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GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Roster
NO. Name Grade
1 Maggie Stelmacher 12
2 Hannah Joslin 11
3 Ava Tryon 12
4 Brandi Voigt 12
5 Grace Osborn 10
6 Brooke Voigt 12
7 Emily Thompson 12
8 Megan Wendt 12
9 Lauren Wendt 12
10 Peyton Nolan 12
11 Maizie Wenger 11
12 Emily Morgan 11
14 Monica Dreifuerst 11
Head Coach: Emily Riese
Varsity Assistant Coaches: Ashley Kreiter – Julie Riese – Aaron Wendels
| 2017 Girls Varsity Volleyball Schedule | ||||
| Type | Time | Opponent | Location | |
| Saturday, Aug 19, 2017 | ||||
| Scrimmage | 9:00AM | Away vs. Oshkosh North, Appleton East, Menasha, New Holstein, Lourdes Academy, Oshkosh West, Valley Christian |
Oshkosh North High School | |
| Tuesday, Aug 22, 2017 | ||||
| Fall Classic
4 – 1 |
Fond du Lac beat Hortonville 25-13, 25-19
Fond du Lac beat Appleton North 25-20, 17-25, 15-12 Fond du Lac beat Oshkosh North 25-19, 25-19 Fond du Lac beat Kaukauna 25-11, 25-16 Neenah beat Fond du Lac 25-20, 25-21 |
Kimberly High School | ||
| Thursday, Aug 31, 2017 | ||||
| 5 – 1 | FDL beat Oshkosh West 25-21, 25-16, 25-23 | Oshkosh West High School | ||
| Saturday, Sep 2, 2017 | ||||
| Game | 8:00AM | Away vs. New Berlin West, Franklin, Lake Country Lutheran, Muskego, Martin Luther, Oak Creek, Racine Case, Racine Park, South Milwaukee, Union Grove, Appleton East, Waukesha West, Cedarburg, Brookfield Central, East Troy, Mukwonago, Port Washington, Sheboygan Falls, Shorewood, Waukesha North, Waukesha South, West Allis Central, West Allis Nathan Hale, Saint Thomas More, Hamilton, Brookfield East |
New Berlin West High School | |
| Game | 8:00AM | Away vs. New Berlin West, Franklin, Lake Country Lutheran, Muskego, Oak Creek, Racine Case, Racine Park, South Milwaukee, Union Grove, Appleton East, Waukesha West, Cedarburg, Brookfield Central, East Troy, Mukwonago, Port Washington, Sheboygan Falls, Shorewood, Waukesha North, Waukesha South, West Allis Central, West Allis Nathan Hale, Saint Thomas More, Hamilton, Brookfield East |
New Berlin West High School | |
| Game | 8:00AM | Away vs. New Berlin West, Franklin, Lake Country Lutheran, Oak Creek, Racine Case, West Bend West, Appleton East, Slinger, Waukesha West, Cedarburg, Shorewood, Waukesha North, West Allis Central, West Allis Nathan Hale, Saint Thomas More |
New Berlin West High School | |
| Thursday, Sep 7, 2017 | ||||
| 6 – 1 | FDL beat Oshkosh North 25-16, 28-26, 25-11 | Oshkosh North High School | ||
| Saturday, Sep 9, 2017 | ||||
| 11 – 1 | FDL beat Oshkosh North 25-10 25-16
FDL beat Denmark 25-15 23-25 15-9 FDL beat Grafton 25-17 25-18 FDL beat Menasha 25-16 25-5 FDL beat Manitowoc Lincoln 25-14 25-15 |
Denmark, Fond du Lac, Grafton, Manitowoc Lincoln, Menasha, Oshkosh North |
Fond Du Lac High School | |
| Tuesday, Sep 12, 2017 | ||||
| 12 – 1 | FDL beat Hortonville 23-25 23-25 25-16 25-16 15-8 | Fond Du Lac High School HS FH Main |
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| Thursday, Sep 14, 2017 | ||||
| 12 – 2 | FDL lost to Neenah 25-13, 25-17, 25-9 | Neenah High School | ||
| Friday, Sep 15, 2017 | ||||
| 15 – 2 | FDL defeated New Berlin Eisenhower, Cuba City, Niagara, Marathon and Milton | UW Oshkosh – Kolf Sports Center | ||
| Saturday, Sep 16, 2017 | ||||
| 15 – 4 | FDL lost to Luxemburg-Casco and Waukesha Catholic Memorial | UW Oshkosh – Kolf Sports Center | ||
| Thursday, Sep 21, 2017 | ||||
| 16 – 4 | Fond du Lac beat Appleton North 25-18, 25-16, 25-14. | Fond Du Lac High School HS FH Main |
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| Thursday, Sep 28, 2017 | ||||
| 17 – 4 | Fond du Lac beat Appleton West 26-24, 26-24, 25-17 | Appleton West High School | ||
| Saturday, Sep 30, 2017 | ||||
| 22 – 4 | Fond du Lac beat Janesville Craig
Fond du Lac beat Janesville Parker Fond du Lac beat Whitewater Fond du Lac beat Waterloo Fond du Lac beat Evansville |
Janesville Craig High School | ||
