RANCHO VALLEY VOLLEYBALL CLUB

'2007' ALUMNI

RANCHO VALLEY VOLLEYBALL CLUB

'2007' ALUMNI NEWS

   Tiffany Owens (Class of 2007):

A starting member of the Arizona Wildcats this past season, OH Tiffany Owens and her teammates ended their season on a very positive note with an upset victory over No. 10 UCLA 3-1, at McKale Center.  This was the first victory over a top-10 team in just over two years when the Wildcats beat then No. 4 ranked Stanford in November 2005.  In this most recent victory over the Bruins, Tiffany contributed with 16 kills along with a career-high 14 digs.

Two weeks earlier, Tiffany, a freshman OH, had a career-high-tying 25 kills with a hitting percentage of .435 against in-state rival Arizona State.  During the same weekend, Tiffany recorded a double-double and finished with 12 kills and 10 digs in a non-conference match against Colorado State.  These numbers continued to confirm that Tiffany was getting better and better every month.  Note that during a couple of matches in October, Tiffany recorded 11 kills on .409 hitting, six digs and three blocks against then No. 5 Stanford.  On the next day, she had one of the best matches of her young career with 17 kills and a career-best six blocks against No. 8 California.  Throughout most of the season, Tiffany and her teammates faced some awesome challenges as at least six teams in the Pac-10 were ranked in the AVCA Top 25, with at least five of those teams being in the Top 10.

For the season, Tiffany was second on the Wildcats with 3.44 kills per game, including a team-high 3.88 kills per game in Pac-10 play.  Tiffany also posted double-figures in kills 20 times during the season, including 11 of the last 12 matches. Over the span of the final 12 matches, Tiffany averaged a team-best 4.55 kills per game. 

Tiffany’s awesome performance earned her a spot on the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team.

Based upon Tiffany’s performance this past season, Arizona Coach Dave Rubio has likened her to former All-American UA standouts Kim Glass and Jennifer Abernathy.  The very favorable comparison was made by Coach Rubio “…because of her athleticism, her knowledge of the game and her mental toughness.”  

   Samantha Arriaran (Class of 2007):

Freshman setter Samantha Arriaran, stepping in for her injured teammate, recently took the reigns to lead her No. 21 ranked Oklahoma Sooners team to its highest hitting percentage in Big 12 conference play with a .348 clip in three games.  During this victory match over Texas Tech, Samantha recorded 55 assists and collected a team-high 12 digs.  Four different Sooner teammates recorded double-digit kills and four hit at least .300 or better.  In the first set the Sooners recorded a .457 hitting percentage with only two attack errors.  According to Oklahoma coach Santiago Restrepo, “…Samantha Arriaran did an outstanding job leading our offense…”  

Samantha and her teammates qualified for the NCAA D-I Tournament with a first round match against Florida A&M.  Oklahoma will be making its second consecutive appearance after advancing to the Sweet 16 last season.  This will be the Sooners fifth appearance in the NCAA tournament in the school’s history.

   Marissa Anderson (Class of 2007):

Marissa Anderson, a freshman opposite on the Cal State Dominguez Hills squad, finished third on the team in kills as well as points per game at 2.24 and 2.65 per game, respectively.  During the final match of the season, Marissa and another teammate each had a team-high 15 kills against CCAA rival Homboldt State.  Although this past season was a rebuilding year for the Toros, Coach Scott Davenport noted early on that Marissa would pick up valuable experience for the future as a result of getting time in the games.  Coach Davenport indicated, “Marissa is a bright young player…she has a great attitude and is stepping into a leadership role as a freshman.” 

   Megan Britton (Class of 2007):

Freshman libero, Megan Britton, set a single-season school record of 506 digs during her recently completed first season with the Cal State Stanislaus Warriors, members of the CCAA conference.  During the final match against Cal State Dominguez Hills, Megan recorded 15 digs.  The previous single-season record for digs for the Warriors was 424 set in 2004.

