Four Lady Blues earn AVCA All-South Central Region honors

For immediate release - Nov. 23, 2005
The Washburn volleyball team had four players earn ACVA All-South Central Region honors, which was released by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Tessa Jones, Monica Miesner and Andi Moran were named to the AVCA All-South Central Region first team, while Mandi Cox was an honorable mention selection.

Jones, a 6-1 sophomore right side hitter from Lee's Summit, Mo., was seventh in the MIAA with 4.43 points a game, eighth in hitting at .285, eighth in kills per game at 3.58 and seventh in aces with 0.41 a game to earn first team All-MIAA honors. She was named MVP of the MSSC Invitational and Colorado School of Mines Tournament and was named MIAA Hitter of the Week Aug. 29 after hitting .432 at the MSSU Invitational. She was also named to the All-South Central Regional all-tournament team.

Miesner, a 5-11 sophomore outside hitter from Florissant, Mo., led the team and was second in the MIAA with a 3.85 kills/game average to earn first team All-MIAA honors. She was also sixth in the MIAA with 4.45 points/game, eighth in aces with 0.34 a game and ninth in digs with 4.07 per game. Miesner was named MIAA Hitter of the Week Oct. 24 after averaging 14 kills per match and hitting .382 in three MIAA sweeps.

Moran, a 5-11 freshman setter from St. Louis, Mo., was third in the MIAA with 12.16 assists per game and second in the MIAA with 0.44 aces per game to earn second team All-MIAA honors. She was named to the all-tournament teams at the Missouri Southern Classic and Colorado Mines Tournament and was named MIAA Specialist of the Week Sept. 26 and Oct. 31. Moran had a career-high 72 assists at Central Missouri State Oct. 25. She was also named to the South Central Regional all-tournament team.

Cox, a 6-0 sophomore middle hitter from Richmond, Kan., led the MIAA with a .373 hitting percentage and was an honorable mention All-MIAA selection. She was named MIAA Hitter of the Week (Nov. 7) after a career-high 19 kills and a .533 hitting percentage at No. 20 Rockhurst on Nov. 1.

AVCA South Central Region Team
Laura Bellinger University of North Alabama S Jr.
Vanessa Ferretti ** University of North Alabama OH Sr.
Becky Haug ** Central Missouri State Univ. MB Sr.
Tessa Jones Washburn University RS/Opp So.
Monica Miesner Washburn University OH So.
Andi Moran Washburn University S Fr.
Sarah Shearman ** Truman State University OH Jr.
Megan Stout ** University of North Alabama RS/Opp Jr.
Katie Tarka ** Central Missouri State Univ. DS/Lib Jr.
Kelsey Wackerman Truman State University S/H Jr.
Micaela Walter ** Truman State University MB Sr.
Kaci Young ** Central Missouri State Univ. S Sr.
Region Freshman of the Year: Leah Tepe, Harding University, S
Honorable Mention: Mandi Cox (Washburn, MB, So.), Ashley Hill (North Alabama, DS/Lib, Jr.), Emily Miller (Alabama-Huntsville, OH, Sr.) Leah Tepe (Harding, S, Fr.), Synda Veitenheimer