1.28.2010 | Volleyball
Waukesha, Wis. - Annie Glieber, Carroll University's head volleyball coach and recreation director for the past five years, has resigned from her position at Carroll to become the head volleyball coach at Macalester College.

Glieber's Pioneers finished 2-27 overall, 0-9 in the Midwest Conference in her first campaign in 2005, but the Milwaukee native quickly turned Carroll into league title contenders. Glieber's 2006 team advanced to the finals of the MWC Tournament. In 2007, Glieber guided the Pioneers to the Midwest Conference Championship and the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

A national search for a new volleyball coach will begin immediately.

11.12.2009 | Volleyball
Oshkosh, Wis. - St. Norbert College had its sixth NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Tournament appearance cut short by No. 2-ranked UW-Oshkosh in a three-set loss to the host Titans in the first round of the Midwest Regional at Kolf Sports Center.

The Green Knights had their season end at 24-10 following the 24-9, 25-8, 25-11 loss. Oshkosh improved to 36-2 with the win.

St. Norbert was tied 6-6 in the first set before Oshkosh went on a 13-1 run. The Titans led 10-2 in the second set and 15-3 in the third set to take control.

St. Norbert got four kills from Sarah Sulentic and two apiece from Mary Kate Manion, Sam Jungbluth and Tory Dohm. Laura Ayello had eight assists, and Catherine Guido had 12 digs.

Oshkosh hit a robust .462, with 52 kills in 91 attempts against 10 errors. Andrea Smith had 18 kills to lead the Titans

11.10.2009 | Volleyball
Ripon, Wis. -- The Midwest Conference (MWC) announced the 2009 MWC Volleyball all-conference awards today, November 10, 2009. Eight student-athletes were honored with First Team All-MWC accolades, while nine student-athletes were recognized by league coaches on the second team.

Grinnell College’s middle blocker Claire Reeder highlights the list of award winners after being named the MWC Player of the Year, while the Pioneers’ head coach Jackie Hutchison (pictured) was honored with Coach of the Year accolades.

[2009 All-Conference Teams]

11.9.2009 | Volleyball
Ripon, Wis. -- St. Norbert College will face No. 1 UW-Oshkosh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The eight team Midwest Regional will be held this weekend, November 12-14 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the Kolf Sports Center.

The two teams will meet for the third time this season. In both of the previous meetings, the Green Knights took a set away from the Titans before losing 3-1.

11.7.2009 | Volleyball
De Pere, Wis. – St. Norbert College swept Beloit College 3-0 to take home the 2009 MWC Volleyball Tournament Title.

As tournament champions, the Green Knight's receive the league's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.

11.6.2009 | Volleyball
De Pere , Wis. – Beloit College and St. Norbert College each won semifinal matches tonight to earn spots in the 2009 Midwest Conference (MWC) Volleyball Tournament Final. No. 2 Beloit topped No. 3 Grinnell 3-0, while No. 1 St. Norbert swept No. 4 Ripon 3-0 to set up a championship rematch. The two teams previously squared off less then one week ago when the Green Knights ousted the Buccaneers 3-1 for the MWC Championship Crown.

Beloit (8-1 MWC, 24-5 Overall) and St. Norbert (9-0 MWC, 22-9 Overall) will meet again in the MWC Tournament Title match, which will be played tomorrow, Saturday, November 7 at 1 p.m. The MWC Tournament Champion will earn the MWC's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. The match will be web cast on www.midwestconference.tv.

11.4.2009 | Volleyball
Ripon, Wis. --Just as predicted, Beloit and St. Norbert competed for the MWC Championship with St. Norbert prevailing to take home court advantage at this weekend’s Midwest Conference Volleyball Tournament. Both teams are expected to meet again in the tournament title match, but will have to get past No. 3 Grinnell and No. 4 Ripon.

Beloit will face Grinnell in the first semifinal contest at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, with Ripon and St. Norbert to follow at 7 p.m. Saturday’s tournament title match will begin at 1 p.m. The tournament winner will receive the league’s automatic berth to the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

[Tournament Preview]

10.30.2009 | Volleyball
St. Norbert College defeated Beloit College in four-sets on Friday night to take home its second straight MWC Championship title. The Green Knights own a perfect 9-0 MWC mark and are 22-9 overall.

As MWC Champions, the Green Knights will play host to the 2009 Midwest Conference Volleyball Tournament on November 6-7. The tournament winner receives the MWC's Automatic Qualification to the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

9.22.2009 | Volleyball
Galesburg, Ill - On her own senior night, a night in which her four years of service to the Prairie Fire volleyball team and Knox College athletic department were to be honored, senior Karen Frost continued to do what she has done her entire career: set up her teammates to score points.  Coming into yesterday’s 2009 home finale, Frost needed 25 assists to move into 3^rd place all time in Prairie Fire history for career assists.  Frost did more than that, collecting 36 assists in a 4 set, 3-1 win over Eureka College.

 Frost now has 1501 career assists, surpassing Alicia Young ’02 (1489 assists) for 3^rd place all time.  Frost has her work cut out for her if she is to move to second place before the season is over, as Allison Yasukawa ’01 is comfortably 263 assists ahead, with 1764 career assists. 

 With 3 matches remaining Frost will continue to add to her already impressive assists total.

9.18.2009 | Volleyball
RIPON, Wis. - There is a new career digs leader at Ripon College and her name is Sara Heim. The senior from Wabasha, Minn. recorded 12 digs against Maranatha Baptist in the first day of action at the Ripon Invitational, giving her 2,065 digs in her career. That shatters the previous mark of 2,058, set by Sara Sanford from 2002-05. Heim followed that up with 26 digs against Central College, giving her 2,091 with half the season left to play.

Ripon Release

8.18.2009 | Volleyball
RIPON, WIS. -- Nothing is certain this year as the 2009 Preseason Coaches Poll tabbed 2008 co-coaches of the year Dawn Kelly’s Buccaneers and Bethani Thibodeau’s defending champions, the Green Knights, to both take home a share of the 2009 MWC title. Both teams split the ten first-place votes evenly, receiving five a piece as they both took top honors in this year’s poll.

Monmouth is predicted to finish third and first-year head coach Becca Carstensen and her Ripon Red Hawk’s tied for fourth alongside Carroll with only a five point difference between those two squads and the Scots.

Illinois College and Lake Forest finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Grinnell is seeded eighth, while Lawrence and Knox rounded out the 2009
Preseason Coaches Poll in that order.

2009 Preseason Coaches Poll:
Rnk Team (1st place votes)
1. (Tie) Beloit (5)
1. (Tie) St. Norbert (5)
3. Monmouth
4. (Tie) Ripon
4. (Tie) Carroll
6. Illinois College
7. Lake Forest
8. Grinnell
9. Lawrence
10. Knox

[Full Story]

8.03.2009 | Volleyball
Lexington, KY -- The 2008 edition of the Beloit College Volleyball team has earned distinction from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, receiving a Team Academic Award for the 2008-09 school year.

Beloit was the only Midwest Conference program on the list and one of just four Division III programs from Wisconsin named (Concordia, Edgewood and UW-La Crosse were the others).

The award, which was intiated during the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point-average on a 4.00 scale.

AVCA Release
AVCA Award Recipients

Ripon, Wis. - Becca Carstensen has been named the head volleyball coach at Ripon College, replacing Erin Plumley, who resigned after one season. Carstensen becomes the fifth head coach in program history and takes over a team that finished 10-17 a year ago, including a 6-3 mark in the Midwest Conference and a trip to the MWC Tournament.

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