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Post by kiyoat on Jun 12, 2024 17:21:04 GMT -5
Summit League 2024
Women's Volleyball
2024 Preseason Poll
(Voted by Coach/SID/Media)(Aug 27, 2024) | Rank | Team | Votes (1st Place) | | 1. | Omaha | 64 (8) | | 2. | Denver | 51 (1) | | 3. | South Dakota | 49 | | 4. | NDSU | 44 | | 5. | Kansas City | 39 | | 6. | SDSU | 31 | | 7. | UND | 20 | | 8. | St. Thomas | 17 | | 9. | Oral Roberts | 9 |
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2024 Weekly RPI Rankings (#150 or better)
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| | 1 | 5.67 Kylen Sealock | USD | 13.17 Avery Van Hook | USD | 1.46 Jarolin de los Santos Lugo | UND | 0.67 Shayla McCormick | Omaha | 5.80 Ella Voegele | UST | | 2 |
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Summit League Tournament
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Post by kiyoat on Jun 12, 2024 17:21:15 GMT -5
Oral Roberts
2023 Record: 3-25 Overall, 1-15 Summit 2023 Summit Finish: 9th
Top Returners: Trinity Freeman (OH) kills leader, #5 Summit Briana Rivas (DS/L) digs leader, #5 Summit
Alaina Larson (DS/L) aces leader, #1 Summit
Natassia Baptiste (MB) blocks leader
Kedron Burk (MB) blocks/set leader
Newcomers: Hope Hickman (OH) Anzley Rinard (OH)
Cortnee Smith (OH/RS)
Rachel Resta (S)
Farah Helmy (S - Transfer - Frank Phillips College)
Jenna Salyer (MB - Transfer - Austin Peay)
Players Lost: Kalena Vaivai (S - Grad) assists leader, #5 Summit Jaxie Wakley (MB/OH - Grad) Chloe Salcedo (DS/L - Grad)
Hannah Jackson (OH/OPP - Transfer - SW Baptist)
Brittney Daphnis (OPP/MB - Transfer - Presbyterian)
St Thomas
2023 Record: 7-20 Overall, 3-13 Summit 2023 Summit Finish: 8th
Top Returners: Lauren Galvin (OH) injured in 2023 - was kills/aces leader '21 '22
Ellie Gustafson (OH) kills leader, #12 Summit Tezra Rudzitis (OH/OPP) hitting% leader, #9 Summit
Ella Voegele (DS/L) digs leader, #2 Summit
Morgan Kealy (S) assists leader, #6 Summit
Megan Wetter (MB) blocks leader, #10 Summit
Newcomers: Maddy Benka (OH/DS)
Players Lost: Ellie Dammann (MB - Grad)
Claire Ricard (OPP - Grad)
North Dakota
2023 Record: 7-21 Overall, 4-12 Summit 2023 Summit Finish: 7th
Top Returners: ?roster not posted yet?
Newcomers: ?
Players Lost: ?
