2016 Wisconsin-Whitewater Regional Guide

Also See:
Calvin Regional Guide
Northwestern Regional Guide

8 To Watch
Lauren Pfeifer, Wisconsin-Whitewater senior outside
Tina Elstner, Wisconsin-Oshkosh sophomore outside
Caroline Dupont, Washington-St. Louis senior middle
Alexis Thompson, Hope senior libero
Hannah Nimrick, Elmhurst senior setter
Sarah Parker, Heidelberg senior middle
MacKenzie McFarlin, Bluffton senior middle
Allyson Mitchell, Greenville junior outside

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Schedule at Russell Arena in the Williams Center in Whitewater, Wis.
Nov. 10 (times central)
12:30 p.m. #3 Washington-St. Louis (22-10) 3 vs. #6 Heidelberg (23-9) 2
3 p.m. #2 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (28-7) 2 vs. #7 Bluffton (23-8) 3
5:30 p.m. #4 Hope (25-5) 0 vs. #5 Elmhurst (22-12) 3
8 p.m. #1 Wisconsin-Whitewater (27-6) 3 vs. #8 Greenville (25-7) 0
Nov. 11
4:30 p.m. #3 Washington-St. Louis (23-10) 3 vs. #7 Bluffton (24-8) 0
7 p.m. #1 Wisconsin-Whitewater (28-6) 3 vs. #5 Elmhurst (23-12) 2
Nov. 12
7 p.m. #1 Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-6) 1 vs. #3 Washington-St. Louis (24-10) 3

WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 27-6 (No. 1 Midwest Region, No. 11 AVCA)
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Location: Whitewater, Wis.
Nickname: Warhawks
Colors: Purple & white
Enrollment: 11,142
Founded: 1868
Famous Alum: Mark Neumann, politician
Key Wins: Elmhurst (3-0); Ohio Wesleyan (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-0); UW-Oshkosh (3-0); Christopher Newport (3-0); St. Norbert (3-0); Trinity (Texas) (3-2); Concordia Wisconsin (3-2); UW-La Crosse (3-0)(3-1); UW-Eau Claire (3-0); Millikin (3-0); Bethel (3-1); UW-Stevens Point (3-2).
Losses: Gustavus Adolphus (2-3); Bluffton (1-3); Cal Lutheran (0-3); UW-Stevens Point (2-3); Elmhurst (0-3); UW-Platteville (2-3).
All-Conference Players (WIAC): Senior OH Lauren Pfeifer (1st); junior MB Courtney Wagner (1st); senior S Staci Hasler (1st); junior RS Sydney Racky (HM); Brittany Robinson (HM, All-Defensive Team).
All-Region Players (Midwest): Junior MB Courtney Wagner (1st); senior S Staci Hasler (1st); junior RS Sydney Racky (1st); Brittany Robinson (1st); Stacy Boudreau (Coach of the Year).

Team Leaders
Kills: Lauren Pfeifer 353; Courtney Wagner 316; Sydney Racky 289
Assists: Staci Hasler 1,071; Elizabeth Niestrom 109; Brittany Robinson 106
Aces: B. Robinson 50; Tessa Weber 42; Elizabeth Tworek 36
Digs: B. Robinson 573; E. Tworek 315; L. Pfeifer 310
Blocks: C. Wagner 135; Ashton Doll 106; L. Pfeifer 81

Team Stats (national ranks)
Kills/Set: 12.69 (54)
Hitting Percentage: .210 (64)
Digs/Set: 16.31 (183)
Blocks/Set: 2.30 (14)
Aces/Set: 1.66 (273)

