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Nicole Olson (MB, Baudette, Minn.) had a match-high 17 kills and five blocks in a 1-3 loss to Augustana
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Back on Oct. 2, the Bemidji State University volleyball team scratched and clawed its way to a five set victory against Augustana College at BSU Gymnasium. Friday night the Vikings used home court to their advantage to defeat the Beavers and split the season series 1-1.
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Bemidji State University sophomore setter Courtney Bitter (Bemidji, Minn.) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic Second-Team All-District V, personifying what it means to be a student-athlete at BSU, competing at a high level in the classroom and on the court.
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Freshman outside hitter Laura Carlson (Hutchinson, Minn.) posted a match-high 13 kills, while sophomore setter Courtney Bitter (Bemidji, Minn.) recorded 51 assists Tuesday as the Bemidji State University volleyball team used a 3-1 victory (25-23, 20-25, 25-19, 25-14) over St. Cloud State University to snap a three-match losing skid.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team hosts St. Cloud State University, Nov. 3 before hitting the road for its final away weekend against Augustana College and No. 14 Wayne State College Nov. 6-7.
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Junior Brie Groskreutz (Reedsburg, Wis.), Bemidji State University outside hitter, has been named NSIC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week by the office of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The award is her second of the season and third of her career.
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For the third consecutive match, the Bemidji State University volleyball team has gone face-to-face with a nationally ranked opponent and lost 0-3. The Beavers couldn’t give the No. t-16 Southwest Minnesota State University a fright on Halloween Day and fell by the scores of 15-25, 15-25 and 13-25 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team pushed the No. 14 Minnesota State University, Mankato to two extra-point sets, but fell to the Mavericks 0-3 (28-30, 25-27, 20-25) in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team travels to southern Minnesota for two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches Oct. 30-31. BSU plays No. 14 Minnesota State University, Mankato Friday before traveling to Marshall, Minn. to battle No. t-16 Southwest Minnesota State University. BSU is 0-8 against nationally ranked opponents this season.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team lost 3-0 (18-25, 20-25, 17-25) to No. t-11 University of Minnesota Duluth, Saturday afternoon at BSU Gymnasium in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match. The Beavers committed too many unforced errors and failed to take advantage of mediocre play by the Bulldogs.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team hosts a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference-foe Oct. 24 in No. t-11 University of Minnesota Duluth. BSU and UMD battled in Duluth, Minn. Oct. 6 with the Beavers falling just short of an upset, losing 2-3 (25-21, 17-25, 23-25, 25-23, 7-15).
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 Bemidji State University sophomore Laura Slinger (OH., Faribault, Minn.) and Brian Leonhardt (Fr., TE, Blaine, Minn.) have been named Beaver Pride Athletes of the Week after outstanding athletic performances during the week of Oct. 12-19.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team held the University of Mary to just seven points in the first set of a 3-0 sweep, setting a rally scoring era (since 2001) school record for lowest score by an opponent in a set. The Beavers won the sets 25-7, 25-21 and 25-18, making quick work of the Marauders to win its third consecutive Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match. BSU hit .261 in the match, making it the second consecutive contest the Beavers hit over .260.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team took Quick Bunny’s advice from the Nestle Nesquick commercials and “Shared the Wealth” Friday night at the BSU Gymnasium, defeating Northern State University in straight sets in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest. Six different Beavers had at least five kills in the match, pacing the team to its second best hitting percentage of the season at a .266 clip. With the sweep (25-13, 25-21, 25-20), BSU earns its sixth 3-0 win of the season. The Beaver defense was also stellar, holding the Wolves (8-11 overall, 3-8 NSIC) to a .053 hitting percentage.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team (7-14, 4-6 NSIC) hosts a set of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches against the Northern State University Vikings and the University of Mary Marauders, Oct. 16-17.
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In its final nonconference match of the season and first against a Division I opponent, the Bemidji State University volleyball team fell to the University of North Dakota, 3-0 (23-25, 15-25, 17-25), in a match played at Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, Tuesday. BSU finishes the 2009 nonconference season with a 3-8 record.
