CSTV/AVCA Facts on
File
Women’s NAIA
Edition
Sept. 7,
2005 * Volume 19, No.
1
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FRESNO
PACIFIC KEEPS WINNING: Fresno Pacific (8-0) has opened up the season
perfect and jumped to first in the first regular season NAIA Top 25 Poll
released on Sept. 6. National American, S.D. (9-0) moved up two spots to second
from its preseason number-four ranking. California Baptist (7-1), last year’s
NAIA national champion and 2005 preseason favorite, fell two spots to third
after losing to then-16th-ranked Cornerstone to open the season.
Columbia, Mo. (4-0) dropped peg to fourth, while Concordia, Calif. (9-0)
remained even at number five in the poll. Rounding out the top 10 are Madonna
(9-0) at six, St. Mary, Neb. (7-1) at seven, Southern Oregon (8-2) at eight,
Houston Baptist (7-0) at nine and Dickinson State (5-2) at
10.
THE POLL SHUFFLE:
Lubbock Christian (6-2), Missouri Baptist (4-1), St. Francis, Ill. (6-2),
Vanguard (8-0) and Hastings (9-1) all landed in the first regular season NAIA
Top 25 Poll after being unranked in the preseason release. LCU won four matches
against NCAA Division II teams at the West Texas A&M University
Invitational, including then-10th-ranked Fort Hays State. Missouri
Baptist defeated two teams receiving votes to open the season, and its only loss
is to seventh-ranked St. Mary, Neb. (7-1). St. Francis pulled out a three-game
victory over then-14th-ranked Iowa Wesleyan last week. Vanguard
defeated three NCAA Division II teams, in addition to
then-18th-ranked Texas Wesleyan. Hastings defeated NCAA Division II
Kentucky Wesleyan as part of nine wins in the first two
weeks.
NAIA TOP 25 - Poll #1,
Sept. 6, 2005
Rank
School
Points Record Last
Week
1
Fresno Pacific
(12)
324
8-0
2
2
National American, S.D. (1)
304
9-0
4
3
California
Baptist
299
7-1
1
4
Columbia
(Mo.)
288
4-0
3
5
Concordia
(Calif.)
269
9-0
5
6
Madonna
264
9-0
6
7
St. Mary
(Neb.)
253
7-1
7
8
Southern
Oregon
219
8-2
11
9
Houston
Baptist
218
7-0
13
10
Dickinson State
(N.D.)
205
5-2
15
11 Azusa
Pacific
182
7-1
17
12
Dordt
168
8-1
10
13 Lee
(Tenn.)
137
1-2
12
14
Cornerstone
136
6-3
16
15
Georgetown
(Ky.)
124
5-3
8
16
Lubbock
Christian
119
6-2
NR
17
Savannah Art and Design
114
3-6
19
18
Cedarville
90
6-0
18
19
Missouri
Baptist
80
4-1
NR
20 St.
Francis
(Ill.)
67
6-2
NR
21
Northwest
(Wash.)
65
6-0
22
22
Vanguard
58
8-0
NR
23
Hastings
42
9-1
NR
24
Bellevue
(Neb.)
39
4-4
20
25
Indiana
Southeast
36
5-1 21
Others Receiving Votes: Iowa Wesleyan 21,
John Brown 19, Biola 18, Mount Vernon Nazarene 16, Bethel (Ind.) 12, Lindenwood
9, Texas A&M International 8, Carroll (Mont.) 7, Texas Wesleyan 7,
Northwestern (Iowa) 5, Walsh 2, Freed-Hardeman 1.
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750 A
GREAT PRESENT: Mount Vernon Nazarene Head Coach Paul Swanson reached
the 750-career-victory total the quickest way possible this season, and it
turned into a nice little birthday present. He entered the season with 737
victories, and his Lady Cougars have come through in each of the 13 matches this
season. On his 53rd birthday, Swanson recorded career-win 750 on
Sept. 3 as MVNU (13-0) defeated previously unbeaten Walsh University in the
championship match of the nine-team Roberts Wesleyan Invitational. Swanson holds
a career record of 750-267 in 23 years coaching at the NAIA level. He is 735-252
in 22 years leading the Lady Cougars volleyball team.
