WIAC women's volleyball

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What an opening night in the WIAC Women's Volleyball Tournament as both UWEC and UWRF go on the road and keep their post season hopes alive.

In Stevens Point: #5 seed UWEC defeats the Pointers for the second time in less than a week as they take an exciting 4 set victory (25-20, 20-25, 27-25, 25-22) over the #4 seed UW-Stevens Point. The Blugolds will travel to UW-Oshkosh Thursday night for their semi-final match up. Titans took the regular season match up in 4 sets back on October 11. (28-18, 16-25, 25-15, 25-17)

In Platteville: #6 seed UWRF avenges a regular season sweep, as they take down host and #3 seed UW-Platteville in 5 sets (14-25, 25-19, 25-23, 20-25, 15-12). Falcons travel to UW-Whitewater Thursday night for their semi-final match up. Warhawks took the regular season matchup in a sweep (25-16, 25-19, 25-23).

Stevens Point and Platteville now wait to see if they get selected for an at large D3 NCAA tournament bid.

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Week 10 AVCA Poll (WIAC Update)

#2 UW-Oshkosh: Remains at #2 while garnering 8 first place votes as they once again swept through their opponents for the week. A lock at this point for a NCAA National Championship bid opens up this week against UW-Eau Claire in the semifinals of the WIAC Conference Tournament.

#6 UW-Whitewater: Remains at #6 as they took care of UW-River Falls 3-0 in their only action of the week. Start off this week with a rematch against UW-River Falls in the other semifinal of the WIAC Conference Tournament after UWRF upset #3 seeded UW-Platteville.

#23 UW-Stevens Point: Dropped 3 spots after a bit of a rough week. Lost their WIAC season finale against UWEC in 5 sets on Friday night and then split a pair of matches Saturday beating College of Saint Benedict before falling to St. Olaf in 5 sets. Followed up Friday's loss to UWEC on the road by losing to UWEC in 4 sets on Tuesday night at home in the first round of the WIAC Conference Tournament. Will wait now on a hopeful NCAA National Championship bid.

Receiving Votes: UW-Platteville (43)

Nov. 8 Massey Rankings

#1 UW-Oshkosh
#5 UW-Whitewater
#20 UW-Stevens Point
#24 UW-Platteville
#26 UW-Eau Claire
#32 UW-River Falls

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2024 WIAC Volleyball Tournament Final is now set as the top 1 seeds sweep their way through the semifinals.
#1 UW-Oshkosh downs #5 UW-Eau Claire in straight sets (25-15, 25-21, 25-20). 

#2 UW-Whitewater downs #6 UW-River Falls in straight sets (25-21, 25-23, 25-22).

Titans swept the Warhawks (25-22, 25-23, 25-27) back in September in the WIAC regular season match up in Whitewater

Eau Claire season is more likely all finished despite the higher Massey ranking. UWRF may still be in the mix for a Pool C bid with UWSP and UW-Platteville, though latest rakings probably have UWRF on the outside looking in for a invite.

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All-WIAC selections as follows:

2023 All-WIAC Women's Volleyball Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Kirsten Anderson, Whitewater, Senior, Middle Blocker, Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie)
Emma Carlson, Platteville, Junior, Outside Hitter, Dixon, Ill. (Dixon)
Abby Fregien, Oshkosh, Junior, Libero, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Sami Hilley, River Falls, Senior, Middle Blocker, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Sidney Hoverman, Stout, Senior, Outside Hitter, St. Croix Falls, Wis. (St. Croix Falls)
Claudia Johnson, Platteville, Senior, Middle Blocker, Bettendorf, Iowa (Bettendorf)
Riley Kindt, Oshkosh, Senior, Middle Blocker, Brookfield, Wis. (East)
Ashley Kopp, Stevens Point, Junior, Outside Hitter, Muskego, Wis. (Muskego)
Kameri Meredith, River Falls, Senior, Outside Hitter, Elk Mound, Wis. (Colfax)
Grace Michalski, Stevens Point, Junior, Setter, Wausau, Wis. (West)
Sami Perlberg, Oshkosh, Freshman, Outside Hitter, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chi-Hi)
Jenna Weinfurt, Whitewater, Senior, Outside Hitter, Waukesha, Wis. (Catholic Memorial)