| Tuesday, Oct 3, 2017 | ||||
| 22 – 5 | Kimberly beat Fond du Lac 25-17, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23 | Fond Du Lac High School HS FH Main |
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| Thursday, Oct 5, 2017 | ||||
| 23 – 5 | Fond du Lac beat Appleton East
18-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-18 |
Appleton East High School | ||
| Saturday, Oct 7, 2017 | ||||
| 28 – 5 | 1st Place | Away vs. Madison East, Hartford Union, Beloit Memorial, Waukesha North |
Madison East High School | |
| Thursday, Oct 12, 2017 | ||||
| 29 – 5 | Fond du Lac beat Kaukauna
25-20, 22-25, 25-16, 25-9 |
Kaukauna | Fond Du Lac High School HS FH Main |
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WIAA Sectional 3-4
#3 Seed West Bend West defeated #6 Seed Fond du Lac 25-22, 25-23, 19-25, 26-24
WIAA Division 1 regional volleyball
Fond du Lac girls volleyball defeated Manitowoc Lincoln, 25-22, 25-15, 25-20, in a WIAA Division 1 regional volleyball match Thursday night. The win sends the sixth-seeded Cardinals into a regional final at West Bend West on Saturday night. West Bend West toppled Sheboygan South in three sets for its win. It’s the first time since 2013 that Fond du Lac has advanced past the first round, despite being the better seed in their opening matches each of the last three years.
The leader of the Cardinals’ offensive attack was junior outside hitter Monica Dreifuerst, who totaled 15 kills and also had a team-high three aces.
Stat leaders:
Monica Dreifuerst 3 aces, 15 kills, 5 digs
Emily Thompson 2 aces, 29 assists
Maggie Stelmacher 7 digs
Ava Tryon 2 aces, 8 kills
Lauren Wendt 3 kills
Megan Wendt 5 kills
Morgan Flaherty 5 kills
The Fond du Lac volleyball team has shown the ability to mount comebacks in sets as well as matches this season. Cardinals head coach Emily Riese wouldn’t mind not seeing her team show off that strength so often. Fond du Lac surrendered the first six points in the third set and trailed by as many as seven points on two occasions, but rallied to complete the sweep of Manitowoc Lincoln, 25-22, 25-15, 25-20, in a WIAA Division 1 regional volleyball match Thursday night.“We were definitely flat (to start the third set),” said Riese, who was celebrating her birthday on Thursday as well. “Luckily, we’re pretty good at comebacks so I didn’t lose faith.”
The win sends the sixth-seeded Cardinals into a regional final at West Bend West on Saturday night. West Bend West toppled Sheboygan South in three sets for its win. It’s the first time since 2013 that Fond du Lac has advanced past the first round, despite being the better seed in their opening matches each of the last three years.
The Cardinals were the better seed again against the Ships, but this time Fond du Lac was able to collect the win. “I think we just really wanted to win this game,” senior Ava Tryon said. “We haven’t won the first game of playoffs in like four years so our drive to get this game was strong.” Tryon finished with eight kills and led the Cardinal middle hitters who utilized a slide spike – where the middle hitter loops around to the outside to hit – to consistently score against the Ships. “It’s something that we work on a lot in practice,” Tryon said. “When we know the blockers don’t get all the way to the line, we try to force a slide as much as we can.”
The leader of the Cardinals’ offensive attack, though, was junior outside hitter Monica Dreifuerst, who totaled 15 kills and also had a team-high three aces. “Ever since Appleton East she has been on point getting kills, hitting the ball hard and not making too many mistakes,” Riese said. “She’s really picked it up since that match.” It was Dreifuerst who registered Fond du Lac’s first point of the third set after the Ships had bolted to a 6-0 lead and she added another kill through a Manitowoc block a couple points later to trim the deficit back to six.
