2014 Men’s Basketball
Championship
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Browne
SU
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Hancock
PSU
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Murphy
Florida
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Winklemann
Nebraska
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Stephanie Browne Stanford Senior Middle Blocker Key Notes: • Junior season cut short by a knee-injury suffered in October • Despite shortened season, Browne set four statistical career bests. |
Micha Hancock Penn State Freshman Setter Key Notes: • Three-time state champion (Okla.) • One of PrepVolleyball.com’s top 50 recruits • 2010 H.S. All-American • 2010 Senior Ace |
Kelly Murphy Florida Senior Setter Key Notes: • 2010 SEC Player of the Year • First Team All-American • Only player in the SEC to rank in the top 10 in kills per set, service aces per set and hitting percentage. |
Shelby Winklemann Nebraska Freshman Defensive Specialist Key Notes: • Two-time state champion • Parade All-American – in basketball • 5.88 kills per set in 2010 • 541 hitting percentage in 2010 |
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Middleborn
CSSB
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Haag
Concordia
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Selkridge
Tampa
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Fister
Central Missouri
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Samantha Middleborn CS-San Bernardino Senior Middle Blocker Key Notes: • 2010 Division II Player of Year • Led nation in hitting percentage (.480) • Averaged 1.18 blocks per set last season |
Cassie Haag Concordia Junior Middle Hitter Key Notes: • 2010 AVCA First Team All-American • 2010 NCAA All-Tournament Team • 2010 Central Region All-Tournament Team |
Danielle Selkridge Tampa Junior Middle Hitter Key Notes: • Second in nation in hitting percentage • Led SSC in hitting percentage • Set school record in kill percentage (.714) |
Rachel Fister Central Missouri Senior Libero Key Notes: • Led MIAA with 708 digs last season • Had 38 matches with double-figure digs last season • Led team with 35 aces last season |
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Schonefeld
Emory
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Rietema
Calvin
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Fisher
Washington
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Horning
Eastern
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Natalie Schonefeld Emory Senior Setter Key Notes: • NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team • AVCA Honorable Mention All-America • Ninth nationally in assists in 2010 (11.17 aps) |
Megan Rietema Calvin Sophomore Setter Key Notes: • Scored the final two points that clinched national title • Tallied 2,180 assists and 94 kills in 2010 • Averaged 10.83 assists/set last season |
Marilee Fisher Washington (Mo.) Junior Setter Key Notes: • Led UAA in assists per set in 2010 • Ranked second nationally in assists • Was named an All-American for the second time |
Maria Horning Eastern Senior Setter Key Notes: • Three-time Freedom Conference Player of the Year • Three-time All American • Averaged 11.46 assists per set in 2010 |
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Notes: The Nittany Lions are going for their fifth consecutive national championship. If they are to win it this season, they’ll do so with a young bunch. Counting redshirts, Penn State will bring seven freshman to the floor in 2011. Notes: Reaching the NCAA semifinals and finishing third in the Conference last season, the Trojans return virtually intact, with five starters and top libero back for 2011.
Notes: Entering their first Big Ten season in 2011, the Huskers will return two AVCA All-Americans. However, they’ll also bring five freshmen to the court. |
Nebraska Cornhuskers| DIV II |
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Notes: In Division II, it’s Concordia who has the dynasty. Like the Nittany Lions, the Golden Bears also have won the past four national championships. However, unlike their Division I counterparts, Concordia brings back most of its championship squad.
Notes: The 2006 national champions have now been represented in 203 consecutive polls, marking the nation’s second longest active streak (Central Missouri). Head coach Chris Catanach’s squad is no stranger to the top of the polls, spending a total of 23 weeks at No. 1.
Notes: The Jennies were the unanimous choice to win a third consecutive league title with six starters returning from the 2010 squad that advanced to the NCAA DII semifinals. |
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Notes: During its march through the DIII tournament, Calvin knocked off then No. 2 Wittenberg No. 3 Juniata College and top-ranked Emory. All but two members of that championship team return this year.
Notes: Emory spent most of last season ranked No. 1 in the nation. Not only does a good chunk of that squad return, but its freshmen class is being touted as one of the best in the nation, as well.
Notes: Rarely does an NCAA Division III volleyball team start a season with more seniors on its roster than freshmen. But that’s the enviable position that Wittenberg Head Coach Paco Labrador finds himself in. Wittenberg heads into the 2011 season with just one graduation loss, but it’s a big one in All-American setter Amy Cox, who dished out 1,025 assists in 2010. |
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Aug. 27 — No. 1 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. No. 5 USC Trojans |
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Sept. 9 — No. 1 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. No. 2 Stanford Cardinal |
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Sept. 23 – No. 3 Cal Golden Bears vs. No. 5 USC Trojans |
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Sept. 2 — No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears vs. No. 3 Central Missouri Mules |
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Sept. 3 — No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears vs. No. 9 Wayne St. Wildcats |
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Sept. 10 – No. 2 Tampa Spartans vs. No. 3 Central Missouri Mules |
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Sept. 2 — No. 2 Emory Eagles vs. No. 6 Wittenberg Tigers |
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Sept. 16 – No. 1 Calvin Knights vs. No. 6 Wittenberg Tigers |
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Sept. 16 – No. 3 Washington (Mo.) vs. No. 4 Juniata Eagles |
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• Will Penn State, with a freshman-laden team, win its fifth consecutive national championship? • Sixth-ranked Nebraska moves to the Big Ten this season. How will they adjust to having teams like defending national champion Penn State in their conference schedule? • After reaching the NCAA semifinals and finishing third in the now Pac-12 last season, the USC Trojans return virtually intact, with five starters and their top libero back for 2011. |
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• Defending national champion Concordia goes for its fifth consecutive title with a roster that looks a lot like its roster last season. • Tampa enters the season riding a streak of 203 consecutive weeks of being ranked nationally. Will that streak continue? |
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• Calvin pulled multiple upsets en route to winning the DIII national championship. It returns all but two members of its national championship team. Can they play the role of the hunted as well as they played the role of the hunter? • Emory, which spent much of last season ranked No. 1, brings a good chunk of its squad back as well as a highly-respected freshman class. How will they mesh? |
Five freshmen pepper the lineup this year for four-time defending national champion Penn State. Listen as the fresh-faced newcomers explain what it’s like to walk into one of the few true dynasties in sports.
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