Oct. 11, 2006

Katelyn Barnes of Southern Wesleyan University (S.C.), Angela Montreuil of King College (Tenn.) and Annie Jankowski of the College of St. Mary (Neb.) were selected as NAIA National Volleyball Player, Libero and Setter of the Week for the week ending Sunday October 8^th, 2006.

Barnes, a freshman outside hitter from Gilbert, Arizona, was named MVP of the Crabtree Classic as she led the Warriors in kills in all 4 matches. She hit .360 for the tournament and hit .322 in the Warriors 5-0 week. She had 103 kills on the week.

Montreuil, a senior libero from Knoxville, Tennessee, averaged 10.29 digs/game for the week, and 9.5 digs/game in KC's win over Virginia Intermont.

Jankowski, a junior setter from Omaha, Nebraska, moved up to #3 all-time at St. Mary's in assists this week. She averaged 16.67 assists/game on the week with a 3-0 win over Peru State University (Neb.).

Other Player Nominees:

Shena Beheler, Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) (IX); Marlee Cooper, Union College (Ky.) (XII); Ivana Djordjevic, Houston Baptist University (Texas) (VI); Heather Friend, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV); Kristal Griffeth, Kansas Wesleyan University (IV); Amanda Hutchison, Union University (Tenn.) (XI); Angie Johnson, Westminster College (Utah) (I); Nancy Nyongesa, Dickinson State University (N.D.) (III); Brittany Pierce, Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) (II); Sheena Sullivan, Waldorf College (Iowa) (VII); Shari Vanengen, Cornerstone University (Mich.) (VIII)

Other Libero Nominees:

Jami Arasmith, College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (IV); Julie Brusie, Cornerstone University (Mich.) (VIII); Jill Campbell, University of Mobile (Ala.) (XIII); Michele Cunha, Bethel College (Tenn.) (XI); Catherine Everist, Albertson College (Idaho) (I); Renee Faimon, Hastings College (Neb.) (III); Stef Hemauer, Viterbo University (Wis.) (VII); Christa Hewett, Menlo College (Calif.) (II); Holly Morgan, Tiffin University (Ohio) (IX); Arynn Nease, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV); Hayley Whiteside, Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (VI)

Other Setter Nominees:
Marcie Blacquiere, Cornerstone University (Mich.) (VIII); Erin Cherrington, Albertson College (Idaho) (I); Jenna Friedrich, Concordia University (Calif.) (II); Rachel Gosselink, Northwestern College (Iowa) (III); Kelly Huff, Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) (XI); Traci Looby, Saint Xavier University (Ill.) (VII); Natalie Magat, Houston Baptist University (Texas) (VI); Krystal Smith, Brescia University (Ky.) (XII); Kelsey Stack, Belhaven College (Miss.) (XIII); Brittany Stewart, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV); Rachel Thompson, Cedarville University (Ohio) (IX)