE INVITATIONAL - DUBUQUE, IOWA

SEP 5 SEP 5 SEP 6 SEP 6

CORNELL UW-PLATTEVILLE MONMOUTH CARTHAGE

L, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 3-1

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

SEP 19 SEP 19 SEP 20

ST. CATHERINE ST. OLAF HAMLINE

3:00 PM 5:00 PM 9:00 AM

SEP 23

WARTBURG *

7:30 PM

IIAC-NACC CROSSOVER TOURNAMENT - DUBUQUE, IOWA

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 *

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 kicks off the week with a trip to Naperville, Illinois to take on North Central College on Tuesday night. The Cardinals are receiving votes in the most recent ACVB poll but sit just outside the top 25, with an unblemished record (8-0). After a tough test, the Duhawks take on No. 2 UW-Stevens Point and No. 9 St. Thomas at the Cornell Classic this weekend.

KENTNER NAMED IIAC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK ...

After her stellar performance last week, junior Kara Kentner was named the Iowa Conference Athlete of the Week as well as Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week. Loras went 3-2 on the week as Kenter posted triple-doubles in three of the five matches. In Saturday’s match against Monmouth College, Kentner hit .875, completing 14 kills in 16 attempts.

KENTNER, BLAKE EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS…

As tournament host, junior Kara Kentner and sophomore Tara Blake earned the honor after leading the Duhawks to a 2-2 record at the invite. Kentner tallied a team-high 45 kills while hitting .433 on the weekend, without recording a single hitting error. In addition to her stellar weekend on the attack, Kentner added 69 assists, 36 digs, seven aces, and six blocks. Alongside Kentner, Blake balanced out the attack for the Duhawks. The sophomore outside hitter racked up 36 kills, good for a .308 hitting percentage. She added six assists and 46 digs in Loras’ four matches.

KENNEDY, KENTNER HIT LIGHTS OUT AT INVITE ...

Loras posted two of the best hitting percentagesin school history on Saturday morning against the Monmouth Fighting Scots. Junior Kara Kentner and sophomore Danni Kennedy paced the Duhawks attack in the convincing 3-0 win.

After starting out the match with kills on her first nine attacks, Kentner finished the match with 14 kills. Her .875 kill percentage tied Kennedy’s record set last season against Fontbonne. With Kentner on the right side, the middle opened up for Kennedy allowing her to tally double-digit kills (11) for the third time this season.

She was efficient in her attack, boasting a .848 kill percentage for the match.

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.

CRYSTAL-CLEAR HIGH-DEFINITION ...

For the fans that are unable to attend Sunday’s match, they’ll be treated to a firstclass 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

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

IIAC ALL

COE (20) WARTBURG (RV) CENTRAL LUTHER SIMSPON LORAS BUENA VISTA DUBUQUE

0-0 8-1 0-0 7-1 0-0 6-2 0-0 5-3 0-0 3-2 0-0 4-4 0-0 4-6 0-0 1-7

# Name 4 Brittany Lijewski 5 Christina Angeli 7 Therese Schultz 8 Haley Bergan 9 Danni Kennedy 10 Liz Jendra 12 Tara Blake 13 Jenna Erickson 14 Taylor Serrano 15 Shawn Rielly 16 Kara Kentner 17 Harris Hunter 18 Megan Beauchamp 24 Courtney Boyd

Pos. DS/L DS MB DS/L MB OH OH S MB S S/RS RS RS DS/L

Ht. 5-3 5-9 5-10 5-4 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-5 5-11 5-6 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-6

Yr. Hometown/High School So. Milwaukee, Wis. / Thomas More Jr. Little Canada, Minn. / Hill Murray So. New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln Way West Fr. Edgewood, Iowa / Edgewood Colesburg So. Dyersville, Iowa / Beckman Catholic Jr. Tinley Park, Ill. / Andrew So. Crystal Lake, Ill. / Marian Central Catholic So. Springfield, Ill. / Sacred Heart-Griffin Jr. Oak Lawn, Ill. / Mother McAuley Sr. Oskaloosa, Iowa / Oskaloosa Jr. Orland Park, Ill. / Sandburg Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic So. Muscatine, Iowa / Muscatine Sr. Troy, Mo. / Troy Buchanan

NORTH CENTRAL CARDINALS

Current Streak ����������������������������������������������������������������Won 8 Conference ��������������������������������������������������������������������� CCIW TEAM LEADERS Kills ���������������������������������������������������������������� Julie Laugel (47) Assists ����������������������������������������������������������� Laura Kluk (153) Digs ����������������������������������������������������������������Jessie Fiala (85) Blocks.................................. Kedryn Orrison, Amy Hermle (15) Aces ��������������������������������������������������������� Kedryn Orrison (10)