   Jane Chafeh (Class of 2007):

Freshman OH, Jane Chafeh, was named the Molten California Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week for September 3–9.  Jane led the way to two CCAA victories during the early part of her first season as a member of the Cal State San Bernardino team.  Against Cal State Monterey Bay, Jane collected 14 kills, three service aces, six digs and one block.  In another match during the same weekend against Sonoma State, she recorded 18 kills, two service aces, six digs and one block assist.  Jane totaled 32 kills, five service aces, 12 digs and two block assists while average 5.33 kills a match during these two matches. 

A couple of other highlights that Jane and her teammates enjoyed this season was consistently being ranked among the top 5 teams volleyball teams in the NCAA D-II throughout the entire 2007 campaign.  The CSSB Coyotes also captured their second straight California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) title. 

Special Note: Coach Kim Cherniss, the head coach of the Cal State San Bernardino squad as well as the Rancho Valley Volleyball Club, was named the CCAA Coach of the Year for 2007.  Coach Cherniss, in her 17^th season at the helm of the Coyotes program, also collected her 350^th career coaching victory.

Colleen Chauncey (Class of 2007):

Colleen Chauncey was named to the All-Conference 1^st team as a member of the Chaffey College volleyball squad.  Colleen ranked 2^nd and 4^th in blocks (82; 1.26 avg. per game) and kill percentage (.267; 3.23 kills per game), respectively, in the Foothill Conference.  On a statewide basis among California Community Colleges, Colleen ranked 11^th in blocks per game and 60^th in kills per game.

   Samantha Garrigues (Class of 2007):

Freshman setter, Samantha Garrigues, played a significant role in the tri-match sweep by her King’s College volleyball team during Homecoming Weekend on October 27^th.  In the first match against William Patterson College, Samantha had 39 assists, seven kills and seven blocks.  For the season, Samantha was 2^nd in assists per game at 5.49, 2^nd in hitting percentage at .386, 3^rd in total blocks (23) as well as blocks per game (0.33), and 4^th in average kills per game of 1.33.

   Leah Keller (Class of 2007):

Leah Keller, in her first season with the Bellevue University Bruins, was selected to the All-MCAC (Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference) 2^nd Team at the conclusion of the 2007 MCAC Tournament.  Leah and her Bruin teammates won the MCAC Tournament Championship for the second straight year with a victory over College of Saint Mary in three sets.  During the match, Leah had 12 kills with a hitting percentage of .360.  The victory resulted in Bellevue advancing to the NAIA Region IV Tournament as the No. 1 seed.  They subsequently won a hard fought match in five sets over College of the Ozarks to advance to the NAIA National Tournament.  In the Region IV championship match, Leah had 20 kills and was one of four Bruins in double digits.

Caitlin O’Connell (Class of 2007):

Caitlin O’Connell, a freshman setter for the North Park University Vikings, earned All-Tournament honors at the inaugural NPU Invite during which she and her teammates won three out of five matches.  Despite playing with a torn ACL, Caitlin had a total of 207 assists in five matches with a team-high of 53 assists against Illinois College.  In addition, she also contributed with 49 kills, 36 digs and 14 aces over during the course of the invitational tournament.

Noel Rosborough (Class of 2007):

Noel Rosborough, in a late season victory by No. 16 Vanguard Lions over Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) rival The Masters, hit a team-high .545 with a career-high eight kills and five block assists.  In a previous Vanguard match several days earlier, Noel had five kills and recorded a career-high six total blocks in a 3-0 victory over Hope International.

   Katie Van Hofwegen (Class of 2007):

Katie Van Hofwegen, a freshman libero, and her Shorter College teammates advanced to the NAIA Region XIII tournament after claiming their first-ever Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Tournament title with a 3-2 victory over Lee University.  Note that during the regular season, Lee University finished 1^st with a 12-0 record.  Katie finished the regular season ranked 2^nd on the Lady Hawks squad in digs with an average of 2.6 per game and a total of 268 digs for the year.

