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DAKOTA STATE

VOLLEYBALL

▪ 27 NAIA ACADEMIC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES ▪ 31 ALL-CONFERENCE ATHLETES

▪ SDIC VOLLEYBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1991, 1994)

OVERALL RECORD: 14-12 HOME: 4-4 AWAY: 5-6 NEUTRAL: 5-2 NORTH STAR: 6-6

Date Opponent Time/Results Aug. 29 at Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) L, 0-3 Sept. 1 vs. Stephens (Mo.) $ W, 3-0 Sept. 1 vs. William Penn (Iowa) $ L, 2-3 Sept. 2 vs. Haskell (Ind.) $ W, 3-0 Sept. 2 vs. Graceland (Iowa) $ W, 3-0 Sept. 8 at College of Saint Mary (Neb.) @ L, 1-3 Sept. 8 vs. St. Mary (Kan.) @ W, 3-1 Sept. 12 (24) BELLEVUE (NEB.)* L, 0-3 Sept. 14 vs. Peru State (Neb.) ^ L, 2-3 Sept. 15 vs. Graceland (Iowa) ^ W, 3-1 Sept. 15 at Clarke (Iowa) ^ L, 0-3 Sept. 21 at Valley City State (N.D.)* L, 2-3 Sept. 22 at Dickinson State (N.D.)* W, 3-1 Sept. 26 DAKOTA WESLEYAN (S.D.) W. 3-1 Sept. 28 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* W, 3-0 Sept. 29 MAYVILLE STATE (N.D.)* W, 3-1 Oct. 3 MOUNT MARTY (S.D.) W, 3-0 Oct. 5 at Waldorf (Iowa)* L, 1-3 Oct. 6 at (4) Viterbo (Wis.)* L, 0-3 Oct. 9 at (20) Bellevue (Neb.)* W, 3-2 Oct. 12 MORNINGSIDE (IOWA) L, 0-3 Oct. 19 at Presentation (S.D.)* W, 3-0 Oct. 20 at Mayville State (N.D.)* W, 3-2 Oct. 24 at Mount Marty (S.D.) W, 3-1 Oct. 26 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D)* L, 1-3 Oct. 27 DICKINSON STATE (N.D.)* L, 1-3 Oct. 30 BRIAR CLIFF (IOWA) 6/7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 WALDORF (IOWA)* 7 p.m. Nov. 3 (7) VITERBO (WIS.)*% 1 p.m. Nov. 9-10 NSAA Conference Tournament TBA Nov. 17 NAIA Volleyball National Tournament Opening Rd. TBA Nov. 27-Dec. 1 NAIA Volleyball National Tournament TBA $ LaQuinta-Kansas Wesleyan Tournament @ College of Saint Mary (Neb.) Triangular // ^ Clarke (Iowa) Tournament %Senior Day // *NSAA conference games All times Central Standard Time

SCHEDULE & RECORD

Briar Cliff (Iowa) @ Trojans

DSU Fieldhouse—Madison, S.D.

Junior Varsity: 6 p.m.

Varsity: 7:30 p.m.

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MADISON, S.D. (Oct. 29, 2018)—The Dakota State University Trojan volleyball team (14-12 overall record, 6-6

North Star record) heads into their final week of regular-season play. The Trojans continue their five-match home

stand Tuesday evening at DSU Fieldhouse, hosting Briar Cliff (Iowa) (11-14 overall record) in a non-conference

clash. There is a junior varsity match at 6 p.m., followed by the varsity match at 7:30 p.m. The DSU volleyball

team will be hosting an ice cream social after the varsity match as part of Faculty/Staff Appreciation night.

Dakota State closes out their North Star Athletic Association conference schedule with a pair of matches this

weekend. The Trojans host Waldorf (Iowa) (6-19 overall record, 3-9 NSAA conference record) on Friday evening

at 7 p.m. DSU welcomes the North Star conference’s leader No. 7-ranked Viterbo (Wis.) (26-5 overall record, 12-

0 NSAA record) on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Dakota State University Trojan volleyball team is hosting the Parents/

Seniors weekend on Friday and Saturday.

