2008 Northern Athletics Conference Women's Volleyball Weekly Awards

November 3-9

Brittanie Paulus, Lakeland College
...5-7...Junior...Outside Hitter...Belgium, Wis. (Ozaukee)...
Paulus lead the Muskies in digs and kills for the week as Lakeland defeated Maranatha, Benedictine, and Concordia Wisconsin to claim the NAC tournament championship.

Other nominees: none

October 27-November 2

Kayla Leyden, Benedictine University
...5-6...Sophomore...Outside Hitter...Elgin, Ill. (St. Edward 's Catholic)...
Leyden led Benedictine to the championship of its own Eagle Classic tournament and was named to the all-tournament team. She had 20 kills in a NAC match at Wisconsin Lutheran College as BU clinched the No. 4 seed for the NAC tournament, and followed that with a 25-kill effort in win versus CCIW power North Central College in the Eagle Classic. She also had double-doubles in kills and digs in four of five matches last week.

Other nominees: Jill Smart (Aurora University), Sarah Potter (Concordia University Chicago), Abbi Schultz (Edgewood College), Katie Schultz (MSOE), Kailey Buenting (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

October 20-26

Kim Linger, Lakeland College
...6-0...Junior...Middle Hitter...Eldorado, Wis. (Laconia)...
Linger hit .418 with 33 kills, hitting .762 with 16 kills against MSOE as the Muskies completed their NAC season with a perfect record of 12-0.

Other nominees: Jill Smart (Aurora University), Jacquie Boatman (Concordia University Chicago), Evelyn Gamboa (Dominican University), Kim Paskey (Edgewood College), Erika Laete (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

October 13-19

Katie Roessler, Concordia University Wisconsin
...5-11...Junior...Middle Hitter...Wauwatosa, Wis. (West)...
Roessler reached the 1,000 career kill mark versus Maranatha Baptist last week, recording 25 kills on 53 attempts for a .415 attack percentage. She then added 24 more kills against Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday.

Other nominees: Jacquie Boatman (Concordia University Chicago), Kim Paskey (Edgewood College), Joelle Isaacs (Maranatha Baptist Bible College), Erika Laete (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

October 6-12

Rachel Johnson, Wisconsin Lutheran College
...5-9...Freshman...Middle Hitter...Milwaukee, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran)...
Johnson finished the week with 53 kills, an average of 10.6 kills per match, a .347 hitting percentage and 23 total blocks, all-team highs, to lead Wisconsin Lutheran to a 4-1 record this past week. She also added 17 digs while playing in all 18 sets.

Other nominees: Jill Smart (Aurora University), Kayla Leyden (Benedictine University), Alex Pinotti (Concordia University Chicago), Megan Moore (Dominican University), Kim Paskey (Edgewood College), Heidi Kramer (Lakeland College).

September 29-October 5

Kayla Leyden, Benedictine University
...5-6...Sophomore...Outside Hitter...Elgin, Ill. (St. Edward's)...
In three conference matches, Leyden averaged 5.09 kills, 5.00 digs, 0.73 blocks and 0.55 aces per set played (11 total) on the week. Leyden made just 12 attack errors in 124 attempts - including zero errors in a sweep over Rockford College - on her way to a .355 attack average. Leyden had kill-digs double-doubles in each match, as well. Among her top numbers on the week were 24 kills and seven blocks versus Maranatha, as well as 25 digs versus Rockford.

Other nominees: Jill Smart (Aurora University), Kari Herbst (Concordia University Chicago), Megan Moore (Dominican University), Kim Paskey (Edgewood College), Heidi Kramer (Lakeland College), Rachel Johnson (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

September 22-28

Brittanie Paulus, Lakeland College
...5-7...Junior...Outside Hitter...Belgium, Wis. (Ozaukee)...
Paulus was named to the all-tournament team at the Wheaton Invitational as Lakeland picked up victories over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Lake Forest, and Cornell. She tallied 54 kills, 45 digs, and 7 service aces last week.

Other nominees: Rebecca Schmid (Alverno College), Jacquie Boatman (Concordia University Chicago), Katie Roessler (Concordia University Wisconsin), Kim Paskey (Edgewood College), Jenna Neuberger (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

September 15-21

Allie Sowinski, MSOE
...5-10...Senior...Outside Hitter...Franklin, Wis. (Pius XI)...
In five matches on the week, Sowinski averaged 5.10 kills and 3.60 digs per set. The senior outside hitter had a 28 kill match in MSOE's 3-2 victory over Viterbo University. MSOE finished the week 4-0 and won the MSOE Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Other nominees: Jordan Scifres (Concordia University Chicago), Stephanie Boehm (Concordia University Wisconsin), Kristin Manske (Edgewood College), Heidi Kramer (Lakeland College), Amelia King (Rockford College), Jenna Neuberger (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

September 8-14

Sarah Potter, Concordia University Chicago
...5-9...Freshman...Outside Hitter...New Haven, Ind. (Woodlan)...
Potter was named to the all-tournament team at the UW-Oshkosh Pizza Hut Classic. The rookie had double-doubles (kills/digs) in matches against Elmhurst and Illinois Wesleyan. Her 11 kills led the team in the match against No. 15 UW-Oshkosh.

Other nominees: Rebecca Schmid (Alverno College), Kellie VanVoorhis (Dominican University), Abbi Schultz (Edgewood College), Jenna Neuberger (Wisconsin Lutheran College).

September 1-7

Kim Paskey, Edgewood Collegge
...5-11...Senior...Middle Hitter...Poynette, Wis. (Rio)...
Paskey earned all-tournament team honors at the Nike/Impact Sports UW-Platteville Invitational after finishing the week with 33 kills and an attack percentage of .113. She led the team with 15 total blocks in a week that started with a win over Ripon College and gained the Eagles their first 3-0 start since 1996.

Other nominees: Alex Pinotti (Benedictine University).

August 29-31

Darcy Kammeier, Dominican University
...5-8...Sophomore...Outside Hitter...Kirkwood, Mo. (Lutheran South)...
Kammeier was named to the 2008 Star Classic All-Tournament Team leading the Stars to a 1-3 record to open the 2008 campaign. The sophomore outside hitter led the Stars to their first win over Benedictine University, picked to finish second in the NAC preseason coaches' poll, since the 2004 season. In that match, Kammeier logged a team-high 18 kills with no hitting errors, posting a .667 hitting percentage. Kammeier also tallied 12 digs as the Stars picked up the win in 4 sets (25-22, 26-28, 25-19, 25-16).

Other nominees: Michelle Matusiak (Aurora University), Nancy Wietfeldt (Concordia University Chicago), Kim Paskey (Edgewood College), Kim Linger (Lakeland College), Rachel Johnson (Wisconsin Lutheran College).