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What’s Ahead MOORHEAD, Minn. – Entering the last week of the season, the Minnesota State University Moorhead volleyball team will conclude its 2014 campaign with two home matches against Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State Mankato. The Dragons are 3-5 at Nemzek Fieldhouse this season and 0-1 in November. Starng off on Friday night, MSUM will play host to the No. 3-ranked team in the AVCA Division II Coaches Poll, Concordia-St. Paul. In 30 all-me meengs, the Golden Bears hold a 24-6 advantage over the Dragons. On Sept. 20 this year, CSP defeated MSUM in three sets in St. Paul. Junior Kaitlin VanWinkle had nine kills while senior Sam Sullivan posted 13 assists and six digs in the defeat. The Golden Bears enter the weekend with a 23-3 record and have won their past eight matches, seven coming by the way of a sweep or four set victory. Last week, CSP swept Minnesota State Mankato, Minot State, and Mary. The Golden Bears are hing a remarkable .309 as a team this season, the top mark in the conference by .014 percentage points. Leading the team in hing is sophomore middle blocker Riley Hanson who is hing .417 in 563 aack aempts and has 295 kills. Junior outside hier Anna Schlaak leads the team in kills with 334. On the defensive side, junior middle blocker Heather Schiller is third in the conference with 1.14 blocks per set and 103 total blocks on the season. To finish off the season, Minnesota State Mankato will head to Moorhead and take on the Dragons on Saturday aſternoon. The Mavericks lead the all-me series over the Dragons 22-10. On Sept. 19, the Dragons lost a heartbreaking match to MSU when the Mavericks stormed back to a victory aſter dropping the first two sets. VanWinkle posted 14 kills and hit .370 in 27 aack aempts while junior Casie Baer had 26 assists in the loss. The Mavericks are currently in sixth place in the NSIC with a record of 12-6, but have not clinched a spot in the postseason tournament yet, needing one more victory to secure a spot in the tournament. Last week, Concordida-St. Paul defeated MSU before the Mavericks swept Mary and Minot State over the weekend. The Mavericks seers rank third in the conference as a team with 13.32 assists per set. Junior seer Ellie Van De Steeg leads the Maverick offense with 1,121 assists and 11.80 per set. Sophomore Krista Hassing leads the team in kills and blocks with 349 (3.67 per set) and 84 (0.88 per set), respecvely. A Look Back at Last Week Last week, MSUM dropped three home matches. On Tuesday, the Dragons fell to Northern State in four sets. On Friday, Upper Iowa outlasted MSUM in a marathon five-set match. Finally, on Saturday, Winona State swept the Dragons in three sets. In a mid-week rivalry game, Northern State defeated MSUM in four sets on Tuesday night. VanWinkle hammered home 15 kills and hit .395 in the match to lead the Dragons. Baer added 26 assists and junior Amber Krenske had 26 digs. MSUM lead at 20-19 in the first set before NSU rallied and took the set 25-21. The Dragons scored the first four points of the second set and ulized runs of three, three, and four points to open a lead and snagged the set 25-14. MSUM fell behind 9-4 in the third set and the Wolves grabbed the set 25- 18. NSU used the momentum from the third set to open another early lead in the fourth set and took the deciding fourth set 25-19. Date Opp. (TV) Time/Result ......Record September (7-7, 2-4 NSIC) 5-6 Oredigger Volleyball Classic, Golden, Co. 5 vs. No. 14 Grand Valley St. .. L 0-3 ..........0-1 5 at. Colorado Christian .......... L 2-3 ..........0-2 6 vs. Bentley ............................ W 3-0 .........1-2 6 vs. Dominican ...................... W 3-0 .........2-2 12-13 NSIC Challenge, Sioux Falls, SD. 12 vs. Fort Hays State .............. W 3-0 .........3-2 12 at South Dakota Tech.......... W 3-1 .........4-2 13 vs. Missouri Western........... L 2-3 ..........4-3 13 vs. Northwest Missouri St... W 3-1 .........5-3 16 *at No. 21 Northern State ... L 1-3 ..........5-4 19 *at Minnesota State ............. L 2-3 ..........5-5 20 *at No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul L 0-3 ..........5-6 23 *Minot State......................... W 3-0 .........6-6 26 *Winona State...................... L 0-3 ..........6-7 27 *Upper Iowa......................... W 3-1 .........7-7 October (3-8, 3-8 NSIC) 3 *at No. 16 Augustana ........... L 0-3 ..........7-8 4 *at No. 13 Wayne State ........ L 1-3 ..........7-9 10 *No. 7 SMSU ....................... L 0-3 ..........7-10 11 *Sioux Falls.......................... L 0-3 ..........7-11 14 *at Mary ............................... W 3-0 .........8-11 17 *at Bemidji State ................. L 0-3 ..........8-12 18 *at Minnesota Crookston..... W 3-0 .........9-12 24 *St. Cloud State................... W 3-0 .........10-12 25 *No. 2 Minnesota Duluth .... L 1-3 ..........10-13 28 *Northern State................... L 1-3 ..........10-14 31 *at Upper Iowa..................... L 2-3 ..........10-15 November (0-1, 0-1 NSIC) 1 *at Winona State .................... L 0-3 ..........10-16 7 *No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul ..... 7 p.m. ........0-0 8 *Minnesota State................... 4 p.m. ........0-0 2014 MSU Moorhead Schedule (10-16, 5-13 NSIC) Minnesota State University Moorhead · Athletics Communications Volleyball Game Notes 2014 Nemzek Hall · 1104 7TH AVE SOUTH · MOORHEAD, MINN. 56563 Volleyball Contacts: Andrew Melroe 218.477.2550 ([email protected]) Follow the Dragons on Twitter and Facebook “FOLLOW” @DragonAthletics “LIKE” facebook.com/DragonAthletics www.msumdragons.com MSUM Athletics Website: www.msumdragons.com Home Facility : Alex Nemzek Hall 10-16 Overall 5-13 NSIC This Week’s Opponents Minnesota State Mankato (16-9, 12-6) Nov. 8/4 p.m. CT Moorhead, MN Head Coach- Dennis Amundson MSUM vs. MSU: 10-22 No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul (23-3, 16-2) Nov. 7/7 p.m. CT Moorhead, MN Head Coach- Brady Starkey MSUM vs. CSP: 6-24

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What’s AheadMOORHEAD, Minn. – Entering the last week of the season, the Minnesota State University Moorhead volleyball team will conclude its 2014 campaign with two home matches against Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State Mankato. The Dragons are 3-5 at Nemzek Fieldhouse this season and 0-1 in November.

Starting off on Friday night, MSUM will play host to the No. 3-ranked team in the AVCA Division II Coaches Poll, Concordia-St. Paul. In 30 all-time meetings, the Golden Bears hold a 24-6 advantage over the Dragons. On Sept. 20 this year, CSP defeated MSUM in three sets in St. Paul. Junior Kaitlin VanWinkle had nine kills while senior Sam Sullivan posted 13 assists and six digs in the defeat. The Golden Bears enter the weekend with a 23-3 record and have won their past eight matches, seven coming by the way of a sweep or four set victory. Last week, CSP swept Minnesota State Mankato, Minot State, and Mary. The Golden Bears are hitting a remarkable .309 as a team this season, the top mark in the conference by .014 percentage points. Leading the team in hitting is sophomore middle blocker Riley Hanson who is hitting .417 in 563 attack attempts and has 295 kills. Junior outside hitter Anna Schlaak leads the team in kills with 334. On the defensive side, junior middle blocker Heather Schiller is third in the conference with 1.14 blocks per set and 103 total blocks on the season.