A pair of kills from Megan Wendt brought Fond du Lac within a 9-5 margin, but the Ships scored four of the next points to stretch the lead back to seven points. That’s when Riese stepped in. “I gave them some time to try to turn it around themselves. I wasn’t calling a timeout and then it got to 13-6,” Riese said. “We just had a talk and I said take a deep breath, focus on getting the next point and let’s go. They did their job and they knew they had to go.”
Morgan Flaherty’s tip earned the Cardinals the first point following the timeout and started a string of four straight points. After a Manitowoc sideout, Fond du Lac answered with five straight points – highlighted by a pair of Tryon aces – to take their first lead of the set at 15-14. The two teams alternated points until Manitowoc tied the set at 20-20, but the Ships wouldn’t score again.
Dreifuerst had a pair of kills around a Flaherty ace and Manitowoc hit it into the net on the final point as the Cardinals sealed the win.“I think our attitude changed (in the third set), too, because we knew we had to go right away,” Dreifuerst said. “(The win) feels really, really good.”
Flaherty and Megan Wendt each chipped in five kills for the Cardinals, while Emily Thompson posted 29 assists and Maggie Stelmacher led the team with seven digs.
FOND DU LAC 3 KAUKAUNA 1
The Cardinals beat the Ghosts 25-20, 22-25, 25-16, 25-9.
Monica Dreifuerst had 15 kills, nine digs and four aces
Ava Tryon added eight kills and seven blocks
Megan Wendt had eight kills, 10 digs and five aces
Emily Thompson had 40 assists
Morgan Flaherty had seven kills
Maggie Stelmacher had 18 digs.
Madison East Invitational
Fond du Lac girls volleyball team won the tournament with wins over Waukesha North, Hartford Union, Beloit, Madison East and for the championship played Hartford Union again.
Monica Dreifuerts had 36 kills and 10 aces
Megan Wendt had 21 kills and 23 digs
Ava Tryon had 33 kills
Maggie Stelmacher had 45 digs
Emily Thompson had 109 assists
FOND DU LAC 3 APPLETON EAST 1
The Cardinals beat the Patriots 18-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-18.
Monica Dreifuerst had 14 kills
Ava Tryon had 14 kills
Maggie Stelmacher had 16 digs
Grace Osborn had 15 digs
Emily Thompson had 39 assists
KIMBERLY 3 FOND DU LAC 1
The Papermakers defeated the Cardinals 25-17, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23.
Monica Dreifuerst had 10 kills and 10 digs
Megan Wendt added eight kills,
Maggie Stelmacher had 20 digs
Emily Thompson had 27 assists.
JANESVILLE CRAIG INVITATIONAL
Fond du Lac took first place with wins over Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, Whitewater, Waterloo and Evansville.
Emily Thompson had 102 assists – 15 aces – 25 digs
Monica Dreifuerts had 34 kills
Megan Wendt had 30 kills and 27 digs
Maggie Stelmacher had 24 digs
Grace Osborn had 23 digs
Emily Thompson sets up Fond du Lac’s powerful attack
In a sport in which big kills tend to stand out the most, Fond du Lac’s Emily Thompson leaves her mark on the volleyball court setting up those huge hits.
The senior setter is the igniter of Fond du Lac’s powerful attack, lofting balls perfectly skyward around the formation and then watching them turn into points.
She registered the 1,000th assist of her career early this season and has helped Fond du Lac to a 4-1 mark in the Fox Valley Association — just one game behind Neenah and Kimberly — after the team won just three FVA matches a year ago.
Do you have a nickname? Everyone calls me E.T. because that’s my initials.
What’s something most people don’t know about you? I’m gluten-free.
What’s your most memorable sports accomplishment? With my club volleyball team (Fond du Lac Fusion) going to nationals.
What’s your most embarrassing sports memory? During a game, I tripped over my own feet.
Do you have any superstitions or pre-match rituals? I always put my left side of stuff on before my right side.
Why are sports important to you? Just being part of a team, that atmosphere is what I like.
Who is your celebrity crush? Channing Tatum.
What is your dream vacation? The Bahamas.
What is your dream career? Surgical physician assistant.
FAVORITES
Sport: Volleyball.
Pro/college athlete: (U.S. women’s volleyball player) Lauren Carlini.
Movie: “Divergent.”
Meal: Pizza.
Class: Anything science.
Hobby: Just hang with family and friends.
FOND DU LAC 3, APPLETON WEST 0
APPLETON – Fond du Lac swept the Terrors 25-18, 25-16, 25-14.
