Player of the Year: Raquel Ferreira, Concordia

Libero of the Year: Samantha Weatherly, Fresno Pacific

Coach of the Year: Dennis Janzen, Fresno Pacific

2004 Women's Volleyball GSAC Scholar Athletes
ATHLETE	SCHOOL	YEAR	MAJOR	GPA
Heather Morgan	California Baptist	Senior	Psychology	3.90
Christie Currier	Azusa Pacific	Senior	Liberal Stidoes	3.89
Sara Mooney	Christian Heritage	Junior	Psychology	3.87
Jennifer Engel	Azusa Pacific	Senior	Political Science	3.83
Lindsey Sommer	Concordia	Junior	Liberal Studies	3.82
Gera Bahr	Fresno Pacific	Junior	Liberal Studies	3.81
Jessika Doolittle	Hope International	Senior	General Social Science	3.80
Erin Mazmanian	Fresno Pacific	Senior	Psychology	3.80
Sarah Maxwell	Christian Heritage	Senior	Psychology	3.76
Shailey Jones	Fresno Pacific	Junior	Physical Education	3.75
Colleen Walker	Azusa Pacific	Junior	Liberal Studies	3.75
Meghan O'Brien	Point Loma Nazarene	Senior	Political Science	3.74
Amber Steig	Biola	Senior	Social Science	3.73
Corrie Wall	Christian Heritage	Senior	Interdiscplinary Studies	3.72
Kim Meyer	Concordia	Junior	Liberal Studies	3.71
Livia Peace	Vanguard	Senior	Exercise Sports Science	3.71
Amy Fisher	Biola	Senior	Communication Disorders	3.64
Jaclyn Lee	Vanguard	Junior	Psychology	3.64
Yajaira Prado	California Baptist	Junior	Psychology/Christian Studies	3.64
Jennifer Strid	Fresno Pacific	Senior	Natural Studies	3.62
Heather Diliberto	Biola	Junior	Psychology	3.54
Hannah Timboe	Biola	Junior	Social Science	3.54
Shannon Milicic	Point Loma Nazarene	Junior	Nutrition and Foods	3.53
Alyson Lumley	Hope International	Junior	General Social Science	3.50
Heidi Schlect	Concordia	Senior	Liberal Studies	3.50

 

2004 NAIA Women's Volleyball All-Americans
ATHLETE	SCHOOL
Yudelka Bonilla (1st Team)	California Baptist
Raquel Ferreira (1st Team)	Concordia
Yajaira Prado (1st Team)	California Baptist
Lira Xavier (1st Team)	Fresno Pacific
Lorena Zuleta (1st Team)	Fresno Pacific
Hannah Timboe (3rd Team)	Biola
Mesha  Wimer (3rd Team)	Fresno Pacific
Jenny Brickner (HM)	Azusa Pacific
Andrea Delsinge (HM)	Biola
Chelsea Morgan (HM)	Azusa Pacific
Carmen Stratton (HM)	Concordia

NAIA Player of the Year: Raquel Ferreira, Concordia

2004 NAIA Women's Volleyball All-Tournament Team
ATHLETE	SCHOOL
Kate Alderson	Point Loma Nazarene
Yudelka Bonilla	California Baptist
Yajaira Prada	California Baptist
Carmen Stratton	Concordia
Lorena Zuleta	Fresno Pacific
Tournament Most Valuable Player
Raquel Ferreira	California Baptist
National Championship Tournament Coach
Ryan McGuyre	California Baptist

 

2004 NAIA Women's Volleyball All-America Scholar Athletes
ATHLETE	SCHOOL
Gera Bahr	Fresno Pacific
Heather Diliberto	Biola
Amber Donovan	Westmont
Amy Fisher	Biola
Shailey Jones	Fresno Pacific
Jaclyn Lee	Vanguard
Sarah Maxwell	Christian Heritage
Erin Mazmanian	Fresno Pacific
Kim Meyer	Concordia
Sara Mooney	Christian Heritage
Heather Morgan	California Baptist
Livia Peace	Vanguard
Yajaira Prado	California Baptist
Heidi Schlecht	Concordia
Amber Steig	Biola
Jennifer Strid	Fresno Pacific
Hannah Timboe	Biola
Bonnie Van Elderen	Westmont
Colleen Walker	Azusa Pacific
Corrie Wall	Christian Heritage

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

September 6, 2004
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
KATE ALDERSON ~ Point Loma Nazarene University
Sophomore ~ 5-10 ~ Outside Hitter ~ Riverside, Missouri
Kate Alderson averaged 4.6 kills with a .286 hitting percentage, 3.6 digs and .28 blocks per game as Point Loma Nazarene went 4-1 for the week.  In the 4-game loss to No. 2-ranked NCAA Div. II UC San Diego she had 15 kills and 14 digs.  The Sea Lions won all of their matches at the Crowne-Plaza Labor Day Volleyball Festival hosted by Concordia.  Some highlights during the tournament for Alderson were 18 kills (6.0 k/g) in 3 games against Holy Names, 22 kills (5.5 k/g) in 4 games against Bethany, and 18 digs (4.5 d/g) in 4 games against Carroll MT which received votes in the NAIA preseason rankings.   
 

VOLLEYBALL SETTER
NATALIE RENTZ ~ Point Loma Nazarene University
Sophomore ~ 5-8 ~ Setter ~ Glen Ellen, California
Natalie Rentz recorded 197 assists (12.3 a/g), 40 digs (2.5 d/g), 13 kills and 3 aces as Point Loma Nazarene won 4 of its 5 matches last week.  In the loss to No. 2-ranked NCAA Div. II UC San Digeo, she had 40 assists and 5 kills.  In the tournament hosted by Concordia, some top performances for Rentz were 47 assists (15.7 a/g) and 11 digs (3.7 d/g) against Notre Dame de Namur, 59 assists (14.8 a/g) aga