Ace Report
LETTER FROM THE COACH:
We have been back in action and
progressing well! I am starting
to see improvements athletically
already with our team in
morning workouts. A big thanks
to Xplosive Edge and their crew
on pushing the players to do
their best. Also a huge thank you
to those that attended this last
seasons banquet held on
February 13. It was a great time
as always. Some more important
information is posted in this
month’s issue.
Coach Siedlik
MORE RECRUITS
I am pleased to announce that we
have three new faces joining the
team this fall. Leslie Reeh, a
5’10 rightside/middle hitter from
Alliance, Nebraska, and a
transfer from Western Nebraska
Community College. Leslie will
be a junior majoring in Nursing.
Michelle
Badalucco
from
Omaha
is
a
5’7
defensive/outside hitter. She is a
junior in her academic standing,
but will be a freshman in
eligibility. She is also a Nursing
major. Krystal Smith, a 5’11
rightside/outside sophomore is
originally
from
Raymond
Central High School and is a
transfer from Iowa Western. She
is a Business major. These three
will also join already signed,
Emilie Varley for the Class of
2005.
CHANGE THE DATE!!!
We have moved our golf outing
to June 24, 2005. This was
originally planned for July 8, but
due to conflicts we have changed
it.
It will still be held at
Tregaron Golf Course. A dinner
will follow in the clubhouse.
However, our usual auction will
not be held. I encourage all of
you to get a foursome in this
years spectacular event and for a
great cause. We anticipate the
weather being a great one! Help
support the Flames Volleyball
team! Great fun for the whole
CSM Family!
FALL REGULAR SEASON
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
8/20 ALUMNAE MATCH
8/26-27 Northwestern Tournament
(Orange City, IA)
9/2-3Columbia College
Tournament (Columbia, MO)
9/6 YORK COLLEGE
9/9 DORDT COLLEGE
9/10 Hastings College
9/13 Peru State College
9/16 HASKELL UNIVERSITY
9/20 BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY
9/23-24 CENT. CC/NEWMAN
9/27 University of Kearney
9/30-10/1 Oklahoma WeslOzarks
10/7 Haskell Univ.
10/8 Park Univ. MAY CHANGE
10/11 York College
10/18 PERU STATE COLLEGE
10/21-22 MCAC Midseason
(NU, CofO, CCC, OW)
10/28-29 PREMIER CLASSIC
(Columbia, National American,
Lee, Olivet, St. Francis (IN))
11/2 PARK UNIVERSITY
11/4 Bellevue University
**HOME MATCHES IN CAPS
CHANGES IN RED
REMINDERS:
SPRING
TOURNAMENTS
DATES ANNOUNCED
CSM will be playing in three
college spring tournaments.
April 1 will be at Midland
Lutheran in Fremont. Matches
will run on time and will start at
4:00pm. April 2 the team will
then travel to UNK to face top
competition at both NAIA and
Division II levels. April 16
CSM will attend the Hastings
College Spring Tournament.
Times for all tournaments will
be announced once set.
2005 GOLF OUTING
CSM’s Annual Golf outing will
be June 24 at Tregaron Golf
Course in Bellevue. We will
have a dinner following the
outing, but will not sponsor a
live auction. Our goal is to have
a very friendly get-together
fundraiser for the CSM “Family”
so that our athletes can meet and
greet all those that support our
program. I encourage all of you
that have participated in the past
Volume 3/March
to get your teams in again for
great fun. For more details, or
would like to enter your
foursome, please call Coach
Siedlik at 399-2607.
CSM
HIGH
SCHOOL
SUMMER LEAGUE
CSM’s 9th Annual High School
Summer League will be held
every Sunday and Monday in
June and the two weekends in
July, omitting the weekend of
Independence Day. Sunday’s
league is already at 17 teams!
Get in your teams for a reserved
spot!
Please
email
tsiedlik@csm.edu or call Coach
Siedlik at 399-2607.
