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SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL 2016 Volleyball Contact: Chris Paige christopher.paige@my.smsu.edu (o) 507-537-6439 @smsumustangs WEEK 2: Colorado Premier Challenge Friday, September 9-10 Denver, Colorado Auraria Event Center/ Regis Fieldhouse No. 5 SMSU vs Colorado Premier Opponents Record: 3-1 NSIC: 0-0 Head coach: Terry Culhane WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS Record: 2-2 GSC: 0-0 Head coach: Melissa Wolter No. 18 Colorado School of Mines Orediggers Record: 4-0 RMAC: 0-0 Head coach: Jamie Skadeland THE FIRST SERVE The No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball team will look to build on a strong start when they travel to Denver, Colo. to compete in the Colorado Premier Challenge on Sept.9-10. They will meet West Florida in the first match on Friday at 1 p.m. followed by a match against No. 18 Colorado School of Mines at 8 p.m. The Mustangs opened the 2016 season going 3-1 last weekend in Romeoville, Ill. in the Lewis University (Ill.) invite. Southwest Minnesota State s wins came over Michigan Tech, No. 19 Palm Beach Atlantic, and Wisconsin-Parkside. The Mustangs only loss came in the first match of day two, losing 3-1 to No. 8 Lewis (Ill.). Taylor Reiss was named to the Lewis Invite s All-tournament selections. OPPONENTS AT A GLANCE West Florida West Florida, members of the Gulf South Conference, started its season 2-2 at the Hampton Inn-vitational in Pensacola, Fla. The Argonauts posted wins over Findlay (Ohio) and Carson Newman (Tenn.) but lost two matches over the weekend to No. 6 Central Missouri and No. 2 Wheeling Jesuit (Neb.). The Argonauts began the year ranked 23rd in the AVCA preseason coaches poll. The preseason favorites to win the GSC, West Florida s 2016 roster includes 14 returning letterwinners from a 2015 team that finished 28-7 (19-1). Colorado School of Mines The No. 18 Colorado School of Mines Orediggers travel to the Colorado Premier with a 4-0 record to start the season. The Orediggers opened their 2016 season by hosting the Orediggers Volleyball Classic in Golden, Colo. Sept. 2-3. The Orediggers swept their first three matches against St. Cloud State, Dallas Baptist, and Edinboro (Pa.) and closed out the weekend with a 3-2 victory over Cal State L.A. Colorado School of Mines began the year ranked 25th in the preseason AVCA coaches poll. SERIES HISTORY West Florida Southwest Minnesota State will meet the West Florida Argonauts for the fifth time in history and for the second consecutive season. SMSU owns a 3-1 advantage in the previous matches which have all been played on neutral sites in the month of September with the first three matches coming in the Colorado Premier. SMSU was swept in the first meeting back in 2009 but has won each match since including a 3-2 (19-25, 25-16, 22-25, 25-21, 15-10) victory last season in the Hampton Inn-vitational. Colorado School of Mines Southwest Minnesota State will face No. 18 Colorado School of Mines for just the third time all-time meeting. SMSU currently holds a 2-0 advantage after winning both matches, both of which were played during the 2010 season. SMSU swept the first match before winning the postseason rematch in five sets. The last meeting was played in Marshall in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Central Regional with the Mustangs winning 21-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-12, 15-9. NATIONAL NEWS SMSU is currently ranked fifth in the