No. 2 Seed University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 28-7 (No. 3 Midwest Region, No. 17 AVCA)
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Location: Oshkosh, Wis.
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Black & gold
Enrollment: 13,800
Founded: 1871
Famous Alum: Jim Gantner, former MLB player
Key Wins: Birmingham-Southern (3-2); Millikin (3-2); Concordia Wisconsin (3-0); St. Norbert (3-2); Trinity (Texas) (3-2); UW-Eau Claire (3-0); Gustavus Adolphus (3-2); UW-Stevens Point (3-1); Elmhurst (3-1).
Losses: Emory (0-3); St. Thomas (0-3); UW-Whitewater (0-3); UW-La Crosse (1-3)(1-3); Northwestern (1-3); Carthage (0-3).
All-Conference Players (WIAC): Sophomore OH Tina Elstner (1st); freshman RS Samantha Jaeke (1st); senior S Lexi Thiel (HM); senior MB Nerissa Vogt (HM); sophomore MB Carly Lemke (HM).
All-Region Players (Midwest): Sophomore OH Tina Elstner (HM); freshman RS Samantha Jaeke (Freshman of the Year).

Team Leaders
Kills: Tina Elstner 390; Samantha Jaeke 321; Shannon Herman 202
Assists: Lexi Thiel 1,213; S. Jaeke 63; Morgan Windau 57
Aces: T. Elstner 39; S. Jaeke 36; Laura Trochinski 28
Digs: Rachel Gardner 354; T. Elstner 351; L. Trochinski 309
Blocks: Nerissa Vogt 107; S. Jaeke 106; Carly Lemke 86

Team Stats (national ranks)
Kills/Set: 12.12 (90)
Hitting Percentage: .213 (53)
Digs/Set: 16.29 (187)
Blocks/Set: 2.68 (2)
Aces/Set: 1.41 (360)

No. 3 Seed Washington University in St. Louis 22-10 (No. 3 Central Region, No. 16 AVCA)
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Location: St. Louis, Mo.
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Red & green
Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1853
Famous Alum: Phyllis Schlafly, former lawyer
Key Wins: Juniata (3-2); Heidelberg (3-2); Cal Lutheran (3-2); Greenville (3-0)(3-1); Carnegie Mellon (3-1); Rochester (3-0); Millikin (3-2); Wittenberg (3-0); Chicago (3-1).
Losses: DePauw (1-3); Illinois Wesleyan (1-3); La Verne (1-3); UW-Whitewater (0-3); Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (0-3); Elmhurst (0-3); Chicago (1-3); Emory (1-3)(1-3); Texas Dallas (1-3).
All-Conference Players (UAA): Senior MB Caroline Dupont (1st); senior OH Rexi Sheredy (1st); sophomore MB Julianna Malek (2nd); sophomore OH Ifeoma Ufondu (2nd).
All-Region Players (Central): Senior MB Caroline Dupont (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Caroline Dupont 318; Ifeoma Ufondu 288; Rexi Sheredy 263
Assists: Chloe Stile 1,006; Savannah Zhang 245; Zoe Baxter 44
Aces: C. Dupont 30; R. Sheredy 30; Z. Baxter 23
Digs: Z. Baxter 432; R. Sheredy 335; Natalie Stephanus 294
Blocks: C. Dupont 120; J. Malek 97; I. Ufondu 71

Team Stats (national ranks)
Kills/Set: 12.98 (35)
Hitting Percentage: .233 (27)
Digs/Set: 16.96 (122)
Blocks/Set: 2.07 (31)
Aces/Set: 1.41 (361)