BLOCK THIS: Urbana junior
Mary Brunner turned in a spectacular weekend performance at the Earlham Quaker
Coca-Cola Classic. She earned most valuable player honors as she contributed 62
kills, 41 blocks, 18 digs and two aces. Brunner saved a record-setting
performance for the title match against Marian on Sept. 3. She produced a
school-record 17 blocks in the four-game match, which Urbana won 30-25, 20-30,
30-26, 30-19.
COLUMBIA
CLAIMS TITLE: Columbia, Mo. (4-0) won four matches to win its own
tournament, the Best Western/KMIZ Classic, on Sept. 2-3. The Cougars defeated
St. Francis (Ill.) and Culver-Stockton on the first day in sweeps, then blanked
Peru State and Illinois-Springfield on the second day.
NAIA VOLLEYBALL PLAYER, SETTER AND LIBERO OF THE WEEK
– SEPT. 6, 2005
Janelle Marinos of Embry-Riddle University (Fla.),
Sheila Mercado of William Penn
University (Iowa) and Amy
Eckenfels of Campbellsville University (Ky.) were named the NAIA
Volleyball Player, Setter and Libero of the Week, respectively for the week
ending September 4, 2005. Marinos, a native of Three Rivers, Calif., had one of
the strongest weeks of any Eagle player in the history of the program, averaging
5.26 kills per game with a total of 142 in 27 games played to help ERAU to a 6-2
record. The junior outsider hitter posted three 20-plus kill matches and
finished with a .301 hitting percentage. Marinos also recorded 95 digs (3.52 per
game) along with nine total blocks. Mercado, from San Sebastian, Puerto Rico
averaged 15.5 assists per game as William Penn went 4-0 during the week. The
Lady Statesmen posted victories against the University of St. Mary (Kan.),
Campbellsville University (Ky.), Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) and Spring
Arbor University (Mich.), dropping only one game in the four matches. The
freshman setter also recorded 44 digs and six aces. Eckenfels, a junior from
Louisville, Ky., helped Campbellsville post a 4-1 record on the week. In 18
games, she averaged 10.8 digs and had four aces. Campbellsville recorded wins
against Kentucky Wesleyan, University of St. Mary (Kan.), St. Ambrose and Spring
Arbor. The teams’ only defeat came at the hands of William Penn. For her play,
Eckenfels was selected to the All-Tournament Team of the St. Ambrose
Invitational. Volleyball Region Players of
the Week – Beth Geise, Northwest College (Wash.) (I); Verania
Willis, California Baptist University (II); Tara
De Boer, Dordt College (Iowa) (III); Lindsey Hill, College of St. Mary
(Neb.) (IV); Rose
Obunaga, Columbia College (Mo.) (V); Michelle
Pape, Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) (VI); Renae
Walker, William Penn University (Iowa) (VII); Deanne Gonzalez, Bethel
College (Ind.) (VIII); Shena Beheler, Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio)
(IX); Molly
Hall, Campbellsville University (Ky.) (XI); Lauren
Perrin, King College (Tenn.) (XII); Meghan
Francis, Berry College (Ga.) (XIII). Volleyball Region Setters of the Week –
Jamie McCreary, Southern Oregon University (I); Amber Donovan, Westmont College
(Calif.) (II); Emily, Van Voorst Dordt College (III); Annie Jankowski, College
of St. Mary (Neb.) (IV); Luana Branco, Columbia College (Mo.) (V); Juliana
Todescan, John Brown University (Ark.) (VI); Ashley Frost, Madonna University
(Mich.) (VIII); Kelsey Jones, Cedarville University (Ohio) (IX); Jenna
Richardson, Campbellsville University (Ky.) (XI); Jami Perry, Brevard College
(N.C.) (XII); Julie Wright, Reinhardt College (XIII); Ally Schramer, Savannah
College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV). Volleyball Region Liberos of the Week –
Kristen Lilly, Southern Oregon University (I); Malinda Reese, Westmont College
(Calif.) (II); Megan Rich, Northwestern College (Iowa) (III); Jami Arasmith,
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (IV); Amy Johnston , MidAmerica Nazarene University
(Kan.) (V); Christine Wells, John Brown University (Ark.) (VI); Courtney Thomas,
William Penn University (Iowa) (VII); Julie Brusie, Cornerstone University
(Mich.) (VIII); Holly Morgan, Tiffin University (Ohio) (IX); Courtney Williams,
Lee University (Tenn.) (XIII); Dina Lamanna, Savannah College of Art and Design
(Ga.) (XIV).
