Bulldog volleyball falls short in finals
Brett Ausmus
Issue date: 11/24/08 Section: Sports
The No. 15 ranked women's volleyball team continued their excellent play with two wins over Wayne State and rival Minnesota Southwest State in the NCAA II Regionals last weekend.
The Bulldogs beat Wayne State (Nebraska) 3-1; 25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22 and rival Minnesota Southwest State 3-1; 25-23, 29-27, 23-25, 25-11, which put the Bulldogs in the "sweet 16."
UMD went on to play No. 1 Concordia- St. Paul Golden Bears in the NCAA II Regional Finals, who eventually swept the Bulldogs 3-0; 25-23, 25-18, 25-20 and ended their season at 26-9 overall.
The Bulldogs outplayed Wayne State Thursday afternoon in a roller coaster match that had 25 ties and 10 lead changes, according to the UMD Web site.
The Bulldogs had more kills, assists and digs then Wayne State and were led by junior middle blocker Sarah Wyffels who has been a major contributor all year. Wyffels slammed 21 kills and had a .400 hit percentage and played outstanding defensively with 14 digs and three blocks on the day, according to the UMD Web site. Senior setter Katie Gangelhoff had a match leading 60 set assists on in Thursday's game, which happened to be her birthday, and lived to see another day of her Bulldog career. Sophomore outside hitter Jamie Lakatos also played well with 19 kills and senior middle blocker Lindsey Clairmont pounded out 10 kills as well.
"It was a back and forth match and was very exciting," head volleyball coach Jim Boos said.
UMD moved on to face their rival, Central Region no. 2 ranked Minnesota Southwest State, in an intense match Friday night. Two points decided the first three games with UMD winning two of them. The Bulldogs, who had an amazing 101 digs on the night, dominated the fourth game.
"The first three games may have been the most entertaining games I've seen, and we were able to get out with a win by winning that fourth game," said Boos.
Rachel Jacobson brought her best and accumulated 33 digs in her outstanding defensive effort Friday night, according to the UMD Web site. Jacobsen didn't do it all for UMD with Wyffels piling up 23 digs, while Gangelhoff added 17 digs and 57 set assists. Freshman outside hitter continued her exceptional play this season by pacing the offense with 15 kills. Another freshman, outside hitter Hannah Johnson, compiled 10 kills and led the team with a .381 hit percentage. Sophomore outside hitter Brenda Hansen was lethal from the service line a match high four service aces, according to the UMD Web site, rounding out what was a great team effort for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs beat Wayne State (Nebraska) 3-1; 25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22 and rival Minnesota Southwest State 3-1; 25-23, 29-27, 23-25, 25-11, which put the Bulldogs in the "sweet 16."
UMD went on to play No. 1 Concordia- St. Paul Golden Bears in the NCAA II Regional Finals, who eventually swept the Bulldogs 3-0; 25-23, 25-18, 25-20 and ended their season at 26-9 overall.
The Bulldogs outplayed Wayne State Thursday afternoon in a roller coaster match that had 25 ties and 10 lead changes, according to the UMD Web site.
The Bulldogs had more kills, assists and digs then Wayne State and were led by junior middle blocker Sarah Wyffels who has been a major contributor all year. Wyffels slammed 21 kills and had a .400 hit percentage and played outstanding defensively with 14 digs and three blocks on the day, according to the UMD Web site. Senior setter Katie Gangelhoff had a match leading 60 set assists on in Thursday's game, which happened to be her birthday, and lived to see another day of her Bulldog career. Sophomore outside hitter Jamie Lakatos also played well with 19 kills and senior middle blocker Lindsey Clairmont pounded out 10 kills as well.
"It was a back and forth match and was very exciting," head volleyball coach Jim Boos said.
UMD moved on to face their rival, Central Region no. 2 ranked Minnesota Southwest State, in an intense match Friday night. Two points decided the first three games with UMD winning two of them. The Bulldogs, who had an amazing 101 digs on the night, dominated the fourth game.
"The first three games may have been the most entertaining games I've seen, and we were able to get out with a win by winning that fourth game," said Boos.
Rachel Jacobson brought her best and accumulated 33 digs in her outstanding defensive effort Friday night, according to the UMD Web site. Jacobsen didn't do it all for UMD with Wyffels piling up 23 digs, while Gangelhoff added 17 digs and 57 set assists. Freshman outside hitter continued her exceptional play this season by pacing the offense with 15 kills. Another freshman, outside hitter Hannah Johnson, compiled 10 kills and led the team with a .381 hit percentage. Sophomore outside hitter Brenda Hansen was lethal from the service line a match high four service aces, according to the UMD Web site, rounding out what was a great team effort for the Bulldogs.
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