UW-STEVENS POINT POINTERS

Current Streak ����������������������������������������������������������������Won 7 Conference ����������������������������������������������������������������������WIAC TEAM LEADERS Kills �������������������������������������������������������Emma Brunkhorst (90) Assists ���������������������������������������������������� Alexis Hartman (232) Digs ����������������������������������������������������������� Bri Piepenbrok (81) Blocks ���������������������������������������������������Emma Brunkhorst (27) Aces �����������������������������������������������������Emma Brunkhorst (10)

ST. THOMAS TOMMIES

Current Streak ���������������������������������������������������������������� Lost 1 Conference ���������������������������������������������������������������������� MIAC TEAM LEADERS Kills ������������������������������������������������������������� Jiill Greenfield (58) Assists ����������������������������������������������������� Maddie Reese (179) Digs �������������������������������������������������������������Jill Greenfield (91) Blocks �������������������������������������������������������������� Kelly Foley (16) Aces ������������������������������������������������������������Jill Greenfield (13)

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 09, 2014) All matches

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

##

16 9 12 10 14 7 17 5 24 13 4 8

Player

Kara Kentner Danni Kennedy Tara Blake Liz Jendra Taylor Serrano Therese Schultz Harris Hunter Christina Angeli Courtney Boyd Jenna Erickson Brittany Lijewski Haley Bergan 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 4-4 0-0 4-4

k/s

Attack e

ta

HOME 3-2 0-0 3-2 Set a a/s

pct

30 89 2.97 12 206 .374 136 4.53 30 70 2.33 17 170 .312 4 0.13 28 59 2.11 10 183 .268 7 0.25 30 48 1.60 18 157 .191 2 0.07 30 46 1.53 27 126 .151 0 0.00 30 39 1.30 17 123 .179 16 0.53 2 2 1.00 1 5 .200 0 0.00 29 2 0.07 1 17 .059 2 0.07 30 1 0.03 4 6 -.500 1 0.03 30 1 0.03 1 3 .000 155 5.17 2 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 20 0 0.00 0 2 .000 0 0.00 30 357 11.90 108 998 .249 323 10.77 30 341 11.37 161 1056 .170 312 10.40 LORASW

OPP

357 108 998 .249 11.9

341 161 1056 .170 11.4

323 10.8

312 10.4

52 35 1.7

42 49 1.4

42 1.4

52 1.7

468 15.6

477 15.9

17 54 44.0 1.5 14 12

17 68 51.0 1.7 23 15

510 5/102 2/24 0 0

214 1/214 -

Date Aug 29 Aug 29 Aug 30 Sep 02 Sep 05 Sep 05 Sep 06 Sep 06

sa

9 4 1 7 0 0 1 8 1 19 0 2 52 42

AWAY 0-1 0-0 0-1

Serve se sa/s

1 7 1 3 0 0 1 6 3 11 0 2 35 49

0.30 0.13 0.04 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.28 0.03 0.63 0.00 0.10 1.73 1.40

Opponent vs Greenville at #11 Washington U. vs Fontbonne GRINNELL CORNELL COLLEGE UW-PLATTEVILLE MONMOUTH COLLEGE CARTHAGE COLLEGE

re

Dig dig dig/s

0 91 3.03 0 22 0.73 5 54 1.93 4 25 0.83 0 3 0.10 0 6 0.20 0 2 1.00 5 68 2.34 22 107 3.57 0 58 1.93 1 2 1.00 3 30 1.50 2 42 468 15.60 52 477 15.90 L L W W L W W L

Score 2-3 0-3 3-0 3-1 2-3 3-0 3-0 1-3

NEUTRAL 1-1 0-0 1-1

bs

2 2 1 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17

Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe

11 16 6 1 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 68

13 18 7 3 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 44.0 51.0

0.43 1 0.60 1 0.25 2 0.10 3 0.67 5 0.33 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.00 0 - 1.47 14 1.70 23

6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 12 15

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 25-12,25-9,21-25,25-22 25-18,25-20,12-25,16-25,10-15 25-22,25-22,25-18 25-11,25-6,25-15 27-29,14-25,25-20,21-25

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Att. 48 214 0 148 84 108 82 88

Record in 3-set matches: 3-1 Record in 4-set matches: 1-1 Record in 5-set matches: 0-2

WEEKLY FUN FACT Saturday’s match against Monmouth College marked the first time in school history that two Duhawks hit over .800 in match (Kentner .875, Kennedy .846).

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

-

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

-

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

-

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 09, 2014) All matches

Overall record: 4-4 Conf: 0-0 Home: 3-2 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

357 108 998 .249 11.9

341 161 1056 .170 11.4

323 10.8

312 10.4

52 35 1.7

42 49 1.4

42 1.4

52 1.7

468 15.6

477 15.9

17 54 44.0 1.5 14 12

17 68 51.0 1.7 23 15

510 5/102 2/24 0 0

214 1/214 -

Match wins by #sets Loras Opponents

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

0 0

0 0

3 1

1 1

0 2

Sets won by set Loras Opponents

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6 2

5 3

5 3

1 3

0 2

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

201 169 179 151 145 165

82 97

20 30

Points by set Loras Opponents

Total 4 4 Total 17 13 Total 651 588