LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLKATIE GONZALES, WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SID • KATIE.GONZALES@LORAS.EDU • OFFICE: 563.588.79552014 SCHEDULE

OVERALL: 4-7 (HOME: 3-2, AWAY: 0-2, NEUTRAL: 1-3)IIAC: 0-0 (HOME: 0-0, AWAY: 0-0)

LABOR DAY CLASSIC - ST. LOUIS, MO.AUG 29 GREENVILLE L, 3-2AUG 29 WASH.-ST. LOUIS L, 3-0AUG 30 FONTBONNE W, 3-0

SEP 2 GRINNELL W, 3-0

LORAS COLLEGE INVITATIONAL - DUBUQUE, IOWASEP 5 CORNELL L, 3-2SEP 5 UW-PLATTEVILLE W, 3-0SEP 6 MONMOUTH W, 3-0SEP 6 CARTHAGE L, 3-1

SEP 9 NORTH CENTRAL L, 3-1

CORNELL CLASSIC - MT. VERNON, IOWASEP 13 UW-STEVENS POINT L, 3-0 SEP 13 ST. THOMAS L, 3-0

DIG FOR A CURESEP 17 LUTHER * 7:30 PM

ST. KATE’S INVITE - ST. PAUL, MINN.SEP 19 ST. CATHERINE 3:00 PMSEP 19 ST. OLAF 5:00 PMSEP 20 HAMLINE 9:00 AM

SEP 23 WARTBURG * 7:30 PM

IIAC-NACC CROSSOVER TOURNAMENT - DUBUQUE, IOWASEP 26 BENEDICTINE 1:00 PMSEP 26 LAKELAND 5:00 PMSEP 27 EDGEWOOD 9:00 AMSEP 27 DOMINICAN 1:00 PM

OCT 1 COE * 7:30 PMOCT 3 WHEATON 5:00 PMOCT 8 BUENA VISTA * 7:30 PMOCT 14 CENTRAL * 7:30 PM

UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE QUAD - DUBUQUE, IOWAOCT 17 UW-WHITEWATER 5:00 PMOCT 17 UW-PLATTEVILLE 7:00 PMOCT 21 SIMPSON * 7:30 PM

TITAN CLASSIC - OSHKOSH, WIS. OCT 24 CARTHAGE 5:30 PMOCT 24 UW-RIVER FALLS 7:30 PMOCT 25 WEBSTER 10:00 AMOCT 25 UW-OSHKOSH 2:00 PM

SENIOR NIGHTOCT 29 DUBUQUE * 7:30 PM

IOWA CONFERENCE PLAY SET TO START ...Last spring, Duhawk Head Coach Jenna Ness explained that the 2014 season would feature some of the toughest competition Loras has faced in recent years. She echoed similar sentiments after the Cornell Classic. “We play tough teams for a reason, the strong start to the season has helped prepare us for conference play,” Ness said. With a 4-7 record, the Duhawks are set to open up conference play on Wednesday.

LORAS LOOKING TO SNAP 4-GAME SKID IN WEEK 4 ...Loras enters week four eyeing a turnaround. After two tough matches in which the Duhawks hung with No. 2 UW-Stevens Point and No. 16 St. Thomas, Loras looks to build off of the progress made at the Cornell Classic. Their first opportunity to get back in the win column is at home on Wednesday before they travel to the Twin Cities for the St. Kate’s Invitational this weekend.

DUHAWKS SET TO DIG FOR A CURE ... The Duhawks host the Luther College Norse in their Iowa Conference opener on Wednesday. The annual “Dig For a Cure” match has been expanded to raise awareness and fundraise for both Breast Cancer and Leukemia. Fans are encouraged to wear pink and orange to help in raising awareness. On the concourse, fans can find several education and interactive booths hosted by local business and organizations. Additionally, Loras College Dance Marathon will be assisting “Mircale Kids” in handing out game programs. The Duhawks will also hold a 50/50 raffle in which proceeds will benefit charities including; Maria’s House, Leukemia Society, and the Visiting Nurses Association.

NESS, BROWN FACE OFF AGAINST ALMA MATER ... Wednesday’s conference match pits Ness and assistant coach Sophia Brown against their alma mater. Ness, a 2011 graduate of Luther, played for the Norse before begining her coaching career as a student assistant in 2010. Brown, a 2013 graduate, appeared in 300 games for Luther, earning an All-Conference nod her senior year.