Next Up: Dakota State prepares for the upcoming North Star Athletic Association Volleyball Postseason tourna-

ment at the top-seeded team on Nov. 9-10. The pairings for the conference postseason tournament will be

announced after the conclusion of the volleyball matches on Saturday. The top six teams in the NSAA volleyball

conference standings qualify for the postseason tournament, with the winner moving on to the nationals.

▪ Dakota State (S.D.) is currently fourth in the North Star Athletic Association conference standings with a 6-6 record. ▪ The Trojans are seeking for their first win over Briar Cliff (Iowa) since Sept. 16, 2011. ▪ Dakota State is currently on a season-high five-match home stand at DSU Fieldhouse. ▪ Waldorf (Iowa) won the last meeting with DSU in four sets on Oct. 5 in Forest City, Iowa. ▪ Prior to this weekend’s NSAA conference matches, Viterbo (Wis.) has won 52 consecutive North Star conference matches. ▪ The Trojans scored 30 points in the third set in the last meeting with the V-Hawks on Oct. 6 in La Crosse, Wis. DSU was the first team to score 30 points against Viterbo since Oct. 10, 2015 versus Huntington (Ind.). ▪ After DSU’s 3-1 road victory at Mount Marty (S.D.) on Oct. 24, the Trojans recorded their eighth win in the last nine meetings with the Lancers. ▪ The Trojans are seeking to secure a winning record season for the first time since 2015 (20-14 overall record). DSU also had the most wins (14) since 2015. ▪ DSU’s seniors Barbara Briceno and Kaylee Spreier combined for 468 total kills. Another Trojan senior Alwaise Villa and Brice-no both combined for 831 digs this season.

Tuesday, Oct. 30

FACULTY/STAFF APPRECIATION NIGHT

PARENTS/SENIORS WEEKEND Friday, Nov. 2

Waldorf (Iowa) @ Dakota State (S.D.)

DSU Fieldhouse—Madison, S.D.

Varsity: 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3 (7) Viterbo (Wis.) @ Dakota State (S.D.)

DSU Fieldhouse—Madison, S.D.

Varsity: 1 p.m.

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RANK SCHOOL ‘18 RECORD PR 1. Park (Mo.) (17) 22-0 1 2. Grand View (Iowa) (4) 22-0 2 3. Missouri Baptist 26-2 5 4. Columbia (Mo.) 27-2 4 5. Dordt (Iowa) 19-2 8 6. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 22-3 6 7. Viterbo (Wis.) 22-5 4 8. Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 20-3 7 9. Northwestern (Iowa) 19-5 12 10. Southern Oregon 19-2 10 11. The Master’s (Calif.) 22-4 11 12. Midland (Neb.) 18-4 9 13. Eastern Oregon 17-5 13 14. Hastings (Neb.) 14-5 14 15. Vanguard (Calif.) 21-4 15 16. College of Idaho 16-6 16 17. Westmont (Calif.) 18-4 17 18. McPherson (Kan.) 22-1 22 19. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 19-6 19 20. Providence (Mont.) 16-7 24 T21. Trinity Christian (Ill.) 19-6 RV T21. Central Methodist (Mo.) 22-3 21 23. SAGU (Texas) 23-1 25 24. Marian (Ind.) 22-4 RV 25. Ottawa (Kan.) 17-7 RV Dropped Out: No. 18 Saint Francis (Ind.); No. 20 Bellevue (Neb.); No. 23 Montana Tech

Receiving Votes: Corban (Ore.) 111; Jamestown (N.D.) 96; Bellevue (Neb.) 90; Lourdes (Ohio) 67; Reinhardt (Ga.) 37; Indiana Wesleyan 33; Saint Francis (Ind.) 27; Georgetown (Ky.) 13; Indiana-Kokomo 9; Kansas Wesleyan 4; Aquinas (Mich.) 4.

PR—Previous Ranking

NAIA VB TOP 25 (as of 10/16/18) DSU WINS THIRD STRAIGHT MATCH, BEATS MMC

Yankton, S.D. (Oct. 24, 2018)—Dakota State (S.D.)

closed out their road regular-season schedule with a 3-1

victory at in-state rival Mount Marty (S.D.). The Trojans

recorded their eighth win in the last nine meetings with

the Lancers.

