2001 WIAC Women's Volleyball
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 22 - 28
Christina Southward, Senior (St. Anthony, Minn.), Setter of UW-Oshkosh
Southward helped Oshkosh, the 11th-ranked team in the NCAA Division III, to five wins last week as the Titans raised their overall record to 29-3. Among the victories was a 3-1 upset of top-ranked and WIAC rival Whitewater on October 24. UW-Oshkosh's other wins were over Ripon, Augsburg (Minn.), Marian and Stevens Point, all in 3-0 counts. In the four-game victory over Whitewater, Southward collected 60 assists and 21 digs. The victory snapped a 10-match losing streak to the Warhawks and helped the Titans gain a tie for the WIAC championship with the Warhawks. The WIAC title is the first for Oshkosh since 1995. Southward's weekly totals included an average of 15.13 assists and 4.94 digs per game. She also contributed 43 kills and a .635 hitting percentage.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Andrea Hemple, Junior, Setter, Belleville
UW-La Crosse, Diane Radzajewski, Junior, Middle Hitter, Willow Springs, Ill. (Lyons Township)
UW-Platteville, Brooke Kaiser, Senior, Middle Hitter, Warren, Ill.
UW-River Falls, Krystle Brune, Sophomore, St. Paul, Minn. (Tarten)
UW-Stevens Point, Chrissy Klipstine, Senior, Right-side Hitter, Denmark
UW-Stout, Lindsay Mensink, Freshman, Middle Hitter, Ostrander, Minn. (LeRoy-Ostrander)
UW-Superior, Heidi McKay, Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Mahtowa, Minn. (Barnum)
UW-Whitewater, Melinda Erickson, Senior, Left-side Hitter, Ripon

Week of Oct. 15 - 21
Megan Eklund, Senior (Neenah), Setter of UW-La Crosse
Eklund led the Eagles to a 3-0 record last week, including two WIAC road wins over Superior and Eau Claire. In the win over Superior, Eklund had 39 assists, ten kills, seven digs and four service aces. Against Eau Claire, she had 56 assists, ten digs, six kills and two service aces. Eklund added 44 assists and three service aces in a 30-28, 30-17, 24-30, 30-18 win against NCAA Division II opponent Winona State (Minn.). In eleven games on the week, she averaged 12.27 assists.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Brooke Wozniak, Sophomore, Middle Hitter, Stanley (Stanley-Boyd)
UW-Oshkosh, Kristi Kujak, Juinor, Middle Blocker, Fountain City (Cochrane-Fountain City)
UW-Platteville, Brooke Kaiser, Senior, Middle Hitter, Warren, Ill.
UW-River Falls, Melissa Tvrdik, Sophomore, Middle Hitter, Farwell, Minn. (Minnewaska Area)
UW-Stevens Point, Lucy Fisher, Senior, Setter, Appleton (Xavier)
UW-Stout, Rachel Eidet, Senior, Outside Hitter, North Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West)
UW-Superior, Sarah Moravchik, Senior, Middle Hitter, Clear Lake, Minn. (Becker)

Week of Oct. 8 - 14
Kristy Dettman, Junior (Pulaski), Setter of UW-Whitewater
Dettman led the top-ranked Warhawks to a 5-0 record on the week, including three victories over ranked teams at the Wittenberg (Ohio) Invitational. She tallied 58 assists in a four-game win over second-ranked Mount Saint Joseph (Ohio) and dished out 50 in a sweep of No. 11 Wittenberg. Against No. 5 Juniata (Pa.), she netted 36 assists and 17 digs in a three-game victory. Her efforts at the tournament were recognized, as she was the lone setter named to the all-tournament team. For the week, Dettman averaged 14.71 assists and 3.50 digs, as well as totaled 11 kills, five service aces and six blocks.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Missy Gehring, Senior, Middle Hitter, Eau Claire (North)
UW-La Crosse, Megan Eklund, Senior, Setter, Neenah
UW-Oshkosh, Christina Southward, Senior, Setter, St. Anthony, Minn.
UW-Platteville, Lindsey Block, Senior, Outside Hitter, Brookfield (East)
UW-River Falls, Krystle Brune, Sophomore, St. Paul, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Stevens Point, Reisha Lenz, Sophomore, Middle Hitter, Tomah
UW-Stout, Brooke Palmer, Senior, Middle Hitter, Mantorville, Minn. (Kasson-Mantorville)
UW-Superior, Sarah Moravchik, Senior, Middle Hitter, Clear Lake, Minn. (Becker)