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SEP. 16, 2014 • VOL IV

LUTHER NORSECurrent Streak ................................................................Won 1Conference ........................................................................ IIACTEAM LEADERS Kills ......................................................... Leah Broderick (139)Assists .......................................................Lindsey Ryan (361)Digs ............................................................ Taylor Gaide (194)Blocks ...................................................... Leah Broderick (34)Aces.............................................................. Taylor Gaide (17)

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LORAS COLLEGELocation ................................................. Dubuque, IowaFounded ................................................................ 1839Enrollment ............................................................. 1624Nickname........................................................ DuhawksSchool Colors .........................Purple (60-100-0-60 / 262C) ............................................Rah Rah Gold (0-25-100-0 / 123C) ..............................................Metallic Gold (0-22-50-30 / 874C)Field Name ................................................... Rock BowlCapacity................................................................ 3,500Surface ............................................................ FieldTurfAffiliation .............................................NCAA Division IIIConference ..................... Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic (IIAC)President ......................................................Jim CollinsAlma Mater ..................................................... Loras ‘84Interim Director of Athletics................Denise UdelhofenAlma Mater ..................................................... Loras ‘90Athletic Dept. Phone .................................563.588.7112

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSDirector ..................................................... Jim NaprstekAlma Mater ..................................................... Loras ‘13Office Phone ............................................ 563.588.7407Cell Phone ............................................... 815.207.9168Email................................... james.naprstek@loras.eduPrimary Contact / SID ............................Katie GonzalesOffice Phone ............................................ 563.588.7955Email Address.......................katie.gonzales@loras.eduMailing Address ..................................... 1450 Alta Vista........................................................ Dubuque, IA 52001Website ............................................www.duhawks.com

MEDIA INFORMATIONTelegraph Herald ..................................... 563.588.5783Sports Editor ....................Jim Leitner (jleitner@wcinet.com)Video Stream ............................ www.duhawks.com/live

SOCIAL MEDIATwitter ..................................................@LorasAthletics.............................................................@lorasvolleyballFacebook ...................................Loras College Athletics.................................................Loras College VolleyballInstagram.............................................@LorasAthletics

2014 ROSTER# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School4 Brittany Lijewski DS/L 5-3 So. Milwaukee, Wis. / Thomas More5 Christina Angeli DS 5-9 Jr. Little Canada, Minn. / Hill Murray7 Therese Schultz MB 5-10 So. New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln Way West8 Haley Bergan DS/L 5-4 Fr. Edgewood, Iowa / Edgewood Colesburg9 Danni Kennedy MB 5-10 So. Dyersville, Iowa / Beckman Catholic10 Liz Jendra OH 5-10 Jr. Tinley Park, Ill. / Andrew12 Tara Blake OH 5-9 So. Crystal Lake, Ill. / Marian Central Catholic

13 JennaErickson S 5-5 So.Springfield,Ill./SacredHeart-Griffin14 Taylor Serrano MB 5-11 Jr. Oak Lawn, Ill. / Mother McAuley16 Kara Kentner S/RS 5-9 Jr. Orland Park, Ill. / Sandburg17 Harris Hunter RS 5-10 Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic

18 Megan Beauchamp RS 5-11 So. Muscatine, Iowa / Muscatine24 Courtney Boyd DS/L 5-6 Sr. Troy, Mo. / Troy Buchanan

2014 IOWA CONFERENCE

STANDINGSSCHOOL IIAC ALLCOE (20) 0-0 8-1 WARTBURG (RV) 0-0 7-1 CENTRAL 0-0 6-2 LUTHER 0-0 5-3 SIMSPON 0-0 3-2 LORAS 0-0 4-4 BUENA VISTA 0-0 4-6 DUBUQUE 0-0 1-7

St. Kate’s WildcatsCurrent Streak ................................................................Won 2Conference ......................................................................MIACTEAM LEADERS Kills ..............................................................Alyssa Beach (97)Assists ...................................................Karsee Knutson (207)Digs ........................................................... Shanee Herd (192)Blocks ..........................................................Amber Zeiher (27)Aces................................. Karsee Knutson, Alyssa Beach (12)

St. Olaf OlesCurrent Streak ................................................................Won 1Conference ......................................................................MIACTEAM LEADERS Kills .............................................................. Devon Flohrs (93)Assists ........................................................Kersten Bork (167)Digs ...............................................................Abby Slack (182)Blocks .....................................................Sophie Schwartz (23)Aces.................................................................Abby Slack (10)

Hamline PipersCurrent Streak ................................................................... Won 7Conference ..........................................................................MIACTEAM LEADERS Kills ............................................................. Caitlyn Gottwald (45)Assists ........................................................... Vassi Prattas (136)Digs ............................................................ Lynsey Reimer (146)Blocks ................................ Stephanie Kaup, Gabriella Feldt (13)Aces................................................................ Lynsey Reimer (9)

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Jenna Ness became the 12th head coach in Loras history in May of 2013 and is set to begin her second season at the helm in the fall of 2014.