FOND DU LAC 3, APPLETON NORTH 0
FOND DU LAC – The Cardinals swept the Lightning 26-24, 26-24, 25-17 on Thursday night.
Megan Wendt had 11 kills and Monica Driefuerst had 10 for Fond du Lac. Emily Thompson added 21 assists and 14 digs.
UW-OSHKOSH INVITATIONAL
Fond du Lac went 5-2 in the tournament, with victories over New Berlin Eisenhower, Cuba City, Niagara, Marathon and Milton. The Cardinals lost to Luxemburg-Casco and Waukesha Catholic Memorial. Emily Thompson and Monica Dreifuerst made the all-tournament team.
Emily Thompson led the Cardinals with 132 assists and 14 aces
Monica Dreifuerst had 55 kills for Fond du Lac
Ava Tryon had 35 kills
Megan Wendt added 33 kills
Lauren Wendt had 16 blocks
Grace Osborn had 60 digs. Emily Thompson led the Cardinals with 132 assists and 14 aces.
Fond du Lac 3 Hortonville 2
Match scores 23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 15-8
The Cardinal girls vollleybal lost the first two sets so Fond du Lac head coach Emily Riese spent a few moments before the third set talking to senior setter Emily Thompson. It was just a little reminder that Thompson is the cog that makes the balanced Cardinal offense hum. “After the first two (sets), we had a conversation with her and just said, ‘You have to be better. You have to make things work with the hitters,’” Riese said. “That’s what she did.”
Fond du Lac came out firing in the third set and never looked back, storming to a 23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 15-8 win over Hortonville in a Fox Valley Association volleyball match on Tuesday night. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 3-0 in league play and matched their conference win total from last season.
And it all started with Thompson. “Something just clicked with our team and Emily was setting better and was mixing it up in the third, fourth and fifth set,” Riese said of the comeback. “I think that’s what got our hitters going.”
Fond du Lac rallied from two sets down to beat Hortonville on Tuesday. Senior setter Emily Thompson finished with 41 assists and went over 1,000 assists for her career.
Not only did the Cardinals finish the match strong, they were dominant in the latter stages of the third and fourth sets to get back into the match. Fond du Lac scored seven of the final eight points in the third set to first extend the match.
Two kills by Ava Tryon, another from Megan Wendt and an ace from Grace Osborn stretched Fond du Lac’s lead to 22-15. Monica Dreifuerst notched a kill to get the Cardinals to set point then before Thompson scored the final point when tipped down an over-pass by the Polar Bears.
In the fourth set, the Cardinals trailed 14-13 but scored 12 of the next 14 points to close out the win and even the match.
Brooke Voight and Maggie Stelmacher each had long service stretches in the latter stages of the set, while Megan Wendt rattled off four of her team-high 14 kills during that span. Tryon added nine kills and Lauren Wendt chipped in eight as once again Fond du Lac showcased its balance on the attack. “It’s awesome to be able to go to whoever and count on them to put the ball away,” said Thompson, who finished with 41 assists, including reaching the 1,000 career assist milestone. “We just had to pick our energy up and start putting balls away.”
Dreifuerst opened the fifth set with a kill, Thompson followed with an ace and Fond du Lac never trailed in the decisive set. Hortonville did trim the gap to 9-7 with back-to-back points but hit the next serve into the net to give Fond du Lac another point and Dreifuerst and Lauren Wendt followed with kills.
Tryon’s ace gave the Cardinals a 13-7 lead and Fond du Lac would close out the win after a Hortonville sideout, with Megan Wendt getting the final point on a spike. Tryon added nine kills and three blocks, while Lauren Wendt added eight kills. Thompson also chipped in three aces, while Maggie Stelmacher registered a team-high 19 digs.
It all added up to another win for the Cardinals – who face powerhouse Neenah on Thursday – and left them feeling pretty good with the 3-0 start. “We knew what we had to do,” Lauren Wendt said. “We’ve played together with each other since we were little kids and it’s just our time.”
FOND DU LAC 3 OSHKOSH NORTH 0
Fond du Lac swept the Spartans 25-16, 28-26, 25-11.
Megan Wendt had 13 kills for Fond du Lac. Monica Driefuerst added seven kills and 12 digs.
Emily Thompson led the Cardinals with five aces and 23 assists, while Maggie Stellmacher had 26 digs.
“Our serves and serve receive was the best we have done so far this season,” Fond du Lac coach Emily Riese said. “Once we picked up the defense, there was no stopping us.”
