2014 Elder Panther Varsity Volleyball

 Head Coach: Sean Tierney

 Assistant Coach: John Seaton

Front Row (l-r): Nick Schinkal, Matt Olthaus, Ben Luebbe, Ben Smith, Nathan Herdeman, Matt Nortmann, Bradley Newell, Josh Byrne, Michael Caldwell.  Second Row: Coach Sean Tierney, Kyle Ackerman, Zach Korte, Kevin Siemer, Will Neiheisel, J. T. Boiman, Sean Conway, Michael Griswold, Tim Kramer. Third Row: Coach John Seaton, Max Weinkamp.

 

Varsity Schedule/Results

Date

Opponent

Score
Record

3/22

 St. Francis DeSales 25-16, 25-16, 25-11, W 1-0
3/22 Hilliard Davidson 25-19, 25-15, 26-16, W 2-0
3/25 Centerville 25-10, 25-15, 25-10, W 3-0
3/26 Beavercreek 25-23, 25-15, 25-15, W 4-0
3/28 Lakota West 25-14, 25-13, 25-10, W 5-0
4/1 Alter 25-22, 28-26, 25-19, W 6-0
4/4 St. Xavier 19-25, 19-25, 24-26, L 6-1 (0-1)
4/8 Moeller 26-24, 15-25, 25-19, 25-23, W 7-1 (1-1)
4/11 La Salle 25-17, 25-19, 20-25, 25-22, W 8-1 (2-1)
4/13 Buckeye Spring Classic  
  Alter 25-22. 25-18, W 9-1
  Walsh Jesuit 25-23, 14-25, 27-25, W 10-1
  Bishop Watterson 15-25, 28-26, 17-25, L 10-2
4/15 Moeller 25-22, 17-25, 27-29, 27-25, 12-15, L 10-3 (2-2)
4/23 Fenwick 25-21, 26-28, 25-17, 25-15, W 11-3
4/25 St. Xavier 25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 25-27, 11-15, L 11-4 (2-3)
4/26 Centerville Elite Tournament  
  St. Ignatius 25-22, 25-13, 25-23, W 12-4
  Moeller 20-25, 17-25, 29-27, 23-25, L 12-5
  St. Edward 25-16, 25-27, 27-25, 25-29, W 13-5
4/29 Roger Bacon 25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 25-13, W 14-5
4/30 Oak Hills 25-12, 25-22, 25-11, W 15-5
5/2 La Salle 25-17, 26-24, 25-16, W 16-5 (3-3)
5/3 Northmont 25-23, 25-14, 25-18, W 17-5
5/3 Hilliard Darby 25-16, 25-12, 25-19, W 18-5
5/6 Fairfield 25-8, 25-11, 25-14, W 19-5
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
5/15 Mason 25-8, 25-11, 25-14, W 20-5
5/17 Moeller 16-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-20, W 21-5
STATE TOURNAMENT
5/24 Lakota East 25-18, 25-23, 25-13, W 22-5
5/25 Hilliard Davidson 25-23, 25-14, 26-24, W 23-5
5/25 St. Xavier 25-23, 25-20, 25-22, W 24-5
STATE CHAMPS!

Final GCL-South Standings

Team
League
Overall
1. St. Xavier
6-0
 21-2
2T. ELDER 3-3 24-5
2T. Moeller 3-3 18-8
4. La Salle 0-6 7-12

 

HONORS
OHIO SCHOLASTIC BOYS VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE ALL-STAR TEAM
First Team Matthew Nortmann
Honorable Mention Nathan Herdeman
OHIO SCHOLASTIC BOYS VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION SOUTH REGION ALL-STAR TEAM
First Team
 Matthew Nortmann
Second Team
 Nathan Herdeman

Honorable Mention

 Sean Conway
GCL ALL-STAR TEAM
First Team
Matthew Nortmann
Second Team
Nathan Herdeman
TEAM AWARDS
Captains Awards Nathan Herdeman, Matthew Nortmann, Ben Smith
Good Sportsmanship Award
Sean Conway
Mr. Z.I.P.
J. T. Boiman
Mr. Panther
Nathan Herdeman
Most Improved Player
Ben Luebbe
Most Valuable Player
Matthew Nortmann

 

Individual Season Statistics

Player
Kills
Aces
Digs
Blocks
Assists
Kyle Ackerman 1 4 170 0 6
Ben Smith 143 37 105 10 3
Matthew Nortmann 177 0 31 14 0
Sean Conway 0 25 421 0 5
Michael Griswold 130 3 38 4 19
Josh Byrne 181 31 243 14 3
Tim Kramer 0 2 22
0
 0
Kevin Siemer 2 10 75 0 219
Zach Korte 53 5 79 3 5
J. T. Boiman 70 51 58 7 0
Nathan Herdeman 24 19 224 6 779
Will Neiheisel 44 6 107 1 14
Matt Olthaus 19 0 4 1 0
Bem Luebbe 131 3 15 14 0
Bradley Newell 115 0 25 11 14
 
TOTALS 1090 196 1617 85 1067

 

Team Roster

Number
Player
1
 Kyle Ackerman
2
 Ben Smith
3
 Matthew Nortmann
4
 Sean Conway
5
 Michael Griswold
6 Josh Byrne
7 Tim Kramer
8 Kevin Siemer
9 Zach Korte
10 J. T. Boiman
11 Nathan Herdeman
12 Will Neiheisel
14 Matt Olthaus
15 Ben Luebbe
18 Bradley Newell