The Midwest Collegiate Conference has announced it volleyball All-Conference honors. Twenty-six athletes were recognized as part of the All-Conference Teams as voted by the coaches; twelve to the First Team and fourteen to the Honorable Mention Team.
Viking Middle Hitter Jaeda Young (Aplington, IA) was named honorable mention. Young finished the season with 358 kills, and 127 blocks.
The 2008 seniors were sent out of the Johnson Center with a convincing win tonight over Midwest Collegiate Conference opponent Iowa Wesleyan. The Vikings beat the Tigers in three straight games 25-12, 25-22, 25-20. The win is the final game of the regular season for the Vikings and puts them in seventh place in the MCC with a conference record of 3-5.
The Vikings got off to a quick start in game one. The Vikings got serve from the Tigers and didn't give it back until the final few points of the game. In all the Vikings recorded 5 aces on the night with Amanda Jellema and Aubrey Anderson collecting two each. The momentum that the Vikings took out of game one was enough to keep the Tigers at bay for the rest of the night. Iowa Wesleyan kept the last two games close but could never gain control of the match.
The Vikings used good play from their front line players to take three games from Faith Baptist Bible College tonight winning 25-13, 25-8, 25-16 at the Johnson Center on the Grand View Campus. The Eagles challenged the Vikings early in each game before the front line took over for the Vikings. The attacks by Jaeda Young and Bobbi Tennant were just too much for the Eagles to handle.
Jaeda Young led the Vikings with 13 kills, followed by Bobbi Tennant with 8, and Courtney Casper with 7. Ashtyn Neill served up 35 assists, Chelsea Wood and Aubrey Anderson playing solid defense with 12 and 10 digs respectively.
The Vikings have two regular season matches left when they travel to York, Nebraska to take on York College on Friday, October 31. The final home match for the Vikings will be on November 3, when they host conference foe Iowa Wesleyan College.
Jaeda Young (Aplington, IA) was named to the All-Tournament team for her performance in Iowa Wesleyan's volleyball tournament this past weekend. The Vikings finished the tournament going 3-1. The Vikings defeated Culver Stockton 3-1, Hannibal LaGrange 3-2, and Missouri Valley 3-1. The Vikings came up short against Central Methodist losing 3-1.
Other players named to the team include; Viola Rotich (Central Methodist), Anna Hechler (Culver Stockton), Shannalei Seau-Gibson (Hannibal LaGrange), BJ Wagy (Iowa Wesleyan), Jessica Caton (Missouri Valley), Danielle Roers (Sioux Falls), and Abby Breitung (Viterbo).
The Vikings travel to Oskaloosa, IA this Wednesday, October 22, to take on William Penn in a conference matchup, before heading to Whitewater, WI to compete in UW-Whitewater's tournament this weekend (Oct. 24-25).
Clarke College was too much for the Vikings Tuesday night winning in three straight games 25-23, 30-28, 25-15. The loss drops the Vikings to 10-15, 2-4 MCC. The Vikings were paced by Jaeda Young and Bobbi Tennant with 10 kills each, Ashtyn Neill had 34 assists, with Chelsea Wood contributing 12 defensive digs. The Vikings next match is on Friday, October 17, when the Vikings travel to Mount Pleasant, IA to participate in Iowa Wesleyan's tournament. The Vikings will play four matches in the two day tournament. On the 17th the Vikings will take on Culver-Stockton at 2pm, and Hannibal at 6pm, the 18th has the Vikings facing Central Methodist at 10am, and Missouri Valley at 2pm.
