2023 Hope Regional Guide

Also See:
Wisconsin-Oshkosh Regional Guide
Cornell Regional Guide
Berry Regional Guide

8 To Watch
Addie VanderWeide, Hope junior outside
Elizabeth Schlemmer, Carnegie Mellon sophomore opposite
Grace Ward, Transylvania senior setter
Jennifer Ngo, Case Western Reserve senior middle
Ashley Kopp, Wisconsin-Stevens Point junior outside
Heaven Bartell, Mount Union junior outside
Halle Hetzler, Pacific Lutheran senior libero
Emma Marthins, Bethany senior middle

Regional Webpages
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Printable Bracket
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Schedule at DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Mich.
Nov. 16 (times central)
10:30 a.m. #3 Transylvania (25-6) 3 vs. #6 Mount Union (20-8) 1
1 p.m. #2 Carnegie Mellon (23-8) 0 vs. #7 Pacific Lutheran (19-7) 3
3:30 p.m. #4 Case Western Reserve (22-8) 2 vs. #5 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (22-10) 3
6 p.m. #1 Hope (27-2) 3 vs. #8 Bethany (22-7) 0
Nov. 17
3:30 p.m. #3 Transylvania (26-6) 3 vs. #7 Pacific Lutheran (20-7) 1
6 p.m. #1 Hope (28-2) 3 vs. #5 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (23-10) 2
Nov. 18
6 p.m. #1 Hope (29-2) 3 vs. #3 Transylvania (27-6) 2

HOPE REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed Hope College 27-2 (No. 1 Region VII, No. 2 AVCA)
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Location: Holland, Mich.
Nickname: Flying Dutch
Enrollment: 3,132
Founded: 1866
Famous Attendee: Robert Schuller, pastor
Key wins: St. Olaf (3-1); Otterbein (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-1); Wittenberg (3-0); Ohio Wesleyan (3-0); Albion (3-1); Calvin (3-1)(3-2)(3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-0).
Losses: UW-Oshkosh (3-1); North Park (3-1).
All-Conference (MIAA): Junior OH Addie VanderWeide (Player of the Year); sophomore S Lauren Lee (1st); junior MB Alison DeWeerd (1st); freshman MH Kamryn Burbridge (2nd).
All-Region (VII): Junior OH Addie VanderWeide (Player of the Year); sophomore S Lauren Lee (1st); junior MB Alison DeWeerd (1st); HC Becky Schmidt (Coach of the Year).

Team Leaders
Kills: Addie VanderWeide 431; Alison DeWeerd 244; Liz VanderSlice & Brooke Fox 175
Assists: Lauren Lee 1,145; Olivia Fiebing 71; Samantha Seib 33; A. DeWeerd 19
Aces: O. Fiebing 37; S. Seib 34; L. Lee 29; B. Fox 28
Digs: O. Fiebing 451; S. Seib 306; A. VanderWeide 255; L. Lee 218
Blocks: Kamryn Burbridge 81; A. DeWeerd 78; L. VanderSlice 50; A. VanderWeide 46

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.93 (7)
Hitting Percentage: .257 (7)
Digs: 17.40 (100)
Blocks: 1.93 (50)
Aces: 2.01 (199)

No. 2 Seed Carnegie Mellon University 23-8 (No. 2 Region VII, RV AVCA)
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Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nickname: Tartans
Enrollment: 7,509
Founded: 1900
Famous Attendee: Holly Hunter, actor
Key wins: Franklin & Marshall (3-1); Berry (3-1); Rochester (3-0)(3-1); Wittenberg (3-0); Case Western Reserve (3-0); Washington-St. Louis (3-1).
Losses: Christopher Newport (3-1); Juniata (3-0); Mount Union (3-2); Emory (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-1); Mount St. Joseph (3-0); NYU (3-1); Chicago (3-1).
All-Conference (UAA): Sophomore RS Elizabeth Schlemmer (2nd); senior S Mindee Lai (2nd); senior OH Laura Reichard (HM); senior MB Jane Dean (HM).
All-Region (VII): Senior S Mindee Lai (1st); sophomore RS Elizabeth Schlemmer (HM); senior OH Laura Reichard (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Elizabeth Schlemmer 309; Laura Reichard 274; Avani Seshiah 208; Jane Dean 190
Assists: Mindee Lai 885; Neha Tummala 283; Abby Chen 98; L. Reichard 20
Aces: Zoe Gavros 45; N. Tummala 43; A. Chen 42; L. Reichard & E. Schlemmer 39
Digs: A. Chen 482; L. Reichard 475; M. Lai 244; E. Schlemmer 213
Blocks: J. Dean 66; Kai Herchenroether 47; E. Schlemmer 40; Elizabeth Phillips 32