FDL sweeps Oshkosh West 25-21, 25-16, 25-23
The Fond du Lac Cardinals and Oshkosh West were battling point after point for the exact same thing. The Cardinals were hoping to win the third set and close out the win, while the Wildcats were looking to extend the match and see if there was a comeback in the air around their home court. One team got what it wanted.
Megan Wendt ripped a spike off a dig attempt to break a 23-23 tie, and it was Fond du Lac that closed out the win on the next point to claim a 25-21, 25-16, 25-23 victory in the Fox Valley Association opener for both teams on Thursday night. “I told the girls they had better win this right now because I didn’t want to go four or five,” Fond du Lac coach Emily Riese said. “We have been working on our endurance and things like that and I feel like if it would have gone to a fourth or even a fifth set, it would have been close and we could have lost the match.”
So when Oshkosh West couldn’t set up a play off of Emily Thompson’s serve on the final point, the Cardinals were able to celebrate. “Just getting the (FVA) season off on a high note is a really big thing,” Wendt said. “Getting it over in three and not giving them any hope at all (was key). Just to get it over with so we don’t have to worry about it all.”
But it was a third set that could have certainly gone the Wildcats way, too. Fifteen times the score was tied and the two-point final margin matched the biggest lead for either team during the set. The two teams exchanged points for much of the third set with Fond du Lac surging ahead on one serve and West answering back on the ensuing point. It wasn’t until back-to-back kills from Megan and Lauren Wendt that the Cardinals grabbed a 22-20 lead..
But after West tied the score at 20, Ava Tryon rattled off back-to-back kills and Grace Osborn registered an ace to give Fond du Lac a 23-20 lead. Then, after the Wildcats got a point back, Monica Dreifuerst unleashed a pair of spikes to close out the set.
Fond du Lac carried the momentum into the second set, bursting to a 10-3 lead and never trailing. West narrowed the gap to three points on a couple of occasions, but couldn’t get any closer. One of the reasons Fond du Lac was able to control the second set and earn the sweep overall on the night was the balance it had at the net.
Four different players finished with at least seven kills – Megan Wendt led the way with 11, followed by Tryon with nine, Lauren Wendt with eight and Dreifuerst with seven – which allowed the Cardinals to spread the offense around. “I think (the balance) takes the pressure off a ton because we have so many different players that can play so many different positions,” Tryon said. “It feels absolutely amazing (to get the win.).”
Thompson benefitted from the array of Cardinal hitters totaling 28 assists, while also picking up three aces. Maggie Stellmacher led Fond du Lac with 23 digs, while Osborn added 14.
Fond du Lac places 2nd at Fox Valley Association Fall Varsity Girls Volleyball Classic
Final Standings
1, Neenah; 2, Fond du Lac; 3, Appleton North; 4, Kimberly; 5, Hortonville; 6, Appleton East; 7, Oshkosh West; 8, Oshkosh North; 9, Kaukauna; 10, Appleton West.
Round 1
Fond du Lac beat Hortonville 25-13, 25-19; Appleton North beat Oshkosh North 25-18, 25-9; Neenah beat Appleton West 25-13, 25-17; Appleton East beat Oshkosh West 25-20, 25-17.
Round 2
Oshkosh North beat Kaukauna 25-12, 25-23; Fond du Lac beat Appleton North 25-20, 17-25, 15-12; Neenah beat Oshkosh West 25-12, 25-20; Kimberly beat Appleton West 25-10, 25-9.
Round 3
Fond du Lac beat Oshkosh North 25-19, 25-19; Kaukauna beat Hortonville 25-21, 25-20; Kimberly beat Appleton East 25-17, 25-17; Oshkosh West beat Appleton West 25-14, 25-11.
Round 4
Hortonville beat Oshkosh North 25-16, 25-21; Appleton North beat Kaukauna 25-13, 25-14; Neenah beat Kimberly 20-25, 27-25, 15-13; Appleton East beat Appleton West 25-15, 25-22.
Round 5
Fond du Lac beat Kaukauna 25-11, 25-16; Appleton North beat Hortonville 25-14, 25-19; Neenah beat Appleton East 25-18, 25-17; Kimberly beat Oshkosh West 25-20, 25-15.
Cross over for final standings
Neenah beat Fond du Lac 25-20, 25-21; Appleton North beat Kimberly 25-27, 25-19, 15-13; Hortonville beat Appleton East 15-25, 25-22, 15-13; Oshkosh West beat Oshkosh North 25-20, 26-28, 15-13.