September 4, 2007
Koryn Kendall — University of Chicago — Napa, CA (Vintage)
Senior middle hitter Koryn Kendall of the University of Chicago earned All-Tournament Team honors as the Maroons split four matches en route to a third-place finish at the St. Norbert College Invitational. Kendall led the team in kills in three of the four matches, compiling 21 kills in a 3-0 win over Finlandia University, 25 in a four-game decision over Marian College, and 19 in a five-game setback against Aurora University.
Maggie Ramm — Emory University — Tampa, FL (H.B. Plant)
Emory University senior libero Maggie Ramm was named the Most Valuable Player of the Emory University Classic after helping the Eagles to a perfect 4-0 record and wins in 12 of 13 games. Ramm totaled a team-high 54 digs, 13 assists, and five service aces, while helping the Eagles hold all four opponents to a combined .113 attack percentage. Ramm accounted for a team-high 11 digs and three aces in a three-game sweep of Christopher Newport University, tallied 15 digs and six assists in a 3-1 triumph against 11th-ranked University of St. Thomas, and collected a team-best 22 digs in a three-game triumph over the University of Puget Sound.
September 10, 2007
Piera Carfagno — Brandeis University — Los Angeles, CA (Campbell Hall School)
Sophomore middle blocker Piera Carfagno of Brandeis University was named the Most Valuable Player of the Brandeis University Invitational, helping the Judges to four victories en route to the championship. In four tournament matches, Carfagno compiled 48 kills for a .521 hitting percentage (48 kills, eight errors in 73 attacks), and added eight service aces and seven blocks. She compiled 14 kills (.458 hitting pct.), three aces, and three blocks in a four-game win over Rhode Island College and tallied 11 kills (.571 pct.), three aces, and two blocks in a three-game sweep of Smith College.
Samantha Carter — Carnegie Mellon University — San Antonio, TX (O’Connor)
Carnegie Mellon University sophomore setter Samantha Carter dished out 250 assists in a five-match week for the Tartans, which included a third-place showing at the College of Wooster Kilt Classic over the weekend. After opening the week with a 50-assist effort in a five-game loss to St. Vincent College, Carter compiled 200 digs in leading the Tartans to a 2-2 record at Wooster, tallying a career-high 67 assists, to go with nine kills, a .571 hitting percentage, and 10 digs in a five game win over Westminster College (PA).
September 17, 2007
Julie Schaefer — Case Western Reserve University — Independence, OH (Independence)
Junior setter Julie Schaefer of Case Western Reserve University tallied 145 assists and 63 digs in a 4-1 week for the Spartans, which included a third-place finish in their own Case Western Reserve University Tournament over the weekend. Schaefer opened the week with her second “triple-double” of the season with 10 kills, 44 assists, and 19 digs in a five-game win over Baldwin-Wallace College, the first victory over the Yellow Jackets in over five years. In tournament play, She compiled 122 assists, 44 digs, and four aces in four matches.
Lorraine Wingenbach — Brandeis University — Buffalo, NY (City Honors School)
Junior outside hitter Lorraine Wingenbach of Brandeis University tallied 30 kills for a .220 hitting percentage and added 19 digs and five service aces in leading the Judges to two weekend wins. After tallying eight kills, six digs, and five aces in a three-game sweep of Bridgewater State College, Wingenbach posted a “double-double” of 22 kills and 13 digs in a five-game triumph over Williams College.
September 24, 2007
Samantha Carter — Carnegie Mellon University — San Antonio, TX (O’Connor)
Carnegie Mellon University sophomore setter Samantha Carter tallied 176 assists (11.73 per game), 45 digs, 13 blocks, and nine service aces in leading the Tartans to a 3-1 mark in their annual Crossover Tournament. Carter tallied 50 assists, 18 digs, and three aces in a 3-1 win over Otterbein College, compiled 53 assists and 17 digs in five-game triumph over John Carroll University, and totaled 43 assists and a career-best eight blocks in a three-game sweep of Muskingum College.
Lorraine Wingenbach — Brandeis University — Buffalo, NY (City Honors)
Junior outside hitter Lorraine Wingenbach of Brandeis University tallied 67 kills and a .280 hitting percentage, while averaging 3.42 digs, 0.75 aces, and 0.58 blocks in helping the Judges to second place at the Amherst College Classic, defeating Middlebury College, Westfield State College, and Johnson & Wales University, while losing to host Amherst. Wingenbach’s top performance came in a three-game win over Middlebury, where she compiled 20 kills, a .304 hitting percentage, and 17 digs.
October 1, 2007
Haleigh Spencer — Washington University — Greencastle, IN (North Putnam)
Senior outside hitter Haleigh Spencer of Washington University tallied 40 kills, a .349 hitting percentage, and 37 digs during the opening weekend of UAA round robin play at New York University, helping the Bears to a 3-0 record. Spencer registered “double-double” performances in victories over Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Chicago, compiling 24 digs and a career-best 20 kills in a five-game triumph over Carnegie Mellon, and tallying 16 kills and 11 digs in a three-game sweep of Chicago.
