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Cobbers Advance to NCAA Regional, End 25-12 1996 Wrap-Up Reitmeier, Carlin Named All-Region The 1996 Cobber volleyball team, under 4th year head coach Tim Mosser, posted a 25-12 record, earning 2nd place in the MIAC, a No. 4 regional ranking, and a second consecutive trip to the NCAA Division III National Tournament. The Cobbers went 9-2 in the MIAC's regular season and then placed second at the MIAC's post season tournament. Concordia lost it's first round game in the NCAA Central Regional in Lincoln, Nebraska, falling 3-1 to MIAC champion St. Olaf. The Cobbers were led by three All-MIAC performers. Hitter Angie Carlin ('98) and setter Marsha Suko ('98, West Fargo, N. D.) repeated as members of the All-MIAC team. They were joined by sophomore hitter Laura Reitmeier('99, Fisher). With no seniors on this year's roster and all three All-MIAC players returning, Cobber volleyball prospects continue to look bright. (See 1997 Volleyball ) 11/15/96 Concordia lost to St. Olaf tonight in the first round of the NCAA Central Regional at Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln, Nebraska. The loss ends the Cobber season at 25-12 overall, 9-2 and 2nd in the MIAC.  The Cobbers lost 14-16 15-8 15-8 15-2. 11/11/96  Cobbers face St. Olaf in NCAA First Round Nov. 15 at 5:30 in Lincoln, Neb. Concordia has earned a second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. The 24-11 Cobbers will play in the 4-team Central Regional November 15-16 at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska. Fourth seeded Concordia (25-11) will face St. Olaf (34-3) in the first match at 5:30 Friday, Nov. 15th at Wesleyan's 2,300 seat Snyder arena. Wesleyan (22-11) will take on Central College of Iowa (30-11) in the second match at 8:00. Saturday's Regional Championship match is at 7:30 on Saturday, Nov. 16. There is no 3rd place match at the regional. Last year the Cobbers lost in the first round of the NCAA Regional to the University of Dubuque. Pre-NCAA Season Snap Shot: Concordia enters this weekend's Central Region Tournament with a 25-11 record overall, 9-2 in the MIAC. The Cobbers finished second in last weekend's MIAC Tournament, beating the region's No. 5 team St. Ben's in five games and then losing 3-0 to No. 1 seeded St. Olaf. The Cobbers earned their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance behind three All-MIAC Performers. Junior outside hitter Angie Carlin leads the team in digs per game (2.70) and service aces per game (.742). 1995 All-Region setter Marsha Suko averages 9.3 assists per game. Sophomore middle hitter Laura Reitmeier is the team leader in kills and blocks. She is second on the team in hitting percentage and aces per game. The Cobbers are led by 4th year coach Tim Mosser, the 1995 MIAC coach of the year. 11/9/96 Cobbers Take Second in MIAC Concordia finished second in the MIAC Tournament at Macalester today, giving them second alone in the final MIAC season standings and a probable NCAA Tournament bid. The Cobbers ended the regular season 25-11. The Cobbers beat Gustavus 15-4 15-6 15-6 Friday night. They then beat St. Ben's in 5 games Saturday, winning 11-15 15-6 15-9 8-15 15-6 in Saturday's semifinal. The Cobbers lost to St. Olaf in the championship game 16-14 15-8 15-11. Three Cobbers earned All-MIAC honors, Angie Carlin , Laura Reitmeier , and  Marsha Suko .