A 2011 graduate of Luther College, Ness earned degrees in business management and exercise science. While at Luther, Ness was a two-sport student-athlete, competing in volleyball and track & field. She helped the Norse qualify for their first appearance in the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Tournament in 2009, finishing with a 26-12 record. Luther received an at-large bid into the tournament and advanced to the second round before falling to University of St. Thomas.

Ness suffered a season-ending injury in the fall of 2010 and as a result, began her coaching career while as a student. Upon her graduation in January of 2011, Ness became the interim head coach at Luther through May. For her efforts with Luther, Ness was the recipient of the AVCA “Coaches 4 Coaches” award.

Ness was hired as the assistant men’s and women’s volleyball coach at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. In 2012, the men went 33-3 and finished as the runners-up in the NAIA National Tournament for the second straight season. St. Ambrose was the home to the national player of the year and two all-americans, all three of which Ness coached. On the women’s side, the Bees finished third in their conference with a 25-14 overall recored and ranked in the top 30 at the end of the season and had three student-athletes selected for all-conference honors.

The 2012-13 season saw Ness relocate to Winona, Minnesota where she became the top assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, intramural director and Student Athletic Advisory Committee Representative for St. Mary’s University. While at St. Mary’s, the Cardinals finished 14-14 and earned one all-conference selection.

In May of 2013, Ness completed her Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership at St. Ambrose.

In her first season at Loras, Ness led the Duhawks to a 15-17 record and a third place finish in the Iowa Conference. Loras advanced to the conference tournament championship before falling to second-seeded Coe. Three Duhawks were named to all-conference, including Tara Blake’s first team selection.

A native of Urbandale, Iowa, Ness now resides in Dubuque.

HEAD COACH JENNA NESSLORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Sophia Brown enters her second season as assistant coach for the women’s volleyball program under head coach, Jenna Ness. She is a former Iowa Conference student-athlete at Luther College, graduating in May 2013 with a degree in Art Management (Printmaking). In her time with the Norse, she appeared in 300 games and averaged 2.15 kills per game. As a junior, Brown was an all-conference honorable mention selection, appearing in 29 matches for Luther and contributing 257 kills. In her senior season, she appeared in all 32 matches for the Norse and earned herself a spot on the all-conference team. Her career with the Norse garnered the attention of her peers as she was nominated for Luther’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Off the court, Brown was involved with Luther’s SAAC Chapter, attending the Iowa Conference Student Athlete Leadership Conference in 2012.

A native of Altoona, Iowa, Brown now resides in Dubuque and is an Area Coordinator in addition to her duties as assistant coach.

ASSISTANT COACH SOPHIA BROWN

COMBINED STATISTICS LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

The Automated ScoreBookLoras Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2014)

All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 4-7 3-2 0-2 1-3CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 4-7 3-2 0-2 1-3

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 points16 Kara Kentner 40 120 3.00 18 308 . 3 3 1 175 4.38 11 1 0.28 1 126 3.15 2 11 13 0.32 2 11 -9 Danni Kennedy 40 89 2.22 25 236 . 2 7 1 5 0.12 5 7 0.12 0 29 0.73 2 17 19 0.47 3 3 -12 Tara Blake 37 77 2.08 19 266 . 2 1 8 8 0.22 3 5 0.08 8 95 2.57 1 7 8 0.22 3 1 -10 Liz Jendra 40 64 1.60 27 220 . 1 6 8 3 0.08 7 7 0.17 9 35 0.88 4 2 6 0.15 4 0 -14 Taylor Serrano 40 57 1.42 39 163 . 1 1 0 1 0.03 0 0 0.00 0 4 0.10 10 12 22 0.55 9 1 -7 Therese Schultz 40 50 1.25 19 171 . 1 8 1 20 0.50 0 0 0.00 0 9 0.22 1 9 10 0.25 2 3 -17 Harris Hunter 3 2 0.67 2 7 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0.33 0 2 0.67 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -13 Jenna Erickson 37 2 0.05 4 8 - . 2 5 0 195 5.27 26 13 0.70 0 85 2.30 0 0 0 0.00 0 5 -5 Christina Angeli 39 2 0.05 8 37 - . 1 6 2 4 0.10 9 6 0.23 9 99 2.54 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -24 Courtney Boyd 38 1 0.03 4 10 - . 3 0 0 2 0.05 3 4 0.08 29 138 3.63 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 -4 Brittany Lijewski 2 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 2 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 -8 Haley Bergan 30 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 6 0.17 3 55 1.83 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 -

