Yet Another Wisconsin Connections NCAA Update

Well, it was a busy, busy yesterday. Here's where things stand in the NCAA tournaments for players with Wisconsin ties:

DIVISION II

• Truman State lost in the semifinals. Allison Barker (Racine Lutheran) had three kills in the loss to CSU-Bernadino.
  
• Concordia-St. Paul's Whitney Meierotto (Washburn) is in the NCAA Division II finals. She had eight kills and 17 digs in the semifinal victory over Grand Valley State. The championship match will be tonight at 7 p.m. and you can watch it live for free.
  

DIVISION I

• Illinois defeated UW-Milwaukee in three. Going into next season, the Panthers are losing just one senior, Becky Peters (Kettle Moraine Lutheran), who had 11 kills in her final collegiate match. Congrats on a stellar career.
  
• Minnesota defeated North Dakota State in three. Brooke VandenBergh (De Pere) led NDSU with nine kills. Congrats to all the Wisconsinites at North Dakota State on a fine season.
  
• Colorado State defeated Florida International. Freshman Megan Plourde (Somerset) is not listed in the box score.
  
• Yale defeated Ohio in a 16-14 fifth set thriller. Jane Sytsma (Madison Memorial) led Ohio with a .320 hitting percentage and 14 kills. Like UW-Milwaukee, the Ohio Bobcats exceeded early-season expectations under first-year head coach Ryan Theis (Middleton and UW-Milwaukee). Congrats on a great season.
  
• Iowa State defeated Northern Iowa in four. Amy Vos (Westosha Central) had two aces, Ashley Mass (Muskego) had 15 digs and Debbie Stadick (Watertown) had four kills in the victory. They'll play Minnesota tonight and the match will be streamed live for free.
  
• Saint Louis lost to Michigan in a 15-12 five-set thriller (this was a second round match). Sally Warning (Kimberly) finished with two kills and three blocks.
  
• Duke defeated San Francisco in five. Brittany Stafeil (DeForest) is not listed in the box score.