2011 Volleyball Season

[star2city]

UND making all kinds of errors in the fourth set: behind 8-2.

Winning streak could be over soon.

[star2city]

Livestats showing 17-10 UVU in 4th. That's almost impossible to overcome in volleyball.

[star2city]

UVU wins 4th set: 25-16. Wins Match 3-1. Sioux will just need to start another win streak!

[dakotadan]

Tough loss by the ladies today. Just need to start over on a new streak and finish out the season strong. 1 more Great West title before taking over the Big Sky is still a strong possability!

[BigGame]

Taking the family to check out the Volleyball game at HBU tonight.

[UND Fan]

We won tonight 3-1.

[star2city]

UND at #68.

http://masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cvol

[star2city]

Sioux win streak up to 8 and record moves to 20-4.

Last two regular season home games coming up on Thursday night and Saturday afternoon against UTPA and HBU.

Next year in the Big Sky, volleyball could easily see 1500 or more avg attendance, making it a top 25 draw.

http://fs.ncaa.org/D.../2011/vbatt.pdf

If a Sioux team plays recognizable opponents and consistently win, it will draw well.

[dakotadan]

2010 Conference Attendance Leaders and Average

Big Ten ......................2,021

Big 12.........................1,770

Western Athletic ........1,506

Pacific-10....................1,431

Mountain West ...........1,022

Southeastern .................960

Missouri Valley ..............870

Atlantic Coast ................637

Big Sky ..........................622

Big West ........................591

Individual Attendance Leaders and Average

1. Hawaii ..................................... 6,169

2. Nebraska ................................ 4,632

3. Wisconsin ............................... 3,737

4. Washington ............................. 3,298

5. Penn St. .................................. 3,274

6. Florida ..................................... 2,660

7. Texas .......................................2,629

8. Minnesota ............................... 2,621

9. Stanford .................................. 2,526

10. Wichita St. ............................. 2,501

11. Michigan St. .......................... 2,279

12. New Mexico .......................... 2,232

13. Colorado St. .......................... 2,180

14. UNI ....................................... 2,116

15. Missouri ................................. 2,073

16. Illinois .................................... 2,043

17. Purdue .................................. 1,988

18. Kansas St. ............................ 1,949

19. Iowa St. ................................ 1,860

20. Southern California .............. 1,583

21. Michigan .............................. 1,504

22. New Mexico St. .................... 1,476

23. Texas A&M .......................... 1,475

24. TCU ..................................... 1,319

25. Kentucky .............................. 1,316

26. Oregon ................................. 1,295

27. Iowa ..................................... 1,289

28. Ohio...................................... 1,269

29. UCLA ................................... 1,266

30. Notre Dame ......................... 1,246

31. Dayton ................................. 1,244

32. Western Mich. ...................... 1,221

33. Indiana ................................. 1,149

34. Illinois St. ............................. 1,138

35. Arizona ................................ 1,129

36. Long Beach St. .................... 1,113

37. Creighton ............................. 1,101

38. Ohio St. ............................... 1,096

39. Georgia Tech....................... 1,056

40. California ............................. 1,029

41. Clemson .............................. 1,015

42. Kansas .................................. 989

43. North Dakota St. ................... 987

44. Tennessee ............................. 983

45. Cal Poly ................................. 967

46. Northern Colo. ....................... 963

47. BYU ....................................... 961

48. Md.-East. Shore .................... 959

49. Pacific .................................... 953

50. Oregon St............................... 933

[dakotadan]

With Hawaii being the attendance leader in the NCAA going back into the 90's, the WAC will drop WAY down in the conference standings when UH moves to the Big West and the Big West will shoot up alot higher. If UND continues to put the proper resources into volleyball, there is no reason that we couldn't annually be a top 25 team both on the court and and in attendance. Volleyball could turn into a big sports at UND. And volleyball is the type of sport that we can recruit local midwest/north central players and be successful at the national level.

[the green team]

Sioux cruised past UTPA last night at home. Coach Hardee emptied his bench early and often. Last night in a battle of other 1 loss teams in the conference- Utah Valley beat Houston Baptist, in Orem. Houston Baptist had previously beaten Utah Valley. HBU comes in on Saturday afternoon to The Betty and now having picked up their 2nd loss in conference play- you just know they are going to play desperate. We've got to come to play so we can set up that showdown with Utah Valley in a week and a half. Hope to see us have a big Saturday afternoon crowd- to again cheer on these ladies who are once again representing the school and state well by having an outstanding season. It's the last home contest before we host the Great West Conference tournament in November. Go Sioux! Beat the Huskies on Saturday!

[star2city]

Sioux beat Houston Baptist, 3-2, moving their record to 22-4.

Houston Baptist is actually pretty good, with a 17-8 record.

[star2city]

Sioux face SDSU (12-15 record) tonight and then USD (13-14) Tuesday night.

http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=205325476

[dakotadan]

UND 25 25 25

SDSU 20 23 22

Nice win for the ladies. Now to sweep the Coyotes.

