Winona State University Warrior Volleyball Sept. 17, 6 pm
McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court
Sept. 18, 4 pm
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NAME Bre Maloney Casey Volkmann Rylee Vaughn Kami Knutsen Ray Joens Megan Flom Lydia Lange Becca Pagel Talia Meyer Kaleigh Beehler Olivia Jost Madison Rizner Madison Larson Mikenna Joerger Caleigh Jensen Cori Meyers Sidney Paulson Taylor Pagel
POS. S DS DS S/RS RS MB OH L/DS MB MB DS MB MB/OH MB OH OH RS MB
HT. 5-7 5-8 5-6 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-5 6-1 6-1 5-6 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-1
YR. Gr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Gr. So. Gr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So.
HOMETOWN Roseville, Minn. Wadena, Minn. Oconomowoc, Wis. Davenport, Iowa Elkhorn, Neb. Kenyon, Minn. Caledonia, Minn. Sumner, Iowa Tremont, Ill. Maple Lake, Minn. Crystal Lake, Ill. Richland Center, Wis. Independence, Iowa Readlyn, Iowa Superior, Wis. Milwaukee, Wis. Jackson, Wis. Wausau, Wis.
HIGH SCHOOL PREVIOUS SCHOOL Roseville Area Wadena-Deer Creek Lake Country Lutheran Davenport Central Elkhorn Kenyon-Wanamingo Caledonia Sumner-Fredricksburg Tremont Maple Lake Prairie Ridge Richland Center Independence Wapsie Valley Superior Nicolet West Bend West Wausau East
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NAME POS. Bry Goar DS Havyn Heinz DS/L Peyton Melius OH Taylor Buckley OH Peyton Ellingson MH Abby Brooks MH Kennedy Gravelle MH Makenna Steffel OH Hanna Thompson RS Olivia Rud MH Natalie Szybinska OH Leah Koltz MH Makayla Snow S Lexi Boesl DS/L Madison Langlie DS Laura Ochsner DS Sally Gaul OH Keri Walker S/RS Avery Kroll OH
HT. 5-8 5-4 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-4 5-7 5-6 6-0 6-0 5-11
YR. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So.
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Brent Aldridge Assistant Coach: Holly Vancura Assistant Coach: Maura Chadwick
HOMETOWN Champlin, Minn. Huron, S.D. Faulkton, S.D. Colorado Springs, Colo. Warner, S.D. Madison, S.D. Wadena, Minn. Bird Island, Minn. Victoria, Minn. Madison, S.D. Poznan, Poland Sioux Falls, S.D. Olivia, Minn. Warner, S.D. Fargo, N.D. Aberdeen, S.D. Des Moines, Iowa Grafton, Wis. Waterloo, Iowa
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Head Coach: Bob Jones Assistant Coach: Kari Thompson Assistant Coach: Chloe Solum
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The Winona State University volleyball team moved up from No. 14 in week one to No. 10 in week two in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll, as announced Monday, Sept. 13. The Warriors are unbeaten at 8-0 on the season and have swept through two early-season tests with flying colors, going 4-0 at the Ferris State Invitational to start the year and 4-0 through the UIndy Invitational. Of WSU's eight wins on the year, three have been against teams also found in the AVCA Top 25 poll this week; Ferris State, Hillsdale and Oklahoma Baptist. Winona State received one vote for first place in the polling this week. Winona State will host another team found in the AVCA Top 25 poll this week, as Northern State University is currently receiving votes in week two after being ranked in the top 25 in week one. The Wolves and the Warriors will meet in McCown Gymnasium, home of WMB Financial Court, on Friday, Sept. 17.