Honorable Mention
Riley Dahlquist, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Middle Blocker, Sussex, Wis. (Hamilton)
Sheridan Dettmann, Eau Claire, Graduate Student, Libero, Watertown, Wis. (Watertown)
Brynn Hessel, Stout, Freshman, Middle Hitter, South Range, Wis. (Northwestern)
Morgan Jensen, Whitewater, Graduate Student, Libero, Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie)
Brianne Korducki, La Crosse, Graduate Student, Outside Hitter, Watertown, Wis. (Watertown)
Aubrie Krzus, Whitewater, Freshman, Setter, Wheaton, Ill. (Warrenville South)
Kierney McDonald, Platteville, Sophomore, Middle Blocker, Taylor Ridge, Ill. (Rockridge)
Charlie Nelson, Eau Claire, Senior, Setter, Lakeville, Minn. (Farmington)
Anna Rossner, La Crosse, Senior, Middle Hitter, Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)

All-Defensive Team
Sheridan Dettmann, Eau Claire, Graduate Student, Libero, Watertown, Wis. (Watertown)
Abby Fregien, Oshkosh, Junior, Libero, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Morgan Jensen, Whitewater, Graduate Student, Libero, Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie)
Terrah Moshier, Stout, Senior, Libero, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)

All-Sportsmanship Team
Kaity Coisman, La Crosse, Senior, Middle Blocker, De Pere, Wis. (De Pere)
Abby Feldmann, Platteville, Senior, Setter, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (John F. Kennedy)
Mady Hanse, Stevens Point, Senior, Outside Hitter, Tomahawk, Wis. (Tomahawk)
Selena Levendoski, Eau Claire, Senior, Middle Hitter, Clear Lake, Wis. (Clayton)
Maddy Pearson, Oshkosh, Senior, Opposite Hitter, Kimberly, Wis. (Kimberly)
Hannah Proctor, Whitewater, Senior, Middle Hitter, Durand, Wis. (Durand)
Kate Seymour, River Falls, Senior, Opposite Hitter, New Prague, Minn. (New Prague)
Ellie Therrien, Stout, Senior, Rightside Hitter, Corcoran, Minn. (Buffalo)

Kwik Trip Offensive Player of the Year:  Jenna Weinfurt of Whitewater
Kwik Trip Defensive Player of the Year:  Morgan Jensen of Whitewater
Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year:  Aubrie Krzus of Whitewater
Kwik Trip Coach of the Year:  Jon Ellmann of Oshkosh

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UW-Whitewater goes on the road and takes down previously undefeated  UW-Oshkosh in straight sets (25-23, 25-20, 25-22) to get the WIAC automatic bid as conference champions. The win gives the Warhawks back to back conference titles.

Next up is the D3 selection show. Monday, Nov. 13. 1pm E.T.

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Three WIAC teams in the NCAA tournament this season.

UWSP heads to Hope where they will take on Case Western Reserve University. Win in the first round most likely gets them a match up against host Hope.

UW-Whitewater heads to Cornell College where they take on first round opponent Coe. A win in against Coe means they'll probably end up defeating Wash U followed by Northwestern-St. Paul to make it to the final 8.

UW-Oshkosh hosts and starts off against Greenville. Perennial power Calvin shares the same side of the regional bracket.

Will try and get more written up later.

Unfortunately, no 4th team out of the WIAC like last season. I thought Platteville or maybe even River Falls had a slight chance, but no dice. I firmly believe UWEC got a defending national champion bump last year to get a 4th WIAC team in last post season. Also nice that all 3 teams are in separate regions this year. Last year UWSP, UWEC and Whitewater all travelled to Northwestern-St. Paul first weekend.

Good luck to the WIAC schools.

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2023 NCAA D3 Women's Volleyball Championship (WIAC Preview)

Hope Regional

Hope (27-2) Pool A Bid, AVCA #2, Massey #4, Reg. 7 #1
vs.
Bethany-WV (20-7) Pool A Bid, Massey #107, Reg. 7 #5

Case Western Reserve U (22-8) Pool C Bid, AVCA #29, Massey #32, Reg. 7 #5
vs.
UWSP (22-9) Pool C Bid, AVCA #23, Massey #18

Transylvania (25-6) Pool A Bid, AVCA #17, Massey #13, Reg. 8 #5
vs.
Mount Union (20-8) Pool C Bid, Massey #44, Reg. 7 #6

Carnegie Mellon (23-8) Pool C Bid, AVCA #30, Massey #27, Reg. 7 #2
vs.
Pacific Lutheran (19-7) Pool A Bid, Massey #57


Cornell Regional

Northwestern-St. Paul (29-4) Pool A Bid, AVCA #5, Massey #9, Reg. 9 #1
vs.
Edgewood (23-10) Pool A Bid, Massey ##50

Cornell College (22-7) Pool A Bid, AVCA #25, Massey #31, Reg. 9 #3
vs.
Millikin (22-11) Pool C Bid, AVCA #33, Massey #23, Reg. 8 #7

WashU (23-9) Pool C Bid, AVCA #14, Massey #15, Reg. 8 #4
vs.
St. Olaf (21-9) Pool C Bid, AVCA #31, Massey #36, Reg. 9 #4

