MIAC Tournament | 1997 Cobber Volleyball | NCAA Tournament
1997 Schedule/Results
Oct. 1
St. Benedict def Bethel
15-9, 15-12, 15-4
Gustavus def. Hamline
4-15, 15-7, 8-15, 16-14, 16-14
Macalester def. Carleton
15-8, 15-8, 15-3
St. Mary's def. Augsburg
7-15, 13-15, 15-7, 18-16, 15-13
St. Olaf def. St. Catherine
15-13, 15-10, 15-10
St. Thomas def. Concordia
15-11, 15-5, 9-15, 15-7
Oct. 3
Augsburg defeated St. Thomas
11-15, 15-8, 12-15, 15-6, 15-11
Bethel defeated Hamline
15-2, 16-14, 15-4
Concordia defeated Carleton
15-7, 15-4, 15-9
Gustavus defeated St. Catherine
15-7, 15-10, 15-0
St. Benedict defeated St. Mary's
15-10, 10-15, 15-3, 6-15, 15-7
St. Olaf defeated Macalester
15-8, 13-15, 15-2, 15-12
Oct. 4
Concordia defeated St. Mary's
15-8, 11-15, 15-9, 15-7
Gustavus defeated Augsburg
15-4, 5-15, 11-15, 15-9, 15-12
St. Benedict defeated Carleton
15-6, 15-8, 15-4
St. Olaf defeated Hamline
15-10, 15-10, 15-10
St. Thomas defeated Bethel
15-9, 11-15, 15-12, 3-15, 15-7
October 6
St. Catherine lost @ Macalester 15-3, 13-15, 15-10, 15-9
October 7
Augsburg def St. Catherine 3-1, 15-11, 15-12, 5-15, 15-3
Oct. 8
St. Mary's defeated Carleton 3-2
Concordia defeated Bethel
16-14, 15-9, 12-15, 17-15
St. Olaf defeated Gustavus
15-7, 15-8, 15-12
St. Benedict defeated Hamline
15-4, 13-15, 15-1, 15-4
St. Thomas defeated Macalester
15-17, 17-15, 15-1, 15-9
Oct. 10-11
Carleton at Wartburg Triangular
L, Wartburg 3-0; L, Mt. Mercy 3-0
Gustavus at Concordia-St. Paul Classic
W, Concordia-St. Paul 3-1; W, Huron 3-1;
L, UM-Morris 3-0; L, Rockhurst 3-0
Macalester at UW-Stout Tournament
L, UW-Stout 3-0; L, Dubuque 3-0
St. Benedict at Trinity (TX) Tournament
L, UC San Diego 3-2; W, Trinity 3-0;
W, Bluffton 3-0; W, SUNY Cortland 3-1
Oct. 11-12
Hamline host to Hamline Tournament
W, Ripon 3-0; L, Univ. of Mary 3-0;
L, South Dakota Tech 3-1
Oct. 14
Concordia def. Hamline
15-11, 15-6, 15-13
Oct. 15
St. Olaf def. Augsburg
15-5, 15-10, 15-3
Bethel def. Carleton
10-15, 15-4, 15-12, 15-8
Gustavus def. Macalester
15-4, 7-15, 15-2, 15-13
St. Mary's def. St. Catherine
15-3, 15-7, 10-15, 13-15, 15-5
Oct. 17
Augsburg defeated Carleton
15-8, 13-15, 16-14, 15-13
Bethel defeated St. Mary's
15-12, 15-1, 15-11
Gustavus defeated Concordia
15-12, 15-12, 5-15, 15-12
Macalester defeated Hamline
6-15, 15-11, 15-12, 6-15, 15-6
St. Benedict defeated St. Olaf
11-15, 15-9, 14-16, 15-12, 15-9
St. Thomas defeated St. Catherine
15-5, 15-4, 7-15, 15-9
Oct. 18
Bethel defeated Augsburg
11-15, 16-14, 15-7, 8-15, 15-11
Concordia defeated St. Olaf
15-13, 15-7, 15-10
Macalester defeated St. Mary's
15-13, 7-15, 15-12, 15-4
St. Thomas defeated Carleton
15-4, 15-9, 15-5
St. Benedict defeated Gustavus
15-2, 15-8, 13-15, 15-4
St. Catherine at Hamline
Oct. 21
Concordia loses at Moorhead St. 15-7 15-4 15-3
Oct. 22
Hamline defeated Carleton
15-3, 9-15, 15-9, 15-13
Macalester defeated Bethel
16-14, 17-15, 15-3
St. Benedict defeated St. Catherine
15-5, 15-8, 15-13
St. Olaf defeated St. Mary's
15-6, 11-15, 15-9, 15-11
Gustavus defeated St. Thomas
15-7, 13-15, 15-9, 15-7
Oct. 23
Concordia defeated Augsburg 14-16, 15-5, 15-5, 15-12
Oct. 24
Moorhead State defeated St. MaryUs
15-6, 15-11, 17-15
Trinity (TX) defeated Bethel
15-6, 16-14, 15-10
Bethel defeated Schreiner (TX)
15-5, 16-14, 15-6
Oct. 24-25
Augsburg at October Classic:
L, Concordia 3-2; L, Univ. of Mary 3-1;
L, UM-Crookston 3-2.
