2002 MIAC Volleyball Awards

2002 Concordia All-MIAC Selections:

Jacki Barten So. Melrose, Minn. Was named to the MIAC All-Conference First Team for the 2nd straight season.

Jessica Walden So. Hawley, Minn. Set a school record for most assists in a season.

Amy Fitzner So. Valley City, N.Dak. Was 5th in the MIAC in average kills per game.

| 2002 MIAC All-Conference Awards |

Three Cobber Players Earn All-MIAC Honors
Three sophomore Concordia volleyball players earned all-conference honors for their performance during the 2002 season. Hitter Jacki Barten (Melrose, Minn.) was named to the MIAC All-Conference First Team for the second time in her career while Jessica Walden (Hawley, Minn.) and Amy Fitzner (Valley City, N.Dak.) earned all-conference second team honors. It is the first time that either player has been named to a postseason awards team.

Barten finished the regular season with a team-high 358 kills and 112 blocks. Her 112 blocks ranks her 10th on the school's all-time single season block list. She was second in the MIAC in hitting percentage (.334), third in blocks (47) and sixth in kills (154). She was named the MIAC Hitter of the Week on September 24th for her performance in wins over St Catherine and Mayville State. In the Mayville match, Barten hit .609 and had 6 blocks. In her award-winning week Barten had 25 kills, a hitting percentage of .477, 9 blocks and 6 digs.

Walden set the school's single season record for assists this year. She finished the regular season with 1,174. She was second in the league in that category with 492 assists in the 11-match MIAC season.  She was named the MIAC Setter/Defensive Player of the Week twice during the year. On September 9th she was given the award for helping the Cobbers win the St. Mary's Sugarloaf Classic . For her efforts she was named the tournament MVP. Over the course of the four-match tournament Walden played in 13 games, committed no errors and had 131 assists. She also had 10 service aces and 9 kills. She was also honored on November 4th for helping the Cobbers clinch a spot in the MIAC playoffs.

Fitzner joins Walden on the all-conference second team. Fitzner started slowly but gained momentum at the end of the season. She finished just behind Barten in almost every offensive category, and gave the Cobbers a fierce 1-2 attacking tandem at the net. She finished the regular season with 338 kills and 42 blocks. She was seventh in the MIAC in kills (153) and actually had a higher kills-to-games-played ratio than Barten. Like her teammates, Fitzner was honored with the player of the week award during the season. She won the MIAC Hitter of the Week on November 4th for her role in Concordia's win over St. Ben's in the final match of the regular season. In the match, that clinched a home match in the playoffs, she had 22 kills (4.4 kpg), three blocks and 10 digs. She saved her best for last as she had kills in four of the last five points of the match.

 

2002 MIAC Volleyball Awards
First Team All-MIAC
Name              School          Position        Year
Jacki Barten      Concordia       Hitter          Sophomore
Carley Bomstad    Macalester      Middle Hitter   Junior
Ashley Dingels    Saint Mary's    Middle Hitter   Sophomore
Angie Frenell     Bethel          Middle Blocker  Junior
Jane Gibbs        St. Thomas      Setter          Junior
Brie Mattson      St. Olaf        Setter          Senior
Shannah Olson     St. Olaf        Outside Hitter  Senior
Alicia Pohlmann   Saint Benedict  Outside Hitter  Senior
Katie Reynolds    St. Thomas      Outside Hitter  Senior
Jill Thorvig      Bethel          Outside Hitter  Sophomore

Second Team All-MIAC
Name              School          Position        Year
Rachel Batalden   Gustavus        Setter          Sophomore
Melissa Cowan     Saint Mary's    Setter          Senior
Amy Fitzner       Concordia       Outside Hitter  Sophomore
Laura Fleischman  Hamline         Mid/Out Hitter  Junior
Katie Haldy       Carleton        Setter          Junior
Amy Lipetzky      St. Catherine   Outside Hitter  Sophomore
Jessica Schaetzke Gustavus        Outside Hitter  Junior
Jessica Walden    Concordia       Setter          Sophomore

MVP - Katie Reynolds, St. Thomas (Sr.)
Defensive Player of the Year - May Lin Kessenich, Macalester (Soph.)
Rookie of the Year - Erika Wetzel, St. Thomas (FY)
Coach of the Year - Cole Tallman, St. Thomas

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