ANNUAL TEAM BANQUET!

Sunday we held our annual Volleyball Team Banquet. It was a small intimate banquet with family members and a few guests. We gave out team awards, said goodbye to three student-athletes, and closed the banquet with a short DVD with pictures and highlights from this past fall. The food was good and the company was great. There were tears and laughter. In the end, it was an awesome way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

We had to say goodbye to senior Sam Fish (North Branch, MI) and senior Noelle Spitler (Toledo, OH) who finished their careers this past fall. Sophomore Ashley Herzberg (Mentor, OH) is leaving to pursue her Nursing degree which will not allow her to continue to compete.

Below are the recipients of this year’s team awards. The Academic Award is based on GPA and the Coaches Award and Most Improved Player Spring Season awards are selected by the coaches. All other awards are voted on by the team at the conclusion of the fall season.

Patricia Peterson Academic Achievement Award (recognizing players who achieved a perfect 4.0 in this past fall or last spring).

Freshman Laura Avila (Fall 2010)

Freshman Lindsey Butterfield (Fall 2010, Spring 2010)

Freshman Libby Dachenhaus (Fall 2010)

Freshman Kaitlyn Skinner (Fall 2010)

Sophomore Ashley Herzberg (Spring 2010)

Graduate Kaitlin Jackson (Spring 2010)

Graduate Shari Luther (Spring 2010)

Offensive Player-of-the-Year: Freshman Paige Penrod

Defensive Player-of-the-Year: Freshman Ashley Dunn (Bowling Green High School)

Competitor’s Award: Freshman Laura Avila

Larry & Fran Weiss Most Improved Player:

Junior Madison Nitta (2010 Fall Season)

Freshman Lindsey Butterfield (2011 Spring Season)

Freshman Danielle Tonyan (2011 Spring Season)

Rookie-of-the-Year: Freshman Paige Penrod

Best Teammate Award: Junior Susie Isphording

Coaches Award: Freshman Kaitlyn Skinner

Player-of-the-Year: Freshman Paige Penrod

Below is a list of accomplishments and achievements that we highlighted at the banquet:

Michigan State Invitational All-Tournament Team

Noelle Spitler

University of Florida Invitational All-Tournament Team

Paige Penrod

BGSU Best Western Invitational All-Tournament Team

Noelle Spitler

University of Pittsburgh Invitational All-Tournament Team

Paige Penrod

MAC Defensive Player of the Week:

Ashley Dunn - 9/20/2010

Paige Penrod - 9/27/2010

MAC Offensive Player of the Week:

Danielle Tonyan - 10/4/2010

Paige Penrod - 11/15/2010

Academic All-MAC:

Ashley Herzberg

Kari Galen

TOP 10 IN THE MAC:

Paige Penrod: 4^th in the MAC with 3.96 kills-per-set.

Danielle Tonyan: 7^th in the MAC with 3.35 kills-per-set.

Paige Penrod: 3^rd in the MAC with 4.42 points-per-set.

Ashley Dunn: 5^th in the MAC with 4.58 digs-per-set.

Laura Avila: 8^th in the MAC with 9.02 assists-per-set.

Madison Nitta: 9^th in the MAC with .26 aces-per-set.

SINGLE SEASON MARKS:

Paige Penrod: 405 kills is the most ever by a BGSU Freshman.

Danielle Tonyan: 301 kills - only the 5th freshman to surpass 300 kills.

Penrod/Tonyan: First time in school history two freshmen eclipsed the 300 kill mark in the same season.

Ashley Dunn: 457 digs ranks as the 8th best mark in the BG record book.

Ashley Dunn: 4.27 digs-per-set ranks as the 5th in the BG record book.

CAREER MARKS:

Coach Van De Walle: 508 career wins ranks as the 28^th best win total among all active Division I coaches and is the most wins by any coach in the MAC. Coach Van De Walle’s 237 MAC wins is the second best win total in MAC history.

Sam Fish: 2,871 assists ranks 5th in the BGSU Record Book.

NATIONAL RANKINGS:

Paige Penrod: ranked 92nd in the Nation with 3.65 kills-per-set. Only 5 freshmen in the country finished with more than 3.65 kills-per-set.

Paige Penrod: ranked 106th in the Nation with 4.05 points-per-set. Only 6 freshmen in the country finished with more than 4.05 points-per-set.

Ashley Dunn: ranked 131st in the Nation with 4.27 digs-per-set. Only 9 freshmen in the country finished with more than 4.27 digs-per-set.

Team – earned 10^th Consecutive AVCA Team Academic Awards.