GSAC
Volleyball Awards
| Freshman | |||
Co-Players of the Year:
Sola Del Rio, Point
Loma Nazarene & Lin Gao, Fresno Pacific
Coach of the Year: Dennis Janzen, Fresno Pacific
Libero of the Year: Danelle Guadamuz, Hope International
Freshman of the Year: Lorena Zuleta, Fresno Pacific
| 2002 NAIA Women's Volleyball All-Americans | |
| ATHLETE | SCHOOL |
| Sola Del Rio (1st Team) | Point Loma Nazarene |
| Lin Gao (1st Team) | Fresno Pacific |
| Patti Scofield (1st Team) | Westmont |
| Rochelle Short (1st Team) | Point Loma Nazarene |
| Mesha Wimer (1st Team) | Fresno Pacific |
| Jenna Sagehorn (2nd Team) | Azusa Pacific |
| Sarah Boogaard (3rd Team) | Biola |
| Jenny Brickner (HM) | Azusa Pacific |
| Emily Hethcock (HM) | Christian Heritage |
| Kathryn Kern (HM) | The Master's |
| Sandy Kirchner (HM) | Concordia |
| Michelle Warkentin (HM) | Biola |
| Lorena Zuleta (HM) | Fresno Pacific |
|
2002 NAIA Women's Volleyball All-Tournament Team |
|
| ATHLETE | SCHOOL |
| Lin Gao | Fresno Pacific |
| Carolina Sbodia | Point Loma Nazarene |
| Patti Scofield | Westmont |
| Mesha Wimer | Fresno Pacific |
| National Tournament Meritorious Award | |
| Steve Riddle | Point Loma Nazarene |
|
2002 NAIA Women's Volleyball All-America Scholar Athletes |
|
| ATHLETE | SCHOOL |
| Amy Cole | Biola |
| Leslie Dekiewiet | Christian Heritage |
| Sarah Diddle | Westmont |
| Katie Finnerty | Biola |
| Teresa Gause | Azusa Pacific |
| Shannon Harley | Westmont |
| Christy Kimmel | Azusa Pacific |
| Roxanna Mercer | Azusa Pacific |
| Jenna Sagehorn | Azusa Pacific |
| Patti Scofield | Westmont |
| Michelle Warkentin | Biola |
| Sara Whitehouse | Concordia |
PLAYERS
OF THE WEEK
- September 16, 2002
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
LIN GAO ~ Fresno Pacific University
Junior ~ Outside Hitter ~ Shen Yang, China - Lin Gao led No. 2-ranked
Fresno Pacific to 3 wins last week with 39 kills (3.6 k/g), 49
digs, 4 aces and 2 assist blocks with a .444 hitting percentage.
In the 5-game win over NCAA Div. II No. 21-ranked CS Bakersfield,
Gao recorded 14 kills with a .480 hitting percentage and had
2 aces and 19 digs. In the win against Hope International, she
again had 14 kills and added 15 digs. In the win against Concordia,
Gao collected 11 kills, 15 digs and 2 aces. Fresno Pacific remains
undefeated. Gao was selected as the NAIA Region II Women's Volleyball
Player of the Week.
- WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
SOLA DEL RIO ~ Point Loma Nazarene University
Senior ~ Setter ~ Oceanside, California - Sola Del Rio recorded 68
assists, 17 digs, 4 aces, 3 kills and 2 assist blocks as No.
4-ranked Point Loma Nazarene won both of its GSAC matches at
home last week. In the win against Christian Heritage, she had
33 assists and 11 digs. In the win against No. 9 Westmont, Del
Rio had 35 assists, 3 aces and 6 digs.She averaged 11.3 assists
per game for the week. Del Rio was named the NAIA Region II Women's
Volleyball Setter of the Week.
- September 23, 2002
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
ROCHELLE SHORT ~ Point Loma Nazarene University
Junior ~ Middle Blocker ~ Stockton, California - Last week, Rochelle Short
recorded 31 kills in 41 attempts with only 2 errors for an impressive
.707 hitting percentage and an average of 5.2 kills per game.
She also recorded 6 aces, 6 blocks (2 solo) and 7 digs. In the
win at Hope International, she had 12 kills with a .923 hitting
percentage, 4 blocks (1 solo) and 3 aces. In the win against
Concordia, Short had 19 kills to average 6.3 per game and recorded
5 digs and 3 aces. Short was selected as the NAIA Region II Women's
Volleyball Player of the Week.
- WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
CORRIE WALL ~ Christian Heritage College
Sophomore ~ Setter ~ Arvada, Colorado - Corrie Wall recorded 53
assists, 22 kills, 21 digs, 4 aces and 4 blocks (1 solo) as No.
