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Lady Cougars Sweep AMC Volleyball Top Honors
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (11-23-2010) - The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's volleyball team swept all the top honors when the American Mideast Conference awards were selected recently by vote of the conference coaches.
     
Jackie Albrecht Caitlin Myles Lauren Percival

Headlining the list was senior middle hitter Jackie Albrecht, a native of Lexington, Ohio, who was named to the AMC First Team for the third straight year and selected as the AMC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The former Mansfield Christian School star ranks second in the NAIA with 646 kills to go along with 47 aces, 115 blocks, and 470 digs. She also has a .310 attack percentage, a .955 serve reception percentage, and a .962 serving percentage.

Caitlin Myles, a senior libero from Centerburg, Ohio, joined Albrecht on the AMC First Team and was named the Libero of the Year as she became the first player in school history to earn that honor. The former Centerburg High School standout ranks fourth in the NAIA with a school-record 857 digs this year while also posting 18 aces, a .967 serve reception percentage, and a .978 serving percentage.

Lauren Percival, a sophomore setter from Elyria, Ohio, rounded out the MVNU players on the AMC First Team and was selected as the AMC Setter of the Year as she became the first player in school history to earn that award. The former Amherst Steele High School product ranks third in the NAIA with 1,662 assists. She has also posted 95 kills, 47 aces, 49 blocks, and 590 digs along with a .957 serving percentage.

Sarah Yutzy Kendra Votaw Paul Swanson

Sarah Yutzy, a senior middle hitter from West Jefferson, Ohio, was named to the AMC Second Team for the second consecutive season. The former West Jefferson High School standout ranks third in the NAIA with 191 total blocks. She has also recorded 347 kills and 105 digs and has posted a .967 serving percentage and a .971 serve reception percentage.

Kendra Votaw, a freshman outside hitter from Marengo, Ohio, joined Yutzy on the AMC Second Team and was also selected to the AMC All-Freshmen Team. The former Gilead Christian School star has compiled 413 kills, 202 digs, 67 blocks, and 24 aces while playing in all 161 sets in her first collegiate season.

Head coach Paul Swanson was also honored by his peers by being tabbed the AMC Coach of the Year after guiding the Lady Cougars to a perfect 10-0 conference mark and a 41-4 overall record so far. This is the sixth time he has earned conference Coach of the Year honors.

MVNU will be the No. 2 seed at the upcoming National Christian College Athletic Association Tournament in Kissimmee, Fla. The Lady Cougars, who are the defending NCCAA national runner-up, will begin pool play with a noon match against No. 10 seed Southeastern (Fla.) University and a 6:30 p.m. contest against Trinity Christian (Ill.) College on December 2. Then, the team will play King (Tenn.) College at 10 a.m. and Campbellsville (Ky.) University at 4 p.m. on December 3. The semifinals and finals will be held on December 4.

 

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