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Date Opp. (TV) ........................W/L ......... Score August (2-0) Rollins Tournament 31 Chestnut Hill............................. W ..............3-0 31 No. 19 Eckerd........................... W ..............3-1 September (6-6, 1-4 NSIC) Rollins Tournament 1 California University of Penn ....L .............. 0-3 1 No. 22 Rollins .........................W ............. 3-1 4 Florida Southern ...................W ............. 3-1 Eckerd Tournament 6 No. 22 Eckerd .........................W ............. 3-2 7 Rollins.....................................W ............. 3-2 7 Northwood (Fla.) .....................W ............. 3-0 8 Newberry ................................W ............. 3-0 14 *St. Cloud State ...................W ............. 3-1 15 *No. 4 Minnesota Duluth .....L .............. 2-3 18 *Northern State ...................L .............. 2-3 21 *No. 2 Concordia-St.Paul.....L .............. 0-3 22 *No. 12 Minnesota State .....L .............. 1-3 28 *Sioux Falls.........................W ............. 3-0 29 *No. 2 SMSU ......................L .............. 1-3 October (2-2, 2-2 NSIC) 5 *Bemidji State......................W ............. 3-0 6 *Minnesota, Crookston ........W ............. 3-1 12 *Upper Iowa........................L .............. 1-3 13 *Winona State ......................L .............. 0-3 16 *Northern State...................L .............. 2-3 19 *Augustana ..........................L .............. 2-3 20 *No. 18 Wayne State ...........L .............. 1-3 26 *Minnesota Duluth ..............L .............. 1-3 27 *St. Cloud State...................W ............. 3-1 November (0-0, 0-0 NSIC) 1 *U-Mary................................W ............. 3-0 3 *Minot State.........................W ............. 3-0 9 *Minnesota, Crookston......................... 0-0 10 *Bemidji State...................................... 0-0 Home games in BOLD * Indicates NSIC Game 2012 MSU Moorhead Schedule (15-12, 7-11) Minnesota State University Moorhead · Athletics Communications Volleyball GAME NOTES 2012 Nemzek Hall · 1104 7TH AVE SOUTH · MOORHEAD, Minn. 56563 Volleyball Contacts: Tom Berg 218.477.2550 ([email protected]) AVCA/Division II Coaches Poll Rec Pts Previous 1. Southwest Minnesota State (29) 25-1 ...... 795 ...........1 2. Concordia-St.Paul (2) ................. 22-3 ...... 752............2 3. Washburn .................................. 28-1 ...... 732............3 4. Nebraska-Kearney ....................... 28-2 ...... 685............4 5. Minnesota Duluth ....................... 25-2 ...... 666............5 6. Central Missouri .......................... 23-4 ...... 636............6 7. Tampa ........................................ 23-3 ...... 612........... 7 8. BYU Hawaii (1)............................ 20-2 ...... 597............8 9. Angelo State ............................... 24-3 ...... 552............9 10. West Texas A&M ........................ 24-4 ...... 467 ..........11 11. Fresno Pacific............................ 21-2 ...... 443...........12 12. Colorado School of Mines ......... 21-5 ...... 429...........14 13. Truman ..................................... 25-5 ...... 369...........15 14. Regis ........................................ 20-8 ...... 356...........13 15. Indianapolis .............................. 25-5 ...... 332...........10 16. Wayne State (Neb.) ................... 20-8 ...... 315...........16 17. Western Washington ................. 20-3 ...... 295...........17 18. West Florida .............................. 21-7 ...... 265...........19 19. Wheeling Jesuit ......................... 29-2 ...... 237...........18 20. Grand Canyon .......................... 22-5 ...... 181...........21 21. Adams State ............................. 21-4 ...... 154...........22 22. Minnesota State........................ 15-9 ...... 110...........20 23. Metro State ............................... 16-9 ...... 78.............23 24. Arkansas-Fort Smith ................. 24-2 ...... 63.............NR 25. Cal State Bernardino ................. 18-7 ...... 51.............NR Dropped Out: No. 24 UC San Diego; No. 25 Ferris State Others receiving votes: Northwood (Mich.) 34; UC San Diego 33; Grand Valley State 27; Palm Beach Athlantic 23; Ferris State 21; Central Washington 16; Harding 15; Sonoma State 15; Lewis 12; Wingate 7. *Bolded teams denotes NSIC members Golden Eagles while Lindsey Rees has 346. Chelsea Wiesner has 416 digs, averaging 4.89 per set. Lee Anderson is in his sixth season as the head coach at UMC with a record of 39-131 at the school. Bemidji State Bemidji State is 4-21 overall and 2-16 in the NSIC. The Beavers have lost three straight matches, including being swept by UMD and St. Cloud State last weekend. Bethany Thompson leads the Bemidji hitting attack with 332 kills, averaging 4.05 per set. Courtney Volkmann has 744 set assists and also leads with 32 service aces. Elissa Christensen leads with 235 digs while Rachel Craig has 47 blocks. As a team, Bemidji State hits. 155, while Beaver opponents are hitting .261. Wayne Chadwick is in his third season as Bemidji State’s head coach with a record of 10-42 at the school. Follow the Dragons on Twitter and Facebook @DragonAthletics “LIKE” facebook.com/DragonAthletics www.msumdragons.com What’s Ahead The Minnesota State University Moorhead volleyball team wraps up its 2012 season with home matches this weekend against Minnesota-Crookston on Friday (7 p.m. first serve) and Bemidji State on Saturday (4 p.m. first serve). The Dragons (15-12, 7-11 NSIC) have won three straight matches, including sweeps of Mary and Minot State last week. They beat Minnesota-Crookston in four sets and swept Bemidji State earlier. Sophomore Annie Palmquist paces a balanced MSUM hitting attack with 302 kills, averaging 2.90 per set. Senior Heidi Lensing has 288 kills, while sophomore Maggie Gruber has 240 and freshman Kaitlin VanWinkle has 218. Senior setter Anna Olson has 715 assists, while freshman Casie Baer has 340. Senior Katy Ness leads with 21 service aces and 659 digs. VanWinkle has an impressive 115 total blocks, averring 1.12 per set. As a team, MSUM is hitting .218, compared to .181 for its opponents. Tammy Blake, the dean of NSIC volleyball coaches, is in her 18th year at MSUM. She is 315-239 at the school. The Opponents Minnesota-Crookston Minnesota-Crookston is 11-14 overall and 7-11 in the NSIC. The Golden Eagles have lost two straight, including being swept by Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State last weekend. Brittany Looker leads with 230 kills, while Amanda Swann has 226. UMC is hitting .166 as a team for the season. Paige Mitchell has 406 set assists for the Opponent:....Minnesota, Crookston & Bemidji Home Court: ........... Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse Athletic Website: .... www.msumdragons.com Live Stats: web.mnstate.edu/livestats/volleyball/xlive.htm 15-12 Overall 7-11 NSIC

