Northwestern's Steph Koth was named the UMAC Player of the Year.
UMAC announces volleyball all-conference teams
11/10/2008 5:14:47 PM
ST. PAUL (Nov. 10, 2008) – Following Saturday’s Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) volleyball postseason tournament, the league announced its 2008 all-conference teams on Monday. Northwestern College, the UMAC regular season and postseason tournament champions, had six players on the all-conference list, while the College of St. Scholastica, the conference’s second place team, received five selections. The Saints bested all teams with four first team awards.
Bethany Lutheran College and Martin Luther College, who claimed third and fourth places in the league standings, had three all-conference winners apiece.
Northwestern’s Steph Koth was selected as the UMAC’s Player of the Year after helping her team go 14-0 in UMAC play. In those 14 matches, Koth, who plays all rotations on the court, averaged 3.1 kills per set and 4.9 digs per set.
Martin Luther head coach Lori Unke earned Coach of the Year honors after leading her team to a 9-5 conference record, improving from a 4-10 mark in 2007.
See below for a full listing of the 2008 volleyball all-conference awards.
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1st Team All-Conference
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Name
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Institution
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Year
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Position
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Eva Voss
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Bethany Lutheran College
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Senior
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Middle Hitter
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Dustie Richardson
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College of St. Scholastica
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Senior
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Middle Hitter
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Cassie Roden
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College of St. Scholastica
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Senior
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Libero
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Amy Thompson
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College of St. Scholastica
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Senior
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Outside Hitter
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Shawna Varichak
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College of St. Scholastica
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Senior
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Outside Hitter
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Carrie Fritzler
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Martin Luther College
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Junior
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Middle Hitter
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Emily Rasmussen
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Martin Luther College
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Junior
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Libero
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Chelsea Lundgren
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Northland College
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Junior
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Middle Hitter
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Laura Bicket
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Northwestern College
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Senior
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Middle Hitter
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Kathryne Engel
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Northwestern College
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Senior
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Outside Hitter
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Steph Koth *
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Northwestern College
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Junior
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Outside Hitter
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Heidi Meier
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Presentation College
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Senior
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Outside Hitter
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Honorable Mention All-Conference
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Name
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Institution
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Year
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Position
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Nicole Jones
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Bethany Lutheran College
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Sophomore
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Setter
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Emma Orth
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Bethany Lutheran College
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Senior
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Outside Hitter
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Erin Niles
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College of St. Scholastica
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Senior
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Middle Hitter
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Naomi Anderson
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Crown College
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Freshman
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Middle Hitter
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Amanda Polzin
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Martin Luther College
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Senior
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Setter
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Melissa Anderson
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Northland College
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Junior
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Outside Hitter
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Miranda Reichert
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Northland College
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Junior
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Setter
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Leah Kostek
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Northwestern College
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Sophomore
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Setter
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Danielle Rhodes
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Northwestern College
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Sophomore
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Libero
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Sarah Whitmore
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Northwestern College
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Junior
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Middle Hitter
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Briana Czer
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Senior
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Outside Hitter
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Alison Pippo
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Senior
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Outside Hitter
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