2004 Midwest Conference Volleyball


2003 Standings
 
North Division!
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Team
MWC
W-L
Pts.
Overall
W-L 
  St. Norbert
9-0
13
30-9
  Ripon
6-3
9
23-15
  Beloit
3-6
4
12-25
  Carroll
2-7
3
13-21
Lawrence
1-8
2
8-25
 
South Division
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Team
MWC
W-L
Pts.
Overall
W-L
  Illinois C.
7-2
10
25-12
  Monmouth
7-2
10
19-15
  Lake Forest
6-3
9
21-12
  Knox
2-7
3
9-23
Grinnell
2-7
2
7-27
*Standings are determined on a point system. Teams are given two points for every win within their division and one point for a win at the MWC Crossover Tournament.
 
2003 MWC Results:
Nov. 1 - Ripon def. Beloit 30-14, 30-20, 30-23
Nov. 1 - Knox def. Grinnell 30-24, 25-30, 30-26, 30-28
Nov. 1 - Carroll def. Lawrence 30-22, 30-24, 28-30, 30-19
Oct. 30 - Monmouth def. Lake Forest 19-30, 20-30, 30-24, 30-27, 15-11
Oct. 30 - St. Norbert def. Ripon 30-26, 30-28, 30-21
Oct. 28 - Monmouth def. Knox 30-23, 30-18, 28-30, 20-10
Oct. 25 - Illinois C. def. Grinnell 30-15, 30-14, 30-22
Oct. 24 - Monmouth def. Grinnell 30-25, 30-20, 30-26
Oct. 23 - Beloit def. Carroll 30-19, 30-26, 28-30, 30-16
Oct. 22 - St. Norbert def. Lawrence 30-21, 30-14, 30-14
Oct. 18 - Lake Forest def. Grinnell 30-24, 30-26, 30-21
Oct. 17 - Lake Forest def. Knox 30-23, 28-30, 19-30, 30-23, 15-6
Oct. 15 - Lawrence def. Beloit 24-30, 30-19, 28-30, 30-28, 15-8
Oct. 15 - St. Norbert def. Carroll 30-21, 30-24, 30-25
Oct. 14 - Illinois C. def. Monmouth 30-27, 30-18, 33-35, 30-25
Oct. 9 - Lake Forest def. Illinois C. 34-32, 32-30, 25-30, 30-23
Oct. 8 - Ripon def. Lawrence 30-27, 31-29, 30-23
Oct. 7 - Illinois C. def. Knox 28-30, 21-30, 30-24, 30-21, 15-9
Oct. 2 - Ripon def. Carroll 33-31, 27-30, 30-19, 30-20
Sept. 27 & 28 - Volleyball Crossover Tournament
Sept. 23 - St. Norbert def. Beloit 30-17, 30-28, 30-18
 
2003 Non-Conference Results:
Nov. 4 - Monmouth def. Coe 32-30, 30-20, 30-26
Nov. 1 - Univ. of Chicago def. Lake Forest 30-22, 30-21, 25-30, 30-28
Washington Univ. (MO) Tourney
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1
Washington Univ. (MO) def. Illinois C. 31-33, 30-14, 30-19, 30-27

Sutherland of St. Norbert and Beckwith of Illinois C.
tabbed AVCA All-Region

Senior setter Abbey Sutherland from St. Norbert and senior middle hitter Emily Beckwith of Illinois C. were recently selected to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Midwest Region Honorable Mention Team for 2003. Sutherland and Beckwith also shared the Player of the Year honors in the MWC during the 2003 season. For the complete listing of the AVCA teams click here.


Illinois College's Heather Jonasson named second team
Academic All-District

Illinois College junior Heather Jonasson, from Schaumburg, Ill., was recently named to the Academic All-District 5 second team by voting members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in that division. Jonasson is an accounting and economics major currently holding a perfect 4.00 GPA. Click here for a complete listing of the teams.


