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Volleyball Archives 2006
2006 Standings & Results:

2006 Standings

DAC

Overall

Dickinson State

14-0

28-10

Jamestown College

10-4

24-7

Black Hills State

9-5

20-10

Valley City State

8-6

16-15

S.D. School of Mines

6-8

15-10

Mayville State

5-9

13-16

Minot State

3-11

7-15

Dakota State

1-13

9-18

August 25
Dakota St. def. @ Mount Marty, SD 3-0 (30-27, 30-21, 30-28)
Jamestown Classic - Jamestown, ND (DiSU, JC, MiSU)
  Dickinson St. def. Montana Tech 3-0 (30-15, 30-7, 30-22)
  Dickinson St. def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-0 (30-25, 30-23, 30-15)
  Jamestown def. Eastern Oregon 3-0 (30-16,, 30-20, 30-20)
  Jamestown def. Montana-Western 3-0 (30-23, 30-15, 30-21)
  Minot St. def. Montana-Western 3-1 (30-17, 30-28, 26-30, 30-18)
  Minot St. def. Eastern Oregon 3-0 (30-23, 30-27, 30-18)
Northwestern Tournament - Orange City, IA (MaSU, VCSU)
  Mayville St. def. Sioux Falls, SD 3-0 (30-28, 31-29, 30-24)
  Northwestern, IA def. Mayville St. 3-0 (30-24, 30-13, 30-17)
  Morningside, IA def. Valley City St. 3-1 (30-28, 30-32, 30-20, 31-29)
  Concordia, NE def. Valley City St. 3-0 (30-18, 30-21, 33-31)
@ SD School of Mines def. Haskell, KS 3-0 (30-26, 30-16, 30-24)
  
August 26
@ Black Hills St. def. Haskell, KS 3-0 (30-10, 30-10, 30-23)
Jamestown Invitational - Jamestown, ND (DiSU, JC)
  Dickinson St. def. Eastern Oregon 3-0 (30-14. 30-26, 30-16)
  Dickinson St. def. Montana-Western 3-0 (30-16, 30-11, 30-19)
  Jamestown def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-0 (30-26, 30-18, 30-28)
  Jamestown def. Montana Tech 3-0 (30-17, 30-18, 30-15)
  Montana Tech def. Minot St. 3-0 (32-30, 30-15, 30-18)
  Minot St. def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-0 (30-15, 30-28, 34-32)
Northwestern Tournament - Orange City, IA (MaSU, VCSU)
  Morningside, IA def. Mayville St. 3-0 (30-23, 30-18, 30-23)
  Midland Lutheran, NE def. Mayville St. 3-1 (30-22, 30-22, 28-30, 30-17)
  Northwestern, IA def. Valley City St. 3-0 (30-22, 30-16, 30-22)
  Dordt, IA def. Valley City St. 3-0 (30-13, 30-16, 30-20)
 
August 28
@ Sioux Falls, SD def. Dakota St. 3-1 (30-26, 28-30, 30-16, 30-27)
Dakota St. def. Grandview, IA @ Sioux Falls, SD 3-1 (25-30, 30-24, 30-26, 30-25)
 
August 29
@ Univ. of Mary, ND def. Jamestown 3-1 (30-23, 27-30, 30-24, 30-22)
SD School of Mines def. @ Chadron St., NE 3-1 (24-30, 30-23, 30-25, 30-26)
 
September 1
Columbia Tournament - Columbia., MO (BHSU)
  Lindenwood, MO def. Black Hills St. 3-2 (26-30, 31-29, 22-30, 30-25, 15-10)
  Colombia, MO def. Black Hills St. 3-0 (30-22, 30-28, 30-25)
Bellevue Labor Day Classic - Bellevue, NE (DaSU)
  Dakota St. def. Avila, MO 3-1 (30-28, 24-30, 30-23, 30-21)
  Dakota St. vs. Peru St, NE 3-1 (30-14, 24-30, 33-31, 30-23)
University of North Dakota Tournament - Grand Forks, ND (DiSU)
  MSU-Moorhead def. Dickinson St. 3-2 (21-30, 27-30, 30-14, 30-26, 17-15)
  Dickinson St. def. St. Cloud St., MN 3-2 (23-30, 27-30, 30-25, 30-23, 15-11)
Embry-Riddle Tournament - Daytona Beach, FL (JC)
  Jamestown def. Evangel, MO 3-0 (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)
  Flagler, FL def. Jamestown 3-2 (28-30, 30-28, 30-28, 23-30, 19-17)
Great Falls Invitational - Great Falls, MT (MiSU)
  National American, SD def. Minot St. 3-0 (30-17, 30-24, 19)
  Great Falls, MT def. Minot St. 3-1 (27-30, 30-20, 30-21, 30-28)
McPherson Tournament - McPherson, KS (SDSM)
  SD School of Mines def. Southwestern 3-0 (30-19, 30-20, 30-11)
Concordia Tournament - Moorhead, MN (MaSU, VCSU)
  Bemidji St, MN def. Mayville St. 3-2 (25-30, 22-30, 30-26, 30-24, 15-11)
  Concordia, MN def. Mayville St. 3-0 (30-21, 30-16, 33-31)
  Valley City St. vs. St. Scholastica, MN 3-1 (26-30, 30-19, 30-25, 30-28)
  Bemidji St, MN def. Valley City St. 3-1 (30-20, 29-31, 30-27, 30-20)
 