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Fans of Bemidji State volleyball can follow the Beavers as the team travels to the University of North Dakota for a nonconference match tonight at 7 p.m. UND provides live stats and live audio for free and live video for $5.95.
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After competing, but falling short to three nationally-ranked opponents in its last three matches, the Bemidji State University volleyball team continued to play at a high level and defeated St. Cloud State 3-0 (25-23, 32-30, 25-20) in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match played at Halenbeck Hall, spoiling SCSU’s homecoming.
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Usually a team is down when only winning one set in a volleyball match, but the Bemidji State University volleyball team can hold its heads high, as it took the first set away from No. 1 Concordia University in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play in 2009. The back-to-back reining national champion Golden Bears have now only lost three sets this season and their first in conference play to the Beavers, Friday night at the Gangelhoff Center. BSU (6-13, 3-6 NSIC) won the third set in the 1-3 (11-25, 13-25, 25-21, 18-25) loss to CU (20-0, 9-0 NSIC).
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 Bemidji State freshman Bethany Thompson (OH, Owatonna, Minn.) is featured in the Owatonna People's Press for her immediate impact on the Beaver squad and her transistion to college.
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 Bemidji State University setter Courtney Bitter (So., Bemidji, Minn.) and linebacker Jake Anderson (Sr., Karlstad, Minn.) have been named Beaver Pride Athletes of the Week after outstanding athletic performances during the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4.
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For the second consecutive match and the fourth time this season, the Bemidji State University volleyball team scratched and clawed its way to five sets against a nationally-ranked opponent. For the second consecutive match and fourth time this season, the young BSU squad fell just short. This time it was the No. 10 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs that defeated the Beavers in five, (25-21, 17-25, 23-25, 25-23, 7-15).
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team (6-11, 3-4 NSIC) begins a tough three-match Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road trip, today, with a match at No. 10 Minnesota Duluth. BSU continues the trip Friday at No. 1 Concordia University and then finishes it with a match at St. Cloud State.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team had opportunities to hand No. 22 Wayne State (Neb.) its third consecutive loss, Saturday afternoon at the BSU Gymnasium, but fell in five sets, 2-3 (25-18, 18-25, 23-25, 25-17, 7-15) in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match. BSU is now 0-5 against nationally-ranked opponents this season, but the Beavers have brought three of those matches to five sets.
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Sophomore Courtney Bitter (S, Bemidji, Minn.) posted her first-career triple-double (46 set assists, 19 digs and 11 kills), leading the Bemidji State University volleyball team to a thrilling 3-2 (25-14, 22-25, 17-25, 25-14, 15-10) victory against Augustana College, Friday night at the BSU Gymnasium. A season-high 658 rowdy fans witnessed the Beavers (6-10, 3-3 NSIC) gnaw past the Vikings (8-10, 3-3 NSIC), in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match, for BSU’s first win against AC since Oct. 30, 1987. The win is a big step in the right direction for a Beaver team that has been lacking to find its place in the conference this season.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team returns home Oct. 2-3, after a three-match Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road trip that spanned three states in five days. BSU hosts Augustana College (S.D.), Friday at 7 p.m. and No. 22 Wayne State, Saturday at 3 p.m. Both contests will be played at the BSU Gymnasium.
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The Bemidi State University volleyball team finished a three-match road trip that spanned three states in five days with a 0-3 (23-25, 26-28, 16-25) loss to Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference foe Upper Iowa University. The Beavers (5-10, 2-3 NSIC) are 2-7 this season in matches that end in three sets.
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Bemidi State University head volleyball coach Laurie Bitter has been preaching all season that the Beavers need defense to win matches this season. Friday night was a perfect example of a complete defensive effort as five different Beavers posted double-digits in digs in a 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 30-28, 28-26) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road victory against Winona State University.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team fell in its first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road contest of the 2009 season to Northern State University, Tuesday. The Wolves (7-5, 2-2 NSIC) proved to be too much for the Beavers (4-9, 1-2 NSIC) and won the match 3-1 (25-17, 25-19, 26-28, 25-13).
