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Location: Fargo, ND & Brookings, SD
Dates: September 30th (NDSU) ~ October 1st (SDSU)
Times: Both matches start at 6:00 pm (MST)
Sites: Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (NDSU) ~ Frost Arena (SDSU)
Internet Broadcast: The NDSU match can be heard through a webcast by going to: www.thunderradio.fm.
The SDSU match can be heard through a live webcast by going to: www.wnax.com/ListenLive.cfm
Live Stats: Live stats for the NDSU match can be followed by clicking HERE.
There won't be live stats for the SDSU match.
Series Records: NDSU leads the overall series with the Wolverines 1-0. The series record with SDSU is tied 1-1.
Last Meeting: NDSU ~ November 12, 2004 ~ The Bison defeated UV 3-0 in the Division I Independent Tournament.
SDSU ~ November 11, 2004 ~ The Jacks defeated UV 3-0 in the Division I Independent Tournament.

What's on Tap:
Utah Valley State travels to the Dakotas to take on fellow Division I Independents North and South Dakota State this weekend. The Wolverines play NDSU on Friday, September 30th, and match up against SDSU on Saturday, October 1st. Both matches are scheduled to start at 6:00 pm (MST).

The NDSU match can be heard through a live internet webcast by going to: www.thunderradio.fm. Live stats for the NDSU match can also be followed by clicking HERE. The SDSU match can also be heard through a live webcast by going to: www.wnax.com/ListenLive.cfm

Wolverine Update:
Utah Valley State (5-6) have won three out of its last four matches. The Wolverines welcomed in-state rival Weber State to the Activity Center for the first time, on September 27th. The Wolverines didn't make the Wildcat's first trip to Orem a pleasant one, beating WSU in four games, 27-30, 30-27, 30-25, 30-22.

In the WSU match, freshman Camie Manwill and JC transfer Brooke Adams both finished with career-high kill totals. Manwill notched 21, and Adams had 13. Lacee Koelliker tied her own school record with 65 assists, and Maegan Hoyt tallied 28 digs, just five digs shy of her school record of 33. Jessica Endres had 19 kills and hit a career-high .586.

Endres continues to pace the Wolverines offensively, leading the team in kills (147), kills per game average (3.34), and hitting percentage (.354). Anne Olsen has 139 kills, averaging 3.16 kills per game. Koelliker has been outstanding sharing the ball this season. She averages 11.75 assists per game (47 per match).

Scouting the Opposition:
North Dakota State: NDSU enters Friday's match with an overall 1-16 record. The Bison started the season 0-14 which was the worst in school history. The Bison had lost more than one match to start the season only twice before moving to NCAA Division I. Kim Hebl and Kelly Lopez lead the Bison offensively. Hebl has 149 kills (2.81 k/g) and Lopez has notched 145 kills (2.54 k/g). Bethany Boelter, Emily Luensmann, and Sheila Parrish all share setting duties.

South Dakota State: The Jackrabbits come into Saturday's match with an 8-10 overall record, with their most recent win coming against Drake on Tuesday in four games. SDSU has a couple of big guns on the offensive end in Kristina Martin and Minette Ridenour. Martin leads the Jacks in kills with 244 and averages 3.70 kills per game, and Ridenour leads the team with a 3.75 kills per game average, notching 240 kills on the season. Kristie Klusaw averages 10.54 assists per game.

Last Time Out:
Weber State (9-27-05): Freshman Camie Manwill and JC transfer Brooke Adams both had career-high kills to help lead Utah Valley State past in-state rival Weber State in volleyball action, 27-30, 30-27, 30-25, 30-22, in the Activity Center. Manwill finished with 21 kills, and Adams had a solid 13 tallies. Oh and by the way, Lacee Koelliker tied a school record with 65 assists, while Maegan Hoyt on the defensive end put up a season-high 28 digs. Hoyt's dig total is ranked second in school history, four behind her own school record of 33. It was Utah Valley's first ever win over an in-state school. Jessica Endres had 19 kills and hit a career-high .586. Game one was back-and-forth most of the way until Weber took a five point lead at 18-13 to force a Wolverine timeout. Utah Valley regrouped and scored the next four points cutting the lead to one at 18-17. The Wolverines would eventually tie the set at 20-20. The Wildcats had late kills from Chelsea Bair that helped them get to 29-27, and then close the game out at 30-27. Jessica Endres had 6 kills in the game for Utah Valley. The Wolverines took advantage of six Brooke Adams kills in game two to take a late 25-22 lead. Utah Valley would finish off the Wildcats on a Manwill smash and even up the match at one game apiece winning the second set 30-27. Pivotal game three went the Wovlerines' way with two big blasts coming from Stephanie McFarland. One of them was a kill, followed by a huge block to give UV a 27-23 lead. Utah Valley would finish the game in fitting fashion on two back-to-back kills by Manwill and Endres. In game four the wind was taken out of the Wildcats early as the Wolverines set the tone scoring the first eight points. WSU could never recover cutting the Wolverine lead to four two different times, but never getting closer than that. Utah Valley raced to a 30-22 win, and secured the match.

