Bethel Volleyball Record Book

Team Records

SINGLE SEASON	NO.	YEAR
Hitting Percentage	.234	1987
	.230	**2015
	.230	**2021
Kills Per Set	13.51	1999
	14.87	**2005
Assists Per Set	11.56	1987
	13.65	**2005
Service Aces Per Set	2.23	1991
	2.64	**2001
Digs Per Set	20.69	1997
	20.93	**2004
Blocks Per Set	2.63	1997
	2.91	**2001
Most Consecutive Wins	16	1984
Most Consecutive MIAC Wins	8	2015
Most Consecutive Home Wins	16	2017-18
Most Consecutive Home Wins (Single Season)	10	2018

**Updated Records following 2001 when Rally Scoring began

Career Coaching Records

NAME	*YEARS (seasons)*	RECORD	OVERALL %	MIAC	MIAC %
Cindy Book	1980-87 (8 seasons)	219-113	.660	29-25	.537
Pam Miller	1988 (1 season)	22-29	.431	4-7	.364
Berniece Jones	1989-91 (3 seasons)	51-71	.418	16-17	.485
Katy Call	1992-96 (5 seasons)	65-101	.392	24-31	.436
Andrew Palileo	1997-00 (4 seasons)	85-55	.607	29-14	.674
Gretchen Hunt	2001-Present (24 seasons)	424-278	.600	153-100	.605

Year-by-Year Records

YEAR	HEAD COACH	OVERALL	OVERALL %	MIAC	MIAC %	MIAC FINISH
1980	Cindy Book	21-11	.656
1981	Cindy Book	18-16	.529
1982	Cindy Book	17-15	.531
1983	Cindy Book	32-11	.744
1984	Cindy Book	40-4	.909	7-3	.700	T2nd
1985	Cindy Book	31-20	.608	9-13	.409	8th
1986	Cindy Book	32-15	.681	5-6	.455	7th
1987	Cindy Book	28-21	.571	8-3	.727	3rd
1988	Pam Miller	22-29	.431	4-7	.364	9th
1989	Berniece Jones	21-28	.429	6-5	.545	9th
1990	Berniece Jones	14-22	.389	4-7	.364	9th
1991	Berniece Jones	16-21	.432	6-5	.545	6th
1992	Katy Call	15-23	.395	5-6	.455	T6th
1993	Katy Call	7-31	.184	1-10	.091	11th
1994	Katy Call	5-17	.227	3-8	.273	10th
1995	Katy Call	15-21	.417	8-3	.727	T2nd
1996	Katy Call	23-9	.719	7-4	.636	T5th
1997	Andrew Palileo	21-14	.600	7-4	.636	T4th
1998	Andrew Palileo	20-15	.571	7-3	.700	4th
1999	Andrew Palileo	25-12^	.676	9-2	.818	T1st
2000	Andrew Palileo	19-14	.576	6-5	.545	T5th
2001	Gretchen Hunt	25-10^	.714	10-1	.909	T1st
2002	Gretchen Hunt	24-9	.727	9-2	.818	T2nd
2003	Gretchen Hunt	17-17	.500	7-4	.636	T3rd
2004	Gretchen Hunt	10-20	.333	4-7	.364	T9th
2005	Gretchen Hunt	17-12	.586	5-6	.455	T5th
2006	Gretchen Hunt	19-12	.613	5-6	.455	T6th
2007	Gretchen Hunt	24-9^	.727	7-4	.636	T4th
2008	Gretchen Hunt	9-18	.333	2-9	.182	T10th
2009	Gretchen Hunt	14-15	.483	5-6	.455	8th
2010	Gretchen Hunt	13-16	.448	5-6	.455	T7th
2011	Gretchen Hunt	23-10^	.697	8-3	.727	T3rd
2012	Gretchen Hunt	19-13	.594	6-5	.545	T5th
2013	Gretchen Hunt	14-15	.483	5-6	.455	7th
2014	Gretchen Hunt	18-10	.643	7-4	.636	T4th
2015	Gretchen Hunt	25-10^	.714	9-2	.818	2nd
2016	Gretchen Hunt	19-11	.633	6-5	.545	5th
2017	Gretchen Hunt	19-8	.704	7-4	.636	T4th
2018	Gretchen Hunt	23-8	.742	7-4	.636	T4th
2019	Gretchen Hunt	17-11	.607	6-5	.545	6th
2020	Gretchen Hunt	5-3	.625	0-0	.000	-
2021	Gretchen Hunt	23-7^	.767	10-1	.909	2nd
2022	Gretchen Hunt	16-10	.615	8-3	.727	T2nd
2023	Gretchen Hunt	11-15	.423	6-5	.545	T4th
2024	Gretchen Hunt	20-9	.690	9-2	.818	T2nd
	All-Time NCAA Record in 44 seasons	866-647	.572	249-189	.568