Barbara Briceno led DSU’s offense attack with 12 kills

and hit .450 in the match Samantha Zell added 10 kills.

Kaylee Spreier smashed nine kills and hit .500. Anna

Schwint had six kills.

Rachel Johnson produced 18 set assists for Dakota

State. Nicole Sarringar added 17 assists. Alwaise Villa

collected 10 digs for the Trojans. Peyton Groft and Briceno each added eight digs. Kelsey Pearson and Saman-

tha Zell each recorded three block assists.

MMC outhit DSU 45-43 in the match. The Trojans hit .291 with 13 errors in 103 swings. The Lancers committed

20 errors in 123 attempts. MMC had 15 service errors and eight service aces. DSU had 11 errors and three

aces. The Trojans had five teams blocks (10 block assists) compared to the Lancers two team blocks.

NSAA VOLLEYALL STANDINGS (Through Week 11)

School NSAA Percent% Overall Percent% Home Away Neutral Streak

(7) Viterbo (Wis.) 12-0 1.000 26-5 .839 13-1 7-3 6-1 Won 5

(RV) Bellevue (Neb.) 10-2 .833 22-8 .733 10-2 7-2 5-4 Won 6

Valley City State (N.D.) 7-5 .583 14-12 .538 3-3 7-4 4-5 Lost 1

Dakota State (S.D.) 6-6 .500 14-12 .538 4-4 5-6 5-2 Lost 2

Dickinson State (N.D.) 4-8 .333 6-21 .222 2-6 3-6 1-8 Won 1

Presentation (S.D.) 3-9 .250 11-16 .407 3-7 4-6 4-3 Lost 1

Waldorf (Iowa) 3-9 .250 6-19 .240 5-6 1-6 0-7 Won 1

Mayville State (N.D.) 3-9 .250 17-15 .531 5-4 2-6 10-4 Lost 4

THE LAST TIME...

DSU AS A TEAM AN INDIVIDUAL TROJAN

Won a match 3-0 Had 20-or more kills at Presentation (S.D.), 10/19/18 23, Maddie Polzin at Mayville State (N.D.), 10/20/18 Won a match 3-1 Had 30-or-more kills at Mount Marty (S.D.), 10/24/18 30, Kristen DiPaola vs. Mayville State (N.D.), 9/22/12 Won a match 3-2 Had 45-or-more assists at Mayville State (N.D.), 10/20/18 53, Rachel Johnson vs. William Penn (Iowa), 9/1/8 Lost a match 3-0 Had 10-or-more blocks vs. Morningside (Iowa), 10/12/18 10, Kirstin Johnson vs. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), 10/27/15 Lost a match 3-1 Had 30-or-more digs vs. Dickinson State (N.D.), 10/27/18 31. Alwaise Villa, at Mayville State (N.D.), 10/20/18 31, Alwaise Villa, vs. Mayville State (N.D.), 9/29/18 Lost a match 3-2 Had a double-double at Valley City State (N.D.), 9/21/18 12k, 13d, Barbara Briceno vs. Valley City State (N.D.), 10/26 Had 75 kills in a match 79 at Mayville State (N.D.), 10/20/18 Hit .375 or higher in a match .407 (40-5-86) vs. Stephens (Mo.), 9/1/18 Had 10-or-more service aces 10 at Presentation (S.D.), 9/19/17

Had 100-or-more digs 114 at Mayville State (N.D.), 10/20/18

SAVE THE DATE!

NSAA Volleyball

Conference Tournament

Nov. 9-10, 2018

Location: No. 1 seed

Tuesday’s Matches (5) Dordt (Iowa) @ (RV) Bellevue (Neb.)—7 p.m. Mayville State (N.D.) @ Valley City State (N.D.)—7 p.m. Briar Cliff (Iowa) @ Dakota State (S.D.)—7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Match Mayville State (N.D.) @ Dickinson State (N.D.)—7 p.m.

Friday’s Matches Waldorf (Iowa) @ Dakota State (S.D.)—7 p.m. (7) Viterbo (WIs.) @ (RV) Bellevue (Neb.)—7 p.m. Presentation (S.D.) @ Dickinson State (N.D.)—7 p.m.

