Women's Volleyball

2000 Players of the Week

(November 6-12)
Darcee Hoberg, Mount Vernon Nazarene College (player)
Andrea Rudd, Mount Vernon Nazarene College (setter)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- Mount Vernon Nazarene College teammates Darcee Hoberg (Coshocton, OH; River View H.S.) and Andrea Rudd (Wilmington, OH; Wilmington H.S.) are the AMC women's volleyball Players of the Week. They earned the recognition after leading the Cougars to the AMC tournament championship with a 3-0 record and the #1 seed in this weekend's NAIA Region IX Tournament.

Hoberg, a 5-foot-10 outside hitter, averaged 4.27 kills per game including 20 kills in the AMC title match against Malone in which MVNC rallied from an 0-2 deficit. She posted a .279 attack percentage, averaged 5.36 digs, and served up seven aces with a career-high five aces in the championship tilt. Hoberg ranks sixth on the Cougars' career kills list (1,315) and is seventh in digs (1,355).

Rudd, a 5-foot-9 setter, averaged 14.18 assists and 2.91 digs in the three victories. She recorded a .929 serve percentage with four aces and handed out 67 assists in the final match versus Malone. Rudd is just 89 assists shy of setting a new MVNC single-season record.

(October 30 - November 5)
Stephanie Szabo, Saint Vincent College (player)
Nicole Schoener, Ohio Dominican College (setter)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- Saint Vincent College outside hitter Stephanie Szabo (Freedom, PA; Ambridge H.S.) and Ohio Dominican College setter Nicole Schoener (Hilliard, OH; Davidson H.S.) have been named the AMC Players of the Week in women's volleyball.

Szabo, a 5-foot-8 senior, averaged 3.88 kills and 3.88 digs in leading Saint Vincent to a 3-0 week in AMC play. She posted a .454 attack percentage, a .969 passing accuracy, and added seven service aces with seven blocks.

Schoener, a 5-5 junior, averaged 11.54 assists in pacing ODC to a 3-1 week. She did not commit a service error in 62 attempts and also supplied 4.38 digs per game for the Panthers.

(October 23-29)
Amanda Schumm, Mount Vernon Nazarene College (player)
Lori Bunger, Cedarville University (setter)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- Mount Vernon Nazarene College outside hitter Amanda Schumm (Rockford, OH; Parkway H.S.) and Cedarville University setter Lori Bunger (Cambridge City, IN; Lincoln H.S.) are the AMC Players of the Week in women's volleyball.

Schumm, a 5-foot-10 junior, averaged 4.38 kills with a .359 attack percentage in leading the Cougars to three AMC wins. She recorded 13 kills in a three-game sweep at Walsh in a match involving first-place teams. She had 30 digs in three matches, did not commit a passing error in 26 attempts, and served up five aces with a .976 accuracy.

Bunger, a 5-foot-9 junior, averaged 13.67 assists to pace Cedarville to a 4-0 week. She added 4.0 digs and 1.42 kills per game, a .952 serving accuracy with four aces, and a .492 assist percentage.

(October 16-22)
Kelly Watt, Malone College (player)
Andrea Rudd, Mount Vernon Nazarene College (setter)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- Malone College outside hitter Kelly Watt (Beloit, OH; West Branch H.S.) and Mount Vernon Nazarene setter Andrea Rudd (Wilmington, OH; Wilmington H.S.) have been named AMC women's volleyball Players of the Week.

Watt, a 5-foot-7 junior, averaged 3.93 kills per game to lead Malone to a 4-0 week and the NCCAA East Region championship. She supplied 3.60 digs, served up 10 aces, and posted a .254 attack percentage. Watt was voted to the all-region squad for the Pioneers, who knocked off Mount Vernon Nazarene and Roberts Wesleyan, two teams ranked in the NAIA Region IX Top Five.

Rudd, a 5-foot-9 junior, averaged 11.50 assists and 2.29 digs per game as MVNC split four matches. She totalled 12 kills and served six aces with a .969 accuracy. Rudd was voted to the All-NCCAA East Region squad.

(October 9-15)
Heather van der Aa, Cedarville University (player)
Nicole Jackson, Malone College (setter)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- Cedarville University middle hitter Heather van der Aa (Bloomington, IL; Calvary Baptist H.S.) and Malone College setter Nicole Jackson (Willard, OH; Willard H.S.) have been selected AMC Players of the Week in women's volleyball.

van der Aa, a 6-foot-2 junior, put together three successive 14-kill efforts to lead Cedarville to three AMC victories which extended their overall winning streak to ten straight. She averaged 4.67 kills per game with a .400 attack percentage. She also supplied nine blocks and a .933 passing percentage for the Yellow Jackets.

Jackson, a 5-foot-6 junior, averaged 13.89 assists per game in leading Malone to wins over the top two teams in the AMC. She handed out 58 assists in a four-game victory against Canton rival Walsh and then came back with 67 assists in a five-game win over Mount Vernon Nazarene which ended the Cougars' 27-match conference winning streak. Jackson added 31 digs, seven kills, and a .943 serve percentage during the two wins.

(October 2-8)
Melissa Holland, Shawnee State University (player)
Jessica Wheeler, University of Rio Grande (setter)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- Shawnee State University middle hitter Melissa Holland (Chillicothe, OH; Chillicothe H.S.) and University of Rio Grande setter Jessica Wheeler (Piketon, OH; Piketon H.S.) have been selected the AMC Players of the Week in women's volleyball.

Holland, a 6-foot-2 junior, averaged 3.17 kills with a .414 attack percentage during the Bears' 4-3 week. She hammered 14 kills without an error in 16 attempts in a sweep of NCAA Division II Concord WV. Her .875 attack percentage in the contest ties the second-highest NAIA mark ever recorded for a single match. Holland added weekly totals of 32 blocks, 59 digs, and 17 service aces. She tied the school record with 10 aces in a win over Ohio Valley.

Wheeler, a 5-foot-8 sophomore, averaged 5.5 assists with a .369 assist percentage in Rio's two-setter offense to lead the Redwomen to a 3-2 week. She had a perfect serving accuracy in 74 attempts with seven aces to go along with 32 digs, 21 blocks, and 13 kills.

(September 25 - October 1)
Kathleen Thomas, Ohio Dominican College (player)
Amanda Benedetti, Saint Vincent College (setter)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- Ohio Dominican College middle hitter Kathleen Thomas (Cleveland, OH; Padua Franciscan H.S.) and Saint Vincent College setter Amanda Benedetti (Greensburg, PA; Hempfield H.S.) are the AMC women's volleyball Players of the Week.

Thomas, a six-foot senior, averaged 5.2 kills with a 3.43 attack percentage while becoming ODC's all-time kills leader. In six matches, she committed only one serving error in 186 attempts for a .995 accuracy. Thomas added 72 digs and 15 blocks for the Panthers, who went 5-1 for the week and finished as the runner-up at the Tiffin Invitational. She now has 1,765 kills which surpassed the previous record of 1,654.

Benedetti, a 5-foot-5 freshman, averaged 12.2 assists during Saint Vincent's 3-0 week which included a pair of AMC victories. She handed out 49 assists in a four-game win over Shawnee State and added 38 more in a sweep of Rio Grande. Benedetti supplied 19 kills without an error in the three matches and had 32 digs.

(September 18-24)
Kim Slone, Malone College (player)
Andrea Rudd, Mount Vernon Nazarene College (setter)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- Malone College outside hitter Kim Slone (Plymouth, OH; Willard H.S.) and Mount Vernon Nazarene College setter Andrea Rudd (Wilmington, OH; Wilmington H.S.) are the AMC Players of the Week in women's volleyball.

Slone, a 5-foot-6 senior, averaged 4.18 kills and 4.0 digs per game to lead Malone to a 3-0 week including a pair of AMC wins. She commited just one passing error in 46 attempts for a .979 percentage and served up six aces in 11 games.

Rudd, a 5-foot-9 junior, averaged 12.26 assists per game during Mount Vernon Nazarene's 4-2 week which included a 2-0 AMC mark. She added 3.0 digs and recorded a .929 serve percentage in 98 attempts. Rudd set a school record with 71 assists in a five-game setback to NAIA No. 24 King TN as the Cougars finished second in their own invitational.

(September 11-17)
Andrea Brown, University of Rio Grande (player)
Lindsey Wilt, Walsh University (setter)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- University of Rio Grande middle hitter Andrea Brown (Williamsport, OH; Westfall H.S.) and Walsh University setter Lindsey Wilt (Bucyrus, OH; Galion H.S.) are the AMC women's volleyball Players of the Week.

Brown, a 5-foot-11 junior, averaged 4.05 kills with a .383 attack percentage during Rio's 4-1 week. The performance included a runner-up showing at the Centre Invitational in which she was named to the all-tournament team. Brown added 17 blocks, 42 digs, and served at a .982 accuracy with just one error in 57 attempts.

Wilt, a 5-6 freshman, averaged 8.80 assists with a .440 percentage in three matches for Walsh which included a pair of AMC road victories. She added 28 digs, eight kills, and five service aces. Her highlight of the week was 53 assists and 18 digs in a 3-1 victory at Cedarville. Wilt averaged 11.14 assists and 3.14 digs against AMC competition.

(September 4-10)
Amanda Schumm, Mount Vernon Nazarene College (player)
Lori Bunger, Cedarville University (setter)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- Mount Vernon Nazarene College outside hitter Amanda Schumm (Rockford, OH; Parkway H.S.) and Cedarville University setter Lori Bunger (Cambridge City, IN; Lincoln H.S.) are the first American Mideast Conference volleyball Players of the Week for the 2000 season.

Schumm, a 5-foot-10 junior, guided MVNC to a 4-0 week including a pair of AMC victories. She averaged 2.22 kills per game with a .528 attack percentage. Schumm did not commit a passing error in 26 attempts and was also perfect in 22 serves.

Bunger, a 5-foot-9 senior, averaged 12.0 assists per game during Cedarville's 5-1 week which included a runner-up showing in their own invitational. She posted a .975 serve percentage in 80 attempts and averaged 3.32 digs while being selected to the all-tournament team.

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