No. 4 Seed Hope College 25-5 (No. 5 Great Lakes Region; No. 9 AVCA)
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Location: Holland, Mich.
Nickname: Flying Dutch
Colors: Orange & blue
Enrollment: 3,644
Founded: 1866
Famous Alum: Jim Kaat, former MLB player
Key Wins: Wittenberg (3-0); Bethany (3-2); Millikin (3-0); Heidelberg (3-0); Clarkson (3-2); Calvin (3-2).
Losses: Calvin (0-3)(2-3); Albion (0-3); Elmhurst (1-3); DePauw (0-3).
All-Conference Players (MIAA): Senior L Alexis Thompson (1st); junior S Sophia Hackett (1st); senior MH Courtney Van Houzen (2nd); senior OH Sarah Feldpausch (2nd).
All-Region Players (Great Lakes): Senior L Alexis Thompson (1st); junior S Sophia Hackett (1st); senior MH Courtney Van Houzen (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Katie Rietberg 322; Sarah Feldpausch 295; Courtney Van Houzen 285
Assists: Sophia Hackett 1,131; Haley Muller 56; Alexis Thompson 56
Aces: S. Hackett 33; S. Feldpausch 26; C. Van Houzen 26
Digs: A. Thompson 631; S. Hackett 314; S. Feldpausch 249
Blocks: C. Van Houzen 90; H. Muller 70; Vanessa Reynhout 53

Team Stats (national ranks)
Kills/Set: 13.44 (14)
Hitting Percentage: .205 (77)
Digs/Set: 17.85 (60)
Blocks/Set: 1.96 (53)
Aces/Set: 1.45 (347)

No. 5 Seed Elmhurst College 22-12 (No. 4 Midwest Region, No. 23 AVCA)
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Location: Elmhurst, Ill.
Nickname: Bluejays
Colors: Blue & white
Enrollment: 3,350
Founded: 1871
Famous Alum: David Rasche, actor
Key Wins: Gustavus Adolphus (3-2); Bluffton (3-0); Washington-St. Louis (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-2)(3-2); UW-Eau Claire (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-0); UW-La Crosse (3-2); Chicago (3-2); Ohio Wesleyan (3-2); Hope (3-1); Millikin (3-1).
Losses: UW-La Crosse (2-3); UW-Whitewater (0-3); Cal Lutheran (1-3); Wittenberg (1-3); Trinity (Texas) (1-3); Augustana (2-3); Juniata (1-3); Calvin (0-3); Heidelberg (2-3); UW-Oshkosh (1-3); Illinois Wesleyan (0-3); Millikin (0-3).
All-Conference Players (CCIW): Senior S Hannah Nimrick (1st); senior MH Mary Lawrence (1st); senior MH Melissa Nava (1st); junior L Amy Schryver (2nd).
All-Region Players (Midwest): Senior S Hannah Nimrick (1st); senior MH Mary Lawrence (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Melissa Nava 326; Mary Lawrence 308; Alli Rogers 299
Assists: Hannah Nimrick 1,172; Amy Schryver 150; A. Rogers 45
Aces: A. Schryver 35; M. Lawrence 34; H. Nimrick 33
Digs: A. Schryver 617; H. Nimrick 391; A. Rogers 253
Blocks: M. Lawrence 135; H. Nimrick 79; M. Nava 74

Team Stats (national ranks)
Kills/Set: 12.75 (51)
Hitting Percentage: .215 (50)
Digs/Set: 15.54 (240)
Blocks/Set: 2.08 (29)
Aces/Set: 1.55 (317)

No. 6 Seed Heidelberg University 23-9 (No. 6 Great Lakes Region; NR AVCA)
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Location: Tiffin, Ohio
Nickname: Student Princes
Colors: Red, orange & black
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1850
Famous Alum: John Buccigross, sportscaster
Key Wins: Clark (3-0); MIT (3-1); Juniata (3-0); Mount Union (3-0)(3-1); Clarkson (3-1); Elmhurst (3-2); Ohio Wesleyan (3-2).
Losses: Ohio Northern (1-3)(2-3); Hope (0-3); Denison (2-3); Washington-St. Louis (2-3); Calvin (0-3); DePauw (0-3); Bluffton (1-3); Mary Washington (1-3).
All-Conference Players (OAC): Senior MH Sarah Parker (Co-Player of the Year); junior L Rachel Raimondo (1st, Libero of the Year); Karlie DiRuzza (2nd); senior OH Janessa Scott (HM); senior MH Mariah Sullivan (HM).
All-Region Players (Great Lakes): Senior MH Sarah Parker (Co-Player of the Year); junior L Rachel Raimondo (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Sarah Parker 476; Janessa Scott 293; Mariah Sullivan 286
Assists: Karlie DiRuzza 1,280; Anna McNabb 45; Rachel Raimondo 41
Aces: R. Raimondo 36; M. Sullivan 36; Megan Mills 32
Digs: R. Raimondo 653; M. Mills 374; K. DiRuzza 268
Blocks: S. Parker 98; Laura Schrag 72; M. Sullivan 72

