DRAGON VOLLEYBALL
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| [ 05.01.08 ] DRAGONS INK FIVE VOLLEYBALL RECRUITS Minnesota State Moorhead volleyball coach Tammy Blake-Kath announced the signing of five more recruits, including Katy Braaten of Hastings, Brittany Hanson of Apple Valley, Lisa Kurtz of Pierz, Andrea Rachel of Maple Lake and Cathy Turner of New Prague. . . . . [ full release ] |
| [ 11.24.07 ] BLAKE-KATH SIGNS PIPESTONE PREP VOLLEYBALL STAR MSU Moorhead head volleyball coach Tammy Blake-Kath announced the signing of Pipestone High School standout Nicole Buysse this week. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 11.19.07 ] OFTEDAHL NAMED TO 2007 DAKTRONICS ALL-REGION VOLLEYBALL TEAM A three-year starter at Minnesota State University Moorhead, junior libero Calla Oftedahl was a second team selection on the 2007 Daktronics North Central Region volleyball team. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 11.12.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD FALLS TO WSU AT NSIC VOLLEYBALL FINAL FOUR Minnesota State University Moorhead closed its season with a runnerup finish at the 2007 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships last weekend at St. Paul. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 11.10.07 ] WAYNE STATE SHADES MSU MOORHEAD FOR NSIC VOLLEYBALL CROWN Surprising Minnesota State University Moorhead fell to Wayne State College 22-30, 30-22, 30-19, 30-22 at the 2007 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Volleyball Tournament Championships on Saturday night at St. Paul. It marked the Dragons' first trip to the finals. Kelci Guenther led the Dragons with 18 kills. Julie Vancura and Kelci Guenther were both awarded All-Tournament Team honors. MSUM, 19-10, awaits word about an invitation to the NCAA II North Central Regional Tournament. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 11.09.07 ] DRAGONS SHOCK BEAR IN NSIC PLAYOFFS Who saw this coming? MSU Moorhead stunned Concordia University 31-29, 30-28, 22-30,30-22 in the semi-finals of the NSIC Volleyball Tournament in St. Paul Friday night. Kelci Guenther had a club high 16 kills for the Dragons. The Dragons, 20-8, advance to the championship game on Saturday night against Wayne State at 7:00pm. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 11.08.07 ] EAGER, GUENTHER RECEIVE DISTRICT ACADEMIC AWARDS Junior tight end Eric Eager and junior middle hitter Kelci Guenther were both second team all-district members of the 2007 /ESPN The Magazine/ Academic All-American football and volleyball teams announced today. Eager is a Mathematics major at MSUM while Guenther is majoring in biology. . . |
| [ 11.06.07 ] DRAGONS TOPPLE WARRIORS IN NSIC PLAYOFFS, ADVANCE TO FINAL FOUR Minnesota State Moorhead punched its ticket to the 2007 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Final Four volleyball tournament with a 30-25, 30-19, 27-30, 30-27 victory over Winona State University on Tuesday night at Alex Nemzek Hall. Megan Norling had a club high 17 kills for the Dragons. MSUM, 18-9, will meet number one seed Concordia (SP) on Friday night at 7:30 at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 11.05.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD ENTERTAINS WSU IN NSIC TOURNAMENT Minnesota State University Moorhead vs. Winona State University on Tuesday, November 6, at 7 p.m. at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead in the opening round of the 2007 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference playoffs. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 11.05.07 ] VANCURA NAMED TO ALL-NSIC VOLLEYBALL TEAM Senior setter Julie Vancura has been named to the 2007 All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference volleyball team while Megan Norling and Calla Oftedahl received honorable mention. MSUM opens post-season play at home against Winona State at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 11.05.07 ] GUENTHER, OFTEDAHL WIN NSIC VOLLEYBALL HONORS Junior middle hitter Kelci Guenther and junior defensive specialist Calla Oftedahl were honored today as Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Players of the Week. MSUM hosts Winona State at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, in the opening round of the 2007 NSIC Tournament. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 11.03.07 ] DRAGONS SWEEP WOLVES IN NSIC VOLLEYBALL Minnesota State Moorhead puts the wraps on a weekend sweep with a 30-26, 30-16, 30-21 victory over touring Northern State University on Saturday afternoon at Alex Nemzek Hall. Kelci Guenther had a club high 18 kills for the Dragons. The victory hiked the Dragons' overall record to 17-9 and lifted their Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference slate to 11-7. MSUM opens NSIC post-season play on Tuesday. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 11.02.07 ] DRAGONS OUTLAST MARAUDERS IN NSIC VOLLEYBALL Minnesota State University Moorhead celebrated Senior Night with a 27-30, 30-24, 27-30, 30-20, 15-9 victory over stubborn University of Mary on Friday at Alex Nemzek Hall. Kelci Guenther had a club high 18 kills for the Dragons. The victory hiked the Dragons' overall mark to 15-9 and their NSIC slate to 10-7. MSUM closes its home schedule against Northern State University at 4 p.m. on Saturday. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 10.29.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD HOSTS MARY, NSU Minnesota State University Moorhead vs. University of Mary on Friday, November 2, at 7 p.m. at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead; MSU Moorhead vs. Northern State University on Saturday, November 4, at 4 p.m. at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 10.27.07 ] GOLDEN BEARS TAKE BITE OUT OF DRAGONS Nationally-ranked Concordia University maintained its grip on first place in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference with a 30-18, 30-20, 30-20 victory over touring Minnesota State University Moorhead on Saturday afternoon in St. Paul. MSUM, 15-9 overall and 9-7 in the NSIC, closes its regular season at home against University of Mary and Northern State University next weekend. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 10.25.07 ] DRAGONS STEP FROM LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL PLAY, HARNESS HUSKIES Minnesota State University Moorhead stepped from Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play and rolled to a 30-32, 29-31, 30-17, 30-25, 15-10 victory at St. Cloud State University on Thursday night. MSUM, 15-8 overall and 9-6 in the NSIC, returns to duty at national stronghold Concordia University on Saturday. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 10.22.07 ] OFTEDAHL HONORED AS NSIC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Minnesota State Moorhead junior libero Calla Oftedahl has been named the latest Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Week. MSUM was 1-2 in three volleyball appearances last week and visit St. Cloud State on Thursday. . . [ full NSIC release ] |
| [ 10.22.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD VISITS SCSU, CSP THIS WEEK Minnesota State University Moorhead vs. St. Cloud State University on Thursday, October 25, at 7 p.m. at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud; MSU Moorhead vs. Concordia University on Saturday, October 27, at 5 p.m. at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 10.20.07 ] NATIONALLY-RANKED MUSTANGS BRAND DRAGONS Southwest Minnesota State swept Minnesota State Moorhead 30-25, 30-21, 32-30 in a Saturday NSIC volleyball matinee at Marshall. Megan Norling topped the Dragon individual leaderboard with 18 kills. .MSUM, 14-8 overall and 9-6 in the NSIC, steps from league play to visit St. Cloud State on Thursday. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 10.19.07 ] WILDCATS DUMP DRAGONS IN NSIC VOLLEYBALL MSU Moorhead opened a two-match Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference volleyball roadtrip with a 15-30, 30-26, 30-23, 30-23 loss at Wayne State College on Friday night. Megan Norling led the Dragons with 18 kills. MSUM, 14-7 overall and 9-5 in the NSIC, invades nationally-ranked Southwest Minnesota State for a 3 p.m. Saturday matinee. . .[ stats ] |