To finish off the season, Minnesota State Mankato will head to Moorhead and take on the Dragons on Saturday afternoon. The Mavericks lead the all-time series over the Dragons 22-10. On Sept. 19, the Dragons lost a heartbreaking match to MSU when the

Mavericks stormed back to a victory after dropping the first two sets. VanWinkle posted 14 kills and hit .370 in 27 attack attempts while junior Casie Baer had 26 assists in the loss. The Mavericks are currently in sixth place in the NSIC with a record of 12-6, but have not clinched a spot in the postseason tournament yet, needing one more victory to secure a spot in the tournament. Last week, Concordida-St. Paul defeated MSU before the Mavericks swept Mary and Minot State over the weekend. The Mavericks setters rank third in the conference as a team with 13.32 assists per set. Junior setter Ellie Van De Steeg leads the Maverick offense with 1,121 assists and 11.80 per set. Sophomore Krista Hassing leads the team in kills and blocks with 349 (3.67 per set) and 84 (0.88 per set), respectively.

A Look Back at Last WeekLast week, MSUM dropped three home matches. On Tuesday, the Dragons fell to Northern State in four sets. On Friday, Upper Iowa outlasted MSUM in a marathon five-set match. Finally, on Saturday, Winona State swept the Dragons in three sets.

In a mid-week rivalry game, Northern State defeated MSUM in four sets on Tuesday night. VanWinkle hammered home 15 kills and hit .395 in the match to lead the Dragons. Baer added 26 assists and junior Amber Krenske had 26 digs. MSUM lead at 20-19 in the first set before NSU rallied and took the set 25-21. The Dragons scored the first four points of the second set and utilized runs of three, three, and four points to open a lead and snagged the set 25-14. MSUM fell behind 9-4 in the third set and the Wolves grabbed the set 25-18. NSU used the momentum from the third set to open another early lead in the fourth set and took the deciding fourth set 25-19.

Date Opp. (TV) Time/Result ......RecordSeptember (7-7, 2-4 NSIC)5-6 Oredigger Volleyball Classic, Golden, Co.5 vs. No. 14 Grand Valley St. .. L 0-3 ..........0-15 at. Colorado Christian .......... L 2-3 ..........0-26 vs. Bentley ............................ W 3-0 .........1-26 vs. Dominican ...................... W 3-0 .........2-212-13 NSIC Challenge, Sioux Falls, SD.12 vs. Fort Hays State .............. W 3-0 .........3-212 at South Dakota Tech.......... W 3-1 .........4-213 vs. Missouri Western ........... L 2-3 ..........4-313 vs. Northwest Missouri St. .. W 3-1 .........5-316 *at No. 21 Northern State ... L 1-3 ..........5-419 *at Minnesota State ............. L 2-3 ..........5-520 *at No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul L 0-3 ..........5-623 *Minot State......................... W 3-0 .........6-626 *Winona State ...................... L 0-3 ..........6-727 *Upper Iowa ......................... W 3-1 .........7-7

October (3-8, 3-8 NSIC)3 *at No. 16 Augustana ........... L 0-3 ..........7-84 *at No. 13 Wayne State ........ L 1-3 ..........7-910 *No. 7 SMSU ....................... L 0-3 ..........7-1011 *Sioux Falls .......................... L 0-3 ..........7-1114 *at Mary ............................... W 3-0 .........8-1117 *at Bemidji State ................. L 0-3 ..........8-1218 *at Minnesota Crookston ..... W 3-0 .........9-1224 *St. Cloud State ................... W 3-0 .........10-1225 *No. 2 Minnesota Duluth .... L 1-3 ..........10-1328 *Northern State ................... L 1-3 ..........10-1431 *at Upper Iowa ..................... L 2-3 ..........10-15

November (0-1, 0-1 NSIC)1 *at Winona State .................... L 0-3 ..........10-167 *No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul ..... 7 p.m. ........0-08 *Minnesota State ................... 4 p.m. ........0-0

2014 MSU Moorhead Schedule(10-16, 5-13 NSIC)

Minnesota State University Moorhead · Athletics CommunicationsVolleyball Game Notes 2014Nemzek Hall · 1104 7TH AVE SOUTH · MOORHEAD, MINN. 56563Volleyball Contacts: Andrew Melroe 218.477.2550 ([email protected])

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10-16 Overall5-13 NSIC

This Week’s OpponentsMinnesota State Mankato (16-9, 12-6)Nov. 8/4 p.m. CTMoorhead, MNHead Coach- Dennis AmundsonMSUM vs. MSU: 10-22

No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul (23-3, 16-2)Nov. 7/7 p.m. CTMoorhead, MNHead Coach- Brady StarkeyMSUM vs. CSP: 6-24

On Friday night, sophomore Kelsey Hartkopf played arguably her best game in her career as a Dragon with 10 total blocks and three kills, but Upper Iowa came away with the five set victory. VanWinkle added 18 kills, junior Morgan Gradishar had 12 kills, and Krenske had 30 digs. The Dragons led in the first set at 14-13, but came up a little short at 25-22. Upper Iowa lead at 23-21 in the second set before the Dragons scored four straight points to take the set 25-21. The Dragons lead for the majority of the third set until the Peacocks took a lead at 15-14 and took the set 25-21. MSUM was down 6-0 and 10-4 in the fourth set when the Dragons rattled off six straight points to tie the set score at 10. Senior Maggie Gruber and Gradishar combined for a block to give MSUM the set 25-23. The fifth set was tightly contested until UIU grabbed a lead at 7-6 and went on to win 15-10.

Finally, on Saturday afternoon the Dragons were defeated by Winona State in three sets. VanWinkle posted 12 kills while Baer had 17 assists. MSUM lead at 7-5 in the first set, but the Warriors scored 10 of the next 13 points to lead 15-9 and took the set 25-21. The Warriors used that momentum to grab an 8-2 lead in the second set and won the set 25-14. The third set remained close and the Dragons lead 13-12, but Winona State took the match after taking the third set 25-18.

Hartkopf Posts Career High in BlocksSophomore Kelsey Hartkopf set a career high in blocks on Friday night in the five set match against Upper Iowa. Hartkopf posted 10 total blocks, three higher than her previous best of seven against South Dakota Tech on Sept. 12 of this season. Hartkopf has been tough at the net all season for the Dragons, helping MSUM rank fifth in the NSIC in blocks per set at 2.12. She has posted 0.89 blocks per set individually and has amassed 82 total blocks this season (eight solo blocks, 74 block assists), second only behind Kaitlin VanWinkle’s 99. With fellow middle blocker Maggie Gruber graduating after this season, Harftkopf role on the Dragon defense appears to be in preparation of growing next season.

Krenske Bounces Back StrongDespite missing seven matches in the middle of the season due to a knee injury, junior Amber Krenske has led the back row defense of the Dragons all season with 347 digs. She has averaged 4.96 digs per set, good enough to be ranked third in the conference. In her seven matches since returning, Krenske has posted double-digit digs in each match, including 30 in the match against Upper Iowa on Friday. In her Dragon career, Krenske has 1,015 digs, which is currently 266 behind No. 10 in the MSUM Record Book, Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95), who had 1,281 digs.

Last Week’s MSUM HighlightsKaitlin VanWinkle (MB, 5-11, Jr., Farmington, Minn./ Lakeville South HS) led the Dragons in kills for the week with 45 over three matches. Hit .314 over the week in 108 attack attempts. Posted 18 kills against Upper Iowa and 15 kills against Northern State. Added 16 digs, two assists, and a service ace for the week.

Kelsey Hartkopf (MB, 5-10, So., Howard Lake, Minn./Dassell-Cokato HS) posted a career high 10 total blocks in the five set match against Upper Iowa. Posted 18 total blocks in the three matches for the Dragons last week. Added 11 kills and four digs over the week.

