From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 19 2003 - 21:59:06 EST
(Editors Note: There were several inaccuracies with the names in the last
report which have since been corrected)
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, Kuipers hails from Hudsonville and is a graduate of
Unity Christian High School. This past fall, Kuipers 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,
Kuipers 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).
Kuipers 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
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Calvin College
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