   Alyssa Auck (Class of 2006):

Alyssa Auck, a sophomore setter, and her Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes teammates were successful in capturing their second consecutive CCAA title in as many years.  In addition, the team finished the season ranked No. 7 in the AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 poll for the second consecutive year.  The Coyotes finished with a record of 27-3.

   Becca Awaa (Class of 2006):

Becca Awaa, a sophomore OPP, and her Wright State University Raider teammates finished the 2007 regular season play tied for third well ahead of the preseason Horizon League coach’s poll that had picked the Raiders to finish seventh.  The team advanced to the Horizon League Semifinal match as the #3 seed and lost to the #2 seed Cleveland State after losing the final two sets following a tough battle to split the first two sets.  In the match, Becca had nine kills, 11 digs and five block assists.  During her second season with the Raiders, Becca recorded a number of career-highs including 13 kills against Loyola, 10 total blocks vs. Valparaiso and 15 digs vs. Eastern Michigan.  A year earlier, Becca had recorded a couple of career-highs in hitting .583 vs. Ball State and registering 3 aces against Loyola.    

   Cassie Engelgau (Class of 2006):

One year ago, Cassie Engelgau made an immediate impact during her freshman year at Appalachian State University as she was moved from outside hitter to libero.  Cassie’s success was evident by the numbers as she recorded double-digit digs in 24 of the teams 33 matches, her 525 digs (4.77 digs per game) last season placed her fifth in the ASU single-season record book, she was a three-time AVCA 30-Dig Club member as well as an AVCA 40-Dig Club member (42 digs vs. Ball State), and Cassie earned SoCon Player of the week (Sept. 16, 2006).  In addition, she was also an ASU honor roll honoree.  During the 2007 season, Cassie continued her role as a libero and recorded 351 digs.  The Mountaineers finished the regular season in second place in the Southern Conference. 

On a special interest note, Cassie’s teammates initiated a fundraising operation in an effort to raise donations for the victims of the 2007 fires in the California San Bernardino Mountains.  Cassie’s family resides in the area impacted by the fire and there home was one of a few in their neighborhood that was not destroyed by the fires.  

    Dominique Fradella (Class of 2006):

Dominique Fradella, a sophomore setter, earned several honors this past season as a key member of the Portland State Vikings volleyball team.  For the second consecutive year, Dominique was honored with a selection to the All-Big Sky Conference second team.  In addition to ranking second in the Big Sky Conference with 11.59 assists per game, she also led all Big Sky setters with 1.30 kills per game.  Even more impressive, Dominique became the first Big Sky player to have a triple-double this past season and only the second to do so in the past two years.  In the match against Sacramento State, Dominique tallied 10 kills out of 15 attempts (.667 hitting percentage), had 56 assists and 10 digs.  This also resulted in Dominique earning her second Big Sky Conference Player of the Week for the season, and her third in two years.  The Vikings made it to the Big Sky Conference championship match for the first time, but lost to #2 seed Sacramento State.

    Ashtin Hall (Class of 2006):

Sophomore OH Ashtin Hall earned a selection to the California Collegiate Athletic Association second team.  Ashtin was third on the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes team in total kills at 225 and ranked 13^th in the CCAA with a hitting percentage of .240.  She also had 40 aces for an average of 0.47 per game, second on the Coyotes squad to All-Conference teammate Jessica Granados.  During the NCAA Pacific Regional finals match, Ashtin led the pack with 17 kills and 15 digs.  The Coyotes finished the season with their second consecutive CCAA title and an 8^th straight appearance in the regional championship match.  The Coyotes final ranking was 7^th in the NCAA DII.

   Melissa Melcher (Class of 2006):

Melissa Melcher, a sophomore setter, and her Sacramento State Hornets teammates recently won the Big Sky Conference Championship Tournament title for the sixth consecutive year with a victory over Portland State.  The Hornets received the Big Sky’s automatic berth into the 64-team NCAA Tournament with a first round match against Minnesota.  The Hornets will take their overall record of 28-7 to Palo Alto (Stanford), the site of the NCAA DI Western Regional, to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers with a record of 18-12 and finished tied for third in the Big 10 Conference.  The Hornets have been to the NCAA DI tournament during 10 out of the last 11 years. 

