Golden Eagle Athletic News
(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Volleyball team goes on the road again this weekend for the second straight NSIC road double-header. The Golden Eagles will play Minnesota State at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 1 and follow that contest up at Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday, October 2 at 3 p.m. Following this weekend, Minnesota, Crookston returns home on October 8, 9, 15, 16 for NSIC matches in Lysaker Gymnasium.
Minnesota, Crookston: Danielle Rueter (OH, 5-9, So., Burlington, Wis.) led the Golden Eagle offense with 14 kills on the weekend. Shannon Cologna (S, 5-8, Sr., Peoria, Ariz.) led the setters with 26 assists. Chelsea Wiesner (DS, 5-8, Fr., Rochester, Minn.) led all players defensively with 18 digs. Rueter currently leads the Golden Eagle offense with 88 kills on the season. Wiesner is the team defensive leader with 176 digs. (0-13, 0-5 NSIC)
Minnesota State: Minnesota State senior outside hitter Amanda Beekman, a native of Marshall, Minn., finished the week with a team-best 42 kills (3.23 per set) in MSU's three matches. Beekman used 111 attempts to earn her 42 kills, giving her a team-best .315 hitting percentage. The senior also racked up two assists, two service aces, 28 digs and seven blocks. The Mavericks went 1-2 on the week with a win over Bemidji State and two, hard fought loses, to #6 Concordia University and #2 Minnesota Duluth. Senior middle blocker Amanda Thompson, a Stewartville, Minn. native, finished the week with a team-best 11 blocks (0.85 per set) in MSU's three matches. Thompson also racked up 18 kills, two assists and 15 digs. The Mavericks went 1-2 on the week with a win over Bemidji State and two, hard fought loses, to #6 Concordia University and #2 Minnesota Duluth. Minnesota State junior setter Brittany Stamer, a Hutchinson, Minn. native, finished the week with a team-best 143 assists (11.0 per set) in MSU's three matches. Stamer also racked up seven kills, a team-best five service aces, two blocks and 31 digs. (10-3, 2-3 NSIC)
Southwest Minnesota State: No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State went 2-1 this past week taking down St. Cloud State and Bemidji State in straight sets. The Mustangs dropped its first NSIC match of the season in a five-set thriller against No. 2 UMD on Friday. Devin Diedrich became the eighth member of the SMSU 1,000 kill club with her second kill against UMD on Friday night. She ended the match with a career-high 26 kills. The junior had 62 kills over the three-game stretch. Diedrich currently leads the NSIC with 205 kills this season. She now has 1,041 career kills and is eighth all-time in career kills at SMSU. Cara Carson added to her NCAA Division II lead with 136 set assists this past week. She added a career-high 59 set assists in a five-set loss to No. 2 UMD. The junior had 37 assists against BSU while adding four kills against the Beavers. The Mustangs had a .397 hitting percentage behind Carson's sets. Kenzie Niesche recorded 52 digs in three matches for the Mustangs. She currently leads the team with 208 digs in 2010. (11-2, 4-1 NSIC)
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
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Minnesota, Crookston: Danielle Rueter (OH, 5-9, So., Burlington, Wis.) led the Golden Eagle offense with 14 kills on the weekend. Shannon Cologna (S, 5-8, Sr., Peoria, Ariz.) led the setters with 26 assists. Chelsea Wiesner (DS, 5-8, Fr., Rochester, Minn.) led all players defensively with 18 digs. Rueter currently leads the Golden Eagle offense with 88 kills on the season. Wiesner is the team defensive leader with 176 digs. (0-13, 0-5 NSIC)
Minnesota State: Minnesota State senior outside hitter Amanda Beekman, a native of Marshall, Minn., finished the week with a team-best 42 kills (3.23 per set) in MSU's three matches. Beekman used 111 attempts to earn her 42 kills, giving her a team-best .315 hitting percentage. The senior also racked up two assists, two service aces, 28 digs and seven blocks. The Mavericks went 1-2 on the week with a win over Bemidji State and two, hard fought loses, to #6 Concordia University and #2 Minnesota Duluth. Senior middle blocker Amanda Thompson, a Stewartville, Minn. native, finished the week with a team-best 11 blocks (0.85 per set) in MSU's three matches. Thompson also racked up 18 kills, two assists and 15 digs. The Mavericks went 1-2 on the week with a win over Bemidji State and two, hard fought loses, to #6 Concordia University and #2 Minnesota Duluth. Minnesota State junior setter Brittany Stamer, a Hutchinson, Minn. native, finished the week with a team-best 143 assists (11.0 per set) in MSU's three matches. Stamer also racked up seven kills, a team-best five service aces, two blocks and 31 digs. (10-3, 2-3 NSIC)
Southwest Minnesota State: No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State went 2-1 this past week taking down St. Cloud State and Bemidji State in straight sets. The Mustangs dropped its first NSIC match of the season in a five-set thriller against No. 2 UMD on Friday. Devin Diedrich became the eighth member of the SMSU 1,000 kill club with her second kill against UMD on Friday night. She ended the match with a career-high 26 kills. The junior had 62 kills over the three-game stretch. Diedrich currently leads the NSIC with 205 kills this season. She now has 1,041 career kills and is eighth all-time in career kills at SMSU. Cara Carson added to her NCAA Division II lead with 136 set assists this past week. She added a career-high 59 set assists in a five-set loss to No. 2 UMD. The junior had 37 assists against BSU while adding four kills against the Beavers. The Mustangs had a .397 hitting percentage behind Carson's sets. Kenzie Niesche recorded 52 digs in three matches for the Mustangs. She currently leads the team with 208 digs in 2010. (11-2, 4-1 NSIC)
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
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