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team begins its Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road schedule, starting today with a match at Northern State University at 7 p.m. The Beavers complete the three-match road trip Sept. 25-26 with matches against Winona State University (7 p.m.) and Upper Iowa University (4 p.m.), respectively.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team snapped a seven-match losing streak and grabbed its first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference win of 2009 with a three-set sweep of the University of Minnesota, Crookston. The Beavers (4-8, 1-1 NSIC) cruised to victory (25-19, 25-13, 25-22) and kept the Golden Eagles (3-12, 0-3 NSIC) winless in conference play.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team fell to Minnesota State University Moorhead, 0-3 (21-25, 18-25, 21-25), in its first home and first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match of the 2009 campaign. The Beavers (3-8, 0-1 NSIC) beat themselves, as the team posted a season-low .059 attacking percentage and a season-high 27 attacking errors. The Dragons (12-3, 2-0 NSIC) posted just a .173 attacking percentage, but countered that mark with 11 team blocks and six service aces to BSU’s five and two, respectively. The loss continues the Beavers’ losing skid to seven straight.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team fell to two ranked Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opponents in nonconference action Friday at the Radisson-Roseville/Concordia University Tournament, hosted by Concordia University. The Beavers (3-7, 0-0 NSIC) fell to No. 12 Southwest Minnesota State in the first match (26-24, 25-27, 16-25, 23-25, 10-15) and No. 1 Concordia in the second match (17-25, 9-25, 23-25).
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team will complete a three-week road trip as the team prepares to battle two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opponents in nonconference action, Sept. 11, at the Radisson-Roseville/Concordia University Tournament. The Beavers will play No. 12 Southwest Minnesota State at 9:30 a.m., before squaring-off against host and the top-ranked team nationally, Concordia University, at 2:30 p.m.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team lost 1-3 twice on the final day of the Florida Southern Classic hosted by No. 14 Florida Southern University. The Beavers (3-5, 0-0 NSIC) lost to Nebraska-Omaha 3-1 (25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23) and Eckerd (Fla.), 3-1 (24-26, 25-17, 25-22, 25-21). With the loses BSU finishes the tournament 0-4.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team lost twice in day one of the Florida Southern Classic hosted by No. 14 Florida Southern University. BSU lost to FSU 3-2 (25-11, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 15-10) to end a three-match winning streak. The Beavers (3-3, 0-0 NSIC) lost in the second match of the day to St. Leo University (Fla.), 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-23).
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team travels to Tampa, Fla. to participate in the Florida Southern Classic, hosted by Florida Southern University, Sept. 4-5. The Beavers will play four matches over two days starting with No. 14 Florida Southern at 1 p.m., Sept. 4. The tournament will continue with St. Leo (Fla.) at 7 p.m., Sept. 4, Nebraska-Omaha, Sept. 5 at 11 a.m., and concludes with Eckerd (Fla.) at 2 p.m., Sept. 5.
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Junior Brie Groskreutz (Reedsburg, Wis.), Bemidji State University outside hitter, has been named NSIC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week by the office of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The award is the second of her career and marks the first time a Beaver has earned the conference award since Groskreutz was honored Sept. 10, 2007.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball squad didn’t lose a set in the second and final day of the Best Western/Runza Fall Classic, hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The Beavers (3-1, 0-0 NSIC) finished the tournament with a 3-1 record after defeating Rockhurst (Mo.) (25-19, 26-24, 25-19) and Fort Hays State (25-23, 25-17, 25-22). BSU is now on a nine set winning streak and have posted three victories in a row. The three match winning streak is the longest in head coach Laurie Bitter’s career.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball squad split its 2009 season opener at the Best Western/Runza Fall Classic, hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The Beavers (1-1, 0-0 NSIC) fell to No. 6 Nebraska-Kearney, 3-0, (25-18, 25-15, 25-15), but rebounded to defeat Newman University (Kan.), 3-0, (25-23, 25-17, 25-17).