    Jennifer Paswaters (Class of 2006):

Jennifer Paswaters, a sophomore setter for West Virginia State University, finished the season as the #1 ranked setter in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) averaging 12.22 assists per game.  This was up from her average of 10.53 per game recorded last season.  In recognition of her accomplishments, Jennifer was a 2007 All-WVIAC Volleyball Honorable Mention honoree.  As for the Yellow Jackets overall performance during 2007, they won 20 games or more for the third consecutive season and continued their track record of winning at least 10 or more conference matches for the fifth consecutive season.  Jennifer and her teammates finished the regular season play tied for third place, which was right on target with the pre-season WVIAC Coaches Poll.  Last season, the Yellow Jackets made their first trip to the NCAA post-season tournament after winning the WVIAC Championship tournament.

    Alex Wolnisty (Class of 2006):

Alex Wolnisty, a sophomore middle blocker, continued to enhance her game for the Cal State Fullerton Titans which resulted in Alex being recognized as a Big West Honorable Mention for the 2007 season.  While Alex ranked second on the team in kills (342), kills per game (3.08), total blocks (115; 1.06 blocks per game) and total points (409; 3.68 avg. pts/g), she was tied for second in hitting percentage (.244) with her teammate who received a first team Big West honor for the second consecutive year.  In comparison to conference totals, Alex was just below the top-10 players in hitting, blocking and kills.  Alex’s best performance of the 2007 season was against San Diego State.  During the five game match, Alex posted a career-high 18 kills (no errors) and a hitting percentage of .720.  According to Big West records, the .720 percentage is the best in the Big West Conference this season.  One year ago, Alex had 12 kills with a hitting percentage of .706 in a match against Alabama State.

   Katrina Clark (Class of 2005):

Katrina Clark, a junior libero and one of four team captains for the Cal Baptist Lancers, finished the regular season ranked third in the Golden State Athletic Conference in digs at 5.12 per game with her total number of digs of 507 surpassing the team-high of 433 that she posted last season, which at the time was the ninth most in a single season.  During the current season, Katrina was honored twice as the GSAC Libero of the Week (Oct. 8^th and Oct. 22^nd) and was also the NAIA Region II Volleyball Libero of the Week (Oct. 8^th).  According to the GSAC and NAIA Region II, Katrina had tallied 36 digs (5.1 d/g) against two top-25 NAIA teams including No. 4 Biola.  For the week of the Oct. 8^th, Katrina had a serve reception percentage of 1.000 with no errors in 66 attempts and a .931 serving percentage with 2 aces.  As for the Lancers (27-4), they will be going to the NAIA National Tournament as the No. 2 ranked team and will face Virginia-Wise (25-13), the championship team from NAIA Region XII.  The Lancers have not lost to a team ranked less than No. 1 (Fresno Pacific) this entire season, with the exception of a loss earlier in the year to Western Washington, a Division II team.

   Lauren DeTurk (Class of 2005):

Lauren DeTurk, a junior outside hitter, was twice named CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) Player of the Week this season.  In addition, she was recently honored by the CAA for her accomplishments during 2007 and was selected to the second team All-CAA.  Lauren has led the Northeastern University Huskies in kills with 455 and a average of 3.76 per game, plus she ranked third on the team with actual digs of 429 and an average of 3.55 per game. 

