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Women's Volleyball

No. 19 Hawks face No. 17 Ferris State in NCAA opener

The 19th-ranked Rockhurst Hawks, 29-7, face the 17th-ranked Ferris State Bulldogs, 25-5, in an NCAA Division II Midwest Regional first-round match Thursday at 5 p.m. at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. The Midwest Regional winner will advance to the Division II national quarterfinals, Dec. 12-14, in Denver, Colorado.

GLVC CHAMPIONS: The Hawks captured their third GLVC Volleyball Championship on Nov. 24, posting a 3-2 win over 22nd-ranked Missouri-St. Louis (25-16, 15-25, 25-13, 21-25, 15-6) in the finals of the GLVC Tournament in East Peoria, Illinois. Karli Reichert led the Hawks with 18 kills and 16 digs. Audrey Arand posted 14 kills and four blocks. Mary Rolf collected 11 kills and 10 blocks. Jadyn Makovicka tallied 15 digs. Dani Prusha finished with 51 assists, 17 digs and five blocks.

TEAM LEADERS: Karli Reichert leads the team in kills (470) and points (529). Justice Wingate is the team leader in blocks (117). Jadyn Makovicka has posted a team-high 558 digs. Dani Prusha tops the team with 1,364 assists.
  
STAT LEADERS: Six Rockhurst players rank among the top 10 statistically in the GLVC. Karli Reichert ranks third in kills and points. Alyssa Woodman is 10th in kills and ninth in points. Mary Rolf ranks first in hitting percentage and eighth in blocks. Justice Wingate stands sixth in hitting percentage. Dani Prusha ranks third in assists. Jadyn Makovicka is fifth in digs. Reichert ranks 10th nationally in total kills this season. Prusha ranks third in the nation in total assists. Reichert is 10th nationally in total kills. Woodman (1,680) and Reichert (1,597) both have over 1,500 career kills. Rolf has amassed 994 kills and 451 blocks in her career. Nationally, the Hawks rank fifth in hitting percentage, 11th in kills per set and 13th in assists per set.

ALL-REGION HONORS: Karli Reichert and Alyssa Woodman were both to the AVCA All-Midwest Region Team for the second year in a row. Reichert and Mary Rolf received D2CCA Second Team All-Region honors.

COACH TRACY RIETZKE currently ranks first among NCAA Division II women's coaches in career victories (1,273). He also ranks fourth in career victories for all three levels of NCAA women's coaches. He has guided the Hawks to a 1,101-228 record since 1988. Rietzke has also taken 19 teams into national tournament play while competing in the NAIA and NCAA.

NCAA PLAYOFF HISTORY: The Hawks have an 18-12 record in 12 trips to the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks are returning to the NCAA Championships for the sixth year in a row. Rockhurst has reached the regional finals nine times since 1998. The Hawks defeated Lewis in the 2017 NCAA Midwest Regional finals and downed Ferris State in the 2015 NCAA Midwest Regional finals. Rockhurst also reached the regional finals in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014 and 2018.
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Players Mentioned

Audrey Arand

#22 Audrey Arand

RS
5' 11"
Junior
Rockwood Thunder
Dani Prusha

#10 Dani Prusha

S
5' 9"
Junior
Premier
Karli Reichert

#6 Karli Reichert

OH
5' 11"
Senior
Club North
Mary Rolf

#2 Mary Rolf

MH
5' 11"
Senior
Platform Elite
Justice Wingate

#9 Justice Wingate

MH
6' 0"
Sophomore
TVC
Alyssa Woodman

#11 Alyssa Woodman

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Premier
Jadyn Makovicka

#5 Jadyn Makovicka

L / DS
5' 6"
Freshman
VC Nebraska 18 Elite

Players Mentioned

Audrey Arand

#22 Audrey Arand

5' 11"
Junior
Rockwood Thunder
RS
Dani Prusha

#10 Dani Prusha

5' 9"
Junior
Premier
S
Karli Reichert

#6 Karli Reichert

5' 11"
Senior
Club North
OH
Mary Rolf

#2 Mary Rolf

5' 11"
Senior
Platform Elite
MH
Justice Wingate

#9 Justice Wingate

6' 0"
Sophomore
TVC
MH
Alyssa Woodman

#11 Alyssa Woodman

6' 0"
Senior
Premier
OH
Jadyn Makovicka

#5 Jadyn Makovicka

5' 6"
Freshman
VC Nebraska 18 Elite
L / DS