Golden Eagle Athletic News
(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Volleyball team will host Minnesota State on Tuesday, November 2 at 7 p.m. in Lysaker Gymnasium before heading out on the road for an NSIC weekend double-header. The Golden Eagles will travel to Duluth on Friday, November 5 to take on the Bulldogs at 7 p.m. UMC will then travel back west on Highway 2 to take on the Beavers of Bemidji State on Saturday, November 6. First serve for that contest is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Minnesota, Crookston: The Golden Eagle Women's Volleyball team traveled to Upper Iowa and Winona State last weekend for a pair of NSIC games. Danielle Rueter (OH, 5-9, So., Burlington, Wis.) led the Golden Eagle offensive attack with 17 kills in seven sets. Shannon Cologna (S, 5-8, Sr, Peoria, Ariz.) led the UMC setters with 61 assists good for an 8.71 assists/set average. Chelsea Wiesner (DS, 5-8, Fr., Rochester, Minn.) continues to have a strong season at the libero position as she finished with a team-high 29 defensive digs and three service aces.
Minnesota State: The Minnesota State Volleyball squad, ranked #16 in the nation, played only one game this past week, a Saturday night Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference loss to the fifth-ranked Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs...In the game, senior middle blocker Kimber Kuhl finished with a team-best 15 kills and a .333 hitting percentages...Junior setter Brittany Stamer continued to pass out the helpers, finishing the game with 48...Junior defensive specialist Alli Rice led the Mavericks with two service aces, while sophomore defensive specialist Samantha Dale racked up a team-best 31 digs...Senior middle blocker Amanda Thompson continued to protect the net, tallying seven blocks...On the season, senior outside hitter Amanda Beekman leads the team in kills with 287, while sophomore outside hitter Chelsea Fogarty and Kuhl sit second on the team with 230 kills...Stamer has accumulated 970 assists on the season, inching closer to fourth all-time on MSU's all-time list...Dale still holds the top spot for team service aces with 34 and a team-best 292 digs...Thompson owns a team-best 69 blocks.
Minnesota Duluth: Katie Kuffel (Sr. OH 6-3 Broookfield, Wis.) was effective in back-to-back road wins for the University of Minnesota Duluth over the weekend. The senior outside hitter put together two similar outings from a statistical standpoint, collecting 11 kills Friday night at Northern State University on Friday and adding 10 kills Saturday afternoon at the University of Mary. Kuffel, who committed just four errors over the two- match stretch both 3-0 Bulldog wins finished the weekend hitting at a .447 clip. Kuffel ranks eighth in the NSIC in that category with a .335 hitting average on the season. Alyssa Nelson (Sr. MB 5-11 Brownsdale, Minn.) had another big weekend on defense with 11 total blocks as the University of Minnesota Duluth improved to 22-2 this fall and 14-2 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Nelson registered two solo blocks and a block assists during Fridays 3-0 win at Northern State University and got in on eight block assists Saturday at the University of Mary another 3-0 UMD win. Nelson, who averaged 1.83 blocks per set during the two outings, currently sits second in the NSIC with an average of 1.14 blocks per game. The University of Minnesota Duluth got back on the right track with a pair of road wins at Northern State University and the University of Mary over the weekend. The Bulldogs, who did not drop a set in the two-match stretch, sport an overall record of 22-2 (12-2 Northern Sun). No. 3 UMD has now won eight of its last nine decisions heading into Tuesdays rematch with No. 1 Concordia University-St. Paul at the Gangelhoff Center. The Golden Bears handed the Bulldogs their only home defeat a 3-1 loss Oct. 23 in the first meeting between the two teams. UMD will then wrap up the home portion of its schedule next weekend.
Bemidji State: Nicole Olson (Sr., MB, Baudette, Minn.) had 24 kills in two matches as the Beavers went 1-1 in matches against U Mary and Northern State. Olson tallied 14 kills and hit .353 in four sets in Friday's 3-1 win over the Marauders. On Saturday, Olson notched 10 kills and hit .214 in three sets in a loss to the Wolves. Olson also tallied three solo blocks and five block assists on the weekend. Jessi-Beth McCannell (Jr., S, Brandon, Manitoba) had 77 assists in two matches for BSU. McCannell had 47 assists in four sets against the Northern State Wolves as the Beavers won 3-1 on Friday. On Saturday, she tallied 30 assists in a 3-0 loss to U-Mary. Brie Groskreutz (Sr., Lib., Reedsburg, Wis.) had 39 digs in two matches over the weekend. Groskreutz tallied 21 digs in three sets against U-Mary on Saturday. On Friday, she notched 18 digs in four sets in a 3-1 win over the Northern State Wolves.
