Podcast: 2013 Eagle volleyball season review

Edgewood College head volleyball coach Paul Schlomer sat down with Director of Athletics Communications David Petroff to talk about the Eagles 2013 season. Edgewood College won their second straight conference title and advanced to the NACC Tournament championship match for the second consecutive season.

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#Tweagles Talk: Samantha Himmelspach

Are you not getting enough puppy pictures in your daily diet? Well, good news - Samantha Himmelspach will provide plenty. Take a look at the Eagles' defensive specialist in this edition of #Tweagles Talk!

Sam Himmelspach (Volleyball) - @SHimmelspach

4,860 Tweets / 507 Following / 256 Followers

Q. What is your Twitter handle and how did you come up with it?

A: @SHimmelspach, Really not that creative just mashed my name together

Q. How often do you check Twitter?

A: Usually two to three times a day on average, sometimes I forget all about it though!

Q. What would you say is your average number of Tweets?

A: On average I usually tweet about 2-3 times a day! However, I tweet the most after big wins for ECVB (@ECEagles_VB) or if Cute Emergency (@CuteEmergency) is really upping their game on cute puppies for the day! (I retweet those often)

Q. Which of your teammates has the best Tweets and why?

A: I would say that the teammates with the best tweets are Katie Wedvick (@kwedvick) and Jessi Martin (@JessiMartin_11) mainly because all three of our tweets are of cute puppies and the obnoxious amount of food we like to eat!

Q. The people I follow in volleyball are…

A: Everyone on the team that has one! The only one who I think I don't follow (because she doesn't have one) is Lindsey Swansby! Along with the coaches, who have displayed their struggles with the twitter world!

Q. Someone who you wouldn’t think I follow is…

A: The entire casts of Scandal (@ScandalABC)and Grey's Anatomy (@GreysABC). However, the people who know me probably aren't that surprised by that!

Q. The people whose tweets you can’t miss…

A: Liz Evans (@MITSUK0_) because all she does is make fun of herself for being tall and awkward; especially around attractive men!

Q. I wish _____ was on Twitter.

A: Paul Schlomer because I wish the entire world was informed on all the crazy facts and metaphors that we as a team are subject to everyday!

Q. What Edgewood College coach or athlete do you wish was on Twitter?

A: Other than Paul, I would have to say Lindsey Swansby, mainly because she's a quiet girl but the one-liners that come out of her mouth are something nobody should miss!

If you have not seen the Edgewood College volleyball team in action this season, get to the Todd Wehr Edgedome this Saturday for a big Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match against Dominican University! Gametime is at noon. If you can't make it Saturday, take a look at the rest of the Eagles' schedule to plan an outing. 

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Podcast: 2012 Volleyball review

Head volleyball coach Paul Schlomer sits down to talk about the 2012 Edgewood College volleyball season. The Eagles finished 26-9 and won their first conference title since 1996. Senior Mallory Palmer became the all-time school leader in kills and was voted a second team All-American.

2012 Volleyball Review:

Podcast: 2011 Volleyball season review with Paul Schlomer

Head Edgewood College volleyball coach Paul Schlomer reflects on the Eagles historical 2011 season. The Eagles won the Northern Athletics Conference Tournament and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.

Eagles go 7-1 at spring tournament

The Edgewood College volleyball team played their one permissible spring event last weekend, going 7-1 in sets against Northern Athletics Conference teams. The Eagles played two sets against each team at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.

Edgewood College 25 25
Concordia Wis. 18 14

Edgewood College 18 25
Wis. Lutheran 25 15

Edgewood College 26 25
Maranatha Baptist 24 18

Edgewood College 25 25
MSOE 21 13

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Volleyball 2010 recap: Paul Schlomer

The Edgewood College volleyball team reached new heights once again in 2010. Listen as head coach Paul Schlomer describes the team's season and looks forward to 2011.

Edgewood College celebrates pivotal season

CatholicSports.net has filed this story on the resurgence of the Edgewood College volleyball program...

Edgewood College celebrates pivotal season (by Sarah Menefee, CatholicSports.net)

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NAC Volleyball Tournament - White Out! Food Drive!

It's a huge night for the Eagles. The Edgewood College volleyball team is hosting their first postseason match since 1995 and you have the chance to make a difference to the team, your community and yourself!

NAC Volleyball Tournament - White Out Night!

For the team: It's a White Out! Dress in as much white as you can to show your unified support of the Eagle volleyball team.

For the community: Particiapte in the NAC's "Cans Across the Conference" food drive by bringing non-perishable food items to the match. Help stock local food pantries and show the Edgewood College cares about their community.

For yourself: The Edgewood College student who brings the MOST Non-Perishable food items will WIN FREE TOPPER STIX courtesy of Toppers Pizza on Regent Street. You bring food, you win food. That simple.

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Swansby featured on CatholicSportsNet.com

Edgewood College freshman volleyball player Lindsey Swansby was featured in the "20 Questions" segment on CatholicSportsNet.com. Read about Lindsey's college decision and what she likes do in Madison. (Just don't look for advice on smartphone apps.)

"20 Questions" with Lindsey Swansby (by Chris Jung, CatholicSportsNet.com)

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Old Edgedome scoreboards come down!