Notes: ^denotes NCAA Tournament appearance // 2020 season played during spring of 2021 and condensed due to COVID-19 pandemic

MIAC All-Conference

NAME	YEAR
Gracia Dahlgren	1982
Pam Madson	1982
Kim Kelly	1984
Leah Canfield	1986
Sue Schafer	1988
Karolyn Schimming	1990
Karry Nelson	1991
Beverly Forsline	1991 (2)
Jodi Jones	1992
Jody Mueller	1992 (2)
Kari Remington	1993 (2)
Shannon Hamilton	1994 (2), 95
Tara Dutton	1995 (2), 96
Lara Lawton	1995 (2)
Shannon Johnson	1996
Carrie Ritland	1997
Jessica Dunnick	1997 (2)
Krista Hilgenberg	1998
Carrie Ritland	1998 (2), 99
Jessica Santjer	1998 (2)
Julie Feltmann	1999, 00
Beth Nowacheck	2000
Katie Larsen	2001
Janelle Nelson	2001
Angie Frenell	2001 (2), 02, 03
Jill Thorvig	2002
Kristin Stoneberg	2003
Kimmie Moehring	2004 2005
Katie Snyder	2005
Liz Glesne*	2005, 06, 07
Laura Naig	2007
Kelly Otto	2008
Nicole Wriedt	2009, 10, 11
Caitie Helle	2010, 11, 12
Kate Smith	2011
Amy Werner	2011
Amy Baumetz	2012
Val Smith	2012
Carlee Hoppe	2013, 14, 15, 16
Tegan LaBerge	2014, 15
Katie Lubben	2014
Kristin Stern	2014, 15, 17
Tina Hoppe	2016, 17, 18
Callie Sinclair	2016
Maria Claflin	2018, 19
Hannah Wilhite	2018, 19, 21, 22
Kirstin Cotter	2021, 22
Allie Fauth	2021
Emily Rossing	2021
Kelsie Sealock	2022
Peyton Howie	2023, 2024
Abigail Drury	2023
Dani Friedges	2023
Grace Solberg	2024
Brenna Stark	2024

(2) denotes Second Team All-MIAC // second team recognized in postseason awards from 1991-2002

MIAC Player of the Year

NAME	YEAR
Carrie Ritland	1999
Katie Larsen	2001
Liz Glesne	2007

MIAC Coach of the Year

NAME	YEAR
Andrew Palileo	1999
Gretchen Hunt	2001

MIAC Defensive Player of the Year

NAME	YEAR
Kimmie Moehring	2005
Val Smith	2012

MIAC Rookie of the Year

NAME	YEAR
Carlee Hoppe	2013
Kristin Stern	2014
Hannah Wilhite	2018
Peyton Howie	2023

AVCA All-Region

NAME	TEAM	POSITION	YEAR
Carrie Ritland	First Team	OH	1999
Katie Larsen	First Team	OH	2001
Janelle Nelson	First Team	S	2001
Angie Frenell	First Team	MB	2002
Jill Thorvig	Honorable Mention	OH	2002
Katie Snyder	Honorable Mention	S	2005
Liz Glezne	Honorable Mention First Team	OH OH	2006 2007
Nicole Wriedt	Honorable Mention	RS	2011
Val Smith	Honorable Mention	DS	2012
Carlee Hoppe	First Team	OH	2015
Tegan LaBerge	First Team	MB	2015
Kristin Stern	First Team	MB	2017
Tina Hoppe	Honorable Mention	OH	2018
Maria Claflin	First Team	OH	2019
Hannah Wilhite	Honorable Mention First Team First Team	S/H S S	2019 2021 2022
Kirstin Cotter	First Team First Team	RS RS	2021 2022
Emily Rossing	Honorable Mention	MB	2021
Peyton Howie	First Team	MH	2024