October 8, 2007
Abby Blasco — Brandeis University — Greeley, CO (Frontier Academy)
Freshman setter Abby Blasco of Brandeis University averaged 11.58 assists per game and tallied 16 service aces in leading the Judges to a 4-0 record and the championship of the Midcoast Classic hosted by Bowdoin College and Bates College. Blasco also tallied 35 digs and seven blocks (two solo) as Brandeis posted three-game sweeps over Emmanuel College, Bates College, Keene State College, and the University of New England. She nearly registered her first career “triple-double” against New England with 35 assists, 11 digs and a career-high eight service aces, and posted personal highs of 38 assists and 12 digs in the win over Keene.
Maggie Ramm — Emory University — Tampa, FL (H.B. Plant)
Senior libero Maggie Ramm of Emory University played a key role on defense in helping the Eagles secure wins in three of four matches last weekend at the Illinois Wesleyan University Classic. Ramm registered 52 digs in 12 games played, which included a 19 dig-performance in a 3-0 win against Hope College.
October 15, 2007
Erin Albers — Washington University — Belleville, IL (Althoff Catholic)
Washington University sophomore middle hitter Erin Albers compiled 45 kills for a .467 hitting percentage and tallied 21 blocks in leading the Bears to a 4-0 weekend in the second round of UAA round robin play in Cleveland, OH, garnering the top seed for next month’s UAA Volleyball Championship Tournament. Albers’ best match of the weekend came in a three-game win over the University of Rochester, tallying 14 kills on 16 attempts for an .812 hitting percentage and adding seven blocks (three solo). In a five-game triumph over Emory University, she totaled 13 kills for a .611 hitting percentage.
Koryn Kendall — University of Chicago — Napa, CA (Vintage)
Senior middle hitter Koryn Kendall of the University of Chicago averaged 3.73 kills per game and registered a .564 hitting percentage on 56 kills in 94 attempts with only three errors in four matches during the second round of UAA round robin play in Cleveland, OH. Kendall recorded double-digit kills with at least a .515 hitting percentage in all four matches, including a high of 18 kills in a five-game loss to New York University, and 17 kills and a .640 hitting percentage in a three-game win over the University of Rochester. She also set the Chicago career record for total blocks (365) and became the fourth player in school history to reach 1,000 career kills.
October 22, 2007
Lorraine Wingenbach — Brandeis University — Buffalo, NY (City Honors)
Brandeis University junior outside hitter Lorraine Wingenbach averaged 5.06 kills and 3.06 digs per game and served for ten aces en route to All-Tournament Team honors at the Volleyball Hall of Fame Induction Tournament, leading the Judges to a 2-2 record and a fourth-place finish in the 16-team field. Wingenbach totaled 81 kills and a .242 hitting percentage for the weekend, leading the team in kills in each match. Her top effort came in a five-game loss to Williams College, where she tallied a career-high 31 kills with a .290 hitting percentage. She also added 16 digs, four blocks and three service aces.
October 29, 2007
Alysse Meyer — Emory University — Stockton, CA (Lincoln)
Emory University sophomore outside hitter Alysse Meyer tallied a team-high 63 kills (4.50 per game) for a .381 hitting percentage to earn a spot on the All-Tournament team during the Emory University National Invitational, helping the Eagles to wins in three of four matches. Meyer, who also added 16 digs and five service aces on the weekend, compiled a career-high 21 kills and a .429 hitting percentage in a five-game loss to Birmingham Southern College, notched a team-high 18 kills and six digs in a four-game triumph over 10th-ranked Ohio Northern University, and tallied 19 kills in a three-game sweep of Baldwin-Wallace College.
Maggie Ramm — Emory University — Tampa, FL (H.B. Plant)
Senior libero Maggie Ramm of Emory University tallied 109 digs (6.87 per game) in helping the Eagles to a 3-1 record at the Emory University National Invitational. Ramm led the team in digs in all four matches, collecting 27 digs in a five-game loss to Birmingham Southern College, tallying 29 digs each in victories over 10th-ranked Ohio Northern University and Baldwin-Wallace College, and finished with 18 digs in a three-game sweep of Randolph-Macon College. Ramm has 439 digs through 32 matches this season, which ranks second on the school’s single-season list.
November 11, 2007
Alysse Meyer — Emory University — Stockton, CA (Lincoln)
Sophomore outside hitter Alysse Meyer of Emory University tallied a team-high 51 kills with a .430 hitting percentage (51 kills, eight errors on 100 attacks) and added seven service aces in helping the fifth-ranked Eagles to three victories and the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship South Region title. After notching 11 kills in a three-game sweep of Piedmont College, Meyer chalked up a team-high 20 kills and a .576 hitting percentage in a three-game sweep of host Austin College, and added another 20 kills, a .311 hitting percentage, and seven digs in a four-game triumph over third-ranked Trinity University (TX) in the title game.
November 19, 2007
Alli Alberts — Washington University — Smithton, IL (Freeburg)
Washington University junior outside hitter Alli Alberts was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship in Bloomington, IL, helping the Bears to their Division III-record ninth national title. Alberts finished the three-match week with 39 kills (3.00 per game), 53 digs, and seven total blocks. She totaled 13 kills, 15 digs, and five blocks in a four-game quarterfinal triumph over Association rival Emory University, and tallied 15 kills and 22 digs in a five-game win over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the championship match. |