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team begins the 2009 season with four matches at the Best Western/Runza Fall Classic, hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Aug. 28-29. BSU will battle No. 6 Nebraska-Kearney and Newman University (Kan.), Aug. 28 at 12:15 and 4:45 p.m., respectively. The Beavers complete the tournament Aug. 29 with Rockhurst (Mo.) at 10 a.m. and Fort Hays State at 2:30 p.m.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball squad begins the 2009 season today. The team will conduct two-a-day practices all week, with the first practice from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and the second practice from 2-5:30 p.m.
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Bemidji State University is slotted 11th in the Preseason Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Volleyball Coaches’ Poll, receiving 44 points. The Beavers finished last season in 13th place after posting a 7-25 overall record and a 3-17 NSIC record. Concordia University is first in the poll after winning the NCAA National Championship the past two seasons. CU senior setter Maggie McNamara was voted the preseason player of the year.
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Bemidji State University head volleyball coach Laurie Bitter today announced the addition of four student-athletes for the 2009 volleyball season. Laura Carlson (Hutchinson, Minn. ), Bethany Thompson (Owatonna, Minn.) and Sarah Schwanz (Eagan, Minn.) have made the decision to play for the Beavers and will enroll at BSU in the fall of 2009 while Samantha Hertaus (New Prague, Minn.) and Nicole Solum (Spokane, Wash.) transferred to BSU at semester break and practiced with the Beavers this spring.
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Bemidji State University head volleyball coach Laurie Bitter today announced the Beavers’ 2009 volleyball schedule featuring three preseason tournaments, eleven home matches and head-to-head contests with five teams that were ranked in Division II’s top 25 at one time or another last season. Also, five of the eight opponents in the 2008 North Central Region Tournament, including two-time defending NCAA Division II National Champion Concordia University, St. Paul, are penciled in as BSU opponents.
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In its last match of 2008 the Bemidji State University volleyball team continued its dominance over Upper Iowa University as they swept the Peacocks in three sets by scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-19.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) match to the Winona State University Warriors tonight from McCown Gymnasium in Winona, Minn. The Warriors downed the Beavers by scores of 25-19, 25-28, 25-23.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team hits the road this weekend for its final two regular season contests of the 2008 season when it travels to Winona, Minn. and Fayette, Iowa to battle the Winona State University Warriors and the Upper Iowa University Peacocks. The Beavers will play Winona State on Friday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. and will wrap up the season at Upper Iowa on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 3 p.m.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped its final home match of the season this afternoon to the No. 23 Wayne State College Wildcats in consecutive sets (25-17, 25-22, 25-14) at the BSU Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.
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Sophomore middle blocker Nicole Olson (Baudette, Minn.) recorded double-digit kills for the eighth time this season, but the BSU offensive attack would end there as No. 21 Augustana College secured a 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-19) win in its first ever trip to Bemidji, Minn.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team will return home this weekend for its final home stand of the 2008 season. The Beavers host two nationally ranked teams in No. 21 Augstana College Vikings and No. 23 Wayne State College Wildcats. BSU will take on the Vikings on Friday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. and will wrap up the home portion of its season on Saturday, Nov. 8 against Wayne State at 4 p.m. from the BSU Gymnasium.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped a tough four set match to the St. Cloud State University Huskies tonight at Hallenbeck Hall on election night. The Huskies earned the victory and the season sweep of the Beavers by scores of 23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 27-25.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team (6-21; 2-13 NSIC) is back on the road Tuesday as it travels south to battle Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference foe St. Cloud State University (6-18; 4-12 NSIC) at 8 p.m. from Hallenbeck Hall.
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In a tight-knit battle the Bemidji State volleyball team dropped its tenth consecutive match falling to the No. 3 Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs at the BSU Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs upended the Beavers by scores of 25-22, 15-25, 14-25, 13-25.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped a heartbreaking Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match to the Minnesota State University Mavericks on Halloween night from the BSU Gymnasium. The Mavericks earned the victory by scores of 26-24, 26-24 and 25-13.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team (6-19; 2-11 NSIC) returns to Bemidji after two weeks of playing on the road to host Minnesota State University (14-11; 9-5 NSIC) and No. 3 Southwest Minnesota State (23-3; 12-2 NSIC) for a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tilts. The Beavers will welcome Minnesota State to the BSU Gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. and then will host No. 3 Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. on parent's day.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped its eighth consecutive match at Romano Gymnasium in Duluth, Minn. Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs earned the season sweep over Bemidji State by scores of (25-7, 25-11, 25-13).