Casie Baer (S, 5-8, Jr., Canby, Minn./Canby HS) posted 64 assists to lead the Dragons in three matches, including a team-high 24 in the match against Northern State. Also added 35 digs and four kills over the week.

MSUM Career Sets PlayedNo.-Player Career SP1-Amber Krenske............................................... 2602-Kaitlin VanWinkle ........................................... 3123-Katie Meyers .................................................. 1044-Casie Baer ..................................................... 2845-Morgan Gradishar .......................................... 2946-Maddie Johnston ................................................ 17-Abby Wolpern ................................................. 2888-Maggie Gruber ............................................... 3849-Sam Sullivan .................................................. 26610-Sydney Foss ................................................... 9011-Kelsey Hartkopf ............................................. 9912-Monica Vega .................................................... 014-Carly Masloski.................................................. 615-Kara Ziemer ................................................... 3618-Claire Grimm ................................................. 8820-Bailey Luce ...................................................... 0

MSUM’s Record When... ’14Overall Record ............................................. 10-16When down 0-1 ........................................... 1-13When up 1-0 ............................................... 9-3When tied 1-1 ............................................. 2-7When down 1-2 ........................................... 0-7When up 2-1 ............................................... 3-1When tied 2-2 ............................................. 0-4When down 0-2 ........................................... 0-8When up 2-0 ............................................... 8-1Scoring the first point ................................. 5-6Giving up the first point ............................... 5-10Leading at match-point ............................... 10-0Behind at match-point ................................. 0-16Vs. NSIC teams at home.............................. 3-5Vs. NSIC teams on the road......................... 2-8Vs. NSIC teams at neutral location .............. 0-0Vs. Non-NSIC teams at Home. ..................... 0-0Vs. Non-NSIC teams on the road ................. 0-0Vs. Non-NSIC teams at neutral location ....... 5-3

In the Lair...MSUM at Nemzek Fieldhouse vs. Non-Conf. vs. NSIC Overall2009 0-0 6-4 6-42010 3-1 7-3 10-42011 1-2 5-5 6-72012 0-0 5-5 5-52013 0-0 5-5 5-52014 0-0 3-5 3-5Totals 4-3 31-27 35-30

Dragons in the NSIC RanksIndividualPlayer ......... Category ........Rank ........#Krenske....... Digs ................. 3rd ...4.96VanWinkle ... Blocks .............. 5th ...1.06VanWinkle ... Hitting % ......... 5th ... .338VanWinkle ... Points .............. 6th ...4.25

Team................... Blocks .............. 5th ...2.12................... Digs ................. 8th .15.65................... Assists........... 10th .12.22................... Kills. .............. 10th .13.05................... Hitting %. ...... 10th ... .202................... Service Aces... 12th ...1.13................... Oppt. Hit % .... 12th ... .207

2014 MSUM VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTSUNIVERSITY FACTSLocation .............................. Moorhead, Minn.Founded .................................................1887Enrollment ...........................................7,500Nickname ......................................... DragonsColors......................................... Red & WhiteMascot................................................ ScorchPresident .........................Dr. Anne BlackhurstAthletics Director ....................... Doug PetersConference .........Northern Sun Intercollegiate

VOLLEYBALL HISTORYFirst Year ...............................................1966All-Time Record ...............................809-586Home Court .............. Alex Nemzek FieldhouseCapacity ...............................................3,0002013 Overall Record .............................15-132013 NSIC Record ..................................8-122014 Letterwinners Ret./Lost ................ 12/2

TEAM FACTSHead Coach .............................. Tammy BlakeRecord at MSUM (Yrs.) .......342-269 (20 Yrs.)Career Record (Yrs.) ...........342-269 (20 Yrs.)NSIC Championships (Last) ........ 3 (2004-05)NSIC Tournament Championships ...............0Assistant Coaches ...................Katy PetersonStudent Assistant .................. Natalie ThomasStrength/Conditioning Coach .Travis AndersonHead Athletic Trainer................. Andrea Scott Volleyball Trainer .................. Ronda Peterson

MSUM MEDIA RELATIONSMedia Relations Assistant ...... Andrew Melroe E-mail.................. [email protected] Office .................................218-477-2550 Cell ....................................651-343-3272Secondary Contact .......................... Tom Berg E-mail.................. [email protected] Office .................................218-477-2550 Cell ....................................605-677-9222

AVCA/Division II Coaches Poll (November 3) 2014 Rec Pts Prev.1. Tampa (44) .................................23-1 ......1,196 ... 12. Minnesota Duluth (4) ..................25-1 ......1,156 ... 23. Concordia-St. Paul ......................23-3 ......1,098 ... 34. BYU-Hawaii .................................17-4 ......960 ...... 55. Colorado School of Mines ...........22-2 ......948 ...... 66. Southwest Minnesota State .........19-7 ......894 ...... 87. Nebraska-Kearney .......................23-3 ......867 ...... 48. Wayne State ................................22-5 ......760 ...... 119. Colorado Mesa ............................22-3 ......731 ...... 1310. Wheeling Jesuit .........................29-3 ......724 ...... 1211. NW Nazarene ............................21-2 ......679 ...... 1512. Wingate ....................................25-2 ......620 ...... 713. Washburn .................................21-5 ......577 ...... 1014. Western Washington ..................17-6 ......536 ...... 915. Armstrong State ........................24-1 ......462 ...... 1616. Florida Southern .......................19-5 ......448 ...... 1717. Grand Valley State .....................19-4 ......440 ...... 1418. Cal State San Bernardino ..........16-5 ......365 ...... 1819. Central Missouri ........................18-8 ......356 ...... 2120. Metro State ...............................21-3 ......329 ...... 2021. Palm Beach Atlantic ..................26-2 ......305 ...... 1922. Ferris State ...............................18-5 ......297 ...... 2223. West Texas A&M ........................27-3 ......186 ...... 2424. Truman .....................................23-3 ......143 ...... 2325. Alaska-Anchorage ......................19-4 ......129 ...... 25NSIC Teams Receiving Votes: Winona State (22), Augustana (10), Northern State (10)*Bolded teams denotes NSIC members

2014 Preseason NSIC Coaches Poll Pts1. Concordia-St. Paul (15) ................. 2252. Minnesota Duluth (1) .................... 2063. Southwest Minnesota State ........... 1964. Northern State .............................. 1765. Wayne State .................................. 1746. Augustana ..................................... 1477. Sioux Falls .................................... 1278. Minnesota State ............................ 1269. MSU Moorhead ............................. 12110. Minnesota Crookston .................. 11011. Winona State............................... 7512. St. Cloud State ............................ 6813. Minot State ................................. 6314. Upper Iowa ................................. 5415. Bemidji State .............................. 3516. Mary ........................................... 17First place votes in parentheses

2014 NSIC Volleyball Standings Conf. OverallNo. 2 Minnesota Duluth ... 18-0 ... 25-1No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul . 16-2 ... 23-3No. 8 Wayne State ........... 14-4 ... 22-5No. 6 SMSU .................... 14-4 ... 19-7Winona State .................. 13-5 ... 18-6Minnesota State .............. 12-6 ... 16-9Northern State ................ 11-7 ... 18-8Sioux Falls ...................... 10-8 . 16-12Augustana ....................... 9-9 ... 16-10Upper Iowa ..................... 6-12 . 11-15Minot State ..................... 6-12 ... 9-18Minnesota Crookston ...... 5-13 . 11-15MSU Moorhead ............... 5-13 10-16Bemidji State .................. 3-15 ... 5-21St. Cloud State ................ 1-17 ... 7-19U-Mary............................ 1-17 ... 4-23NSIC Players of the Week (Nov. 3)Offense- Danielle Rampart, Winona StateDefense- Michaela Mesti, Wayne StateSetter- Ashley Hinsch, Minnesota Duluth

