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2020 SEASON RECORD: Conference record 3-7, overall record 12-14. The Monarch’s season ended in a Class 4A Regional Semifinal against Carroll. They were swept in three sets by their opponent losing 33-31 in the first set, 25-16 in the second,…
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Continue Reading2020 SEASON RECORD: Conference record 3-7, overall record 12-14. The Monarch’s season ended in a Class 4A Regional Semifinal against Carroll. They were swept in three sets by their opponent losing 33-31 in the first set, 25-16 in the second, and 26-24 in the third set.
COACHES:
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | McKenzie Mich |
Assistant Coach | Dana Marten |
Assistant Coach | Josh Tucker |
GRADUATED:
The Monarchs are losing 5 seniors to graduation this year. They are listed below so let’s take a look at the numbers and production lost.
Kennedy Marten (S)
Marten played in all 73 sets for the Monarchs last season and had 8.0 APS(586), 26 kills, 28 total blocks, 2.3 DPS(167), and 27 service aces with a 91.0% serve efficiency.
Paige Andersen (MH)
Andersen played in all 73 sets for the Monarchs in 2020 and contributed 14 assists, 2.6 KPS(191), a team-high 56 total blocks, 3.2 DPS(234), and 30 service aces with an 89.0% serve efficiency.
Hannah Neemann (OH)
Neeman played in 61 of 73 sets in her senior season for the Monarchs. She had 6 assists, a team-high 3.0 KPS(185), 27 total blocks, 3.7 DPS(225), and 18 service aces with an 82.4% serve efficiency.
Ellie Magnuson (RS)
Magnuson played in 56 of 73 sets for the Monarchs and had 3 assists, 1.8 KPS(101), 13 total blocks, 3.7 DPS(208), and a team-high 38 service aces with an 82.7% serve efficiency.
Emma Mendenhall
Mendenhall played in 51 sets in her senior season for the Monarchs and had 3 assists, 2 kills, 43 digs, and 1 service ace.
RETURNING PLAYERS:
Kira Langenfeld (2022, MH)
Langenfeld played in all 73 sets for the Monarchs in her junior season and had 6 assists, 1.0 KPS(73), 31 total blocks, 49 digs, and 4 service aces with a 93.0% serve efficiency.
Sophie Sonnichsen (2022, DS)
Sonnichsen played in all 73 sets for the Monarchs last season and contributed 15 assists, 5 kills, 2 total blocks, a team-high 4.1 DPS(300), and 19 service aces with a 92.7% serve efficiency.
Kaitlyn Bruhn (2023, OH)
Bruhn played in 61 of the Monarchs’ 73 sets played in 2020 and had 1 assist, 47 kills, 15 total blocks, 55 digs and 12 service aces with a 95.1% serve efficiency.
Also returning for the Monarchs for the 2021 season are Hannah Slater (2022), Teryn Fink (2022, DS), Autumn Nemitz (2022, OH), Leigha Brungardt (2022, MH), Claire Leinen (2024, S), Kaylie Baker (2024, S), and Anna Wiges (2023, OH).
The Monarchs are losing 5 seniors who played a majority of the sets last season and are retaining three players who played over 50 sets. They are losing their setter and top three hitters from their roster. They are returning the best defensive player so that should help in what looks to be a rebuilding year for the Monarchs.