AVCA Region Freshman of the Year

NAME	YEAR
Peyton Howie	2023

AVCA All-Americans

NAME	TEAM	POSITION	YEAR
Carrie Ritland	First Team	OH	1999
Katie Larsen	First Team	OH	2001
Liz Glesne	Honorable Mention Second Team	OH OH	2006 2007
Carlee Hoppe	Honorable Mention	OH	2015
Tegan LaBerge	Honorable Mention	MB	2015
Kristin Stern	Honorable Mention	MB	2017
Maria Claflin	Honorable Mention	MB	2019
Kirstin Cotter	Honorable Mention Honorable Mention	RS RS	2021 2022
Hannah Wilhite	Honorable Mention Honorable Mention	S S	2021 2022
Peyton Howie	Honorable Mention	MH	2024

Individual Records

CAREER LEADERS	NAME	YEARS	SETS PLAYED	AVERAGE
Hitting Percentage	Kristin Stern	2014-17	314	.335
Hitting Percentage	Carrie Ritland	1996-99	445	.271
Kills Per Set	Liz Glesne	2004-07	452	4.39
Assists Per Set	Nancy Gilmore	1986-87	123	11.49
Service Aces Per Set	Dani Friedges	2020-24	329	.48
Service Aces Per Set	Jodi Jones	1989, 91-92	159	.42
Digs Per Set	Val Smith	2009-12	453	5.21
Blocks Per Set	Bev Forsline	1989-91	166	1.34

SINGLE SEASON	NAME	YEAR	NO.	AVERAGE
Kills	Carrie Ritland	1999	659	4.64
Hitting Percentage	Karry Schimming	1991	N/A	0.330
Hitting Percentage	Kristin Stern	2014	320-86-704**	0.332
Service Aces	Staci Vreeman	1999	72	0.529
Total Blocks	Nelly Nehring	1997	103	0.92
Total Blocks	Angie Frenell	2001	178**	1.5
Digs	Staci Vreeman	1999	479	3.52
Digs	Val Smith	2012	720**	6.05
Assists	Julie Feltmann	1999	1,470	10.81

**Updated Records following 2001 when Rally Scoring began

MIAC CHAMPIONS

• 1999 •

Co-Regular Season
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The 1999 squad made history capturing the program's first-ever MIAC regular season title with a 9-2 conference mark and earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament. That year saw the Royals single-season leaders in Carrie Ritland with 659 kills, an average of 4.64, and Julie Feltmann with 1,470 assist, an average of 10.81 a set. Ritland was named the MIAC Player of the Year while head coach Andrew Palileo was named Coach of the Year. The Royals claimed the title with a five-set victory over St. Thomas in what was then the MIAC Tournament prior to the current MIAC Playoff format.

The Royals 13.51 kills per set stands as a program single-season record prior to the rally scoring era.The nine wins was the most in the MIAC since 1985.

• 2001 •

Co-Regular Season & Playoff Champions

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A three-set victory over Augsburg gave BU a share of the regular season title with St. Olaf at a 10-1 MIAC mark. Earning the No. 1 seed with having the head-to-head tiebreaker they moved into the championship match with a 3-1 victory over No. 4 seeded Saint Mary's. Then ranked 18th nationally, BU captured its first MIAC Playoff championship with a four-set victory over St. Olaf (24-30, 30-25, 30-28, 30-27) in front of a crowd of 750 fans inside the Robertson Center.

In her first season as head coach with the Royals, Gretchen Hunt was named MIAC Coach of the Year while Katie Larsen was named MIAC Player of the Year. The marks of 2.64 services aces per set and 2.91 blocks per set hold as single-season records during the rally scoring era. The conference record of 10-1 still stands as the best mark in program history.

• 2021 •

Co-Regular Season

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It came down to the final regular season match where BU outlasted Hamline in five sets (25-19, 25-22, 21-25, 21-25, 16-14) earning a share of the MIAC regular season title. The 10-1 MIAC mark matched the program's best from 2001 as BU landed the No. 2 seed in the MIAC Playoffs. After falling to Gustavus Adolphus 3-0 in the regular season, the Royals won their final eight conference matches.

Bethel boasted three All-MIAC players in Hannah Wilhite, Kirstin Cotter, and Allie Fauth

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