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Date Opp. (TV) ........................W/L .........ScoreAugust (2-0)Rollins Tournament31 Chestnut Hill .............................W ..............3-031 No. 19 Eckerd ...........................W ..............3-1

September (6-6, 1-4 NSIC)Rollins Tournament 1 California University of Penn ....L ..............0-31 No. 22 Rollins .........................W .............3-14 Florida Southern ...................W .............3-1Eckerd Tournament6 No. 22 Eckerd .........................W .............3-27 Rollins .....................................W .............3-27 Northwood (Fla.) .....................W .............3-08 Newberry ................................W .............3-014 *St. Cloud State ...................W .............3-115 *No. 4 Minnesota Duluth .....L ..............2-318 *Northern State ...................L ..............2-321 *No. 2 Concordia-St.Paul .....L ..............0-322 *No. 12 Minnesota State .....L ..............1-328 *Sioux Falls .........................W .............3-029 *No. 2 SMSU ......................L ..............1-3

October (2-2, 2-2 NSIC)5 *Bemidji State ......................W .............3-06 *Minnesota, Crookston ........W .............3-112 *Upper Iowa ........................L ..............1-313 *Winona State ......................L ..............0-316 *Northern State ...................L ..............2-319 *Augustana ..........................L ..............2-320 *No. 18 Wayne State ...........L ..............1-326 *Minnesota Duluth ..............L ..............1-327 *St. Cloud State ...................W .............3-1