| [ 10.16.07 ] DRAGONS SWEEP GOLDEN EAGLES IN NSIC VOLLEYBALL Minnesota State Moorhead returned to its winning ways with a 30-16, 30-17, 30-11 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference volleyball victory over visiting University of Minnesota, Crookston on Tuesday night. Megan Norling led the Dragons in kills with 11. MSUM, 14-6 overall and 9-4 in the NSIC, visits Wayne State and Southwest Minnesota State this weekend. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 10.15.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD HOSTS UMC, VISITS WSC, SMSU THIS WEEK Minnesota State University Moorhead vs. University of Minnesota, Crookston on Tuesday, October 16, at 7 p.m. at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead; MSU Moorhead vs. Wayne State College on Friday, October 19, at 7 p.m. at Rice Auditorium in Wayne, NE; MSU Moorhead vs. Southwest Minnesota State University on Saturday, October 20, at 3 p.m. at the R/A Facility in Marshall. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 10.13.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD COMPLETES ROAD TRIP WITH LOSS AT WSU Winona State completed a rare seasonal sweep of MSU Moorhead with a 30-25,30-20,30-15 victory at Winona on Saturday. Megan Norling led the Dragons in kills with 12. MSUM returns to Alex Nemzek Hall to host Minnesota, Crookston on Tuesday. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 10.12.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD OPENS ROAD TRIP IN STYLE MSU Moorhead launched a taxing two-match NSIC volleyball roadtrip with a 32-30, 30-12, 30-25 victory at Upper Iowa University on Friday. Megan Norling led the Dragons in kills with 11. MSUM, 13-5 overall and 8-3 in the NSIC, visits Winona State on Saturday afternoon. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 10.10.07 ] DRAGONS MAKE SPLASH ON REGIONAL, NATIONAL POLLS Minnesota State University Moorhead continues to make its mark on several regional and national fronts this fall. The Dragon women's cross-country crew is tied for 25th on the latest national poll and sixth on the region chart while Dragon men rank ninth regionally. The MSUM volleyball cast, 12-5 overall and 7-3 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, ranks seventh on the latest regional chart as well. . . [ Volleyball Release ] [ Cross Country Release ] |
| [ 10.08.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD TO INVADE UPPER IOWA, WINONA STATE Minnesota State University Moorhead vs. Upper Iowa University on Friday, October 12, at 4 p.m. at Dorman Gymnasium in Fayette, IA; MSU Moorhead vs. Winona State University on Saturday, October 13, at 4:30 p.m. at McCown Gymnasium in Winona. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 10.06.07 ] GOLDEN BEARS DERAIL DRAGONS 3-1 IN NSIC VOLLEYBALL National power Concordia University added another footnote to its classy volleyball resume with a 30-10, 30-20, 20-30, 30-25 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road victory over Minnesota State University Moorhead on Saturday afternoon. Kelci Guenther posted a club high 20 kills for the Dragons, 12-5 overall and 7-3 in the NSIC, visits Upper Iowa and Winona State next weekend . . . [ stats ] |
| [ 10.03.07 ] DRAGONS BREAK OUT BROOMS, SWEEP BEAVERS Minnesota State Moorhead set the stage for a Saturday showdown with national power Concordia University with a 30-23, 30-24, 30-16 sweep of touring Bemidji State University on Wednesday. Megan Norling topped the Dragon offensive leaderboard with 12 kills.MSUM, 12-4 overall and 7-2 in the NSIC, faces Concordia at 4 p.m. on Saturday. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 10.01.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD HOSTS BEMIDJI STATE, CSP Minnesota State University Moorhead vs. Bemidji State University on Wednesday, October 3, at 7 p.m. at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead; MSU Moorhead vs. Concordia University on Saturday, October 6, at 4 p.m. at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 10.01.07 ] VANCURA SALUTED WITH NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK LAURELS FOR A SECOND TIME She did it again. A major contributor to the Dragons' weekend sweep of Northern State and University of Mary, senior Julie Vancura was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Setter of the Week for a second straight week. . . [ full NSIC release ] |