   Jessica Granados (Class of 2005):

Jessica Granados, a junior OPP for the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes, was selected to the 2007 AVCA Division II First-Team All-America (AVCA Division II Honorable Mention in 2006), named the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Most Valuable Player as well as selected to the 2007 All-CCAA first team.  Jessica had also been honored last season as an honoree of the All-CCAA first team.  In addition for the recently completed 2007 season, Jessica was voted the Daktronics NCAA Division II Pacific Region player of the year and the Daktronics Division II Pacific Region first team.  Jessica was also one of six conference players named to the 2007 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2007 Division II All-Pacific Region team.  Following the consummation of the NCAA Division II Championship Pacific Region Tournament match, Jessica was also named to the All-Tournament team.  Jessica ranked 11^th in the nation in kills per game (4.72).  She also led the CCAA in kills per game and was second in service aces (54) and third in hitting percentage behind two teammates.  The Coyotes finished the season ranked No. 7 in DII for the second consecutive year.

   Meghan Haas (Class of 2005):

Meghan Haas, a junior libero, ranked third in the CCAA in digs per game at 5.34 and was ranked 52^nd in the nation in this same category.  In her second season with the CSUSB Coyotes after a strong performance during her freshman season while at DI Louisiana Tech University in 2005, Meghan continued to perform and was recently the recipient of a the AVCA 2007 Division II All-Pacific Region Honorable Mention.  In 2006, Meghan had been selected to the All-CCAA First Team.  Meghan played a pivotal role as part of a team effort that enabled the Coyotes to capture first place in the CCAA for the second consecutive year with a record of 17-1.

Christa Massey (Class of 2005):

Christa Massey, a sophomore setter, and her Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes teammates were successful in capturing their second consecutive CCAA title in as many years.  In addition, the team finished the season ranked No. 7 in the AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 poll for the second consecutive year.  The Coyotes finished with a record of 27-3.  Christa joined the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes in 2007 after beginning her collegiate career as a setter at the Master’s College in 2005.

   Meagan MimMack (Class of 2005):

Meagan MimMack, a redshirt sophomore OPP/MB for the University of the Pacific Tigers, earned All-Big West Honorable Mention honors.  Meagan led the team in total blocks with 83 (0.82 blocks per game) for the season including 20 solo blocks.  She was also ranked fourth on the team in total kills of 268 and fifth in kills per game of 2.65 as well as hitting percentage of .261. One year earlier, Meagan received All-Big West Freshman team honors after completing a stellar first season as a member of the Tigers volleyball team.  During the 2006 season, Meagan tallied 241 kills (2.42 kills per game), 66 blocks, 63 digs and 13 aces.

   Sara Rice (Class of 2005):

Sara Rice, a junior middle blocker, continued to enhance her on-court performance and was selected to the California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Conference first team as a member of the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes.  Sara ranked second in the CCAA in hitting percentage at .387 just behind her teammate Sharea Drawn (RVVC Class of 2004).  This hitting percentage placed Sara tied for 9^th in the nation among 2007 DII players.  In addition, Sara ranked 10^th in the CCAA in average blocks per game of 0.81.  One year ago, Sara was selected to the All-CCAA second team.  Although the Coyotes season ended with the NCAA Division II Championship Pacific Region finals, with a record of 27-3, Sara and several of her teammates were selected to the All-Tournament team.  Sara was also an AVCA 2007 Division II All-Pacific Region Honorable Mention. The Coyotes finished the 2007 season ranked 7^th in the NCAA DII.

   Traci Weamer (Class of 2005):

Traci Weamer, a junior middle blocker for the No. 3 (NAIA) ranked Concordia Eagles, was an all-conference selection on the 2007 Women’s Volleyball All-GSAC Team for the second consecutive year.  Traci received an added recognition with her selection as a 2007 Women’s Volleyball GSAC Scholar Athlete.  In addition, Traci was also a 2006 NAIA Women’s Volleyball All-American Second Team honoree last season.  Traci ranked first on the Eagles squad this season in actual kills (323), kills per game (3.44) and second in digs (354), average digs per game (3.77) and receptions percentage of .979 (484 attempts).  During week four of the 2007 NAIA volleyball season, Traci was selected as the NAIA Region II Player of the Week as she recorded back-to-back doubles in matches against No. 4 Biola and No. 17 Vanguard.  For the week, Traci tallied 27 kills (3.9 k/g; .271 hitting percentage), 35 digs, 2 assists, 2 aces and 5 assist blocks.   Concordia, ranked No. 3 in the latest NAIA poll, received an at-large berth to the NAIA Championship Volleyball Tournament and will face Olivet Nazarene, the winner of the Region VII tournament.  Traci and her Eagle teammates finished 3^rd at the 2006 NAIA National Tournament.  Note, during her freshman season while a member of the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes, Traci earned numerous honors: AVCA/NCAA Division II Freshman of the Year; AVCA Pacific Region Freshman of the Year; CCAA Freshman of the Year; 2^nd Team All-CCAA; and NCAA Division II Player of the Week (twice).