UW-Whitewater (26-4) Pool C Bid, AVCA #4, Massey #3, Reg 8. #2
vs.
Coe (21-11) Pool A Bid, AVCA #37, Massey #41, Reg. 9 #6


Oshkosh Regional

UW-Oshkosh (34-1) Pool C Bid, AVCA #3, Massey #1, Reg 8 #1
vs.
Greenville (23-10) Pool A Bid, Massey #114

Calvin (22-7) Pool C Bid, AVCA #12, Massey #16, Reg. 7 #4
vs.
Gustavus Adolphus (25-6) Pool A Bid, AVCA #18, Massey #17, Reg. 9 #2

Otterbein (23-8) Pool A Bid, AVCA #39, Massey #24, Reg. 7 #3
vs.
LaVerne (23-4) Pool C Bid, AVCA #20, Massey #21, Reg. 8 #3

North Park (25-6) Pool A Bid, AVCA #13, Massey #11, Reg. 8 #3
vs.
East Texas Baptist (25-3) Pool A Bid, Massey #30, Reg. 10 #5


* AVCA Poll (Nov. 14)/ Massey Rankings (thru Nov. 14)/ Regional Rankings (Nov. 12)

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2023 NCAA D3 Women's Volleyball Championship (WIAC 1st Round)

UW-Stevens Point vs. Case Western Reserve University 3:30 CST

No 2023 season Head-to-Head

Common Opponent:

Muskingum University
UWSP defeated 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-17) on 9/2.
CWRU defeated 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-18) on 9/30.

UWSP best win: #18 North Park University
CWRU best win: #3 WashU, #5 Chicago


UW-Whitewater vs. Coe 2pm CST

UW-Whitewater defeated Coe 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-12) on Sept. 9

Common Opponents

Too Many to List as they had very similar schedules and most often both defeated the common opponent. A few differences:

Coe lost to Augustana(IL) twice (2-3, 0-3), UW-Whitewater defeated Augustana 3-0
Coe lost to Cornell twice (2-3, 0-3), UW-Whitewater defeated Cornell 3-1.
Coe lost to Gustavus Adolphus 0-3, UW-Whitewater defeated Gustavus Adolphus 3-1
Coe lost to Carthage 0-3, UW-Whitewater defeated Carthage 3-0.
Coe lost to UW-Eau Claire 0-3, UW-Whitewater defeated UWEC 3-2.
Coe lost to Dubuque 0-3, UW-Whitewater defeated Dubuque 3-0.

Coe Best Win: St. Olaf, UW-Platteville (Did not beat an AVCA ranked opponent during regular season.)
UW-Whitewater Best Win: #2 UW-Oshkosh (WIAC Tournament Final)

UW-Oshkosh vs. Greenville 7pm, CST

No 2023 Head-to-Head Meeting

Common Opponents

Greenville lost to North Central 0-3, UW-Oshkosh defeated North Central 3-0.
Greenville lost to WashU 1-2, UW-Oshkosh defeated WashU 3-2.

Best Win

Greenville (unfortunately, just not a very strong schedule)
UW-Oshkosh: #2 Hope

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Congrats Warhawks!!

UW Whitewater defeats Coe 3-1 (15-15, 20-25, 12-12, 25-20)

Next up rematch against WashU.

UW-Whitewater defeated WashU back in September on their home court 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19). Should be a great rematch.

Match is set for 4:30pm CST tomorrow 11/17/2023.

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What a comeback win for UWSP.

After dropping the second set 8-25 and going down 2 sets to zero, the Pointers pull off the reverse sweep and beating CWRU in 5 sets (19-25, 8-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-7).

Barring an upset tonight, most likely will play host and #2 ranked Hope tomorrow 11/16/2023 at 6pm CST.

[WLCALUM83]

Hope swept Bethany-WV, so the Pointers do get the Dutch tomorrow.

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UW-Oshkosh caps off a perfect Day 1 for the WIAC as they take care of business against Greenville 3-0 (25-10, 25-17, 25-21).

Up next for the host Titans MIAC foe Gustavus Adolphus who knocked off #12 Calvin in a mild first round upset. Tentative start time 7pm CST.

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UW-Whitewater sweeps #14 WashU enroute to the Cornell Regional final (25-20, 25-18, 25-18).

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Wow. What a match for UWSP tonight, but couldn't quite pull off off the reverse sweep for the second night in a row as they fall to #2 Hope College in 5 (22-25, 15-25, 25-16, 25-19, 10-15).

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Oshkosh sweeps their way into the regional final (25-10, 25-23, 25-13) over Gustavus Adolphus.