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Women's Volleyball Preview: Dubuque/IIAC-NACC

September 20, 2017

SCOUTING REPORT: DUBUQUE
-Members of the IIAC ... 12-0 overall record in 2017 ... 1-0 in IIAC ... Receiving votes in AVCA National Poll
-Defeated Luther in five to open conference play
-Last meeting with Loras: Won 3-0 (2016)
-Went 4-0 at Knox Tournament with wins over Monmouth, Alverno, Macalester and Rockford, all by 3-0 score lines
-Karrah Davis leads the Spartans with 174 kills, averaging 4.58 per set while hitting .297 ... As a team, Dubuque is averaging 12.49 per set as compared to 8.95 by their opponents
-Jenna Runde leads the defense with 175 digs, averaging 4.17 per set while Rylee Anderson has been a force at the net with 42 total blocks, good for 1.11 per set

SCOUTING REPORT: MSOE
-Members of the NACC ... 7-7 overall in 2017 ... 0-1 in NACC play
-Last meeting with Loras: Lost 3-0 (2015) … Duhawks are 3-0 all-time against the Raiders
-Went 2-2 at Ripon Invitational with wins over Lawrence and Ripon (3-1 / 3-1)
-Rachel Lynde leads the Raiders with 138 kills, averaging 2.94 per set while hitting .187 ... Defensively, totals 106 digs at an average of 2.26 per set with 13 total blocks
-Aleah Quest enters the week with 224 digs and 6.59 per set

SCOUTING REPORT: WISCONSIN LUTHERAN
-Members of the NACC ... 3-7 overall in 2017 ... 0-1 in NACC play
-Last meeting with Loras: Lost 3-0 (2010) … Duhawks are 1-0 all-time against the Warriors
-Went 0-4 at Pizza Hut Classic and is currently on a six-match losing streak
-Britley Grulke leads the team offensively with 98 kills with an average of 2.51 per set
-In her first season at WLC, Grace Tomhave leads the team with 34 total blocks, including 10 solo stuffs

SCOUTING REPORT: BENEDICTINE
-Members of the NACC ... 1-10 overall in 2017 ... 0-1 in NACC play
-Last meeting with Loras: Lost 3-0 (2016) … Duhawks are 3-1 all-time against the Eagles
-Fell to Lake Forest, 3-1, at North Central Triangular
-Lauren Wiegert leads the Eagles with 96 kills and has added 27 digs
-Defensively, both Kristina Billie and Vanessa Possidoni have broken the 100-dig mark, with Billie at 169 and Possidoni at 103

SCOUTING REPORT: LAKELAND
-Members of the NACC ... 3-11 overall in 2017 ... 0-1 in NACC Play
-Last Meeting with Loras: Lost 3-2 (2016) … Duhawks are 8-2 all-time against the Muskies
-Won one of four at UW-Eau Claire Nike Eastbay Classic … Defeated St. Scholastica in four
-Led offensively by Shannon Bishop with an average of 2.23 kills per set, totaling 105
-Megan Goeser leads the Muskie with 28 total blocks for an average of .82 per set

AMONG THE LEADERS IN THE NCAA
Loras senior Haley Bergan passed the 2,000-dig mark on Friday against North Central and now sits at No. 6 in all three divisions of the NCAA for career digs at 2,004. Bergan became the fourth player from the Iowa Conference since 2007 to eclipse 2,000 digs in a career.