Women's Volleyball Game Notes • 9/16/14

SEP. 16, 2014 • VOL IV

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: 4-7 (HOME: 3-2, AWAY: 0-2, NEUTRAL: 1-3) IIAC: 0-0 (HOME: 0-0, AWAY: 0-0) LABOR DAY CLASSIC - ST. LOUIS, MO.

IOWA CONFERENCE PLAY SET TO START ...

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

L, 3-1

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.

L, 3-0 L, 3-0 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

Last spring, Duhawk Head Coach Jenna Ness explained that the 2014 season would feature some of the toughest competition Loras has faced in recent years. She echoed similar sentiments after the Cornell Classic. “We play tough teams for a reason, the strong start to the season has helped prepare us for conference play,” Ness said. With a 4-7 record, the Duhawks are set to open up conference play on Wednesday.

LORAS LOOKING TO SNAP 4-GAME SKID IN WEEK 4 ...

Loras enters week four eyeing a turnaround. After two tough matches in which the Duhawks hung with No. 2 UW-Stevens Point and No. 16 St. Thomas, Loras looks to build off of the progress made at the Cornell Classic. Their first opportunity to get back in the win column is at home on Wednesday before they travel to the Twin Cities for the St. Kate’s Invitational this weekend.

DUHAWKS SET TO DIG FOR A CURE ...

The Duhawks host the Luther College Norse in their Iowa Conference opener on Wednesday. The annual “Dig For a Cure” match has been expanded to raise awareness and fundraise for both Breast Cancer and Leukemia. Fans are encouraged to wear pink and orange to help in raising awareness. On the concourse, fans can find several education and interactive booths hosted by local business and organizations. Additionally, Loras College Dance Marathon will be assisting “Mircale Kids” in handing out game programs. The Duhawks will also hold a 50/50 raffle in which proceeds will benefit charities including; Maria’s House, Leukemia Society, and the Visiting Nurses Association.

NESS, BROWN FACE OFF AGAINST ALMA MATER ...

Wednesday’s conference match pits Ness and assistant coach Sophia Brown against their alma mater. Ness, a 2011 graduate of Luther, played for the Norse before begining her coaching career as a student assistant in 2010. Brown, a 2013 graduate, appeared in 300 games for Luther, earning an All-Conference nod her senior year.

CRYSTAL-CLEAR HIGH-DEFINITION ...

As with every home game, those who cannot attend can tune into the Duhawk Broadcast Network by simply go to: www.duhawks.com/live.

LUTHER NORSE

Current Streak ����������������������������������������������������������������Won 1 Conference ������������������������������������������������������������������������ IIAC TEAM LEADERS Kills ��������������������������������������������������������� Leah Broderick (139) Assists �������������������������������������������������������Lindsey Ryan (361) Digs ������������������������������������������������������������ Taylor Gaide (194) Blocks ������������������������������������������������������ Leah Broderick (34) Aces ������������������������������������������������������������� Taylor Gaide (17)

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 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/RS RS RS DS/L

Ht. 5-3 5-9 5-10 5-4 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-5 5-11 5-9 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 Jr. Orland Park, Ill. / Sandburg Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic So. Muscatine, Iowa / Muscatine Sr. Troy, Mo. / Troy Buchanan

LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL @LORASVOLLEYBALL

St. Kate’s Wildcats

Current Streak ����������������������������������������������������������������Won 2 Conference ���������������������������������������������������������������������� MIAC TEAM LEADERS Kills ��������������������������������������������������������������Alyssa Beach (97) Assists ��������������������������������������������������� Karsee Knutson (207) Digs ����������������������������������������������������������� Shanee Herd (192) Blocks ����������������������������������������������������������Amber Zeiher (27) Aces................................. Karsee Knutson, Alyssa Beach (12)

St. Olaf Oles

Current Streak ����������������������������������������������������������������Won 1 Conference ���������������������������������������������������������������������� MIAC TEAM LEADERS Kills �������������������������������������������������������������� Devon Flohrs (93) Assists ��������������������������������������������������������Kersten Bork (167) Digs ���������������������������������������������������������������Abby Slack (182) Blocks �����������������������������������������������������Sophie Schwartz (23) Aces ����������������������������������������������������������������Abby Slack (10)