most recent AVCA poll. The Mustangs have now been ranked in the Top-25 for 135 consecutive polls dating back to Sept. 5, 2006 and have been ranked in the Top-10 for 39 consecutive polls. For Immediate Release: Sept. 7, 2016 F O L L O W T H E M U S TA N G S TWITTER @SMSUMustangs 2016 SCHEDULE (3-1, 0-0 NSIC) Lewis Invitational 9/2 Michigan Tech W 3-1 9/2 Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) W 3-1 9/3 Lewis (Ill.) L 1-3 9/3 Wisconsin-Parkside W 3-0 Colorado Premier Challenge 9/9 Colorado School of Mines 1 p.m. 9/9 West Florida 8 p.m. 9/10 TBA TBA 9/10 TBA TBA 9/15 Augustana* 7 p.m. 9/17 Wayne State* 2 p.m. 9/20 Sioux Falls* 7 p.m. 9/23 U-Mary* 7 p.m. 9/24 Minot State* 3 p.m. 9/30 Northern State* 7 p.m. 10/1 MSU Moorhead* 3 p.m. 10/7 Upper Iowa* 7 p.m. 10/8 Winona State* 3 p.m. 10/14 Concordia-St. Paul* 7 p.m. 10/15 Minnesota State* 4 p.m. 10/18 Sioux Falls* 7 p.m. 10/21 Bemidji State* 7 p.m. 10/22 Minnesota Crookston* 3 p.m. 10/28 St. Cloud State* 7 p.m. 10/29 Minnesota Duluth* 4 p.m. 11/4 Northern State* 7 p.m. 11/5 MSU Moorhead* TBA 11/11 U-Mary* 7 p.m. 11/12 Minot State* 4 p.m. NSIC Tournament 11/17 NSIC Quarterfinals 7 p.m. 11/20 NSIC Semifinals TBA 11/21 NSIC Championship TBA NCAA Tournament 12/3-5 TBA TBA FACEBOOK SMSUMustangs INSTAGRAM @SMSUMustangs YouTube SMSUAthletics SMSUMUSTANGS.com Free video and live stats Post-match recaps a nd highlights Game-day information, photos & more 1

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Marshall, Minn. Population 13,483 Founded 1963 Enrollment 3,200 Nickname Mustangs Colors Gold/Brown ConferenceNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Director of Athletics Chris Hmielewski SMSU COACHING STAFF Head Coach Terry Culhane (13th year) Alma Mater SMSU (1978) Career Record 315-88 SMSU Record 315-88 Assistant Coach Tyler Boddy (5th year) Assistant Coach Devin Diedrich (2nd year) Assistant Coach Paul Soupir (13th year) Assistant Coach Mike Dalager (14th year) 2015 TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Overall Record 26-6 2015 Northern Sun Record 17-3 2015 Northern Sun Finish 2nd Final AVCA Ranking 8th FACILITY INFORMATION Arena PE Gym Capacity 2,000 Overall Record 295-149 (.664) PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Volleyball 1971 All-Time Record 894-654-12 All-Time Conference Record 357-173 NCAA Tournament Appearances 12 NCAA Finals 1 NCAA Region Finals 2 Conference Titles 3 AVCA All-America Certificates 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 3 Weeks Ranked in the AVCA Poll 135 Weeks Ranked in the Top 10 of the AVCA Poll 39 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brooke Borchardt Bor-cart Kaylee Burmeister Burr-my-stir Amber Demenge Da-men-gee Eisha Oden E-sha Greta Geist Guy-st Cassie Kunshier Kun-sher Ellie Senica Sen-NICK-a Madi Strodtman Strot-man Jessica Thelemann Thel-man Jenna Walczak Wal-zak 2016 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School (Previous School) 1 Taylor Reiss OH 5-10 So. Tauton, Minn./ Minneota 2 Cassie Kunshier L 5-2 Fr. North Branch, Minn./ North Branch 3 Jenna Walczak OH 6-0 Fr. Wadsorth, Ill./ Warren Township 4 Greta Geist L 5-6 Jr. Burnsville, Minn./ Burnsville 5 Sarah Parker MB 6-0 Sr. Edwardsville, Ill./ Edwardsville 6 Megan Larson S 5-9 Jr. Minneota, Minn./ Minneota 7 Eisha Oden MB 5-11 Jr. Marshalltown, Iowa/ Marshalltown 8 Kaylee Burmeister OH 5-8 So. Lakefield, Minn./ Jackson County Central 9 Brooke Borchardt MB 6-1 Jr. Zimmerman, Minn./ Zimmerman 10 Ellie Senica MB 6-0 So. Oglesby, Ill./ La Salle-Peru Township 11 Amber Messner L 5-8 Fr. Hutchinson, Minn./ Hutchinson 12 Jessica Thelemann OH 5-10 Sr. Le Sueur, Minn./ Le Sueur-Henderson 14 Madi Strodtman S/RS 5-11 Fr. Owatonna, Minn./ Bethlehem Academy 15 Erin Corrigan OH 5-10 Fr. Hutchinson, Minn./ Hutchinson 17 Amber Demenge L 5-6 So. Maple Grove, Minn./ Maple Grove 18 Angela Young OH 6-1 Fr. Conde, S.D./ Clark HEAD COACH Terry Culhane is in his 13th season at the helm of the Mustang volleyball team. During his tenure Culhane has transformed SMSU into a premier volleyball program becoming the winningest head coach in program history in both total wins and winning percentage. He has accumulated an overall record of 315-88 (.782), including a 182-42 record in conference matches. Culhane has led SMSU to 12-consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, including seven appearances in the region semifinals and two region championship appearances along with the program s first ever national championship appearance in 2014. AGAINST THE NATION S BEST SMSU enter the weekend with a 1-1 record against nationally ranked opponents after beating No. 3 Palm Beach Atlantic and losing to No. 18 Lewis (Ill.) in the Lewis Invite. The Mustangs will face at least one more Top-25 team this week as they prepare to face No. 18 Colorado School of Mines who jumped six spots in this week s AVCA coaches poll. SMSU finished 2015 with a 9-6 record against nationally ranked opponents. THE COLORADO PREMIER CHALLENGE The Colorado Premier is an annual invite only tournament for Division II volleyball programs that is hosted by Metropolitan State University of Denver and Regis University (Colo.). The tournament will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016. The 12-team, two-day tournament is structured with four pools of three teams each. Day one consists of strictly pool play while matchups for day two are divided into bronze, silver, and gold brackets. Final round matchups may be switched to aviod conference intra-conference pairings. SMSU IN THE COLORADO PREMIER Southwest Minnesota State will be making the trip to Denver for the Colorado Premier Challenge for the eighth time since the tournament s inception and for the fourth consecutive season. The Mustangs are 20-8 all-time in the Colorado Premier. Three SMSU players, Abbey Thissen, Megan Larson, and Eisha Oden, were named to the 2015 Colorado Premier All-Tournament Team. The Mustangs have had 14 players recieve All-Tournament selections in their history at the Colorado Premier. Southwest Minnesota State s best team finish at the Colorado Premier came back in 2014 when they were named cochampions after a 4-way split was required between SMSU, Concordia, Tampa, and Minnesota Duluth. SMSU has also finished 3rd on two occasions as well as finishing runner-up twice. NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sophomore, Taylor Reiss was the first SMSU player of the year to earn Player of the Week after she was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. Reiss played all 15 sets for the Mustangs recording a team high 85 kills as well as 33 digs, eight blocks. She finished the weekend with a.343 hitting percentage and a conference leading 6.07 points per set in four matches for the Mustangs. This marks the fist career Offensive Player of the Week for Reiss after she earned the conference s Defensive Player of the Week recognition twice in 2015. 2