CSM
SUMMER
HIGH
SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
This summer the College of
Saint Mary is hosting their first
ever High School Summer
Tournament. CSM Volleyball
will be inviting all high schools
in Nebraska and Iowa to the Lied
Center, the home of the
nationally ranked Flames, in
Omaha, NE. Each Class is
designated
one
day
of
competition (approximately 5
matches).
Only 10 teams per
division.
Questions, email
tsiedlik@csm.edu or please call
Coach Siedlik at 399-2607.
MEET THE FLAMES
JUSTA WALL, junior next
year from Aurora, Nebraska.
What have you learned since
coming
to
CSM?
Hardwork and dedication really
pays off. Being on the sidelines
is just as important as being on
the floor and when asked to step
in, giving it a 110% all the time.
What would be a nice
accomplishment for you next
season?
Try to bring out the best in
myself and who ever is around
me and as a player and as a
person.
Ace Report
What is your favorite thing to do
after
a
match?
Sleep and eat. Like to eat
bananas, grapes, green apples,
and
chicken
alfredo
at
Applebee's and Olive Garden.
MANDY
KREIKEMEIER,
redshirt freshman next year
from West Point, Nebraska
What was something you learned
the most last season?
Last season was probably one of
the hardest things I've ever had
to do. Sitting out my freshman
year in college was both a heartbreaker and an eye-opener for
me. Something I learned that I
thought was very important from
last season would probably be
the fact that college volleyball is
a whole different game than in
high school. College is more
about strategy and positioning
and 'volleyball smartness', unlike
high school where I was just
taught to hit the ball as hard as I
could. I never learned how to tip
to the deep corners, actually
come to think of it, I never
tipped at all in high school--why
pass up a hit to tip? By being
able to watch each and every
game from the sidelines, I got
the chance to see first-hand
exactly what I was expected to
do when I come back. Seeing
the game helped me realize what
I needed to work on and what I
needed to change before I got the
chance to play with my injury. I
will never take for granted
again the playing time I get
because I went nuts not being
able to play volleyball for about
9 months.
What was one feeling that kept
you motivated this past season
despite your injury? The team
was the greatest supporter of me
first of all, but one of my
feelings that kept me motivated
was my drive to play. I live for
sports, and not being able to play
this last season caused me to be
a stronger person. Without
playing volleyball for that long, I
had my days where I just wanted
to give up and let it go. But,
then I had that little voice in the
back of my head telling me that
I've worked this hard all
throughout high school to get
where I'm at now, why give up
now when a little obstacle gets in
the way? Throughout all my
disappointments this season with
my injury, my huge support
came from my teammates--they
kept me sane and helped me get
to where I am right now--on my
way to playing once again and
with them.
What will be the first thing you
want to accomplish when you
step
on
the
court?
When I step on the court, the
first
thing
I
want to change is my attitude
about the game. I've always
been one to be hard on myself
and to expect the best out of
myself all the time. So, my
ultimate goal is to be happy
while playing and keep a good
attitude. Sports are so much
more fun when there are smiles
passed from one teammate to
another. I expect to change my
attitude with, of course, the help
of my dependable teammates
who have always been there for
me this past year.
CHRISTI HUIGENS, senior
next year from Sioux City, IA
What would you tell a high
school player about the CSM
Volleyball Program?
If I was to talk to a high school
player about our volleyball
program, the first thing I would
tell her about is the amazing
unity we have between the
players. Success doesn't come
without
teamwork,
and
teamwork doesn't come without
unity. The reason we are
successful is because we're all on
the same page, working toward
the same goal while encouraging
each to do their best and
accepting nothing less. We have
a team that works their hardest
on and off the court to reach
goals that we have set, and we'll
do anything it takes to
accomplish
them.
What do you do to prepare you
for a match? I prepare for a
match by getting into the mind
set of competing and striving for
a victory. I help my teammates
by encouraging 110% effort
throughout the match and
playing until the last point.
What is something you will
remember about your experience
here 5 years from now?
The best thing about being a part
of this CSM volleyball team is
the friendships that I have
developed with each of the girls
and coaches. They have all
impacted my life in one way or
another that will never be
forgotten.
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