 1996 Cobber Volleyball Match Results

H/A  Date     Opponent               Time
 A   8/30-31  Valley City Tourney - Cobbers Take 2nd
  8/30  vs Minot St.        W 2-1 15-9, 7-15, 15-4 (Reitmeier w 12 kills)
        vs Valley City      L 0-2 15-6, 15-12
        vs Mayville St.     W 2-0 15-6, 15-5
  8/31  vs Huron Univ       W 3-1 15-6, 5-13, 15-5, 15-7
        vs U. of Mary       W 3-1 15-13, 13-15, 15-12, 17-15
        vs Valley City      L 2-3 15-8 in 5th game
A   9/7      SDSU Tournament
        vs SDSU             L 0-3 11-15 9-15 5-15
        vs Chadron St.      L 1-3 8-15 14-16 15-10 8-15
        vs Wayne St.        L 1-3 15-8 8-15 15-8 9-15 14-16  
H    9/10  Moorhead State   L 1-3 16-14, 15-8, 15-5, 15-7
 A   9/13-14  Cobbers Win Bethel Tournament
        vs Loras Iowa       W 3-0 15-7 15-5 15-8
        vs Northwestern     W 3-0 15-1 15-2 15-7
        vs Luther           W 3-0 15-7 15-7 15-11
        vs UW-Steven's Pt.  W 3-1 15-7 11-15 15-4 15-5
 A   9/21     Augsburg      W 3-0 15-2 15-3 15-12
 A   9/22     St. Olaf      L 1-3 15-9 10-15 4-15 6-15
H    9/25     Hamline       W 3-0 15-5 15-6 15-5
H    9/27     Jamestown     W 3-1 5-6 15-3 10-15 15-12
 A   10/1     St. Kate's    W 3-1 15-5 13-15 15-9 15-2
H    10/4     St. Mary's    W 3-0 16-14 15-5 15-6
H    10/5     Carleton      W 3-0 15-1 15-4 15-7   
H    10/13    Macalaster    W 3-0 15-2 15-3 15-6
 A   10/18    Gustavus      W 3-0

 A   10/19    Wartburg      W 3-0 15-10 15-13 15-11
H    10/23    St. Thomas    W 3-1 
H    10/26    St. Ben's     L 2-3 
 A   10/31    Bethel        W 3-2
 A   11/1-2   UW-River Falls Tournament
      11/1     St. Mary's   W 3-2 15-13 10-15 12-15 15-6 15-12
      11/1     Eau Claire   L 0-3 13-15 10-15 8-15
      11/2     UW-Stout     W 3-0 15-4 15-3 15-9
      11/2     Bemidji St.  W 3-0 15-3 15-4 15-7       
 A    11/5     Moorhead St. L 0-3 9-15 9-15 13-15
 A  11/8-9   MIAC Tournament At Macalester Fri
       11/8    vs Gustavus  W 3-0
       11/9    vs St. Ben's W 3-2 
       11/9    vs St. Olaf  L 0-3

NCAA Central Regional Nov. 15-16 
 Nov. 15 at Nebraska Wesleyan, Lincoln, Neb.
      Concordia vs St. Olaf L 14-16 15-8 15-8 15-2

Record: 25-12 Overall, 9-2, 2nd in MIAC
         
 

 1996 Concordia Volleyball Roster

No  Name             P  Ht  Yr Hometown/HS
 1 Camille Graven   DS 5-6  SO Marshall
 2 Nicole Vetter     S 5-5  FR West Fargo, ND
 3 Angie Carlin      H 5-5  JR Fosston
 4 Laurie Flick      H 5-6  SO West Fargo, ND
 5 Anne Larson       H 5-10 FR Fargo, ND
 6 Mari Gravelle     H 5-10 SO Perham
 7 Amanda Glas       H 5-7  SO Fargo, ND
 8 Sara Seeger       H 5-9  SO Red Lake Falls
 9 Kjell Sheppard    H 6-0  SO Blackduck
10 Marsha Suko       S 5-7  JR West Fargo, ND
11 Laura Reitmeier   H 5-10 SO Fisher
12 Erica Bodin       H 5-6  SO Waverly
13 Leah Kleven       H 6-0  JR Fergus Falls

