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Bellevue universityVolleyball 2011

2011 MCAC STANDINGS (AS OF AUG. 30, 2011)

School MCAC Per Overall Per GB StreakCollege of the Ozarks 1-0 1.000 4-2 .667 -- Lost 1Oklahoma Wesleyan 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 0.5 Won 1Bellevue 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 0.5 Won 1Central Baptist 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 0.5 Lost 1York 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 0.5 Lost 1Central Christian 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0.5 --Haskell 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0.5 --College of Saint Mary 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 0.5 Lost 4Southwestern Christian 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1.0 Lost 1

This Week: The 16th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team makes its home debut this week when they host the 2011 Bruin Labor Day Classic Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 1-3.

BU opens the tournament against No. 23 Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. The Bruins play two matches on Friday. They open the day with a 3:00 p.m. contest against in-state foe Hastings Col-lege before hosting Viterbo University at 7:00 p.m. Bellevue concludes the tournament with a 3:00 p.m. match scheduled against No. 7 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) College on Saturday.

Scouting Bellevue: The Bruins finished the Biola University/Holiday Inn Summer Slam Tournament with a 2-2 record last week with wins coming against Westmont College (28-26, 26-24, 25-20) and No. 10 College of Idaho (23-25, 24-26, 31-29, 25-22, 15-13.)

Freshman outside hitter Sunny Bell leads the team with 45 kills while senior middle blocker Maureen Wardian paces the squad with a .337 attack percentage. Senior outside Kali Schnacker ranks second with 43 kills and is coming off of a career-high 26 kills in the Bruins’ 3-2 victory against College of Idaho. Sophomore middle blocker Sydney DeBoer leads the team with 17 blocks including four solo blocks.

Junior setter Jordan Broady, who ranks fourth in school history with 3,052 assists, has directed the BU offense to a .223 hitting percentage and has notched 171 assists this season. Sophomore libero Meghan Evans leads the team with 58 digs.

BU returns 11 letterwinners and five starters from last year’s team that

2011 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE (2-2)Date Opponent TimeBiola Holiday Inn Summer Slam Tournament (La Mirada, Calif.) - ^Fri., Aug. 26 ^ vs. Westmont W, 3-0Fri., Aug. 26 ^ at Biola L, 0-3Sat., Aug. 27 ^ vs. Vanguard L, 2-3Sat., Aug. 27 ^ vs. College of Idaho W, 3-2Bruin Labor Day Volleyball Classic (Bellevue, Neb.) - & Thu., Sept. 1 & Lubbock Christian 7:00 p.m.Fri., Sept. 2 & Hastings 3:00 p.m.Fri., Sept. 2 & Viterbo 7:00 p.m.Sat., Sept. 3 & Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 3:00 p.m.Wed., Sept. 7 at Northwestern (Iowa) 7:30 p.m.Thu., Sept. 8 * Oklahoma Wesleyan 6:00 p.m.Sat., Sept. 10 * Southwestern Christian 7:00 p.m.Thu., Sept. 15 * at Central Christian 5:00 p.m.Thu., Sept. 15 * at Central Christian 7:00 p.m.MidAmerica Nazarene Tournament (Olathe, Kan.) - # Fri., Sept. 16 # at MidAmerica Nazarene 4:00 p.m.Fri., Sept. 16 # vs. Baker 8:00 p.m.Sat., Sept. 17 # vs. Evangel 10:00 a.m.Sat., Sept. 17 # vs. Grand View 2:00 p.m.Bruin/Premier Volleyball Classic (Bellevue, Neb.) - $ Fri., Sept. 23 $ Dordt 7:00 p.m.Sat., Sept. 24 $ Sioux Falls 10:00 a.m.Tue., Sept. 27 * at York 7:00 p.m.Tue., Oct. 4 * College of Saint Mary 7:00 p.m.Fri., Oct. 7 * at College of the Ozarks 7:00 p.m.Sat., Oct. 8 * at Central Baptist 1:00 p.m.Tue., Oct. 11 vs. Peru State (Johnson-Brock HS) 7:00 p.m.Fri., Oct. 14 Oklahoma Baptist 7:00 p.m.Tue., Oct. 18 * York 7:00 p.m.Madonna University Volleyball Tournament (Livonia, Mich.) - !Fri., Oct. 21 ! vs. Savanna College - Art and Design 2:00 p.m. CSTFri., Oct. 21 ! at Madonna 6:00 p.m. CSTSat., Oct. 22 ! vs. Davenport (Mich.) 10:30 a.m. CSTSat., Oct. 22 ! vs. Malone 12:30 p.m. CSTThu., Oct. 27 at Briar Cliff 7:00 p.m.Tue., Nov. 1 * at College of Saint Mary 7:00 p.m.Fri., Nov. 4 * Haskell Indian Nations 7:00 p.m.Fri.-Sat., Nov. 11-12 MCAC Tournament TBASat., Nov. 19 NAIA National Championship Opening Round TBANov. 29-Dec 3 NAIA National Championship TBA