About Concordia-St. PaulRecord: 23-3, 16-2 NSICLast Match: Defeated Mary 25-11, 25-11, 25-11Notes: The Concordia-St. Paul volleyball team, currently ranked No. 3 in the AVCA Division II Coaches poll has won its last eight matches dating back to October 11. Of those eight victories, five have come by route of a 3-0 sweep and just one match went to five sets. In the stretch, the Golden Bears avenged one of their three losses when they swept Minnesota State Mankato in three sets on Oct. 28. MSU defeated CSP in four sets on Sept. 16 in four sets. Concordia-St. Paul’s other two losses occurred on Sept. 12 to now No. 1-ranked Tampa and Oct. 11 to No. 2-ranked Minnesota Duluth. In addition to the MSU victory, the Golden Bears also defeated Minot State and Mary in three sets last week. As a team, the Golden Bears are ranked either first or second in five of seven statistical categories, headlined by a .309 team hitting percentage. Junior outside hitter Anna Schlaak leads the potent CSP offense with 334 kills this season, averaging 3.71 kills per set. Sophomore middle blocker Riley Hanson is not far behind Schlaak with 295 kills and is first in the conference with an outstanding .417 hitting percentage in 563 attack attempts. Junior setter Kasey Williams ranks third in the conference with 12.20 assists per set, posting 1,098 total assists in 2014 so far. Freshman middle blocker Mariya Sampson leads the team in service aces with 29. Junior libero Taylor Dordan leads the back row defense for the Golden Bears with 309 digs (3.43 per set). Junior middle blocker Heather Schiller is third in the conference averag-ing 1.14 blocks per set, posting 22 solo blocks and 81 block assists for a total of 103 this season.Team Statistics: .309 Hitting Percentage 13.8 Assists Per Set 1.4 Service Aces Per Set14.7 Kills Per Set 2.3 Blocks Per Set 15.5 Digs Per Set

About Minnesota State MankatoRecord: 16-9, 12-6 NSICLast Match: Defeated Minot State 25-21, 29-27, 25-21Notes: The Minnesota State University Mankato volleyball team is currently sitting in sixth place in the ever-challenging NSIC with a conference re-cord of 12-6. MSU’s season has been highlighted by victories over No. 3-ranked Concordia-St. Paul in four sets on Sept. 16 and No.6-ranked South-west Minnesota State in four sets on Oct. 25. Last week, the Mavericks lost to Concordia-St. Paul in three sets before defeating Mary and Mi-not State in three sets at home. The Minnesota State offense is driven by its setters, who rank third in the conference in assists per set as a team with 13.32 per set. The Mavericks have also been good at serving this season, ranking fifth in service aces per set at 1.44 per set. Sophomore middle blocker Krista Hassing leads the team in kills with 349 this season and is averaging 3.67 per set. Hassing also leads the team in blocks with 84 total this sea-son (24 solo blocks, 60 block assists, 0.88 blocks per set). Junior setter Ellie Van De Steeg is ranked fourth in the conference in assists with 11.80 per set and has posted 1,121 assists this season. Senior defensive specialist Haley Doran leads the team in service aces with 32 (0.34 per set). On the defensive side, sophomore defensive specialist Haley Fogarty leads the back row with 398 digs (4.19 per set).Team Statistics: .215 Hitting Percentage 13.3 Assists Per Set 1.4 Service Aces Per Set14.0 Kills Per Set 1.7 Blocks Per Set 15.5 Digs Per Set

Statistics Summary(Seniors and Juniors)

2.57 KPS.175 H%0.51 BPS0.38 DPS2.8 8. Kait-

•Last Time Out: 3 kills at Winona State•Season-High Kills: 19 vs. Winona State (9/26)•Season-High Attacks: 43, twice•Season-High Hitting %: .484 vs. Winona State (9/26)•Season-High Digs: 3, five times•Season-High Blocks: 6 at Upper Iowa (10/31)•Season-High Points: 20 vs. Winona State (9/26)

8 • Maggie Gruber • 6-2 • Sr. • MB • Belgrade, MinnesotaCAREER HIGHS Kills: 19, twiceAttacks: 50 vs. MN-Crookston (10/11/13)Hitting %: .680 vs. St. Cloud St. (9/23/11)Digs: 10 vs. Mary (9/21/13)Total Blocks: 10 vs. Northern St. (9/24/13)Points: 22 vs. MN-Crookston (10/11/13)

4.90 APS0.16 KPS0.25 SAPS1.81 DPS0.43 PPS

•Last Time Out: 10 assists, 6 digs at Winona State•Season-High Assists: 28 at Upper Iowa (10/31)•Season-High Kills: 4 at Northern State (9/16)•Season-High Attacks: 5 at Northern State (9/16)•Season-High Service Aces: 3, twice•Season-High Digs: 12, twice•Season-High Points: 4, three times

CAREER HIGHSAssists: 54, twiceKills: 13 at Minnesota State (9/21/12)Attacks: 32 at Minnesota State (9/21/12)Service Aces: 4, twiceDigs: 20 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)Points: 13.5 at Minnesota State (9/21/12)

9 • Sam Sullivan • 5-11 • Sr. • S • Woodbury, Minnesota

1 • Amber Krenske • 5-7 • Jr. • L • Faribault, Minnesota

0.33 APS0.20 SAPS4.96 DPS0.23 PPS

•Last Time Out: 11 digs, 1 assist at Winona State•Season-High Assists: 5 at Northern State (9/16)•Season-High Service Aces: 3 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Digs: 31 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Points: 3 vs. CCU (9/5)

CAREER HIGHS Assists:7 at Wayne State (11/9/13)Aces: 4 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)Digs: 37 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)Points: 4 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)

2 • Kaitlin VanWinkle • 5-11 • Jr. • MB • Farmington, Minnesota3.45 KPS.338 H%0.91 DPS1.06 BPS4.23 PPS

•Last Time Out: 12 kills, .286 H% at Winona State•Season-High Kills: 20, twice•Season-High Attacks: 47 at Winona State (10/31)•Season-High Hitting %: .619 at Wayne State (10/4)•Season-High Service Aces: 2 at Mary (10/14)•Season-High Total Blocks: 8 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Points: 24 vs. South Dakota Tech (9/12)

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 20, twiceAttacks: 47, twiceHitting %: .750 vs. Bemidji St. (10/12/13)Service Aces: 4 at MN-Duluth (9/15/12)Total Blocks: 12 vs. St. Cloud St. (10/27/12)Points: 24 vs. South Dakota Tech (9/12/14)

4 • Casie Baer • 5-8 • Jr. • S • Canby, Minnesota5.74 APS0.13 KPS0.14 SAPS2.08 DPS0.27 PPS

•Last Time Out: 17 assists, 9 digs at Winona State •Season-High Assists: 38 vs. Missouri Western (9/13)•Season-High Kills: 2, three times•Season-High Hitting %: N/A•Season-High Service Aces: 3 vs. Northern St. (10/28)•Season-High Digs: 17 at Upper Iowa (10/31)•Season-High Points: 5 vs. Northern State (10/28)

CAREER HIGHS Assists: 38 vs. Missouri Western (9/13/14)Kills: 3, twiceHitting %: N/AService Aces: 7 at Wayne State (11/9/13)Digs: 18 at Florida Southern (9/4/12)Points: 5 vs. Northern State (10/28/14)

5 • Morgan Gradishar • 5-10 • Jr. • OH • Aurora, Colorado 1.37 KPS.153 H%0.24 BPS0.42 DPS1.49 PPS