   Brooke Akers (Class of 2004):

Brooke Akers, a senior middle blocker for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) Mountain Lions, ranked first in nearly every category among her teammates during her final season.  Brooke led the team in kills (462), kills per game (3.92), hitting percentage (.330), solo blocks (24), block assists (84), total blocks (108) and blocks per game (0.92).  In addition, she helped her team achieve several all-time first for the UCCS volleyball program including going undefeated at home (9-0), advancing to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) championship match, and qualifying for the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament (Southwest Regional).  Brooke’s on-court accomplishments were recognized with her receiving the following honors: 2007 Daktronics Division II All-Southwest Region Volleyball second team; unanimously named to the All-RMAC first team; selected to the All-Southwest Regional Tournament team; named to the All-RMAC Championship tournament team; named to the Rockhurst Classic All-Tournament team; named RMAC Player of the Week on three separate occasions throughout the 2007 season—the most in UCCS history; and named pre-season All-RMAC team.  During her junior year, Brooke was named to the All-RMAC second team.  Prior to transferring to UCCS in 2006, Brooke was a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy team.  During her two seasons on the Falcons, Brooke earned the team’s Unsung Hero Award (played in all the Falcons 111 games), was one of two freshmen to begin the season in starting rotation, ranked 10^th on the DI single-season list with 13 solo blocks and 43 assisted blocks; and named to the All-Armed Forces Tournament team.

   Sharea Drawn (Class of 2004):

Sharea Drawn, a senior middle blocker, finished off her stellar collegiate career as a member of the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes volleyball team with a number of honors: 2007 AVCA Division II Second-Team All-American (AVCA Division II Honorable Mention in 2006); 2007 Daktronics NCAA Division II Pacific Region first team; 2007 CCAA Women’s Volleyball All-Conference first team; 2007 AVCA  Division II All-Pacific Region Team; and the 2007 NCAA Division II Championship Pacific Region All-Tournament team.  This season, Sharea led the CCAA in hitting percentage (.404) and was 14^th in blocks (0.68).  By the end of the NCAA DII Pacific Region finals, Sharea’s hitting percentage went up to .409 which ranks her at No. 4 in the nation among DII players with 306 kills on 582 attacks with only 68 errors.  In previous seasons, Sharea received the following honors: 2004 CCAA Freshman of the Year; team won 2004 NCAA DII Pacific Regional; 2005 CCAA Women’s Volleyball All-Conference first team; 2005 Daktronics NCAA Division II Pacific Region second team; 2005 Coyote Classic Tournament Most Valuable Player; 2006 CCAA Women’s Volleyball All-Conference first team; 2006 Daktronics NCAA Division II Pacific Region second team; and 2006 AVCA Division II All-Pacific Region Team.

   Cohri Haas (Class of 2004):

Cohri Haas, a senior outside hitter for the William Penn University Lady Statesmen was selected to the 2007 All-Midwest Collegiate Conference (MCC) first team after receiving Honorable Mention honors for the three previous seasons.  In addition, Cohri was also named to the 2007 NAIA All-Region VII second team.  During her final season, Cohri led the team in digs (574), average digs per game (4.86), reception percentage (.912) and was second in kills (403), kills per game (3.42), third in total blocks (46) and aces (38).  Cohri will be the William Penn University career leader in kills (1,520), attempts (4,549) and digs (2,205), and fourth in aces (128).  The Lady Statesmen won the MCC regular season crown and received their second-ever regional tournament berth in the history of the WPU program.