September 2
Columbia Tournament - Columbia, MO (BHSU)
  Black Hills St. def. Concordia, NE 3-1 (30-12, 21-30, 30-28, 30-28)
  Black Hills St. def. William Woods 3-0 (30-28, 30-27, 31-29)
Bellevue Labor Day Classic - Bellevue, NE (DaSU)
  Bellevue, NE def. Dakota St. 3-0 (32-30,30-20,30-18)
  Doane, NE def. Dakota St. 3-0 (30-16, 30-14, 30-17)
University of North Dakota Tournament - Grand Forks, ND (DiSU)
  Dickinson St. def. Upper Iowa 3-0 (30-19, 30-22, 30-25)
  North Dakota def. Dickinson St. 3-2 (28-30, 30-28, 30-27, 15-30, 15-7)
Embry-Riddle Tournament - Daytona Beach, FL (JC)
  Jamestown def. William Penn, IA 3-0 (30-27, 30-21, 30-26)
  Jamestown def. Flagler, FL 3-1 (25-30, 30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
  Jamestown def. Embry-Riddle, AZ 3-0 (30-28, 30-20, 30-20)
Great Falls Invitational - Great Falls, MT (MiSU)
  Minot St. def. UM-Western 3-1 (30-1, 19-30, 30-17, 30-19)
  Madonna def. Minot St. 3-0 (30-22, 30-24, 30-14)
McPherson Tournament - McPherson, KS (SDSM)
  SD School of Mines def. McPherson, KS 3-0 (30-23, 30-20, 32-30)
  Bethel, KS def. SD School of Mines 3-2 (21-30, 28-30, 30-25, 30-20, 15-8)
  South Dakota Tech def. Sterling, 3-0 (30-16, 30-19, 31-29)
Concordia Tournament - Moorhead, MN (MaSU, VCSU)
  Mayville St. def. St. Scholastica, MN 3-1 (30-18, 30-19, 22-30, 30-25)
  Mayville St. def. Valley City St. 3-1 (24-30, 30-20, 30-21, 31-29)
  Concordia, MN def. Valley City St. 3-0 (30-24, 30-27, 30-23)
 
September 6
Black Hills St. def. @ SD School of Mines 3-1 (30-26, 30-28, 25-30, 30-18)
@ Jamestown def. Dakota St. 3-0 (30-16, 30-24, 30-22)
@ Dickinson St. def. Minot St. 3-0 (30-14, 30-21, 30-23)
Valley City St. def. @ Mayville St. 3-0 (28-30, 30-24, 30-20, 23-30, 15-10)
 
September 8
Black Hills St. def. @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD 3-1 (30-22, 30-25, 27-30, 30-27)
SD School of Mines def. @ Mount Marty, SD 3-1 (30-25, 32-30, 25-30, 30-27)
Graceland Tournament - Lamoni, IA (DiSU)
  Dickinson St. def. Culver-Stockton, MO 3-0 (30-12, 30-15, 30-13)
  Dickinson St. def. Doane, NE 3-0 (30-20, 30-27, 30-25)
 
September 9
Black Hills St. def. @ Mount Marty, SD 3-0 (30-24, 30-18, 30-21)
SD School of Mines def. @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD 3-2 (30-26, 28-30, 16-30, 30-22, 16-14)
Graceland Tournament - Lamoni, IA (DiSU)
  Gold Division - Semifinals
    Dickinson St. def. Missouri Baptist 3-2 (22-30, 23-30, 30-27, 30-28, 19-17)
  Gold Division - Championship
    National American, SD def. Dickinson St. 3-0 (30-24, 30-21, 30-19)
 
September 12
Valley City St. def. @ Presentation, SD 3-0 (30-17, 30-20, 30-21)
Mayville St. def. @ UM-Morris 3-0 (30-26, 30-23, 30-28)
Mayville St. def. Wisconsin-Superior @ UM-Morris 3-0 (30-23, 30-21, 30-14)
 
September 15
@ Mayville St. def. Black Hills St. 3-0 (30-27, 30-24, 30-28)
Dickinson St. def. @ Dakota St. 3-0 (30-17, 30-10, 30-16)
@ Jamestown def. Minot St. 3-1 (30-27, 30-27, 19-30, 30-10)
@ Valley City St. def. SD School of Mines 3-1 (26-30, 30-28, 30-28, 30-20)
 
September 16
@ Valley City St. def. Black Hills St. 3-0 (30-27, 30-25, 30-20)
Minot St. def. @ Dakota St. 3-0 (30-23, 30-25, 30-18)
Dickinson St. def. @ Jamestown 3-1 (30-27, 31-33, 30-20, 30-20)
@ Mayville St. def. SD School of Mines 3-2 (25-30, 30-22, 25-30, 30-22, 16-14)
 
September 19
Dakota Wesleyan, SD def. @ Dakota St. 3-0 (30-28, 30-25, 34-32)
 
September 22
@ Black Hills St. def. Jamestown 3-0 (30-20, 30-26, 30-22)
@ SD School of Mines def. Dakota St. 3-0 (30-19, 30-28, 30-23)
@ Dickinson St. def. Mayville St. 3-0 (30-23, 30-20, 30-20)
Valley City St. def. @ Minot St. 3-1 (32-30, 30-22, 17-30, 30-21)
 
September 23
@ Black Hills St. def. Dakota State 3-0 (33-31, 30-22, 30-19)
@ Dickinson St. def. Valley City St. 3-0 (30-18, 30-26, 30-17)
@ SD School of Mines def. Jamestown 3-2 (26-30, 31-29, 31-29, 28-30, 17-15)
@ Minot St. def. Mayville St. 3-0 (30-27, 30-17, 30-23)
 
September 26
@ Dakota St. def. Morningside, IA 3-2 (30-26, 30-17, 19-30, 25-30, 15-13)
@ Valley City St. def. Presentation, SD 3-0 (30-13, 30-12, 30-25)
 
September 28
@ National American, SD def. Dickinson St. 3-0 (30-15, 30-28, 30-20)
 
September 29
@ Black Hills St. def. Minot St. 3-2 (30-16, 29-31, 30-24, 24-30, 15-6)
@ Dakota St. def. Mayville St. 3-0 (30-25, 30-28, 30-28)
Dickinson St. def. @ SD School of Mines 3-1 (30-28, 26-30, 30-19, 30-24)
@ Jamestown def. Valley City St. 3-0 (30-20, 30-27, 30-26)
 
September 30
Dickinson St. def. @ Black Hills St. 3-0 (30-20, 30-19, 30-21)
Valley City St. def. @ Dakota St. 3-2 (27-30, 30-28, 32-30, 30-26, 15-11)
@ Jamestown def. Mayville St. 3-2 (34-36, 30-21, 21-30, 30-20, 15-13)
@ SD School of Mines def. Minot St. 3-1 (30-24, 28-30, 30-28, 30-15)
 
