Complete Listing of 2005 MIAC Volleyball Awards

ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Concordia junior Becca Shane (Detroit Lakes, Minn.) was named to the MIAC All-Conference Team on Wednesday. She was the only Cobber player to earn a conference postseason award this year.

It is the second consecutive year that Shane has earned the award and third straight that she has captured MIAC postseason honors. In 2003, as a freshman, she was named the MIAC Rookie of the Year. Shane also earned All-Region and All-American honors last season.

Shane led the conference in blocks this season. She averaged 1.42 blocks per game in the team's 11 league matches. She was also fourth in the MIAC in kills (4.00/game) and sixth in hitting percentage (.275).

Shane finished the season with 140 blocks, which is the seventh highest single-season block total in program history. She also finished with 102 block assists, becoming only the fourth player in program history to record over 100 block assists in a season.

During the season, Shane reached the 1,000-kill milestone. She became only the ninth player in Cobber volleyball history to pass that mark. She finished the season with 337 kills and now has 1,073 for her career. She is currently sixth on the all-time list of kill leaders at the school.

2005 MIAC All-Conference Awards

MVP -

Erika Wetzel, St. Thomas

Defensive Player of the Year -

Kimmie Moehring, Bethel

Rookie of the Year -

Sonia Muzikarova, Macalester

Coach of the Year -

Thanh Pham, St. Thomas

First Team All-Conference
Name School Year Pos. Hometown
Angie Asmus Hamline Soph. S Plymouth, Minn.
Alivia Bryan Carleton Senior MH/RS Eugene, Ore.
Rachelle Dosch St. Thomas Junior OH Anoka, Minn.
Lauren Eberhart Macalester Junior OH Madelia, Minn.
Ann Eibensteiner St. Thomas Sr MH Sauk Centre, Minn.
Liz Glesne Bethel Soph. OH Underwood, Minn.
Danielle Hargreaves Carleton Junior OH Brandon, Man.
Teri Knapper Saint Benedict Junior MB Renville, Minn.
Jamie Lykken Carleton Senior L/OH Edina, Minn.
Andrea Otteman St. Olaf Junior L Ames, Iowa
Billie Painschab Augsburg Senior MH Howard Lake, Minn.
Ashley Pickney Saint Benedict Senior RS Ely, Minn.
Megan Roesler Saint Mary’s Junior MH/RS St. Paul, Minn.
Becca Shane Concordia Jr, MH Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Katie Snyder Bethel Senior S Alexandria, Minn.
Becca Thompson Gustavus Junior MH Mankato, Minn.
Audrey Volstad St. Olaf Junior S Hanley Falls, Minn.
Erika Wetzel St. Thomas Senior OH Brooklyn Park, Minn.