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FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State seniors Brynn Joki and Megan Lambertson were named to the All-Summit League women's volleyball team announced at the league championship banquet Thursday, Nov. 15.
Joki, an outside hitter from Grand Rapids, Minn., ranked seventh in the league with 3.48 kills per set and was second with 16 solo blocks. She leads the Bison in kills and is second in digs.
Lambertson, a middle hitter from Litchfield, Minn., led the league with a .399 hitting percentage and 17 solo blocks and was eighth with 3.38 kills per set. She ranks 29th nationally in hitting percentage with a .379 mark.
It is the third straight year the players have been named all-league. Lambertson was first team in 2010 and 2011 and Joki was second team both years. There is only one all-league team this year.
North Dakota State (12-16) tied for fifth
place in The Summit League with an 8-8 record. The Bison close out their
season against Pepperdine next Tuesday in Malibu, Calif., and Northwestern
State and Tulsa next Friday in Tulsa, Okla.
2012
All-Summit League Volleyball Teams
All-League
Meghan Bray, Oakland, Sr., OH
Moriah Fair, IUPUI, Jr., OH
Kelli Fiegen, South Dakota State, Sr., MH
Bethany Fogler, IUPUI, Sr., MH
Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI, Fr., OH
Brynn Joki, North Dakota State, Sr., OH
Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota, So., OH
Megan Lambertson, North Dakota State, Sr.,
MH
Emily Lucas, Kansas City, Sr., OH
Tessa McGill, Fort Wayne, Sr., L/DS
Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne, So., OH
Megan Steenhuysen, Fort Wayne, Sr., S
Honorable
Mention
Shay Birath, South Dakota State, Sr., L
Samantha Fournier, Western Illinois, So., RS
Emma Hagedorn, Kansas City, Fr., MH
Brittany Holbrook, Oakland, Sr., MH
Alli Kirk, Oakland, Sr., DS
Jessie Manwaring, Fort Wayne, Sr., MH
Freshmen
Team
Sydney Dimke, South Dakota, OH
Emma Hagedorn, Kansas City, MH
Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI, OH
Sydney Howard, South Dakota State, S
Hailie Ripley, Fort Wayne, MH
Ciara Schultz, Oakland, S
Kelly Wachtel, IUPUI, OH/RS
Player
of the Year
Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne
Defensive
Player of the Year
Tessa McGill, Fort Wayne
Setter
of the Year
Megan Steenhuysen, Fort Wayne
Freshman
of the Year
Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI
Coach
of the Year
Steve Payne, IUPUI
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