November (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)1 *U-Mary ................................W .............3-03 *Minot State .........................W .............3-09 *Minnesota, Crookston .........................0-010 *Bemidji State ......................................0-0

Home games in BOLD * Indicates NSIC Game

2012 MSU Moorhead Schedule(15-12, 7-11)

Minnesota State University Moorhead · Athletics CommunicationsVolleyball GAME NOTES 2012Nemzek Hall · 1104 7TH AVE SOUTH · MOORHEAD, Minn. 56563Volleyball Contacts: Tom Berg 218.477.2550 ([email protected])

AVCA/Division II Coaches Poll

Rec Pts Previous 1. Southwest Minnesota State (29) 25-1 ......795 ...........12. Concordia-St.Paul (2) .................22-3 ......752............23. Washburn ..................................28-1 ......732............34. Nebraska-Kearney .......................28-2 ......685............45. Minnesota Duluth .......................25-2 ......666............56. Central Missouri ..........................23-4 ......636............67. Tampa ........................................23-3 ......612........... 78. BYU Hawaii (1) ............................20-2 ......597............89. Angelo State ...............................24-3 ......552............910. West Texas A&M ........................24-4 ......467 ..........1111. Fresno Pacific ............................21-2 ......443...........1212. Colorado School of Mines .........21-5 ......429...........1413. Truman .....................................25-5 ......369...........1514. Regis ........................................20-8 ......356...........1315. Indianapolis ..............................25-5 ......332...........1016. Wayne State (Neb.) ...................20-8 ......315...........1617. Western Washington .................20-3 ......295...........1718. West Florida ..............................21-7 ......265...........1919. Wheeling Jesuit .........................29-2 ......237...........1820. Grand Canyon ..........................22-5 ......181...........2121. Adams State .............................21-4 ......154...........2222. Minnesota State........................15-9 ......110...........2023. Metro State ...............................16-9 ......78.............2324. Arkansas-Fort Smith .................24-2 ......63.............NR 25. Cal State Bernardino .................18-7 ......51.............NRDropped Out: No. 24 UC San Diego; No. 25 Ferris State

Others receiving votes: Northwood (Mich.) 34; UC San Diego 33; Grand Valley State 27; Palm Beach Athlantic 23; Ferris State 21; Central Washington 16; Harding 15; Sonoma State 15; Lewis 12; Wingate 7.

*Bolded teams denotes NSIC members

Golden Eagles while Lindsey Rees has 346. Chelsea Wiesner has 416 digs, averaging 4.89 per set. Lee Anderson is in his sixth season as the head coach at UMC with a record of 39-131 at the school.

Bemidji State Bemidji State is 4-21 overall and 2-16 in the NSIC. The Beavers have lost three straight matches, including being swept by UMD and St. Cloud State last weekend. Bethany Thompson leads the Bemidji hitting attack with 332 kills, averaging 4.05 per set. Courtney Volkmann has 744 set assists and also leads with 32 service aces. Elissa Christensen leads with 235 digs while Rachel Craig has 47 blocks. As a team, Bemidji State hits. 155, while Beaver opponents are hitting .261. Wayne Chadwick is in his third season as Bemidji State’s head coach with a record of 10-42 at the school.

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What’s Ahead The Minnesota State University Moorhead volleyball team wraps up its 2012 season with home matches this weekend against Minnesota-Crookston on Friday (7 p.m. first serve) and Bemidji State on Saturday (4 p.m. first serve). The Dragons (15-12, 7-11 NSIC) have won three straight matches, including sweeps of Mary and Minot State last week. They beat Minnesota-Crookston in four sets and swept Bemidji State earlier. Sophomore Annie Palmquist paces a balanced MSUM hitting attack with 302 kills, averaging 2.90 per set. Senior Heidi Lensing has 288 kills, while sophomore Maggie Gruber has 240 and freshman Kaitlin VanWinkle has 218. Senior setter Anna Olson has 715 assists, while freshman Casie Baer has 340. Senior Katy Ness leads with 21 service aces and 659 digs. VanWinkle has an impressive 115 total blocks, averring 1.12 per set. As a team, MSUM is hitting .218, compared to .181 for its opponents. Tammy Blake, the dean of NSIC volleyball coaches, is in her 18th year at MSUM. She is 315-239 at the school.

