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After an incredible 3-0 sweep over defending national champion Hope College Thursday afternoon the Bethel University volleyball team advances to the round of 32, where they will meet UW-Eau Claire who topped Gustavus Adolphus in the region's second match. The Royals and Blugolds will square off in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Russell Arena at 4:30 p.m. The winner will meet the winner of UW-Whitewater/Northwestern vs. Wartburg at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. 
 

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Bethel University Royals
Overall record: 23-9 (9-2 MIAC)
Head Coach: Gretchen Hunt (15th season)

How they got here:
Bethel reached the NCAA Playoffs for the fifth time in program history after receiving an at-large bid. The Royals opened the tournament with a sweep over defending national champion Hope College Thursday afternoon 3-0. (Story)

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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UW-Eau Claire Blugolds
Overall record: 27-9 (4-3 WIAC)
Head Coach: 

How they got here:
The UW-Eau Claire volleyball team reached the NCAA Playoffs for the 16th time in program history after receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Blugolds topped Gustavus Adolphus in the opening round of the tournament with a 3-1 victory. (Story)
 

Statistic	National Rank	Conference Rank	Value	National Leader	Value
Aces Per Set (422 ranked)	267	2	1.65	Farmingdale St.	3.89
Assists Per Set (422 ranked)	25	2	12.16	Texas-Dallas	13.70
Blocks Per Set (422 ranked)	133	7	1.66	Mary Hardin-Baylor	2.80
Digs Per Set (422 ranked)	126	4	16.83	John Carroll	22.08
Hitting Percentage (422 ranked)	85	3	0.199	Emory	0.299
Kills Per Set (422 ranked)	43	4	12.84	Washington-St. Louis	14.38
Match W-L Pctg. (417 ranked)	59	3	0.743	Brockport	0.971
Opp Hitting Percentage (420 ranked)	240	5	0.161	St. Joseph's (ME)	0.041
Team Assists (422 ranked)	16	2	1,520	Austin	1,657
Team Attacks Per Set (422 ranked)	33	2	37.82	Buffalo St.	42.81
Team Digs (422 ranked)	49	4	2,104	Franklin	2,596
Team Kills (422 ranked)	24	5	1,605	Austin	1,788
Team Service Aces (422 ranked)	150	2	206	SUNY Maritime	342
Team Total Attacks (422 ranked)	19	4	4,727	Austin	5,337
Team Total Blocks (422 ranked)	68	7	207.5	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)	Jenna Smits	18	3	10.55	Kayla Jordan, Texas-Dallas
Attacks Per Set (250 ranked)	Katrina Raskie	215	5	8.79	Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo
Blocks Per Set (250 ranked)	Kelly Riesgraf	153	8	0.83	Lauren Holt, Springfield
Digs Per Set (250 ranked)	Talia Jaskulske	114	4	4.82	Jessie Koster, Dallas
Hitting Percentage (250 ranked)	Kelly Riesgraf  Keagan Kinsella	85 245	2 11	0.310 0.262	Jessica Holler, Emory
Kills Per Set (250 ranked)					Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo
Points (0 ranked)
Points Per Set (250 ranked)					Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo
Service Aces (233 ranked)					Rachel Eng, John Jay
Total Assists (250 ranked)	Jenna Smits	7	2	1,319	Allison Zastrow, Washington-St. Louis
Total Attacks (249 ranked)	Katrina Raskie	86	5	1,055	Hannah Shields, Averett
Total Blocks (248 ranked)	Kelly Riesgraf  Keagan Kinsella	55 150	6 12	104 86	Cheyenne Dowdey, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Total Digs (249 ranked)	Talia Jaskulske	36	5	602	Rachel Fusselman, Austin
Total Kills (249 ranked)	Katrina Raskie	209	8	315	Hannah Shields, Averett
Triple Doubles (30 ranked)					Sophia Hathaway, Principia

 

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Region Teams and Schedule
 

Thursday, November 12	Matches
12:30 p.m.	(6) Bethel def. (3) Hope, 3-0
3 p.m.	(7) UW-Eau Claire def. (2) Gustavus Adolphus, 3-1
5:30 p.m.	(4) Wartburg def. (5) Saint Benedict, 3-1
8 p.m.	(8) Northwestern vs. (1) UW-Whitewater
Friday, November 13
4:30 p.m.	(7) UW-Eau Claire vs. (6) Bethel
7 p.m.	(4) Wartburg vs. Winner of 1/8
Saturday, November 14
7 p.m.	Region Championship