QUICK SETS:
Savannah Art & Design senior setter Ally Schramer was named the
Florida Sun Conference Setter of the Week as she averaged 9.06 assists, 1.10
kills, 3.95 digs and 0.70 blocks per game while hitting .392 ** LaGrange senior
middle blocker Heather Duttweiler was named to the Cougar Classic All-Tournament
Team as she had 42 kills, 10 blocks and a .378 hitting percentage in four
matches ** College of St. Mary (Neb.) middle blocker Lindsey Hill and setter
Annie Jankowski were named to the Columbia College Missouri Classic
All-Tournament Team ** Cedarville’s Kelsey Jones handed out 41 assists as the
Lady Jackets defeated host Grace in the finals of the Grace Invitational on Aug.
27. She was named the tournament’s most valuable player ** Savannah Art and
Design picked up two victories over ranked teams on Aug. 27, the final day of
the Sunbirds Invitational at Fresno, Calif. The Bees defeated
then-24th-ranked Biola in five games followed by a sweep of
then-17th-ranked Azusa Pacific
PLAYER MILESTONES AND RECORDS: Montana Tech
libero Rebekah Hudson recorded a school-record 40 digs in a five-game loss to
Warner Pacific on Sept. 2. The previous record was 31 digs in a match ** Urbana
junior Mary Brunner tallied a school-record 17 blocks in a four-game victory
over Marian on Sept. 3
TEAM
MILESTONES: no team milestones reported
COACHING MILESTONES: no coaching milestones
reported
WEEKLY 30-KILL
PERFORMANCE: None reported
WEEKLY 30-DIG PERFORMANCE: For a complete
listing visit www.avca.org
40 – Rebekah Hudson (Montana Tech) vs. Warner Pacific, Sept. 2 (five
games)
33 – Erin Blythe (Concordia-Ore.) vs. Taylor, Aug. 26 (four
games)
31 – Erin Blythe (Concordia-Ore.) vs. Olivet Nazarene, Aug. 26 (four
games)
WEEKLY TRIPLE-DOUBLE
CLUB: For a complete listing visit www.avca.org
No triple-doubles
reported
WEEKLY HALF-GRAND FAN
CLUB: For a complete listing visit www.avca.org
No half-grand fan club attendances
reported
NAIA VOLLEYBALL
REGION TOP 10s (provided by the NAIA as of Sept. 4)
Region I: 1.
Southern Oregon (8-2); 2. Northwest, Wash. (6-0); 3. Carroll, Mont. (4-4); 4.
Albertson (4-2); 5. Rocky Mountain (3-1); 6. Oregon Tech (4-3); 7. Concordia,
Ore. (4-4); 8. Montana State-Northern (5-4); 9. Great Falls (7-2); 10. Warner
Pacific (2-3)
Region II: 1.
Fresno Pacific (8-0); 2. California Baptist (7-1); 3. Concordia, Calif. (9-0);
4. Azusa Pacific (7-1); 5. Vanguard (8-0); 6. Biola (7-1); 7. Point Loma
Nazarene (7-2); 8. Westmont (8-2); 9. Menlo (2-3); 10. The Master’s
(5-3)
Region III: 1. National
American, S.D. (9-0); 2. Dickinson State (5-2); 3. Dordt (8-1); 4. Hastings
(9-1); 5. Northwestern, Iowa (8-1); 6. Concordia, Neb. (9-0); 7. Doane (2-4); 8.
Morningside (5-4); 9. Briar Cliff (5-0); 10. Minot State (1-6)
Region IV: 1. St. Mary, Neb. (7-1); 2.
