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SD (VCSUVikings.com)- Valley City State University sophomore Clarissa Olson has been named NSAA Volleyball 1st Team All Conference.The conference office announced the 2016 NSAA volleyball awards Monday afternoon.
A 5-foot-9 middle blocker, Olson was one of 14 players to be named 1st Team All Conference. Eight more players earned 2nd Team honors.Olson, a native of Valley City, led the Vikings with a .318 hitting percentage this season. She tallied 263 kills – averaging 2.14 per game – in 585 attacks. Olson committed just 77 attacking errors and posted 76 total blocks.
Olson was the only Viking selected for the All Conference teams. Viterbo led with seven selections; Jamestown and Bellevue each recorded five selections on the All-Conference Teams. Valley City State, Dickinson State (N.D.), Dakota State (S.D.) and Waldorf (Iowa) each had one recipient. The NSAA All-Conference teams and postseason awards were selected by the league coaches.
Valley City State finished the season with a 12-22 overall record, winning five of their last eight matches. VCSU finished fourth in the NSAA standings and advanced to the conference tournament semifinals before losing to eventual champion Viterbo University.
First-Team All-Conference
|
Name |
Position |
Year |
School |
Hometown |
|
Natalie Geidel $ |
Middle Hitter |
Junior |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
West Bend, Wis. |
|
Amelia Grahn $ |
Setter |
Junior |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
Madison, Wis. |
|
Madison Squiers |
Setter |
Freshman |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Kearney, Neb. |
|
Nicole Warren $ |
Libero |
Senior |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Oakes, N.D. |
|
Shayla Scanlan $ |
Right Side |
Sophomore |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Plattsmouth, Neb. |
|
Baylee Gross |
Libero |
Junior |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
West Bend, Wis. |
|
Morgan Hensch |
Outside Hitter |
Junior |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Fergus Falls, Minn. |
|
Siera Skow |
Outside Hitter |
Junior |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
Hartford, Wis. |
|
Mikaylah Gillespie |
Middle Blocker |
Junior |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Belleview, Fla. |
|
Haley Glasoe |
Middle Blocker |
Junior |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Wildrose, N.D. |
|
Sara Biermaier $ |
Outside Hitter |
Senior |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
Woodbury, Minn. |
|
Middle Blocker |
Sophomore |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
Valley City, N.D. |
|
|
Emilee Wiersma $ |
Right Side |
Senior |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
Waupun, Wis. |
|
Danielle Boyette # |
Right Side/Setter |
Senior |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
Second-Team All-Conference
|
Name |
Position |
Year |
School |
Hometown |
|
Hope Lambrecht |
Middle Blocker |
Junior |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Wood River, Neb. |
|
Carly Rozell $@ |
Right Side |
Junior |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Aberdeen, S.D. |
|
Briley Sullivan |
Libero |
Junior |
Waldorf (Iowa) |
Laurens, Iowa |
|
Taylor Holz $ |
Libero |
Junior |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Omaha, Neb. |
|
Heather Bachman $ |
Right Side |
Senior |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Bloomington, Minn. |
|
Madison Wendel $ |
Middle Blocker |
Junior |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Carrington, N.D. |
|
Stephany Wold |
Opposite |
Senior |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
Underwood, Minn. |
|
Aubrey Aspen |
Middle Hitter |
Sophomore |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
Sparta, Wis. |
$ – 2015 NSAA Volleyball All-Conference First-Team
# – 2015 NSAA Volleyball All-Conference Second-Team
@ – 2014 NSAA Volleyball All-Conference Second-Team
2016 NSAA Volleyball Postseason Awards:
Offensive Player-of-the-Year: Natalie Geidel – Viterbo (Wis.)
Setter-of-the-Year: Amelia Grahn – Viterbo (Wis.)
Defensive Player-of-the-Year: Nicole Warren – Jamestown (N.D.)
Freshman-of-the-Year: Madison Squiers – Bellevue (Neb.)
Coach-of-the-Year: Ryan DeLong – Viterbo (Wis.)
Assistant Coach-of-the-Year: Steve Field – Bellevue (Neb.)