Week 2 AVCA DII Coaches Poll Rank
School
W-L
Previous Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Nebraska-Kearny Angelo State Washburn Concordia-St. Paul Wayne State (Neb.) MSU Denver Central Missouri Southwest Minnesota State Tampa
7-0 7-2 8-1 6-2 6-1 6-2 7-1 8-0 6-1
3 2 4 1 17 20 10 16 7
10
Winona State
8-0
14
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 T25 T25
Colorado School of Mines NW Missouri State Oklahoma Baptist Cal State San Bernardino Lewis Minnesota Duluth Western Washington Hillsdale West Florida Simon Fraser University Chaminade Rockhurst St. Cloud State Colorado Mesa University Cal Poly Pomona Texas-Tyler
7-1 7-1 6-1 5-3 5-2 7-1 4-3 6-2 6-1 6-1 7-2 4-3 5-4 5-2 7-0 4-0
15 8 12 6 5 11 9 18 21 24 NR 25 13 22 NR 23
Competing in one of the toughest early-season tournaments available to NCAA Division II volleyball programs, the Winona State volleyball team was ready to dust off nearly two years of rust and prepare for the always tough Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) schedule. On opening day, WSU dispatched both Oklahoma Baptist and McKendree University in straight sets, claiming 3-0 wins to start the season. Against OBU - ranked #9 in the AVCA Division II preseason poll - the Warriors got the best of the Bison in a close contest. Winona State outlasted OBU 27-25 in set one and came out on top in sets two and three by 25-20 and 25-23 score lines. The Warrior win commemorated the first-ever meeting between the two programs. NSIC Preseason Player of the Year Megan Flom saw her 2021 season start well, racking up 12 kills against OBU, while teammates Madison Rizner (11) and Madison Larson (9) also were strong in attack for head coach Joe Getzin and his squad. Setter Bre Maloney dished out 42 assists in the match and had 10 digs for Winona State. In their second match on Friday, Winona State found the going somewhat more comfortable, earning set scores of 2513, 25-10, 25-13 over McKendree. Winona State has never lost to MU and extended their win streak to six straight over the Bearcats. In the nightcap against McKendree, Warriors Cori Meyers and Madison Larson combined to lead the team in kills with 11 each. Becca Pagel had 16 digs, while Meyers contributed 14 as well. Day two saw Winona State face yet another nationally ranked opponent in Hillsdale College, #13 in the AVCA preseason poll. WSU ran out to a 2-0 lead with 25-18 and 26-24 set scores, before dropping their first set of the year to the Chargers, 15-25. The downturn was short lived and behind the strong play of Megan Flom, Winona State closed out the match in set four 25-22. Against the Chargers, Flom had 16 kills and registered a .350 hitting percentage to lead the Warriors. Madison Larson and Sidney Paulson added eight kills apiece, and Madison Rizner had seven. Strong defense was the key to the WSU success, and four Warriors had double-digits in digs; Becca Pagel (17), Casey Volkman (17), Bre Maloney (15) and Cori Meyers (12). The Winona State success saw them head into the fourth and final match against host and also-unbeaten Ferris State. The Bulldogs had dispatched Tiffin University (3-0), Saint Leo (3-1) and the University of Missouri - St. Louis (3-0) earlier in the weekend en route to their unbeaten streak. The Warriors needed four sets to claim the 2021 Ferris State Invitational title, and the two teams provided the fans a back and forth affair. The two teams traded the first two sets, but Winona State pulled away in the third, outlasting a Ferris State rally to earn a 25-22 win. The fourth set finished 25-20 Warriors and completed the unbeaten tournament run. Individually against Ferris State, Sidney Paulson pounded the Bulldogs, racking up 23 kills, while also collecting three blocks and a pair of aces. Becca Pagel had 45 digs to lead her team. Bre Maloney handed out 41 helpers, while Megan Flom (15 kills / 4 blocks) and Madison Larson (7 kills) also featured strongly in the Winona State attack. In the end, Winona State extended their streak to four wins to start the 2021 campaign. The strong opening weekend marks the second successive season Winona State opened with a unbeaten tournament run, having gone 4-0 in 2019 at the University of Illinois - Springfield Invitational.