| [ 09.29.07 ] MSUM COMPLETES WEEKEND ROAD SWEEP WITH VOLLEYBALL TRIUMPH AT MARY ON SATURDAY Minnesota State University Moorhead put the finishing touches on a splendid Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference weekend roadtrip with a 30-24,30-26,18-30,30-23 volleyball victory at University of Mary on Saturday afternoon. MSUM, 11-4 overall and 6-2 in the NSIC, hosts Bemidji State on Wednesday. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 09.28.07 ] DRAGONS edge WOLVES 3-2 in nsic volleyball MSU Moorhead opened a two game road trip with a 24-30, 31-29, 26-30, 30-25, 18-16 victory over Northern State in a Friday night battle. Megan Norling led the Dragons with 25 kills. The Dragons, 10-4 overall and 5-2 in the NSIC, will play University of Mary tomorrow night at 5:00pm. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 09.25.07 ] VANCURA NAMED NSIC SETTER OF THE WEEK Senior Julie Vancura has been honored by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference as the NSIC Setter of the Week. Vancura and Co. will be in action this weekend with league road matches at Northern State University and University of Mary. . . [ full NSIC release ] |
| [ 09.24.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD INVADES NORTHERN STATE, MARY Minnesota State University Moorhead vs. Northern State University on Friday, September 28, at 7 p.m. at the Barnett Center in Aberdeen, SD; MSU Moorhead vs. University of Mary on Saturday, September 29, at 5 p.m. at the McDowell Activity Center in Bismarck, ND. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 09.22.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD COMPLETES VOLLEYBALL HOMESTAND WITH VICTORY OVER WAYNE STATE Minnesota State Moorhead put the finishing touches on a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference weekend volleyball homestand with a 31-29, 25-30, 31-29, 30-22 victory over Wayne State College on Saturday afternoon. Megan Norling had a club high 25 kills for the Dragons. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 09.21.07 ] NATIONALLY-RANKED MUSTANGS DROP DRAGONS Nationally-ranked Southwest Minnesota State put its championship brand on display at Alex Nemzek Hall on Friday night as the Mustangs posted a 30-25, 30-23, 22-30, 30-21 victory over Minnesota State Moorhead. MSUM, 8-4 overall and 3-2 in the NSIC, hosts Wayne State College on Saturday afternoon. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 09.17.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD HOSTS SMSU, WSC THIS WEEK Minnesota State University Moorhead vs. Southwest Minnesota State University on Friday, September 21, at 7 p.m. at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead; MSU Moorhead vs. Wayne State College on Saturday, September 22, at 4 p.m. at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 09.15.07 ] DRAGONS CLOSE NSIC ROADTRIp with a pair of victories MSU Moorhead closed a two match Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference volleyball challenge with a 19-30, 30-25, 31-29, 30-22 victory over Bemidji State University. MSUM is currently 8-3 overall and 3-1 in the NSIC. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 09.14.07 ] DRAGONS OPEN TWO-MATCH NSIC VOLLEYBALL ROADTRIP AGAINST EAGLES MSU Moorhead opened a two-match Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference volleyball challenge with a 30-22, 30-21, 30-16 victory at University of Minnesota, Crookston on Friday night. MSUM, 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the NSIC, has a Saturday afternoon date at Bemidji State University. . . [ stats ] |
