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College Information
School: Concordia-Moorhead
Founded : 1891
Location: Moorhead, MN
Enrollment : 2850
President : Dr. Paul Dovre - Interim
Athletic Director: Bob Nick - Interim
Team Nickname: Cobbers
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Logo: The Chicago "C"
Faculty Athletic Rep: Jim Forde
Stadium: Jake Christiansen 7,000
Press Box Phone: 218-299-4465
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Concordia Volleyball
History
First year of volleyball: 1976
All-time play-off record: 0-2
Years in post-season play: 2
Last postseason appearance/result:
1996 Loss to St. Olaf 3-1
All-time women's volleyball record:
409-454-2
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Women's Volleyball Staff
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Head Coach:
Tim Mosser, Starting 11th Season
Record/Current School: 173-151
All-Time Record/Yrs: 173-151
MIAC Record: 70-41
Coach Phone: (o) 218-299-3520
E-Mail Address: mosser@cord.edu
Assistant Coaches:
Bob Jones, 5th year
Phone: 218-299-4741
E-mail Address: jones@cord.edu
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Sports Information
S.I.D: Jim Cella
Office Ph.: 218-299-3194
Home Ph: 218-233-3698
Fax: 218-299-4189
E-Mail Address: cella@cord.edu
WWW Address: www.gocobbers.com
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2002 MIAC Standings
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School MIAC
O'all
St. Thomas 10-1 30-6 *
St. Olaf 9-2
19-15 #
Bethel 9-2
24-9
Concordia 7-4 21-10
St. Ben's 7-4 15-13
St. Mary's 7-4 15-14
Gustavus 6-5
13-13
Carleton 4-7
15-11
Macalester 4-7 12-16
Hamline 1-10
8-16
St. Kate's 1-10 3-16
Augsburg 1-10
3-25
* - MIAC Regular Season Champion
# - Won MIAC Playoffs & Automatic Bid to NCAA
Tourney
2002 Game-by-Game
Results
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Time | Day/Result |
| Aug. 30-31 | MSU-Moorhead Tourney | Away | TBA | Fri.-Sat. |
| Aug. 30 | Montana State Northern | Away | W 3-0 | |
| Aug. 30 | Valley City State | Away | 6:00 | W 3-1 |
| Aug. 31 | Mayville State | Away | 11:00 | L 1-3 |
| Aug. 31 | MSU-Moorhead | Away | 7:00 | W 3-2 |
| Sept. 2 | Jamestown College | Away | 5:00 JV, 7:00 | Canceled |
| Sept. 6-7 | St. Mary's Tourney | Away | Fri.-Sat. | |
| Sept. 6 | St. Norbert | Away | 2:30 | W 3-2 |
| Sept. 6 | Simpson | Away | 7:45 | W 3-0 |
| Sept. 7 | Finlandia (MI) | Away | 11:00am | W 3-0 |
| Sept. 7 | Lakeland (WI) | Away | 1:00pm | W 3-1 |
| Sept. 13-14 | Concordia Tournament | Home | Fri.-Sat. | |
| Sept. 13 | Huron University | Home | 2:00pm | W 3-0 |
| Sept. 13 | University of Mary | Home | 6:00pm | L 2-3 |
| Sept. 14 | South Dakota Tech | Home | 11:00am | W 3-0 |
| Sept. 14 | Minot State | Home | 3:00pm | W 3-1 |
| Sept. 17 | College of St. Catherine | Away | 7:00 | W 3-0 |
| Sept. 19 | Mayville State | Away | 5:00 JV,7:00 | W 3-2 |
| Sept. 25 | University of St. Thomas | Home | 6:00 JV, 7:30 | L 1-3 |
| Sept. 27 | St. Olaf College | Home | 6:00 JV, 7:30 | L 2-3 |