The Winona State University volleyball team kicked off their second weekend tournament of 2021 right where they left off - winning. The Warriors swept Ashland University 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-18) and Northern Michigan University 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-20), at the UIndy Invitational in Indianapolis on Friday, moving to 6-0 on season so far. With the wins, WSU advanced out of pod play as the top seed. Against Ashland, Bre Maloney dished out 41 assists on the day, the majority of which went to Megan Flom (15 kills), Madison Larson (9 kills) and Lydia Lange (7 kills). Kaleigh Beehler led the team with blocks (4), while Becca Pagel had ten digs and a pair of aces. The win in three sets saw the Warriors register a .320 hitting percentage against the Eagles. The second contest of the day brought a new opponent but the same result, with WSU out-dueling the Wildcats in all phases of the game. Cori Meyers contributed nine kills against NMU, as did Megan Flom. Flom also featured in five blocks, while Bre Maloney had 23 assists and Kami Knutson chipped in six helpers. As a team, WSU had three aces and forced NMU into a .152 team hitting mark. On day two, Winona State's 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-18) win over Missouri S & T was highlighted by Megan Flom, as the senior patrolled the net in non-stop fashion, picking up nine blocks in the match, a season-high so far. Flom also led WSU in kills (11), while Madison Larson and Sidney Paulson had seven apiece. Becca Pagel had 11 digs and Bre Maloney racked up 32 assists as the Warriors routed the Miners. Winona State racked up 13 blocks as a team, compared to just four by Missouri S & T, to win the defensive side of the net on the day. In the Warrior's fourth and final victory of the UIndy Invitational, WSU wore out the home team, 3-1 (20-25, 25-16, 2516, 25-18). Although WSU dropped its first set of the tournament to begin the match, they quickly rebounded and took control the rest of the way. Bre Maloney had an amazing match, producing 47 assists and collecting 11 digs, along with four kills. Megan Flom had 23 kills in the four sets, hitting an impressive .476. Madison Larson finished with nine kills and Madison Rizner had eight as well. Becca Pagel produced 24 digs to lead the team in that category, and Casey Volkmann contributed ten. For Winona State, the 8-0 early-season winning streak is one of the best starts to a Warrior season in the Joe Getzin era; WSU went 8-0 to open 2019 and 9-0 to start 2016. The current WSU high-water mark for consecutive wins to start a season is 12, set in 1987.
Led by Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Preseason Player of the Year Megan Flom, the Winona State University volleyball team looks set to turn some heads during the 2021 season. The Warriors garnered 169 points overall, including one first-place vote, finishing in a tie with Wayne State College for fifth place in the 2021 NSIC Preseason poll. According to head coaches around the league, the ultra-competitive NSIC volleyball season will likely be paced by 14-time regular season champion Concordia-St. Paul, as the Golden Bears accrued 11 of the 16 available first place nods. The Winona State 2021 campaign will provide the opportunity to showcase work accomplished in an extended off-season, and will look to build on their impressive 2019 season in which WSU and head coach Joe Getzin went 21-8 overall and 13-7 in NSIC play. Flom, a fifth-year senior from Kenyon-Wanamingo, Minn., earned 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American honors earlier this summer, another award in a long list of accolades received by the 6'-2" outside hitter. In 2019, Flom set a program record with a .391 hitting percentage, the eighth-best mark nationally. She also led the Warriors with 358 kills. A veteran cast joins Flom in 2021, with fifth-year setter Bre Maloney likely tasked with running the Warrior offense. Maloney, a 2019 All-NSIC Second Team pick, was fifth overall in the NSIC in assists that year, racking up 10.74 helpers per match. Becca Pagel was also top-10 in the NSIC in digs, registering 465 in 106 sets played, good for a 4.39 avg. per set. Additionally, Madison Rizner joined Flom in the 2019 NSIC Top-20 list for hitting percentage, as the Richfield Center, Wis. senior turned in a .299 hitting percentage, the 16th-best mark in the league. The two-sport standout also earned NSIC mentions in track and field this past spring. On the sideline, veteran head coach Joe Getzin enters his seventh season with the Warriors and his 23rd season overall as a collegiate head coach. Joining Getzin on the sideline are Kristine Pelky, a former standout at the University of Sioux Falls and former Upper Iowa setter Malissa LeClaire.
