Minnesota Crookston Volleyball
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Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles
1. Will Brittany Looker remain dominant like she has in the first nine matches with a league-leading 5.12 kills per set?
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#22 Augustana Vikings
2. Will Stephanie Pearson and Kassi Green build off strong matches of late as the Golden Eagles look for more options alongside Looker?
Head Coach: Ashley Buckley Record: 7-2 Season at Augie: Seventh Season
#19 Wayne State Wildcats
3. Will setter Sierra Trost continue her strong play as of late? 4. Can UMC pick up some upsets in the next five matches as they play four of their next five against ranked opponents 5. Will UMC be able to control the ball with strong serve-receive passing in their matches this weekend?
Head Coach: Lee Anderson Record at UMC: 47-133 Season at UMC: Eighth Season
Head Coach: Scott Kneifl Record: 8-1 Season at NSU: 10th Season
Sept. 19-20 2014 • Crookston, Minn. • Lysaker Gymnasium Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. vs. No. 22 Augustana College Sept. 20 - 4 p.m. vs. No. 19 Wayne State College Video: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/crk/#liveEventsTab Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/umcrookston/wvball/
#Looker4AllAmerican 2014 Schedule September Maryville Invitational (St. Louis, Mo.) 5 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan W, 3-1 5 vs. Saint Joseph’s W, 3-1 6 vs. West Liberty W, 3-1 6 at Maryville W, 3-2 Northern State Invitational (Aberdeen, S.D.) 12 vs. Minot State W, 3-1 12 vs. Southwest Baptist W, 3-0 13 vs. St. Cloud State L, 3-0 13 at #21 Northern State L, 3-0 NSIC Schedule 16 at Bemidji State W, 3-0 19 #22 Augustana 7 p.m. 20 #19 Wayne State 4 p.m. 23 #3 Minnesota Duluth 7 p.m. 26 at #7 SMSU 7 p.m. 27 at Sioux Falls 4 p.m. October 3 at Minnesota State 7 p.m. 4 at #1 Concordia-St. Paul 4 p.m. 10 Winona State 7 p.m. 11 Upper Iowa 4 p.m. 14 at St. Cloud State 7 p.m. 17 #21 Northern State 7 p.m. 18 MSU Moorhead 4 p.m. 24 at U-Mary 7 p.m. 25 at Minot State 7 p.m. 28 Bemidji State 7 p.m. 31 Sioux Falls 5 p.m. November 1 #7 SMSU 4 p.m. 7 at Wayne State 7 p.m. 8 at Augustana 3 p.m.
Senior outside hitter Brittany Looker continues to lead the entire NSIC in kills per set with 5.12 kills per set as she is off to a phenomenal start to her senior season. Looker has already notched four matches with 20 or more kills, including a career-high 29 kills against Maryville. She tallied 23 kills in just three sets for an average of 7.7 kills per set against Bemidji State on Tuesday. 5.12 Kill/Set .267 hitting pct. 2.73 Digs/Set 12 aces
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#91kills Brittany Looker is up to 1,186 kills in her time at Minnesota Crookston. She needs just 91 kills to move past Allison Kluck to become the all-time kills leader for the Golden Eagles. She is currently in fourth place. Looker needs 61 to move past Kendra Corneliusen in third and 83 to move past Erin Flynn in second. In addition, Looker needs just 81 more digs to move past the 1,000 dig mark. When she does, she will become the third player in school history to notch 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs along with Kendra Corneliusen and Joan Ebnet.
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Morgan VanGerpen is currently fourth in the league in blocks per set with 1.28 blocks per set. VanGerpen has been a staple on the block for four seasons for UMC. She needs just five blocks to move into second all-time for block assists and 32 to move into second for total blocks.
Kassi Green is coming off one of her strongest matches of the season against Bemidji State. The right side hitter notched 11 kills and hit .292. Green is averaging 1.82 kills per set so far this season, which is her redshirt freshman year.