WVCA honors five area athletes
By Kevin Wilson of the Daily Times staff
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:56 PM CST
| |
| Watertown senior outside hitter Erienne Lauersdorf was named to the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association's all-state first team in voting held recently. Lauersdorf has made the all-state team three times in her career. (KEVIN WILSON/Daily Times) |
Watertown senior outside hitter Erienne Lauersdorf headed a list of five area athletes honored by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association in all-state voting held recently.
Lauersdorf earned first team honors to cap off her third straight all-state season. She made the second team as a junior and made the third team as a sophomore.
As a senior, Lauersdorf had a team-high 458 kills to go with 350 digs, 49 aces and 39 total blocks in leading Watertown to a 39-7 record.
She leaves as the school's career kills leader with 1,319 and is second all-time in digs (1,329) and aces (161).
“Her consistency (sets her apart),” Watertown volleyball coach Travis Hull said.
“She definitely has proven that she is at that top level right there. If you look at the whole picture of everything she does, she does such a good job at all of it. She's a great passer, a great offensive weapon and a great server. Her leadership is maybe something that doesn't always show through, but it's definitely something we notice.”
Dodgeland junior setter and outside hitter Samantha Schultz was named to the second team. Schultz had 202 kills, 127 assists, 179 digs, 91 total blocks and served 44 aces for the Trojans.
“I think that her ability to play any position on the court, and excel at it, is a big factor,” Dodgeland volleyball coach Darcia Schweitzer said. “I also think that she had some really big games against nonconference coaches who are likely voters for the all-state awards.”
Watertown senior middle Jenna Schwartz made the third team. She had 285 kills and 99 total blocks on the season and finished with 454 career kills and 169 career blocks.
“She is a kid that worked extremely hard,” Hull said.
“She didn't come in as a freshman with a real high skill set, but Jenna is a kid that is really determined. She worked really hard. She put in the extra effort and work that she needed to. She seems to perform well in a lot of our big matches and big tournaments. That's where the all-state committees are usually at. She played really well against great competition.”
Receiving honorable mention were Watertown senior outside hitter Leanna Lillge and Lakeside Lutheran senior outside hitter Jenna Luisier.
Lillge had a team-high 351 digs to go with 333 kills, 43 aces and 36 total blocks. She leaves as the school's career leader in aces (177) and is second all-time in career kills (1,164) and third all-time in digs (1,180).
Both Lillge and Lauersdorf were part of three state tournament teams including the 2007 Division 1 state champions.
“She's been one of the best players we've had here,” Hull said of Lillge.
“She's overshadowed a little bit by Erienne, especially the way Erienne played the last few years, but Leanna was a big part of what made us tough to stop. We didn't have just one kid. She was a primary passer for us pretty much since her freshman year. I am very happy she was able to get some recognition by the all-state group.”
Luisier recorded 383 kills on the season for Lakeside and had 112 kills and 23 aces in 10 conference matches. She graduates as the school record holder in career kills with 790 in three out of five set matches.
“Her four years, it was like having another coach out on the court,” Lakeside Lutheran volleyball coach Karen Raasch said.
“She knows the game and she knows how to work with her teammates. She's able to help them out on the court. She hits very well and she knows the court. She is a complete player. She plays a very solid back row. She anticipates what hitters are going to hit and plays the ball well. She also hits the ball well. She puts the ball away when she is in the front row. Her leadership skills are so high. She makes the players around her better.”
WISCONSIN VOLLEYBALL
COACHES ASSOCIATION
ALL-STATE
FIRST TEAM
Patti Abhire, Catholic Memorial High School, junior.
Kate Acker, Catholic Memorial High School, junior.
Nikki Dailey, Franklin High School, senior.
Alli Glisch, Muskego High School, senior.
Crystal Graff, Madison Lafollette High School, junior.
Erienne Lauersdorf, Watertown High School, senior.
Sarah Mlachnik, Muskego High School, senior.
Kortney Morrin, Grantsburg High School, junior.
Rachel Neuberger, Muskego High School, senior.
Bridget Nickel, Waupun High School, senior.
Erica Reetz, Homestead High School, senior.
Leah Van Zeeland, Kaukauna High School, senior.
Second team
Monica Anderson, Monona Grove High School, senior.
Jamie Armstrong, Monroe High School, senior.
Kelli Browning, Catholic Memorial High School, junior.
Lauren Deshaney, Xavier High School, junior.
Amanda Dettmann, DSHA High School, junior.