2021 NSIC Volleyball Preseason Poll Overall Points
1. Concordia-St. Paul (11) 2. Minnesota Duluth 3. St. Cloud State (3) 4. Northern State (1)
217 194 192 174
5. Winona State (1) 27
169
Wayne State 7. Southwest Minn. State 8. Augustana 9. Minnesota State Upper Iowa 11. Sioux Falls 12. MSU Moorhead 13. Bemidji State 14. Minnesota Crookston 15. Minot State 16. UMary
169 147 137 109 109 82 69 60 40 32 20
Seasons as Head Coach: 23 Seasons at Winona State: 7th season
Joe Getzin
Record at Winona State: 113-54 (.676) Hometown: Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Career Totals Year
School
1996 Embry-Riddle 1997 Embry-Riddle 1998 Embry-Riddle 1999 Portland 2002 Ole Miss 2003 Ole Miss 2004 Ole Miss 2005 Ole Miss 2006 Ole Miss 2007 Ole Miss 2008 Ole Miss 2009 Ole Miss 2010 Ole Miss 2011 Ole Miss 2012 Ole Miss 2013 Ole Miss 2014 Winona State 2015 Winona State 2016 Winona State 2017 Winona State 2018 Winona State 2019 Winona State Overall Winona State NSIC
W-L
10-10 10-11 11-11 4-28 11-17 7-24 10-18 7-22 19-13 25-8 14-15 10-20 19-11 11-17 12-17 14-17 19-8 20-10 27-6 21-8 13-15 21-8 315-315 113-54 80-40
College: George Williams College, 1986 (B.S. Physical Education)
Joe Getzin is entering his seventh season as the Winona State university volleyball head coach, and his 23rd season overall. The 2019 Winona State campaign saw Getzin lead his team to a 21-8 overall record and a 13-7 mark in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NISC) action. The Warriors advanced to the 2019 NSIC Tournament, eventually falling to Concordia - St. Paul, the eventual tournament champion. Following the 2019 season, Getzin saw Warrior standout Megan Flom earn American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American honors, one of just three WSU volleyball players ever named to the AVCA All-American list while compete in the NCAA ranks. Flom was also named to the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-American team in volleyball, the first CoSIDA volleyball honoree in WSU history. In 2018, Getzin notched his 100th win at Winona State, becoming the fastest coach in program history to reach the milestone. The Warriors finished 13-15 (10-10 NSIC) with a young roster that notched three conference wins over teams ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA Top 25. It marked the fifth straight season under Getzin that WSU went at least .500 in the ultra-competitive NSIC – a feat that had not been accomplished in more than two consecutive years prior to his arrival. The Warriors posted their third-straight 20-win season in 2017, an accomplishment that had only been achieved over one over span in program history (1986-88). Winona State went 21-8 (15-5 NSIC) with an undefeated regular season road record. Despite being ranked within the AVCA Top 25 all year, the Warriors' hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season was denied as Winona State fell just outside the regional bubble. Seniors McKenna Larsen and Danielle Rampart each earned AVCA All-American honorable mention nods. The 2016 campaign was historic for Winona State as the Warriors reached the NCAA Division II Regional for the first time in program history. WSU went 27-6 overall (the most wins since 1990) and 16-4 in the highly-competitive NSIC. Junior setter McKenna Larsen became the team's first-ever NCAA DII All-American, earning honorable mention recognition from the AVCA. In his second year the Warriors continued to show improvement, reaching the NSIC Championship game. The team won 20 matches in 2015, a feat which had not been accomplished since 1993, and were ranked 22nd in the final AVCA Poll. During the season the Warriors had four wins over top-ten ranked opponents on the year. Upon completing his first season, Getzin helped lead the Warriors to one of their most successful years in program history. The Warriors finished 2014 with a 19-8 record and a 14-6 record in NSIC play, finishing fifth in the conference. Getzin's .703 win percentage in his first season at WSU marks the second-best single season win percentage in program history since LaVonne Fiereck led WSU to a 28-10 (.737) record in 1990. Getzin also helped mold outside hitter Danielle Rampart into a great player in her first year in the program, helping her earn all-NSIC First Team accolades as well as earn AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year honors. As a program, the Warriors have performed just as remarkably in the classroom under Getzin, having earned the AVCA Team Academic Award each year he has been head coach.