TERRY CULHANE Terry Culhane is now in his 13th season as head coach at Southwest Minnesota State in 2016. A native of Marshall and a graduate of Southwest Minnesota State University, Culhane has cemented his status as an icon on the Minnesota volleyball scene with his success at both the prep and collegiate levels. Culhane became the winningest coach in SMSU history in 2015 taking over as the program s all-time leader in wins (315) and winning percentage (.782). During his first 12 seasons as head coach, Culhane directed the Mustangs to an overall record of 312-87 (.779), including 182-42 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches. While at SMSU, his teams have never failed to reach the NCAA Tournament racking up 12 consecutive NCAA appearances. SMSU has made eight appearances in the NCAA region semifinals, one region runnerup, one region championship and one national runner-up. After enjoying unparalleled success coaching high school volleyball for 22 seasons, Culhane returned to his alma mater on Jan. 22, 2004, when he was named the fourth head coach in the SMSU volleyball program s history. During Culhane s tenure, the Mustangs have claimed one NSIC regular season championship, one NSIC tournament championship, have placed second six times in the NSIC standings and have played in two NSIC tournament championship matches. Culhane, who has been named NSIC Coach of the Year three times, has coached 10 NCAA II All- American players, 16 first team all-region selections, five AVCA Region Freshmen of the Year, two NSIC Players of the Year, five NSIC Freshman of the Year, 26 first team all-conference honorees, three CoSIDA Academic All- Americans and one NCAA Freshman of the Year. Year School Record 2004 SMSU 22-10 2005 SMSU 26-8 2006 SMSU 27-9 2007 SMSU 26-8 2008 SMSU 28-6 2009 SMSU 25-8 2010 SMSU 27-4 2011 SMSU 25-7 2012 SMSU 30-3 2013 SMSU 24-8 2014 SMSU 26-10 2015 SMSU 26-6 Total 12 years 312-87 (.782) RECORD SETTING REISS Sophomore, Taylor Reiss, set the Southwest Minnesota State record for kills (35) in 4 sets falling just three shy of the single-match record. Her performance broke a record that had stood 26 years and was set by Beth Elliot versus Winona State back in October of 1990. Her 79 total attacks were the fourth most attempts in the program s history for four sets and tied for eighth in all matches. TOUGH COMPETITION Southwest Minnesota State face another tough schedule in the 2016 as five schools from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate conference made it into the AVCA preseason Top-25 poll while three of those schools made it into the Top-10 including top ranked Concordia-St. Paul. Four of the Mustangs six scheduled non-conference opponents appeared in the AVCA preseason Top-25 including 2015 national runners-up, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla). 2016 NSIC Standings Team Overall Streak Winona State 5-0 W5 Augustana 4-0 W4 Concordia-St. Paul 4-0 W4 Minnesota State Mankato 4-0 W4 Minnesota Duluth 4-0 W4 Wayne State 4-0 W4 U-Mary 4-1 W2 MSU Moorhead 3-1 W1 Minot State 3-1 W2 Northern State 3-1 W1 Southwest Minnesota State 3-1 W1 Minnesota Crookston 2-2 W1 Sioux Falls 2-2 W2 Upper Iowa 2-2 W1 Bemidji State 2-2 L1 St. Cloud State 1-3 L1 AVCA TOP-25 POLL (as of Sept. 5, 2016) No. School (First-place votes) Previous 1 Concordia- St. Paul (39) 1 2 Wheeling Jesuit (Neb.) (9) 2 3 Wayne State (Neb.) 6 4 Minnesota Duluth 10 5 Southwest Minnesota State 4 6 Central Missouri 9 7 Nebraska-Kearney 13 8 Lewis (Ill.) 18 9 Central Oklahoma 12 10 Washburn 16 11 Northern State 17 12 Alaska-Anchorage 14 