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Welcome to the on-line home of Recent Headlines: Chelsea Brandlee and Becky Smith selected to All-Conference Team! 11/11 -- Senior outside hitter Chelsea Brandlee was picked to the UMAC 1st Team All-Conference list by the conference coaches. Chelsea played in 72 sets, had 217 kills, 11 aces, 249 digs and 26 blocks on the season. Congratulations on a spectacular senior season Chelsea! 11/11 -- Senior outside hitter Becky Smith was picked to the UMAC Honorable-Mention list by the conference coaches. Becky played in 60 sets, had 168 kills, 20 aces, 154 digs and 14 blocks for the 2009 season! Congratulations on an outstanding senior season Becky! Chelsea Brandlee and Meghan Schmidt make UMAC player of the week list in final week of competition!! 11/03 -- For the week of 10/25-10/31, Senior outside hitter Chelsea Brandlee was named the UMAC Volleyball hitter of the week. In matches against University of Minnesota Morris, Bethany Lutheran and Martin Luther Chelsea averaged 4.66 kills per set and had a .184 attacking percentage. Great Work Chelsea!! 11/03 -- For the week of 10/25-10/31, Senior Libero Meghan Schmidt was named the UMAC Volleyball setter of the week. In matches against University of Minnesota Morris, Bethany Lutheran and Martin Luther Meghan averaged 6.11 digs per set and had an outstanding 94% reception percentage! Congratulations Meghan!!
Saints lose last two matches of 2009 season 10/30 -- On Friday night, the Saints took on Bethany Lutheran in Mankato, MN. Bethany handled the Saints without stress in the first game. The Saints re-grouped and played the final two matches down to the wire as the visitors from PC fell short and lost 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 27-25). Meghan Schmidt finished the match with 24 digs, Kelsey Schmidt with 28 assists, and Chelsea Brandlee with 13 kills. 10/31 -- On Saturday afternoon, the Saints battled Martin Luther in New Ulm, MN. The visiting Saints lost the match 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-19). Meghan Schmidt had 17 digs, Kelsey Schmidt finished with 23 assists, and Chelsea Brandlee had a good match with 14 kills and 17 digs. This marks the final match for PC Volleyball in the 2009 season. A big hand goes out to Seniors Amanda Feist, Maggie Kuhlman, Meghan Schmidt, Chelsea Brandlee, and Becky Smith. Your hard work and dedication is greatly appreciated, the Athletic Department wishes you all the best!
Saints Fall to University of Minnesota Morris 10/27 -- On Tuesday evening the Saints played visitor to the University of Minnesota Morris in Morris, MN. Though all three games were close, the Saints fell in three straight to lose the match 0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 19-25). Kelsey Schmidt came through with another strong showing, finishing the match with 19 assists and 2 aces. Chelsea Brandlee continued to lead the Saints with kills, as she finished the match with 15. This weekend the Saints travel to New Ulm, MN, and Mankato, MN, to take on Bethany Lutheran and Martin Luther. These 2 matches will be the final two matches for Seniors Amanda Feist, Maggie Kuhlman, Chelsea Brandlee, Becky Smith, and Meghan Schmidt. Saints lose 2 conference matches over the weekend 10/23 -- On Friday night the Saints hosted Northland College. After winning the first game the home squad was unable to keep the momentum in their favor and the visitors from Ashland, WI, took the final 3 games to win the match 3-1 (18-25, 29-27, 25-14, 25-19). Chelsea Brandlee and Becky Smith finished the match with 29 and 17 kills respectively. Freshman setter Kelsey Schmidt had another solid night with 37 assists. 10/24 -- On Saturday the Saints played host to the College of St. Scholastica from Duluth, MN. For the second straight night the Saints took the first game, but were unable to to take any of the rest as they lost 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-13). Chelsea Brandlee had a team high 18 kills and Becky Smith was just behind her with 17 kills. Kelsey Schmidt had her second consecutive match with 30+ assists as she finished the match with 35 assists. Saints split over weekend 10/15 -- On Thursday night the Saints took on Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN. The host team handled the first 2 sets and the Saints gave them there money's worth in the third and final match as Northwestern won the match 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 26-24). The Saints finished the match with 5 aces as a team. Chelsea Brandlee finished with 10 kills, Kelsey Schmidt had a good match with 22 assists. 