   
Coach: Tim Mosser, 4th Year
Assistant Coaches: Karen Roesler, Jon Hegerle

1996 Concordia JV Volleyball Roster 

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17 Tonya Chevalier   H 5-10 FR Belle Plaine
18 Andrea Brudvik    H 5-10 FR Mayville, ND
19 Maren Thorson     H 5-10 FR Thief River Falls
20 Gina Flann        H 5-9  FR Bird Island 
21 Jana Stoll        H 5-8  FR Dent
22 Cindy Frey        S 5-6  FR St. Paul
23 Jenny Johnson     S 5-7  FR Shorewiew
24 Eva Ladenburger  DS 5-4  FR Mc Henry, IL

JV Coach:  Jon Hegerle

 1996 MIAC Race - Final

Through 11/11 MIAC   Trny  MIAC   Overall
            Reg Seas       o'all  
St. Olaf     11-0     1st  22-0    34-3
Concordia     9-2     2nd  19-3    25-12
St. Thomas    9-2     3rd  18-4    20-13
St. Ben's     9-2     4th  17-5    13-17
Bethel        7-4     5th  14-8    23-9
St. Mary's    5-6     6th  11-7    15-22
Gustavus      4-7   T-7th 8.5-13.5 12-20
Hamline       4-7   T-7th 8.5-13.5  9-22
Augsburg      3-8     9th   6-16   13-20
St. Catherine 3-8    10th   5-17   13-25

Macalester    2-9  t-11th 2.5-19.5 12-25
Carleton      0-11 t-11th  .5-21.5  3-25

Final 1996 NCAA Central Region Rankings
(11/10)

1.      St. Olaf        34-3
2.      Neb. Wesleyan   22-11
3.      Central         30-11
4.      Concordia       25-11

1996 Concordia Volleyball Statistics
     Record 22-11/ 9-2 MIAC    
                       -------- Attack------------ ---- Set - --- Serve --- - Defense - ----- Block --- 
Name      MP/ GP  ATT    K  K/Gm  Ke  PCT     A  A/Gm   SA SA/Gm  SE  Dig  Dig/Gm BS  BA B/Gm  BE
Bodin      9/15     0    0  0.000   0 .000    0  0.000   3 0.200   0   14  0.933   0   0 0.000  1
Carlin    30/101  666  246  2.436  90 .234    3  0.030  76 0.752  48  269  2.663   5  31 0.356  1
Flick     33/113  536  161  1.425  63 .183    6  0.053  36 0.319  18  212  1.876   1  22 0.204  1
Glas      28/64   156   56  0.875  23 .212    1  0.016  27 0.422  15  101  1.578   3  12 0.234  0
Gravelle  12/21    32   12  0.571   2 .312    9  0.429   0 0.000   0    9  0.429   0   7 0.333  0
Graven    32/100    8    2  0.020   1 .125    3  0.030  34 0.340  13  209  2.090   0   0 0.000  0 
Kleven    22/45    73   30  0.667   7 .315    8  0.178   0 0.000   0   11  0.244   4  21 0.556  0
Larson    33/116  575  233  2.009  67 .289    6  0.052  11 0.095   9   65  0.560  21  51 0.621  4
Reitmeier 33/119 1097  487  4.092 137 .319    5  0.042  76 0.639  42  153  1.286  53 105 1.328 13
Seeger    32/93    67   19  0.204   9 .149   16  0.172  45 0.484  21  138  1.484   4   6 0.108  0
Sheppard  27/79   249  108  1.367  34 .297   20  0.253   0 0.000   0   15  0.190   7  32 0.494  1
Suko      32/105  255  116  1.105  18 .384  975  9.286  27 0.257  15  156  1.486   6  24 0.286  0
Vetter    22/33    51   27  0.818   6 .412  234  7.091   7 0.212   8   42  1.273   1   4 0.152  1
Team      33/121 3765 1497 12.372 457 .276 1286 10.628 342 2.826 189 1394 11.521 105 315 2.169 22

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