Concordia at October Classic:
W, Augsburg 3-2;
Southwestern (TX) defeated Bethel
Macalester at Simpson Tournament:
L, NW Missouri St. 3-1; L, Wartburg 3-2;
W, Olivet (MI) 3-1); L, Simpson 3-0.
St. Benedict host to SuperAmerica Classic:
W, Dubuque 3-0; W, Central 3-2;
W, Nebraska Wesleyan 3-1; W, St. Olaf 3-0.
St. Catherine at Juniata Tournament:
W, Southampton 3-0; L, Gettysburg 3-0;
W, Eastern 3-0; L, Gallaudet 3-2.
St. Olaf at SuperAmerica Classic (CSB):
L, Central 3-0; L, Nebraska Wesleyan 3-1;
W, Dubuque 3-1; L, St. Benedict 3-0.
St. Thomas at Simpson Tournament:
L, Simpson 3-0,; W, Olivet (MI) 3-0;
L, NW Missouri St. 3-0; W, Wartburg 3-2.
Oct. 27
Martin Luther defeated Carleton
St. MaryUs defeated Concordia-St. Paul
15-11, 15-10, 12-15, 5-15, 15-13
Oct. 28
UW-Stout defeated St. Catherine
15-6, 15-12, 15-8
Oct. 29
Bethel defeated St. Catherine
15-8, 15-1, 15-4
Gustavus defeated St. MaryUs
15-7, 15-1, 15-4
St. Benedict defeated Concordia
15-12, 15-10, 15-11
St. Olaf defeated Carleton
15-3, 15-13, 15-6
St. Thomas defeated Hamline
15-12, 15-6, 15-11
Oct. 31 (end of MIAC regular schedule)
St. Benedict at St. Thomas
Oct. 31-Nov. 1
Concordia at UW-River Falls Tourney
W, UW-Stout 3-0; W, Gustavus 3-0;
W, UW-Eau Claire 3-2; L, Crookston (2-yr.)
Gustavus at UW-River Falls Tourney
L, Concordia 3-0; L, UW-Stout 3-0;
L, UW-River Falls 3-0; L, St. MaryUs 3-2
Hamline at UW-River Falls Tourney
L, UW-River Falls 3-1; L, Bemidji 3-1;
L, UW-Stout 3-1; L, Crookston (2-yr.)
Macalester defeated St. Scholastica
15-7, 15-12, 15-9
St. MaryUs at UW-River Falls Tourney
L, UW-Eau Claire; L, Bemidji 3-1;
W, Gustavus 3-2; L, UW-River Falls 3-0
St. Olaf at Trinity (TX) Invite
L, Juniata 3-1; W, Colorado 3-0;
W, Trinity 3-0; W, Thomas More 3-1
Nov. 1
St. Catherine host to Quadrangular
L, Concordia-St. Paul, 3-2; L, Northland 3-1
Nov. 5
St. Mary's defeated Winona State, 3-2
November 7-8
MIAC Championship @ Macalester
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Championships
College of Saint Benedict
Friday and Saturday, November 7-8, 1997
Friday, November, 7, 1997
5 p.m. First-Round Matches
Macalester 15
15 16
St. Mary's 9
13 14
Highlights:
Macalester: Melanie Blom 10 kills, 3 blocks;
Kelly
Kratzer 17 digs, Jenn Hodges 15 digs.
Next match vs CSB at 7:30 p.m. Friday
St. Mary's: Amanda Edmond 12 kills, 20 digs,
3 ace
serves; Diane Wood 11 kills, 5 blocks; Jen Cleaver 10 kills;
Amber Rajtora 18 assists; Kim Bennett 24 assists.
