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Several volleyball teams in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) kick-off their 2019 regular season on Friday, August 23 and Saturday August 24, as they take part in the MCAC Crossover Tournament.
Hosted by St. Cloud Technical & Community College, the courts of the Whitney Center will be active all day as ten teams look to get off to a strong start for the year. Three MCAC programs received a nod from the NJCAA Division III Volleyball national rankings committee, as Rochester Community & Technical College, Central Lakes College and Minnesota State-Fergus Falls all were named to the pre-season NJCAA Division III Top Ten. Click here or go to the following link for the full pre-season rankings release: http://njcaa.org/sports/wvball/2019-20/div3/polls
Be sure to follow @NJCAAVolleyball for timely information on the national two-year college volleyball scene.
Teams featured at the 2019 MCAC Crossover Tournament are:
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Head Coach: Jane Peterson, 29th Season at Central Lakes '18 Record: 26-7 Overall, 4th Place in NJCAA Championships Notable in '19: Raiders are #3 in the NJCAA Division III Pre-Season poll under veteran coach, Jane Peterson. |
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Head Coach: Amber Zitzow, 8th Season at RCTC '18 Record: 24-9 Overall, 3rd Place in NJCAA Championships Notable in '19: Yellowjacket returning All-America selection Carrie Rutledge was named as an AVCA Player-to-Watch within the NJCAA ranks this pre-season on a team ranked #4 nationally. |
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Head Coach: Abby Crowser, 4th season for the Spartans '18 Record: 19-8 Overall, NJCAA Regional Finalist Notable in '19: The Spartans are ranked #9 in in NJCAA Division III Pre-Season poll; head coach Abby Crowser earned NCAA All-America honors while competing at Concordia College-Moorhead as a senior. |
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Head Coach: Heidi Smith, 9th season at SCTCC '18 Record: 11-12 Overall, NJCAA Region Tournament qualifier Notable in '19: The Cyclones will feature nine sophomores and six freshman this season; SCTCC will also compete at the College of DuPage Invitational later this month. |
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Head Coach: Sara Matuszak, 2nd Season at Mesabi Range '18 Record: 14-10 Overall, NJCAA Regional Finalist Notable in '19: MRC will also host the Norse Tri-Angular with Rainy River & UW-Barron County on Wednesday, August 28. |
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Head Coach: Abdul Chamma (interim) / Courtney Nordby '18 Record: 20 - 6 Overall, NJCAA Region Tournament qualifier Notable in '19: Abdul Chamma fills in for Courtney Nordby, who is on maternity leave this fall; Chamma coached NCTC from 2011 through 2018. Webpage: https://northlandpioneers.com/index.aspx?path=wvball |
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Head Coach: Erica Smith, 1st Season at Ridgewater '18 Record: 13-13 Overall, NJCAA Region Tournament qualifier Notable in '19: Smith takes over the Warrior program this fall; she earned NJCAA All-America honors while competing at Central Lakes College, helping lead her team to a fourth-place finish at Nationals. Webpage: https://www.ridgewater.edu/athletics/womens-sports/womens-volleyball/ |
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Head Coach: Mel Millerbernd, 31st season at Rainy River '18 Record: 8-18 Overall, 4-8 MCAC North Notable in '19: Millerbernd has been leading the RRCC program since 1989 and also serves as the Athletic Director for the Voyageurs. |
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Head Coach: Brittany McNab, 1st Season at MnWest '18 Record: 7-9 Overall, 5th place MCAC South Notable in '19: McNab returns to the LadyJay program where she once played; she earned NJCAA All-America honors as a student-athlete at MnWest. Webpage: https://www.mnwestathletics.com/sports/wvball/index |
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Head Coach: Kasey Palmer, 1st Season at Hibbing '18 Record: 13-11 Overall, NJCAA Region Tournament qualifier Notable in '19: Palmer takes over both the HCC volleyball and women's basketball teams in 2019-20. |
For all things volleyball in the MCAC, please visit: https://www.mcacsports.org/sports/wvball/index
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system, as well as select member colleges in North Dakota and Wisconsin. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.
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