•Last Time Out: 5 kills at Winona State•Season-High Kills: 12, twice•Season-High Attacks: 41 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Hitting %: .562 vs. Fort Hays St. (9/12)•Season-High Total Blocks: 4 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Digs: 4, twice•Season-High Points: 14 vs. CCU (9/5)

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 20 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)Attacks: 64 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)Hitting %: .562 vs. Fort Hays St. (9/12/14)Total Blocks: 5 at Wayne State (11/9/13)Digs: 19, five timesPoints: 22.5 vs. Augustana (10/5/13)

7 • Abby Wolpern • 6-0 • Jr. • MB • Belle Plaine, Minnesota2.66 KPS.238 H%0.54 BPS2.67 DPS3.04 PPS

•Last Time Out: 4 kills, 8 digs at Winona State•Season-High Kills: 22 vs. Missouri Western (9/13)•Season-High Attacks: 46 vs. Missouri Western (9/13)•Season-High Hitting %: .692 vs. Bentley (9/6)•Season-High Total Blocks: 5 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Digs: 20 vs. South Dakota Tech (9/12)•Season-High Points: 23.5 vs. Missouri Western (9/13)

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 22 vs. Missouri Western (9/13/14)Attacks: 46 vs. Missouri Western (9/13/14)Hitting %: .692 vs. Bentley (9/6/14)Total Blocks: 7 at Eckerd (9/6/12)Digs: 20 vs. South Dakota Tech (9/12/14)Points: 23.5 vs. Missouri Western (9/13/14)

Statistics Summary(Sophomores and Freshmen)

3 • Katie Meyers • 5-2 • So. • L/DS • Crystal Lake, Illinois0.07 APS0.21 SAPS2.93 DPS0.29 PPS

•Last Time Out: 2 digs vs. Northern State•Season-High Assists: 1 at Augustana (10/3)•Season-High Aces: 2 at Bemidji State (10/17)•Season-High Digs: 14, twice•Season-High Points: 2, twice

CAREER HIGHS Assists: 3 vs. Pittsburg State (9/13/13)Aces: 6 vs. Pittsburg State (9/13/13)Digs: 24 vs. Pittsburg State (9/13/13)Points: 6 vs. Pittsburg (9/13/13)

0.33 KPS.000 H%0.00 DPS0.33 BPS0.50 PPS

0.82 KPS.189 H%0.89 BPS0.14 DPS1.30 PPS

•Last Time Out: 4 kills, 2 blocks at Winona State•Season-High Kills: 7 at Bemidji State (10/17)•Season-High Attacks: 20 at MN-Crookston (10/18)•Season-High Total Blocks: 10 at Upper Iowa (10/31)•Season-High Points: 8.5 at Bemidji State (10/17)

•Last Time Out: 2 kills, 2 blocks at Upper Iowa•Season-High Kills: 2 at Upper Iowa (10/31)•Season-High Attacks: 11 at Upper Iowa (10/31)•Season-High Total Blocks: 2 at Upper Iowa (10/31)•Season-High Points: 3 at Upper Iowa (10/31)

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 7 at Bemidji State (10/17/14)Attacks: 20 at MN-Crookston (10/18/14)Total Blocks: 10 at Upper Iowa (10/31/14)Points: 8.5 at Bemidji State (10/18/14)

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 2 at Upper Iowa (10/31/14)Attacks: 11 at Upper Iowa (10/31/14)Total Blocks: 2 at Upper Iowa (10/31/14)Points: 3 at Upper Iowa (10/31/14)

11 • Kelsey Hartkopf • 5-10 • So. • MB • Howard Lake, Minnesota

15 • Kara Ziemer • 5-8 • So. • OH • Elk River, Minnesota0.08 KPS0.23 SAPS2.54 DPS0.08 BPS0.35 PPS

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 2 vs. Sioux Falls (11/16/13)Attacks: 9 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27/14)Service Aces: 2, four timesDigs: 14 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27/14)

•Last Time Out: 4 digs at Bemidji State•Season-High Kills: 1 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27)•Season-High Attacks: 9 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27)•Season-High Service Aces: 2 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27)•Season-High Digs: 14 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27)

10 • Sydney Foss • 5-10 • Fr. • OH/L • Webster, Minnesota0.16 KPS0.29 SAPS 0.10 BPS2.50 DPS0.50 PPS

•Last Time Out: 10 digs at Winona State•Season-High Kills: 2, three times•Season-High Attacks: 12 vs. CCU (9/5)•Season-High Digs: 29 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27)•Season-High Points: 5, twice

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 2, three timesAttacks: 12 vs. CCU (9/5/14)Digs: 29 vs. Upper Iowa (9/27/14)Points: 5, twice

14 • Carly Masloski • 6-0 • R-Fr. • OH/MB • Underwood, Minnesota

18 • Claire Grimm • 5-10 • R-Fr. • OH/RS • Eagan, Minnesota1.79 KPS.114 H%0.42 BPS0.23 DPS2.03 PPS

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 11 vs. Northern State (10/28/14)Attacks: 32 vs. NW Missouri St. (9/13/14)Hitting %: .474 vs. Domincian (9/6/14)Points: 12 vs. Northern State (10/28/14)

•Last Time Out: 6 kills, 2 blocks at Winona State•Season-High Kills: 11 vs. Northern State (10/28)•Season-High Attacks: 32 vs. NW Missouri St. (9/13)•Season-High Hitting %: .474 vs. Dominican (9/6)•Season-High Points: 12 vs. Northern State (10/28)

12 • Monica Vega • 5-5Fr. • DS/L • Ada, Minnesota

Has not played yet

20 • Bailey Luce • 6-0Fr. • MB • Shakopee, Minnesota

Has not played yet

6 • Maddie Johnston • 5-8 • Fr. • S • Lakeville, Minnesota

•Last Time Out: 1 assist, 1 dig at Winona State •Season-High Assists: 1 at Winona State (11/1)•Season-High Service Aces: N/A•Season-High Digs: 1 at Winona State (11/1)•Season-High Points: N/A

CAREER HIGHS Assists: 1 at Winona State (11/1/14)Service Aces: N/ADigs: 1 at Winona State (11/1/14)Points: N/A

