Women's Volleyball: Sam Schlangen Selected to All-American Team

Raiders Volleyball setter/hitter Sam Schlangen (Paynesville, MN) was selected to the NJCAA All-American Team for Division III.

The 2014 All-America teams were announced Monday for all three divisions.  All-America selections were made by each division’s respective sport committee. All-Region selections and nominations for All-America honors were submitted by each respective region.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2014 NJCAA Volleyball All-America teams were announced Monday for all three divisions. Click the appropriate link below to view this year’s All-America and All-Region selections. All-America selections were made by each division’s respective sport committee. All-Region selections and nominations for All-America honors were submitted by each respective region. - See more at: http://www.njcaa.org/newsArticle.cfm?articleId=23033#sthash.WPf2IcIH.dpufCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2014 NJCAA Volleyball All-America teams were announced Monday for all three divisions. Click the appropriate link below to view this year’s All-America and All-Region selections. All-America selections were made by each division’s respective sport committee. All-Region selections and nominations for All-America honors were submitted by each respective region. - See more at: http://www.njcaa.org/newsArticle.cfm?articleId=23033#sthash.WPf2IcIH.dpuf

Four Volleyball Players and Coach Earn All-Division Honors

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference has announced its 2014 volleyball regular season awards. 

CLC players Sam Schlangen and Ashton Kapphahn were selected to the All-Northern Division First Team and Ashley Abear and Shelby Uphoff were Second Team selections.

Sam Schlangen also received the honor of being selected as "Player of the Year" in the Northern Division.

Jane Peterson was also honored by being selected as "Coach of the Year" in the Northern Division.

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Raider Volleyball Team Region 13B Champions

The CLC Raider volleyball team beat Itasca 3-0 in the Region 13B championship game on Saturday and will advance to the NJCAA Division III national tournament. The Raiders won six straight games in the tournament beating Hibbing on Friday. 

The Region 13B champion Raiders will travel to Rochester, MN to play in national tournament November 14-15. 

Raider Volleyball to Host Regional Tournament

The Raider volleyball team finished the season with two commanding performance wins over Rainy River on Friday (3-0) and Hibbing on Saturday (3-0). 

The Raiders finish the regular season with a division record of 11-1 and an overall record of 18-9. With the wins over the weekend, CLC will host the Regional Tournament next weekend Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1. The winner of the regional tournament advances to the NJCAA Division III national tournament.

Raiders Prevail in Match for Top Division Spot

The Central Lakes Raiders, ranked eighth in the NJCAA Division III poll, went up against the Northland Pioneers who entered the Northern Division match Wednesday night ranked fourth with an overall record of 19-2. 

The Raiders were looking to avenge a loss at Northland earlier in the season, and to move up a game on the Pioneers in the race to host the Region tournament. 

Ashton Kapphahn (photo) knocked down 21 kills, and recorded 33 set assists as CLC won in dramatic fashion, pushing to the full five games for the 3-2 win.

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Raiders Tune Up for Northland Clash with Sweep

VIRGINIA - The Central Lakes College Raiders swept Mesabi on Saturday in a Northern Division match, setting up a key match with Northland on Wednesday.

Ashton Kapphahn knocked down 10 kills and Jenny Skoog connected for nine as the Raiders won 25-17, 26-24, and 25-18. Sam Schlangen (photo) tipped 19 set assists and also had three blocks along with Kapphahn. Central Lakes was led on defense by Ashley Abear who scooped up 13 digs.

It was the Raiders' fourth straight win and their first match since a 3-0 sweep of Itasca Sept. 24.

Story Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch.

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CLC Volleyball Opens Home Schedule August 29

The Raiders Volleyball team will play its first home games this weekend. On Friday, August 29 they face Mesabi and on Saturday, August 30 they will play Vermilion. 

The Raiders went 1-3 on the road over the weekend at a tournament hosted by Ridgewater College in Willmar. 

The 2014 volleyball team features five sophomores and six freshman as coach Jane Peterson enters her 24th season with Central Lakes College.

All-American Lindsay Monson

AVCA Announces Two-Year College All-America Teams and Player of the Year

The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its Two-Year Colleges Women's Volleyball All-America Teams. CLC Raiders middle hitter Lindsay Monson was named First-Team All-American by AVCA. Monson was the only Division III player selected to the first-team.

2013 Volleyball Honors

The CLC Volleyball team had a stellar 2013 campaign highlighted by a 3rd place finish in the NJCAA Division III national tournament. The team finished 14-0 in the MCAC Northern Division and were champions of region 13B. The Raiders finished the season with a record of 29-3 which is second best in Raider volleyball history. Along with the team success, a number of individual players achieved honors over the season.

  
Conference player of the week honors:

Lindsay Monson - 6 times

Sam Schlangen - 5 times

Sarah Miller - 4 times

Tiffany Hartung - 3 times
    

First Team Northern Division

Lindsay Monson, Sam Schlangen and Sarah Miller
   

Northern Division Player of the Year

Lindsay Monson
   

Second Team Northern Division

Tiffany Hartung
   

MCAC All-State First Team

Lindsay Monson and Sarah Miller
   

MCAC All-State Second Team

Sam Schlangen
   

National Tournament All-Tournament Team

Lindsay Monson and Sam Schlangen

Peterson Selected as Regional Coach of the Year

American Volleyball Coaches Association

Jane Peterson has been selected as the 2013 AVCA Two-Year Colleges Regional Coach of the Year. Peterson will represent her region on the 2013 AVCA Two-Year Colleges National Coach of the Year ballot. The awards will be officially presented at the 2013 Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon in Seattle, Wash. on Thursday, December 19, at the 2013 American Volleyball Coaches Association Annual Convention.