13 Winona State 21 14 Western Washington 5 15 Cal State San Bernardino 20 16 Tampa 7 17 Ferris State 8 18 Colorado School of Mines 25 T-19 Angelo State 22 T-19 Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 3 21 Arkansas-Fort Smith 19 22 Augustana (SD) NR 23 Florida Southern 15 24 Rockhurst 11 25 California Baptist NR Others Receiving Votes & listed on two or more ballots: Sonoma State 99; West Florida 85; Metro State 71; Minnesota State 53; Ashland 27; Chaminade 22; Findlay 17; Saint Leo 15; Gannon 12; North Alabama 11; Dixie State-Utah 8; NW Nazarene 8 Next Poll: September 12 2016 NSIC PRESEASON POLL Team Points 1 Concordia-St. Paul (13) 219 2 Southwest Minnesota State (1) 194 3 Minnesota Duluth 185 4 Winona State 174 5 Wayne State (2) 171 6 Augustana 169 7 Northern State 148 8 Minnesota State 137 9 Sioux Falls 105 10 MSU Moorhead 101 11 Upper Iowa 73 T-12 U-Mary 65 T-12 St. Cloud State 65 14 Minnesota Crookston 60 15 Minot State 29 16 Bemidji State 25 3

SMSU VS OPPONENTS All matches Overall record: 3-1 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 3-0 Team Statistics SMSU OPP ATTACK Kills 225 166 Errors 61 82 Total Attacks 549 525 Attack Pct.299.160 Kills/Set 15.0 11.1 SET Assists 213 152 Assists/Set 14.2 10.1 SERVE Aces 25 13 Errors 53 25 Aces/Set 1.7 0.9 SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors 13 25 Errors/Set 0.9 1.7 DEFENSE Digs 245 229 Digs/Set 16.3 15.3 BLOCKING Block Solo 8 7 Block Assist 38 30 Total Blocks 27.0 22.0 Blocks/Set 1.8 1.5 Block Errors 3 6 Ball handling errors 6 4 ATTENDANCE Total 0 315 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/315 Neutral site #/Avg 3/118 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 0 - Match wins by #sets 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Southwest Minnesota 0 0 1 2 0 3 Opponents 0 0 0 1 0 1 Sets won by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Southwest Minnesota 4 1 3 2 0 10 Opponents 0 3 1 1 0 5 Points by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Southwest Minnesota 100 98 97 69 0 364 Opponents 61 98 84 58 0 301 5

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 3-1 0-0 0-1 3-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-1 0-0 0-1 3-0 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Reiss, Taylor 15 85 5.67 16 201.343 7 0.47 1 6 0.07 3 33 2.20 2 6 8 0.53 0 0-7 Oden, Eisha 15 50 3.33 10 96.417 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 6 0.40 2 10 12 0.80 1 0-5 Parker, Sarah 15 36 2.40 9 86.314 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.13 2 8 10 0.67 1 0-8 Burmeister, Kaylee 15 31 2.07 13 97.186 6 0.40 7 15 0.47 4 38 2.53 0 2 2 0.13 0 0-6 Larson, Megan 15 8 0.53 2 24.250 194 12.93 11 8 0.73 0 40 2.67 0 5 5 0.33 0 4-9 Borchardt, Brooke 12 7 0.58 3 18.222 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.25 2 4 6 0.50 0 0-3 Walczak, Jenna 10 6 0.60 6 21.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.10 0 2 2 0.20 1 1-15 Corrigan, Erin 14 1 0.07 1 4.000 1 0.07 0 10 0.00 2 40 2.86 0 0 0 0.00 0 0-10 Senica, Ellie 1 1 1.00 0 1 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 1 1.00 0 0-12 Thelemann, Jessica 2 0 0.00 0 0.000 1 0.50 0 1 0.00 1 3 1.