2003 ALL-MWC Team Selected



Wartburg def. Lake Forest 30-25, 31-29, 18-30, 30-22

in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament

Click here for complete bracket


Lake Forest wins fifth championship in seven years, Carroll claims second

History was made Saturday afternoon at Schuldes Sportscenter in DePere, Wis., as the #5-seed Lake Forest College downed #7-seed Carroll College 31-29, 30-24, 29-31, 30-14 to win the 2003 MWC Championship. The championship game marked the first time ever in MWC Volleyball Tournament history that both teams playing were less than the #3 seed coming into the tournament. As the fifth seed, Lake Forest becomes the only school to ever win the title below the #3 seed also.

The Foresters made it to the final game by defeating defending champion, host and tournament favorite St. Norbert 3-1. The Pioneers were victorious over divisonal opponnent Beloit in the semifinals, 3-0. St. Norbert finished in third place by beating Beloit 3-0 and in the fifth place game it was Illinois C. over Monmouth three games to one.

Lake Forest also earns the MWC's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division III National Tournament. The Foresters will find out who they play on Sunday evening.


#2, #3, and #4 seeds fall in first games; defending Champion St. Norbert moves on to Saturday; Carroll and Beloit to play for a chance at the title

Day one of the 2003 MWC Volleyball Championship Tournament proivded more excitment, more surprises and more upsets than in any recent years.

As expected, the first match of the day between South Division rivals Grinnell and Knox went the distance with the Pioneers winning in five games. Carroll shutout North Division foe Lawrence 3-0 in the other opening round match. Lake Forest avenged a loss to Ripon from the 2003 Crossover by defeating the fourth seeded Red Hawks 3-1 while Beloit upended the third seed Monmouth in five games, the last four of which were all decided by only two points each.

Defending Champion St. Norbert took the floor for the first time in round three and rebounded from a first game loss to Grinnell by taking the next three straight and the match. The upset of the night, arguably, came at the hands of Carroll who dropped#2 seed Illinois C. in three straight games. All three games were not only decided by two points each, but all of them went extra points before being decided. In the night caps Knox knocked Ripon out of the tourney with a 3-0 victory and Monmouth won games two through four after falling behind 1-0 and knocked out Lawrence 3-1.

2003 Midwest Conference Championship Tournament
Hosted by: St. Norbert College
Friday, November 7
Game #1 (9) Grinnell def. (8) Knox 30-23, 22-30, 30-18, 22-30, 18-16
Game #2 (7) Carroll def. (10) Lawrence 30-25, 30-21, 30-18
Game #3 (5) Lake Forest def. (4) Ripon 30-26, 30-25, 26-30, 30-25
Game #4 (6) Beloit def. (3) Monmouth 30-24, 30-28, 30-32, 29-31, 15-13
Game #5 (1) St. Norbert def. (9) Grinnell 26-30, 30-26, 30-21, 30-20
Game #6 (7) Carroll def. (2) Illinois C. 32-30, 33-31, 34-32
Game #7 (8) Knox def. (4) Ripon 30-19, 30-27, 30-19
Game #8 (3) Monmouth def. (10) Lawrence 28-30, 30-25, 30-21, 30-27
 
Saturday, November 8
Game #9 (2) Illinois C. def. (8) Knox 30-23, 30-18, 30-18
Game #10 (3) Monmouth def. (9) Grinnell 30-26, 30-27, 30-27
Game #11 (5) Lake Forest def. (1) St. Norbert 30-28, 24-30, 30-22, 30-17
Game #12 (7) Carroll def. (6) Beloit 30-17, 30-25, 30-28
5th Place Match
Game #13 Illinois C. def. Monmouth 30-21, 30-23, 24-30, 30-18
3rd Place Match
Game #14 St. Norbert def. Beloit 30-25, 30-15, 30-20
  Championship Game
  Lake Forest def. Carroll 31-29, 30-24, 29-31, 30-14

 

 

 

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