October 1
@ SD School of Mines def. Dana, NE 3-0 (30-27, 30-26, 30-15)
Black Hills St. def. Dana, NE @ Rapid City, SD 3-0 (30-20, 30-21, 3013)
 
October 4
@ Black Hills St. def. SD School of Mines 3-0 (30-27, 31-29, 30-25)
Jamestown def. @ Dakota St. 3-1 (30-28, 30-20, 27-30, 30-23)
Dickinson St. def. @ Minot St. 3-0 (30-24, 30-23, 30-22)
Mayville St. def. @ Valley City St. 3-0 (30-21, 30-22, 30-25)
 
October 6
Colorado College Tournament - Colorado Springs, CO (BHSU)
  Black Hills St. def. Moravian College, PA 3-0 (30-24, 30-25, 30-24)
  Colorado College def. Black Hills St. 3-1 (30-26, 30-26, 21-30, 32-30)
Mount Mercy Tournament - Cedar Rapids, IA (DaSU)
  Dakota St. def. Mount Mercy, IA 3-0 (30-28, 30-21, 31-29)
Ashford Tournament - Clinton, IA (MaSU)
  Mayville St. def. Ashford, IA 3-0 (30-20, 30-19, 30-22)
  Mayville St. def. Grinnell, IA 3-0 (30-22, 30-11, 30-28)
 
October 7
Colorado College Tournament - Colorado Springs, CO (BHSU)
  Black Hills St. def. Williams College, MA 3-0 (30-28, 30-21, 30-18)
  Championship
    Black Hills State University def. Colorado College 3-0 (31-29, 30-20, 30-28)
Mount Mercy Tournament - Cedar Rapids, IA (DaSU)
  Graceland, IA def. Dakota St. 3-0 (30-25, 30-27, 30-22)
  Dakota St. def. Johnson & Wales, CO 3-0 (30-16, 30-18, 30-27)
Ashford Tournament - Clinton, IA (MaSU)
  North Central, IL def. Mayville St. 3-0 (30-20, 30-20, 33-31)
  Mayville St. def. MidAmerica Nazarene, KS 3-0 (30-24,30-27,30-20)
 
October 10
@ National American, SD def. Black Hills St. 3-0 (30-23, 30-15, 30-18)
 
October 13
Grand View Tournament - Des Moines, IA (JC)
  Jamestown def. William Penn, MO 3-2 (30-26, 30-28, 23-30, 28-30,15-10)
  Jamestown def. Sioux Falls, SD 3-0 (30-19, 30-10, 30-22)
University of St. Mary Tournament - Leavenworth, KS (VCSU)
  Valley City St. def. St. Mary, KS 3-1 (30-27, 26-30, 30-19, 30-14)
  Neosho, KS def. Valley City St. 3-2 (19-30, 27-30, 30-24, 30-15, 15-12)
Olivert Nazarene Tournament - Chicago, IL
  St. Francis, IN def. Dickinson St. 3-0 (* Forfeit) 
 
October 14
Grand View Tournament - Des Moines, IA (JC)
  Jamestown def. Grand View, IA 3-0 (30-22, 30-9, 33-35, 30-18)
  Jamestown def. Ashford, IA 3-1 (30-18, 30-23, 30-21)
@ Nebraska-Kearney def. SD School of Mines 3-0 (30-22, 30-20, 30-21)
University of St. Mary Tournament - Leavenworth, KS (VCSU)
  Valley City State def. KCKCC 3-0 (30-11, 30-16, 30-19)
  Valley City State def. Benedictine, KS 3-1 (30-27, 17-30, 30-23. 30-22)
  Valley City State def. Dana, NE 3-0 (30-21. 30-26. 30-24)
Olivert Nazarene Tournament - Chicago, IL
  Olivet Nazarene, IL def. Dickinson St. 3-0 (* Forfeit)
  Georgetown, KY vs. Dickinson St. - Cancelled
 
October 15
SD School of Mines def. @ York, NE 3-1 (20-30, 30-20, 30-19, 30-19)
 
October 17
Jamestown def. @ UM-Crookston 3-1 (21-30, 30-18, 30-22, 30-11)
 
October 20
@ Black Hills St. def. Valley City St. 3-1 (30-25, 30-24, 27-30, 30-17)
@ Minot St. def. Dakota St. 3-1 (21-30, 30-22, 30-19, 30-20)
@ Dickinson St. def. Jamestown 3-1 (25-30, 30-25, 30-17, 30-22)
@ SD School of Mines def. Mayville St. 3-1 (34-36, 30-25, 30-27, 30-28)
 
October 21
@ Black Hills St. def. Mayville St. 3-0 (30-20, 30-15, 30-22)
@ Dickinson St. def. Dakota St. 3-0 (30-14, 30-13, 30-14)
Jamestown def, @ Minot St. 3-1 (30-19, 26-30, 30-21, 30-21)
Valley City St. def. @ SD School of Mines 3-2 (28-30, 26-30, 30-23, 30-19, 15-9)
 
October 24
@ Jamestown def. Univ. of Mary, ND 3-1 (30-23, 30-28, 26-30, 30-27)
@ SD School of Mines def. Chadron St., NE 3-0 (30-28-32-30, 30-25)
 
October 27
Black Hills St. def. @ Dakota St. 3-0 (30-27, 32-30, 30-24)
Dickinson St. @ Valley City St. 3-0 (30-28, 31-29, 30-23)
@ Jamestown def. SD School of Mines 3-0 (30-15, 30-19, 30-21)
@ Mayville St. def. Minot St. 3-1 (32-30, 30-24, 27-30, 30-21)
 
October 28
@ Jamestown def. Black Hills St. 3-1 (27-30, 30-21, 30-19, 30-26)
SD School of Mines def. @ Dakota St. 3-0 (30-26, 36-34, 30-18)
Dickinson St. def. @ Mayville St. 3-0 (30-22, 30-21, 30-15)
@ Valley City St. def. Minot St. 3-2 (30-32, 30-32, 30-16, 30-23, 16-10)
 
