ROMEOVILLE, Ill.- For the third straight year, three UIndy volleyball players earned All-Great Lakes Valley Conference First Team accolades, as first-time recipient Cheneta Morrison joined multi-time honorees Kyleigh Turner and Lyndsay Callahan on the first team. Freshmen Kristina Kerrigan and Kourtney Crawford both received third-team honors, with Kerrigan also being named GLVC Freshman of the Year.
Cheneta Morrison (Fort Wayne, Ind./Ft. Wayne Snider), an all-conference second teamer at opposite hitter last year, made a seamless transition to setter this season, helping the Hounds rank fifth in all of Division in team hitting percentage (.288) and 13th in assists per game (16.33).
Four-year starting libero
Kyleigh Turner (Muncie, Ind./Cowan) garnered her third first-team nod in her final year of eligibility. Already the school’s all-time leader in career digs, Turner surpassed the 2,000-dig mark earlier this season. The Muncie, Ind. native heads into play this week ranked 33rd in the nation in digs per set (4.88).
Junior outside hitter
Lyndsay Callahan (Chicago, Ill./Marist) grabbed her second consecutive All-GLVC First Team honor. Also a primary passer, Callahan achieved a pair of milestones this year by becoming just the fourth Greyhound ever to compile 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. She is hitting a personal-high .289 this season and is hoping to break her own school record for most digs in a season by a non-libero.
Kristina Kerrigan (Muncie, Ind./Muncie Central) became the first Greyhound to win GLVC Freshman of the Year honors since 2001 (Shaun McAllister). In her first collegiate season, the outside hitter leads the Hounds in both kills and attack attempts and ranks third in the GLVC in kills per game in conference play.
Local product
Kourtney Crawford (Indianapolis, Ind./Bishop Chatard) received third-team laurels as a right-side hitter. The Bishop Chatard grad hit .324 in league games and was one of only three opposite sides to earn recognition.
The All-GLVC Team announcement was made at the annual pre-tourney reception Thursday evening. The ninth-ranked Greyhounds earned the second seed in this year’s GLVC Tournament and will be competing with seven other schools for the 2009 conference title, including host and three-time defending-champion Lewis University. UIndy faces seventh-seed Drury Friday at 3:30 PM Eastern.
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GLVC Player of the Year: Stephanie Sagat, Sr., Lewis
GLVC Freshman of the Year:
Kristina Kerrigan, Fr., Indianapolis
GLVC Coach of the Year: Lorelee Smith, Lewis
ALL-GLVC FIRST TEAM
Outside Hitters
Lyndsay Callahan, Jr., Indianapolis
Maggie McGovern, So., Rockhurst
Stephanie Sagat, Sr., Lewis
Middle Hitters
Weslie Gaff, So., Missouri-St. Louis
Kim Nemcek, Jr., Northern Kentucky
Setters
Cheneta Morrison, Jr., Indianapolis
Rachel Ruedi, Jr., Lewis
Opposite Hitter
Erin Higgins, So., Missouri-St. Louis
Libero/Defensive Specialist
Kyleigh Turner, Sr., Indianapolis
ALL-GLVC SECOND TEAM
Outside Hitters
Liz Cook, Jr., Missouri-St. Louis
Julie Meyer, So., Missouri S&T
Noelle Peterson, So., Northern Kentucky
Middle Hitters
Kyrie Hopkins, Jr., Drury
Emily Levy, Jr., Rockhurst
Setters
Jenna Schreiver, Fr., Northern Kentucky
Austin Warren, Jr., Drury
Opposite Hitter
Addie Kramer, So., UW-Parkside
Libero/Defensive Specialist
Carolyn Holstein, Jr., Missouri-St. Louis
ALL-GLVC THIRD TEAM
Outside Hitters
Emily Beckman, Jr., Bellarmine
Kristina Kerrigan, Fr., Indianapolis
Brittani Oliver, Jr., Southern Indiana
Middle Hitters
Sara deBuhr, Sr., Lewis
Tami Gleason, Jr., UW-Parkside
Setters
Lyndsay Kooi, Fr., Quincy
Melanie Pund, Sr., Southern Indiana
Opposite Hitter
Kourtney Crawford, Fr., Indianapolis
Libero/Defensive Specialist
Ashlee Lindish, Sr., Lewis