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2009 All-MIAA Volleyball Team Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Six players each from MIAA
Champion Central Missouri, Emporia State and Pittsburg State
headline the 2009 All-MIAA Volleyball Team, released Wednesday by
the conference office. The selections were made by the league's 11
head coaches, and coaches were not permitted to vote for their own
players.
Pittsburg State outside hitter Pamela Cartagena was named the 2009
MIAA Player of the Year after ranking second in the league in kills
(3.97 per set), ninth in digs (4.41 per set) and second in points
(4.39 per set). The senior from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was also one
of two unanimous All-MIAA First Team selections, with Emporia State
senior outside hitter Arica Shepard being the other.
Truman middle hitter Megan Sharpe was selected as the 2009 MIAA
Freshman of the Year after finishing third in the conference in
hitting percentage (.357), 10th in blocks (0.85 per set) and eighth
in points (3.61 per set). The Edwardsville, Ill., native was also
named All-MIAA Second Team.
Central Missouri first-year head coach Flip Piontek was voted
unanimous 2009 MIAA Coach of the Year after guiding the Jennies to
an 18-2 record in MIAA play (32-4 overall) and their first
conference championship since 2000. Central Missouri now has 20
conference titles in 28 years of MIAA competition.
Truman and Washburn both had five all-conference selections,
followed by Nebraska-Omaha with four, Northwest Missouri and
Southwest Baptist with three, Fort Hays State and Missouri Southern
with two and Missouri Western with one.
Central Missouri is set to host the NCAA South Central Regional
Thursday through Saturday as the No. 1 seed. The Jennies will take
on No. 8 seed Dallas Baptist in the first round Thursday at 7:30
p.m. CT. No. 2 seed Washburn will face No. 7 seed
Nebraska-Omaha Thursday at 2:30 p.m. CT, No. 4 seed Emporia State
will play No. 5 seed Pittsburg State Thursday at 5 p.m. CT and No.
6 seed Truman will match up with No. 3 seed West Texas A&M
Thursday at noon CT in the other first round matches.
2009 ALL-MIAA
VOLLEYBALL TEAM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Pamela Cartagena, Sr., OH, Pittsburg State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Megan Sharpe, MH, Truman
COACH OF THE YEAR
Flip Piontek, Central Missouri
FIRST TEAM
OH: Arica Shepard, Sr., Emporia State** [r1][r1]
OH: Pamela Cartagena, Sr., Pittsburg State** [r1][r1][r1]
RH/OH: Brittney Miller, Jr., Emporia State
MH: Ellen Thommes, Sr., Nebraska-Omaha
MH: Mollie Lacy, So., Washburn
S: Caitlin Pankratz, Sr., Central Missouri
S: Kate Hampson, Sr., Washburn
L: Rachel Fister, Jr., Central Missouri [r1]
**Unanimous Selection
[r1] - Repeat first team selection from last season
[r1][r1] - Repeat first team selection from the last two
seasons
[r1][r1][r1] - Repeat first team selection from the last three
seasons
SECOND TEAM
OH: Allie Huffman, So., Central Missouri
OH/MH: Lilian Rezende, Sr., Fort Hays State
OH: Corrinne Stringer, So., Pittsburg State
MH: Paula Harris, So., Central Missouri
MH: Ashley Jurgensmeyer, So., Southwest Baptist
MH: Megan Sharpe, Fr., Truman
RH: Lauren Graybeal, Sr., Truman
RH: Breanna Lewis, So., Washburn
S: Ting Liu, Jr., Emporia State
S: Emily Vosseler, Sr., Pittsburg State
L: Angie Reicks, So., Nebraska-Omaha
[Note: Ties in voting created three additional spots]
THIRD TEAM
OH: Renee Rheinecker, Fr., Missouri Southern
OH: Ashley Shepard, Jr., Washburn
MH: Bradye Peniston, Fr., Central Missouri
MH/RH: Lizzy Mach, So., Nebraska-Omaha
MH: Sara Falcone, Jr., Northwest Missouri
RH: Abby Gruenbacher, Jr., Central Missouri
S: Emily Myers, So., Nebraska-Omaha
L: Cassie Wilson, Jr., Pittsburg State
L: Casey Bruno, Jr., Truman
[Note: Ties in voting created an additional spot]
HONORABLE MENTION
OH: Katelyn Schmidtberger, Fr., Emporia State
OH: Jeanna Feldmann, Jr., Missouri Southern
OH: Kelli Sicner, Jr., Missouri Western
OH: Alex Smith, Fr., Southwest Baptist
OH: Kelsey Stewart, Sr., Southwest Baptist
MH: Brianne Boner, Jr., Emporia State
MH: Molly Bergkamp, Jr., Pittsburg State
MH: Brooke Fay, Fr., Pittsburg State
RH: Lidia Karnopp, Sr., Fort Hays State
RH: Erin Hattey, Sr., Truman
S: Laira Akin, So., Northwest Missouri
S: Ashley Petak, Jr., Truman
L: Amy Byfield, Sr., Emporia State
L: Paige Spangenberg, Jr., Northwest Missouri
L: Molly Smith, Jr., Washburn