Next match vs Carleton at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
St. Thomas 15
15 15
Carleton
0 2
12
Highlights:
St. Thomas: Stacy Wolf 6 kills; Rachel Myskevitz
6
kills; Jenny Schmitt 21 assists, 9 digs, 5
ace serves.
Next match vs Gustavus at 7:30 p.m. Friday
Carleton: Lauri Peterson, 7 kills. Next match vs
St. Mary's at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
Bethel 15
15 15
St. Catherine's 3 9
11
Highlights:
Bethel: Next match vs St. Olaf at 7:30 p.m. Friday
St. Catherine's: Next match vs Hamline at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
Hamline
8 11
15 8
Augsburg 15
15 7
15
Highlights:
Hamline: Tara Ristau 18 kills,
20 digs; Danielle
Mair 42 assists; Andrea Vogels 4 blocks; Chanteil Walter 1 ace serve.
Next match vs St. Catherine's at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
Augsburg: Angie Rieger 14 kills, 25 digs; Tasha
Hamann 45 assists.
Next match vs Concordia at 7:30 p.m. Friday
7:30 p.m. Second-Round Matches
Saint Benedict 15 15
15
Macalester 3
0 7
Highlights: CSB: Robyn Ruschmeier 11
kills, 4 blocks, 8 digs;
Rachel Reuter 16 assists, 8 digs; Sue Kannas 9 assists;
Missy Baumert 4 blocks; Christy Molitor 4 ace serves.
Next match vs St. Thomas in the semi-finals at 1 p.m. Saturday
Macalester: Melinda Goodwin 3 kills; April Peniata
11
assists, 10 digs, 1 block; TiAnna Jones 3 kills, 1 ace serve.
Next match vs Gustavus at
10:30 a.m. Saturday
Gustavus
6 6
14
St. Thomas 15
15 16
Highlights: Gustavus: Adina Miller 13
kills, 13 digs; Britt Miller
13 kills; Betsy Bohloine 31 assists; Jill
Redebough 3 blocks; Shelley Wagner 3 blocks.
Next match vs Macalester at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday
St. Thomas: Stacy Wolf 12 kills; Rachel Myskevitz 13
kills, 19 digs, 4 blocks; Jill Kraus 7 kills, 3
blocks, 3 ace serves, 15 digs; Jenny Schmitt 41 assists.
Next match vs St. Ben's in the semi-finals at 1 p.m. Saturday
St. Olaf 15
12 15 15
Bethel 10
15 4
4
Highlights: St. Olaf: Traci Rasmussen
21 kills, 13 digs, 4 blocks,
4 ace serves; Sarag Page 19 kills, 13 digs; Maggie
Cope 52 assists, 19 digs, 4 ace serves.
Next match vs Concordia-Moorhead at 1 p.m. in the semi-finals
Saturday
Bethel: Next match vs Augsburg at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
See Complete box score
Concordia-Moorhead 15
15 15
Augsburg
5 2
7
Highlights: Concordia-Moorhead: Laura Reitmeier 12
kills, 2 ace
serves; Nicole Vetter 22 assists; Laurie Flick 8
digs; Anne Larson 6 blocks, 2 ace serves.