Team - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -LORAS 40 464 11.60 165 1428 . 2 0 9 413 10.32 70 50 1.75 62 679 16.98 20 58 49.0 1.23 24 26 -Opponents 40 483 12.07 218 1538 . 1 7 2 438 10.95 61 60 1.52 73 729 18.23 23 88 67.0 1.67 31 18 -

Team Statistics LORASW OPPATTACK K i l l s 464 483 E r r o r s 165 218 Total Attacks 1428 1538 Attack Pct . 2 0 9 . 1 7 2 K i l l s / S e t 11.6 12.1SET A s s i s t s 413 438 A s s i s t s / S e t 10.3 10.9SERVE A c e s 70 61 E r r o r s 50 60 A c e s / S e t 1.8 1.5SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 62 73 E r r o r s / S e t 1.5 1.8DEFENSE D i g s 679 729 D i g s / S e t 17.0 18.2BLOCKING Block Solo 20 23 Block Assist 58 88 Total Blocks 49.0 67.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.2 1.7 Block Errors 24 31Ball handling errors 26 18ATTENDANCE T o t a l 510 589 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/102 2/294 Neutral site #/Avg 4/12 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 29 vs Greenville L 2-3 28-26,15-25,25-21,20-25,10-15 48Aug 29 at #11 Washington U. L 0-3 21-25,15-25,21-25 214Aug 30 vs Fontbonne W 3-0 25-8,25-13,25-16 0Sep 02 GRINNELL W 3-1 25-12,25-9,21-25,25-22 148Sep 05 CORNELL COLLEGE L 2-3 25-18,25-20,12-25,16-25,10-15 84Sep 05 UW-PLATTEVILLE W 3-0 25-22,25-22,25-18 108Sep 06 MONMOUTH COLLEGE W 3-0 25-11,25-6,25-15 82Sep 06 CARTHAGE COLLEGE L 1-3 27-29,14-25,25-20,21-25 88Sep 09 at North Central L 1-3 25-21,27-29,22-25,18-25 375Sep 13 vs #2 UWSP L 0-3 21-25,22-25,19-25 0Sep 13 vs #16 Univ. of St. Thomas L 0-3 23-25,13-25,21-25 0

Record in 3-set matches: 3-3Record in 4-set matches: 1-2Record in 5-set matches: 0-2

WEEKLY FUN FACTFreshman Haley Bergan recorded a career-high in digs on

Saturday at the Cornell Classic. In the Duhawks match against No. 16 St. Thomas, Bergan tallied 21 digs in her

first appearance at libero.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS LEADERS LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

The Automated ScoreBookLoras Category Leaders (as of Sep 16, 2014)

All matches

# ATTACK (by K) S K K/S E TA Pct16 Kara Kentner 40 120 3.00 18 308 . 3 3 19 Danni Kennedy 40 89 2.22 25 236 . 2 7 112 Tara Blake 37 77 2.08 19 266 . 2 1 810 Liz Jendra 40 64 1.60 27 220 . 1 6 814 Taylor Serrano 40 57 1.42 39 163 . 1 1 07 Therese Schultz 40 50 1.25 19 171 . 1 8 113 Jenna Erickson 37 2 0.05 4 8 - . 2 5 017 Harris Hunter 3 2 0.67 2 7 . 0 0 05 Christina Angeli 39 2 0.05 8 37 - . 1 6 224 Courtney Boyd 38 1 0.03 4 10 - . 3 0 08 Haley Bergan 30 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0

# SET (by A) S A A/S TA Pct13 Jenna Erickson 37 195 5.27 - -16 Kara Kentner 40 175 4.38 - -7 Therese Schultz 40 20 0.50 - -12 Tara Blake 37 8 0.22 - -9 Danni Kennedy 40 5 0.12 - -5 Christina Angeli 39 4 0.10 - -10 Liz Jendra 40 3 0.08 - -24 Courtney Boyd 38 2 0.05 - -14 Taylor Serrano 40 1 0.03 - -4 Brittany Lijewski 2 0 0.00 - -8 Haley Bergan 30 0 0.00 - -