South Dakota State
2023 Record: 9-20 Overall, 7-9 Summit 2023 Summit Finish: 6th
Top Returners: Sylvie Zgonc (OH) kills leader, #4 Summit
Katie Von Egdom (OH) #2 kills, #7 Summit Sydni Schetnan (RS/MB) hitting% and blocks leader
Newcomers: Camryn Honn (S - Transfer - New Hampshire)
Alyssa Groves (RS - Transfer - Colorado St)
Rachel Wieber (OH/DS - Transfer - Southern Utah)
Finley Westover (OH - Transfer - Western Illinois)
Sophie Johnson (DS/S - Transfer - Dordt College)
Madison Burr (RS/MB)
Taylor Byl (MB)
Players Lost: Raegen Reilly (S - Transfer - Illinois) #1 Assists
Elysse Winter (MB - Left) #2 Blocks
Stella Winterfeld (OH - Transfer - NAIA) #1 Digs
Masa Scheierman (OH - Transfer - NAIA) #1 Aces
McKenna Moerle (MB - Transfer - D-III)
Brogan Beck (MB - Left)
Faith Saewert (L/DS - Left)
Akeela Jefferson (OH - Graduated)
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Post by kiyoat on Jun 12, 2024 17:21:35 GMT -5
All-Summit returners by team:South Dakota State University
Sylvie Zgonc, 5'-11" Soph OH 2023 Summit Freshman of the Year 2023 First Team All-Conference North Dakota State University
 Ali Hinze, 6'-0" 5th-Year OH
2020, 2022, 2023 First-Team All Conference 2021 HM All Conference 2020 Freshman of the Year Lauren Jansen, 5'-11" Soph OH2023 All-Freshman Team ![]() Arianna Blohm, 6'-1" Soph MB2023 All-Freshman Team South Dakota
 Kylen Sealock, 6'-0" Senior OH2023 First Team All-Conference ![]() Avery Van Hook, 5'-10 Soph Setter2023 All-Freshman Team Denver
 Cassie Davis, 6'-4" 5th-year OH2023 First Team All-Conference ![]() Briley Decker, 6'-1" Soph Setter2023 HM All-Conference 2023 All-Freshman Team ![]() Molly Mirabelli, 6'-2" 5th-year MB2023 HM All Conference Omaha Shayla McCormick, 5'-11" Senior OH2022, 2023 First-team All Conference 2021 All-Freshman Team  McKenna Ruch, 6'-2" 5th year MB2022 AVCA All-America HM 2022, 2023 First-team All Conference 2021 HM All-Conference Amanda Hardt, 6'-3" Soph OH/OPP2023 All-Freshman Team Emily Huss, 6'-5" Soph MB2023 All-Freshman Team Kansas City
 Leah Green, 5'-6" Senior DS/L2023 Summit Defensive POY 2023 First Team All-Conference  Sydney Henry, 5'-11 Junior Setter2023 First Team All-Conference Kaia Dunford, 5'-11" 5th year OH2022, 2023 HM All-Conference 2020 All-Freshman Team
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Post by kiyoat on Jun 12, 2024 17:22:21 GMT -5
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Post by robocop21 on Jun 12, 2024 17:30:32 GMT -5
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Post by kiyoat on Jun 12, 2024 17:39:36 GMT -5
Ha! Yes, just wanted to have a few posts at the beginning of the thread to do some team-by-team info stuff, like returning starters, returning all-league players, links to team roster, stats, social media, etc. I've done some fairly extensive write-ups in the past, but I'll try to keep it more succinct this year so I can finish it quickly.... |
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Post by robocop21 on Jun 12, 2024 17:44:57 GMT -5
Ha! Yes, just wanted to have a few posts at the beginning of the thread to do some team-by-team info stuff, like returning starters, returning all-league players, links to team roster, stats, social media, etc. I've done some fairly extensive write-ups in the past, but I'll try to keep it more succinct this year so I can finish it quickly.... Always appreciate your posts on the Summit League teams!! |
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Post by kiyoat on Jun 12, 2024 17:52:35 GMT -5
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Post by Steve vb on Jun 12, 2024 18:27:20 GMT -5
Ha! Yes, just wanted to have a few posts at the beginning of the thread to do some team-by-team info stuff, like returning starters, returning all-league players, links to team roster, stats, social media, etc. I've done some fairly extensive write-ups in the past, but I'll try to keep it more succinct this year so I can finish it quickly.... Looking forward to your annual write-up. One interesting thing about Omaha is that Amanda Hardt who was a very good starting freshman RS last year, moved to OH this spring and looks much improved and noticeably more athletic. Jurgensmeier has moved to Right Side where she was as a freshman. |
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Post by ridaxx3 on Jun 12, 2024 19:00:41 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see what UND does in the next two years. They look better in '24 but their '25 recruiting class looks pretty stacked for the conference (OH starting on the U19 Canadian team at 16, very talented OH from Nebraska One who chose UND over Omaha, #1 setter in her state/class, and a few other very athletic players). Coach Tupac has them headed in the right direction with his first full-cycle class. Could be tough to beat in a couple of years.
Also, why is everyone writing off Denver/KC in '24? Were the senior losses too much?
