Knaeble Makes All-NSIC Honorable Mention

 

November 5, 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Northern Sun Conference office has released the 2007 Volleyball All-Conference awards. Northern State senior Emily Knaeble was named to the Honorable Mention roll for the first time in her career. The Wolves (13-15, 8-10 NSIC) have wrapped up the regular season schedule and, as the No. 6 seed, will face No. 4 Wayne State in the first round of the NSIC Tournament on Tuesday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m in Wayne, Neb.

Knaeble is a 5-10 outside hitter from Andover, Minn. She leads the Wolves in attack attempts in 2007 and has 291 kills on the year. Knaeble is also one of the team's top defenders, racking up 315 digs for an average of 3.18 digs per game. She also has 21 ace serves this year.

NSIC All-Conference Team
# Name School Pos Ht Yr Hometown
12 Maggie McNamara Concordia-St. Paul S 5-9 So. Zumbrota, Minn.
13 Whitney Meierotto Concordia-St. Paul OH 5-8 Jr. Washburn Wis.
16 Emily Palkert Concordia-St. Paul MH 5-11 Fr. Excelsior, Minn.
3 Mary Slinger Concordia-St. Paul Lib 5-8 So. Faribault, Minn.
9 Maria Steinhagen Concordia-St. Paul MH 5-10 Jr. Alexandria, Minn.
4 Julie Vancura MSU Moorhead S 5-6 Sr. Anoka, Minn.
7 Leah Ashburn Southwest Minnesota St. MB 5-9 So. Hector, Minn.
9 Erin Contons Southwest Minnesota St OH 5-10 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn.
14 Tricia Ingvalson Southwest Minnesota St MB 6-1 Sr. Caledonia, Minn.
10 Laura Dolezal Wayne State Lib 5-8 Sr. Columbus, Neb.
9 Emily Schroeder Wayne State OH 5-11 Sr. Belden, Neb.
8 Lisa Dobie Winona State S 5-10 Sr. Glen Ellyn, Ill.

NSIC All-Conference Honorable Mention
# Name School Pos Ht Yr Hometown
4 Brittney Burns Bemidji State OH 6-0 Sr. LeSueur, Minn.
8 Tatiani Santos University of Mary MH 5-11 Sr. San Jose Do Rio Preto, Brazil
16 Megan Norling MSU Moorhead OH 5-9 Jr. Plymouth, Minn.
7 Calla Oftedahl MSU Moorhead Lib 5-4 Jr. Apple Valley, Minn.
16 Theresa Crance Minnesota, Crookston MH 6-1 Sr. Timber Lake, S.D.
7 Emily Knaeble Northern State OH 5-8 Sr. Andover, Minn.
1 Sara Graf Southwest Minnesota St. S 5-10 So. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
6 Sarah Quiram Southwest Minnesota St. Lib 5-10 Jr. LeSueur, Minn.
5 Darcy Hageman Upper Iowa MH 5-11 Sr. Decorah, Iowa
2 Carmen Stankowski Winona State OH 5-8 So. Mosinee, Wis.

NSIC Player of the Year NSIC Libero of the Year
Erin Contons, Southwest Minnesota State Mary Slinger, Concordia-St. Paul

NSIC Freshman of the Year NSIC Coach of the Year
Emily Palkert, Concordia-St. Paul Terry Culhane, Southwest Minnesota State