October 30
@ Dakota St. def. Mount Marty, SD 3-1 (30-18, 27-30, 30-24, 30-28)
 
November 1
National American, SD def. @ Dickinson St. 3-0 (30-27, 30-26, 30-25)
 
November 3
@ Dickinson St. def. Black Hills St. 3-0 (30-21, 30-16, 30-25)
@ Valley City St. def. Dakota St. 3-1 (30-24, 33-31, 29-31, 30-27)
Jamestown def. @ Mayville St. 3-1 30-28, 28-30, 30-17, 30-22)
SD School of Mines def. @ Minot St. 3-1 (30-26, 30-20, 19-30, 30-20)
 
November 4
Black Hills St. def. @ Minot St. 3-0 (30-17, 30-24, 30-22)
@ Mayville St. def. Dakota St. 3-0 (30-23, 30-28, 30-27)
@ Dickinson St. def. SD School of Mines 3-0 (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)
Jamestown def. @ Valley City St. 3-1 (25-30, 30-15, 30-26, 30-25)
 
DAC Tournament Quarterfinals 
Wednesday, November 8
  #1 Dickinson State - Bye
  @ #4 Valley City State def. #5 South Dakota Mines 3-2 (26-30, 33-31, 25-30, 30-27, 15-11)
  #2 Jamestown - Bye
  @ #3 Black Hills State def. #6 Mayville State 3-0 (30-22, 30-17, 30-24)
 
DAC Final Four Tournament - Dickinson, ND
Friday, November 10
  #3 Black Hills State def. #2 Jamestown 3-2 (27-30, 30-24, 30-23, 25-30, 18-16)
  #1 Dickinson State def.. #4 Valley City State 3-0 (30-27, 30-18, 30-22)
Saturday, November 11
  Championship
    #1 Dickinson State def. #3 Black Hills State 3-0 (25, 30-23, 30-21)
 
Region III Tournament - Dickinson, ND
Friday, November 17
  #2 Dickinson State def. Hastings, NE 3-2 (27-30, 15-30, 33-31, 30-20, 15-13)
  #1 National American, SD def. Northwestern, IA 3-0 (30-23, 30-17, 30-24)
Saturday, November 18
  Third Place
    Northwestern, IA def, Hastings, NE 3-1 (30-17, 19-30, 30-19, 30-25)
  Championship
    National American, SD def. Dickinson State 3-0 (30-20, 30-14, 31-29)
 
NAIA National Tournament - Columbia, MO
Wednesday, November 29
  Pool Play
    St. Mary, NE def. #5 Dickinson State 3-2 (30-24, 27-30, 30-22, 21-30, 16-14)
Thursday, November 30
  Pool Play
    #5 Dickinson State def. Savannah Art & Design, GA 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-16)
    #5 Dickinson State def. #6 Madonna MI 3-0 (30-28, 30-23, 30-20)
Friday, December 1
  Quarterfinals
    #3 Concordia, CA def. #5 Dickinson State 3-1 (20-30, 30-17, 30-16, 30-26)
 
2006 DAC Player/Setter/Libero of the Week:
 
For the Week of November 06-12, 2006:
Player: Elizabeth Castillo; Dickinson State; Junior; Outside Hitter; Lima, Peru
Castillo hit .452 with 26 kills (4.33/gm), 16 digs (2.67/gm), seven service aces (1.17/gm) and one block (0.17/gm) as the Blue Hawks won two matches enroute to the DAC Tournament championship.
Setter:
KateLynn Stiefel; Dickinson State; Junior; Setter; Beulah, ND
Stiefel recorded 70 assists (11.67/gm) along with 16 digs (2.67/gm), one service ace (0.17/gm) and five blocks (0.83/gm) in helping the Blue Hawks to a 2-0 mark for the week and the DAC Tournament championship.
Libero:
Kim Bilokreli; Valley City State; Senior; Libero; Theodore, SK, Canada
Bilokreli recorded 43 digs (5.38/gm) and one service ace (0.13/gm) as the Vikings went 1-1 in the DAC Tournament.
 
For the Week of October 30-November 05, 2006:
Player: Elizabeth Rodriguez; Dickinson State; Junior; Middle Blocker; Cali, Colombia
Rodriguez hit .466 with 41 kills (4.56/gm), 20 digs (2.22/gm), five service aces (0.56/gm) and 12 blocks (1.33/gm) in helping the Blue Hawks to a 2-1 record for the week. Rodriguez was also chosen as the NAIA Region III Player of the Week.
Setter: Megan Floerke; Valley City State; Sophomore; Setter; Inver Grove Heights, MN
Floerke had 92 assists (11.50/gm), 27 digs (3.38/gm), four service aces (0.50/gm) and five blocks (0.63/gm) as the Vikings went 1-1 in the final week of the regular season.
Libero: Kim Bilokreli; Valley City State; Senior; Libero; Theodore, SK, Canada
Bilokreli had 54 digs (6.75/gm) and four service aces (0.50/gm) as the Vikings closed out the regular season with a split of their two matches.
 
For the Week of October 23-29, 2006:
Player: Elizabeth Castillo; Dickinson State; Junior; Outside Hitter; Lima, Peru
Castillo hit .407 with 27 kills (4.50/gm), 24 digs (4.0/gm), four service aces (0.67/gm) and two blocks (0.34/gm) as the Blue Hawks swept a pair of matches to clinch the DAC regular season championship. Castillo was also named the NAIA Region III Player of the Week.
Setter: Kristi Senftner; Jamestown College; Junior; Setter; Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Senftner had 126 assists (11.45/gm), 31 digs (2.82/gm), two service aces (0.18/gm) and two blocks (0.18) in leading the Jimmies to a three wins for the week, including a 3-1 victory over NCAA-II University of Mary. Senftner was also named the NAIA Region III Setter of the Week.
Libero: Kim Bilokreli; Valley City State; Senior; Libero; Theodore, SK, Canada
Bilokreli had 58 digs (7.25/gm) and two service aces (0.25/gm) as the Vikings split their two matches for the week.  Bilokreli was also named the NAIA Region III Libero of the Week.
 