The OpponentsMinnesota-Crookston Minnesota-Crookston is 11-14 overall and 7-11 in the NSIC. The Golden Eagles have lost two straight, including being swept by Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State last weekend. Brittany Looker leads with 230 kills, while Amanda Swann has 226. UMC is hitting .166 as a team for the season. Paige Mitchell has 406 set assists for the

Opponent:....Minnesota, Crookston & BemidjiHome Court: ........... Alex Nemzek FieldhouseAthletic Website: ....www.msumdragons.com

Live Stats: web.mnstate.edu/livestats/volleyball/xlive.htm

15-12 Overall7-11 NSIC

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MSUM Games PlayedNo.-Player Career GP

1-Amber Krenske............................................... 104

2-Maggie Gruber ............................................... 175

3-Meredith Egeland ........................................... 256

4-Katy Ness ...................................................... 418

5-Morgan Gradishar ............................................ 94

6-Annie Palmquist ............................................. 189

7-Heidi Lensing ................................................. 416

8-Anna Olson .................................................... 317

9-Sam Sullivan .................................................... 63

10-Abby Wolpern ................................................. 79

11-Ashley Feldman ............................................ 121

12-Amanda Feils ................................................. 10

13-Kirsten Henning ............................................... 1

14-Casie Baer ..................................................... 91

15-Kelsey Hartkopf ............................................... 0

16-Kaitlin VanWinkle ......................................... 103

18-Kristi Bruni ...................................................... 1

MSUM’s Record When... ’12

Overall Record ............................................. 15-12

When down 0-1 ........................................... 3-7

When up 1-0 ............................................... 12-5

When tied 1-1 ............................................. 7-5

When down 1-2 ........................................... 1-6

When up 2-1 ............................................... 7-2

When tied 2-2 ............................................. 2-4

When down 0-2 ........................................... 0-5

When up 2-0 ............................................... 8-1

Scoring the first point ................................. 9-6

Giving up the first point ............................... 6-6

Leading at match-point ............................... 15-1

Behind at match-point ................................. 0-10

Vs. NSIC teams at home.............................. 3-5

Vs. NSIC teams on the road......................... 4-6

Vs. NSIC teams at neutral location .............. 0-0

Vs. Non-NSIC teams at Home. ..................... 0-0

Vs. Non-NSIC teams on the road ................. 1-0

Vs. Non-NSIC teams at neutral location ....... 7-1

In the Lair...

MSUM at Nemzek Fieldhouse vs. Non-Conf. vs. NSIC Overall2009 0-0 6-4 6-42010 3-1 7-3 10-42011 1-2 5-5 6-72012 0-0 3-5 3-5Totals 4-3 22-18 26-21

Dragons in the NSIC Ranks

Individual

Player ......... Category ........Rank ........#

Ness ........... Digs ................. 1st ...6.34

VanWinkle ... Blocks .............. 6th ...1.12

Team

................... Digs ................. 1st .17.68

................... Blocks .............. 3rd ...2.32

................... Kills. ................ 4th ..13.84

................... Assists..............4th..13.09

................... Hitting %. ........ 6th ..0.218

................... Services Aces . 16th ...0.82

................... Oppt. Hit % ...... 9th ..0.181

MSU Moorhead Notes

2012 MSUM VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTSUNIVERSITY FACTSLocation ....................................Moorhead, Minn.Founded ...................................................... 1887Enrollment ................................................ 7,500Nickname ...............................................DragonsColors...............................................Red & WhiteMascot...................................................... ScorchPresident ......................Dr. Edna Mora SzymanskiAthletics Director ............................. Doug PetersConference .............. Northern Sun Intercollegiate

VOLLEYBALL HISTORYFirst Year .................................................... 1966All-Time Record .................................... 777-562Home Court ....................Alex Nemzek FieldhouseCapacity .................................................... 4,0002011 Overall Record .................................. 13-142010-11 NSIC Record .................................. 11-92011 Letterwinners Ret./Lost ......................11/4