10/16 -- On Friday night the Saints found the win column with a 3-1 win over Crown College (25-22, 25-17, 20-25, 25-17). The Saints put up big numbers statistically to gain the victory. Kelsey Schmidt had an outstanding match as she tallied 40 assists in 4 games. Becky Smith also had a solid showing, finishing with 21 kills and 3 aces. Chelsea Brandlee accumulated 16 kills. Saints take on University of Minnesota Morris at home 10/13 -- On Tuesday night the Saints hosted conference Rival University of Minnesota Morris. The visiting cougars were able to fend off the Saints and win the match in 4 sets (25-15, 27-25, 21-25, 25-21). After getting off to a slow start the Saints turned up the heat for the final 3 sets managing to win a set and narrowly lose the other two. The Saints attack was extra song as Amanda Feist, Chelsea Brandlee, and Becky Smith finished the match with 10, 11, and 15 kills respectively. Kelsey Schmidt had another strong showing finished with match 38 assists! The Saints also had 5 aces for the night with Maggie Kuhlman finishing with 2. Saints lose two on the road... 10/9 -- On Friday night the Saints were on the road as the took on the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN. The visiting Saints lost the match in 3 straight sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-15). Chelsea Brandlee led the way with 10 kills, amd Kelsey Schmidt finished with 23 assists. 10/10 -- On Saturday the Saints traveled some more as they took on Northland College in Ashland, WI. Again the Saints feel short losing to Northland in 3 sets (25-19, 25-16, 25-14). Again, leading the way for the Saints was Chelsea Brandlee and Kelsey Schmidt with 6 kills and 18 assists respectively. Becky Smith finished the match with 3 aces. Saints host UMAC foes Martin Luther and Bethany Lutheran 10/2 -- On Friday night the Saints took on conference opponent Martin Luther and took the game to 4 matches. The visiting Knights came out on top 3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 25-16, 26-24). After losing the first set, the Saints bounced back to tie the match at 1-1. However the 3rd set was dominated by the Knights. In the 4th set the Saints made a valiant comeback only to fall short. Chelsea Brandlee and Becky Smith led the way for the Saints with 13 and 11 kills respectively. Kelsey Schmidt had another good game setting and finished the match with 29 assists. 10/3 -- On Saturday afternoon the Bethany Lutheran Vikings from Mankato came to town to take on the Saints. After a hard fought match the night before the Saints were unable to match the play of the Vikings and lost the match in 3 sets (25-20, 25-21, 25-17). Leading the way for the Saints were Chelsea Brandlee with 9 kills, Kelsey Schmidt with 23 assists, and Christina Kusler finished the match with 2 blocks. Saints take on Crown College and Northwestern College at home 9/25 -- The Saints volleyball team earned their first victory of the season beating Crown College 3-1 (25-11, 25-27, 25-21, 25-23). After handling the 1st set the visitors responded by winning the 2nd set, however, the Saints bounced back to win the final 2 sets as well as the match. Chelsea Brandlee and Becky Smith led the way for the Saints with 13 and 12 kills respectively. Kelsey Schmidt had another solid day with 29 assists and Meghan Schmidt finished the match with 6 aces. 9/26 -- After beating Crown College the Saints were back in action against another conference opponent, Northwestern College. The host Saints had trouble getting any rhythm against Northwestern and lost the match 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-17). Leading the way for the Saints were Chelsea Brandlee and Amanda Feist with 5 kills apiece as well as Kelsey Schmidt with 9 assists. Saints Face Valley City State University for the third time this season 9/22 -- For the third time this season the Saints Volleyball team took on Valley City. The Saints lost the match 3-1 but remained competitive throughout. The women won the first set 26-24, and lost the next three 25-15, 29-27, and 25-12. Leading the way for the Saints was Maggie Kuhlman with 11 kills on 24 attempts, Kelsey Schmidt with 24 assists, and Christina Kusler with 16 digs.