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.77 (29)
Hitting Percentage: .220 (36)
Digs: 17.23 (87)
Blocks: 1.55 (157)
Aces: 2.32 (110)

No. 3 Seed Transylvania University 25-6 (No. 5 Region VIII, No. 17 AVCA)
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Location: Lexington, Ky.
Nickname: Pioneers
Enrollment: 963
Founded: 1780
Famous Attendee: Jefferson Davis, politician
Key wins: Centre (3-1); Covenant (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-0); Otterbein (3-0); Ohio Northern (3-1); Wittenberg (3-0); Ohio Wesleyan (3-1); Albion (3-2); Mount St. Joseph (3-1).
Losses: Berry (3-1); Calvin (3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-1); Northwestern (3-0); Mount St. Joseph (3-1).
All-Conference (HCAC): Senior S Grace Ward (Player of the Year); junior OH Cate Scheper (1st); junior MH Kayden Holcomb (1st); sophomore OH Isabella Myers (1st).
All-Region (VIII): Senior S Grace Ward (1st); junior MH Kayden Holcomb (1st); sophomore OH Isabella Myers (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Cate Scheper 362; Kayden Holcomb 325; Isabella Myers 285; Suzanne Klosterman 144
Assists: Grace Ward 1,190; Ava Beltsos 108; Maggie Harrison & Mason Morrow 14
Aces: G. Ward 45; K. Holcomb 37; M. Harrison 29; Megan Sweeney 26
Digs: A. Beltsos 484; G. Ward 250; M. Harrison 207; M. Sweeney 132
Blocks: K. Holcomb 85; Jasmine Koonce 67; I. Myers 43; G. Ward 34

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.78 (9)
Hitting Percentage: .256 (9)
Digs: 15.08 (268)
Blocks: 1.74 (91)
Aces: 1.84 (284)

No. 4 Seed Case Western Reserve University 22-8 (No. 5 Region VII, RV AVCA)
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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Nickname: Spartans
Enrollment: 6,186
Founded: 1826
Famous Attendee: Rutherford Hayes, 19th U.S. President
Key wins: Albion (3-0); NYU (3-0); Rochester (3-0); Otterbein (3-1); Washington-St. Louis (3-0).
Losses: Mount Union (3-1); Ohio Northern (3-1); Calvin (3-2); Washington-St. Louis (3-0); Emory (3-1); Carnegie Mellon (3-0); Chicago (3-0); NYU (3-0).
All-Conference (UAA): Senior MB Jennifer Ngo (Player of the Year); junior OH Rea Marfatia (2nd); senior L Alyssa Blessinger (2nd); HC Karen Farrell (Coaching Staff of the Year).
All-Region (VII): .
All-Conference (UAA): Senior MB Jennifer Ngo (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Jennifer Ngo 317; Rea Marfatia 288; Kalli Wall 225; Emily Goodpaster 85
Assists: Carly Scott 596; Ansley Yamaato 457; Alyssa Blessinger 122; R. Marfatia 19
Aces: A. Blessinger 42; J. Ngo 35; R. Marfatia 34; A. Yamaato 31
Digs: A. Blessinger 485; R. Marfatia 312; A. Yamaato 232; E. Goodpaster 179
Blocks: J. Ngo 122; K. Wall 51; R. Marfatia 45; C. Scott 39

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.83 (24)
Hitting Percentage: .213 (49)
Digs: 17.17 (68)
Blocks: 2.26 (12)
Aces: 1.65 (350)

No. 5 Seed University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 22-10 (NR Region VIII, No. 23 AVCA)
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Location: Stevens Point, Wis.
Nickname: Pointers
Enrollment: 7,725
Founded: 1894
Famous Attendee: Kathy Kinney, actor
Key wins: Christopher Newport (3-2); St. Catherine (3-0); Dubuque (3-0); Edgewood (3-0); North Park (3-0); Saint Benedict (3-0).
Losses: Mount St. Joseph (3-1); Illinois Wesleyan (3-2); UW-Oshkosh (3-1); Gustavus Adolphus (3-1); UW-Platteville (3-2); Cornell (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-2); UW-Eau Claire (3-2)(3-1); St. Olaf (3-2).
All-Conference (WIAC): Junior OH Ashley Kopp (1st); junior S Grace Michalski (1st).
All-Region (VIII): Junior OH Ashley Kopp (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Ashley Kopp 551; Lauren Shaw 220; Sydney Mosinski 219; Carly Thomka 163
Assists: Grace Michalske 1,106; Tessa Erlandson 63; Meredith Milz 54; Jadyn Clarner 34
Aces: G. Michalske 68; A. Kopp 42; Ryleigh Zeller 28; T. Erlandson 26
Digs: T. Erlandson 484; A. Kopp 403; R. Zeller 316; G. Michalske 227
Blocks: C. Thomka & S. Mosinski 82; Summer Salettel 54; A. Kopp 53

