All-Herald Volleyball Team
Published 8:11 pm Friday, November 26, 2010
FIRST TEAM
Setter — Molly Streightiff, Hayfield
The senior served as an inside and outside presence for the Vikings (17-12 overall), as she finished with 373 assists and 112 kills. She also had 29 ace serves with a 94 serving percentage, while racking up 157 digs, 26 solo blocks and 52 serve receivers. Streightiff finishes her four-year career with 1,821 set assists.
Setter — Megan Grant, LeRoy/Ostrander
The sophomore served as the primary setter for the Cardinals (17-11 overall) and she racked up 596 set assists, with 25 ace serves and 160 digs.
Libero — Alyssa Selk, Hayfield
The junior was Hayfield’s top passer with 485 serve receives and she finished with 381 digs. She had a serving percentage of 96 to go along with 20 aces. Selk has 856 career digs after three years on varsity.
Outside hitter — Abby Blanchard, Hayfield
The junior led Hayfield with 258 kills with an efficiency rate of .220. She was also solid in the back row with 278 digs and 338 serve receives. Blanchard finished with 21 solo blocks and 30 ace serves with a serving percentage of 92.
Middle hitter — Chanda Riedemann, LeRoy/Ostrander
The junior finished with 231 kills (2.8 per game), 56 solo blocks, and 73 digs, while serving 25 aces.
Outside hitter — Whitney Burt, Blooming Prairie
The senior provided a solid presence in the front and back row for the Awesome Blossoms (11-18 overall). While specializing in back row hitting, she had 229 kills, 18 blocks, 202 digs, and 23 ace serves. She converted 90.8 percent of her serve receive opportunities and was 82.4 percent on serves.
SECOND TEAM
Hitter — Liz Ristau, Hayfield
The senior had 177 kills with a .270 kill efficiency and 39 solo blocks.
Hitter — Krista Bunne, LeRoy/Ostrander
The junior had 153 kills (1.9 per game), 217 digs, and 51 serving aces.
Libero — Jessica Jennings, LeRoy/Ostrander
The sophomore racked up 334 digs while serving 40 aces for the Cards.
Hitter — Kylie Grant, LeRoy/Ostrander
While focusing on defense, the senior finished with 352 digs, 93 kills, and 39 ace serves. She finishes her volleyball career with over 1,000 digs.
Setter — Jenna Svoboda, Austin
The sophomore led the Packers (3-18 overall) with 134 set assists. She had 35 kills, 14 aces, 71 digs and 7 blocks.
Outside hitter — Jana Schammel, Southland
The sophomore led Southland (11-16 overall) with 188 kills, while tallying 119 digs, 74 ace serves, and 56 blocks. She was 86 percent (330-for-385) on serves.
HONORABLE MENTION
Libero — Ashley Follmuth, Austin
The senior led Austin with 179 digs (3.5 per game) and 311 serve receives. She had a serving percentage of 88.5 with 14 aces.
Hitter — Brandi Schammel, Southland
The senior had 170 kills, 104 digs, 40 blocks and 31 ace serves for the Rebels. She was 91 percent on serves.
Libero — Jaide Ryks, Hayfield
The junior led Hayfield in aces (44), was the team’s second most efficient passer with 258 serve receives and she had 243 digs.
Hitter — Kristin Hagen, Blooming Prairie
The senior had 139 kills, 70 blocks, 217 digs and 22 ace serves with a serving rate of 93 percent for BP.
Hitter — Yasmine Smith, Blooming Prairie
The senior had 164 kills, 74 blocks, 116 digs and 34 aces for BP.
Hitter — Stephanie Russell, Grand Meadow
The junior finished with 101 kills, 102 digs, 144 set assists, 33 ace serves and 8 blocks for GM (4-18 overall).
Setter — Autumn Thorsen, Grand Meadow
The sophomore finished with 101 kills, 147 assists, 83 digs and 37 aces.