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Four MVNU Volleyball Players Earn AMC South Division Honors
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - Four members of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team were recently honored when the American Mideast Conference South Division awards were announced.
 
Shena Beheler Tiffany Milburn Rachael Walpole Courtney Springer

Highlighting the list for the Lady Cougars was junior middle hitter Shena Beheler, a native of Butler, Ohio, who was named to the AMC South Division First Team for the second straight year. The former Fredericktown High School star leads MVNU with 764 kills and 233 blocks to go with 50 aces and 449 digs. She was also named to the NAIA Region IX First Team for the second straight year and is on pace to set new single-season school records for kills and kills per game.

Tiffany Milburn, a junior libero from Centerburg, Ohio, was selected to the AMC South Division Honorable Mention list. The former Centerburg High School standout has already broken the single-season school records for digs (828) and serve reception attempts (1,385), and she leads the team with 63 aces.

Rachael Walpole, a senior setter from Centerburg, Ohio, joined Milburn as an AMC South Division Honorable Mention selection. The former Centerburg High School product has handed out a team-high 1,344 assists and compiled 276 kills, 45 blocks, 40 aces, and 320 digs.

Courtney Springer, a freshman right-side hitter from Van Wert, Ohio, rounded out the list of MVNU honorees as she was an AMC South Division Honorable Mention pick and a member of the six-player AMC South Division All-Freshmen Team. The former Crestview High School star is second on the Lady Cougars with 329 kills to go with 72 assists, 136 blocks, 28 aces, and 282 digs.

MVNU is currently 30-17 overall and finished AMC South Division play in fourth place with a 10-6 mark. The Lady Cougars have advanced to the NAIA Region IX Tournament on Friday at Walsh University where the team will take on Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College in the quarterfinals at 5:00 p.m. The winner of the NAIA Region IX Tournament will advance to the NAIA National Tournament.

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