1.00 APS0.00 KPS0.00 SAPS1.00 DPS0.00 PPS

MATCH-BY-MATCH HIGHSDate Opponent Kills Attacks Assists Digs Total BlocksSept. 5 Grand Valley State VanWinkle, Wolpern (12) VanWinkle (30) Baer (20) Krenske (21) VanWinkle (4)Sept. 5 Colorado Christian Wolpern (17) Wolpern, Gruber, Baer (31) Krenske (31) VanWinkle (8) Gradishar (41)Sept. 6 Bentley VanWinkle (15) VanWinkle (24) Baer (21) Krenske (13) VanWinkle (6)Sept. 6 Dominican Wolpern (11) Grimm (19) Baer (18) Foss (12) VanWinkle (4)Sept. 12 Fort Hays State VanWinkle (16) Wolpern (28) Baer (26) Krenske (25) VanWinkle (6)Sept. 12 at South Dakota Tech VanWinkle (20) Wolpern (38) Baer (28) Krenske (21) Hartkopf (7)Sept. 13 Missouri Western Wolpern (22) Wolpern (46) Baer (38) Krenske (24) VanWinkle (4)Sept. 13 NW Missouri State Gruber (15) Grimm, Gruber (32) Baer (24) Wolpern (18) Hartkopf (5)Sept. 16 at Northern State Gruber (16) Gruber (43) Sullivan (23) Krenske (21) VanWinkle (4)Sept. 19 at Minnesota State VanWinkle (14) Gruber (43) Baer (26) Foss (19) VanWinkle (2)Sept. 20 at Concordia-St. Paul VanWinkle, Grimm (9) Grimm (22) Sullivan (13) Krenske, Baer (7) Hartkopf (4)Sept. 23 vs. Minot State Gruber (12) Gruber (26) Baer (25) Krenske (15) VanWinkle (3)Sept. 26 vs. Winona State Gruber (19) Gruber (31) Sullivan (16) Sullivan (10) VanWinkle, Hartkopf (2)Sept. 27 vs. Upper Iowa VanWinkle (20) Gruber (33) Baer (26) Foss (29) VanWinkle (4)Oct. 3 at Augustana VanWinkle (14) Grimm (24) Baer (17) VanWinkle, VanWinkle, Foss, Foss (8) Hartkopf (2)Oct. 4 at Wayne State Wolpern (14) Gruber (39) Sullivan (21) Meyers (14) VanWinkle (5)Oct. 10 vs. SW Minnesota State VanWinkle (10) VanWinkle (27) Sullivan, Baer (15) Meyers (14) VanWinkle (6)Oct. 11 vs. Sioux Falls VanWinkle (10) Grimm (28) Sullivan (14) Meyers (7) VanWinkle, Gruber, Hartkopf, Wolpern (2)Oct. 14 at Mary Gruber (11) Gruber (27) Baer (18) Sullivan (10) VanWinkle (5)Oct. 17 at Bemidji State VanWinkle (10) VanWinkle (27) Sullivan (14) Wolpern (12) VanWinkle (5)Oct. 18 at Minnesota Crookston VanWinkle (13) VanWinkle, Gruber (26) Sullivan (21) Krenske VanWinkle, Wolpern (15) Hartkpkopf (5)Oct. 24 vs. St. Cloud State Gruber (15) VanWinkle (31) Sullivan (25) Krenske (19) VanWinkle (4)Oct. 25 vs. Minnesota Duluth VanWinkle (13) Wolpern (32) Baer (22) Krenske (13) VanWinkle (3)Oct. 28 vs. Northern State VanWinkle (15) VanWinkle (33) Baer (24) Krenske (26) Hartkopf (6)Oct. 31 at Upper Iowa VanWinkle (18) VanWinkle (47) Sullivan (28) Krenske (30) Hartkopf (10)Nov. 1 at Winona State VanWinkle (12) VanWinkle (28) Baer (17) Krenske (11) Wolpern (3)Nov. 7 vs. Concordia-St. PaulNov. 8 vs. Minnesota State

WEEKLY GRAPHIC

MSUM RECORDS BOOKMSUM’S ALL-TIME KILLS LEADERS1. Emily Hegg (1994-97) .............................................. 1,7882. Cheri Pundsack (1987-90) ....................................... 1,3733. Mary Sampson (1986-89) ........................................ 1,3274. Heidi Lensing (2009-12) ........................................... 1,2835. Sigourney Schaffer (2003-05) ................................... 1,2786. Laura Tvrdik (2007-10) ............................................ 1,2347. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ........................... 1,1798. Amy Gernand (1991-92) ........................................... 1,1079. Megan Norling (2006-08) ......................................... 1,07710. Michelle Larson (1990-93) ...................................... 1,038

MSUM’S ALL-TIME SERVICE ACES LEADERS1. Dana Gross (1989-92) ................................................... 2002. Tanya Wales (1991-94) .................................................. 1963. Sara Myskevitz (1992-94) .............................................. 1914. Shawnette Vanderwolde (1992-95) ................................ 1865. Cheri Pundsack (1987-90) ............................................ 1836. Emily Hegg (1994-97) ................................................... 1827. Amy Gernand (1991-92) ................................................ 1578. Jessica Bruns (1997-00) ............................................... 1279. Beth Fraser (1989-91) ................................................... 124 Carrie Hegg (1993-94) .................................................. 124 Mary Sampson(1986-89) .............................................. 124

MSUM’S ALL-TIME BLOCK ASSISTS LEADERS1. Mary Sussenguth (2006-09) ......................................... 3902. Laura Tvrdik (2007-10) ................................................ 3493. Kelci Guenther (2005-08) ............................................. 3304. Val Wolf (1999-00, 02-03) ............................................ 3245. Mary Sampson (1986-89) ............................................ 3226. Ann Swanson (1987-90) ............................................... 3177. Kaitlin VanWinkle (2012-Present) ................................ 2888. Jill Dixon (1998-01) ..................................................... 2869. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ............................... 26610. Maggie Gruber (2011-Present) ................................... 253

MSUM’S ALL-TIME BLOCK SOLOS LEADERS1. Mary Sampson (1986-89) ............................................ 1442. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ............................... 1213. Sigourney Schaffer (2003-05) ......................................... 834. Emily Hegg (1994-97) .................................................... 805. Val Wolf (1999-00, 2003-05) .......................................... 776. Ann Swanson (1987-90) ................................................. 717. Shannon McQuade (1994) .............................................. 658. Jill Dixon (1998-01) ....................................................... 649. Kaitlin VanWinkle (2012-Present) .................................. 6210. Amy Gernard (1991-92) ............................................... 61

MSUM’S ALL-TIME DIGS LEADERS1. Calla Oftedahl (2005-08) .......................................... 2,3312. Katy Ness (2009-12) ................................................ 2,1603. Emily Hegg (1994-97) .............................................. 1,8074. Laurna Frankovich (1988-90) .................................... 1,5855. Dana Gross (1989-92) .............................................. 1,4716. Jessica Bruns (1997-00) .......................................... 1,4287. Tanya Wales (1991-94) ............................................. 1,3668. Susan Kolbow (2001-04) .......................................... 1,3019. Robyn Brady (1988-91) ............................................ 1,28210. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ........................... 1,281

MSUM’S ALL-TIME ASSISTS LEADERS1. Julie Vancura (2004-07) ............................................ 5,3342. Dana Gross (1989-92) ............................................... 4,6623. Jessica Bruns (1997-00) ........................................... 4,2614. Leigh Splittstoesser (2007-10) .................................. 3,1815. Sara Myskevitz (1992-94) .......................................... 3,1806. Suszi Larsen (1987-89) ............................................. 2,2307. Renae Miller (1984-88).............................................. 2,2308. Anna Olson (2009-12) ............................................... 2,1659. Casie Baer (2012-Present) ........................................ 1,36410. Heather Smith (2001-03) ........................................ 1,32111. Sam Sullivan (2011-Present) ................................... 1,263

Tammy Blake2014 VOLLEYBALL COACH BIO

HEAD COACH | Sgt. Bluff, Iowa | University of South Dakota - 1989

BLAKE YEAR-BY-YEARYr School Overall 2014 MSUM ....................................... 10-16 .....................2013 MSUM ....................................... 15-13 .....................2012 MSUM ....................................... 17-12 .....................2011 MSUM ....................................... 13-14 .....................2010 MSUM ....................................... 16-12 .....................2009 MSUM ....................................... 21-12 .....................2008 MSUM ....................................... 17-14 .....................2007 MSUM ....................................... 19-10 .....................2006 MSUM ....................................... 16-12 .....................2005 MSUM ..........................................25-6 .....................2004 MSUM ..........................................23-8 .....................2003 MSUM ....................................... 17-13 .....................2002 MSUM ....................................... 10-20 .....................2001 MSUM ....................................... 16-15 .....................2000 MSUM ..........................................28-4 .....................1999 MSUM ....................................... 12-15 .....................1998 MSUM ....................................... 15-14 .....................1997 MSUM ....................................... 14-16 .....................1996 MSUM ....................................... 19-19 .....................1995 MSUM ....................................... 19-23 .....................TOTAL .................................... 342-269 .................