Week of Oct. 1 - 7
Rachel Eidet, Senior (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West), Outside Hitter of UW-Stout
Eidet helped the Blue Devils to a 3-0 record on the week and stay perfect in the WIAC as Stout downed Eau Claire 3-1, La Crosse 3-0, and Platteville 3-0. She had 13 kills and 28 digs against the Blugolds, 11 kills and 12 digs against the Eagles and 17 kills and 15 digs against the Pioneers. On the week, Eidet had 41 kills (4.10 k/g), 55 digs (5.50 k/g), five assists, two service aces, two solo blocks and seven block assists.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Rachel Gullerud, Senior, Outside Hitter, Eau Claire (Immanuel)
UW-Oshkosh, Christina Southward, Senior, Setter, St. Anthony, Minn.
UW-Platteville, Kristen Shields, Senior, Outside Hitter, Montfort (Iowa-Grant)
UW-River Falls, Krystle Brune, Sophomore, Outside Hitter, St. Paul, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Stevens Point, Nikki Kennedy, Freshman, Left-Side Hitter, Juneau (Dodgeland)
UW-Superior, Tracey Schindler, Freshman, Setter, Abbotsford

Week of Sept. 24 - 30
Angie Wildish, Junior (Menomonee Falls), Outside Hitter of UW-Whitewater
Wildish helped the Warhawks to a 5-0 record on the week including a 4-0 record at the Whitewater Invitational. In the Warhawks’ 30-26, 28-30, 30-18, 30-28 win over defending national champion Central (Iowa), Wildish had 19 kills and 26 digs. She added 16 kills and 22 digs against Oshkosh and 14 kills and 26 digs against Simpson (Iowa). In 19 games on the week, Wildish had 115 digs, 67 kills, five assists and six service aces and a .270 hitting percentage.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Rachel Gullerud, Senior, Outside Hitter, Eau Claire (Immanuel Lutheran)
UW-Oshkosh, Amber Petersen, Freshman, Middle Blocker, Fox Point (Nicolet)
UW-Platteville, Brooke Kaiser, Senior, Middle Hitter, Warren, Ill.
UW-River Falls, Jennifer Braun, Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Morristown, Minn. (Waterville-Elysian-Morristown)
UW-Stevens Point, Lucy Fisher, Senior, Setter, Appleton (Xavier)
UW-Stout, Aira Ryan, Senior, Outside Hitter, Zumbrota, Minn.
UW-Superior, Sarah Moravchik, Senior, Middle Hitter, Clear Lake, Minn. (Becker)

Week of Sept. 17 - 23
Jessie Goffard, Senior (Kimberly), Right-Side Hitter of UW-Oshkosh
In seeing her first action of the season due to injury, Goffard posted 6.1-kill and 4.3-dig averages in three conference wins for the Titans. In a 30-20, 30-27, 28-30, 30-25 win against Eau Claire, she established a new school record with 32 kills. Against Stevens Point, she had 17 kills and 12 digs. For the week, she posted a .375 hitting percentage on 61 kills and 19 errors on 112 attempts, and recorded eight blocks, seven assists and four service aces.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Brooke Wozniak, Sophomore, Middle Hitter, Stanley (Stanley-Boyd)
UW-Platteville, Lindsey Block, Senior, Outside Hitter, Brookfield (East)
UW-River Falls, Melissa Tvrdik, Sophomore, Middle Hitter, Farwell, Minn. (Minnewaska)
UW-Stevens Point, Alyssa Mader, Freshman, Right-Side Hitter, Kimberly
UW-Stout, Brooke Palmer, Senior, Outside Hitter, Mantorville, Minn. (Kasson-Mantorville)
UW-Superior, Stephanie Johnson, Sophomore, Middle Hitter, Oconto Falls

