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2365 Harrodsburg Road, Suite A325 • Lexington, KY 40504 Telephone 866-544-2822 • Fax 859-226-4338 k www.avca.org AVCA Announces 2013 Division II All-Americans LEXINGTON, Ky. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the 33rd annual AVCA All-America teams for NCAA Division II women's volleyball. Exactly 29 of the athletes honored on the AVCA All-America teams in 2013 are first-time recipients of the award. Headlining this year's selections are a pair of Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears. Teammates Kayla Koenecke and Amanda Konetchy each are the only four-time AVCA All-Americans being honored in 2013. The 2013 All-America selections were made by the AVCA Division II All-America Committee: Shelton Collier, Wingate University, chairperson; Mario Andaya, Central Washington University; Laurie Lokash, Slippery Rock University; Gail Wasmus. NY Institute of Technology; Wick Colchagoff, Findlay University; Steve Wilcosky, Nova Southeastern; Will Condon, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Dave Fleming, Colorado Mesa University, Flip Piontek, University of Central Missouri. 2013 AVCA Division II First-Team All-America First Name Last Name School Position Year Marissa Cox Washburn University RS Jr. Danielle Dahle UC San Diego OH So. Taylor Goodness University of Central Missouri OH Sr. Holly Hafemeyer@ Augustana College MB Sr. Anna Hilton@ Wingate University RS Sr. Samantha Hutchinson^ Western Washington L Jr. Kayla Koenecke#*$ Concordia University, St. Paul RS Sr. Amanda Konetchy#*? Concordia University, St. Paul S Sr. Kate Lange#* University of Minnesota Duluth OH Sr. Brenna McIntosh Cal State San Bernardino MB So. Juliia Pakhomenko# Northwood University OH Sr. Caylie Seitz Sonoma State University OH So. Melanie Wannamaker^ Colorado School of Mines MB Sr. Berkley Whaley University of Tampa OH So. (cont.) 2013 AVCA Division II Second-Team All-America First Name Last Name School Position Year Julia Bates*? University of Central Missouri S Sr. Meghan Binkerd@ University of Indianapolis S Jr. Lindsay Homme& University of West Florida MB Sr. Camille Indest Rollins College MB Sr. Laura Iwuchukwu West Texas A&M University MB Sr. Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood Colorado School of Mines S So. Tori May CSU San Bernardino MB Jr. Lexi Potter Wingate University MH Jr. Julie Rainey University of Minnesota Duluth L Jr. Annie Reilly University of Central Missouri L So. Holly Reschke@ University of Tampa OH Sr. Heather Schiller Concordia University, St. Paul MB So. Kim Vertin Lewis University OH Jr. Katelynn Zanders University of Alaska Anchorage OH So. 2013 AVCA Division II Third-Team All-America First Name Last Name School Position Year Christina Alessi Palm Beach Atlantic University RS Sr. Brittany Anglemyer University of Indianapolis MB Jr. Kelsey Chambers Northern State University RS So. Alysa Heath Metropolitan State College OH Sr. Ashley Hinsch University of Minnesota Duluth S So. Kristen Holmes Armstrong Atlantic State MH Sr. Kelsey Hull& Sonoma State University RS Jr. Marissa Lisenbee University of Tampa RS So. Kaleigh Lound Grand Valley State University MB So. Jenna Pew Wheeling Jesuit University MB/S Sr. Morgan Rietzke Rockhurst University OH Fr. Jessica Santaniello Armstrong Atlantic State OH Sr. Monica Turner University of Minnesota Duluth MB So. Alanna Winfield Colorado School of Mines RS Fr. # indicates 2012 AVCA First-Team All-America selection ^ indicates 2012 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection @ indicates 2012 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection * indicates 2011 AVCA First-Team All-America selection % indicates 2011 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection & indicates 2011 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection ? indicates 2010 AVCA Second-Team All-American selection $ indicates 2010 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection 2013 AVCA Division II Freshman of the Year: Morgan Rietzke, Rockhurst, OH 2013 AVCA Division II Player of the Year: Announced at NCAA Banquet in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 2013 AVCA Division II Honorable Mention All-America First Name Last Name School Position Year Becca Acevedo Palm Beach Atlantic University S Jr. Abby Aiken Grand Valley State University OH Jr. Mollie Arnold Harding University OH Sr. Jenny Bellairs University of West Florida MB Sr. Lauren Bevan West Texas A&M University OH Jr. Lindsay Biggs Eckerd College OH Sr. Allie Brak Truman State University OH Jr. Caitlin Brenton UC San Diego OPP Jr. Meagan Burke University of Tampa MB Jr. Chelsea Burkle University of Missouri-St. Louis OH Sr. Shelby Cable NYIT OH Sr. Amber Cannady University of New Haven MB Sr. Alison Cooke Wingate University S Jr. Amy Davault Texas A&M University-Commerce OH Jr. Caitlyn Dean Tusculum