Saturday’s Matches Waldorf (Iowa) @ (RV) Bellevue (Neb.)—1 p.m. (7) Viterbo (Wis.) @ Dakota State (S.D.)—1 p.m.

Presentation (S.D.) @ Valley City State (N.D.)—3 p.m.

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DATE OPPONENT SCORE REC.//NSAA Aug. 25 vs. Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 0-3 0-1 Aug. 25 vs. (15) Doane (Neb.) L, 0-3 0-2 Aug. 26 vs. (2) Dordt (Iowa) L, 0-3 0-3 Aug. 26 vs. Morningside (Iowa) L, 1-3 0-4 Aug. 30 at (13) Northwestern (Iowa) L, 0-3 0-5 Sept. 2 vs. Mount Marty (S.D.) W, 3-1 1-5 Sept. 2 vs. Coll. of St. Mary (Neb.) L, 2-3 1-6 Sept. 2 @ Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) L, 1-3 1-7 Sept. 8 vs. McPherson (Kan.) L, 0-3 1-8 Sept. 8 vs. Briar Cilff (Iowa) L, 1-3 1-9 Sept. 9 at Coll. Of St. Mary (Neb.) L, 0-3 1-10 Sept. 9 vs. William Penn (Iowa) W, 3-0 2-10 Sept. 12 DAKOTA WESLEYAN (S.D.) L, 1-3 2-11 Sept. 14 at (21) Bellevue (Neb.) L, 1-3 2-12/0-1 Sept. 15 at (24) Morningside (Iowa) L, 1-3 2-13 Sept. 19 at Presentation (S.D.) W, 3-2 3-13/1-1 Sept. 22 MAYVILLE STATE (N.D.) W, 3-2 4-13/2-1 Sept. 23 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.) L, 1-3 4-14/2-2 Sept. 26 at Mount Marty (S.D.) L, 1-3 4-15 Sept. 29 at Dickinson State (N.D.) L, 0-3 4-16/2-3 Sept. 30 at (23) Jamestown (N.D.) L, 1-3 4-17/2-4 Oct. 6 at (1) Viterbo (Wis.) L, 0-3 4-18/2-5 Oct. 7 at Waldorf (Iowa) W, 3-0 5-18/3-5 Oct. 11 at Valley City State (N.D.) L, 2-3 5-19/3-6 Oct. 13 GRACE (NEB.) W, 3-0 6-19 Oct. 14 (19) BELLEVUE (NEB.) L, 2-3 6-20/3-7 Oct. 19 MOUNT MARTY (S.D.) W, 3-1 7-20 Oct. 21 vs. Bethel (Kan.) W, 3-0 8-20 Oct. 21 at Grace (Neb.) W, 3-0 9-20 Oct. 24 at Mayville State (N.D.) W, 3-1 10-20/4-7 Oct. 27 DICKINSON STATE (N.D.) L, 1-3 10-21/4-8 Oct. 28 (19) JAMESTOWN (N.D.) L, 0-3 10-22/4-9 Nov. 1 PRESENTATION (S.D.) W, 3-2 11-22/5-9 Nov. 3 (2) VITERBO (WIS.) L, 0-3 11-23/5-10 Nov. 4 WALODRF (IOWA) W, 3-2 12-23/6-10 Nov. 10 vs. (22) Bellevue (Neb.) L, 1-3 12-24 Overall Record: 12-24

NSAA Conference/Finish: 6-10/6th

School Records in 2017 Career Kills: Carly Rozell (1,481—2014-17—1st)

Blocks: Carly Rozell (295—2014-17—5th)

Single Match Blocks: Carly Rozell (9 vs. Coll. of St. Mary, Neb.—9/8/17 —Tie 5th) Blocks: Kaylee Spreier (8 vs. Briar Cliff, Iowa—9/8/17 —Tie 9th) Blocks: Samantha Zell (7 vs. Dakota Wesleyan, S.D.—9/12/17 and Mount Marty, S.D.—9/2/17—Tie 14th) Blocks: Carly Rozell (7 vs. Mount Marty, S.D.—9/2/17 —Tie 14th)

2017 DSU VOLLEYBALL REVIEW VIKINGS WIN KEY NSAA MATCH OVER TROJANS

Madison, S.D. (Oct. 26, 2018)—Prior to the North Star

volleyball conference action at DSU Fieldhouse, Valley City

State (N.D.) and Dakota State (S.D.) were tied for third in

the conference standings. After DSU took the first set, the

Vikings held the Trojans below .100 to win the next three

sets for a key 3-1 victory. VCSU swept the season series

with DSU.