For the Week of October 16-22, 2006:
Player: Elizabeth Rodriguez; Dickinson State; Junior; Middle Blocker; Cali, Colombia
Rodriguez hit .558 with 31 kills (4.43/gm) as the Blue Hawks picked up a pair of home DAC victories.  She also had 16 digs (2.29/gm), two service aces (0.29/gm) and nine blocks (1.29/gm) as the Blue Hawks improved to 10-0 in conference play.
Setter: Mandy Brumfield; Black Hills State; Freshman; Setter; Dickinson, ND
Brumfield dished out 88 assists (14.67/gm) in leading the Yellow Jackets to a pair of home wins in conference play.  In the two victories, she also had 14 digs (2.33/gm), two service aces (0.33/gm) and five blocks (0.84/gm). Brumfeld was also named NAIA Region III Setter of the Week.
Libero: Kim Bilokreli; Valley City State; Senior; Libero; Theodore, SK, Canada
Bilokreli recorded 80 digs (8.89/gm) as the Vikings split a pair of road DAC matches.
 
For the Week of October 09-15, 2006:
Player: Heidi Larson; Valley City State; Sophomore; Right Side; Grand Rapids, MN
Larson had 70 kills (4.38/gm) and a hitting efficiency of .303 as the Vikings went 4-1 at the University of St. Mary Tournament in Leavenworth, KS.  In the five matches, she also had 14 digs (0.88/gm), 16 blocks (1.00/gm) and four service aces (0.25/gm). 
Setter: Megan Floerke; Valley City State; Sophomore; Setter; Inver Grove Heights, MN
Floerke had 179 assists (11.19/gm) in leading the Vikings to a 4-1 record at the University of St. Mary Tournament in Leavenworth, KS.  She also recorded 36 digs (2.25/gm), 17 service aces (1.06/gm) and eight blocks (0.50/gm).  Floeke was also named the NAIA Region III Setter of the Week.
Libero: Shantell Rigsby; Jamestown College; Senior; Libero; Jamestown, ND
Rigsby had 102 digs (7.29/gm) and three service aces (0.21/gm) in helping the Jimmies to a 4-0 mark and the championship of the Grand View College Classic in Des Moines, IA.
 
For the Week of October 02-08, 2006:
Player: Nancy Nyongesa; Dickinson State; Junior; Outside Hitter; Bungoma, Kenya
Nyongesa had a hitting percentage of .406 with 15 kills (5.0/gm), 19 digs (6.33/gm), two service aces (0.67/gm) and three blocks (1.0/gm) in a 3-0 win over Minot State, the Blue Hawks' only match of the week. Nyongesa was also named NAIA Region III Player of the Week.
Setter: KateLynn Stiefel; Dickinson State; Junior; Setter; Beulah, ND
Stiefel had 46 assists (15.33/gm), nine digs (3.0/gm), four service aces (1.33/gm) and one block (0.33) as the Blue Hawks swept a conference match at Minot State in their lone contest of the week.
Libero: Stephanie Nygaard; Dakota State; Sophomore; Libero; Milbank, SD
Nygaard recorded 70 digs (5.38/gm) and six service aces (0.46/gm) as the Trojans split four matches for the week.
 
For the Week of September 25-October 01, 2006:
Player: Elizabeth Castillo; Dickinson State; Junior; Outside Hitter; Lima, Peru
Castillo hit .408 with 52 kills (5.20/gm) as the fifth ranked Blue Hawks lost to topped ranked National American, SD and swept a pair of conference matches on the road.  She also recorded 38 digs (3.80/gm), three service aces (0.30/gm) and six blocks (0.60/gm).
Setter: Tessa Howe; South Dakota School of Mines; Sophomore; Setter; Omaha, NE
Howe picked up 141 assists (12.82/gm), 28 digs (2.55/gm), ten service aces (0.91) and four blocks (0.36/gm) in leading the Hardrockers to a 2-1 mark for the week.  Howe was also named NAIA Region III Setter of the Week.
Libero: Kim Bilokreli; Valley City State; Senior; Libero; Theodore, SK, Canada
Bilokreli had 69 digs (6.27/gm) and four service aces (0.36/gm) as the Vikings won two of three matches for the week.
 
For the Week of September 18-24, 2006:
Player: Elizabeth Castillo; Dickinson State; Junior; Outside Hitter; Lima, Peru
Castillo hit .512 with 25 kills (4.17/gm) as the fifth ranked Blue Hawks improved to 14-3 with two home victories in DAC play.  She also had 13 digs (2.17/gm), four blocks (0.67/gm) and one service ace (0.17/gm).
Setter: Tessa Howe; South Dakota School of Mines; Sophomore; Setter; Omaha, NE
Howe recorded 109 assists (13.63/gm) in leading the Hardrockers to a pair of conference wins at home.  She also had 32 digs (4.00/gm), two service aces (0.25/gm) and eight blocks (1.00/gm).
Libero: Jenny Hiykel; South Dakota School of Mines; Sophomore; Libero; Omaha, NE
Hiykel recorded 79 digs (9.88/gm) and three service aces (0.38/gm) in helping the Hardrockers to a pair of conference victories at home.  In a five game victory over Jamestown, she set a school record for digs in a match with 49. Hiykel was also  named NAIA Region III Libero of the Week.
 
For the Week of September 11-17, 2006:
Player: Elizabeth Rodriguez; Dickinson State; Junior; Middle Blocker; Cali, Colombia
Rodriguez hit .545 with 28 kills (4.00/gm), 12 digs (1.71/gm), ten blocks (1.41/gm) and four aces (0.57/gm) as the Blue Hawks picked up a pair of road wins in conference play.
Setter: Megan Floerke; Valley City State; Sophomore; Setter; Inver Grove Heights, MN
Floerke recorded 129 assists (12.90/gm) in leading the Vikings to a non-conference win on the road and a pair of conference victories at home.  She also had 27 digs (2.70/gm), five blocks (0.50/gm) and nine service aces (0.90/gm).  Floerke was also named the Region III Setter of the Week.
Libero: Kim Bilokreli; Valley City State; Senior; Libero; Theodore, SK, Canada
Bilokreli had 86 digs (8.60/gm) and four service aces (0.40/gm) in helping the Vikings to a 3-0 record for the week.
 
