Raiders Raise Division Record to 6-0

Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • September 22, 2013
by Shelly Summer, Sports Writer

Fresh off of a 3-0 victory Friday night against Rainy River, the Northern Division-leading Central Lakes College Raiders marked up another division victory, beating Hibbing 3-0 Saturday.

“Teams are going to play hard against us,” said Raiders head coach Jane Peterson, whose team improved to 6-0 in division play. “They’re going to try to beat us. We clearly want to win, and we don’t think it’s going to just happen, but there could be a better intensity about the team in a match like this. It could’ve been better but I think it was fine.”

Sam Schlangen led the No. 2-ranked NJCAA Division III Raiders in assists with 18 and scored two ace serves and pounded three kills.

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Rochester Hands 15th-Ranked Raiders First Loss

Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • September 22, 2013

ROCHESTER — Rochester Community and Technical College scored 24 unanswered points in the first quarter and went on to saddle the 15th-ranked Central Lakes College Raiders with their first defeat 48-21 in the Southern Division opener for both teams Saturday.

Running back Alex Schliesmann rushed 25 times for 226 yards and a touchdown for the 4-0 Yellowjackets.

Joe Strike led the Rochester defense as he intercepted two passes and returned both for touchdowns.

Yellowjackets quarterback Tanner Menke threw three touchdown passes to Josh Zitzmann.

The Yellowjackets maintained a 472-280 edge in total yards with 361 rushing.

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MCAC Players of the Week

Two CLC Raider volleyball players were given player of the week honors by The Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Sarah Miller was Libero (defensive player) of the week and Lindsay Monson was awarded All-Around Player of the Week for the Northern Division.

Sarah, the primary serve receiver for the Raiders, was the defensive key as Central Lakes finished the week 4-1. Miller had 78 digs (5.2/g), with half of those coming in wins over ranked opponents, #1 Rochester and #4 Ridgewater. She also had 5 aces, 3 assists and a pair of kills. Sarah is a sophomore from Cross Lake, MN.

Lindsay was a major contributor as Central Lakes topped both #1 Rochester and #4 Ridgewater during a 4-1 week. Monson had 56 kills (3.5) while hitting .370 including a season-high .769 vs. FDL. She also had 23 blocks (1.44), 30 digs, 9 aces and a pair of assists. Lindsay is a sophomore from Pierz, MN. 

Uphoff Sets CLC Record

Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • September 8, 2013
By Shelly Summer, Sports Writer

Shelby Uphoff started the Central Lakes Raiders, ranked fifth in NJCAA Division III, off with one good serve and kept them coming throughout the entire first game, making her the first Raiders volleyball player to knock out 25 serves in a row as the Raiders beat Fond Du Lac 3-0 in a Northern Division match Wednesday night.

“Serving 25 in a row, that is very unusual,” said Raiders coach Jane Peterson. “Usually somebody makes a mistake. It’s never happened here.”

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Raiders Football Team Beat Mesabi 20-0

Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • September 8, 2013

VIRGINIA — Andrew Johnson ran for a short score and threw for two more as the Central Lakes College Raiders shut out the Mesabi Norse 20-0 in a non-division game Saturday.

In the second quarter, Johnson ran for a 1-yard score, passed 51 yards to Brandon Kiel for another and found Sam Moriarty for a 25-yard TD, all in the second quarter. Johnson finished 19 of 36 passing with two interceptions for 279 yards.

The Raiders’ defense was staunch, limiting Mesabi to 163 total yards and forcing three turnovers.

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Volleyball Team Sweeps Vermilion and Mesabi

Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • September 8, 2013

ELY — Lindsay Monson and Sam Schlangen turned in big statistical lines as the Central Lakes College Raiders swept Vermilion 3-0 in a Northern Division match Saturday.

Monson led the team with 10 kills and added one dig, four ace serves and a block.

Schlangen contributed three kills, six digs, four aces and 11 set assists as CLC improved to 6-1 overall.

CLC, 2-0 in the division, beat Mesabi 3-0 Friday.

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