| Sept. 28 | St. Mary's University | Home | 1:30 JV, 3:00 | W 3-0 |
| Oct. 1 | Bethel College | Away | 7:00 | L 1-3 |
| Oct. 8 | Macalester College | Away | 7:00 | W 3-0 |
| Oct. 11 | Gustavus Adolphus | Away | 7:30 | L 1-3 |
| Oct. 12 | Carleton College | Away | 3:00 | W 3-1 |
| Oct. 17 | Augsburg College | Home | 6:00 JV,7:30 | W 3-0 |
| Oct. 22 | Hamline University | Away | 7:00 | W 3-0 |
| Oct. 25-26 | St. Ben's Tourney | Away | Fri.-Sat. | |
| Oct. 25 | UW-Steven's Point | Away | 4:30 | W 3-2 |
| Oct. 25 | Dubuque | Away | 7:00 | L 1-3 |
| Oct. 26 | UW-Superior | Away | 10:30 | W 3-1 |
| Oct. 26 | St. Thomas | Away | 3:30 | L 2-3 |
| Oct. 30 | College of St. Benedict | Home | 6:00 JV, 7:30 | W 3-2 |
| Nov. 5 | College of St. Benedict
MIAC Play-In Game |
Home | 7:30 | W 3-1 |
| Nov. 8 | St. Thomas
MIAC Semifinals |
UST | 8:00 | L 0-3 |
| Nov. 9 | Bethel College
MIAC Third Place Game |
UST | 5:00 | L 0-3 |
2002 Final Record: Overall 21-10-0; MIAC 7-4-0 - T4th Place
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2003
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Time | Day/Result |
| Aug. 29-30 | MSU-Moorhead Tourney | Away | TBA | Fri.-Sat. |
| Sept. 2 | UM-Morris | Away | 5:00 JV, 7:00 | Tue. |
| Sept. 5-6 | Ithaca Tourney (NY) | Away | TBA | Fri.-Sat. |
| Sept. 16 | Augsburg | Home | 5:00 JV, 7:30 | Tue. |
| Sept. 19-20 | Concordia Tournament | Home | TBA | Fri.-Sat. |
| Sept. 24 | Macalester | Away | 7:00 | Wed. |
| Sept. 26 | St. Mary's | Away | 7:30 | Fri. |
| Sept. 27 | St. Olaf | Away | Noon | Sat. |
| Oct. 2 | Hamline | Home | 4:30 JV, 7:00 | Thu. |
| Oct. 9 | Bethel | Home | 4:30, 7:00 | Thu. |
| Oct. 14 | St. Catherine | Away | 7:00 | Tue. |
| Oct. 17 | Gustavus | Home | 6:00 JV, 7:30 | Fri. |
| Oct. 18 | Carleton | Home | 3:00 | Sat. |
| Oct. 22 | St. Thomas | Home | 5:00 JV, 7:30 | Wed. |
| Oct. 24-25 | St. Ben's Tourney | Away | TBA | Fri.-Sat. |
| Oct. 29 | St. Ben's | Away | 6:00 JV, 7:30 | Wed. |
| Nov. 4 | MIAC First Round | TBA | 7:30 | Tue. |
| Nov. 7 | MIAC Semifinals | TBA | TBA | Fri. |
| Nov. 8 | MIAC Finals | TBA | TBA | Sat. |
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Concordia Series Records
Against Opponents:
Opponent W
L T Series Started
MSU-Moorhead 9 36 0
1976
Augsburg 23 13 1
1976
Macalester 17 12 0
1978
St. Mary’s 21 10 0
1981
St. Olaf 12 23 0
1976
Hamline 28
8 1 1978
Bethel
16 23 0 1980
St. Kate’s 20 15 0
1978
Gustavus 20 18 0
1980
Carleton 24 11 0
1978
St. Thomas 11 22 0
1981
St. Ben’s 13 22 0
1978
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Player & Team Information
2002 Overall Record: 21-10-1
2002 MIAC Conference Record/Place:
7-4/T4th Place
Starters Returning/Lost: 6/0
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Returning Starters
Name
Yr Pos Hometown
Jessica Walden
Jr S Hawley, MN
Jackelyn Barten
Jr H Melrose, MN
Kris Sather
Jr H Fosston, MN
Amy Fitzner
Jr H Valley City, ND
Danielle Schmiesing Jr
H Sauk Centre, MN
Rhiannon Grimm
Jr DS Hazen, ND
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Key Losses
(Grad/Transfer/Injury/Misc.)