Team Stats (national ranks)
Kills/Set: 12.73 (53)
Hitting Percentage: .214 (54)
Digs/Set: 17.76 (67)
Blocks/Set: 1.67 (143)
Aces/Set: 1.43 (355)

No. 7 Seed Bluffton University 23-8 (No. 8 Great Lakes Region; NR AVCA)
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Location: Bluffton, Ohio
Nickname: Beavers
Colors: Purple & white
Enrollment: 1,094
Founded: 1899
Famous Alum: Phyllis Diller, former comedian
Key Wins: New Paltz (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-1); Heidelberg (3-1).
Losses: Hanover (1-3); Ohio Northern (1-3)(0-3); Baldwin Wallace (0-3); Wooster (2-3); DePauw (0-3); Ohio Wesleyan (0-3); Elmhurst (0-3).
All-Conference Players (HCAC): Senior OH MacKenzie McFarlin (Offensive Player of the Year); junior L Sydney Mohler (1st, Defensive Player of the Year); sophomore S Erin Weisgarber (1st); senior MH Lauren Weisgarber (1st).
All-Region Players (Great Lakes): Senior MH Lauren Weisgarber (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: MacKenzie McFarlin 395; Lauren Weisgarber 353; Bethany Martini 267
Assists: Erin Weisgarber 1,103; Sydney Mohler 95; Becca Tourney 32
Aces: S. Mohler 38; Abby Rohrbach 30; B. Tourney 28
Digs: S. Mohler 566; E. Weisgarber 266; A. Rohrbach 245
Blocks: L. Weisgarber 74; Jessie Gibson 45; B. Tourney 45

Team Stats (national ranks)
Kills/Set: 13.19 (25)
Hitting Percentage: .208 (66)
Digs/Set: 18.10 (49)
Blocks/Set: 1.47 (200)
Aces/Set: 1.64 (285)

No. 8 Seed Greenville College 25-7 (NR Central Region, NR AVCA)
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Location: Greenville, Ill.
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange & black
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 1892
Famous Alum: Bob Briner, former writer
Key Wins: New Paltz (3-2).
Losses: UW-La Crosse (0-3); Washington-St. Louis (0-3)(1-3); Westminster (Mo.) (2-3); Webster (2-3); Millikin (0-3); Illinois-Springfield (1-3).
All-Conference Players (SLIAC): Junior OH Allyson Mitchell (1st); senior RS Savannah Sells (1st); senior MB Sierah Ruffner (2nd); senior S Kirsten Laune (3rd).
All-Region Players (Central): [None].

Team Leaders
Kills: Allyson Mitchell 417; Savannah Sells 309; Sierah Ruffner 223
Assists: Kirsten Laune 1,068; Alex Falcone 62; Janisha Pealer 34
Aces: A. Mitchell 63; K. Laune 52; Emily Thebeau 26
Digs: A. Mitchell 327; K. Laune 280; J. Pealer 276
Blocks: S. Sells 128; Brittni Bell 114; S. Ruffner 107

Team Stats (national ranks)
Kills/Set: 11.78 (114)
Hitting Percentage: .208 (65)
Digs/Set: 13.68 (370)
Blocks/Set: 2.18 (16)
Aces/Set: 1.95 (165)

-Ricky Nelson