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Bethel University returns to the NCAA Playoffs for the fifth time in program history, where they will meet defending national champion Hope College in the opening round. The Royals and Flying Dutch are scheduled to begin their match on Thursday, November 12 at 12:30 p.m., with three other region matches to follow (see full region schedule below).
  

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Bethel University Royals
Overall record: 22-9 (9-2 MIAC)
Head Coach: Gretchen Hunt (15th season)

How they got here:
Bethel was an at-large selection into the 2015 NCAA Playoffs after finishing the year 22-9. The Royals, who were ranked No. 5 in the final region rankings, reached the MIAC Championship game for the first time since 2001. 

Who to watch:

Name	Kills/Set	Hitting %	Blocks/Set	Aces	Assists/Set	Digs/Set
Carlee Hoppe	3.30	.225	0.58	28	-	3.13
Kristin Stern	2.95	.334	0.88	-	-	-
Tegan LaBerge	2.78	.285	1.26	21	-	-
Katie Lubben	-	-	-	27	7.25	2.28
Kali Johnson	-	-	-	21		4.77

How do they rank:

Statistic	National Rank	Conference Rank	Value	National Leader	Value
Aces Per Set (422 ranked)	346	9	1.43	Farmingdale St.	3.89
Assists Per Set (422 ranked)	18	1	12.35	Texas-Dallas	13.70
Blocks Per Set (422 ranked)	8	1	2.37	Mary Hardin-Baylor	2.80
Digs Per Set (422 ranked)	146	8	16.61	John Carroll	22.08
Hitting Percentage (422 ranked)	27	2	0.234	Emory	0.299
Kills Per Set (422 ranked)	21	1	13.20	Washington-St. Louis	14.38
Match W-L Pctg. (417 ranked)	74	2	0.710	Brockport	0.971
Opp Hitting Percentage (420 ranked)	207	4	0.155	St. Joseph's (ME)	0.041
Team Assists (422 ranked)	72	3	1,321	Austin	1,657
Team Attacks Per Set (422 ranked)	49	6	37.30	Buffalo St.	42.81
Team Digs (422 ranked)	149	5	1,777	Franklin	2,596
Team Kills (422 ranked)	76	3	1,412	Austin	1,788
Team Service Aces (422 ranked)	314	8	153	SUNY Maritime	342
Team Total Attacks (422 ranked)	122	4	3,991	Austin	5,337
Team Total Blocks (422 ranked)	20	1	253.5	Austin	349.0

 

Statistic	Player	National Rank	Conference Rank	Value	National Leader
Aces Per Set (249 ranked)					Rachel Eng, John Jay
Assists Per Set (250 ranked)	Katie Lubben	183	7	7.34	Kayla Jordan, Texas-Dallas
Attacks Per Set (250 ranked)	Carlee Hoppe	98	5	9.91	Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo
Blocks Per Set (250 ranked)	Tegan Laberge  Kristin Stern	11 115	1 5	1.26 0.88	Lauren Holt, Springfield
Digs Per Set (250 ranked)	Kali Johnson	122	8	4.77	Jessie Koster, Dallas
Hitting Percentage (250 ranked)	Kristin Stern  Tegan Laberge	53 163	2 7	0.332 0.285	Jessica Holler, Emory
Kills Per Set (250 ranked)	Carlee Hoppe  Kristin Stern	123 216	5 10	3.30 2.95	Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo
Points (0 ranked)
Points Per Set (250 ranked)	Carlee Hoppe  Tegan Laberge  Kristin Stern	117 160 223	6 7 9	3.90 3.69 3.43	Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo
Service Aces (233 ranked)					Rachel Eng, John Jay
Total Assists (250 ranked)	Katie Lubben	155	3	778	Allison Zastrow, Washington-St. Louis
Total Attacks (249 ranked)	Carlee Hoppe	90	4	1,050	Hannah Shields, Averett
Total Blocks (248 ranked)	Tegan Laberge  Nicole Deberry	13 208	1 9	135 78	Cheyenne Dowdey, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Total Digs (249 ranked)	Kali Johnson	136	8	491	Rachel Fusselman, Austin
Total Kills (249 ranked)	Carlee Hoppe	121	5	350	Hannah Shields, Averett
Triple Doubles (30 ranked)					Sophia Hathaway, Principia

 

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Hope College Flying Dutch
Overall record: 24-6 (14-2 MIAA)
Head Coach: Becky Schmidt (12th season)

How they got here:
Hope was an at-large selection into the 2015 NCAA Playoffs after finishing the year 24-6. The Flying Dutch, who were ranked No. 3 in the final region rankings, reached the MIAA Championship, but lost to Calvin College 3-0.

