Write-ups on On notable Coyote and Pioneer players from the two pre-game articles combined (with roster pics added):
The Coyotes
Elizabeth Juhnke 6-1 OH........................Madison Harms 6-3 MB.........................Lolo Weideman 5-7 DS
Amy Adams 6-1 OH...............................Brooklyn Schram 5-11 S
The Coyotes return junior all-American outside hitter
Elizabeth Juhnke, the reigning Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week. Juhnke currently ranks third in the NCAA at 235 kills this season and seventh at 5.00 kills per set. Middle blocker
Madison Harms, fifth-year defensive specialist
Lolo Weideman, and senior outside hitter
Aimee Adams also return to the rotation for the Coyotes. Harms, the South Dakota Classic MVP, is averaging 2.70 kills per set while hitting .412, which sits second in the league. Junior
Brooklyn Schram put up a career-high 58 assists in South Dakota's 3-2 victory over Northern Colorado at the Sanford Pentagon. Schram's 492 total assists rank first in the league and ninth in the NCAA overall.
Denver
Hailey Green 6-2 MB............................ Brianna Green 6-1 MB
Cadi Boyer 6-3 MB................................Lorrin Poulter 5-11 S
Denver (6-5) is led by the Summit League Freshman of the Year
Hailey Green, whose 3.20 kills per set sits at sixth in the league. The Pioneers, picked first in the league's preseason coaches' poll, took on the No. 1 undefeated Texas Longhorns earlier this season in a three-set match that ultimately fell in favor of the Longhorns. Middle blocker
Brianna Green averages 1.51 blocks per set, which sits at second in the league and 10th nationally. The Pioneers' 3.13 blocks per set ranks second in the NCAA while their 128.5 total blocks rank seventh nationally.
• The Crimson and Gold lead the Summit League in aces per set (1.71), blocks per set (3.13), opp. hitting percentage (.169) and total blocks (128.5).
• Denver ranks seventh in all of the NCAA in total blocks with 128.5, and second in the country in blocks per set (3.13).
• DU ranks second in the Summit League in service aces with 70.
• The duo of
Brianna Green (third, 1.51) and
Cadi Boyer (fourth, 1.42) rank in the top five in the Summit League in blocks per set.
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Hailey Green ranks sixth in the Summit League in kills per set with a 3.20 average.
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Lorrin Poulter currently ranks fifth in the Summit League in assists with 360.
• Poulter currently ranks third in the Summit League in aces with 18.