Megan Flom: NSIC Preseason Player of the Year
Winona State started their 2021 campaign having already turned some heads around the NSIC. League coaches voted Megan Flom, a senior from Kenyan-Wanamingo, Minn. the NSIC Preseason Player of the Year. In 2019, Flom set a program record with a .391 hitting percentage, which ranked eighth nationally. In conference play, Flom ranked third in NSIC hitting percentage (.443) and ninth in kills/set (3.81). Flom also led the Warriors in kills (358), was second in blocks (77), solo blocks (21), and block assists (56), and was third on the team in serving aces (20).
Flom earns 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American honors
Winona State volleyball standout Megan Flom has been named to the 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II volleyball team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The senior from Kenyon, Minn., earned third team All-America honors with a 3.94 GPA as an Elementary Education major. Flom became the first Winona State volleyball CoSIDA Academic-All-America selection since Lauren Brown earned the award in 2009.
Becca Pagel, Megan Flom earn NSIC weekly awards Week 1: NSIC Defensive Player of the Week: Becca Pagel
Pagel produced an impressive defensive display across the opening weekend, leading her team in all defensive categories, including tying a WSU team record for digs in a contest (48), against Ferris State in the Winona State fourth and final win at the Ferris State Invitational. NSIC Offensive Player of the Week: Megan Flom
Flom featured prominently in the WSU attack in all four matches, and saved her best for last in battling the Bulldogs, racking up .467 hitting percentage and 15 kills in the match. Earlier in the day, Flom had 16 kills against #13 Hillsdale College. Flom hit double-digit kill marks in all three matches over the weekend. Week 2: NSIC Offensive Player of the Week: Megan Flom
Flom racked up 58 kills over four matches, including a tournament high 23 in four sets against the host Greyhounds. She averaged an eye-popping hitting percentage of .480 across 13 sets of action and delivered an .529 hitting mark in the tournament championship against host UIndy.
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Dr. Scott R. Olson was appointed the 15th president of Winona State University on May 16, 2012. Prior to joining Winona State, Dr. Olson served as Provost, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, and Professor of Communication Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato. During his time at Minnesota State Mankato, it saw significant growth in enrollment, diversity, innovation, industry partnerships, international programs, system collaboration, and applied research. He served as Dean of the College of Communication, Information, and Media at Ball State University and as a faculty member at Central Connecticut State University. He also served for one year as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. He has published two books, 30 book chapters, and 22 journal articles in publications in the United States, Canada, China, Korea, Poland, Russia, and India. He has delivered over 100 papers at conferences in Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Korea, Poland, Taiwan, and the United States. Through a $20 million gift from the Lilly Endowment he was able to create the Global Media Network (which won a national award from the American Council on Education) and the Center for Media Design. Olson has served on 21 different international, national, and local boards, including current service on the Great River Shakespeare Festival Board of Directors, the Higher Learning Commission Institutional Actions Council, the Winona State University Foundation Board, and as Chair of the Executive Alliance of HealthForce Minnesota. He won an Emmy Award and a Cine Golden Eagle Award in 2004 as Executive Producer of a documentary film about digital learning. His Ph.D. is from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He grew up in suburban Minneapolis.