The old center hanging scoreboard in the Edgedome has been taken down. In its place, brand new wall-mounted boards from All-American Scoreboards. They look awesome!

New Scoreboards in Edgedome photo gallery

Also, here's a short video of the old board being taken down...



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Schlomer leading Badger Region teams to medal rounds

Edgewood College head volleyball coach Paul Schlomer fills another role in the summer months. Schlomer is the chair of the women's high performance teams of the Badger Region Volleyball Association which is the governing body for club volleyball teams in the state of Wisconsin.

This week four Badger Region teams have been competing at the USA High Performance Volleyball Championships at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Organized by USA Volleyball, the HP Championships seek to bring together the top players from all corners of the United States and top foreign teams. Heading into Thursday's play the Badger Region has the opportunity to place an unprecedented three teams in gold medal matches.

Coach Schlomer has personally guided the Badger Region's entry in the Girls' International Youth division (18 and under) to a 5-0 record thus far. With a win in their final Division 1 pool play match today at 9:45 a.m. against Chile, Schlomer's team will advance to the Gold Medal Match at 3:30 p.m. (UPDATE: Coach Schlomer's Badger Region team defeated Chile , but fell to Florida and settled for the silver medal.)

In the Girls National Select division (14 and under), the Badger Region is also 5-0. That team, coached by Christine Paciero, meets Iowa in the final pool play game at 9:45 a.m. Thursday morning. The winner of that match will advance to the Gold Medal Match at 1:30 p.m. today. Victoria Brisack, the daughter of Edgewood College director of athletics and head baseball coach Al Brisack, is a member of this squad. (UPDATE: Badger Region defeated Iowa to advance to the Gold Medal Match and then topped Southern California to claim gold.)

The Badger Region's team in the Boys' National Youth Division (18 and under) has already clinched a spot in today's Gold Medal Match. Head coach Chad Schreiber's team is 7-0 with one pool play match remaining. They will meet Ohio Valley at 3:30 p.m. today. (UPDATE: Badger Region scored a come-from-behind victory over Ohio Valley in the Gold Medal Match)

Badger Region Volleyball Association

USA Volleyball High Performance Championships

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Palmer Q&A from Inside Wisconsin Sports

Edgewood College volleyball student-athlete Mallory Palmer is featured in the current edition of Inside Wisconsin Sports magazine. Palmer answers some questions from editor Mike Beacom about the upcoming volleyball season. Be sure to visit the front page of Inside Wisconsin Sports as well for a cool shot of Mallory in action.

Q & A with Malloy Palmer (courtesy of Inside Wisconsin Sports)

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Kim Lueck's Adventures in Ireland

Check out the front page of Edgewood.edu where you'll find a write up on Edgewood College volleyball player Kim Lueck who is studying abroad in Belfast, Nothern Ireland. She is attending the University of Ulster-Jordanstown and hopefully showing them a thing or two about serving and digging, right Coach Schlomer?

Student-Athlete reflects on international study (from Edgewood.edu)

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Volleyball photo gallery posted!

Check out the photo gallery from last Tuesday's volleyball match against Maranatha Baptist:

Volleyball vs. Maranatha Baptist (10/6/09) Photo Gallery

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Interview: Volleyball coach Paul Schlomer

Edgewood College women's volleyball coach Paul Schlomer talks about his team's strong start to the season and shares his expectations for the upcoming Wheaton College Invitational.

More photo galleries posted!

We've put up two more photo galleries from the past week. There's nearly 200 photos from the Eagles' volleyball match against UW-Platteville and there's a whole big stack from the Culver's Edgewood College Men's Golf Invitational. We also put them up on our Facebook page so you can view them there as well. Enjoy!

Edgewood College Eagles' Photo Galleries
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It's a boy! (But is it a setter or an outside hitter?)

Congratulations to head volleyball coach Paul Schlomer and his wife Erin who welcomed their first child into the world on Friday, February 20.

Malcolm Paul Schlomer weighed 7 lbs, 11 oz. and reportedly is deadly accurate when hitting from behind the three-meter line.

Congratualtions Paul!

Jordahl featured in local papers

Former Edgewood College volleyball student-athlete Karyn Jordahl was featured in her hometown paper, the Portage Daily Register, in recognition of her photography exhibition at the NCAA Convention in Washington, D.C. The exhibit, entitled "Statements," displayed the artwork of 20 student-athletes from across the country in a wide range of media.

The article below appeared in the Portage Daily Register on January 14 and was re-printed in the Wisconsin State Journal on January 20.

Capturing Haiti in Photos; Portage native's photos are on display at NCAA event (by Kevin Kirkpatrick, Portage Daily Register)

Five Questions: Kim Lueck

Edgewood College student-athletes beware! You never know when your Sports Information Director might be lurking around a corner waiting to shove a camera into your face and ask you "Five Questions".

Often informative, sometimes ridiculous, always revealing Five Questions gives you a quick glimpse into the mind of an Edgewood College student-athlete. Most of you have been able to escape thus far. Kim Lueck wasn't so lucky.

Podcast: Volleyball 2008 Season Review

Head Volleyball Coach Paul Schlomer reviews the 2008 volleyball season in a an interview with Sports Information Director David Petroff.