Barbara Briceno produced her 15th double-double of the

season with 12 kills and 13 digs. She hit .310 in the match.

Kaylee Spreier added eight kills and two service aces.

Maddie Polzin smashed seven kills.

Nicole Sarringar packed the Trojans with 17 set assists and

7 digs. Rachel Johnson added 15 assists and 7 digs.

Alwaise Villa collected a match-high 19 digs. Samantha

Zell registered four block assists and a solo block.

Valley City State outhit Dakota State 48-41 in the match. The Vikings hit .226 (18 errors in 133 swings). The

Trojans committed 27 errors in 137 attempts for a hitting efficiency of .102.

VCSU had eight service aces, but committed 12 errors for a service percentage of .874. DSU had two aces and

seven errors in 76 serves (90.8 percent).

BLUE HAWKS DEFEAT TROJANS IN FOUR SETS

Madison, S.D. (Oct. 27, 2018)—Dickinson

State (N.D.) took advantage of Dakota

State’ (S.D.) 38 attack errors, earning a 3-1

North Star volleyball conference victory at

DSU Fieldhouse.

Maddie Polzin tallied 14 kills for the Trojans.

Samantha Zell added 11 kills Kayla Spreier

and Barbara Briceno each smashed nine

kills.

Rachel Johnson had a match-high 25 set

assists for DaSU. Nicole Sarringar produced

a double-double of 15 assists and 10 digs.

Alwaise Villa collected a match-high 27 digs for Dakota State. Briceno added 18 digs. Spreier, Briceno and Polzi

each registered two service aces. Zell had four block assists.

Dickinson State hit .145 in the match (40 kills with 18 errors in 152 attempts). Dakota State was held to .061

hitting efficiency (49 kills with 38 errors in 179 attempts).

The Trojans recorded eight service aces in the match, recording a service percentage of .929 (6 serve errors).

The Blue Hawks had an ace and six errors in 92 serves (.935 service percentage). DiSU had five team blocks

compared to DaSU’s four team blocks.

DSU TO HONOR SENIORS THIS WEEKEND

Dakota State (S.D.) to honor seniors in

regular-season home weekend finale—

The Dakota State University Trojan volleyball

team will be recognizing their seniors in their

final regular-season collegiate volleyball

matches at DSU Fieldhouse this weekend.

Kaylee Spreier and Alwaise Villa are both

transfers from Western Nebraska Communi-

ty College and are with the Trojan volleyball

program for two years.

Barbara Briceno transferred to Dakota State

(S.D.) this season from the University of

West Florida.

DSU will also recognize their student assistant coach Kaity Barnes, who is a senior this season.

This weekend will also be called the Parents/Seniors weekends as the Trojans play their final regular-season

home matches at DSU Fieldhouse. DSU plays Waldorf (Iowa) Friday and No. 7 Viterbo (Wis.) Saturday.

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Kills/Kills Per Set Barbara Briceno