For the Week of September 4-10, 2006:
Player: Nancy Nyongesa; Dickinson State; Junior; Outside Hitter; Bungoma, Kenya
Nyongesa hit .349 with 73 kills (4.87/gm), 38 digs (2.53/gm), 11 service aces (0.73/gm) and eight blocks (0.54/gm) as the Blue Hawks opened conference play with a 3-0 win over Minot State and finished second to topped ranked National American, SD in the prestigious Graceland, IA, Tournament. Nyongesa was also named the NAIA Region III Player of the Week.
Setter: Kristi Senftner; Jamestown College; Junior; Setter; Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Senftner had 37 assists (12.33/gm), five digs (1.67/gm), three service aces (1.00/gm) and two blocks (0.67/gm) in leading the Jimmies to a 3-0 conference victory over Dakota State. 
Libero: Kim Bilokreli; Valley City State; Senior; Libero; Theodore, SK, Canada
Bilokreli had 32 digs (6.40/gm) and two service aces (0.40/gm) in the Vikings lone match of the week, a five game victory at Mayville State. 
 
For the Week of August 28-September 3, 2006:
Player: Agnieszka Koperek; S.D. School of Mines; Junior; Outside Hitter; Blechatow, Poland
Koperek hit .325 with 60 kills (3.53/game) as the Hardrockers won four of five matches for the week.  She also had 65 digs (3.82/game), seven blocks (0.41/game) and four service aces (0.24/game).
Setter: KateLynn Stiefel; Dickinson State; Junior; Setter; Beulah, ND
Stiefel had 188 assists (10.44/game) in helping the Blue Hawks to a 2-2 record against NCAA Division II competition at the University of North Dakota Invitational.  She also had 61 digs (3.39/game), 12 blocks (0.67/game) and seven service aces (0.39/game).   Steifel was also named the NAIA Region III Setter of the Week.
Libero: Shantell Rigsby; Jamestown College; Senior; Libero; Jamestown, ND
Rigsby had 145 digs (6.90/game) and six service aces (0.29/game) in leading the Jimmies to a 4-2 record for the week and the championship of the Embry-Riddle, FL, Invitational Tournament championship.  Rigsby was also named NAIA Region III Libero of the Week.
 
Final Statistics for the 2006 season:

Team Stats

Kills

Games

Total Kills

Kills/Gm

Dickinson State (DiSU)

124

1957

15.78

Jamestown College (JC)

116

1660

14.31

SD School of Mines (SDSM)

102

1439

14.11

Black Hills State (BHSU)

102

1432

14.04

Valley City State (VCSU)

116

1548

13.34

Minot State (MiSU)

80

1042

13.02

Mayville State (MaSU)

101

1314

13.01

Dakota State (DaSU)

93

1130

12.15

Hitting

Kills

Errors

Attempts

Hitting %

Dickinson State

1957

507

4392

0.330

Black Hills State

1432

381

3764

0.279

Jamestown College

1660

521

4586

0.248

Minot State

1042

424

2802

0.221

Dakota State

1130

392

3423

0.216

SD School of Mines

1439

607

4009

0.208

Mayville State

1314

591

3687

0.196

Valley City State

1548

685

4605

0.187

Serving

Attempts

Errors

Serve %

SD School of Mines

2645

180

0.932

Black Hills State

2756

188

0.932

Jamestown College

3148

237

0.925

Dickinson State

2646

215

0.919

Minot State

1944

190

0.902

Dakota State

2185

224

0.897

Valley City State

2804

384

0.863

Mayville State

0.000

Aces

Games

Aces

Aces/Gm

Valley City State

116

324

2.79

Jamestown College

116

289

2.49

Dickinson State

124

263

2.12

Minot State

80

160

2.00

SD School of Mines

102

181

1.77

Dakota State

93

146

1.57

Mayville State

101

155

1.53

Black Hills State

102

129

1.26

Assists

Games

Assists

Assts/Gm

SD School of Mines

102

1323

12.97

Jamestown College

116

1484

12.79

Dickinson State

124

1585

12.78

Black Hills State

102

1256

12.31

Mayville State

101

1236

12.24

Valley City State

116

1401

12.08

Minot State

80

946

11.82

Dakota State

93

991

10.66

Digs

Games

Digs

Digs/Gm

Jamestown College

116

2573

22.18

Valley City State

116

2410

20.78

SD School of Mines

102

1953

19.15

Black Hills State

102

1908

18.71

Dakota State

93

1711

18.40

Minot State

90

1598

17.76

Mayville State

101

1655

16.39

Dickinson State

124

1945

15.69

Blocks

Games

Solo

Assists

Blocks/Gm

Jamestown College

116

138

377

2.81

Dickinson State

124

77

527

2.75

Black Hills State

102

82

370

2.62

Minot State

80

80

240

2.50

Mayville State

101

77

322

2.36

Dakota State

93

90

241

2.26

SD School of Mines

102

85

276

2.19

Valley City State

116

88

294

2.03

Individual Stats

Kills

School

Year

Games

Total Kills

Kills/Gm

Nancy Nyongesa

DiSU

Junior

122

501

4.11

Stacy Dunklau

DaSU

Senior

91

368

4.04

Heidi Larson

VCSU

Sophomore

113

444

3.93

Krista Kuivinen

JC

Senior

115

428

3.72

Alyssa Clancy

MaSU

Freshman

101

365

3.61

Elizabeth Castillo

DiSU

Junior

118

398

3.37

Agniezka Koperek

SDSM

Junior

102

331

3.25

Elizabeth Rodriguez

DiSU

Junior

124

402

3.24

Sarah Hiebert

VCSU

Senior

112

353

3.15

Kristin Engle

BHSU

Freshman

98

296

3.02

Jennie Malone

SDSM

Junior

96

277

2.89

Renee Buysse

JC

Senior

113

325

2.88

Sandy Smith

DaSU

Senior

93

264

2.84

Alyssa Boeding

BHSU

Senior

96

265

2.76

Rachel Macaulay

MiSU

Junior

77

209

2.71

Katherine Hanson

SDSM

Freshman

102

272

2.67

Ali Edwards

JC

Freshman

108

283

2.62

Amber Elliot

BHSU

Senior

98

253

2.58

Brittany Jones

DiSU

Senior

124

318

2.56

Shannon Hopster

MiSU

Junior

64

162

2.53

Megan Dooley

JC

Junior

114

287

2.52

Suzy Paradine

MiSU

Freshman

75

181

2.41

Whitney Stobbs

MiSU

Junior

80

193

2.41

Hitting (3 att/game)

