Tuesday, December 4, 2012

AVCA All-Region VB team

LEXINGTON, Ky. - North Dakota State has landed a player on the American Volleyball Coaches Association's all-region team for the first time in program history at the Division I level.

Brynn Joki, a senior outside hitter from Grand Rapids, Minn., was the only Summit League player on the All-Central Region team along with nine players from the Big 12 Conference and four from the Missouri Valley Conference.

Megan Lambertson, a senior middle hitter from Litchfield, Minn., was NDSU's second honorable mention on the all-region squad joining former middle hitter Chrissy Knuth, who was listed as a sophomore in 2009.

Joki led the Bison in kills (407) and kills per set (3.48) and was second on the team in digs (406) and digs per set (3.47). She was the seventh player in NDSU history to reach 1,000 kills and digs in a career.

Lambertson's .370 hitting percentage ranked 34th in the NCAA Division I statistics through Dec. 2. She also led NDSU in blocks (122) and blocks per set (1.04) and was second in kills (356) and kills per set (3.04).

Joki and Lambertson were both voted to the All-Summit League team for the third straight year. Summit League Defensive Player of the Year Tessa McGill of Fort Wayne was an honorable mention to the AVCA all-region squad.

North Dakota State went 13-18 overall and tied for fifth place in The Summit League with an 8-8 record.

AVCA All-Central Region Team

Name
School
Position
Year
Emily Adney
Wichita State
OH
Sr.
Khat Bell
Texas
MB
So.
Megan Bober**
Creighton
S
Sr.
Kelli Browning
Creighton
MB
So.
Haley Eckerman**
Texas
OH
So.
Chelsey Feekin
Wichita State
S
Jr.
Kristen Hahn
Iowa State
L/DS
Jr.
Caroline Jarmoc
Kansas
MB
RSr.
Brynn Joki
North Dakota State
OH
Sr.
Alison Landwehr**
Iowa State
S
Sr.
Sallie McLaurin
Oklahoma
MB
Jr.
Sha'Dare McNeal
Texas
OPP
Sr.
Kaitlynn Pelger**
Kansas State
MB
Jr.
Bailey Webster**
Texas
OH
Jr.

Region Freshman of the Year: Mackenzie Bigbee, OPP, Iowa State

Honorable Mention

Name
School
Position
Year
Megan Lambertson
North Dakota State
MB
Sr.
Tessa McGill
Fort Wayne
L/DS
Sr.
Krista DeGeest
Northern Iowa
MB
Sr.
Victoria Hurtt
Iowa State
OH
So.
Caitlyn Donahue
Kansas State
S
Sr.
Jamie Straube
Iowa State
MB
Sr.

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