Minnesota Crookston Volleyball
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Week 10 #UMCvolleyballNotes ™
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1. Can UMC follow up their five-set thriller against No. 8 Southwest Minnesota State?
Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles
Head Coach: Lee Anderson Record at UMC: 54-147 Season at UMC: Eighth Season
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2. Will the UMC block be as productive as last match, with 18 total blocks?
#8 Wayne State Wildcats
3. Can UMC send out the senior class of Brittany Looker, Mary Mikutowski and Morgan VanGerpen on a winning note?
Augustana Vikings
Head Coach: Scott Kneifl Record: 22-5 Season at USF: 10th Season
Head Coach: Ashley Buckley Record: 16-10 Season at SMSU: Sixth Season
4. Will Brittany Looker finish out her historic career with two strong matches? 5. What young players will step up as UMC looks to build for future seasons?
Nov. 7, 2014 • Wayne, Neb. • Rice Auditorium • 7 p.m.
Nov. 7 - 7 p.m. vs. Wayne State Live Stats: http://www.wsc.edu/athletics/mediastats/volleyball/xlive.htm Video:http://portal.stretchinternet.com/wsc/
NOV. 8, 2014 • Sioux Falls, S.D. • Elmen Center • 3 p.m. Nov. 8 - 3 p.m. vs. Augustana Live Stats: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/augie/ Video: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/augie/
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 #22Augustana L, 3-0 20 #19 Wayne State L, 3-1 23 #2 Minnesota Duluth L, 3-0 26 at #7 SMSU L, 3-0 27 at Sioux Falls L, 3-2 October 3 at Minnesota State W, 3-1 4 at #3 Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-0 10 Winona State L, 3-0 11 Upper Iowa L, 3-2 14 at St. Cloud State W, 3-0 17 Northern State L, 3-2 18 MSU Moorhead L, 3-0 24 at U-Mary W, 3-0 25 at Minot State L, 3-2 28 Bemidji State W, 3-2 31 Sioux Falls L, 3-0 November 1 #8 SMSU L, 3-0 7 at #8 Wayne State 7 p.m. 8 at Augustana 3 p.m.
#LOOKERFirstTeamAllNSIC 1,422 kills 1,088 digs Senior outside hitter Brittany Looker was named First Team All-NSIC for the second season in a row. Looker was a four-time All-NSIC selection. The senior has led the NSIC in kills per set this season with 4.14 kills per set. In addition, Looker is ranked second in total attacks nationally, fifth in attacks per set and eighth in total kills. She is one of two UMC players in program history to earn All-NSIC First Team along with Joan Ebnet.
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8 Looker
#FiveSetThriller The University of Minnesota Crookston volleyball team took No. 8 Southwest Minnesota State University to five sets last Saturday, as they looked to upset a No. 10 team. The Golden Eagles led 6-0 in the fifth set but the Mustangs would come back to secure the win despite a valiant effort from the Golden Eagles.
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7 Kelci Green
4 Morgan VanGerpen
Kelci Green has been a big threat on the block this season. Green led the Golden Eagle block against SMSU with 12 total blocks out of 18 team blocks on the match. Green is averaging 1.7 blocks per set over the last eight matches for the Golden Eagles.
UMC middle hitter/right side hitter Morgan VanGerpen put together one of the strongest matches of her career with 12 kills and a .357 hitting percentage with two solo blocks against Southwest Minnesota State.