TEAM FACTSHead Coach .................................... Tammy BlakeRecord at MSUM (Yrs.) ............ 315-239 (17 Yrs.)Career Record (Yrs.) ................ 315-239 (17 Yrs.)NSIC Championships (Last) .............. 3 (2004-05)NSIC Tournament Championships .................... 0Assistant Coaches .........................Katy Peterson.................................................. Kelsey HennessyStrength & Conditioning Coach ... Travis AndersonHead Athletic Trainer.......................Andrea Scott

MSUM ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssociate Athletics Director .................Tom Berg [email protected] Office ...................................... 218-477-2550Secondary Contact ........................... Jon Wepking E-mail.................... [email protected] Office ...................................... 218-477-2113Sports Information Coordinator .......Collin Boyles E-mail......................... [email protected] Cell ......................................... 701-771-1108

National Rankings--Ness ranks 5th in the nationally in Division II in digs per set at 6.34.--VanWinkle ranks 38th in blocks per set at 1.12.--As a team, the Dragons rank 15th in the nation in set assists per set (13.14), 18th in kills per set (13.9), 19th in digs per set (17.82) and 26th in blocks per set (2.26).

Climbing the Charts--Ness has moved into second all-time in career digs at MSUM with 2,129 and trails record-holder Calla Oftedahl by 202 with two regular-season matches remaining.--Lensing is at 1,265 kills and is now fifth all-time in school history. She is just 13 kills away from fourth.--Olson is at 2,124 set assists, ranking her seventh all-time. She is 109 away from sixth place all-time.

NSIC Players of the Week Ness became the first MSUM player to earn NSIC Player of the Week honors this season, and has earned the Defensive Player of the Week honors seven times (Sept. 4, 10, 24, Oct. 1, Oct. 15, Oct. 22 and Oct. 29), most of any player. She leads the NSIC at 6.34 digs per set and is ranked seventh in the nation in that category.

NSIC Volleyball Standings Conf. Overall Southwest Minnesota State ...17-1...........25-1Minnesota Duluth ..................16-2...........25-2Concordia-St.Paul .................16-2...........22-3Wayne State ..........................12-6...........20-8Winona State ........................11-7...........19-9Minnesota State ...................11-7...........17-9Augustana .............................11-7.........17-10Northern State ......................11-7.........16-10Upper Iowa ......................... 9-9...........15-12MSU Moorhead .....................7-11.........15-12Minnesota, Crookston ...........7-11.........11-14Sioux Falls (S.D.) ...................5-13.........14-14St. Cloud State .....................4-14...........8-18U-Mary..................................3-15...........3-22Minot State...........................2-16............6-22Bemidji State ........................2-16...........4-21

NSIC Players of the WeekOffensive............Ellie Duffy, Concordia-St.PaulDefensive..Briel Hendrickson, Minnesota StateSetter.....Amanda Konetchy, Concordia-St.Paul

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2012 DRAGONS IN THE MSUM RECORDS BOOKMSUM’S ALL-TIME KILL LEADER1. Emily Hegg (1994-97) ............................................... 17882. Cheri Pundsack (1987-90) ........................................ 13733. Mary Sampson (1986-89) ......................................... 13274. Sigourney Schaffer (2003-05) .................................... 12785. Heidi Lensing (2009-12) ........................................... 12656. Laura Tvrdik (2007-10) ............................................. 12347. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ............................ 11798. Amy Gernand (1991-92) ............................................ 11079. Megan Norling (2006-08) .......................................... 107710. Michelle Larson (1990-93) ...................................... 1038

MSUM’S ALL-TIME SERVICE ACES LEADER1. Dana Gross (1989-92) ................................................... 2002. Tanya Wales (1991-94) .................................................. 1963. Sara Myskevitz (1992-94) .............................................. 1914. Shawnette Vanderwolde (1992-95) ................................ 1865. Cheri Pundsack (1987-90) ............................................ 1836. Emily Hegg (1994-97) ................................................... 1827. Amy Gernand (1991-92) ................................................ 1578. Jessica Bruns (1997-00) ............................................... 1279. Beth Fraser (1989-91) ................................................... 124 Carrie Hegg (1993-94) .................................................. 124 Mary Sampson(1986-89) .............................................. 124