COACHING STAFFAssistant Coaches: ....................Katy Peterson................................................Natalie Thomas Strength/Conditioning Coach: Travis Anderson

The winningest coach in Minnesota State University Moorhead history, Tammy Blake is in her 20th season as the Dragon head volleyball coach in 2014.

In 19 previous seasons, Blake is 332-252, and has led the Dragons to winning records 12 times. She enters the 2014 as the longest-tenured coach in the NSIC.

During her run, MSU Moorhead advanced to the NCAA Division II Re-gional tournament play in 2000, 2004 and 2005 and claimed a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champion-ship in 2000. She is the only coach to marshal the Dragons to the NCAA Division II post-season playoffs. Blake became the first and lone MSUM head coach to reach the 300-win plateau in 2011.

In 2012, MSUM earned two wins over nationally-ranked foes (Eckerd and Rol-lins) on its way to a 17-12 mark. Playing in arguably the toughest Division II conference in the nation (NSIC), the Dragons finished with a 9-11 mark in conference play. MSUM opened the year 9-1 and finished the season with a five-match winning streak.

Senior Katy Ness had an outstanding senior season in 2012, earning Dak-tronics First-Team All-American honors. Ness was the Northern Sun Conference Libero of the Year after leading the con-ference this season with 6.31 digs per set, ranking sixth in NCAA Division II. Ness finished her career Dragon career with 2,164 digs.

The crowning jewel of her stay at MSUM was a remarkable 28-4 finish in 2000 that included a school record 17-match win streak, the return of the NSIC title to MSU Moorhead and a first ever appearance at the NCAA Division II North Central Regional Championships. It also earned Blake Regional Coach of the Year honors.

Blake was appointed the fifth head volleyball coach in Dragon history in 1995 replacing Becky Schulze. She joined MSUM after four years as head coach at Vermillion High School in Vermil-lion, S.D. Her 1992-93 edition placed 11th on the final South Dakota High School poll.

She faced a major challenge in her first season at MSUM, including the upgrade from the NAIA to the powerful NCAA Division II, but Blake and the rebuilt Dragons posted a second place finish in the NSIC, the first of three straight league runner-up finishes. Blake directed a Division II-leading defense in 2011 while averaging 19.88 digs per game.

A 1989 graduate of the University of South Dakota, Blake was installed as the Coyotes’ starting setter midway through her freshman year. A four-time letterwinner, she led the North Central Conference in serve aces as a junior and was elected captain as a senior.

Blake graduated from USD with a major in Physical Education/Health. Following her career at South Dakota, she spent two seasons at South Dakota State University as an assistant coach in volleyball and softball and earned a Master’s Degree.

A native of Sgt. Bluff, Iowa, Blake graduated from Sgt. Bluff-Luton High School in 1984. A four-sport letterwinner, she was a three-year regular in volleyball at outside hitter. A two-time Iowa All-State and a three-time All-War Eagle Conference selection, Blake was voted Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior.

NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown H.S./Last School1 Amber Krenske ............. L/DS 5-7 Jr. Faribault, Minn. Faribault 2 Kaitlin VanWinkle .......... MB 5-11 Jr. Farmington, Minn. Lakeville South 3 Katie Meyers ................ L/DS 5-2 So. Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South4 Casie Baer .................... S/DS 5-8 Jr. Canby, Minn. Canby 5 Morgan Gradishar ........ OH/RS 5-10 Jr. Aurora, Co. Grandview 6 Maddie Johnston .......... S 5-8 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville South 7 Abby Wolpern ............... MB/RS 6-0 Jr. Belle Plaine, Minn. Belle Plaine8 Maggie Gruber ............. MB/RS 6-2 Sr. Belgrade, Minn Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 9 Sam Sullivan ................ S/RS 5-11 Sr. Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury 10 Sydney Foss ............... OH/DS 5-10 Fr. Webster, Minn. New Prague11 Kelsey Hartkopf ......... MB 5-10 So. Howard Lake, Minn. Dassel-Cokato12 Monica Vega ............... DS/L 5-5 Fr. Ada, Minn. Ada-Borup14 Carly Masloski ............ OH/MB 6-0 RFr. Underwood, Minn. Underwood15 Kara Ziemer ............... OH 5-8 So. Elk River, Minn. Elk River18 Claire Grimm .............. OH/RS 5-10 RFr. Eagan, Minn. Eastview20 Bailey Luce ...............MB 6-0 Fr. Shakopee, Minn. Shakopee

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown H.S./Last School4 Casie Baer .................... S/DS 5-8 Jr. Canby, Minn. Canby10 Sydney Foss ............... OH/DS 5-10 Fr. Webster, Minn. New Prague5 Morgan Gradishar ........ OH/RS 5-10 Jr. Aurora, Co. Grandview18 Claire Grimm .............. OH/RS 5-10 RFr. Eagan, Minn. Eastview8 Maggie Gruber ............. MB/RS 6-2 Sr. Belgrade, Minn Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa11 Kelsey Hartkopf ......... MB 5-10 So. Howard Lake, Minn. Dassel-Cokato6 Maddie Johnston .......... S 5-8 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville South1 Amber Krenske ............. L/DS 5-7 Jr. Faribault, Minn. Faribault 20 Bailey Luce ...............MB 6-0 Fr. Shakopee, Minn. Shakopee14 Carly Masloski ............ OH/MB 6-0 RFr. Underwood, Minn. Underwood3 Katie Meyers ................ L/DS 5-2 So. Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South9 Sam Sullivan ................ S/RS 5-11 Sr. Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury2 Kaitlin VanWinkle .......... MB 5-11 Jr. Farmington, Minn. Lakeville South12 Monica Vega ............... DS/L 5-5 Fr. Ada, Minn. Ada-Borup7 Abby Wolpern ............... MB/RS 6-0 Jr. Belle Plaine, Minn. Belle Plaine15 Kara Ziemer ............... OH 5-8 So. Elk River, Minn. Elk River

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEPlayers Baer .............................. BearLuce .............................. Lou-ceMasloski ........................ Mas-lou-skiZiemer ........................... Zee-mer

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD DRAGONS

BY CLASSSeniors (2)Maggie GruberSam Sullivan

Juniors (5)Casie BaerMorgan GradisharAmber KrenskeKaitlin VanWinkleAbby Wolpern

Sophomores (3)Kelsey HartkopfKatie MeyersKara Ziemer

Freshmen (6)Sydney FossClaire GrimmMaddie JohnstonBailey LuceCarly MasloskiMonica Vega

BY STATEColorado (1)Morgan Gradishar

Illinois (1)Katie Meyers

Minnesota (14)Casie BaerSydney FossClaire GrimmMaggie GruberKelsey HartkopfMaddie JohnsonAmber KrenskeBailey LuceCarly MasloskiSam SullivanKaitlin VanWinkleMoinca VegaAbby WolpernKara Ziemer

PLAYERS BY HEIGHTMaggie Gruber ......................................................6-2

Abby Wolpern ........................................................6-0

Carly Masloski.......................................................6-0

Bailey Luce ...........................................................6-0

Kaitlin VanWinkle ..................................................5-11

Sam Sullivan .........................................................5-11

Kelsey Hartkopf ....................................................5-10

Sydney Foss ..........................................................5-10

Claire Grimm ........................................................5-10

Morgan Gradishar .................................................5-10

Casie Baer ............................................................5-8

Maddie Johnston ...................................................5-8

Kara Ziemer ..........................................................5-8

Amber Krenske......................................................5-7

Monica Vega .........................................................5-5

Katie Meyers .........................................................5-2

2014 VOLLEYBALL

RADIO-TV ROSTER

1 - Amber KrenskeL/DS, 5-7, Jr.Faribault, Minn.Faribault

2 - Kaitlin VanWinkleMB, 5-11, Jr.Farmington, Minn. Lakeville South

3 - Katie MeyersL/DS, 5-2, So.Crystal Lake, Ill.Crystal Lake South

4 - Casie BaerS/DS, 5-8, Jr.Canby, Minn.Canby

5 - Morgan GradisharOH, 5-10, Jr. Aurora, Co. Grandview

6 - Maddie JohnstonOH, 5-8, Fr. Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville South