Saints face stiff
competition at the College of Saint Benedict
Holiday Invitational
9/18 -- The
Presentation College Saints Volleyball team
dropped 4 matches again MIAC Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schools
this past weekend.
In the first match of the tournament the
Saints faced off against St. Olaf’s losing
in 3 straight sets 13-25, 11-25 and 11-25.
Leading the way for the Saints were
Chelsea Brandlee (Sr., Aberdeen, S.D.)
had 6 kills and
Kelsey Schmidt (Fr., Selby, S.D.) had 11
set assists. Hoping to rebound the Saints
squared off against #21 ranked College of
St. Benedict. The Blazers proved to be too
much for the Saints to handle losing in
three straight sets 11-25, 13-25 and 6-25.
Chelsea Brandlee (Sr., Aberdeen, S.D.) had 7 kills and
Kelsey Schmidt (Fr., Selby, S.D.) had 12
set assists.
Christina Kusler (Soph., Aberdeen,
S.D.),
Meghan Schmidt (Sr., Selby, S.D.) and
Maggie Kuhlman (Sr., Hardwick, Minn.)
all paced the Saints with 9 digs each.
Saints drop two matches in home triangular
9/11
– The Presentation College Saints Volleyball
team lost of a pair of matches to Mt. Marty
(3-0) and Valley City State University
(3-0).
The Saints are now 0-5 on the season. Despite twelve serving
errors in the match against Mt. Marty,
Presentation stuck with the Lancers 19 - 25,
19 – 25, and 22 – 25.
Becky Smith (Sr., Litchfield, Minn.) had
8 kills in the match
Chelsea Brandlee (Sr., Aberdeen, S.D.) with 7 kills and
Meghan Schmidt (Sr., Selby, S.D.) had 17
digs to pace the Saints defensively. The Saints held their
ground against Valley City, but ultimately
fell in 3 straight sets 26-28, 13-25, and
17-25. Leading the way for the Saints was
Becky
Smith (Sr., Litchfield, Minn.) with 8
kills and
Chelsea Brandlee (Sr., Aberdeen, S.D.) with 7 kills. Defensively
Meghan Schmidt (Sr., Selby, S.D.) had 14
digs and
Kelsey Schmidt (Fr., Selby, S.D.) had 11
set assists and 11 digs on the afternoon to
record her first double-double of her
career.
Saints lose match 3-0 to ranked Concordia-Moorhead 9/4 -- The Saints opened their road schedule on Friday against the #17 ranked Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers. The Cobbers won the match 25-9, 25-11, 25-17. Leading the way for the Saints was Becky Smith will 11 kills and Maggie Kuhlman with 9 assists. The Saints return to home action on Saturday September 12th when the host a triangular with Mount Marty and Valley City State. Matches start at 11am at the Strode Center. Saints open season at home with loss to Dakota Wesleyan Universtiy 9/2 -- The Saint's had their home and season opener against non-conference opponent Dakota Wesleyan University. The visiting squad took the match 3-0. The visiting Tigers swept the Saints in straight sets (28-26, 25-16, 25-13). Leading the way for the Saints was Becky Smith with 7 kills, Maggie Kuhlman with 14 assists and Amanda Feist with 2 aces. PC Volleyball returns to action this Friday when they travel to the Concordia Moorhead tournament. The Saints take on Concordia at 4pm and Mayville at 7pm on Friday and finish the weekend with Valley City on Saturday at 10 am.
Saints finish season winning two of final
three matches
The
Presentation College Saints Volleyball team
posted some of their best efforts in the
closing week of the season, as the Saints
rolled to a victory over Crown College on
Saturday afternoon after challenging
conference leader Northwestern College on
Friday night.
Saints pull off come-from-behind victory
over Minnesota-Morris
After falling
behind 2-0, the Presentation College Saints
rallied back to earn a five-set victory over
Minnesota-Morris Wednesday night in
Aberdeen, prevailing by set scores of 13-25,
19-25, 25-14, 26-24, and 15-12. For stories from earlier this season, or past seasons, please click here. |
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