Toms share MIAC volleyball title, miss NCAA playoffs

November 8, 1999
The St. Thomas volleyball team lost a five-game decision in the finals of the MIAC tournament Saturday evening at Macalester and had their season end with a 21-11 record.

The Toms (21-11) lost 15-8, 12-15, 9-15, 15-7, 15-10 to Bethel and shared the 1999 conference title with the Royals with an adjusted 20-2 record. As tournament champ, Bethel gets the automatic berth into the NCAA playoffs. No other MIAC teams were selected for the 48-team NCAA Division III playoffs. see Division III qualifiers

In the afternoon semifinals, UST beat St. Olaf in three close games to earn a spot in the 5:30 finals against Bethel. The Toms won 15-13, 16-14, 15-12. Bethel beat St. Ben's in three games in the other semifinal match.

Friday night, top-seed St. Thomas received a scare in the quarterfinals, but survived No. 9 seed Hamline with a five-game victory. The Toms won 15-8 in the decisive fifth game to climb to 20-10 on the season and move into Saturday's semifinals vs. St. Olaf. The Oles topped St. Mary's in four games while St. Ben's and Bethel each needed five games to outlast Macalester and Augsburg in the other qurterfinal matches.

Three UST players made the 15-player All-MIAC team -- seniors Jill Kraus, Rachel Myskevitz and Jenny Schmitt. Freshman Katie Reynolds was named honorable mention.

1999 MIAC Volleyball Tournament
Friday, November 6
First Round:
Macalester def, Carleton
15-4, 15-0, 15-8
Hamline def. Concordia
8-15, 15-12, 14-16, 15-4, 15-13
St. Mary's def. St. Catherine
15-11, 15-8, 15-0
Augsburg def. Gustavus
15-8, 15-13, 16-14

Quarterfinals - 7:30 p.m.
St. Thomas def. Hamline
14-16, 15-5, 18-16, 13-15, 15-8
St. Olaf def. St. Mary's
7-15, 15-10, 15-8, 15-4
St. Benedict def. Macalester
15-9, 15-6, 13-15, 11-15, 15-8
Bethel def. Augsburg
11-15, 15-7, 10-15, 15-10, 15-13

Saturday, November 6

Semifinals:
Bethel def. St. Benedict 15-8, 15-11, 15-13
St. Thomas def. St. Olaf 15-12, 16-14, 15-13

Championship:
Bethel def. St. Thomas 15-8, 12-15, 9-15, 15-7, 15-10

Third-Place Match:
St. Benedict def. St. Olaf 15-6, 15-6, 15-6

Fifth-Place Bracket:
St. Mary's def. Hamline 15-5, 12-15, 15-13, 15-10
Macalester def. Augsburg 7-15, 15-8, 15-8, 15-11
Fifth-Place Match:
St. Mary's def. Macalester 15-11, 15-12, 15-4

Ninth-Place Bracket:
Concordia def. St. Catherine 15-3, 15-8, 15-8
Gustavus def. Carleton 15-12, 15-7, 15-12
Ninth-Place Match:
Gustavus def. Concordia 15-12, 15-4, 15-12

Final 1999 MIAC Volleyball Adjusted Standings

Reg Seas MIAC O'all Tny Place 11/7
> 1 Bethel 9-2 22-11 1st 20-2 * #
> 1 St. Thomas 10-1 19-10 2nd 20-2 *
> 3 St. Ben's 9-2 22-7 3rd 18-4
> 4 St. Olaf 8-3 19-13 4th 16-6
> 5 St. Mary's 7-4 19-12 5th 14-8
> 6 Macalester 6-5 15-13 6th 12-10
> 7 Augsburg 5-6 10-15 t-7 9.5-12.5
> 8 Hamline 4-7 12-18 t-7 8.5-13.5
> 9 Concordia 4-7 12-19 10 6-16
> 9 Gustavus 3-8 13-18 9 6-16
> 11 Carleton 1-10 4-23 t11 2.5-19.5
> 12 St. Kate's 0-11 3-25 t11 1.5-20.5
> * MIAC Co-Champs
> # won MIAC Tourney and advances to NCAA with
> automatic bid

1999 All-Conference Volleyball Team

First Team All-MIAC
Player School YR POS Hometown
Angie Rieger Augsburg SR OH Courtland, Minnesots
Carrie Ritland Bethel SR OH Kirkwood, Missouri
Julie Feltmann Bethel JR S Young America, Minnesota
Anne Larson Concordia SR MH Fargo, North Dakota
Chanteil Walter Hamline SR MH Villard, Minnesota
Jennifer Hodges Macalester SR OH Juneau, Alaska
Rachel Reuter St. Benedict SR S Hastings, Nebraska
Malia Evjen St. Benedict SR OH Hayfield, Minnesota
Shelley Haake St. Mary's JR MH Carroll, Iowa
Diane Wood St. Mary's JR RS Los Alamos, New Mexico
Nicole Trnka St. Olaf SO MH Morristown, Minnesota
Brie Matson St. Olaf FY S Anoka, Minnesota
Jill Kraus St. Thomas SR MH Cold Spring, Minnesota
Jenny Schmitt St. Thomas SR S Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Rachel Myskevitz St. Thomas SR RS Chanhassen, Minnesota

Second Team All-MIAC
Missy Carlson Augsburg SR MH Cokato, Minnesota
Jessica Ness Augsburg SR OH Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Sam Scariano Concordia JR MH Billings, Montana
Jill Redebaugh Gustavus SR MH Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Jenny Smith Hamline FY MH Apple Valley, Minnesota
Courtenay Penwell Macalester SR OH Salem, Oregon
Nikki Bauerly St. Benedict SR OH Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Carrie Ottis St. Benedict JR MH Blaine, Minnesota
Rhonda Thibault St. Mary's SO MH Faribault, Minnesota
Christina Moses St. Olaf JR OH New Brighton, Minnesota

Honorable Mention All-MIAC
Jennifer Beltz St. Catherine SO MH Fairfax, Minnesota
Katie Reynolds St. Thomas FY MH Mora, Minnesota

MIAC Player of the Year - Carrie Ritland (Bethel)
MIAC Coach of the Year - Andrew Palileo (Bethel)

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