Name
Pos Hometown
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2003 Season Outlook and Notes:
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Like a lidded pot on the stove that has been left too long, the 2003 Concordia volleyball team is starting to feel the pressure build from within. All six starters for the Cobbers are returning this season and five of the six have been starters since their first year in the program in 2001. Now the returning sextet will be called to make the final push into the top three of the MIAC. Last year the Cobbers made the league playoffs by finishing in a tie for fourth place. After dispatching St. Ben's in the first round of the playoffs, Concordia fell to regular season champion St. Thomas in the semifinals.
Now that head coach Tim Mosser and his well-developed Cobber squad have had a taste of the postseason, the expectation to improve on last year's finish is starting to build. Two-time All-MIAC hitter Jacki Barten (Jr., Melrose, Minn./Melrose HS) is on track to become one of the school's all-time leaders in kills. In her first two seasons she has amassed 588 winners to go along with 223 blocks. Last year she finished the regular season with a team-high 358 kills and 112 blocks. Her 112 blocks was the tenth most on the school's all-time single season block list. She was second in the MIAC in hitting percentage (.334), third in blocks (47) and sixth in kills (154). She was named the MIAC Hitter of the Week on September 24 for her performance in wins over St. Catherine and Mayville State.
The other half of Concordia's dynamic duo is all-conference setter Jessica Walden (Jr., Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS). Like Barten, she is on pace to leave her mark in the Cobber record book. In her first two seasons she has totaled 2109 assists. She needs 931 more assists to surpass Marsha Suko as the school's all-time leader in that category. In 2002 she set the school's single season record for assists in a single season. She finished the regular season with 1,174. She was second in the league in that category with 492 assists in the 11-match MIAC season. She was named the MIAC Setter/Defensive Player of the Week twice during the year. On September 9 she was given the award for helping the Cobbers win the St. Mary's Sugarloaf Classic. For her efforts she was named the tournament MVP. Over the course of the four-match tournament Walden played in 13 games, committed no errors and had 131 assists. She also had 10 service aces and 9 kills. She was also honored on November 4 for helping the Cobbers clinch a spot in the MIAC playoffs.
Amy Fitzner (Jr., Valley City, N.Dak./Valley City HS) rounds out the Cobber contingent that earned MIAC postseason honors in 2002. She started slowly last season but gained momentum at the end of the year. She finished just behind Barten in almost every offensive category, and gave the Cobbers a fierce 1-2 attacking tandem at the net. She finished the regular season with 338 kills and 42 blocks. She was seventh in the MIAC in kills (153) and actually had a higher kills-to-games-played ratio than Barten. Like her teammates, Fitzner was honored with the player of the week award during the season. She won the MIAC Hitter of the Week on November 4th for her role in Concordia's win over St. Ben's in the final match of the regular season.
The other three unsung Concordia players include Rhiannon Grimm (Jr., Hazen, N.Dak./Hazen HS), Kris Sather (Jr., Fosston, Minn./Fosston HS), and Danielle Schmiesing (Sauk Centre, Minn/Sauk Centre HS). All three players helped carry the team during key times last season and all will be called upon for the same in 2003.
Concordia will take an extended trip at the beginning of the season.
They will take their act to New York to compete in the Ithaca Tournament.
That weekend will go a long way in helping Mosser judge just how the junior-laden
Cobbers are progressing. Other key matches include home dates with Bethel
(Oct. 9) and St. Thomas (Oct. 22) and an away battle with St. Olaf (Sept.
27). All three of those teams have finished in the top three of the league
the past two seasons, and all three will hold the key to turning the building
pressure into the steam that will drive the Cobbers engine towards the
top of the MIAC in 2003.