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team will play its sixth ranked opponent this weekend as the Beavers will travel to Duluth, Minn. to battle the No. 18 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. from Romano Gymnasium. BSU is currently 0-2 versus the Bulldogs this season.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match to the University of Mary Saturday afternoon, 3-0 (27-25, 25-17, 25-21). The Beavers fall to 6-18 overall and 2-10 versus league competition.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team was defeated by the Northern State University Wolves, 3-0, (25-19, 26-24, 25-12), Friday evening at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, S.D. The Beavers fall to 6-17 overall and 2-9 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play after the loss.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team will hit the road for a weekend trip west in the Dakota's. BSU will first hit South Dakota as they will be in Aberdeen, S.D. on Friday, Oct. 17 for a match with the Northern State University Wolves at 7 p.m. Saturday, the Beavers will be in North Dakota to take on the University of Mary Marauders in Bismarck, N.D. at 3 p.m.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tilt to St. Cloud State University, 3-0 (30-28, 25-17, 25-17), Saturday afternoon at the BSU Gymnasium.
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The No. 1 team in the nation, the Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears were too much for the Beavers to handle tonight at the BSU Gymnasium as the Golden Bears upended the Beavers, 3-0. The Golden Bears completed the sweep by scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-12.
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The Bemidji State volleyball team (6-14; 2-6 NSIC) will wrap up its three match home stand this weekend as the Beavers host the No. 1 team in the land, the Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears (19-1; 8-0 NSIC) on Friday at 7 p.m. The Beavers will wrap up its week of play with the St. Cloud State Huskies (2-14; 0-8 NSIC) who is looking for their first win in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) affair to No. 16 Minnesota Duluth in three sets (25-15, 25-22, 25-23) Tuesday evening at the BSU Gymnasium on the campus of Bemidji State University.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team (6-13; 2-5 NSIC) returns to Bemidji after a week of play on the road to host the No. 13 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (14-5; 5-2 NSIC) in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference battle. The Beavers are currently 2-1 at the BSU Gymnasium this season which is their best start at home since 2003 when they were 3-0. The first serve is set for 7 p.m.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped its final match of the week to Wayne State College, 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-12), at the Rice Auditorium in Wayne, Neb.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match to No. 23 Augustana College Friday evening at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The nationally-ranked Vikings recorded twenty more kills than the Beavers’ while hitting an efficient .308 to put the match away via the sweep (25-10, 25-22, 25-15).
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Bemidji State (6-11; 2-3 NSIC) will hit the road this weekend for a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tilts. Friday the team takes on its third ranked opponent this season in No. 23 Augustana College (10-6; 3-1 NSIC) at 7 p.m. from the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. Saturday the Beavers wrap up the weekend in Wayne, Neb. at 4 p.m. versus the Wayne State College Wildcats (12-2; 2-2 NSIC) from the Rice Auditorium.
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In a tight knit battle the Bemidji State University extended its win streak to six over the Upper Iowa Peacocks as the Beavers swept UIU on homecoming Saturday from the BSU Gymnasium. The Beavers earned the victory by scores of 28-26, 26-24, and 25-21 to pick up its sixth win of the season.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped its Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) match to the Winona State Warriors tonight from the BSU Gymnasium. The Warriors downed the Beavers by scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-12.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team will host the Winona State Warriors and Upper Iowa University Peacocks for homecoming weekend. The Beavers will be looking to extend their win streak to three matches and will be looking to open up the home portion of its schedule 3-0 for the first time since 2003. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. on Friday versus Winona State with a 4 p.m. start time versus Upper Iowa on Saturday. Bemidji State currently holds a 5-10 overall record and 1-2 in the conference play.