Home matches in bold purple at the Gordon Lozier Athletic CenterNeutral site matches in italics* - denotes MCAC matches

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Bellevue volleyBallNAIA TOP 25 COACHES’ POLL PRESEASON POLL - AUG. 16, 2011

Last 2010 Rank Poll School Record Points1 3 Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (16) 35-2 6452 5 Columbia (Mo.) (3) 42-3 6293 1 Lee (Tenn.) (3) 39-1 6104 2 Texas at Brownsville (1) 38-2 5955 7 Biola (Calif.) 28-10 5746 8 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 29-8 5357 9 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 31-3 5228 12 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 33-4 4849 11 Concordia (Calif.) 24-10 48110 16 College of Idaho 25-7 45811 10 Taylor (Ind.) 35-8 44812 15 Doane (Neb.) 27-8 42312 17 Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 22-13 42314 14 Southern Oregon 24-5 38815 4 Northwestern (Iowa) 36-2 36516 21 Bellevue (Neb.) 34-14 33217 13 Indiana Tech 34-6 30718 19 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 25-9 27319 22 Oklahoma Baptist 26-10 25820 17 Dordt (Iowa) 32-8 24421 23 Indiana Wesleyan 33-11 22022 RV Georgetown (Ky.) 25-12 21523 RV Lubbock Christian (Texas) 25-8 15124 RV Missouri Baptist 21-17 12925 25 Aquinas (Mich.) 29-12 125

finished with a 34-14 overall record and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament for the fourth-straight season.

Preseason Rankings: Bellevue opens the 2011 season ranked No. 16 in the Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll announced on Tuesday, Aug. 16.

Bellevue was also picked as the favorite to win the 2011 MCAC vol-leyball championship according to the MCAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll released on Monday, Aug. 22.

Last Season Recap: Bellevue finished the 2010 season with an overall record of 34-14 and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament for the fourth-consecutive season after capturing the MCAC Tournament title. The Bruins finished as MCAC regular-season co-champions with College of the Ozarks after posting a 15-1 league mark.

Up Next: The Bruins will visit No. 15 Northwestern (Iowa) College on Wednes-day, Sept. 7 for a 7:30 contest before returning home to open MCAC competition against Oklahoma Wesleyan University on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 6:00 p.m. and Southwestern Christian University on Friday, Sept. 9 at 5:00 p.m.

2011 ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Previous School(s) Pronunciation1 Meghan Evans L/DS 5-3 So. Omaha, Neb. Burke HS MAY-gun EV-uns2 Kali Schnacker OH 5-11 Sr. Humboldt, Neb. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinhauer HS CAL-ee SCHNACK-urr3 Andrea Johnson S/DS 5-7 So. Omaha, Neb. Burke HS JOHN-sun4 Kirstine Linebaugh L/DS 5-4 So. Lincoln, Neb. St. Pius X HS kurr-STIN LINE-baw5 Niki Gregory OH 5-9 Fr. Omaha, Neb. Omaha Gross Catholic HS nick-EE greg-or-REE6 Jordan Broady S 5-9 Jr. Johnson, Neb. Johnson-Brock HS BROAD-ee7 Ashley Wurdeman RS/OH 5-10 Sr. Columbus, Neb. Central (Neb.) CC/Lakeview HS WORD-uh-mun8 Annie Benson OH 5-10 So. Papillion, Neb. Springfield-Platteview HS BEN-sun9 Maureen Wardian MB 5-11 Sr. Omaha, Neb. Westside HS WAR-dee-in10 Mollie Gavin DS/L 5-5 Jr. Fair Grove, Mo. Evangel/Fair Grove HS gah-VEN11 Sydney DeBoer MB 5-11 So. Seward, Neb. Seward HS sid-NEE duh-BOAR12 Sunny Bell OH 5-9 Fr. Omaha, Neb. Bryan HS sun-EE13 Courtney Hendricks MB/RS 5-10 So. Omaha, Neb. Millard West HS hen-DRICKS15 Alannah VanGorder MB/RS 5-11 So. Canyon City, Colo. Canyon City HS uh-LAWN-uh van-GORE-durr16 Caitlyn Rueth OH 5-9 So. Omaha, Neb. Nebraska Christian/Millard South HS KATE-linn RUTH

Head Coach:Trish Siedlik, 6th season said-LICKAssistant Coaches: Matt Buttermore, 3rd season BUT-urr-moreSteve Field, 3rd season FIELD