# BLOCK (by Total) S BS BA Total Blk/S14 Taylor Serrano 40 10 12 22.0 0.559 Danni Kennedy 40 2 17 19.0 0.4716 Kara Kentner 40 2 11 13.0 0.327 Therese Schultz 40 1 9 10.0 0.2512 Tara Blake 37 1 7 8.0 0.2210 Liz Jendra 40 4 2 6.0 0.158 Haley Bergan 30 0 0 0.0 0.004 Brittany Lijewski 2 0 0 0.0 0.005 Christina Angeli 39 0 0 0.0 0.0013 Jenna Erickson 37 0 0 0.0 0.00

# KILL (by K) S K K/S16 Kara Kentner 40 120 3.009 Danni Kennedy 40 89 2.2212 Tara Blake 37 77 2.0810 Liz Jendra 40 64 1.6014 Taylor Serrano 40 57 1.427 Therese Schultz 40 50 1.255 Christina Angeli 39 2 0.0513 Jenna Erickson 37 2 0.0517 Harris Hunter 3 2 0.6724 Courtney Boyd 38 1 0.038 Haley Bergan 30 0 0.00

# SERVE (by SA) S SA SE SA/S TA Pct13 Jenna Erickson 37 26 13 0.70 - -16 Kara Kentner 40 11 1 0.28 - -5 Christina Angeli 39 9 6 0.23 - -10 Liz Jendra 40 7 7 0.17 - -8 Haley Bergan 30 5 6 0.17 - -9 Danni Kennedy 40 5 7 0.12 - -12 Tara Blake 37 3 5 0.08 - -24 Courtney Boyd 38 3 4 0.08 - -17 Harris Hunter 3 1 1 0.33 - -

# DEFENSE (by Dig) S Dig Dig/S BHE24 Courtney Boyd 38 138 3.63 116 Kara Kentner 40 126 3.15 115 Christina Angeli 39 99 2.54 012 Tara Blake 37 95 2.57 113 Jenna Erickson 37 85 2.30 58 Haley Bergan 30 55 1.83 110 Liz Jendra 40 35 0.88 09 Danni Kennedy 40 29 0.73 37 Therese Schultz 40 9 0.22 314 Taylor Serrano 40 4 0.10 14 Brittany Lijewski 2 2 1.00 017 Harris Hunter 3 2 0.67 0

# RECEPT (by TA) S RE RE/S TA Pct24 Courtney Boyd 38 29 0.76 - -TM Team - 2 0.05 - -12 Tara Blake 37 8 0.22 - -10 Liz Jendra 40 9 0.22 - -5 Christina Angeli 39 9 0.23 - -8 Haley Bergan 30 3 0.10 - -4 Brittany Lijewski 2 1 0.50 - -16 Kara Kentner 40 1 0.03 - -17 Harris Hunter 3 0 0.00 - -9 Danni Kennedy 40 0 0.00 - -14 Taylor Serrano 40 0 0.00 - -

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TEAM STATISTICS LORAS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

The Automated ScoreBookLoras Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2014)

All matches

Overall record: 4-7 Conf: 0-0 Home: 3-2 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 1-3

Team Statistics LORASW OPPATTACK K i l l s 464 483 E r r o r s 165 218 Total Attacks 1428 1538 Attack Pct . 2 0 9 . 1 7 2 K i l l s / S e t 11.6 12.1SET A s s i s t s 413 438 A s s i s t s / S e t 10.3 10.9SERVE A c e s 70 61 E r r o r s 50 60 A c e s / S e t 1.8 1.5SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 62 73 E r r o r s / S e t 1.5 1.8DEFENSE D i g s 679 729 D i g s / S e t 17.0 18.2BLOCKING Block Solo 20 23 Block Assist 58 88 Total Blocks 49.0 67.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.2 1.7 Block Errors 24 31Ball handling errors 26 18ATTENDANCE T o t a l 510 589 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/102 2/294 Neutral site #/Avg 4/12 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -

Match wins by #sets 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th TotalLoras 0 0 3 1 0 4Opponents 0 0 3 2 2 7

Sets won by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th TotalLoras 7 5 5 1 0 18Opponents 4 6 6 4 2 22

Points by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th TotalLoras 270 231 241 100 20 862Opponents 222 224 240 122 30 838