Tournament Links
NCAA Regional Schedule
Grand Rapids, Mich. - Calvin College (host)
3201 Burton Street Southeast
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Thursday, Nov. 8 (First Round)
Game 1: Wittenberg vs. Bluffton, 12:30 p.m.
Game 2: Chicago vs. Buffalo State, 3 p.m.
Game 3: Mount Union vs. Carnegie Mellon, 5:30 p.m.
Game 4: Calvin vs. Penn State-Behrend, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9 (Second Round)
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10 (Third Round)
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 7 p.m
Host Information
Calvin College will serve as the host of the Great Lakes Regional (first, second and third rounds) in the 2013 NCAA Volleyball Tournament. Ranked first in the nation, Calvin's 29-1 overall record earned them a first seed in the regional and date with the 22-8 Penn State-Behrend Lions on Thursday night (Nov. 14) at 8 p.m.
Live Stats
Calvin College will provide live stats for each match of the Great Lakes Regional at www.calvin.edu/scoreboard.
Live Video
Live video of the Great Lakes Regional matches will be available at http://new.livestream.com/calvin-college.
Tournament Website
Calvin College has launched an official Great Lakes Regional website on its volleyball page: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/womens/volleyball/ncaaregional.htm. The website includes essential links, ticket and tournament information.
Nationally Ranked Teams
The eight teams in the regional include four teams ranked in the top-20 in the nation in #1 Calvin (Mich.), #9 Mount Union, #10 Wittenberg and #16 Chicago.
Mount Union
The Purple Raiders are making their fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament overall and fourth in the last five seasons. They were regular season champions and earned the Ohio Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 3-0 win over Heidelberg in the OAC Tournament title match.
Mount Union has a 3-3 record in its previous three trips to the NCAA Tournament. In 2009, Mount Union beat Lebanon Valley (Pa.) in the first round, only to lose at Juniata (Pa.) in the second. They repeated the exact same feat -- a win against Lebanon Valley and loss to Juniata -- in their 2011 tournament run at Neumann University in suburban Philadelphia. Last season in Grand Rapids, the Raiders defeated Medaille (N.Y.) before falling to host Calvin in the second round.
Season Recap
After starting the 2013 campaign off 21-0, the Raiders took their first three losses in the Midwest Tournament in Michigan to NCAA Tournament teams Calvin, Hope and Wittenberg. Mount Union would bounce back and take eight of their last nine matches to end the season with a 30-4 record, an OAC regular season title for the second straight year and a second OAC Tournament title in three years.
Individual awards earned by the Raiders so far include All-OAC First Team honors for senior Taylor Webb and junior Nicole Snyder, junior Lauren Mastroine was selected to the All-OAC Second Team and grabbed OAC Libero of the Year honors while junior Sarah Schleich would be an All-OAC honorable mention selection.
Leader Of The Pack
Mount Union head coach Leigh Ann Swartz is in her eighth season and has 202-61 record with two OAC regular season titles and two OAC Tournament titles. On the way to OAC regular season and tournament titles this past season, Swartz led the Raiders to a school-record 21-0 start to the season, a No. 7 ranking in the nation -- the highest in school history and at 30 wins right now tied the school record for wins in a single season. The 2006 OAC Coach of the Year has accomplished much on the court and especially this season off the court as she is expecting twins at any time. Assistant coach Melissa Mahnke -- an All-American for the Purple Raiders -- has been coaching the team for the last two weeks and will be in charge at the regional.
Three New - Four Old
Mount Union has played four of its potential seven opponents in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in 2013. The teams that the Purple Raiders played during the 2013 regular season are Buffalo State, Bluffton, Calvin and Wittenberg. The Carnegie Mellon Tartans are making their third appearance to the NCAA Tournament with their last coming in 2008. This season, the Raiders have wins against Buffalo State (3-0) and Bluffton (3-0) with losses to Wittenberg (3-1) and Calvin (3-0).
Taylor Made
Mount Union senior Taylor Webb was named All-OAC First Team after finishing first on the team with 352 kills (fourth in OAC) and 3.17 kills per set (third in the OAC). She also joined the school's 1,000 Kills club earlier this season, ranked sixth. Webb posted a .292 hitting percentage, good enough for fifth in the OAC.
