Four Bruins honored with post-season NSAA honors
Maddie Squiers and Shayla Scanlan named first team all-NSAA. Mikaylah Gillespie and Hope Lambrecht garnered second-team honors. Gracie Myers was named a Champions of Character recipient.
NSAA Release
La CROSSE, Wis. -- Four Bruins were honored Thursday with all-North Star Athletic Association honors announced in conjunction with the 2017 NSAA Tournament Banquet hosted by Viterbo University.
Earning first-team honors were sophomore setter Maddie Squiers and junior rightside hitter Shayla Scanlan. Second team honorees included senior middles Mikaylah Gillespie and Hope Lambrecht. In addition, senior defensive specialist Gracie Myers was Bellevue's recipient of the Champions of Character Award.
Conference regular-season champion and nationally No. 2-ranked Viterbo dominated the awards with six first-team selections, including NSAA Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year Natalie Geidel, NSAA Setter of the Year Amelia Grahn, and NSAA Newcomer of the Year Maya Roberts.
Squiers, who won her second-straight first team honor, leads the Bruins with 1,407 assists, 60 service aces, and 15 double-doubles. She is second on the team with 355 digs. Her 1,407 assists rank second nationally, while her 60 service aces are the most in the NSAA. She has earned NSAA Setter of the Week honors four times this season.
Scanlan, who is a three-time first-team all-NSAA selection, leads BU with 421 kills and a .295 hitting percentage while ranking second with 84 total blocks. She ranks second in the NSAA with 3.2 kills per set.
A first-team all-NSAA honoree in 2016, Gillespie leads BU with 107 total blocks and is second with 297 kills and a .251 attack percentage.
Lambrecht earned second-team accolades last season as well. She is fourth on this year's squad with 230 kills and third with 82 total blocks.
The No. 3-seeded Bruins (26-10, 11-5 NSAA) will begin play in the NSAA Tournament on Friday with a 10 a.m. matchup against No. 6-seeded Dakota State University. The winner of that match will face No. 2 Jamestown in a semifinal matchup at 5 p.m. Friday.
First-Team All-Conference
|
Name |
Position |
Year |
School |
Hometown |
|
Natalie Geidel $% |
Middle Hitter |
Senior |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
West Bend, Wis. |
|
Amelia Grahn $% |
Setter |
Senior |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
Madison, Wis. |
|
Haley Glasoe % |
Middle Blocker |
Senior |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Wildrose, N.D. |
|
Setter |
Sophomore |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Kearney, Neb. |
|
|
Madison Wendel $^ |
Middle Blocker |
Senior |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Carrington, N.D. |
|
Right Side |
Junior |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Plattsmouth, Neb. |
|
|
Baylee Gross % |
Libero |
Senior |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
West Bend, Wis. |
|
Clarissa Olson % |
Middle Blocker |
Junior |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
Valley City, N.D. |
|
Aubrey Aspen ^ |
Middle Hitter |
Junior |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
Sparta, Wis. |
|
Joely Roe |
Libero |
Junior |
Presentation (S.D.) |
Filer, Idaho |
|
Maya Roberts |
Right Side |
Freshman |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
Watertown, Wis. |
|
Elise Peterson |
Libero |
Senior |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Kasson, Minn. |
|
Morgan Hensch % |
Outside Hitter |
Senior |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Fergus Falls, Minn. |
|
Miah Garant |
Outside Hitter |
Freshman |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
Fort Atkinson, Wis. |
Second-Team All-Conference
|
Name |
Position |
Year |
School |
Hometown |
|
Middle Blocker |
Senior |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Belleview, Fla. |
|
|
Middle Blocker |
Senior |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Wood River, Neb. |
|
|
Carly Rozell $@^ |
Outside Hitter |
Senior |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Aberdeen, S.D. |
|
Isabel Wedell |
Right Side |
Sophomore |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Ellendale, N.D. |
|
Josie Beckman |
Setter |
Junior |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Jamestown, N.D. |
|
Olivia Stet |
Outside Hitter |
Junior |
Presentation (S.D.) |
Henderson, Nev. |
|
Kayla Wolfe |
Outside Hitter |
Freshman |
Presentation (S.D.) |
Redding, Calif. |
|
Kylie Hadley |
Outside Hitter |
Junior |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
Baker, Mont. |
% - 2016 NSAA Volleyball All-Conference First-Team
^ - 2016 NSAA Volleyball All-Conference Second Team
$ - 2015 NSAA Volleyball All-Conference First-Team
# - 2015 NSAA Volleyball All-Conference Second-Team
@ - 2014 NSAA Volleyball All-Conference Second-Team
2017 NSAA Volleyball Postseason Awards:
Most Valuable Player: Natalie Geidel – Viterbo (Wis.)
Offensive Player-of-the-Year: Natalie Geidel – Viterbo (Wis.)
Setter-of-the-Year: Amelia Grahn – Viterbo (Wis.)
Defensive Player-of-the-Year: Joely Roe – Presentation (S.D.)
Freshman-of-the-Year: Maya Roberts – Viterbo (Wis.)
Coach-of-the-Year: Jon Hegerle – Jamestown (N.D.)