[dakotadan]

UND defeated South Dakota 3-2 tonight.

[bincitysioux]

UND defeated South Dakota 3-2 tonight.

Good.

Mangy coyotes....................

[Risky]

It is to bad we can't qualify for the NCAA tournament this year. We would definitely make the tourney. Definitely the best team in the area.

[Feff]

It is to bad we can't qualify for the NCAA tournament this year. We would definitely make the tourney. Definitely the best team in the area.

Really wish we could have fast-tracked the volleyball team, would have been great to see these girls in action in the NCAA tourney. I really think they could make some waves there.

[star2city]

Really wish we could have fast-tracked the volleyball team, would have been great to see these girls in action in the NCAA tourney. I really think they could make some waves there.

Trefz and Smed will be difficult to replace next year.

That said, if UND was in the Big Sky, we'd likely be running away with the conference this year. Utah Valley and Houston Baptist are now both more highly rated than any Big Sky team. Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado have both dropped about 75 spots in the ratings.

UNI is currently the #5 team in the country (with Nebraska #2, Iowa State #3, and Minnesota #6), so there's a lot of DI talent in the area (tall Scandinavian girls )

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1

[Big10Sioux]

Were the voters confused between UND and NDSU in that poll? I did watch the Sioux in a decisive win earlier this year. Somebody get a hold of Kolpack...

[the green team]

Trefz and Smed will be difficult to replace next year.

That said, if UND was in the Big Sky, we'd likely be running away with the conference this year. Utah Valley and Houston Baptist are now both more highly rated than any Big Sky team. Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado have both dropped about 75 spots in the ratings.

UNI is currently the #5 team in the country (with Nebraska #2, Iowa State #3, and Minnesota #6), so there's a lot of DI talent in the area (tall Scandinavian girls )

http://www.ncaa.com/...eyball-women/d1

There is no doubt replacing Smed & Trefz, Bohannen, and Russel will be difficult. They have all been tremendous in different areas. But from what I've seen, the cupboard isn't going to be bare. I like Robinson, she already hits as hard as Smed or Trefz, plus like Smed she'll start in back to dig out a serve or attack. Ulrich has good upside as an outside hitter. Munkeby will have another year under her belt. There are pieces that I'm very encouraged about that we wouldn't see too much of a drop off. But yes, it will be tough to see those seniors move on, because they've really been a part of something special.

[star2city]

There is no doubt replacing Smed & Trefz, Bohannen, and Russel will be difficult. They have all been tremendous in different areas. But from what I've seen, the cupboard isn't going to be bare. I like Robinson, she already hits as hard as Smed or Trefz, plus like Smed she'll start in back to dig out a serve or attack. Ulrich has good upside as an outside hitter. Munkeby will have another year under her belt. There are pieces that I'm very encouraged about that we wouldn't see too much of a drop off. But yes, it will be tough to see those seniors move on, because they've really been a part of something special.

It will be interesting to see what kind of recruiting class Hardee will announce in December.

When Nikki Husfeldt announced her commitment to UND, the Twin Cities volleyball community was gushing on message boards about what a great pick up she was and seemed surprised she chose UND. They were right about her talent: Husfeldt stepped in and replaced an all-conference starter immediately as a freshman. With the Betty (absolutely perfect for volleyball - few schools can match that facility for the sport), the Big Sky, NCAA eligibility, and Hardee's recruiting ability, perhaps the coming class will have more surprises.

[dakotadan]

Utah Valley won 25-20, 25-21 and 25-20 over Utah State tonight. They are now 20-8 overall and 8-1 in the GWC. They have 1 non-conference game left as they play Southern Utah on Tuesday before the big UND/UVU matchup next Friday to determine the GWC regular-season champ.

[Teeder11]

There is no doubt replacing Smed & Trefz, Bohannen, and Russel will be difficult. They have all been tremendous in different areas. But from what I've seen, the cupboard isn't going to be bare. I like Robinson, she already hits as hard as Smed or Trefz, plus like Smed she'll start in back to dig out a serve or attack. Ulrich has good upside as an outside hitter. Munkeby will have another year under her belt. There are pieces that I'm very encouraged about that we wouldn't see too much of a drop off. But yes, it will be tough to see those seniors move on, because they've really been a part of something special.

Trefz and Smed will be difficult to replace next year.

That said, if UND was in the Big Sky, we'd likely be running away with the conference this year. Utah Valley and Houston Baptist are now both more highly rated than any Big Sky team. Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado have both dropped about 75 spots in the ratings.

UNI is currently the #5 team in the country (with Nebraska #2, Iowa State #3, and Minnesota #6), so there's a lot of DI talent in the area (tall Scandinavian girls )

http://www.ncaa.com/...eyball-women/d1

After perusing the link, I noticed that AC is rated 46 and UND is 65.... this after UND beat them head to head pretty convincinlgy this year. I think there might have been some confusion with the numbers and the schools most likely were mixed up. Someone alert Kolpack.

[UND Fan]

We lost tonight 3-1! Didn't win the conference, hopefully, we can win the conference tourney (at UND).