Hamline Pipers

Current Streak ������������������������������������������������������������������� Won 7 Conference ��������������������������������������������������������������������������MIAC TEAM LEADERS Kills ������������������������������������������������������������� Caitlyn Gottwald (45) Assists ����������������������������������������������������������� Vassi Prattas (136) Digs ������������������������������������������������������������ Lynsey Reimer (146) Blocks................................. Stephanie Kaup, Gabriella Feldt (13) Aces ��������������������������������������������������������������� Lynsey Reimer (9)

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 The Automated ScoreBook Loras Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2014) All matches RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

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

Player

Kara Kentner Danni Kennedy Tara Blake Liz Jendra Taylor Serrano Therese Schultz Harris Hunter Jenna Erickson Christina Angeli Courtney Boyd 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 4-7 0-0 4-7

k/s

Attack e

40 120 3.00 18 40 89 2.22 25 37 77 2.08 19 40 64 1.60 27 40 57 1.42 39 40 50 1.25 19 3 2 0.67 2 37 2 0.05 4 39 2 0.05 8 38 1 0.03 4 2 0 0.00 0 30 0 0.00 0 40 464 11.60 165 40 483 12.07 218 LORASW

OPP

464 165 1428 .209 11.6

483 218 1538 .172 12.1

413 10.3

438 10.9

70 50 1.8

61 60 1.5

62 1.5

73 1.8

679 17.0

729 18.2

20 58 49.0 1.2 24 26

23 88 67.0 1.7 31 18

510 5/102 4/12 0 0

589 2/294 -

ta

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

pct

308 .331 175 4.38 236 .271 5 0.12 266 .218 8 0.22 220 .168 3 0.08 163 .110 1 0.03 171 .181 20 0.50 7 .000 0 0.00 8 -.250 195 5.27 37 -.162 4 0.10 10 -.300 2 0.05 0 .000 0 0.00 2 .000 0 0.00 1428 .209 413 10.32 1538 .172 438 10.95 Date Aug 29 Aug 29 Aug 30 Sep 02 Sep 05 Sep 05 Sep 06 Sep 06 Sep 09 Sep 13 Sep 13

sa

11 5 3 7 0 0 1 26 9 3 0 5 70 61

AWAY 0-2 0-0 0-2

Serve se sa/s

1 7 5 7 0 0 1 13 6 4 0 6 50 60

0.28 0.12 0.08 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.70 0.23 0.08 0.00 0.17 1.75 1.52

re

1 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 9 29 1 3 2 62 73

Opponent vs Greenville at #11 Washington U. vs Fontbonne GRINNELL CORNELL COLLEGE UW-PLATTEVILLE MONMOUTH COLLEGE CARTHAGE COLLEGE at North Central vs #2 UWSP vs #16 Univ. of St. Thomas

Dig dig dig/s

126 3.15 29 0.73 95 2.57 35 0.88 4 0.10 9 0.22 2 0.67 85 2.30 99 2.54 138 3.63 2 1.00 55 1.83 679 16.98 729 18.23 L L W W L W W L L L L

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

NEUTRAL 1-3 0-0 1-3

bs

2 2 1 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 23

Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe

11 17 7 2 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 88

13 19 8 6 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 49.0 67.0

0.32 2 0.47 3 0.22 3 0.15 4 0.55 9 0.25 2 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.00 0 - 1.23 24 1.67 31

11 3 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 1 0 1 26 18

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 25-21,27-29,22-25,18-25 21-25,22-25,19-25 23-25,13-25,21-25

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

WEEKLY FUN FACT Freshman Haley Bergan recorded a career-high in digs on Saturday at the Cornell Classic. In the Duhawks match against No. 16 St. Thomas, Bergan tallied 21 digs in her first appearance at libero.