Who to watch:

Name	Kills/Set	Hitting %	Blocks/Set	Aces	Assists/Set	Digs/Set
Sarah Feldpausch	3.31	.190	0.3	-	-	0.87
Lauren Hazekamp	1.40	.297	0.2	36	10.5	3.41
Allie Mitchell	-	-	-	41	1.14	4.82
Haley Muller	2.97	.254	0.5	-	-	0.67
Katie Rietberg	2.37	.201	0.2	-	-	0.63

How do they rank:

Statistic	National Rank	Conference Rank	Value	National Leader	Value	Conference Leader
Aces Per Set (422 ranked)	254	3	1.68	Farmingdale St.	3.89	Calvin
Assists Per Set (422 ranked)	4	1	13.00	Texas-Dallas	13.70	Hope
Blocks Per Set (422 ranked)	118	5	1.70	Mary Hardin-Baylor	2.80	Adrian
Digs Per Set (422 ranked)	13	1	19.25	John Carroll	22.08	Hope
Hitting Percentage (422 ranked)	61	2	0.214	Emory	0.299	Calvin
Kills Per Set (422 ranked)	4	1	13.99	Washington-St. Louis	14.38	Hope
Match W-L Pctg. (417 ranked)	33	2	0.800	Brockport	0.971	Calvin
Opp Hitting Percentage (420 ranked)	62	2	0.126	St. Joseph's (ME)	0.041	Calvin
Team Assists (422 ranked)	68	1	1,326	Austin	1,657	Hope
Team Attacks Per Set (422 ranked)	8	1	39.84	Buffalo St.	42.81	Hope
Team Digs (422 ranked)	86	2	1,964	Franklin	2,596	Albion
Team Kills (422 ranked)	69	1	1,427	Austin	1,788	Hope
Team Service Aces (422 ranked)	260	4	171	SUNY Maritime	342	Calvin
Team Total Attacks (422 ranked)	104	2	4,064	Austin	5,337	Albion
Team Total Blocks (422 ranked)	149	5	173.5	Austin	349.0	Adrian

 

Statistic	Player	National Rank	Conference Rank	Value	National Leader
Aces Per Set (249 ranked)					Rachel Eng, John Jay
Assists Per Set (250 ranked)	Lauren Hazekamp	19	1	10.50	Kayla Jordan, Texas-Dallas
Attacks Per Set (250 ranked)	Sarah Feldpausch	82	2	10.10	Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo
Blocks Per Set (250 ranked)					Lauren Holt, Springfield
Digs Per Set (250 ranked)	Allie Mitchell	112	3	4.82	Jessie Koster, Dallas
Hitting Percentage (250 ranked)	Lauren Hazekamp  Courtney Van Houzen	123 192	3 5	0.297 0.277	Jessica Holler, Emory
Kills Per Set (250 ranked)	Sarah Feldpausch  Haley Muller	116 209	4 7	3.31 2.97	Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo
Points (0 ranked)
Points Per Set (250 ranked)	Sarah Feldpausch	202	6	3.51	Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo
Service Aces (233 ranked)					Rachel Eng, John Jay
Total Assists (250 ranked)	Lauren Hazekamp	57	1	1,060	Allison Zastrow, Washington-St. Louis
Total Attacks (249 ranked)	Sarah Feldpausch	101	2	1,030	Hannah Shields, Averett
Total Blocks (248 ranked)					Cheyenne Dowdey, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Total Digs (249 ranked)	Allie Mitchell	133	3	492	Rachel Fusselman, Austin
Total Kills (249 ranked)	Sarah Feldpausch  Haley Muller	145 246	4 7	338 303	Hannah Shields, Averett
Triple Doubles (30 ranked)	Lauren Hazekamp	30	3	1	Sophia Hathaway, Principia

 

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Region Teams and Schedule
 

Thursday, November 12	Matches
12:30 p.m.	(6) Bethel vs. (3) Hope
3 p.m.	(7) UW-Eau Claire vs. (2) Gustavus Adolphus
5:30 p.m.	(5) Saint Benedict vs. (4) Wartburg
8 p.m.	(8) Northwestern vs. (1) UW-Whitewater
Friday, November 13
4:30 p.m.	Winner of 3/6 vs. Winner of 2/7
7 p.m.	Winner of 4/5 vs. Winner of 1/8
Saturday, November 14
7 p.m.	Region championship