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.32 (74)
Hitting Percentage: .199 (75)
Digs: 17.32 (79)
Blocks: 1.79 (78)
Aces: 2.06 (195)

No. 6 Seed University of Mount Union 20-8 (No. 6 Region VII, NR AVCA)
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Location: Alliance, Ohio
Nickname: Purple Raiders
Enrollment: 1,958
Founded: 1846
Famous Attendee: William McKinley, 25th U.S. President
Key wins: Case Western Reserve (3-1); Carnegie Mellon (3-2); Salisbury (3-0); Johns Hopkins (3-1).
Losses: Ohio Wesleyan (3-1); Albion (3-2); Ohio Northern (3-0); Wittenberg (3-0); Marietta (3-1); Juniata (3-0); Otterbein (3-0)(3-2).
All-Conference (OAC): Junior OH Heaven Bartell (1st); junior MH Alexis Meyer (1st); freshman L Averi Haley (HM).
All-Region (VII): Junior OH Heaven Bartell (1st); junior MH Alexis Meyer (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Heaven Bartell 346; Darby Leininger 230; Alexis Meyer 196; Sydney Mercer 181
Assists: Casey Kildow 550; Melissa Hansen 447; Averi Haley 89; A. Meyer 10
Aces: C. Kildow 35; M. Hansen 31; A. Haley 22; H. Bartell 15
Digs: A. Haley 494; H. Bartell 315; Adrian Petrisko 285; C. Kildow 233
Blocks: A. Meyer 123; Ava Bolen 104; D. Leininger 62; S. Mercer 52

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.23 (78)
Hitting Percentage: .186 (113)
Digs: 19.05 (19)
Blocks: 2.44 (5)
Aces: 1.36 (406)

No. 7 Seed Pacific Lutheran University 19-7 (NR Region X, NR AVCA)
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Location: Parkland, Wash.
Nickname: Lutes
Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1890
Famous Attendee: Megan Jendrick, swimmer
Key wins: [None].
Losses: Saint Benedict (3-2); Eastern (3-1); Adrian (3-0); Puget Sound (3-2); Whittier (3-1); Pomona-Pitzer (3-1); La Verne (3-1).
All-Conference (NWC): Senior L Halle Hetzler (1st, Libero of the Year); sophomore S Olivia Evaro (1st); junior RS Claire Hindman (2nd); senior OH Baylee Johnson (HM); HC Kevin Aoki (Coach of the Year).
All-Region (X): Senior L Halle Hetzler (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Baylee Johnson 304; Elle Thomas 255; Claire Hindman 250; Hailey Iha 142
Assists: Olivia Evaro 990; Halle Hetzler 90; Makenna Jackson 17; Torie Takeuchi 13
Aces: H. Hetzler 54; T. Takeuchi 47; M. Jackson 45; O. Evaro 21
Digs: H. Hetzler 674; O. Evaro 253; M. Jackson & T. Takeuchi 240
Blocks: Haley Goto 58; H. Iha 45; C. Hindman 41; O. Evaro & E. Thomas 31

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.68 (37)
Hitting Percentage: .178 (142)
Digs: 19.15 (15)
Blocks: 1.52 (169)
Aces: 2.08 (184)

No. 8 Seed Bethany College 22-7 (NR Region VII, NR AVCA)
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Location: Bethany, W.V.
Nickname: Bison
Enrollment: 650
Founded: 1840
Famous Attendee: Frances McDormand, actor
Key wins: [None].
Losses: Ohio Northern (3-2); Otterbein (3-0); Hanover (3-1); Ohio Wesleyan (3-1); Chatham (3-1); Muskingum (3-0); Marietta (3-1).
All-Conference (PAC): Senior MB Emma Marthins (Player of the Year); senior S Alaina Torres (1st); junior L Asia Crim (2nd); senior MB Riley Felton (2nd); senior OH Destiny Goodnight (HM).
All-Region (VII): [None].

Team Leaders
Kills: Olivia Koehler 260; Emma Marthins 252; Destiny Goodnight 231; Sydney Kirker 216
Assists: Alaina Torres 848; Lynn Burton 162; Asia Crim 86; Caroline Mercer 15
Aces: A. Crim 50; Riley Felton 43; O. Koehler 30; A. Torres 29
Digs: A. Crim 525; O. Koehler 322; C. Mercer 243; Anna Taylor 222
Blocks: E. Marthins 109; R. Felton 68; D. Goodnight 62; O. Koehler 33

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.38 (75)
Hitting Percentage: .166 (200)
Digs: 18.47 (28)
Blocks: 1.97 (46)
Aces: 2.11 (126)

-Ricky Nelson