From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 19 2003 - 21:43:36 EST
November 19, 2003
Kara Kuipers Receives Great Lakes All-Region Honorable Mention Honors
Calvin College junior Kara Kuipers has received Great Lakes All-Region
honorable mention honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
The AVCA names 12 players at the NCAA III level to an all-region team and an
additional 12 players to an honorable mention team.
A junior middle-hitter, Pell hails from Hudsonville and is a graduate of Unity
Christian High School.
This past fall, Pell was named to the All-MIAA first team for the
first time in her career. Over the course of the season, she averaged 4.10
kills
and 1.78 blocks-per-game along with a hitting percentage of .323. She is
currently ranked third in the nation in blocks-per-game average.
She was named MIAA Player of the Week twice this fall and received
all-tournament honors at invitationals hosted by Kalamazoo, Elmhurst and
Calvin. In conference matches, Pell led the MIAA in blocks-per-game, averaging
1.54 blocks-per-game. She was also fourth in kills-per-game (4.10) and sixth in
hitting percentage (.296).
Pell is the 13th individual in Calvin volleyball history to receive Great Lakes
All-Region accolades from the AVCA.
Calvin finished the finished the year with a 28-8 overall record and a 12-2
MIAA mark that was good for a second place league finish. With its 28 victories
Calvin reached the 20-win plateau for the ninth straight year.
CALVIN AVCA ALL-REGIONAL HONOREES
1988 Amber Blankespoor, Laurel Calsbeek
1989 Amber Blankespoor
1990 Pam VanTol, Betsy Wilgenburg
1991 Pam VanTol, Betsy Wilgenburg
1993 Christy Keen
1994 Kristine DenHollander, Rachel Schepel, Erika VanStralen
1995 Kristine DenHollander, Erika VanStralen
1996 Kristine DenHollander, Erika VanStralen
1997 Erin Hall, Erika VanStralen
1998 Erin Hall, Rhonda Volkers
1999 Charla Holmes, Rhonda Volkers
2000 Rhonda Volkers
2002 Melissa Pell
2003 Kara Kuipers
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
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