Brandi Dolgner, Waupun High School, senior.
Katie Ellerson, Muskego High School, senior.
Tori Kroll, Kettle Moraine Lutheran School, senior.
Kaitlyn McIntyre, Beaver Dam High School, junior.
Melissa Morella, Nicolet High School, sophomore.
Samantha Schultz, Dodgeland High School, junior.
Molly Toon, Middleton High School, senior.
THIRD TEAM
Andrea Barman, Middleton, High School, senior.
Mandi Baumeister, Burlington High School, senior.
Hailey Brown, Royall High School, junior.
Jenny Ciriacks, Wauwatosa West High School, junior.
Emily Downey, Xavier High School, senior.
Monique Morris, Brown Deer High School, senior.
Annie Palmquist, Grantsburg High School, senior.
Megan Schroeder, Racine Case High School, senior.
Jenna Schwartz, Watertown High School, senior.
Rachel Spaeth, Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School, junior.
Kayla Uhllenhake, Burlington High School, senior.
Ellen Vanden Berg, Little Chute High School, senior.
HONORABLE MENTION
Emily Cole, Grantsburg High School, junior.
Amy McDonald, Hayward High School, senior.
Madeline Siroin, Washburn High School, senior.
Stefanie Sirion, Washburn High School, sophomore.
Jordyn Anderson, Rib Lake High School, senior.
Kaitlin Doughty, Tomahawk High School, junior.
Kayla Duesing, Merrill High School, senior.
Leah Monti, Merrill High School, senior.
Andrea Schuster, Newman Catholic High School, senior.
Carissa Whalen, Wausau West High School, senior.
Michelle Mueller, La Crosse Logan High School, senior.
Erica Willadsen, Cochrane-Fountain City High School, senior.
Melanie Behnke, Seymour High School, senior.
Erin Lehman, Notre Dame Academy High School, sophomore.
Catherine Mayer, Neenah High School, senior.
Courtney Mrotek, Manitowoc Lincoln High School, senior.
Sarah Petermann, Fox Valley Lutheran High, senior.
Kayla Pickart, Fond du Lac High School, junior.
Emily Riese, Fond du Lac High School, sophomore.
Carlye Schuh, Appleton Xavier High School, senior.
Jenna Smits, Green Bay Preble High School, junior.
Rachel Taicher, Green Bay Preble High School, senior.
Ali Tomczyk, Lourdes High School, senior.
Courtney Ullmer, Denmark High School, junior.
Olivia Dittmann, Madison Edgewood High School, junior.
Taylor Gruber, River Valley High School, senior.
Mereta Monsen, Stoughton High School, senior.
Kendall Wienkes, Highland High School, junior.
Crystal Ziegler, Waunakee High School, senior.
Mackenzie Ziegler, Portage High School, junior.
Rae Brandes, Williams Bay Faith Christian, senior.
Ciara Capezio, Burlington High School, freshman.
Kristen Henning, Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School, junior.
Molly Langer, Edgerton High School, senior.
Katie Ledwell, East Troy High School, junior.
Leanna Lillge, Watertown High School, senior.
Jenna Luisier, Lakeside Lutheran High School, senior.
Kelli Smith, Burlington Catholic Central High School, senior.
Bethany Wedvick, Edgerton High School, senior.
Arianna Wiersma, Cambria-Firesland High School, junior.
Kaitlyn Wilks, Union Grove High School, senior.
Kelly Brandenburg, DSHA High School, senior.
Jordyn Bratel, Pius XI High School, senior.
Catie Fredrich, Menomonee Falls High School, senior.
Janelle Hobbs, Arrowhead High School, senior.
Haley Jeffcoat, Racine St. Catherine's High School, sophomore.
Stephanie Kirchner, Sussex-Hamilton High School, senior.
Alyssa Kujawa, Catholic Memorial High School, junior.
Kate Latour, Muskego High School, senior.
Sabrina Marvnowski, Pius XI High School, senior.
Diane McLeod, Catholic Memorial High School, senior.
Rachel Morello, Nicolet High School, senior.
Katelyn Mroczenski, New Berlin Eisenhower High School, senior.
Taylor Nienfeldt, Germantown High School, senior.
Brigitta Siladi, DSHA High School, senior.
Andrea Voss, Homestead High School, senior.
Emily Yanny, New Berlin Eisenhower High School, junior.
Lyndsay Zabkowicz, Oak Creek High School, senior.
Popular Searches
