Something To Build On
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Concordia-M'head | 14 | 21 | 9 | 0 | |
Wis.-Stevens Point | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Wis.-Eau Claire | 19 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 1 | |
Concordia-M'head | 25 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Concordia-M'head | 20 | 24 | 25 | 0 | |
Wis.-Platteville | 25 | 26 | 27 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T | |
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Northwestern (Minn.) | 25 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 3 | |
Concordia-M'head | 17 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 2 |
Wis.-Stevens Point
Game Statistics | Concordia-M'head | Wis.-Stevens Point |
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Hitting % | .000 | .316 |
Blocks | 2.0 | 4.0 |
Digs | 42 | 49 |
Aces | 2 | 3 |
Wis.-Eau Claire
Game Statistics | Wis.-Eau Claire | Concordia-M'head |
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Hitting % | .097 | .164 |
Blocks | 3.0 | 6.0 |
Digs | 74 | 71 |
Aces | 11 | 8 |
Wis.-Platteville
Game Statistics | Concordia-M'head | Wis.-Platteville |
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Hitting % | .198 | .286 |
Blocks | 4.0 | 7.0 |
Digs | 55 | 49 |
Aces | 6 | 5 |
Northwestern (Minn.)
Concordia-M'head
Game Statistics | Northwestern (Minn.) | Concordia-M'head |
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Hitting % | .264 | .152 |
Blocks | 9.0 | 6.0 |
Digs | 52 | 46 |
Aces | 6 | 8 |
ST. JOSEPH, Minn. (8/30/14)—Concordia saved its best for last on the opening weekend of the 2014 season. The Cobbers picked up the only victory against WIAC rival UW-Eau Claire to go 1-3 at the nationally-ranked rich St. Ben's Labor Day Tournament.
Concordia lost 3-0 to No.3-ranked UW-Stevens Point in the tournament opener. CC then fell 3-2 to Northwestern in the second match on Friday. The Cobbers were blanked 3-0 vs. UW-Platteville in the first match on Saturday before posting a 3-1 win over Eau Claire.
Olivia Wangensteen and Vanessa Johnson paced the Cobbers on the weekend. Wangensteen was named to the All-Tournament as she came away with 32 kills, nine service aces, 37 digs and four blocks for the four-match invite. Johnson, playing in her first collegiate matches, led Concordia in kills with 38 and also had a .240 attack percentage.
Wangensteen had double-digit kill totals against Northwestern and UW-Eau Claire while Johnson had a dozen winners vs. Platteville and a weekend-high 16 kills against Eau Claire.
The win over Eau Claire on Saturday was won on defense where the Cobbers limited the Blugolds to a .097 attack percentage and only gave up 26 kills in their three set wins in the match.
The most heart-breaking match of the weekend came against Northwestern (Minn.) in the final contest on Friday. The Cobbers held a 24-21 lead in the fourth set and had three consecutive match points only to see the Eagles rally to score five straight points, tie the match at 2-2 and then claim the win with a 15-4 victory in the fifth set.
Jena Klaphake was in charge of steering the CC offense and came away with a team-high 48 assists. She also had 29 digs for the weekend. Kynndyl Ross, Kelly Reed and Anna Skow-Anderson had at least 20 kills each over the weekend. The trio combined for 71 winners on the weekend.
Concordia will play a non-conference match at Valley City State on Tuesday, Sept. 2 before heading to the Bethel Invitational on Friday, Sept. 5 and Saturday, Sept. 6.
Tournament MVP: Alexis Hartman, Sr., S, UW-Stevens Point
Krista Loos, So., OH, UW-Stevens Point
Lidia Frias, So., MH, UW-Platteville
Taya Kockelman, Sr., S, College of Saint Benedict
Ashley Peper, Jr., RS, Augsburg
Olivia Wangensteen, Jr., OH, Concordia
Katrina Raskie, So., OH, UW-Eau Claire
Lindsey Peterson, Fr., S, Northwestern