NAIA Volleyball National Player, Libero and Setter of the Week :: Beheler, Kooima, and Barry earn National honors

Oct. 18, 2006

Shena Beheler of Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio), Traci Kooima of Dordt College (Iowa), and Jillian Barry of Walsh University (Ohio) have been selected as NAIA National Volleyball Player, Libero, and Setter of the Week, for the week ending Sunday, October 15^th, 2006.

Beheler, a junior middle-hitter from Butler, Ohio, was named to the Papa John's Invitational All-Tournament Team as MVNU finished in second place. She had a career-high 30 kills, only two shy of the school record, in the loss to Campbellsville in the championship match. She moved into fifth place in school history in career kills (1,824) and third place in career blocks (658). She is also closing in on the 1,000-dig mark with 955 currently.

Kooima, a senior libero from Rock Valley, Iowa, started the week with 48 digs in an upset match win over #24 Wayne State College. She ended the week averaging 8.92 digs a match.

Barry, a junior setter from Salem, Ohio, averaged 15.78 assists/game in wins over Ohio Dominican University, #12 Cedarville University, and Tiffin University. She also averaged 2.56 digs/game for the #23 Walsh University Cavaliers.

Other Libero Nominees:

Amy Barmore, Georgetown (Ky.) (XI); ); Colleen Boston, Holy Names (Calif.) (II); Kelly Fridge, Loyola (La.) (XIII); Jenna Guide, St. Xavier (Ill.) (VII); Casey Jones, Avila (Mo.) (V); Joanna Knight, Texas at Brownsville (VI); Nikki Mackay, McPherson (Kan.) (IV); Angela Montreuil, King (Tenn.) (XII); Amy Rathsburg, Michigan-Dearborn ((VIII; Rachel Ridder, Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV); Summer Rinehart, Rio Grande (Ohio) (IX); Kari Schiller, Great Falls (Mont.) (I)

Other Player Nominees:

Jill Baker, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II); Cohri Haas, William Penn (Iowa) (VII); Lindsey Hill, St. Mary (Neb.) (IV); Whitney Knight, Mobile (Ala.) (XIII); Michelle Pape, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (VI); Rebekah Reichard, Indiana Wesleyan (VIII); Rael Rotich, Columbia (Mo.) (V); Sara Schuepbach, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (I); Lindsey Van Wyk, Dordt (Iowa) (III); Mindy Vanlandingham, Brescia (Ky.) (XII); Lakenya Wrightsil, Martin Methodist (Tenn.)(XI)

Other Setter Nominees:

Amanda Bowling, Union (Ky.) (XII); Erin Cherrington, Albertson (Idaho) (I); Candace Clow, Bellevue (Neb.) (IV); Krystin Coleman, Indiana Wesleyan (VIII); Megan Floerke, Valley City State (N.D.) (III); Marissa Gonzales, Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV); Jennifer Irwin, Texas Wesleyan, (VI); Allison Kincheloe, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II); Shaleen Knight, Faulkner (Ala.) (XIII); Sheila Mecado, William Penn (Iowa) (VII); Jenna Richardson, Campbellsville (Ky.) (XI); Suzana Wolverton, Benedictine (Kan.) (V)