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 Bemidji State University sophomore outside hitter Nicole Olson (Baudette, Minn.) posted her second consecutive double-double with 15 kills and 10 digs en route to leading the Beavers to their first conference win of the season over the Northern State University Wolves, 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-21), at the BSU Gymnasium. The win was the fifth of the season for BSU, snapping a seven-match losing skid to the Wolves.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team will open up the home portion of its schedule Tuesday, Sept. 23 as the Beavers host the Northern State Wolves. BSU is currently 21-12 in home openers dating back to 1975 and are 2-0 when hosting the Wolves in home openers. The first serve is slated for 7 p.m. from the BSU Gymnasium.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped a tough four set match to the University of Minnesota, Crookston this afternoon at Lysaker Gymnasium. The Golden Eagles earned the victory by scores of 25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped the opener of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference to Minnesota State University, Moorhead, 3-0 (20-25, 17-25, 14-25), Friday evening from Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead, Minn.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team is set to open conference play this weekend as the Beavers will travel to Moorhead, Minn. and Crookston, Minn. over the weekend. The Beavers will open the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) against the MSU Moorhead Dragons (6-6) for just the sixth time in school history on Friday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. and then will play the Minnesota, Crookston Golden Eagles (0-9) on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. The Beavers hold a record of 4-8 this season.
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The University of New Haven Chargers built a two set lead upending the Bemidji State University Beavers 3-1 (23-25, 15-25, 25-20, 14-25) in BSU’s final match of the UMD Kraus Anderson Classic.
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For the first time in school history the Bemidji State University volleyball team played two ranked opponents in one day. The Beavers were swept by No. 12 Minnesota Duluth (17-25, 19-25, 16-25) and went four sets with No. 9 Western Washington before falling, 3-1 (21-25, 31-29, 10-25, 19-25 ) in the opening day of the UMD Kraus Anderson Classic.
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After starting the year 4-5 for the second time in three years, the Beavers will play three more matches Friday and Saturday at the UMD Classic. Friday, Sept. 12 Bemidji State will play No. 12 Minnesota Duluth at 12 p.m. and then first time opponent No. 9 Western Washington at 5 p.m. The Beavers will close out the UMD Classic on Saturday, Sept. 13 with another first time opponent, the University of New Haven Chargers at 3 p.m. All three opponents on Bemidji State's schedule have at least a .750 winning percentage to start the season. UMD holds a 6-2 mark while Western Washington and New Haven are both undefeated at 4-0 and 3-0, respectively.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team continued play at the Golden Eagle Classic today as the Beavers played Minnesota State University, Moorhead and Lake Superior State. The Beavers were swept by the Dragons in three sets (17-25, 14-25, 18-25) in the first match of the day but were able to snap a three match losing streak by sweeping Lake Superior State (25-17, 25-20, 25-16) in the Beavers final match of the classic.
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In its first day of competition at the Golden Eagle Classic, the Bemidji State volleyball team was swept by the University of Manitoba (25-20, 25-17, 25-20) and Division I South Dakota (25-21, 25-18, 25-15) seeing its record drop to below .500 for the first time this season (3-4; 0-0 NSIC).
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team will be on the road for the second consecutive weekend as they will head 90 miles west down highway two to partake in the Golden Eagle Classic in Crookston, Minn. The Beavers will play four matches in two days, taking on the University of Manitoba and the University of South Dakota on Sept. 5 and Minnesota State University-Moorhead and Lake Superior State University on Sept. 6.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team dropped its seventh consecutive match to the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux at the Bette Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, N.D., Tuesday evening. After winning the first set 25-20 the Beavers dropped the next three sets by scores of 19-25, 19-25, and 14-25 to fall 3-1.
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Bemidji State University junior Brie Groskreutz (OH, Reedsburg, Wis.) and freshman Courtney Bitter (S, Bemidji, Minn.) were named to the 2008 Las Vegas Blast All-Tournament Team, which was announced Saturday evening in Las Vegas, Nev.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team will be looking to snap a six-match slide to the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux tonight as the Beavers will play the Fighting Sioux at 7 p.m. in Grand Forks, N.D. from the Bette Engelstad Sioux Center. It will be the first meeting between the two teams since UND went Division I and it will be the Beavers first trip to Grand Forks, N.D. since 2006. BSU is currently off to its best start since 2003 as the Beavers hold a 3-1 record.
