THIS WEEK: The University of Mary Marauders volleyball team will head down to Fayette, IA, to participate in the Upper Iowa Tournament. U-Mary will take on Lake Superior State to open the season (8/31) and will follow the next day with South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and Upper Iowa University.
 
LAST YEAR: The Marauders did not participate in this tournament last year and will get a chance to see some new teams as they play three games in two days this weekend.
 
NEW FACES: U-Mary lost five players from last year's squad but added three freshmen that they will be able add depth and height up front. Joining the Marauders this fall are MB Paige Smith (Jordan, MN), OH Alexis Jacobs (Bismarck, ND) and MB Anna Iverson (Beulah, ND).
 
FAMILIAR FACES: The Marauders will look to their seniors - MB Brianna Smith (Culver City, CA), DS Valerie Lesu (Waipahu, HI) and S Hailee Walsh (Bismarck, ND) - for valuable leadership and experience. Despite having just three seniors Marauders have many players with experience as they return eight rotation players from last year in MB Allison Adams, OH Allison Opp, MB Morgan Zabel, OH Lauren Boldt, S Hailee Walsh, S Emily Turkowski, OH Morgan Dake and DS Valeria Lesu.
 
ON DECK: Next weekend the Marauders will head to the Black Hills State Tournament in Spearfish, SD. On Friday (9/7) they will take on Colorado Christian and Augustana and finish up the weekend Saturday (9/8) against Chadron State College and the host school Black Hill State University.


Weekly Release (PDF)