2019 St. Thomas Regional Guide

Also See:
Calvin Regional Guide
Chicago Regional Guide

8 To Watch
Ellie Meyer, St. Thomas senior libero
Lexi Wall, St. Olaf junior setter
Hunter Weiss, Saint Benedict junior opposite
April Gehl, Wisconsin-Stevens Point senior outside
Corrina Evans, Augsburg junior middle
Arianna Barrett, Wisconsin-Eau Claire sophomore opposite
Sydney Schwitters, Northwestern sophomore setter
Kara Wright, Dubuque senior outside

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Schedule at Schoenecker Arena in St. Paul, Minn.
Nov. 14 (times central)
12:30 p.m. #3 Saint Benedict (23-5) 3 vs. #6 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (20-9) 1
3 p.m. #2 St. Olaf (26-5) 1 vs. #7 Northwestern (24-8) 3
5:30 p.m. #4 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (26-8) 3 vs. #5 Augsburg (23-6) 2
8 p.m. #1 St. Thomas (29-4) 3 vs. #8 Dubuque (22-10) 1
Nov. 15
4:30 p.m. #3 Saint Benedict (24-5) 3 vs. #7 Northwestern (25-8) 2
7 p.m. #1 St. Thomas (30-4) 0 vs. #4 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (27-8) 3
Nov. 16
7 p.m. #3 Saint Benedict (25-5) 3 vs. #4 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (28-8) 2

ST. THOMAS REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed University of St. Thomas 29-4 (No. 1 Central Region, No. 12 AVCA)
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Location: St. Paul, Minn.
Nickname: Tommies
Enrollment: 6,199
Founded: 1885
Famous Attendee: John Vachon, photographer
Key Wins: UMass Boston (3-0); UW-La Crosse (3-0); Dubuque (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-1); St. Olaf (3-1)(3-1); Millikin (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-2); Stevens (3-1); Northwestern (3-0); Saint Benedict (3-0); Augsburg (3-1)(3-2).
Losses: Carthage (0-3); UW-Eau Claire (0-3); UW-Oshkosh (2-3); IL Wesleyan (1-3).
All-Conference Players (MIAC): Senior L Ellie Meyer (1st, Defensive Player of the Year); sophomore S Grace Anetipa (1st); freshman MB Selena Levendoski (1st, Freshman of the Year); senior OH Madie Kroehler (1st); freshman RS Kate Achenbach (1st); Thanh Pham (Coach of the Year).
All-Region Players (Central): Senior L Ellie Meyer (1st); Grace Anetipa (1st); freshman MB Selena Levendoski (1st, Freshman of the Year); Thanh Pham (Coach of the Year).

Team Leaders
Kills: Madie Kroehler 319; Selena Levendoski 305; Fran Egan 303; Kate Achenbach 269
Assists: Grace Anetipa 1,256; Ellie Meyer 113; M. Kroehler 32; Meghan Mazzola 26
Aces: M. Kroehler 33; E. Meyer 29; M. Mazzola 28; S. Levendoski 22
Digs: E. Meyer 627; M. Kroehler 366; M. Mazzola 358; G. Anetipa 334
Blocks: Hannah Braun 68; S. Levendoski 55; K. Achenbach 50; F. Egan 29

Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)
Kills: 13.84 (8)
Hitting Percentage: .193 (103)
Digs: 19.05 (32)
Blocks: 1.44 (180)
Aces: 1.32 (401)

No. 2 Seed St. Olaf College 26-5 (No. 2 Central Region, No. 23 AVCA)
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Location: Northfield, Minn.
Nickname: Oles
Enrollment: 3,048
Founded: 1874
Famous Attendee: Barry Morrow, screenwriter
Key Wins: Chapman (0-3); CA Lutheran (3-1); UW-Stevens Point (3-2); UW-Platteville (3-1); Loras (3-2); Augsburg (3-2); Northwestern (3-0); Saint Benedict (3-0)(3-1).
Losses: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1-3); St. Thomas-MN (1-3)(1-3); Gustavus Adolphus (0-3); Saint Mary’s-MN (1-3).
All-Conference Players (MIAC): Junior S Lexi Wall (1st); senior OH Lauren Rewers (1st); sophomore MB Katelyn Lannom (1st); senior L Emily Jarnigan (1st).
All-Region Players (Central): Junior S Lexi Wall (1st); senior OH Lauren Rewers (1st); sophomore MB Katelyn Lannom (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Lauren Rewers 419; Summer Reid 346; Katelyn Lannom 341; Morgan Marxer 267
Assists: Lexi Wall 1,392; Emily Jarnigan 98; L. Rewers 12; Jordan Melz 10
Aces: K. Lannom 52; L. Rewers 45; E. Jarnigan & L. Wall 25
Digs: E. Jarnigan 654; L. Wall 335; L. Rewers 287; J. Melz 231
Blocks: K. Lannom 88; L. Rewers 66; Nicole Banitt 63; L. Wall 42

Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)
Kills: 13.63 (15)
Hitting Percentage: .229 (27)
Digs: 17.16 (132)
Blocks: 1.55 (147)
Aces: 1.76 (265)

No. 3 Seed College of Saint Benedict 23-5 (No. 3 Central Region, No. 15 AVCA)
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Location: St. Joseph, Minn.
Nickname: Bennies
Enrollment: 1,782
Founded: 1913
Famous Attendee: Kimberly Blaeser, poet
Key Wins: Mary Hardin-Baylor (3-1); UW-Eau Claire (3-1); Northwestern (3-0)(3-1); Augsburg (3-0).
Losses: Trinity-TX (1-3); Saint Mary’s-MN (1-3); St. Olaf (0-3)(1-3); St. Thomas-MN (0-3).
All-Conference Players (MIAC): Junior RS Hunter Weiss (Player of the Year); junior MB Madison Weiss (1st); junior S Katie Koch (1st).
All-Region Players (Central): Junior RS Hunter Weiss (Player of the Year); junior MB Madison Weiss (1st); junior S Katie Koch (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Hunter Weiss 376; Madison Weiss 339; Gabby Heying 258; Emily Marso 132
Assists: Katie Koch 1,104; Haley LaValle 35; H. Weiss 28; Bridget McDonald 27
Aces: Mary Wenisch 24; H. LaValle 19; B. McDonald 18; G. Heying 16
Digs: H. LaValle 453; M. Wenisch 306; K. Koch 275; B. McDonald 253
Blocks: M. Weiss 169; H. Weiss 104; E. Marso 51; G. Heying 37

Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)
Kills: 13.74 (10)
Hitting Percentage: .253 (9)
Digs: 17.82 (89)
Blocks: 2.33 (7)
Aces: 1.37 (391)

No. 4 Seed University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 26-8 (No. 3 Midwest Region, RV AVCA)
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Location: Stevens Point, Wis.
Nickname: Pointers
Enrollment: 7,725
Founded: 1894
Famous Attendee: Jordan Zimmerman, MLB player
Key Wins: DePauw (3-0); Chicago (3-0); Concordia WI (3-2); Millikin (3-0)(3-0); Loras (3-1); Dubuque (3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-0); UW-La Crosse (3-0)(3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-2)(3-2); UW-Eau Claire (3-1).
Losses: UT Dallas (0-3); Bethel (1-3); St. Olaf (2-3); St. Thomas-MN (2-3); UW-Platteville (2-3); Carthage (1-3); UW-Eau Claire (1-3); Concordia WI (0-3).
All-Conference Players (WIAC): Senior OH April Gehl (Player of the Year); junior S Ellie Adams (1st); senior RS Tara Emme (HM).
All-Region Players (Midwest): Senior OH April Gehl (Player of the Year); junior S Ellie Adams (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: April Gehl 608; Tara Emme 341; Megan Lau 219; Maddie Lawson 208
Assists: Ellie Adams 1,329; Emma Peterson 130; A. Gehl 38; Mazie Nagel 22
Aces: M. Nagel 33; E. Adams 31; A. Gehl 29; M. Lawson 24
Digs: E. Peterson 544; A. Gehl 485; E. Adams 395; M. Nagel 332
Blocks: M. Lawson 121; Hailey Jarr 92; A. Gehl 66; T. Emme 61

Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)
Kills: 13.40 (17)
Hitting Percentage: .214 (60)
Digs: 17.99 (81)
Blocks: 1.94 (31)
Aces: 1.27 (410)

No. 5 Seed Augsburg University 23-6 (No. 5 Central Region, No. 16 AVCA)
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Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Nickname: Auggies
Enrollment: 3,015
Founded: 1869
Famous Attendee: Devean George, NBA player
Key Wins: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3-2); Chapman (3-1); UW-Whitewater (3-2); UW-Eau Claire (3-2); UMass Boston (3-0); Dubuque (3-0); UW-La Crosse (3-1); Stevens (3-1).
Losses: CA Lutheran (0-3); Loras (1-3); St. Olaf (2-3); Saint Benedict (0-3); St. Thomas-MN (1-3)(2-3).
All-Conference Players (MIAC): Junior MB Corrina Evans (1st); sophomore OH Kayla Gjerde (1st); senior RS Megan Quam (1st).
All-Region Players (Central): Junior MB Corrina Evans (1st); sophomore OH Kayla Gjerde (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Kayla Gjerde 277; Corrina Evans 253; Megan Quam 189; Maddie Nierengarten 182
Assists: Izzy Barr 519; Lexie Lang 478; Jaelin Rios 70; C. Evans 39
Aces: I. Barr 67; M. Nierengarten 35; J. Rios 23; L. Lang 22
Digs: J. Rios 398; K. Gjerde 269; M. Nierengarten 250; I. Barr 245
Blocks: C. Evans 118; Jade Fullerton 97; M. Quam 78; Jade Boysen 66

Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)
Kills: 12.21 (86)
Hitting Percentage: .223 (41)
Digs: 15.76 (222)
Blocks: 2.32 (4)
Aces: 1.86 (223)

No. 6 Seed University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 20-9 (No. 4 Midwest Region, RV AVCA)
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Location: Eau Claire, Wis.
Nickname: Blugolds
Enrollment: 10,022
Founded: 1916
Famous Attendee: Justin Vernon, musician
Key Wins: Christopher Newport (3-1); Marymount (3-0); UMass Boston (3-0); St. Thomas-MN (3-0); UW-La Crosse (3-2); UW-Stevens Point (3-1); UW-Platteville (3-1); Millikin (3-0); UW-Oshkosh (3-0); Chicago (3-1).
Losses: Juniata (0-3); Saint Benedict (1-3); Augsburg (2-3); Carthage (1-3); UW-Whitewater (0-3); Cornell (0-3); Northwestern (1-3); UW-Stout (2-3); UW-Stevens Point (1-3).
All-Conference Players (WIAC): Sophomore RS Arianna Barrett (1st); junior MB Kendra Baierl (1st); junior OH Makenzie Bachmann (HM).
All-Region Players (Midwest): Sophomore RS Arianna Barrett (1st); junior MB Kendra Baierl (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Arianna Barrett 379; Makenzie Bachmann 241; Kendra Baierl 228; Sarah Kuchcik 192
Assists: Abbey Pederson 739; Leah Witzel 437; Taylor Scalia 72; A. Barrett 18
Aces: A. Barrett 28; M. Bachmann 25; Sheridan Dettmann 19; T. Scalia 17
Digs: T. Scalia 545; M. Bachmann 370; A. Barrett 254; S. Dettmann 246
Blocks: K. Baierl 84; Krista Meyer 76; A. Barrett 72; Abby Volk 42

Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)
Kills: 12.67 (49)
Hitting Percentage: .191 (104)
Digs: 18.20 (67)
Blocks: 1.90 (57)
Aces: 1.30 (407)

No. 7 Seed University of Northwestern-St. Paul 24-8 (No. 7 Central Region, NR AVCA)
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Location: St. Paul, Minn.
Nickname: Eagles
Enrollment: 1,800
Founded: 1902
Famous Attendee: Kenneth Barker, scholar
Key Wins: UW-Eau Claire (3-1); Stevens (3-2); Hunter (3-0).
Losses: Bethel (0-3); Saint Benedict (0-3)(1-3); St. Catherine (0-3); St. Scholastica (2-3); St. Olaf (0-3); St. Thomas (0-3); Wartburg (2-3).
All-Conference Players (UMAC): Sophomore S Sydney Schwitters (Player of the Year); freshman L Marylyn Schroyer (1st); junior OH Jenay Fuglestad (2nd); junior OH Kalley Schwitters (2nd); senior MB Anna Gasch (2nd); freshman RS Kendra Hardy (HM).
All-Region Players (Central): Sophomore S Sydney Schwitters (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Jenay Fuglestad 355; Kalley Schwitters 337; Kendra Hardy 265; Anna Gasch 173
Assists: Sydney Schwitters 1,113; Hope Kapelke 107; Marylyn Schroyer 53; K. Schwitters 23
Aces: Lucy Pelzel 47; K. Schwitters 42; Kate Rogers 30; K. Hardy 28
Digs: M. Schroyer 633; K. Schwitters 376; S. Schwitters 281; K. Rogers 244
Blocks: A. Gasch 86; Soleil Newland 67; K. Hardy 65; K. Schwitters 44

Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)
Kills: 13.28 (22)
Hitting Percentage: .225 (34)
Digs: 18.29 (61)
Blocks: 1.70 (97)
Aces: 1.89 (212)

No. 8 Seed University of Dubuque 22-10 (No. 8 Central Region, NR AVCA)
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Location: Dubuque, Iowa
Nickname: Spartans
Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1852
Famous Attendee: Sol Butler, athlete
Key Wins: UW-Oshkosh (3-2); Loras (3-0)(3-2); Wartburg (3-1).
Losses: UW-La Crosse (2-3); St. Thomas-MN (0-3); Augsburg (0-3); Chicago (1-3); Coe (1-3); Wartburg (2-3); UW-Stout (1-3); UW-Stevens Point (1-3); Buena Vista (0-3); UW-Platteville (2-3).
All-Conference Players (ARC): Senior OH Kara Wright (1st); freshman OH Grace Hintze (1st); sophomore S Kate Messino (HM); sophomore OH Darby Hawtrey (HM).
All-Region Players (Central): [None].

Team Leaders
Kills: Kara Wright 367; Grace Hintze 337; Darby Hawtrey 196; Rylee Andresen 194
Assists: Kate Messino 1,075; Grace Strawser 101; Kaylynn Murray 98; K. Wright 32
Aces: G. Strawser 42; Hanna Horsfield 35; K. Wright 33; K. Messino 25
Digs: G. Strawser 723; K. Wright 430; K. Messino 383; H. Horsfield 346
Blocks: R. Andresen 110; Shauna McAleer 56; K. Wright 55; Sarrah Farraday 38

Team Per-Set Stats (National Rank)
Kills: 12.01 (117)
Hitting Percentage: .173 (173)
Digs: 20.13 (9)
Blocks: 1.67 (112)
Aces: 1.41 (385)

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