276 kills/ 2.9 kills per set

Assists/Assists Per Set Nicole Sarringar

508 assists/ 5.8 asst. per set

Digs/Digs Per Set Alwaise Villa

454 digs/ 4.6 digs per set

Total Blocks Samantha Zell

98 total blocks Service Aces/Aces Per Set Barbara Briceno

36 aces/ 0.4 aces per set

Receptions Barbara Briceno

504 receptions

2018 DSU TEAM LEADERS 2018 DSU VOLLEYBALL VARSITY ROSTER — Numerical Roster —

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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Previous School 1 Maddie Polzin SO OH/DS 5-10 Baltic, S.D. Baltic High School 2 Naomi Larson SO DS 5-4 Detroit Lakes, Minn. Detroit Lakes High School 3 Gracie Kluever FR DS 5-6 Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley High School 4 Rachel Johnson JR S 5-6 Jackson, Minn. Jackson County Central H.S. 5 Samantha Zell JR MH/OH 6-3 Huron, S.D. Huron High School 6 Kaylee Speier SR MH 6-0 Gering, Neb. Western Nebraska CC 7 Peyton Groft FR DS 5-6 Mellette, S.D. Northwestern High School 8 Gabby Herlyn SO MH/RS 6-2 Parker, S.D. Parker High School 9 Barbara Briceno SR OH/RS 6-0 Peru University of West Florida 11 Lauren Vieira FR OH 5-9 Ripon, Calif. Joseph Gregori High School 13 Hannah Viet FR MH/RS 6-0 Parker, S.D. Parker High School 14 Tacey Fischbach FR DS 5-4 Moorcroft, Wyo. Moorcroft High School 15 Alwaise Villa SR DS 5-6 Kalihi, Hawaii Western Nebraska CC 17 Anna Schwint SO MH/RS 6-0 Fridley, Minn. Fridley High School 21 Nicole Sarringar FR S 5-6 Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs High School 22 Kelsey Pearson FR OH/RS 6-1 Summit, S.D. Summit High School

Head Coach: Amy Veenhof (10th season) Assistant Coach: Ceanna Larson (3rd season) Student Assistant Coaches: Kaity Barnes, Nick Kappenman

2018 DSU VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR VARSITY ROSTER — Numerical Roster —

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Previous School 1 Tacey Fischbach FR DS 5-4 Moorcroft, Wyo. Moorcroft High School 2 Tori Knowles FR RS/S 5-6 Dakota City, Neb. South Sioux City High School 3 Erin Peterson FR MH/RS 6-0 Spearfish, S.D. Choctaw High School 4 Sydney Otto SO MH 6-0 Fort Collins, Colo. Liberty Common High School 6 Gracie Kluever FR DS 5-6 Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley High School 7 Ciara DeLozier FR RS/S 5-8 Frederic, Wis. Unity High School 10 Samantha Bush SO DS 5-4 Kranzburg, S.D. Waverly-South Shore High School 11 Lauren Vieira FR OH 5-9 Ripon, Calif. Joseph Gregori High School 12 Lauren Lawson FR OH 5-8 Overland Park, Kan. Olathe East High School 14 Nicole Sarringar FR S 5-6 Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs High School 15 Kelsey Pearson FR OH/RS 6-1 Summit, S.D. Summit High School RS Kayla Cook FR OH/DS 5-6 Henderson, Nev. Southeast Career Tech. Acad.

2018 DSU VOLLEYBALL FULL ROSTER — Alphabetical Roster —

Name No. Position

Briceno, Barbara 9 OH/RS

Bush, Samantha 10 DS

Cook, Kayla RS OH/DS

DeLozier, Ciara 7 (JV) RS/S

Fischbach, Tacey 14 (V)/1 (JV) DS Groft, Peyton 7 DS

Herlyn, Gabby 8 MH/RS Johnson, Rachel 4 S Kluever, Gracie 3 (V)/6 (JV) DS

Knowles, Tori 2 (JV) RS/S Larson, Naomi 2 DS

Lawson, Lauren 12 (JV) OH

Otto, Sydney 4 (JV) MH

Pearson, Kelsey 22/15 (JV) OH/RS

Peterson, Erin 3 (JV) MH/RS Polzin, Maddie 1 OH/DS

Sarringar, Nicole 21/14 (JV) S

Schwint, Anna 15 MH/RS

Spreier, Kaylee 6 MH

Vieira, Lauren 11/11 (JV) OH

Villa, Alwaise 15 DS

Zell, Samantha 5 MH/OH

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AMY VEENHOF Head Coach

COACH VEENHOF YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS

DAKOTA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Year Overall Conf./Finish 2009 9-19 4-10 (8th) 2010 11-22 4-10 (6th) Totals 20-41 8-20