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: The Golden Eagle Women's Volleyball team traveled to Upper Iowa and Winona State last weekend for a pair of NSIC games. Danielle Rueter (OH, 5-9, So., Burlington, Wis.) led the Golden Eagle offensive attack with 17 kills in seven sets. Shannon Cologna (S, 5-8, Sr, Peoria, Ariz.) led the UMC setters with 61 assists good for an 8.71 assists/set average. Chelsea Wiesner (DS, 5-8, Fr., Rochester, Minn.) continues to have a strong season at the libero position as she finished with a team-high 29 defensive digs and three service aces.
Minnesota State: The Minnesota State Volleyball squad, ranked #16 in the nation, played only one game this past week, a Saturday night Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference loss to the fifth-ranked Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs...In the game, senior middle blocker Kimber Kuhl finished with a team-best 15 kills and a .333 hitting percentages...Junior setter Brittany Stamer continued to pass out the helpers, finishing the game with 48...Junior defensive specialist Alli Rice led the Mavericks with two service aces, while sophomore defensive specialist Samantha Dale racked up a team-best 31 digs...Senior middle blocker Amanda Thompson continued to protect the net, tallying seven blocks...On the season, senior outside hitter Amanda Beekman leads the team in kills with 287, while sophomore outside hitter Chelsea Fogarty and Kuhl sit second on the team with 230 kills...Stamer has accumulated 970 assists on the season, inching closer to fourth all-time on MSU's all-time list...Dale still holds the top spot for team service aces with 34 and a team-best 292 digs...Thompson owns a team-best 69 blocks.
Minnesota Duluth: Katie Kuffel (Sr. OH 6-3 Broookfield, Wis.) was effective in back-to-back road wins for the University of Minnesota Duluth over the weekend. The senior outside hitter put together two similar outings from a statistical standpoint, collecting 11 kills Friday night at Northern State University on Friday and adding 10 kills Saturday afternoon at the University of Mary. Kuffel, who committed just four errors over the two- match stretch both 3-0 Bulldog wins finished the weekend hitting at a .447 clip. Kuffel ranks eighth in the NSIC in that category with a .335 hitting average on the season. Alyssa Nelson (Sr. MB 5-11 Brownsdale, Minn.) had another big weekend on defense with 11 total blocks as the University of Minnesota Duluth improved to 22-2 this fall and 14-2 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Nelson registered two solo blocks and a block assists during Fridays 3-0 win at Northern State University and got in on eight block assists Saturday at the University of Mary another 3-0 UMD win. Nelson, who averaged 1.83 blocks per set during the two outings, currently sits second in the NSIC with an average of 1.14 blocks per game. The University of Minnesota Duluth got back on the right track with a pair of road wins at Northern State University and the University of Mary over the weekend. The Bulldogs, who did not drop a set in the two-match stretch, sport an overall record of 22-2 (12-2 Northern Sun). No. 3 UMD has now won eight of its last nine decisions heading into Tuesdays rematch with No. 1 Concordia University-St. Paul at the Gangelhoff Center. The Golden Bears handed the Bulldogs their only home defeat a 3-1 loss Oct. 23 in the first meeting between the two teams. UMD will then wrap up the home portion of its schedule next weekend.
Bemidji State: Nicole Olson (Sr., MB, Baudette, Minn.) had 24 kills in two matches as the Beavers went 1-1 in matches against U Mary and Northern State. Olson tallied 14 kills and hit .353 in four sets in Friday's 3-1 win over the Marauders. On Saturday, Olson notched 10 kills and hit .214 in three sets in a loss to the Wolves. Olson also tallied three solo blocks and five block assists on the weekend. Jessi-Beth McCannell (Jr., S, Brandon, Manitoba) had 77 assists in two matches for BSU. McCannell had 47 assists in four sets against the Northern State Wolves as the Beavers won 3-1 on Friday. On Saturday, she tallied 30 assists in a 3-0 loss to U-Mary. Brie Groskreutz (Sr., Lib., Reedsburg, Wis.) had 39 digs in two matches over the weekend. Groskreutz tallied 21 digs in three sets against U-Mary on Saturday. On Friday, she notched 18 digs in four sets in a 3-1 win over the Northern State Wolves.
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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