2007 Northern Athletics Conference Women's Volleyball Weekly Awards

October 29-November 4

Tonia Strebelinski, Lakeland College
...5'04...Sophomore...Libero...Berlin, Wis. ...
Strebelinski had no reception errors for the week as the Muskies' primary passer. The sophomore libero went on a seven-point serving run to close out game four of the 2007 NAC Tournament Final, a 3-1 victory over Benedictine University.

Other nominees: Kayla Leyden (Benedictine University).

October 22-28

Danielle Mikos, Benedictine University
...5'11...Senior...Setter...Burbank, Ill. (Reavis)...
Mikos was named all-tournament at BU's Eagle Classic. She averaged 3.33 kills and 0.73 blocks per game as the Eagles went 3-2 on the week.

Other nominees: Kari Herbst (Concordia University Chicago), Katie Stankowski (Edgewood College), Brittanie Paulus (Lakeland College).

October 15-21

Katie Roessler, Concordia University Wisconsin
...5'11...Sophomore...Middle Hitter...Wauwatosa, Wis. (West)...
Roessler set the school record for most kills in a match last Tuesday against Benedictine University with 23 kills and tallied 21 more on Saturday against Aurora University. Against Aurora she had 21 kills on 35 attempts with no errors in the game. She helped lead the Falcons to a 2-1 record this past week.

Other nominees: Danielle Mikos (Benedictine University), Darcy Kammeier (Dominican University), Shelly Bruni (Lakeland College), Clara Wiersma (Rockford College), Nicole Feldschneider (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

October 8-14

Jordan Scifres , Concordia University Chicago
...5'8...So...OH...Greenwood, Ind. (Indianapolis Lutheran)...
Scifres led CUC to a five-game win over Rockford on Wednesday with a career high of 26 kills and an excellent .431 attack percentage. She had six kills in pivotal game four as the Cougars raced to an early lead, and added three kills and one serving ace in the deciding game five.

Other nominees: Kayla Leyden (Benedictine University), Allie Sowinski (MSOE), Amelia King (Rockford College), Megan Sankey (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

October 1-7

Brittanie Paulus, Lakeland College
...5'7...Sophomore...Outside Hitter...Belgium, Wis. (Ozaukee)...
Paulus helped the Muskies keep their undefeated NAC record, downing Aurora, 3-0, on Friday, and pulling out a narrow 3-2 victory over Benedictine on Saturday. She also led Lakeland in kills for both matches with 16 against Aurora and 19 against Benedictine.

Other nominees: Kayla Leyden (Benedictine University), Alex Pinotti (Concordia University Chicago), Katie Roessler (Concordia University Wisconsin), Darcy Kammeier (Dominican University), Erika Laete (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

September 24-30

Clara Wiersma, Rockford College
...5'10...Junior...Outside Hitter...Rockton, Ill. (Hononegah)...
In Rockford's only match last week Wiersma led the offensive attack in a 3-2 win over then 16-1 Benedictine University. The junior paced the Regents with 17 kills and an astounding .406 hitting percentage.

Other nominees: Jill Smart (Aurora University), Danielle Mikos (Benedictine University), Jacquie Boatman (Concordia University Chicago), Katie Roessler (Concordia University Wisconsin), Darcy Kammeier (Dominican University), Greta Gueths (Edgewood College), Kelli Mavis (MSOE).

September 17-23

Kim Paskey, Edgewood College
...5'11...Junior...Middle Hitter...Poynette, Wis. (Rio)...
Paskey led the Eagles to a perfect 4-0 record over the course of last week, marking thier first four wins of the season. She tallied a .344 attack percentage which included 31 kills.

Other nominees: Kayla Leyden (Benedictine University), Anka Niemczewska (Dominican University), Kedra DeLozier (Maranatha Baptist Bible College), Erica Laete (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

September 10-16

Jacquie Boatman, Concordia University Chicago
...6'1...Sophomore...Middle Hitter...Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley)...
Boatman had a season-best match of 11 kills (.556) in 3-0 win over Dominican on Thursday. She also had 10 kills (.296) in NAC opener versus Benedictine University and 9 kills (.471) in (non-conference) win over Maranatha. She recorded five total blocks against both Benedictine and Maranatha.

Other nominees: Angela Vitto (Benedictine University), Greta Gueths (Edgewood College), Brittanie Paulus (Lakeland College), Kelli Mavis (MSOE), Rachel Hermanson (WLC).

September 3-9

Kayla Leyden, Benedictine University
...5'6...Freshman...Outside Hitter...Elgin, Ill. (St. Edward's)...
Leyden was named the MVP at the Jim Coleman Memorial Volleyball Tournament hosted by Aurora University. She led Benedictine to the team championship as the Eagles went 4-0 in the tournament. Leyden averaged 3.8 digs per game on defense and 4.4 kills per game on offense. In four of the five matches during the week Leyden had double-digit kill totals.

Other nominees: Jill Smart (Aurora University), Alex Pinotti (Concordia University Chicago), Katie Roessler (Concordia University Wisconsin), Darcy Kammeier (Dominican University), Allie Sowinski (MSOE), Rachel Kleinschmit (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

August 31 - September 2

Katie Roessler, Concordia University Wisconsin
...5'11...Sophomore...Middle Hitter...Wauwatosa, Wis. (West)...
Roessler led the Falcons to a 4-0 start on the season and was voted tournament MVP at CUW's invitational. Roessler accumulated 61 kills (5.08 per game), including a .354 attack percentage.

Other nominees: Jill Smart (Aurora University), Angela Vitto (Benedictine University), Kasey Kiepura (Dominican University), Allie Sowinski (MSOE), Angela Snow (Rockford College), Erika Laete (Wisconsin Lutheran College).