2021 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Regional Guide

Also See:
Calvin Regional Guide
Emory Regional Guide
Wartburg Regional Guide

8 To Watch
Kendra Baierl, Wisconsin-Eau Claire senior middle
Tracy Westra, Hope senior setter
Sydney Schwitters, Northwestern senior setter
Kate Holtan, Gustavus Adolphus senior outside
Ellie Alden, Chicago junior middle
Madi Corey, Illinois Wesleyan senior setter
Maddie Lee, Whitworth senior outside
Chasity Hill, Greenville junior libero

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Schedule at McPhee Physical Education Center in Eau Claire, Wis.
Nov. 11 (times central)
12:30 p.m. #3 Northwestern (29-3) 3 vs. #6 Illinois Wesleyan (19-12) 0
3 p.m. #2 Hope (23-4) 3 vs. #7 Whitworth (21-2) 1
5:30 p.m. #4 Gustavus Adolphus (26-5) 3 vs. #5 Chicago (17-9) 1
8 p.m. #1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (29-3) 3 vs. #8 Greenville (24-6) 0
Nov. 12
4:30 p.m. #2 Hope (24-4) 3 vs. #3 Northwestern (30-3) 1
7 p.m. #1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (30-3) 3 vs. #4 Gustavus Adolphus (27-5) 1
Nov. 13
7 p.m. #1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (31-3) 3 vs. #2 Hope (25-4) 1

WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 29-3 (No. 1 Region VIII, No. 8 AVCA)
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Location: Eau Claire, Wis.
Nickname: Blugolds
Enrollment: 10,022
Founded: 1916
Famous Attendee: Ann Devroy, journalist
Key wins: Northwestern (3-0); UT Dallas (3-1); St. Olaf (3-1); Augsburg (3-0); Gustavus (3-2); UW-Whitewater (3-0)(3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-1)(3-2); Greenville (3-2); UW-Stevens Point (3-0); Chicago (3-2); Illinois Wesleyan (3-1); Cornell (3-0); Hamline (3-1).
Losses: Wartburg (0-3); St. Norbert (2-3); Hope (0-3).
All-Conference (WIAC): Senior MB Kendra Baierl (Player of the Year); sophomore S Charlie Nelson (1st); senior RS Arianna Barrett (1st); junior OH Jordan Witzel (HM); senior OH Makenzie Bachmann (HM); senior L Taylor Scalia (All-Defense); HC Kim Wudi (Coach of the Year).
All-Region (VIII): Senior MB Kendra Baierl (Player of the Year); sophomore S Charlie Nelson (1st); senior RS Arianna Barrett (1st); HC Kim Wudi (Coach of the Year).

Team Leaders
Kills: Jordan Witzel 343; Arianna Barrett 310; Kendra Baierl 290; Makenzie Bachmann 268
Assists: Charlie Nelson 1,181; Kelly Page 89; Taylor Scalia 64; Victoria Van Dan 28
Aces: T. Scalia 30; V. Van Dan 27; Sheridan Dettmann 25; C. Nelson 22
Digs: T. Scalia 516; M. Bachmann 323; C. Nelson 298; S. Dettmann 240
Blocks: K. Baierl 116; Abby Volk 102; A. Barrett 90; M. Bachmann 44

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.20 (22)
Hitting Percentage: .237 (24)
Digs: 15.79 (205)
Blocks: 2.27 (8)
Aces: 1.32 (401)

No. 2 Seed Hope College 23-4 (No. 2 Region VII, No. 6 AVCA)
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Location: Holland, Mich.
Nickname: Flying Dutch
Enrollment: 3,149
Founded: 1866
Famous Attendee: Jim Kaat, baseball player
Key wins: St. Olaf (3-0); Aurora (3-0)(3-0); Denison (3-0); Muskingum (3-0); Cornell (3-1); Illinois Wesleyan (3-1); Calvin (3-2)(3-2); UW-Eau Claire (3-0); Ohio Northern (3-1).
Losses: Wittenberg (2-3): Chicago (2-3): Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1-3); Calvin (2-3).
All-Conference (MIAA): Senior S Tracy Westra (Player of the Year); sophomore L Maggie Wehrmeyer (Defensive Player of the Year); senior MB McKenna Otto (1st); senior OH Ana Grunewald (2nd); junior MB Charlotte Brecht (2nd).
All-Region (VII): Senior S Tracy Westra (1st); sophomore L Maggie Wehrmeyer (1st); senior MB McKenna Otto (1st); senior OH Ana Grunewald (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: McKenna Otto 310; Ana Grunewald 275; Molly Ligon 186; Charlotte Brecht 183
Assists: Tracy Westra 1,054; Maggie Wehrmeyer 81; Grace Pettinger 51; A. Grunewald 37
Aces: A. Grunewald 49; M. Otto 32; M. Wehrmeyer 27; G. Pettinger 17
Digs: M. Wehrmeyer 482; G. Pettinger 265; A. Grunewald 259; T. Westra 227
Blocks: C. Brecht 96; M. Otto 67; M. Ligon 65; T. Westra 54

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.83 (5)
Hitting Percentage: .240 (21)
Digs: 16.89 (115)
Blocks: 1.98 (34)
Aces: 1.74 (287)

No. 3 Seed University of Northwestern 29-3 (No. 2 Region IX, No. 15 AVCA)
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Location: St. Paul, Minn.
Nickname: Eagles
Enrollment: 1,800
Founded: 1902
Famous Attendee: Dallas Jenkins, TV/film producer
Key wins: Bethel (3-2); UW-Stevens Point (3-0); St. Olaf (3-0); Gustavus (3-0).
Losses: UW-Eau Claire (0-3); Trinity-TX (0-3); Wartburg (2-3).
All-Conference (UMAC): Senior S Sydney Schwitters (Player of the Year); freshman OH Abby Glanzer (1st, Rookie of the Year); junior L Marylyn Schroyer (1st, Defensive Player of the Year); junior OH Gabby Straub (2nd); junior RS Kendra Hardy (2nd); sophomore MB Kiera Brown (HM).
All-Region (IX): Senior S Sydney Schwitters (1st); freshman OH Abby Glanzer (1st, Freshman of the Year); junior RS Kendra Hardy (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Abby Glanzer 407; Gabrielle Straub 282; Kendra Hardy 267; Kiera Brown 160
Assists: Sydney Schwitters 1,097; Hannah Gadient 83; Marylyn Schroyer 80; Hope Kapelke 29
Aces: A. Glanzer 35; S. Schwitters 34; K. Hardy 31; M. Schroyer 23
Digs: M. Schroyer 574; G. Straub 292; A. Glanzer 278; S. Schwitters 266
Blocks: K. Brown 114; K. Hardy 53; A. Glanzer 48; Caitlyn Pruis 42

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.95 (3)
Hitting Percentage: .276 (4)
Digs: 18.02 (40)
Blocks: 1.93 (48)
Aces: 1.80 (271)

No. 4 Seed Gustavus Adolphus College 26-5 (No. 3 Region IX, No. 19 AVCA)
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Location: St. Peter, Minn.
Nickname: Golden Gusties
Enrollment: 2,450
Founded: 1862
Famous Attendee: Peter Krause, actor
Key wins: Cornell (3-0); Coe (3-2)(3-0); UW-Oshkosh (3-2); Bethel (3-0)(3-1); Augsburg (3-0); St. Olaf (3-2)(3-0).
Losses: Wartburg (2-3)(1-3); UW-Eau Claire (2-3); Hamline (2-3); Northwestern (0-3).
All-Conference (MIAC): Senior OH Kate Holtan (Player of the Year); senior L Hailey Embacher (1st, Co-Defensive Player of the Year); junior OH Sarah Elliott (1st).
All-Region (IX): Senior OH Kate Holtan (1st); senior L Hailey Embacher (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Kate Holtan 424; Marlee Turn 234; Sarah Elliott 231; Courtney Peterson 188
Assists: Kasie Tweet 977; Nora Lehmkuhl 301; Hailey Embacher 108; K. Holtan 22
Aces: K. Tweet 46; K. Holtan 42; H. Embacher 34; Kylee Cox 22
Digs: H. Embacher 483; K. Holtan 295; K. Cox 216; K. Tweet 214
Blocks: S. Elliott 50; C. Peterson 48; Sydney Olson 46; Madi Kes 44

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.43 (13)
Hitting Percentage: .250 (13)
Digs: 16.0 (165)
Blocks: 1.57 (140)
Aces: 1.76 (284)

No. 5 Seed University of Chicago 17-9 (No. 4 Region VIII, No. 20 AVCA)
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Location: Chicago, Ill.
Nickname: Maroons
Enrollment: 7,011
Founded: 1890
Famous Attendee: Tom Ricketts, MLB owner
Key wins: St. Olaf (3-0); Illinois Wesleyan (3-1); Transylvania (3-1); Concordia Wisconsin (3-1); Carnegie Mellon (3-0)(3-1); Hope (3-2); Aurora (3-1).
Losses: UW-Whitewater (2-3); Calvin (0-3); NYU (2-3); UW-Stevens Point (1-3); UW-Oshkosh (1-3); UW-Eau Claire (2-3); Carthage (0-3); Emory (0-3)(0-3).
All-Conference (UAA): Junior MB Ellie Alden (1st); sophomore S Maya Patel (1st); senior L Temilade Adekoya (2nd); HC Mitchell McPartland (Co-Coaching Staff of the Year).
All-Region (VIII): Junior MB Ellie Alden (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Ellie Alden 255; Ella Mao 167; Audra Berg 136; Maggie McInerney 124
Assists: Maya Patel 849; Maddie Ryan 120; Temilade Adekoya 48; Julia Craig 32
Aces: M. Patel 37; E. Mao 32; T. Adekoya 23; A. Berg 15
Digs: T. Adekoya 391; M. Patel 244; J. Craig 212; M. McInerney 170
Blocks: E. Alden 102; A. Berg 91; C. Cox 43; Emma Lotts 31