Eric Schoh started with the Warriors on June 11, 2012. He has almost three decades of athletics experience in Division II, 17 as an athletic director in the NSIC, and is in his tenth year as the director of athletics at Winona State. During his time as an AD, Schoh has served on the Division II Management Council from 2016-2020, serving as Vice Chair of the Council in 2018. Also during that time, he served on the DII Identity Subcommittee, and acted as chairperson in 2019. Other NCAA committee involvement included Championships Committee, Planning and Finance, DII Administrative Committee, DII Membership Committee, and the DII Committee for Legislative Relief. Schoh is the Past President of the Division II Athletic Directors Association and previously served on the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics’ (NACDA) executive committee. He currently serves on the DII Nominating Committee and Women’s Basketball Central Region Advisory Committee. Previously, he served on numerous sport committees, most recently the Central Region Softball Committee. He served on the DII Men's Basketball National Committee from 2010-2014, serving as the national chairperson the final two years. Schoh served on NACDA's Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Committee for several years, and stays involved with the D2ADA through its Mentoring Program, serving both as a mentor and faculty presenter over the past 11 years. Schoh was the recipient of the Under Armor Athletics Director of the Year award in 2015. With a strong commitment to the student athlete experience, Warrior student athletes have continued to excel in the classroom and give back to the Winona area through community service. During spring 2021, the average student athlete term GPA was 3.43 (compared to 3.28 for the general student body) and the second highest on record. The average student athlete cumulative GPA through spring 2021 was 3.37 (compared to 3.22 for the general student body). There were 101 Warriors with perfect 4.0 GPAs in spring 2021, with 196 making the Dean’s List. The latest NCAA Federal Graduation Rate for the Warriors is 78%, which ranks first in the NSIC and 22nd out of 316 institutions in Division II. During the pandemic, the community service hours for the Warriors decreased dramatically. However, normally the Warriors log more than 3,000 hours of community service each academic year. Over the past nine years, Warrior Athletic facilities have seen many improvements, including a complete renovation of McCown Gymnasium; installation of new turf and state-of-the-art video board at Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium; construction of a new gymnastics practice facility and locker room; an indoor training facility for men’s and women’s golf; new batting cages and practice mounds at softball; new infield, mound and scoreboard at baseball; complete renovation of Talbot Gymnasium, including a multi-purpose synthetic floor; remodeled W Room for home volleyball and basketball games; and the installation of a film room for all teams. A comprehensive facility master plan for Warrior Athletics was completed in 2017 and the department continues to make strides toward completing the facilities outlined in the master plan. In the field of play, the Warriors continue to be known as a conference, regional and national contender, winning numerous regular season and conference championships over the past nine years. Several teams have advanced to NCAA post season play during Schoh’s tenure as well, including football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer, cross country, track and field, softball, gymnastics, men’s golf, and women’s golf. WSU hosted a football playoff game in 2017 and women’s softball regionals in 2014 and 2017. Schoh served as athletic director at Wayne State College from 2004-12. At Wayne State, Schoh helped build Wildcat Athletics into a consistent presence on both the regional and national level. Wayne State won 13 NSIC regular season championships and six more conference tournament titles. The WSC women’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2012 and ended the season ranked fourth in the nation. More than 20 teams advanced to NCAA Tournament play under Schoh’s leadership. A native of La Crescent, Minn., Schoh holds both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Iowa State University. Schoh also has worked as the Associate Athletic Director for Development at California State University, Bakersfield (2002-04); the Associate Athletic Director at the University of South Dakota (1999-2002); and as an Assistant Athletic Director at Montana State University, Billings (1995-97). Schoh and his wife Stephanie have three children and one grandson: Paige (31) and River (5), Eric (26) and Tyler (25).