24-ranked Christian Heritage won both of its GSAC matches last
week. In the win at Concordia, she had 20 assists, and a game-high
14 kills and 16 digs. In the win against Hope International,
Wall had 33 assists, 8 kills and 3 aces.
- September 30, 2002
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
MESHA WIMER ~ Fresno Pacific University
Sophomore ~ Middle Blocker ~ Sanger, California - Mesha Wimer recorded 28
kills with a .575 hitting percentage and also had 8 assist blocks
as No. 2-ranked Fresno Pacific won both its GSAC matches last
week to remain undefeated at 20-0. In the win against The Master's,
she had 16 kills to average 5.3 kills per game, and had 1 ace.
In the victory over No. 13-ranked Westmont, Wimer had 12 kills
with a .625 hitting percentage and had 5 assist blocks.
- WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
KRISTIN SHEPARD ~ California Baptist University
Senior ~ Setter ~ Riverside, California - Last week Kristin Shepard
collected 110 assists, 23 digs, 16 kills, 12 aces and 6 blocks
(2 solo) as California Baptist won all 3 of its matches. In the
win at Concordia, Shepard had 38 assists, 10 digs, 7 kills and
4 aces. In the victory against Embry-Riddle AZ, she had 27 assists,
6 aces and 6 kills with a .500 hitting percentage. In the win
over Hope International, Shepard had 45 assists to average 12.5
assists per game, 7 digs and 3 blocks (1 solo).
- October 7, 2002
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
LIN GAO ~ Fresno Pacific University
Junior ~ Outside Hitter ~ Shen Yang, China - Lin Gao collected 29 kills
without any errors for a .475 hitting percentage last week as
No. 2-ranked Fresno Pacific won both its GSAC matches and remained
undefeated on the season. In the win at No. 24-ranked Christian
Heritage, she had 12 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs and a .545 hitting
percentage. In the win at No. 4-ranked Point Loma Nazarene, Gao
had 17 kills and 15 digs. Gao was named the NAIA Region II Volleyball
Player of the Week.
- WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
LISA ENNS ~ Fresno Pacific University
Sophomore ~ Setter ~ Clovis, California - Lisa Enns recorded 91 assists
(13.0 per game), 22 digs (3.14 per game), 4 blocks (1 solo),
2 kills and an ace as the Sunbirds won both of their matches
on the road. In the victory at Christian Heritage, she had 39
assists and 10 digs. Against Point Loma Nazarene, Enns had 52
assists, 12 digs and 3 blocks (2 solo). Enns was named the NAIA
Region II Volleyball Setter of the Week.
- October 14, 2002
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
JENNA SAGEHORN ~ Azusa Pacific University
Junior ~ Outside Hitter ~ Chino Hills, California - Sagehorn played a key role
as Azusa Pacific ran its season-long win streak to 7 straight
with a pair of wins over nationally-ranked teams. In the
Cougars' sweep of No. 22-ranked Christian Heritage, Sagehorn
played a complimentary role with 7 kills, 4 digs and 2 aces.
However, she broke out with 19 kills, 18 digs and 2 blocks in
the Cougars' 5-game win at No. 3-ranked Point Loma Nazarene.
She finished the week with 3.25 kills per game and 4.4 digs per
game. Sagehorn was selected as the NAIA Region II Women's Volleyball
Player of the Week.
- WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
LISA ENNS ~ Fresno Pacific University
Sophomore ~ Setter ~ Clovis, California - For the second week in
a row, Enns was selected Region II Setter of the Week with another
outstanding week as the No. 2-ranked Sunbirds remained undefeated
with a pair of GSAC wins over No. 13-ranked Biola and Vanguard.
In the 4-game win over Biola, Enns tallied 64 assists, 8 digs,
an ace, a kill and a block. Against Vanguard, Enns collected
44 assists, 8 digs, 1 block, 1 ace and a kill. She finished
the week with 108 assists (15.43 apg.) and 16 digs (2.29 dpg.)
Enns was named the NAIA Region II Women's Volleyball Setter of
the Week.
- October 21, 2002
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
KATHRYN KERN ~ The Master's College
Senior ~ Middle Blocker ~ Wamego, Kansas - Kathryn Kern recorded 49
kills (4.9 k/g), 35 digs (3.5 d/g), 11 blocks (5 solo) and 3
aces with a .500 hitting percentage as The Master's won all 3
of it matches last week. In the win against Concordia, she had
15 kills and 16 digs. In the win over Alliant International,
she had 15 kills and 4 blocks ( 2 solo). In the win at Hope International,
Kern collected 19 kills, 17 digs and 4 blocks (1 solo). Kern
was named the NAIA Region II Women's Volleyball Player of the
Week.
- WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
AMBER DONOVAN~ Westmont College
Freshman ~ Setter ~ Auburn, California - Amber Donovan set back-to-back
career highs in assists to help Westmont defeat 2 conference
teams that are nationally ranked. For the week, she had 120 assists
(12.0 a/g), 14 digs, 4 kills, 3 aces and 2 assist blocks. In
the upset win against No. 10-ranked Point Loma Nazarene, she
had 53 assists, 5 digs and 2 kills. In the win over No. 22-ranked
Christian Heritage, Donovan recorded 67 assists, 9 digs, 2 aces
and 2 kills. Donovan was chosen as the NAIA Region II Women's
Volleyball Setter of the Week.
- October 28, 2002
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
MICHELLE WARKENTIN ~ Biola University
Junior ~ Middle Blocker ~ Reedley, California - Michelle Warkentin recorded
53 kills (4.8 k/g) with a .473 hitting percentage and had 12
blocks (4 solo) as No. 14-ranked Biola won 2 of 3 matches last
week. In the win at Vanguard, she averaged 6.7 kills with only
1 error for a .704 hitting percentage. In the win at Chapman,
Warkentin had 19 kills (4.8 k/g), 4 blocks (2 solo), and 3 aces.
In the loss to No. 21-ranked Westmont, she had 14 kills (3.5
k/g), 3 digs and 4 assist blocks.
- WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
LISA ENNS~ Fresno Pacific University
Freshman ~ Setter ~ Clovis, California - Lisa Enns recorded 96 assists,
22 digs, 3 kills, 3 assists blocks, and 2 aces in 2 matches as
No. 2-ranked Fresno Pacific continues to roll through the season
undefeated. In the win against No. 6-ranked Azusa Pacific, she
had 57 assists (14.25 a/g) and 13 digs. In the win against California
Baptist, Enns had 39 assists (13.0 a/g), 9 digs and 3 assist
blocks.
- November 4, 2002
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
JENNY BRICKNER ~ Azusa Pacific University
Freshman ~ Middle Blocker ~ Yorba Linda, California - Jenny Brickner recorded
31 kills, 8 blocks (1 solo) and 6 digs with a .434 hitting percentage
as No. 6-ranked Azusa Pacific improved its record with 2 wins
last week. In the win over Hope International, she had 24 kills,
7 blocks (1 solo) and 3 digs with a .472 hitting percentage.
In the win at Concordia, she had 7 kills with a .353 hitting
percentage and 3 digs. Brickner was named the NAIA Women's Volleyball Player of the Week.
- WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
KRISTIN SHEPARD~ California Baptist University
Senior ~ Setter ~ Riverside, California - Kristin Shepard tallied
86 assists, 28 digs, 15 kills and 6 aces as California Baptist
won all 3 of its matches last week. In the win against Concordia,
she had 37 assists, 11 digs, 8 kills and 2 aces. In the win over
Alliant International, Shepard had 28 assists, 7 digs, 4 kills
and 3 aces. Then in the victory at Hope International, she had
21 assists and 10 digs.
- November 11, 2002
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
PATTI SCOFIELD ~ Westmont College
Junior ~ Outside Hitter ~ Atascadero, California - Patti Scofield led No.
13-ranked Westmont to 3 GSAC wins last week, and the Warriors
have now won 9 of their last 10 matches. For the week, Scofield
recorded 59 kills (5.9 k/g) with a .294 hitting percentage, as
well as 35 digs (3.5 d/g), 7 assist blocks and 4 aces. In Westmont's
only home game of the week against The Master's, Scofield had
16 kills, 8 digs, 4 assist blocks and 2 aces. In the win at California
Baptist, she had 23 kills with a .409 hitting percentage, 15
digs and 3 assist blocks. In the 3-game sweep of No. 5-ranked
Azusa Pacific, Scofield recorded 20 kills (6.7 k/g) and 12 digs
(4 d/g).
- WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
LISA ENNS~ Fresno Pacific University
Sophomore ~ Setter ~ Clovis, California - Lisa Enns tallied 80 assists, 10 digs, 3 aces, 2 kills and 2 assists blocks as No. 2-ranked Fresno Pacific swept both of its GSAC opponents in 3 games last week to remain undefeated. In the win against Christian Heritage, she had 42 assists to average 14 assists per game. In the victory over No. 8-ranked Point Loma Nazarene, Enns had 38 assists (13.3 a/g), 7 digs, 3 aces and 2 assist blocks.