MSUM’S ALL-TIME BLOCK ASSISTS LEADER1. Mary Sussenguth (2006-09) ......................................... 3902. Laura Tvrdik (2007-10) ................................................ 3493. Kelci Guenther (2005-08) ............................................. 3304. Val Wolf (1999-00, 02-03) ............................................ 3245. Mary Sampson (1986-89) ............................................ 3226. Ann Swanson (1987-90) ............................................... 3177. Jill Dixon (1998-01) ..................................................... 2868. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ............................... 2669. Amy Weinzierl (1997-00) .............................................. 232

MSUM’S ALL-TIME BLOCK SOLOS LEADER1. Mary Sampson (1986-89) ............................................ 1442. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ............................... 1213. Sigourney Schaffer (2003-05) ......................................... 834. Emily Hegg (1994-97) .................................................... 805. Val Wolf (1999-00, 2003-05) .......................................... 776. Ann Swanson (1987-90) ................................................. 717. Shannon McQuade (1994) .............................................. 658. Jill Dixon (1998-01) ....................................................... 649. Amy Gernard (1991-92) ................................................. 6110. Lisa Jorgenson (1985-86) ............................................. 59

MSUM’S ALL-TIME DIGS LEADER1. Calla Oftedahl (2005-08) ........................................... 23312. Katy Ness (2009-12) ................................................. 21313. Emily Hegg (1994-97) ............................................... 18074. Laurna Frankovich (1988-90) ..................................... 15855. Dana Gross (1989-92) ............................................... 14716. Jessica Bruns (1997-00) ........................................... 14287. Tanya Wales (1991-94) .............................................. 13668. Susan Kolbow (2001-04) ........................................... 13019. Robyn Brady (1988-91) ............................................. 128210. Shawnette VanderWolde (1992-95) ............................ 1281

MSUM’S ALL-TIME ASSISTS LEADER1. Julie Vancura (2004-07) ............................................. 53342. Dana Gross (1989-92) ................................................ 46623. Jessica Bruns (1997-00) ............................................ 42614. Leigh Splittstoesser (2007-10) ................................... 31815. Sara Myskevitz (1992-94) ........................................... 31806. Suszi Larsen (1987-89) .............................................. 22307. Renae Miller (1984-88)............................................... 22308. Anna Olson (2009-12) ............................................... 20139. Heather Smith (2001-03) ........................................... 132110.Susan Kolbow (2001-04) ............................................ 1061

Tammy Blake2012 VOLLEYBALL COACH BIO

HEAD COACH | Sgt. Bluff, Iowa | University of South Dakota - 1989

BLAKE-KATH YEAR-BY-YEARSeason School Overall 2012 MSUM ...........................15-12 ...............2011 MSUM ...........................13-14 ...............2010 MSUM ...........................16-12 ...............2009 MSUM ...........................21-12 ...............2008 MSUM ...........................17-14 ...............2007 MSUM ...........................19-10 ...............2006 MSUM ...........................16-12 ...............2005 MSUM .............................25-6 ...............2004 MSUM .............................23-8 ...............2003 MSUM ...........................17-13 ...............2002 MSUM ...........................10-20 ...............2001 MSUM ...........................16-15 ...............2000 MSUM .............................28-4 ...............1999 MSUM ...........................12-15 ...............1998 MSUM ...........................15-14 ...............1997 MSUM ...........................14-16 ...............1996 MSUM ...........................19-19 ...............1995 MSUM ...........................19-23 ...............TOTAL ..................................315-239 ...............*As head coach

COACHING STAFFAssistant Coaches: ............................Katy Peterson.......................................................Kelsey Hennessy Strength & Conditioning Coach:......Travis AndersonHead Athletic Trainer: ........................ Andrea Scott

Having reached another memo-rable milestone, Tammy Blake launches her 18th season as head coach at Minnesota State University Moorhead in search of more goals in 2012.

The only coach to marshal the Dragons to the NCAA Division II post-season playoffs, Tammy Blake became the first and lone MSUM head coach to reach the 300-win plateau in 2011. A 13-14 finish lifted her overall record at MSU Moorhead to 300-227. During her 17-year run, MSU Moorhead advanced to the NCAA Division II Regional tournament play in 2000, 2004 and 2005 and claimed a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference cham-pionship in 2000.

The crowning jewel of her stay at MSUM was a remarkable 28-4 finish in 2000 that included a school record 17-match win streak, the return of the NSIC title to MSU Moorhead and a first ever appearance at the NCAA Division II North Central Regional Championships. It also earned Blake Regional Coach of the Year honors.

Blake was appointed the fifth head volleyball coach in Dragon history in 1995 replacing Becky Schulze. She joined MSUM after

four years as head coach at Vermillion High School in Vermillion, S.D. Her 1992-93 edition placed 11th on the final South Dakota High School poll.

She faced a major challenge in her first season at MSUM, including the upgrade from the NAIA to the powerful NCAA Division II, but Blake and the rebuilt Drag-ons posted a second place finish in the NSIC, the first of three straight league runner-up finishes. Blake directed a Division II-leading defense in 2011 while averaging 19.88 digs per game. All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference team member Katy Ness led the defensive game as her 6.03 digs per game set her at No. 8 in the country. Ness was one of three All-NSIC honorees for the Dragons on the season.

Blake graduated from USD in 1989 with a major in Physical Education/Health. Following her career at South Dakota, she spent two seasons at South Dakota State University as an assistant coach in volleyball and softball and earned a Master’s Degree.

A native of Sgt. Bluff, Iowa, Blake graduated from Sgt. Bluff-Luton High School in 1984. A four-sport letterwinner, she was a three-year regular in volleyball at outside hitter. A two-time Iowa All-State and a three-time All-War Eagle Confer-ence selection, Blake was voted Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior.

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NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown H.S./Last School1 Amber Krenske ............. L/DS 5-7 Fr. Faribault, Minn. Faribault 2 Maggie Gruber ............. MB/RS 6-2 So. Belgrade, Minn Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 3 Meredith Egeland ......... MB/RS 6-1 Sr. Fisher, Minn. Fisher 4 Katy Ness ..................... L 5-7 Sr. Ada, Minn. Ada-Borup5 Morgan Gradishar ........ OH 5-10 So. Aurora, Co. Grandview 6 Annie Palmquist ........... OH 5-10 So. Grantsburg, Wis. Grantsburg 7 Heidi Lensing ............... OH 5-11 Sr. Belgrade, Minn. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 8 Anna Olson ................... S 5-9 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. Eastview 9 Sam Sullivan ................ S/RS 5-11 So. Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury 10 Abby Wolpern ............. MB/RS 6-0 Fr. Belle Plaine, Minn. Belle Plaine11 Ashley Feldman .......... MB/RS 6-2 Jr. Baudette, Minn. Lake of the Woods12 Amanda Feils .............. MB/RS 6-2 So. Kellogg, Minn. Wabasha-Kellogg 13 Kristen Henning.......... OH/RS 5-10 So. Jackson, Wisc. Kettle Moraine Lutheran 14 Casie Baer .................. S/DS 5-8 Fr. Canby, Minn. Canby 15 Kelsey Hartkopf ......... MB 5-11 Fr. Howard Lake, Minn. Dassel-Cokato 16 Kaitlin VanWinkle ........ MB 5-11 Fr. Farmington, Minn. Lakeville South 18 Kristi Bruni ................. OH 5-10 Fr. Juneau, Wisc. Lakeside Lutheran

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown H.S./Last School14 Casie Baer .................. S/DS 5-8 Fr. Canby, Minn. Canby 18 Kristi Bruni ................. OH 5-10 Fr. Juneau, Wisc. Lakeside Lutheran3 Meredith Egeland ......... MB/RS 6-1 Sr. Fisher, Minn. Fisher11 Ashley Feldman .......... MB/RS 6-2 Jr. Baudette, Minn. Lake of the Woods12 Amanda Feils .............. MB/RS 6-2 So. Kellogg, Minn. Wabasha-Kellogg 5 Morgan Gradishar ........ OH 5-10 So. Aurora, Co. Grandview2 Maggie Gruber ............. MB/RS 6-2 So. Belgrade, Minn. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa15 Kelsey Hartkopf ......... MB 5-11 Fr. Howard Lake, Minn. Dassel-Cokato13 Kristen Henning.......... OH/RS 5-10 So. Jackson, Wisc. Kettle Moraine Lutheran1 Amber Krenske ............. L/DS 5-7 Fr. Faribault, Minn. Faribault 7 Heidi Lensing ............... OH 5-11 Sr. Belgrade, Minn. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa4 Katy Ness ..................... L 5-7 Sr. Ada, Minn. Ada-Borup8 Anna Olson ................... S 5-9 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. Eastview 6 Annie Palmquist ........... OH 5-10 So. Grantsburg, Wis. Grantsburg9 Sam Sullivan ................ S/RS 5-11 So. Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury16 Kaitlin VanWinkle ........ MB 5-11 Fr. Farmington, Minn. Lakeville South 10 Abby Wolpern ............. MB/RS 6-0 Fr. Belle Plaine, Minn. Belle Plaine