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 11.74 (122)
Hitting Percentage: .187 (113)
Digs: 16.98 (104)
Blocks: 2.03 (21)
Aces: 1.67 (303)

No. 6 Seed Illinois Wesleyan University 19-12 (No. 7 Region VIII, NR AVCA)
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Location: Bloomington, Ill.
Nickname: Titans
Enrollment: 1,893
Founded: 1850
Famous Attendee: Richard Jenkins, actor
Key wins: Susquehanna (3-1); Christopher Newport (3-0); Mount St. Joseph (3-2).
Losses: Clarkson (1-3); Chicago (1-3); Ohio Northern (2-3); Earlham (1-3); Rose-Hulman (0-3); Aurora (2-3); Wheaton-IL (0-3); Calvin (0-3); Hope (1-3); UW-Whitewater (0-3); UW-Eau Claire (1-3); UW-Stevens Point (0-3).
All-Conference (CCIW): Senior S Madi Corey (Player of the Year); senior OH Jessica McCall (1st); senior MH Courtney McAuliffe (1st); freshman S Ava Porada (2nd); sophomore L Faith Washko (2nd); HC Kim Nelson-Brown (Coach of the Year).
All-Region (VIII): Senior MH Courtney McAuliffe (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Courtney McAuliffe 289; Jessica McCall 227; Evy Makris 145; Dana Kiszkowski 142
Assists: Madi Corey 566; Ava Porada 515; Abby Erdman 50; Faith Washko 46
Aces: M. Corey 39; J. McCall 37; A. Porada 32; Amber Juarez 28
Digs: F. Washko 310; J. McCall 289; A. Juarez 257; M. Corey 246
Blocks: C. McAuliffe 113; E. Makris 56; D. Kiszkowski 39; J. McCall 37

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.24 (78)
Hitting Percentage: .174 (153)
Digs: 16.79 (119)
Blocks: 1.73 (93)
Aces: 1.74 (286)

No. 7 Seed Whitworth University 21-2 (No. 6 Region X, RV AVCA)
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Location: Spokane, Wash.
Nickname: Pirates
Enrollment: 2,630
Founded: 1890
Famous Attendee: Sara Jackson-Holman, musician
Key wins: [None].
Losses: Trinity-TX (2-3); Pomona-Pitzer (1-3).
All-Conference (NWC): Senior OH Maddie Lee (Player of the Year); freshman MB Cassidy Franklin (1st, Freshman of the Year); freshman MB Kaity Barr (1st); HC Kati Bodecker (Coach of the Year).
All-Region (X): Senior OH Maddie Lee (1st); freshman MB Kaity Barr (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Maddie Lee 348; Kaity Barr 226; Cassidy Franklin 201; Abby Wolverton 107
Assists: Saylor Anderson 540; Joelle Forbes 438; Eva Millan 77; Kaitlyn White 15
Aces: S. Anderson 43; K. White 26; K. Barr 25; J. Forbes & M. Lee 24
Digs: E. Millan 479; M. Lee 343; K. White 212; S. Anderson 176
Blocks: K. Barr 100; C. Franklin 87; Abigail Hudson 55; M. Lee 53

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.91 (31)
Hitting Percentage: .212 (57)
Digs: 17.39 (75)
Blocks: 2.26 (9)
Aces: 1.69 (302)

No. 8 Seed Greenville University 24-6 (NR Region VIII, NR AVCA)
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Location: Greenville, Ill.
Nickname: Panthers
Enrollment: 872
Founded: 1892
Famous Attendee: Esther Snyder, businesswoman
Key wins: [None].
Losses: Mount St. Joseph (0-3); Millikin (2-3); UW-Eau Claire (2-3); Washington-St. Louis (1-3)(0-3); UW-Whitewater (1-3).
All-Conference (SLIAC): Junior L Chasity Hill (1st, Defensive Player of the Year); senior MB Anna Finch (1st); senior MB Emily Stahl (1st); senior OH Jasmin Smith (1st); senior S Jordan Lempa (2nd); junior S Kaitlin Murray (3rd); senior OH Lauren Spivey (3rd).
All-Region (VIII): [None].

Team Leaders
Kills: Anna Finch 270; Jasmin Smith 241; Sacorra Patton 212; Emily Stahl 210
Assists: Jordan Lempa 646; Kaitlin Murray 368; Chasity Hill 104; J. Smith & E. Stahl 11
Aces: J. Lempa & J. Smith 27; Amber Glazebrook 24; E. Stahl 21
Digs: C. Hill 499; J. Smith 309; J. Lempa 255; S. Patton 155
Blocks: A. Finch 91; Lauren Spivey 86; E. Stahl 62; S. Patton 31

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.57 (49)
Hitting Percentage: .202 (77)
Digs: 17.35 (77)
Blocks: 1.99 (30)
Aces: 1.56 (352)

-Ricky Nelson