College L Sr. Madelyn Densberger Sonoma State University OPP So. Jill Edwards Shippensburg University OH Sr. Kayla Erickson Western Washington University MB Jr. Alyssa Frauendorfer Wayne State University MB Fr. Catie Fry Central Washington University S So. Alexis Gillis Christian Brothers University OH So. Halie Harton West Texas A&M University OH Sr. Cameron Hartson Dallas Baptist University L Sr. Melissa Hess Colorado Mesa University MB Jr. Melissa Holt University of West Georgia L Sr. Madison Huth Angelo State University MB Sr. Maggi Jo Keffury Angelo State University S Jr. Katie Klein Regis University RS So. Iona Lofrano Cal State, Los Angeles OH So. Jaclyn Mailoto Saint Leo University S Sr. Sara McCutchan UC San Diego MB Jr. Emily McDonough Concordia University-St. Paul OH So. Jordan Neal Texas A&M University-Commerce S Sr. Megan Pando Armstrong Atlantic State S Sr. Ali Patterson Truman State University MB So. Faith Rohn Palm Beach Atlantic University OH So. Hayley Ross Sonoma State University S Sr. Heidi Sierks UC San Diego S So. Danielle Taflinger The University of Findlay MB Sr. Andrea Terpstra NW Nazarene MB Jr. Abbey Thissen Southwest Minnesota State Univ. RS So. Torey Thompson Chico State S Fr. Haley Thompson University of Central Missouri MB Fr. Abby Whitman Washburn University S Sr. Kaitlyn Wolters Grand Valley State University S Jr. Courtney Ysker Augustana College OH Jr. 2013 AVCA Division II First-Team All-America Marissa Cox, a 6-0 opposite for Washburn University, is a junior from Richmond, Kan. Cox’s .340 hitting percentage and 3.73 kills per set places her second in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The First-Team All-MIAA selection was named MIAA Hitter of the Week five teams in 2013. Cox is a first-time AVCA All-American. Danielle Dahle, a 6-1 outside hitter for UC San Diego, is a sophomore from La Mesa, Calif. She led the Tritons in kills per set (3.25) and points per set (3.65) while also tallying 338 digs and 47 blocks. It is because of Dahle’s consistent play of 15 double-doubles that kept UC San Diego in the top-25 of the AVCA Coaches Poll all season, reaching as high as eighth. Dahle earns AVCA All-American honors for the first time. Taylor Goodness, a 6-0 outside hitter for the University of Central Missouri, is a senior from Salina, Kan. A unanimous First-Team All-MIAA selection, she led the strong conference with 4.04 kills per set and eighth with a .303 hitting percentage. In the Jennies NCAA Regional Quarterfinal win over Nebraska- Kearney, the senior tallied 22 kills on .367 hitting and added seven digs. Capping her fine career, Goodness can add “AVCA All-American” to her volleyball resume. Holly Hafemeyer, a 6-3 middle blocker for Augustana College (SD), is a senior from Faribault, Minn. There aren’t many players who dominate the net quite like Hafemeyer, placing second in the loaded NSIC in kills (4.32/s), blocks (1.14), and points per set (5.08). She also became the 21st Augustana volleyball player to hit 1,000 kills and ranks ninth all-time with 1,193 career kills as a Viking. Hafemeyer is now a two-time AVCA All-American. Anna Hilton, a 6-0 opposite for Wingate University, is a redshirt-senior from Hickory, N.C. She finished the regular season ranking in the top-12 in the South Atlantic Conference with 0.89 blocks per set (2nd), a .346 hitting percentage (3rd), 3.46 kills per set (6th) and 3.41 digs per set (12th). Hilton recorded 13 kills, 17 digs and seven blocks to lead the Bulldogs into the Elite 8 for the second straight year and the third time in for years. Hilton is a two-time AVCA All-American after earning third-team accolades a year ago. Samantha Hutchinson, a 5-7 libero for Western Washington University, is a junior from University Place, Wash. The GNAC Defensive Player of the Year was a terror on opponent hitters all year, as evidence by her 6.91 digs per set, good for second in the country. She ranks third among WWU career leaders in digs with 1,671. After making it as an AVCA Second-Team All-American a year ago, this marks her second AVCA All-American honor. Kayla Koenecke, a 5-9 opposite for Concordia University, St. Paul, is a senior from Delano, Minn. After being named to her fourth AVCA All-Region team, there is no doubt Koenecke will go down as one of the greatest to wear the uniform. Her .405 hitting percentage is tops in the nation, and her career .390 attack clip places her first all-time for the Golden Bears. She is also seventh in the NSIC averaging 3.67 kills per set while playing solid defense, placing second on the team in digs per set (3.53) and third in total blocks (77). Koenecke is now a four-time AVCA All-American, earning first-team accolades for the third consecutive year. Amanda Konetchy, a 5-7 setter for Concordia University, St. Paul, is a senior from Victoria, Minn. Many of the hitters that have come through the program certainly have Konetchy to thank.