Week of Sept. 10 - 16
Rachel Gullerud, Senior (Eau Claire/Immanuel), Outside Hitter of UW-Eau Claire
Gullerud led the Blugolds to a 3-1 record in the 12-team Illinois Wesleyan Classic as she hit .331. She had 74 kills in the four matches, an average of 4.1 per game and also had 62 digs with nine blocks, eight service aces and five assists. After a 3-2 loss to Culver-Stockton (Mo.) on the first day of competition, the Blugolds came back with a 3-0 win over Culver-Stockton Saturday as Gullerud hit .613 with 21 kills in 31 attempts and only two errors.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Megan Eklund, Senior, Setter, Neenah
UW-Platteville, Lindsey Block, Senior, Outside Hitter, Brookfield (East)
UW-River Falls, Karem ZumMallen, Junior, Outside Hitter, Grand Rapids, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Mary Schultz, Junior, Left-side Hitter, Fish Creek (Gibralter)
UW-Superior, Sarah Moravchik, Senior, Middle Hitter, Clear Lake, Minn. (Becker)
UW-Whitewater, Allison Erickson, Senior, Right-side Hitter, Ripon

Week of Sept. 3 - 9
Brooke Kaiser, Senior (Warren, Ill.), Middle Hitter of UW-Platteville
Kaiser was named to the All-Tournament Team after leading the Pioneers to the title of the UW-Platteville Invitational. The Pioneers defeated Benedictin (IL), Dubuque (IA), North Central (IL) and UW-River Falls at the Invitational. Kaiser hit 17-3-35 in the straight games win over UW-River Falls. In 18 games on the week, she had 74 digs, 59 kills, eight service aces and two assists. The Pioneers had a 5-0 record last week to improve to 8-1 on the season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Roxy Wolf, Senior, Middle Hitter, Apple Valley, Minn. (Rosemount)
UW-La Crosse, Megan Eklund, Senior, Setter, Neenah
UW-Oshkosh, Kristi Kujak, Junior, Middle Blocker, Fountain City (Cochrane-Fountain City)
UW-River Falls, Michelle Mattson, Senior, Outside Hitter, Alden, Minn. (Alden-Conger)
UW-Stevens Point, Lucy Fisher, Senior, Setter, Appleton (Xavier)
UW-Stout, Rachel Eidet, Senior, Outside Hitter, North Mankato, Minn.
UW-Superior, Sarah Moravchik, Senior, Middle Hitter, Clear Lake, Minn. (Becker)
UW-Whitewater, Megan Kay, Sophomore, Middle Blocker, Dickeyville (Cuba City)

Week of Aug. 27 - Sept. 2
Christina Southward, Senior (St. Anthony, Minn.), Setter/Rightside Hitter of UW-Oshkosh
Southward was named the Tournament Most Valuable Player as the Titans rolled to a 4-0 record at the Benedictine (Ill.) Invitational over the weekend. She posted a career-high 24 kills in a 30-25, 30-26, 29-31, 30-18 win over Benedictine. Southward filled in as the team’s setter for two rotations due to injuries. In 14 games, Southward had 85 assists, 71 kills, 69 digs, 21 service aces and a .537 hitting percentage.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Rachel Gullerud, Senior, Leftside Hitter, Eau Claire (Immanuel)
UW-La Crosse, Megan Eklund, Senior, Setter, Neenah
UW-Platteville, Kristen Shields, Senior, Outside Hitter, Montfort (Iowa-Grant)
UW-River Falls, Melissa Tvrdik, Sophomore, Middle Hitter, Farwell, Minn. (Minnewaska Area)
UW-Stout, Kim Roshell, Senior, Outside Hitter, Cornell (Cadott)
UW-Superior, Sarah Moravchik, Senior, Middle Hitter, Clear Lake, Minn. (Becker)

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