Mount Union career kills list
1. Melissa Mahnke - 2006-09 - 1,604
2. Kelly Roach - 1997-00 - 1,516
3. Jess DiCarlo - 2002-05 - 1,459
4. Amanda Kohler - 2004-07 - 1,336
5. Jen VonDeylen - 1997-00 - 1,314
6. Taylor Webb - 2010-pres. - 1,266
7. Kris Barker - 2001-04 - 1,260
8. Holly Coleman - 1998-01 - 1,238
9. Mandy Lamonica - 1995-98 - 1,134
10. Mandy Shepherd - 1992-95 - 1,099
Mastroine's Digging Up Records
Mount Union junior libero Lauren Mastroine became the ninth player in Raider history to eclipse the 1,000-dig mark and has posted 723 digs this season (6.29 per set). Her 723 digs (6.29 per set) and 42 service aces lead the team and OAC. Mastroine is ranked fourth in the nation in digs per set with 6.29. Her 723 digs place her third on Mount Union's individual season record list for digs in a season. Mastroine was named All-OAC Second Team and OAC Libero of the Year. Mastroine's 1,560 career digs rank fifth in Mount Union History.
Mount Union career digs
1. Sarah Dean - 2007-10 - 2,464
2. Kristen Sagula - 2002-05 - 2,302
3. Amanda Kohler - 2004-07 - 1,749
4. Mandy Bowser - 1999-02 - 1,602
5. Lauren Mastroine - 2011-pres. - 1,560
6. Mandy Lamonica - 1995-98 - 1,508
7. Kristen Gromes - 2009-13 - 1,452
8. Katie Snyder - 2000-03 - 1,387
9. Alexi Sawayda - 2005-08 - 1,352
10. Nicole Baka - 2006-09 - 1,213
Mount Union single season digs
1. Sarah Dean - 2010 - 787
2. Kristen Sagula - 2003 - 740
3. Lauren Mastroine - 2013 - 723
4. Kristen Sagula - 2004 - 718
5. Kristen Sagula - 2005 - 686
6. Sarah Dean - 2007 - 632
7. Krsiten Gromes - 2012 - 631
8. Sarah Dean - 2009 - 575
9. Amanda Kohler - 2006 - 527
10. Amanda Kohler - 2007 - 522
Lending Hand
The Purple Raiders junior Sarah Schleich has joined Mount Union's 1,000 assist club as she now stands at 1,301 in eighth on the list. She leads the team in assists and is fifth in the OAC with 703 this season (6.11 assists per set). Schleich has recorded two double-doubles this season her frist coming against Clarkson (N.Y.) with 27 assists and 10 digs on Aug. 30 with her second coming against Marietta with 26 assists and 10 digs on Sept. 27.
Mount Union career assists list
1. Katie Snyder - 2000-03 - 5,629
2. Julie Radigan - 2008-11 - 3,920
3. Patty Caris - 1990-93 - 3,215
4. Rox Connair - 1998-01 - 2,495
5. Kayli Tyson - 2005-06 - 2,057
6. Tracy Reschke - 2006-07 - 1,967
7. Rita Riley - 1992-95 - 1,386
8. Sarah Schleich - 2011-pres. - 1,301
9. Ashley Janezic - 2003-04 - 1,255
10. Kristy Montgomery - 1997 - 1,188
Seeing Double
The Purple Raiders junior Nicole Snyder has recorded nine double-doubles this season as she is second on the team with 290 kills (2.79 per set) and 275 digs (2.64 per set). Snyder's kills per set and total kills is good enough for fifth in the OAC. Snyder was named All-OAC First Team.
Block Party
The Raiders have a total of 273.5 blocks this season, ranked 11th in the nation as a team with 2.38 blocks per set. Sophomore Kara Berger leads the Raiders and OAC in blocks per set with 1.16 as she has accumulated a total of 132 blocks this season. Berger is nationally ranked with her blocks per set at 18th. Teammate, junior Sara Brown joins Berger in the tops of the conference as she sits second in the OAC with blocks per set at 0.94. Brown is second on the team and has a total of 108 total blocks this season.
Starting Off On the Right Foot
Mount Union opened its season out on a 21 game win-streak which spanned from August 30th to October 11th. In those 21 games, the Raiders won 15 by a score of 3-0 with a streak of six together. Three of the remaining six matches for the Raiders went to five sets with the other three going to four sets.