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INDEPENDENT

Year Overall Conf./Finish 2011 16-22 —/5th 2012 12-20 2-5/N/A Totals 28-42 2-5

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NORTH STAR

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Year Overall Conf./Finish 2013 9-25 2-6/4th 2014 21-15 7-3/2nd 2015 20-14 10-3/3rd 2016 12-21 6-10/T-6th 2017 12-24 6-10/6th Totals 74-99 31-32 Overall 122-182 41-57

10th Season (122-182 at Dakota State)

Career Record: 136-198

Alma Mater: Si Tanka/Huron University

Amy Veenhof is entering her tenth season as head volleyball coach at Dakota State University. She guided her Trojan volleyball teams to double-digit victories seven times in the last eight seasons. She amassed 123 wins during her coach-ing tenure at Dakota State. Her Trojan squad completed a successful season in 2015, recording back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in two decades. DSU also finished third overall in the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) conference standings with 10-3 record in 2015, recording its most conference victories since 2004. Two athletes were selected to the NSAA Volleyball All-Conference teams. Veenhof coached four NSAA All-Conference selections in 2014 after finishing the NSAA conference with a second-place in the standings with a 7-3 record. In addition, she coached a NSAA Freshman-of-the-Year athlete (Carly Rozell) and two-time NSAA Defensive Player-of-the-Year athlete (Katherine Gonzalez). Veenhof also guided her 2011 DSU Volleyball team to their independent qualifying conference tournament – the Association of Independent Institution (A.I.I.) Conference Post-season Tourna-ment in Phoenix, Ariz. During her coaching tenure at Dakota State, Veenhof had coached five spikers that surpassed 1,000 career kills and three defensive specialists that amassed over 1,000 digs. She guided a setter (Stacey Schuller) that had set an all-time school record for most career set assists and a hitter (Carly Rozell) that became an all-time kills leader at DSU. Veenhof had coached eleven (11) All-Conference selections, including the first-ever four-time North Star Athletic Association Volleyball All-Conference recipient (Rozell). Veenhof’s volleyball teams have also excelled in the classroom, where in her first nine years, sev-enteen (17) players earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete honor. Her teams also consistently ranked at or above 3.0 cumulative grade point average, earning NAIA Scholar-Team award seven times. Her 2015-16 and 2016-17 squads were selected to American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic award. Veenhof coached at Si Tanka-Huron University for one season before taking the job at Northern State (S.D.). She also served as the head coach of the Northeast South Dakota (NESD) Junior Olym-pic volleyball club in Aberdeen for four years. Veenhof was a two-year starter, two-time All-Conference and All-Region selection in both volley-ball and softball at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minn. She also received All-American in volleyball. Veenhof then transferred to Si Tanka University in Huron, S.D. where she was a two-year starter in both volleyball and softball. She received Academic All-American honors while at Si Tanka. Veenhof is a native of Henderson, Minn. She earned her associate degree from Bethany Lutheran College, her bachelor’s degree from Si Tanka University and her master’s degree from Northern State University. Veenhof is also teaching for the College of Education at Dakota State University. Amy and her husband, Casey, have three sons – Shane, Henry and Frank.

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CEANNA LARSON Assistant Coach 3rd Season

Alma Mater: Idaho State University

Ceanna Larson is entering her third year at Dakota State University as the assistant volleyball coach, recruiting coor-dinator and junior varsity head coach.

Larson is originally from Camp Pendleton, Calif. She gradu-ated in May 2013 from Idaho State University with a bach-elor’s degree in English and Secondary Education. Prior coming to Dakota State, Larson was the volleyball program director at her high school alma mater in Idaho Falls, Idaho for the past two and a half years. Larson was also the first in the southeast Idaho area to start and facilitate a boys’

high school travel league for three consecutive years.

Prior to coaching in southeast Idaho for the past eleven years, Larson took part in playing Junior Olympics’ (JO’s) and was recruited to play for Garden City Community College (GCCC) in Garden City, Kan., where she was a setter, a starter and integral member of the GCCC volleyball team until a knee injury took her out of commission for the remain-der of the season.

Larson currently resides in Madison, S.D.

STUDENT ASSISTANT COACHES

Kaity Barnes

Nick Kappenman