Head CoaCH

Trish Siedlik Year-by-Year

Year School Record Pct. MCAC Record Pct. MCAC

Regular SeasonConference Tournament

2011 Bellevue 2-2 .500 -- -- -- --

2010 Bellevue 34-14 .708 15-1 .938 1st (tie) 1st

2009 Bellevue 29-7 .806 14-0 1.000 1st 2nd

2008 Bellevue 32-6 .842 14-0 1.000 1st 1st

2007 Bellevue 27-14 .659 13-1 .929 1st 1st

2006 Bellevue 31-9 .775 13-3 .813 2nd 1st

2005 College of Saint Mary 35-8 .814 16-0 1.000 1st 1st

2004 College of Saint Mary 31-9 .775 14-2 .875 1st 1st



Bellevue Totals 5 seasons 155-55 .738 69-5 .932 4 regular season titles 4 tournament titles

Overall Totals 9 seasons 279-76 .786 131-7 .949 8 regular season titles 8 tournament titles

Post-Season Appearances/National Ranking

Year School Postseason Final National Ranking

2010 Bellevue NAIA National Tournament No. 21

2009 Bellevue NAIA National Tournament No. 14

2008 Bellevue NAIA National Tournament - Final 12 No. 4

2007 Bellevue NAIA National Tournament Received votes

2006 Bellevue NAIA Region IV Tournament - 2nd place No. 19

2005 College of Saint Mary NAIA National Tournament No. 13

2004 College of Saint Mary NAIA National Tournament - Elite 8 No. 12

2003 College of Saint Mary NAIA National Tournament No. 3

2002 College of Saint Mary NAIA Region IV Tournament - 3rd place (tie) No. 7

Trish Siedlik | Head CoachTrish Siedlik is in her sixth season at the helm of the Bellevue University volleyball program in 2011 and has taken the Bruins to the NAIA National Tournament each of the past four seasons.

Siedlik has a 155-55 (.738) record in five-plus seasons at BU and a 279-76 (.786) career record in nine-plus seasons as a collegiate head coach.

The 2010 season marked the fourth-straight season Siedlik guided the Bruins to the NAIA National Tournament, claiming both the MCAC regular season and postseason titles. Siedlik also earned MCAC Coach of the Year accolades for the seventh time in her career and for the fifth-consecutive season after leading BU to an overall record of 34-14 and a final national ranking at No. 21.

Prior to BU, Siedlik was head coach at College of Saint Mary in Omaha from 2002-2005. During her four years, the Flames compiled a 124-21 record, including a conference record of 60-3, winning four MCAC regular season and tournament titles, two Region IV titles, and three NAIA National Tournament appearances, making it all the way to the Elite-Eight in 2004.

In her nine seasons of coaching in the MCAC, Siedlik has guided her teams to eight regular season league titles and eight conference tournament championships. She has collected four regular season and four tournament titles at Bellevue.

Siedlik played collegiate volleyball at CSM from 1995-98, was named the MCAC Player of the Year in 1997, and graduated with a Computer Graphics degree in 1999.

She is married to Michael Siedlik, Jr. who is employed with the Omaha Fire Department. They have two sons, Brandon and Luke, and one daughter, Mandy, born February of 2011.

NOTES: 6th Season at Bellevue

Coaching Record: Bellevue: 155-55 (.738) Career: 279-76 (.786)

Region IV Coach of the Year: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

MCAC Coach of the Year: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008,

2009, 2010

Omaha World-Herald Midlands College Coach of the Year: 2008


Assistant CoaCHesMatt Buttermore | Assistant CoachMatt Buttermore will begin his third season as an assistant coach on the Bruin coaching staff in 2011 after serving three seasons as an assistant at Concordia University in Seward, Neb.

Buttermore also has experience coaching numerous volleyball club teams.

In 2011, Buttermore was one of 30 volleyball coaches around the nation who were honored with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 Award.

A graduate of the University of Findlay (Ohio), Buttermore was a four-year letterwinner and academic all-conference performer as a middle blocker for the NCAA Division I men’s volleyball team.

He also holds University of Findlay school records for blocks in a single match and total blocks in a season.

Buttermore earned his master’s degree from Bellevue University in 2011.

A native of Lincoln, Neb., Buttermore lives in the state capital with his wife, Laura (formerly Laura Pilakowski), who was a two-time All-American volleyball player at Nebraska and a member of the 2000 undefeated national championship team.

In addition to his coaching duties, Buttermore also serves as a copywriter at Bellevue.

Steve Field | Assistant CoachSteve Field will enter his third season on the Bruin volleyball coaching staff in 2011 after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Nebraska at Omaha under Head Coach Rose Shires from 1989-2008.

While at UNO, Field was also the school’s associate sports information director for 19 years. He handled media relations for the school’s 16 intercollegiate sports, led a complete overhaul of the UNO athletic website, served as the department’s publication coordinator, and updated and archived the department’s statistical records.

Field is an active member of the NAIA-SIDA - the NAIA’s Sports Information Directors Association, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). For three years, he served on the CoSIDA Publications Contest Committee.

Field has earned 24 “Best in the Nation” awards from CoSida, recognizing excellence in producing, designing and editing collegiate athletic publications.

A graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Field earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from UNO and received his master’s degree from Bellevue University in 2011.

A native of Gretna, Neb., Field helped lead the UNO Maverick volleyball team to the 1996 NCAA Division II national championship and to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances.

Field, who also serves as Bellevue’s sports information director, has four children: Kaitlin, Olivia, Kaleb and Jonny.


overall statistiCs2011 Bellevue University Volleyball

Bellevue (Neb.) Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 31, 2011)All matches

Overall record: 2-2 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 2-1

Attack Set Serve

## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se ta pct

12 BELL, Sunny 16 4-4 45 2.81 23 128 . 1 7 2 1 0.06 0 0.00 0 1 1.009 WARDIAN, Maureen 16 4-3 39 2.44 10 86 . 3 3 7 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 02 SCHNACKER, Kali 13 4-4 43 3.31 18 96 . 2 6 0 1 0.08 0 0.00 1 3 . 6 6 78 BENSON, Annie 16 4-4 41 2.56 13 116 . 2 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 6 . 8 3 311 DEBOER, Sydney 16 4-1 21 1.31 12 48 . 1 8 8 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 1.006 BROADY, Jordan 16 4-4 12 0.75 10 36 . 0 5 6 171 10.6 3 0.19 1 61 . 9 8 47 WURDEMAN, Ashley 16 4-0 8 0.50 0 20 . 4 0 0 3 0.19 2 0.12 3 65 . 9 5 416 RUETH, Caitlyn 16 4-0 1 0.06 0 2 . 5 0 0 1 0.06 3 0.19 3 60 . 9 5 05 GREGORY, Niki 16 4-3 2 0.12 3 8 - . 1 2 5 10 0.62 1 0.06 7 62 . 8 8 71 EVANS, Meghan 16 4-0 0 0.00 1 4 - . 2 5 0 15 0.94 2 0.12 0 51 1.003 JOHNSON, Andrea 10 2-0 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 0.10 1 0.10 1 29 . 9 6 610 GAVIN, Mollie 9 4-1 0 0.00 0 3 . 0 0 0 2 0.22 1 0.11 3 32 . 9 0 6

BELLEVUE (NEB 16 4-4 212 13.2 90 548 . 2 2 3 205 12.8 13 0.81 20 371 . 9 4 6Opponents 16 4-4 231 14.4 97 629 . 2 1 3 214 13.3 13 0.81 38 359 . 8 9 4

Recept Dig Blocking

## Player sp re ta pct dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe

12 BELL, Sunny 16 0 18 1.000 11 0.69 0 4 4 0.25 1 09 WARDIAN, Maureen 16 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0.19 2 9 1 1 0.69 0 02 SCHNACKER, Kali 13 0 5 1.000 4 0.31 0 3 3 0.23 1 08 BENSON, Annie 16 1 27 . 9 6 3 13 0.81 0 6 6 0.38 1 011 DEBOER, Sydney 16 0 1 1.000 4 0.25 4 13 1 7 1.06 3 26 BROADY, Jordan 16 0 3 1.000 42 2.62 0 5 5 0.31 2 27 WURDEMAN, Ashley 16 2 49 . 9 5 9 37 2.31 0 4 4 0.25 2 016 RUETH, Caitlyn 16 0 0 . 0 0 0 5 0.31 0 0 0 0.00 0 05 GREGORY, Niki 16 2 63 . 9 6 8 43 2.69 0 0 0 0.00 0 01 EVANS, Meghan 16 3 101 . 9 7 0 58 3.62 0 0 0 0.00 0 010 GAVIN, Mollie 9 2 29 . 9 3 1 8 0.89 0 0 0 0.00 0 13 JOHNSON, Andrea 10 2 24 . 9 1 7 18 1.80 0 0 0 0.00 0 0- TEAM - 1 - - - - - - - - - -

BELLEVUE (NEB.)..... 16 13 321 . 9 6 0 246 15.38 6 44 2 8 . 0 1.75 10 5Opponents........... 16 13 351 . 9 6 3 215 13.44 4 46 2 7 . 0 1.69 16 4

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