Jane Peterson, Central Lakes College
NJCAA Division III
It was another outstanding season for Central Lakes volleyball, finishing the season with a 29-3 record and a third place finish in the NJCAA Division III National Tournament. The 2013 campaign marked her 23rd in her illustrious career now holding a 536-229 record as the coach of the Raiders. She coached Lindsay Monson to be one of the top middle blockers in the country, finishing in the top-10 nationally in kills per set (3.94), hitting percentage (.402) and block assists (69). Peterson has led the Raiders to their 10th appearance in the National Tournament including nine of the last 13. She is now a two-time AVCA Region Coach of the Year recipient after taking home the honor in 2007.

Volleyball Team Advances To National Tournament

The 2013 Raider volleyball team advances to the NJCAA Division III national tournament by beating Northland 3-0 in the Region 13B championship game on Saturday, November 9. 

CLC rolled through the tournament without losing a single game. The Raiders shutout Itasca on Friday night winning three straight games to advance to the championship game on Saturday. 

The #2 nationally ranked Raiders improve their season record to 27-2 and will advance to the National NJCAA Division III tournament in Rochester, MN on November 15-16. The tournament is held at the UCR Regional Sports Center at Rochester Community and Technical College.

#2 Ranked CLC Volleyball vs Itasca

The #2 NJCAA nationally ranked Raiders volleyball team plays their final regular season games on Wedensday, October 30 at home vs. Itasca Community College. The 24-2 Raiders are heavy favorites to win over the 14-10 Itasca Vikings.

On October 29, the Minnesota College Athletic Conference named Lindsay Monson Hitter of the Week and Sarah Miller Libero of the Week.

Lindsay continued her stellar play with 4.33 kills/game while hitting .558 as CLC swept two more Northern Division opponents. Monson added 6 blocks (1.0) and 7 digs (1.2). She is a sophomore from Pierz, MN.

Sarah led CLC with 32 digs (5.33) in a pair of wins and continues to key the Raiders attack. Miller receives in all six rotations and had 0 receiving errors for the week. She is a sophomore from Cross Lake, MN.

Sarah was also named NJCAA Division III player of the week on October 23 for her stellar performance in a match-up between two top 10 teams. Miller led the Raiders with three service aces and 21 digs over No. 6 Northland.

Raiders Nationally Ranked

The Raiders volleyball team (19-2) is ranked #2 in the nation in the latest NJCAA Division III poll. Madison College, WI is currently in the #1 spot with a record of 20-3. 

The Raiders football team is currently ranked #17 in the NJCAA football poll. Other Minnesota colleges making the top 20 are Rochester at #10 and Ridgewater at #15. The Raiders will play Ridgewater on October 19 in their final regular season game.

NJCAA Player of the Week

October 2, 2013
Raiders volleyball player Lindsay Monson was named NJCAA Division III player of the week for the week of September 23-29. The Raiders went 5-0 last week and defeated three Division II programs behind the exceptional performance of Monson. 

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MCAC Players of the Week

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Four CLC Raider volleyball players were given Northern Division player of the week honors by The Minnesota College Athletic Conference. 

Tiffany Hartung - Setter of the Week

Tiffany had 20+ assists per match (124 assists, 6.53/g) leading the # 2 Raiders offense during a 5-0 week. Hartung recorded a “double-double” (28 asst, 12 digs) vs. Itasca. She is a sophomore from Holdingford.

Lindsay Monson - Hitter of the Week

Lindsay repeated as “Hitter of the Week” leading Central Lakes (5-0) to an unblemished mark last week. Monson (4.63 k/g, .383 attack %) was imposing at the net throughout the week. Monson, a sophomore from Pierz, added 14 aces and 12 blocks.

Sarah Miller - Libero of the Week

Sarah had three 20+ dig matches against DII teams for #2 Central Lakes (18-2, 7-0 North). Miller had 99 digs (5.21/g) pushing her over the 300 mark (303) for the season, tops in the Northern Division. Miller is a sophomore from Cross Lake, MN.

Sam Schlangen - All-Around Player of the Week

Sam recorded three “triple-doubles” (kills, digs, assists) last week for the Raiders vs. strong competition including three DII squads. Schlangen had 2.57 k/g while hitting an impressive .434; racked up 5.95 assists/g and added 46 digs and 8 blocks. She is a freshman from Albany, MN.

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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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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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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Raiders Finish 3-1 at Ridgewater Tournament

Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • August 25, 2013

WILLMAR — Lindsay Monson smashed 35 kills in two matches Saturday as the Central Lakes College Raiders finished the Ridgewater tournament with a 3-1 mark.

Monson, a sophomore from Pierz, added three aces, nine digs and six blocks as CLC lost to the Dakota State junior varsity 3-1 and beat the Waldorf JV 3-0.

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