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Att. 48 214 0 148 84 108 82 88 375 0 0

LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS LEADERS The Automated ScoreBook Loras Category Leaders (as of Sep 16, 2014) All matches

# ATTACK (by K)

Kara Kentner 9 Danni Kennedy 12 Tara Blake 10 Liz Jendra 14 Taylor Serrano 7 Therese Schultz 13 Jenna Erickson 17 Harris Hunter 5 Christina Angeli 24 Courtney Boyd 8 Haley Bergan 16

# SET (by A)

Jenna Erickson 16 Kara Kentner 7 Therese Schultz 12 Tara Blake 9 Danni Kennedy 5 Christina Angeli 10 Liz Jendra 24 Courtney Boyd 14 Taylor Serrano 4 Brittany Lijewski 8 Haley Bergan 13

# BLOCK (by Total)

Taylor Serrano Danni Kennedy 16 Kara Kentner 7 Therese Schultz 12 Tara Blake 10 Liz Jendra 8 Haley Bergan 4 Brittany Lijewski 5 Christina Angeli 13 Jenna Erickson 14 9

S

K

40 120 40 89 37 77 40 64 40 57 40 50 37 2 3 2 39 2 38 1 30 0 S

A

37 195 40 175 40 20 37 8 40 5 39 4 40 3 38 2 40 1 2 0 30 0 S

40 40 40 40 37 40 30 2 39 37

BS

10 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 0

K/S

E

3.00 2.22 2.08 1.60 1.42 1.25 0.05 0.67 0.05 0.03 0.00

18 25 19 27 39 19 4 2 8 4 0

A/S

TA

5.27 4.38 0.50 0.22 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00 BA

12 17 11 9 7 2 0 0 0 0

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Total

22.0 19.0 13.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

TA

Pct

308 .331 236 .271 266 .218 220 .168 163 .110 171 .181 8 -.250 7 .000 37 -.162 10 -.300 2 .000 Pct

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Blk/S

0.55 0.47 0.32 0.25 0.22 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

# KILL (by K)

Kara Kentner 9 Danni Kennedy 12 Tara Blake 10 Liz Jendra 14 Taylor Serrano 7 Therese Schultz 5 Christina Angeli 13 Jenna Erickson 17 Harris Hunter 24 Courtney Boyd 8 Haley Bergan 16

# SERVE (by SA)

Jenna Erickson 16 Kara Kentner 5 Christina Angeli 10 Liz Jendra 8 Haley Bergan 9 Danni Kennedy 12 Tara Blake 24 Courtney Boyd 17 Harris Hunter 13

# DEFENSE (by Dig)

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

# RECEPT (by TA)

Courtney Boyd TM Team 12 Tara Blake 10 Liz Jendra 5 Christina Angeli 8 Haley Bergan 4 Brittany Lijewski 16 Kara Kentner 17 Harris Hunter 9 Danni Kennedy 14 Taylor Serrano 24

DUHAWK

S

40 40 37 40 40 40 39 37 3 38 30 S

37 40 39 40 30 40 37 38 3 S

38 40 39 37 37 30 40 40 40 40 2 3 S

38 37 40 39 30 2 40 3 40 40

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K

K/S

120 89 77 64 57 50 2 2 2 1 0 SA

3.00 2.22 2.08 1.60 1.42 1.25 0.05 0.05 0.67 0.03 0.00

SE SA/S

26 11 9 7 5 5 3 3 1

13 1 6 7 6 7 5 4 1 Dig

138 126 99 95 85 55 35 29 9 4 2 2

0.70 0.28 0.23 0.17 0.17 0.12 0.08 0.08 0.33

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Dig/S

0.76 0.05 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.10 0.50 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00

Pct

-

BHE

3.63 3.15 2.54 2.57 2.30 1.83 0.88 0.73 0.22 0.10 1.00 0.67

RE RE/S

29 2 8 9 9 3 1 1 0 0 0

TA

1 11 0 1 5 1 0 3 3 1 0 0

TA

-

Pct

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LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM STATISTICS The Automated ScoreBook Loras Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2014) All matches Overall record: 4-7 Conf: 0-0 Home: 3-2 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 1-3 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

464 165 1428 .209 11.6

483 218 1538 .172 12.1

413 10.3

438 10.9

70 50 1.8

61 60 1.5

62 1.5

73 1.8

679 17.0

729 18.2

20 58 49.0 1.2 24 26

23 88 67.0 1.7 31 18

510 5/102 4/12 0 0

589 2/294 -

Match wins by #sets Loras Opponents

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

0 0

0 0

3 3

1 2

0 2

Sets won by set Loras Opponents

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

7 4

5 6

5 6

1 4

0 2

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

270 231 241 100 222 224 240 122

20 30

Points by set Loras Opponents

Total 4 7 Total 18 22 Total 862 838