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Post by Steve vb on Jun 12, 2024 23:08:52 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see what UND does in the next two years. They look better in '24 but their '25 recruiting class looks pretty stacked for the conference (OH starting on the U19 Canadian team at 16, very talented OH from Nebraska One who chose UND over Omaha, #1 setter in her state/class, and a few other very athletic players). Coach Tupac has them headed in the right direction with his first full-cycle class. Could be tough to beat in a couple of years. Also, why is everyone writing off Denver/KC in '24? Were the senior losses too much? KC graduated possibly the best OH last season in Odyssey Warren, but they return their other really OH (Dunford) and their really good libero (Leah Green). They'll likely still be a top four team, but Omaha and South Dakota will likely be better in 2024 than they were last year. UND was a dangerous team last year and they'll probably be even more dangerous this coming season. I hope that Coach Tupac stays at UND for a long time. I am less familiar with Denver. |
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Post by kiyoat on Jun 13, 2024 9:43:00 GMT -5
Great info, guys! When I do the write-ups, feel free to add any corrections or oversights by me, as I don't follow all the teams super closely. I learn by reading through team announcements, articles, stats, roster changes, etc. but that doesn't always paint a complete picture. Also great to see a number of different teams represented in comments. I feel like there have been some Omaha and Denver fans on here for a while, but USD and St Thomas are getting some more attention now. With Denver and South Dakota, the attention is mostly because of success (and individual players sometimes), with Omaha that is true, but also because Volleyball is huge in the city anyway. Seems like there are a good number of VB fans in MSP who are getting on the UST Tommie train, too! Hoping to see some more fans of NDSU, UND and SDSU commenting in here, as all 3 schools have sizable fan bases with an online presence, they just haven't followed VB specifically for a while, but I have a feeling that will change sooner or later with the improvements in W/L and great coaching those teams have had recently. So when does the season start?  |
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Post by kiyoat on Jun 13, 2024 9:45:37 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see what UND does in the next two years. They look better in '24 but their '25 recruiting class looks pretty stacked for the conference (OH starting on the U19 Canadian team at 16, very talented OH from Nebraska One who chose UND over Omaha, #1 setter in her state/class, and a few other very athletic players). Coach Tupac has them headed in the right direction with his first full-cycle class. Could be tough to beat in a couple of years. Also, why is everyone writing off Denver/KC in '24? Were the senior losses too much? KC graduated possibly the best OH last season in Odyssey Warren, but they return their other really OH (Dunford) and their really good libero (Leah Green). They'll likely still be a top four team, but Omaha and South Dakota will likely be better in 2024 than they were last year. UND was a dangerous team last year and they'll probably be even more dangerous this coming season. I hope that Coach Tupac stays at UND for a long time. I am less familiar with Denver. Well, being top-4 last year got everyone four banners!  Although I don't see something like that ever happening again. Co-champions, maybe. On KC, I agree they should still be top-4. Don't forget they have a stud Setter returning, too. |
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Post by kiyoat on Jun 13, 2024 9:57:48 GMT -5
Speaking of last year's championship, The Summit League Record Book needs to make a correction.... On the first page (LINK) they show all past regular-season and tournament champions by year. The photo under that is always the current tournament champions' team photo with the championship banner. The photo is correct, showing Omaha just after winning. The caption reads:
obviously wrong on two counts: It should have said Omaha, and South Dakota has already won multiple championships. If I were a fan of Omaha, I'd be livid. Not only failing to give credit for the win, but giving credit to a bitter rival on top of that.....SMH |
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Post by kiyoat on Jun 17, 2024 10:39:13 GMT -5
Just finished the "returning all-conference players" post, and completed two team info sections. Will just have to chip away at it this Summer.
Interesting trend: 4 of the top 5 finishing teams have a returning 5th-year(Covid) player that was all-conference (first team or Honorable Mention). IIRC, this is the last year for Covid 5th-year players. Looks like it should have an impact on the overall competitiveness of the league. Hopefully that translates to a higher overall RPI?
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Although I don't see something like that ever happening again. Co-champions, maybe.