Up Next:
The Wolverines host fellow Division I Independent Texas-Pan American in the Activity Center on Saturday, October 8th at 7:00 pm (MST), and then welcome in-state rival Utah State to Orem on Monday, October 10th at 6:00 pm (MST).

New Career Highs & School Records ...
~ Lacee Koelliker tied her own school record of 65 assists against Weber State (9-27-05). She set the record earlier this season against Idaho State (9-16-05).

~ Freshman Camie Manwill notched a career-high 21 kills against Weber State (9-27-05).

~ Jessica Endres hit a career best .586 against Weber State (9-27-05).

~ Transfer Brooke Adams set a career-high with 13 kills against Weber State (9-27-05).

~ Brooke Adams hit a career-high .500 against UC Davis (9-17-05).

~ Anne Olsen tied a school record with 6 services aces against UC Davis (9-17-05). Lacee Koelliker set the record earlier in the season against Northwestern State (9-9-05).

~ Freshman outside hitter Camie Manwill recorded a career-high 18 kills against UC Davis (9-17-05).

~ The Wolverines set a school team record with 80 kills against Idaho State (9-16-05). The Wolverines also notched a team school record with 103 digs in the ISU match.

~ Anne Olsen recorded a career-high 24 kills against Idaho State
(9-16-05). She also hit a career best .381 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi the next day (9-17-05). Her 19 digs against Idaho State (9-16-05) was also a career milestone.

~ Jessica Endres recorded a career-high 21 kills against Idaho State (9-16-05), and her .378 hitting percentage was a Wolverine school record in a match (40-49 attempts).

~ Redshirt freshman Carlyn Cadmus set a career-highs with 8 kills, and a .294 hitting percentage against Idaho State (9-16-05).

~ Freshman Bethany Carron recorded a career-high 16 digs against Idaho State (9-16-05).

~ The Wolverines recorded a school record 14 service aces against Northwestern State (9-9-05).

~ Maegan Hoyt notched 29 digs against Montana State (9-3-05), just four shy of her own single match school record of 33.

Did You Know ...
~ Head Coach Sam Atoa paid his way through school by entertaining and dancing at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii.

~ Junior Lacee Koelliker was second among all Division I Independent setters last season with an 11.22 assist per game average. She was also named 2nd Team Division I All-Independent.

~ Freshman Kari Heers' sister Erin was a defensive specialist for the Wolverines in 1996. Erin played with first year Wolverine Assistant Coach Kelsi Carlston.

Double Trouble ...
A list of all the Utah Valley State double-doubles recorded this season will be provided below:

Lacee Koelliker ~ Boise State ~ 9-6-05 ~ 44 assists, 11 digs
Lacee Koelliker ~ Northwestern State ~ 9-9-05 ~ 47 assists, 11 digs
Lacee Koelliker ~ Air Force ~ 9-10-05 ~ 54 assists, 10 kills
Lacee Koelliker ~ Weber State ~ 9-10-05 ~ 32 assists, 14 digs
Lacee Koelliker ~ Idaho State ~ 9-16-05 ~ 65 assists, 11 digs
Anne Olsen ~ Idaho State ~ 9-16-05 ~ 24 kills, 19 digs
Lacee Koelliker ~ UC Davis ~ 9-17-05 ~ 57 assists, 19 digs

Hoyt and Koelliker Receive Weekly Honors:
Utah Valley State volleyball players Maegan Hoyt and Lacee Koelliker were honored for their performances against Kansas and Montana State the week of August 29th - September 4th.

Hoyt was named Division I Independent Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week, and Koelliker was named Division I Independent Volleyball Setter of the Week.

Hoyt started where she left off last season solidifying the back row for Utah Valley State. In two matches against Big 12 power Kansas and Big Sky foe Montana State she notched 42 total digs, averaging an impressive 5.25 digs per game, and 21 digs per match. Against KU she had 13 digs, and against MSU she finished with 29 digs. Hoyt's dig total of 29 in the MSU match ranks second in Utah Valley State history for a single match. She was just four digs shy of her own record of 33 set against Northern Colorado last season.

Koelliker continued to be solid for the Wolverines after having been a big part of the offense for the past two seasons. Against Big 12 power Kansas and Big Sky foe Montana State Koelliker notched 79 total assists, averaging 9.88 digs per game and just under 40 assists per match. She also kept the defense off balance with 13 kills and a .333 hitting percentage.

Complete award winners for the year can be found by logging onto: http://uncbears.collegesports.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/071905aab.html.

The Wolverine Word ...
Senior Libero Maegan Hoyt will give Wolverine fans the insight into the life of a college athlete. "The Wolverine Word" will be a weekly or bi-weekly journal entry from a Utah Valley State Athlete throughout the rest of the 2005-06 athletic season. You can access the journal by going to www.wolverinegreen.com.