School

Year

Kills

Errors

Attempts

Hitting %

Elizabeth Rodriguez

DiSU

Junior

402

74

837

0.392

Kristin Engle

BHSU

Freshman

296

65

630

0.367

Mindi Mayer

BHSU

Junior

240

39

558

0.360

Elizabeth Castillo

DiSU

Junior

398

82

893

0.354

Brittany Jones

DiSU

Senior

318

100

637

0.342

Nancy Nyongesa

DiSU

Junior

501

157

1113

0.309

Jennie Malone

SDSM

Junior

277

79

648

0.306

Megan Dooley

JC

Junior

287

81

685

0.301

Tara Bulow

MiSU

Sophomore

174

53

405

0.299

Stacy Dunklau

DaSU

Senior

368

94

922

0.297

Renee Buysse

JC

Senior

325

100

769

0.293

Rachel Roylance

DiSU

Junior

177

53

430

0.288

Krista Kuivinen

JC

Senior

428

110

1206

0.264

Sandy Smith

DaSU

Senior

264

68

761

0.258

Suzy Paradine

MiSU

Freshman

181

65

463

0.251

Alyssa Boeding

BHSU

Senior

265

80

747

0.248

Heidi Larson

VCSU

Sophomore

442

186

1063

0.241

Amber Elliot

BHSU

Senior

253

77

735

0.239

Shannon Hopster

MiSU

Junior

162

56

443

0.239

Carly Benz

BHSU

Junior

238

72

696

0.239

Amanda Cammack

SDSM

Sophomore

211

83

540

0.237

Darci Purath

JC

Sophomore

167

57

471

0.234

Alyssa Clancy

MaSU

Freshman

365

145

949

0.232

Rachael Jensen

DaSU

Freshman

176

51

555

0.225

Whitney Stobbs

MiSU

Junior

193

85

484

0.223

Serving

School

Year

Attempts

Errors

Serve %

Shannon Hopster

MiSU

Junior

221

6

0.973

Mindi Mayer

BHSU

Junior

368

13

0.965

Tessa Howe

SDSM

Sophomore

473

20

0.958

Elizabeth Rodriguez

DiSU

Junior

421

20

0.952

Jenny Hiykel

SDSM

Sophomore

408

20

0.951

Amber Elliot

BHSU

Senior

534

27

0.949

Tara Bullow

MiSU

Sophomore

274

14

0.949

Katherine Hanson

SDSM

Freshman

403

21

0.948

Amanda Kaufmann

DaSU

Sophomore

134

7

0.948

Jennie Malone

SDSM

Junior

264

15

0.943

Renee Buysse

JC

Senior

157

9

0.943

Elizabeth Castillo

DiSU

Junior

382

22

0.942

Kelsey Aide

DiSU

Freshman

451

26

0.942

Carina Sweet

BHSU

Freshman

186

11

0.941

Lindsey Meyers

JC

Junior

425

26

0.939

Shantell Rigsby

JC

Senior

521

33

0.937

Krista Kuivinen

JC

Senior

524

35

0.933

Stephanie Carpio

SDSM

Sophomore

432

29

0.933

Aces

School

Year

Games

Aces

Aces/Gm

Megan Floerke

VCSU

Sophomore

113

87

0.77

Kristi Senftner

JC

Junior

113

61

0.54

Nancy Nyongesa

DiSU

Junior

122

60

0.49

Kelsey Hanson

VCSU

Freshman

101

47

0.47

Whitney Stobbs

MiSU

Junior

80

37

0.46

Ali Edwards

JC

Freshman

108

49

0.45

Amy Morrison

VCSU

Junior

115

51

0.44

Rachel Macaulay

MiSU

Junior

77

33

0.43

Sarah Hiebert

VCSU

Senior

112

47

0.42

Krista Kuivinen

JC

Senior

115

48

0.42

Shantell Rigsby

JC

Senior

115

41

0.36

Katie Bassett

DaSU

Sophomore

93

33

0.35

Tessa Howe

SDSM

Sophomore

102

36

0.35

Elizabeth Rodriguez

DiSU

Junior

124

43

0.35

Kari Paulsrud

JC

Sophomore

59

20

0.34

Karissa Fahlman

VCSU

Sophomore

113

38

0.34

Katelynn Steifel

DiSU

Junior

122

41

0.34

Suzy Paradine

MiSU

Freshman

75

25

0.33

Kim Bilokreli

VCSU

Senior

116

38

0.33

Stephanie Nygaard

DaSU

Sophomore

74

24

0.32

Lindsey Meyers

JC

Junior

109

35

0.32

Stephanie Carpio

SDSM

Sophomore

102

32

0.31

Agnieszka Koperek

SDSM

Junior

102

32

0.31

Mandy Brumfield

BHSU

Freshman

96

30

0.31

Elizabeth Castillo

DiSU

Junior

118

36

0.31

Amber Elliot

BHSU

Senior

98

29

0.30

Alyssa Clancy

MaSU

Freshman

101

29

0.29

Ashley Nelson

MaSU

Sophomore

101

27

0.27

Katherine Hanson

SDSM

Freshman

102

27

0.26

Carly Benz

BHSU

Junior

100

25

0.25

Assists

School

Year

Games

Assists

Assts/Gm

Mandy Brumfield

BHSU

Freshman

96

1111

11.57

Tessa Howe

SDSM

Sophomore

102

1207

11.83

Katelynn Steifel

DiSU

Junior

122

1368

11.21

Megan Floerke

VCSU

Sophomore

113

1264

11.19

Betsy Winkler

MaSU

Freshman

101

1128

11.17

Kristi Senftnfer

JC

Junior

113

1213

10.73

Katie Bassett

DaSU

Sophomore

93

915

9.84

Tracee Tesch

MiSU

Sophomore

55

530

9.64

Ashley Henry

MiSU

Junior

45

357

7.93

Digs

School

Year

Games

Digs

Digs/Gm

