Volleyball’s Historic Season

from 2019-20 USD Athletics Annual Report

The Charlies

Back row (l-r): Shelly Stumpff, Jacob Gapp, Courtney Syverson, Aimee Adams, Lolo Weideman, Emily Grathoff, Claire Gerdes, Maddie Wiedenfeld, Jenna Wagemester, Sami Slaughter, Madison Harms, Elizabeth Loschen, Kenzie Hesse, Ally Grothusen, Michael Runde Front row: Pamela Zuluaga, Elizabeth Juhnke, Mehana Fonseca, Anne Rasmussen, Madison Jurgens, Brooklyn Bollweg, Leanne Williamson, Jenna Uher Defensively, the Coyotes led the Summit League and ranked 14th nationally in opponents hitting percentage at .157. Pacing the back row play was senior Anne Rasmussen, the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year, along with senior Mehana Fonseca (224 digs) and sophomore Lolo Weideman (301 digs).

Rasmussen led the Summit League with 612 digs, a total that ranks second most in single season history. for the Oak Creek, Wisconsin, native, who closed her career with 2,004 digs, the sixth individual in Summit League history to reach 2,000 career digs. Slaughter, a junior, ranked second on the team with 417 kills while senior Elizabeth Loschen had 266 and sopohomore Maddie Wiedenfeld 242. It was part of a school-record (Division I era) 1,762 kills for the season.

Harms provided 137 total blocks, the most in a single season during the rally scoring era while Wiedenfeld Her 4.98 digs per set also paced the Summit League

added 122 as part of a team school-record (Division I era) 302.0.

The season saw the Coyotes go 5-0 in five-set matches while 16 of the 31 wins came in three-set sweeps.

Rasmussen, a three-time Summit League First Team selection, was joined by teammates Juhnke, Jurgens and Sami Slaughter on the First Team, while freshman Madison Harms was an honorable mention selection.