7 - Abby WolpernMB/RS, 6-0, Jr. Belle Plaine, Minn. Belle Plaine

8 - Maggie GruberMB/RS, 6-2, Jr. Belgrade, Minn. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

9 - Sam SullivanS/RS, 5-11, Jr.Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury

10 - Sydney FossOH/DS, 5-11, Fr. Webster, Minn.New Prague

11 - Kelsey HartkopfMB, 5-11, So. Howard Lake, Minn. Dassel-Cokato

14 - Carly MasloskiOH/MB, 6-0, RFr.Underwood, Minn.Underwood

15 - Kara ZiemerOH, 5-8, So.Elk River, Minn.Elk River

18 - Claire GrimmOH/RS, 5-10, RFr.Eagan, Minn.Eastview

Head CoachTammy Blake20th Season

Assistant CoachKaty Peterson

Assistant CoachNatalie Thomas

20 - Bailey LuceMB, 6-0, Fr. Shakopee, Minn. Shakopee

12 - Monica VegaDS/L, 5-5, Fr. Ada, Minn.Ada-Borup

MSU Moorhead Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 04, 2014)All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 10-16 3-5 2-8 5-3CONFERENCE 5-13 3-5 2-8 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 5-3 0-0 0-0 5-3

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points2 VanWinkle, Kaitlin 93 321 3.45 81 711 . 3 3 8 8 0.09 12 19 0.13 0 85 0.91 21 78 99 1.06 7 0 393.07 Wolpern, Abby 93 247 2.66 94 653 . 2 3 4 52 0.56 10 6 0.11 37 248 2.67 1 49 50 0.54 2 1 282.58 Gruber, Maggie 93 239 2.57 122 669 . 1 7 5 7 0.08 1 0 0.01 0 35 0.38 4 43 47 0.51 4 1 265.518 Grimm, Claire 88 161 1.83 100 548 . 1 1 1 7 0.08 0 0 0.00 0 28 0.32 4 33 37 0.42 3 0 181.55 Gradishar, Morgan 90 123 1.37 59 418 . 1 5 3 27 0.30 0 0 0.00 6 38 0.42 1 21 22 0.24 4 0 134.511 Hartkopf, Kelsey 92 75 0.82 36 206 . 1 8 9 5 0.05 0 0 0.00 0 13 0.14 8 74 82 0.89 9 0 120.09 Sullivan, Sam 93 15 0.16 4 50 . 2 2 0 456 4.90 23 27 0.25 0 168 1.81 0 4 4 0.04 2 4 40.010 Foss, Sydney 90 14 0.16 10 74 . 0 5 4 13 0.14 26 21 0.29 20 225 2.50 1 8 9 0.10 2 3 45.04 Baer, Casie 93 12 0.13 2 36 . 2 7 8 534 5.74 13 9 0.14 2 193 2.08 0 0 0 0.00 0 6 25.014 Masloski,Carly 6 3 0.50 6 15 - . 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 3 0.50 0 0 4.51 Krenske, Amber 70 2 0.03 3 31 - . 0 3 2 23 0.33 14 11 0.20 14 347 4.96 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 16.015 Ziemer, Kara 13 1 0.08 2 19 - . 0 5 3 2 0.15 3 6 0.23 6 33 2.54 0 1 1 0.08 0 0 4.53 Meyers, Katie 14 1 0.07 1 6 . 0 0 0 1 0.07 3 2 0.21 9 41 2.93 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.06 Johnston, Maddie 1 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 1.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - - - - - - -MSU MOORHEAD 93 1214 13.05 520 3436 . 2 0 2 1136 12.22 105 101 1.13 111 1455 15.65 40 314 197.0 2.12 33 16 1516.0Opponents 93 1224 13.16 514 3429 . 2 0 7 1165 12.53 111 118 1.19 105 1465 15.75 39 311 194.5 2.09 31 14 1529.5

Team Statistics MSUM OPPATTACK K i l l s 1214 1224 E r r o r s 520 514 Total Attacks 3436 3429 Attack Pct . 2 0 2 . 2 0 7 K i l l s / S e t 13.1 13.2SET A s s i s t s 1136 1165 A s s i s t s / S e t 12.2 12.5SERVE A c e s 105 111 E r r o r s 101 118 A c e s / S e t 1.1 1.2SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 111 105 E r r o r s / S e t 1.2 1.1DEFENSE D i g s 1455 1465 D i g s / S e t 15.6 15.8BLOCKING Block Solo 40 39 Block Assist 314 311 Total Blocks 197.0 194.5 B l o c k s / S e t 2.1 2.1 Block Errors 33 31Ball handling errors 16 14ATTENDANCE T o t a l 2555 4367 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/319 10/437 Neutral site #/Avg 8/85 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Sep 05 vs #14 Grand Valley State L 0-3 16-25,30-32,22-25 100Sep 05 vs Colorado Christian L 2-3 25-27,25-18,21-25,25-20,13-15 67Sep 06 vs Bentley W 3-0 25-11,25-13,25-15 37Sep 06 vs Dominican (CA) W 3-0 25-11,25-12,25-16 37Sep 12 vs Fort Hays State W 3-0 25-16,25-17,25-19 125Sep 12 vs South Dakota Mines W 3-1 23-25,25-19,28-26,25-15 108Sep 13 vs Missouri Western L 2-3 23-25,25-18,14-25,25-23,12-15 107Sep 13 vs Northwest Missouri W 3-1 25-20,17-25,25-22,25-18 97

*Sep 16 at #21 Northern State L 1-3 25-18,21-25,17-25,19-25 517*Sep 19 at Minnesota State L 2-3 25-18,25-13,21-25,18-25,11-15 226*Sep 20 at #2 Concordia-St. Paul L 0-3 7-25,22-25,16-25 378*Sep 23 MINOT W 3-0 28-26,25-14,25-21 454*Sep 26 WSU L 0-3 20-25,17-25,23-25 523*Sep 27 UIU W 3-1 25-21,25-16,20-25,25-16 419*Oct 03 at #16 Augustana (SD) L 0-3 11-25,24-26,20-25 725*10/4/14 at #13 Wayne State (Neb.) L 1-3 14-25,25-23,21-25,17-25 677*Oct 10 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA L 0-3 24-26,12-25,23-25 330*Oct 11 SIOUX FALLS L 0-3 20-25,20-25,17-25 307*Oct 14 at University of Mary W 3-0 25-21,25-20,25-17 277*Oct 17 at Bemidji State L 0-3 14-25,23-25,23-25 501*Oct 18 at Minnesota Crookston W 3-0 25-21,25-18,25-15 492*Oct 24 ST. CLOUD STATE W 3-0 25-20,25-20,30-28 184*Oct 25 #2 MINNESOTA DULUTH L 1-3 25-17,13-25,19-25,19-25 123*Oct 28 NORTHERN STATE L 1-3 21-25,25-14,18-25,19-25 215*Oct 31 at UIU L 2-3 22-25,25-23,21-25,25-23,10-15 157*Nov 01 at WSU L 0-3 21-25,14-25,18-25 417

Record in 3-set matches: 7-8Record in 4-set matches: 3-4Record in 5-set matches: 0-4