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEPlayers Baer .............................. Bay-er

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD DRAGONS

BY CLASSSeniors (4)Anna OlsonHeidi LensingKaty NessMeredith Egeland

Juniors (1)Ashley Feldman

Sophomores (6)Maggie GruberAnnie PalmquistAmanda FeilsSam SullivanMorgan GradisharKirsten Henning

Freshman (6)Abby WolpernAmber KrenskeCasie BaerKaitlin VanWinkleKelsey HartkopfKristi Bruni

BY STATEColorado (1)Morgan Gradishar

Minnesota (13)Abby WolpernAmanda FeilsAmber KrenskeAnna OIsonAshley FeldmanCasie BaerHeidi LensingKaitlin VanWinkleKaty NessKelsey HartkopfMaggie GruberMeredith EgelandSam Sullivan

Wisconsin (3)Annie PalmquistKirsten HenningKristi Bruni

PLAYERS BY HEIGHTAmanda Feils ........................................................6-2

Ashley Feldman .....................................................6-2

Maggie Gruber ......................................................6-2

Meredith Egeland ..................................................6-1

Abby Wolpern ........................................................6-0

Heidi Lensing ........................................................5-11

Kaitlin VanWinkle ..................................................5-11

Kelsey Hartkopf ....................................................5-11

Sam Sullivan .........................................................5-11

Annie Palmquist ....................................................5-10

Kristen Henning ....................................................5-10

Kristi Bruni ...........................................................5-10

Morgan Gradishar .................................................5-10

Anna Olson ...........................................................5-9

Casie Baer ............................................................5-8

Katy Ness .............................................................5-7

Amber Krenske......................................................5-7

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2012-13 VOLLEYBALL PLAYER BIOS

RADIO-TV ROSTER

1 - Amber KrenskeL/DS, 5-7, Fr.Faribault, Minn.Faribault

2 - Maggie GruberMB/RS, 6-2, So. Belgrade, Minn Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

3 - Meredith EgelandMB/RS, 6-1, Sr. Fisher, Minn. Fisher

4 - Katy NessL, 5-7, Sr. Ada, Minn. Ada-Borup

5 - Morgan GradisharOH, 5-10, So. Aurora, Co. Grandview

6 - Annie PalmquistOH, 5-10, So. Grantsburg, Wis. Grantsburg

7 - Heidi LensingOH, 5-11, Sr. Belgrade, Minn. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

8 - Anna OlsonS, 5-9, Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. Eastview

9 - Sam SullivanS/RS, 5-11, So.Woodburry, Minn. Woodburry

10 - Abby WolpernMB/RS, 6-0, Fr. Belle Plain, Minn. Belle Plain

11 - Ashley FeldmanMB/RS, 6-2, Jr. Baudette, Minn. Lake of the Woods

12 - Amanda FeilsMB/RS, 6-2, So. Kellogg, Minn.Wabasha-Kellogg

13 - Kirsten HenningOH/RS, 5-10, So. Jackson, Wisc. Kettle Moraine Lutheran

14 - Casie BaerS/DS, 5-8, Fr. Canby, Minn. Canby

15 - Kelsey HartkopfMB, 5-11, Fr. Howard Lake, Minn. Dassel-Cokato

16 - Kaitlin VanWinkleMB, 5-11, Fr. Farmington, Minn. Lakeville South

18 - Kristi BruniOH, 5-10, Fr. Juneau, Wisc. Lakeside Lutheran

Head CoachTammy Blake-Kath18th Season

Assistant CoachKaty Peterson

Assistant CoachKelsey Hennessy

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