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In its final day of competition at the Las Vegas Blast, the Bemidji State University volleyball team (3-1; 0-0) flew out of Las Vegas, Nev. with a sweep over Newman University (25-12, 25-15, 25-21) and Huntington University (25-22, 25-19, 19-25, 25-21). The Beavers 3-1 record is their best start to a season since the 2003 year when BSU opened 3-1.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team opened the 2008 campaign going 1-1 today at the Las Vegas Blast in Las Vegas, Nev. The Beavers swept the Newman University Jets (25-23, 25-16, 25-13) in their first match of the day and dropped a five set affair to Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) foe Northern State (23-25, 15-25, 25-15, 25-16, 15-17) in the night cap.
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 The 2008 Bemidji State Volleyball Media Guide is now available for download in PDF format. Print copies will be available within the week; order information is supplied on the download page.
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The Bemidji State University Beavers will travel to Las Vegas, Nev. to open up the 2008 slate. With its first trip to Vegas, the Beavers will participate in the Las Vegas Blast playing four matches over a span of two days (Aug. 29-30). The Beavers open the season and the Blast versus a first time opponent in the Newman University Jets at 3 p.m. on Aug. 29. BSU will wrap up play on the first day of the blast with a match versus Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) foe Northern State University at 7 p.m. BSU will wrap up its stay in Vegas on Saturday, Aug. 30 when they will play Newman University for the second time in as many days starting at 2 p.m. BSU’s last match in Vegas will pit the Beavers versus Huntington University at 6 p.m., another first time opponent.
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 The Bemidji State women’s volleyball team has been picked to finish in a tie for eleventh in the 2008 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Volleyball Coaches Poll, announced today by the league office. The Beavers, who finished eighth in the NSIC in 2007 with an overall record of 10-17, return seven players from last years’ roster including junior outside hitter Brie Groskreutz (Reedsburg, Wis.) who was named as a 2008 NSIC Player to Watch in the same poll.
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It seems as though the Bemidji State University’s senior class just finished participating in the ceremonies surrounding graduation, but in the ever-present world of collegiate sports the recent calendar flip to August can only mean one thing--the 2008 fall athletic season is just around the corner. Monday, Aug. 11, is check-in-day for the BSU volleyball program as the team gears up for its 2008 training camp.
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Bemidji State University head volleyball coach Laurie Bitter today announced the Beavers’ 2008 volleyball schedule, featuring three preseason tournaments with ten home matches and head-to-head contests with six teams that were ranked in Division II’s top 25 at one time or another last season. Six of the eight opponents in the 2007 North Central Region Tournament, including 2007 NCAA Division II National Champion Concordia-St. Paul, penciled in as BSU opponents.
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Bemidji State University head volleyball coach Laurie Bitter announced today the signing of one more player to her 2008 recruiting class. Jessi-Beth McCannell of Brandon, Manitoba becomes the sixth student-athlete to sign a National Letter of Intent to join the BSU program for the 2008-09 academic year.
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Bemidji State University head volleyball coach Laurie Bitter today announced the commitment of five student-athletes to play for the Beavers in 2008. The signing of Courtney Bitter, Kimberly Hacker, Laura Slinger, Melissa McNeely, and Erikka Korpi stand as Bitter’s first signees to the BSU program.
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The Bemidji State University volleyball team will host a Co-Ed Hi-Lo 6’s Volleyball Tournament on Dec. 8, 2007 and a Reverse 4 Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament on Jan. 26, 2008 at the BSU Gymnasium. Members of the campus community, Bemidji and surrounding area are encouraged to form teams and compete.
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The 2007 Bemidji State volleyball team ended the 2007 season with its best record since 2003 with a 10-17 mark. Check out all the final news and notes in the season recap.
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