Kim Bilokreli

VCSU

Senior

116

772

6.66

Shantell Rigsby

JC

Senior

115

703

6.11

Jenny Hiykel

SDSM

Sophomore

102

567

5.56

Stephanie Nygaard

DaSU

Sophomore

74

395

5.34

Kassie Krebsbach

MiSU

Freshman

80

401

5.01

Ashley Nelson

MaSU

Sophomore

101

447

4.43

Krista Kuivinen

JC

Senior

115

505

4.39

Amber Elliott

BHSU

Senior

98

407

4.15

Rachel Macaulay

MiSU

Junior

77

316

4.10

Jennifer Weitzel

BHSU

Junior

100

382

3.82

Agnieszka Koperek

SDSM

Junior

102

348

3.41

Laura Lanoue

DaSU

Sophomore

90

305

3.39

Kelsey Aide

DiSU

Freshman

124

420

3.39

Shannon Hopster

MiSU

Junior

64

202

3.16

Karissa Fahlman

VCSU

Sophomore

113

352

3.12

Carly Benz

BHSU

Junior

100

300

3.00

Blocks

School

Year

Games

Solo

Assists

Blocks/Gm

Elizabeth Rodriguez

DiSU

Junior

124

24

146

1.37

Kristin Engle

BHSU

Freshman

98

27

107

1.37

Alyssa Clancy

MaSU

Freshman

101

18

98

1.15

Brittany Jones

DiSU

Junior

124

18

122

1.13

Megan Dooley

JC

Junior

114

32

93

1.10

Tara Bullow

MiSU

Sophomore

80

25

62

1.09

Renee Buysse

JC

Senior

113

32

90

1.08

Sandy Smith

DaSU

Senior

93

29

71

1.08

Whitney Stobbs

MiSU

Junior

80

25

56

1.01

Stacy Dunklau

DaSU

Senior

91

32

60

1.01

Lisa Riplinger

MaSU

Senior

101

18

84

1.01

Amanda Cammack

SDSM

Sophomore

99

14

76

0.91

Heidi Larson

VCSU

Sophomore

113

34

64

0.87

Mindi Mayer

BHSU

Junior

102

15

73

0.86

Katherine Hanson

SDSM

Freshman

102

21

65

0.84

Vicki Kaul

DaSU

Sophomore

53

13

24

0.70

Suzy Paradine

MiSU

Freshman

75

7

45

0.69

Carly Benz

BHSU

Junior

100

11

58

0.69

Nancy Nyongesa

DiSU

Junior

122

13

70

0.68

Darci Purath

JC

Sophomore

95

12

49

0.64

Amy Morrison

VCSU

Senior

115

11

61

0.63

Amber Elliott

BHSU

Senior

98

11

47

0.59

Katelynn Steifel

DiSU

Junior

122

6

65

0.58

Tessa Howe

SDSM

Sophomore

102

11

47

0.57

Brittany Wiesen

DaSU

Sophomore

53

3

26

0.55

Krista Kuivinen

JC

Senior

115

22

39

0.53

Elizabeth Castillo

DiSU

Junior

118

9

52

0.52

Anna Tribble

VCSU

Freshman

101

7

45

0.51

Chantelle Casper

DaSU

Freshman

49

7

18

0.51

Jennie Malone

SDSM

Junior

96

10

36

0.48

Kayla Fee

JC

Sophomore

87

7

34

0.47

Stephanie Carpio

SDSM

Sophomore

102

17

29

0.45

Rachel Roylance

DiSU

Junior

116

4

48

0.45

Sarah Hiebert

VCSU

Senior

112

13

34

0.42

2006 All DAC Teams & Post-Season Awards:

1st Team

Name

School

Position

Year

Hometown

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Dickinson State

MH

Jr.

Lima, Peru

Elizabeth Castillo

Dickinson State

OH

Jr.

Cali, Columbia

Nancy Nyongesa

Dickinson State

OH

Jr.

Bungoma, Kenya

Krista Kuivinen

Jamestown College

OH

Sr.

Antigo, WI

Kim Bilokreli

Valley City State

L

Sr.

Theodore, SK, Canada

Heidi Larson

Valley City State

RS

So.

Grand Rapids, MN

2nd Team

Name

School

Position

Year

Hometown

KateLynn Steifel

Dickinson State

S

Jr.

Beulah, ND

Kristi Senftner

Jamestown College

S

Jr.

Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Brittany Jones

Dickinson State

MH

Sr.

San Pedro, CA

Kristen Engle

Black Hills State

MH

Fr.

Newcastle, WY

Stacy Dunklau

Dakota State

RS

Sr.

Arlington, NE

Tessa Howe

South Dakota Mines

S

So.

Omaha, NE

Rachel Roylance

Dickinson State

RS

Sr.

Moose Lake, WA

Renee Buysse

Jamestown College

MH

Sr.

Minneota, MN

Amber Elliott

Black Hills State

OH

Sr.

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Megan Floerke

Valley City State

S

So.

Inver Grove Heights, MN

Agnieszka Koperek

South Dakota Mines

OH

So.

Belchatow, Poland

Alyssa Boeding

Black Hills State

OH

Sr.

Caputa, SD

Post-Season Awards:

Most Valuable Player:

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Dickinson State

Setter of the Year:

KateLynn Steifel

Dickinson State

Libero of the Year:

Kim Bilokreli

Valley City State

Most Valuable Senior:

Krista Kuivinen

Jamestown College

Freshman of the Year:

Kristin Engle

Black Hills State

Coach of the Year:

Dave Moody

Dickinson State