   Tiffany Hess (Class of 2004):

Tiffany Hess, a senior setter for Fresno State University, ended her career ranked 10^th

all-time at Fresno State in assists with 1,253 assists.  During Tiffany’s final two years of her collegiate career with the Bulldogs after transferring from Irvine Valley College, Tiffany received Academic All-WAC (Western Athletic Conference) honors, as well as WAC Scholar-Athlete and Fresno State Scholar-Athlete honors.  While at Irvine Valley, Tiffany was named to the 2006 and 2005 All-Conference and All-State first teams, named Scholar-Athlete of the Year at Irvine for 2005-06 and was selected to the 2005 AVCA Two-Year College Second-Team All-America.

   Jodi Lindsay (Class of 2004):

Jodi Lindsay, a senior right side/opposite hitter for the University of La Verne Leopards, earned a second AVCA All-America honor in her final season with ULV in her selection as a 2007 AVCA Division III Second-Team All-American.  A year earlier, Jodi earned a selection to the 2006 AVCA Division III First-Team All-America. In addition, Jodi’s outstanding performance during her career earned her a three-time selection to the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) First-Teams in 2005, 2006 and 2007.  Jodi was also selected to the 2006 and 2007 AVCA NCAA Division III All-Region Teams and received an All-Region Honorable Mention in 2005.  On at least three separate occasions or more, Jodi was recognized as the SCIAC Player of the Week including two weeks during the 2007 season.  Jodi led the SCIAC in hitting percentage (.361) in league matches, and posted a 3.42 kills per game average.  Overall, Jodi led the Leopard squad in hitting percentage (.328) and was second in kills with 366 (3.33 per game).  She hit over .450 in seven matches during the season including a best of .682 against Chapman University.  ULV has won the SCIAC title for the past eight seasons and finished the season ranked 8^th in the NCAA DIII.

   Ashley Robbins (Class of 2004):

Ashley Robbins, a senior outside hitter for the Concordia Eagles, led the team in aces (44), ranked second in kills per game (2.87), and third in kills (258) and digs (304; 3.38 per game).  During the 2006 season, Ashley was selected to the All-GSAC Team and was honored as the GSAC Player of the Week on November 6th.  She led the team in kills (356) which ranked 10^th most in a single season in the program history, as well as in service aces (52) which also ranked 10^th all-time.  Prior to playing three seasons for the Eagles, Ashley began her collegiate career at the University of Connecticut.  Concordia finished the regular season ranked No. 3 in the Final NAIA Volleyball Top 25 Poll and received an at-large berth to the NAIA Championship Volleyball Tournament.

Brittni Sesler (Class of 2004): 

Brittni Sesler, a senior setter for the Montana State University-Northern, earned a 2007 Frontier Conference All-Conference Honorable Mention.  Brittni ranked third in the conference with 9.4 assists per game, ranked 12^th with 23 services aces, and 15^th in digs with 152 in 57 games.  She also tallied 57 kills in 57 games.  A year earlier, Brittni was also a Frontier Conference Honorable Mention as well as the 2006 Frontier Conference Newcomer of the Year.  Brittni had begun her collegiate career at Montana State before transferring to MSU-Northern.

   Casey Wilson (Class of 2004):

Casey Wilson, a senior outside hitter for the UC San Diego Tritons, recorded a match-high 13 kills on .333 hitting in a victory over CCAA rival Cal State Monterey Bay on UCSD Senior Night.  Casey also sparked an eight point advantage with a service run during the second game. For the season, Casey ranked tied for third in reception percentage (.943), ranked fourth in kills (205) and kills per game (2.23), and fifth in total blocks (32) and aces (33).  Casey and her teammates finished the season at No. 22 in the AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll.