AMC Volleyball Report -- Sept. 18, 2006

Team	Overall Record	AMC Record
Columbia College (CC)	2-0	11-3
McKendree College (McK)	2-0	5-4
Missouri Baptist University (MBU)	2-1	12-2
William Woods University (WWU)	2-1	7-6
Williams Baptist College (WBC)	1-1	5-5
University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS)	1-2	7-9
Hannibal-LaGrange College (HLG)	0-2	3-7
Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU)	0-3	4-9

Player of the Week - Megan Naborowski, University of Illinois-Springfield

Lebanon, Ill. – Megan Naborowski of the University of Illinois-Springfield has been selected as the American Midwest Conference Player of the Week for Sept. 18. Naborowski, a 5-9 junior outside hitter from Bloomington, Ill., led the Prairie Stars to their first AMC victory of the season at Williams Baptist College with 21 kills, 22 digs and three service aces in the contest. For the week Naborowski had 30 kills and a hitting percentage of .271. She also collected a pair of assists, 29 digs and four blocks.

Also nominated: Rael Rotich of Columbia College, Katelyn Kombrink of McKendree College, Ana Mercado of Missouri Baptist University and Kari Boeckman of Hannibal-LaGrange College

Setter of the Week - Luana Branco, Columbia College

Lebanon, Ill. - For the second week in a row, Luana Branco of Columbia College has been named the American Midwest Conference Setter of the Week. Branco, a 5-10 sophomore from Sao Paulo, Brazil, helped spark the Cougars' 3-2 victory over No. 6-ranked Missouri Baptist University with 58 assists and 16 digs. For the week, Branco posted 13 kills and a hitting percentage of .364. She also had 87 assists, 27 digs, two service aces and two blocks.

Also nominated: Shannan Swiney of Missouri Baptist University, Stephanie Abernatha of Hannibal-LaGrange College and Allison DeGroot of McKendree College

Libero of the Week - Marcy Gibson, McKendree College

Lebanon, Ill. – Marcy Gibson, a defensive specialist from McKendree College, is the Sept. 18 choice for AMC Libero of the Week. Gibson, a 5-9 senior from Salem, Ill., handled 75 digs in four matches last week, leading the Bearcats to a 3-1 record. Two of those victories came in AMC play against Hannibal-LaGrange College and the University of Illinois-Springfield. Gibson also had nine service aces for the week along with 71 pass receptions.

Also nominated: Shari Tuttle of Columbia College, Carolina Miller of Hannibal-LaGrange College and Tracey Abell of Missouri Baptist University

School	GP	Kills	E	Tot Att.	Kills/Game	%
MBU	53	774	235	1575	14.6	.342
CC	50	702	174	1858	14.0	.284
McK	32	416	150	1176	13.0	.226
UIS	59	759	286	2267	12.9	.209
WBC	37	443	699	1142	11.4	-.224
HSSU	47	491	198	1335	10.4	.220
WWU	43	434	246	1292	10.1	.146
HLG	33	334	190	1035	10.1	.320

School	GP	Assists	Assists/G
MBU	53	696	13.1
UIS	59	679	11.5
McK	32	354	11.1
HSSU	47	514	10.9
CC	50	542	10.8
HLG	33	308	9.3
WBC	37	354	9.1
WWU	43	370	8.6

School	GP	Digs	Digs/G
HLG	33	618	26.9
UIS	59	1356	23.0
McK	32	645	20.2
CC	50	972	19.4
MBU	53	957	18.1
HSSU	47	852	18.1
WBC	37	546	14.0
WWU	43	563	13.1

School	GP	Solo	Assists	Total	Blk/G
HSSU	47	127	109	181.5	3.9
McK	32	59	93	105.5	3.3
WBC	37	107	10	112.0	2.9
MBU	53	52	172	138.0	2.6
WWU	43	47	128	111.0	2.6
CC	50	37	153	113.5	2.3
UIS	59	44	119	103.5	1.8
HLG	33	20	23	32.5	1.0

School	GP	Total Att.	E	Aces	A/Game	%
MBU	53	1486	114	128	2.4	.923
HSSU	47	957	101	109	2.3	.890
CC	50	1347	152	112	2.2	.887
WBC	37	1035	23	85	2.2	.978
WWU	43	977	83	90	2.1	.915
McK	32	791	48	53	1.7	.939
UIS	59	1483	158	101	1.7	.893
HLG	33	492	47	43	1.3	.900

Name	School	YR	GP	Solo	BA	Total	B/G
Lindsay Nagl	HSSU	So.	47	38	91	129.0	2.9
Katelyn Kombrink	McK	So.	32	19	26	45.0	1.4
Randi Tyler	MBU	Jr.	50	20	48	68.0	1.4
Alesiha Tucker	WBC	Fr.	41	42	6	48.0	1.2
Stephanie Hart	WBC	Fr.	41	44	2	46.0	1.1
Kristin Smith	WWU	So.	43	7	38	45.0	1.1
Nicole Bokelman	HSSU	Jr.	47	20	33	53.0	1.1

Name	School	YR	GP	Assists	A/G
Shannan Swiney	MBU	Sr.	46	571	12.4
Allison DeGroot	McK	Jr.	32	341	10.7
Luana Branco	CC	So.	50	496	9.9
Tori McColez	UIS	So	53	505	9.5
Stephanie Abernatha	HLG	Sr.	33	276	8.4

Name	School	YR	GP	Digs	D/G
Tracey Abell	MBU	So.	50	341	6.8
Danielle Crossen	UIS	Sr.	52	297	5.7
Marcy Gibson	McK	Sr.	32	167	5.2
Megan Naborowski	UIS	Jr.	57	274	4.8
Ashley Firebaugh	HLG	Sr.	33	145	4.4

Name	School	YR	GP	Attempts	Errors	Aces	A/Game	%
Ana Mercado	MBU	Sr.	48	279	31	51	1.1	.889
Lindsay Nagl	HSSU	So.	47	193	16	36	0.8	.920
Sarah Anderson	WWU	Jr.	38	151	20	25	0.7	.868
Cortney Goodwin	WBC	Sr.	41	224	4	22	0.5	.982
Marcy Gibson	McK	Sr.	32	144	10	17	0.5	.931
Tracey Abell	MBU	So.	50	286	20	26	0.5	.930
Yi Zhang	CC	So.	49	248	19	23	0.5	.923

Name	School	YR	GP	Kills	Errors	Total Att.	K/Game	%
Ana Mercado	MBU	Sr.	48	304	91	567	6.3	.376
Kari Boeckman	HLG	Sr.	33	164	56	373	0.4	.440
Amanda Haralson	WBC	Jr.	41	151	245	396	3.7	-.381
Rael Rotich	CC	So.	48	166	60	434	3.5	.244
Codi Dempster	McK	Sr.	32	110	30	282	3.4	.284

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