Next match vs St. Olaf in the
semi-finals at 1 p.m. Saturday
Augsburg: Lisa Nos 8 kills; Jaime Fuchs 17 digs. Next
match vs Bethel at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
Saturday, November 8, 1997
10:30 a.m. Matches
Saturday, November 8, 1997 10:30 a.m. Matches
Macalester 15
12 15 6
15
Gustavus 13
15 11 15
13
Highlights: Macalester:
Ti Anna Jones 10 kills, 4 ace serves;
Melinda Goodwin 10 kills; Jenn
Hodges 21 digs;
Melanie Blom 8 blocks
Gustavus: Adina Miller 24 kills, 11
digs; Betsy
Bohline 54 assists, 5 ace serves;
Courtney
Lovejoy 11 digs
Bethel 8
15 6
15 15
Augsburg 15
11 15 7
9
St. Mary's 7
13 15 15
15
Carleton 15
15 13 11
12
Highlights: St. Mary's:
Diane Wood 17 kills, 23 digs; Amanda
Edmond 14 kills; Amber
Rajtora 35 assists
St. Catherine's 15 15
7 18
Hamline 6 8
15 16
Highlights: Hamline:
Tara Ristau 18 kills; Danielle Mair 22
assists; Andrea Vogels 30 digs,
3 ace
serves; Becky Holm 3 blocks; Carrie Mackey 3 blocks
Saturday, November 8, 1997
1 p.m. Matches (Semi Finals)
Saturday, November 8, 1997 1 p.m. Matches (Semi Finals)
Saint Benedict
17 15 14
16
Saint Thomas
15 4
16 14
Highlights: CSB:
Double-doubles- Ruschmeier, Evjen,
Reuter-Robyn Ruschmeier 26
kills, 19 digs,4
blocks; Malia Evjen 15 kills, 20 digs 4 digs, 4 blocks;
Rachel Reuter 49 assists, 12 digs; Missy Baumert 4 blocks; Rayme
Alexander 4 blocks; Tonia Metzger 4 ace serves; Christy Molitor 3
ace serves
St. Thomas: Rachel Myskevitz 26 kills, 27 digs;
Stacy Wolf 19 kills; Jill Kraus 15
kills,
22 digs, 4 ace serves; Jenny Schmitt 71 assists; Vicki Nelson
23 digs, 4 blocks; Brooke Schaffer 5 blocks
See Complete box score
St. Olaf
15 13 17
10 15
Concordia-Moorhead 4
15 15 15
8
Highlights: St. Olaf:
Traci Rasmussen 21 kills, 25 digs, 1 ace
serve; Sarah Page 21 kills, 31 digs, 2 ace
serves; Maggie Cope 56 assists, 23 digs, 3 aceserves
Concordia: Laura Reitmeier 22 kills, 6 blocks;
Nicole Vetter 57 assists; Laurie Flick 21
digs; Karla Anderson 2 ace serves
Saturday, November 8, 1997
3:30 p.m. Matches
St. Mary's
9 15
15 16
St. Catherine's 15
9 13
14
Highlights: St. Mary's:
Amanda Edmond 18 kills, 14 digs; Diane
Wood 19 kills, 6 blocks;
Amber Rajtora 46
assists; Aimee Taillefer 21 digs, 5 ace serves
Macalester
16 9
15 7
15
Bethel
14 15 8
15 8
Highlights: Macalester:
TiAnna Jones 16 kills; Kelly Kratzer 22
digs; Melanie Blom 5 blocks;
April Peniata 2
ace serves
Saturday, November 8, 1997
5 p.m. Matches (Championship)
Saturday, November 8, 1997 5 p.m. Matches (Championship/)
Saint Benedict
15 16 14
15
St. Olaf
8 14
16 9
Highlights: CSB:
Team Digs 116, Team kills 77,
double-doubles-Ruschmeier, Evjen, Molitor,
Reuter; R.Ruschmeier 24 kills, 32 digs; M. Evjen 16 kills, 21
digs; C.Molitor 14 kills 15 digs; R.Reuter 12 digs, 62 assists;
M.Baumert 12 kills, 7 blocks; N.Bauerly 13 digs; J.Barrett,
R.Ruschmeier, M. Evjen and J. Miranowski all 2 ace serves;
Ruschmeier's 32 digs tied 4th place CSB single match digs record.
R.Reuter's 62 assists tied 5th place CSB single match assist record.
St. Olaf: Traci Rasmussen 13 kills, 28
digs, 2 ace serves; Maggie Cope 9
kills,
23 digs, 59 assists; Sarah Page 29 kills, 24 digs
Third Place See Complete box score
Concordia-Moorhead 15
12 12 15
15
St. Thomas
6 15
15 5
11
Highlights: Concordia:
Laura Reitmeier 24 kills, 19 digs, 3
blocks; Nicole Vetter 49 assists; Amanda
Glas 19 digs; Camille Graven 4 ace serves
St. Thomas: Stacy Wolf 25 kills; Rachel Myskevitz
12
kills, 19 digs; Jenny Schmitt 54 assists, 19
digs; Jill Kraus 19 digs; Liz Lundberg 4 blocks;
Rachel Bishop 3 ace serves
Nov. 14-16
NCAA III Regionals - Probably at Wartburg
Friday, Nov. 14
5:00 - Nebraska Wesleyan vs. Simpson
7:30 - St. Olaf vs. Wartburg
Byes - St. Benedict and Central
Saturday, Nov. 15
Central plays winner of 11/14-5:00 game
St. Benedict plays winner of 11/14-7:30 game
Sunday, Nov. 16
Region championship match
Nov. 22
NCAA III Quarterfinals
Dec. 5-6
NCAA III Finals