Bellevue (4-4); 3. Newman (2-4); 4. Ozarks (6-1); 5. Bethel, Kan. (0-0); 6. Peru
State (4-4); 7. Tabor (3-1); 8. Ottawa (0-0); 9. Park (2-3); 10. Sterling
(5-1)
Region V: 1. Columbia,
Mo. (4-0); 2. Missouri Baptist (4-1); 3. Lindenwood (5-3); 4. Baker (7-3); 5.
Illinois-Springfield (3-4); 6. Central Methodist (3-1); 7. Graceland (3-2); 8.
Evangel, Mo. (5-4); 9. McKendree (0-2); 10. William Jewell (3-2)
Region VI: 1. Houston Baptist (7-0); 2.
Lubbock Christian (6-2); 3. John Brown (7-2); 4. Texas A&M International
(2-1); 4. Texas Wesleyan (1-3); 6. Southern Nazarene (4-1); 7. College of the
Southwest (3-4); 8. Texas-Permian Basin (2-0)
Region VII: 1. St. Francis, Ill. (6-2); 2.
Iowa Wesleyan (5-4); 3. William Penn (4-4); 4. St. Xavier (2-4); 5. Olivet
Nazarene (3-5); 6. St. Ambrose (3-2); 7. Trinity International (3-5); 8.
Illinois Tech (1-3); 9. Ashford (4-1); 10. Judson (5-2)
Region VIII: 1. Madonna (9-0); 2.
Cornerstone (6-3); 3. Bethel, Ind. (8-1); 4. Indiana Wesleyan (2-2); 5. Taylor
(4-4); 6. Michigan-Dearborn (6-2); 7. Indiana Tech (4-1); 8. Aquinas
(4-2)
Region IX: 1. Cedarville (6-0); 2. Mount Vernon Nazarene
(13-0); 3. Walsh (3-1); 4. St. Vincent (6-2); 5. Urbana (6-2); 6. Seton Hill
(3-1); 7. Tiffin (6-3); 7. Malone (3-4); 9. Ohio Dominican (3-5); 10. Roberts
Wesleyan (3-4)
Region XI: 1.
Georgetown, Ky. (5-3); 2. Freed-Hardeman (0-0); 3. Martin Methodist (0-0); 4.
Union, Tenn. (0-0); 5. Lindsey Wilson (0-3); 5. Campbellsville (0-0); 7. Lyons
(1-6); 8. Cumberland, Ky. (4-1); 9. Lambuth (0-0); 10. Cumberland, Tenn.
(5-3)
Region XII: 1. Indiana
Southeast (5-1); 2. King, Tenn. (2-0); 3. Brevard (2-1); 3. Spalding (1-1); 5.
Brescia (6-0); 6. Virginia-Wise (2-2); 7. Asbury (4-2); 8. Milligan (0-1); 9.
Bryan (2-6); 10. St. Louis Pharmacy (2-2)
Region XIII: 1. Lee, Tenn. (1-2); 2. Berry
(5-1); 3. Spring Hill (0-0); 4. Brewton-Parker (2-2); 5. Faulkner (2-2); 6.
Loyola, La. (3-1); 7. Shorter (2-0); 8. Reinhardt (1-1); 9. Brenau
(0-2)
Region XIV: 1. Savannah
Art and Design (3-6); 2. Flagler (4-4); 3. Northwood, Fla. (0-0); 4. St. Thomas,
Fla. (0-0); 5. Embry-Riddle, Fla. (6-2); 6. Warner Southern (1-1); 7. Webber
International (5-0); 8. Florida Memorial (0-0); 9. Edward Waters
(0-2)
TOURNAMENTS, CHAMPIONS AND
MVPs:
Best Western/KMIZ Classic (hosted by Columbia, Mo.):
Columbia (Mo.), MVP not provided
Earlham Quaker Coca-Cola Classic: Urbana,
Mary Brunner (Urbana)
Grace Invitational: Cedarville, Kelsey Jones
(Cedarville)
Michigan-Dearborn Invitational: Tie: Mount Vernon Nazarene,
Madonna and Michigan-Dearborn, MVP not provided
Roberts Wesleyan
Invitational: Mount Vernon Nazarene, Shena Beheler (Mount Vernon
Nazarene)
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