| [ 09.10.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD VISITS UMC, BEMIDJI STATE THIS WEEK Minnesota State University Moorhead vs. University of Minnesota, Crookston on Friday, September 14, at 7 p.m. at Lysaker Gymnasium in Crookston; MSU Moorhead vs. Bemidji State University on Saturday, September 15, at 3 p.m. at BSU Gymnasium. [ full release ] |
| [ 09.08.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD LEVELS NSIC VOLLYBALL SLATE AGAINST UPPER IOWA MSU Moorhead balanced its league slate with a 30-25, 30-19, 22-30, 30-27 triumph over University of Upper Iowa in a Saturday matinee at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead. Laura Tvrdik produced 13 kills for the Dragons, Darcy Hageman had 15 kills for the Peacocks while Julie Vancura was credited with 46 assists and 13 digs for MSUM. The victory hiked the Dragons' overall record to 6-3 and evened their Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference mark at 1-1. UIU fell to 2-6, 0-2. . . [ stats ] |
| [09.07.07] WARRIORS SPOIL DRAGONS' NSIC DEBUT Touring Winona State spoiled the 2007 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opener for Minnesota State University Moorhead with a 30-26, 30-17, 29-31, 31-29 victory on Friday night at Alex Nemzek Hall. Megan Norling led the Dragons with 12 kills while Kerry Daly had 15 kills for the Warriors. MSUM, 5-3 overall and 0-1 in the NSIC, hosts University of Upper Iowa at 4 p.m. on Saturday while Winona State (7-3, 1-0) invades Concordia University. . . . . [ stats ] |
| [ 09.04.07 ] MSUM HOSTS WINONA STATE, UPPER IOWA THIS WEEK Minnesota State University Moorhead vs. Winona State University on Friday, September 7, at 7 p.m. at Alex Nemzek Hall; MSU Moorhead vs. University of Upper Iowa on Saturday, September 8, at 4 p.m. at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead. . . [ full release ] |
| [ 09.01.07 ] MSU MOORHEAD PUTS WRAPS ON UND TOURNAMENT Minnesota State University Moorhead closed the University of North Dakota Invitational with a 29-31, 30-19, 30-26, 30-32, 15-13 loss to Dickinson State University on Saturday night at the BESC in Grand Forks, ND. MSUM, 5-2 overall, opens Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play against Winona State University at 7 p.m. on Friday at Alex Nemzek Hall. . . |
| [ 08.31.07 ] DRAGONS SWEEP PAIR AT UND INVITATIONAL Minnesota State Moorhead erased the sting of a first loss on Thursday night with a sweep of Chadron State, 30-16, 30-14, 30-28, and Northern Michigan, 30-22, 30-24, 31-29, on Friday at the UND Invitational at Grand Forks, ND. Megan Norling (16) and Laura Tvrdik (15) combined for 31 kills against Chadron State while Tvrdik had a match high 12 kills against NMU. Julie Vancura produced 80 assists and 17 digs in the two-match sweep. MSUM, 5-1, faces Dickinson State University at 6 p.m. on Saturday. . . |
| Dragons, Guenther match up perfectly Aug 30, 2007 - 04:05:06 CDT By CINDY PETERSON, Bismarck Tribune Motivational speakers often offer encouragement that people can do anything they set their minds to. . . [ full story ] |
| [ 08.30.07 ] DRAGONS FALL TO SIOUX IN NON-LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL MATCHUP Minnesota State Moorhead fell from the unbeaten ranks with a 31-29, 25-30, 30-25, 30-26 loss to University of North Dakota on Thursday night in Grand Forks, ND. MSUM, 3-1, will enter the UND Invitational on Friday and Saturday, debuting against Chadron State at 10 a.m. on Friday at the BESC. . . |
| [ 08.27.07 ] FRESH FROM ROUSING DEBUT, VOLLEYBALL DRAGONS BRACE FOR TAXING WEEK After a rewarding performance at last weekend's UNO Classic in Omaha, NE, including an ambush of nationally-ranked University of Nebraska-Omaha, it's back to more non-conference business for MSU Moorhead this week. MSUM, 3-0, invades University of North Dakota for a non-league match on Thursday and will enroll in the UND Invitational this week. . . |
| [ 08.25.07 ] DRAGONS CLOSE UNO CLASSIC WITH VICTORY OVER MSU-BILLINGS Minnesota State Moorhead put the finishing touches on a sparkling performance at the UNO Classic in Omaha, NE on Saturday with a 30-24, 30-27, 23-30, 30-23 victory over Montana State-Billings. MSUM was unbeaten in three matches. . . . |
