Golden Eagle Volleyball
Shawn D. Smith, Sports Information Director • 218-281-8414 (work) • 319-431-2545 (cell) • smithsd@umn.edu Minnesota Crookston 8-9; 3-6 NSIC Head Coach: Lee Anderson At UMC: 50-144 Career: 76-227
Top Players Jr. OH 8 Brittany Looker (Rochester, Minn.) 3.65 k/set, 2.81 d/set Sr. Lib. 6 Chelsea Wiesner (Rochester, Minn.) 4.26 d/set
Minot State 7-11; 3-6 NSIC Head Coach: Travis Ward At MSU: 31-51 Career: 31-51
Top Players So. OH 14 Mallory Sall 3.24 K/Set Jr. OH 4 Jen Dixon 3.22 K/Set, 3.01 D/Set
On Tap For This Weekend
Fri., Oct. 18 Minot State at Minnesota Crookston • 7 p.m. • Lysaker Gymnasium Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/umcrookston/wvball/ Live Video: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/crk.portal# Sat., Oct. 19 U-Mary at Minnesota Crookston • 4 p.m. • Lysaker Gymnasium Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/umcrookston/wvball/ Live Video: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/crk.portal#
Golden Eagle Quick Hits Moving On Up UMC outside hitter Brittany Looker (Jr., OH, Rochester, Minn.) has had a very strong 2013 season so far for the Golden Eagles. She is averaging 3.65 kills per set, which is the seventh in the NSIC, the premier NCAA Division II volleyball conference. Looker is currently in the top 10 all-time for kills at UMC as she currently sits at eighth with 840 career kills. She needs just 20 more to surpass former teammate Amanda Swann in seventh place. In addition, Looker is closing in on 1,000 career points at UMC as she currently needs just 31 points. Slaying The Dragons The University of Minnesota Crookston snapped a 16-match winless streak against MSU Moorhead last Friday as they came from behind 2-1 to pick up a 3-2 victory over the Dragons. The Golden Eagles were led in the match by Brittany Looker (Jr., OH, Rochester, Minn.) with 16 kills while Alexandra Skeeter (Sr., OH, Milwaukee, Wis.) with 11 kills and Morgan VanGerpen (Jr., MH, Overland Park, Kan.) added 10 kills. The win over the Dragons is the first for any UMC player currently on the roster and for Head Coach Lee Anderson in his seven years leading the team. VanGerpen Stepping Up Junior middle hitter Morgan VanGerpen from Overland Park, Kansas has had a strong season so far and was an integral part of the team’s sweep of Minnesota State and their win over Minnesota State University Moorhead VanGerpen had nine kills, six blocks and hit .600 as the Golden Eagles slaughtered the Mavericks. She has been a force on the block, especially of late with six against Minnesota State, five versus Upper Iowa and four against Winona State. VanGerpen had 11 kills and seven blocks in the win over MSU Moorhead. She is averaging 1.68 kills per set and 0.88 blocks per set. Crucial Stretch The Golden Eagles have a crucial stretch coming up in the next two weeks as their next four matches are against teams that they are either tied with or who are ranked below them in the polls. If the Golden Eagles want to move up in the standings they will have to end the next four matches with a good record. UMC, Sioux Falls and Minot State are tied for 10th overall while U-Mary and Bemidji State are currently below UMC in the standings. Their fifth match of the stretch will come against No .6 Southwest Minnesota State University. Five-Set Thrillers The University of Minnesota Crookston has been prone for five-set matches this season as they have battled back in several matches this season and have currently played in four five-set matches this season. The Golden Eagles have picked up five-set wins over MSU Moorhead and Bemidji State and lost to St. Cloud State and Upper Iowa.
U-Mary 3-13; 0-9 NSIC Head Coach: Steve Novacek At UM: 11-65 Career: 11-65
Top Players R-Fr. OH 8 Alexis Jacobs 3.44 K/Set, 2.23 D/Set Fr. Lib. 2 Alex Brown 3.71 D/Set
2013 Schedule Hilltopper-Rattler Classic 9/6 at St. Mary’s San Antonio, Texas W, 3-1 9/6 #8 Central Missouri San Antonio, Texas L, 3-0 9/7 at St. Edward’s Austin, Texas W, 3-1 9/7 Merrimack Austin, Texas W, 3-0 Wildcat Invitational 9/13 Lake Superior State Marquette, Mich. W, 3-0 9/13 at Northern Michigan Marquette, Mich. L, 3-0 9/14 Michigan Tech Marquette, Mich. W, 3-0 9/14 Quincy Marquette, Mich. L, 3-1 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 9/19 at #1 Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn. L, 3-0 9/21 St. Cloud State Crookston, Minn. L, 3-2 9/24 Bemidji State Crookston, Minn. W, 3-2 9/27 at Upper Iowa Fayette, Iowa L, 3-2 9/28 at Winona State Winona, Minn. L, 3-0 10/4 #1Concordia-St.Paul Crookston, Minn. L, 3-0 10/5 Minnesota State Crookston, Minn. W, 3-0 10/11 at MSU Moorhead Moorhead, Minn. W, 3-2 10/12 at Northern State Aberdeen, S.D. L, 3-0 10/18 Minot State Crookston, Minn. 7 p.m. 10/19 U-Mary Crookston, Minn. 4 p.m. 10/22 at Bemidji State Bemidji, Minn. 7 p.m. 10/25 at Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, S.D. 7 p.m. 10/26 at#7SWMinnesotaState Marshall, Minn. 3 p.m. 11/1 #15 Wayne State Crookston, Minn. 7 p.m. 11/2 Augustana Crookston, Minn. 3 p.m. 11/8 at Minnesota State Mankato, Minn. 7 p.m. 11/9 at #1 Concordia-St. Paul St. Paul, Minn. 4 p.m. 11/15 Winona State Crookston, Minn. 6 p.m. 11/16 Upper Iowa Crookston, Minn. 4 p.m.