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 0-2 Kunshier, Cassie 15 0 0.00 0 0.000 1 0.07 3 6 0.20 0 10 0.67 0 0 0 0.00 0 0-11 Messner, Amber 15 0 0.00 1 1-1.000 3 0.20 3 7 0.20 1 69 4.60 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 - TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - SOUTHWEST MINNES 15 225 15.00 61 549.299 213 14.20 25 53 1.67 13 245 16.33 8 38 27.0 1.80 3 6 - Opponents 15 166 11.07 82 525.160 152 10.13 13 25 0.87 25 229 15.27 7 30 22.0 1.47 6 4 - Team Statistics SMSU OPP ATTACK K ills 225 166 Errors 61 82 Total Attacks 549 525 Attack Pct.299.160 K ills / Se t 15.0 11.1 SET A s s is t s 213 152 A s s is t s / Se t 14.2 10.1 SERVE A c e s 25 13 Errors 53 25 Ac e s/ Set 1.7 0.9 SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors 13 25 Errors/Set 0.9 1.7 DEFENSE Digs 245 229 Digs/Set 16.3 15.3 BLOCKING Block Solo 8 7 Block Assist 38 30 Total Blocks 27.0 22.0 B lo ck s/ Se t 1.8 1.5 Block Errors 3 6 Ball handling errors 6 4 ATTENDANCE To ta l 0 315 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/315 Neutral site #/Avg 3/118 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.!Sep 02 vs Michigan Tech W 3-1 25-11,25-27,25-22,25-15 61 Sep 02 vs #3 Palm Beach Atlantic W 3-1 25-19,23-25,25-16,25-18 210!Sep 03 at #18 Lewis L 1-3 25-22,25-27,22-25,19-25 315 Sep 03 vs UW-Parkside W 3-0 25-9,25-19,25-21 84! Lewis University Invite Record in 3-set matches: 1-0 Record in 4-set matches: 2-1 Record in 5-set matches: 0-0 6

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY LEADERS # ATTACK (by K) S K K/S E TA Pct 1 Reiss, Taylor 15 85 5.67 16 201.343 7 Oden, Eisha 15 50 3.33 10 96.417 5 Parker, Sarah 15 36 2.40 9 86.314 8 Burmeister, Kaylee 15 31 2.07 13 97.186 6 Larson, Megan 15 8 0.53 2 24.250 9 Borchardt, Brooke 12 7 0.58 3 18.222 3 Walczak, Jenna 10 6 0.60 6 21.000 15 Corrigan, Erin 14 1 0.07 1 4.000 10 Senica, Ellie 1 1 1.00 0 1 1.000 11 Messner, Amber 15 0 0.00 1 1-1.000 # SET (by A) S A A/S TA Pct 6 Larson, Megan 15 194 12.93 - - 1 Reiss, Taylor 15 7 0.47 - - 8 Burmeister, Kaylee 15 6 0.40 - - 11 Messner, Amber 15 3 0.20 - - 12 Thelemann, Jessica 2 1 0.50 - - 2 Kunshier, Cassie 15 1 0.07 - - 15 Corrigan, Erin 14 1 0.07 - - 9 Borchardt, Brooke 12 0 0.00 - - 5 Parker, Sarah 15 0 0.00 - - # BLOCK (by Total) S BS BA Total Blk/S 7 Oden, Eisha 15 2 10 12.0 0.80 5 Parker, Sarah 15 2 8 10.0 0.67 1 Reiss, Taylor 15 2 6 8.0 0.53 9 Borchardt, Brooke 12 2 4 6.0 0.50 6 Larson, Megan 15 0 5 5.0 0.33 8 Burmeister, Kaylee 15 0 2 2.0 0.13 3 Walczak, Jenna 10 0 2 2.0 0.20 10 Senica, Ellie 1 0 1 1.0 1.00 15 Corrigan, Erin 14 0 0 0.0 0.00 # KILL (by K) S K K/S 1 Reiss, Taylor 15 85 5.67 7 Oden, Eisha 15 50 3.33 5 Parker, Sarah 15 36 2.40 8 Burmeister, Kaylee 15 31 2.07 6 Larson, Megan 15 8 0.53 9 Borchardt, Brooke 12 7 0.58 3 Walczak, Jenna 10 6 0.60 15 Corrigan, Erin 14 1 0.07 10 Senica, Ellie 1 1 1.00 11 Messner, Amber 15 0 0.00 # SERVE (by SA) S SA SE SA/S TA Pct 6 Larson, Megan 15 11 8 0.73 - - 8 Burmeister, Kaylee 15 7 15 0.47 - - 2 Kunshier, Cassie 15 3 6 0.20 - - 11 Messner, Amber 15 3 7 0.20 - - 1 Reiss, Taylor 15 1 6 0.07 - - 12 Thelemann, Jessica 2 0 1 0.00 - - 15 Corrigan, Erin 14 0 10 0.00 - - # DEFENSE (by Dig) S Dig Dig/S BHE 11 Messner, Amber 15 69 4.60 1 6 Larson, Megan 15 40 2.67 4 15 Corrigan, Erin 14 40 2.86 0 8 Burmeister, Kaylee 15 38 2.53 0 1 Reiss, Taylor 15 33 2.20 0 2 Kunshier, Cassie 15 10 0.67 0 7 Oden, Eisha 15 6 0.40 0 9 Borchardt, Brooke 12 3 0.25 0 12 Thelemann, Jessica 2 3 1.50 0 5 Parker, Sarah 15 2 0.13 0 3 Walczak, Jenna 10 1 0.10 1 10 Senica, Ellie 1 0 0.00 0 # RECEPT (by TA) S RE RE/S TA Pct 8 Burmeister, Kaylee 15 4 0.27 - - 11 Messner, Amber 15 1 0.07 - - 1 Reiss, Taylor 15 3 0.20 - - 15 Corrigan, Erin 14 2 0.14 - - 5 Parker, Sarah 15 0 0.00 - - TM TEAM - 2 0.13 - - 12 Thelemann, Jessica 2 1 0.50 - - 7 Oden, Eisha 15 0 0.00 - - 7