SVSU’s Kait Harris Named 2009 GLIAC Volleyball Player of the Year
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GLIAC Honors: AU’s Snider, Freshman of the Year; HC’s Dow, Libero of the Year, HC’s Gravel, Coach of the Year
BAY CITY, Mich. -
Saginaw Valley State University senior setter Kait Harris
(Essexville, Mich./Garber) was named the 2009 Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) volleyball
“Player of the Year” in voting conducted by the
league’s head coaches. Ashland University’s
Brittany Snider (Olmsted Falls, Ohio) was tabbed
“Freshman of the Year,” while Hillsdale College junior
Sydney Dow (Jonesville, Mich.) earned
“Libero of the Year” honors. Hillsdale’s
Chris Gravel was named “Coach of the
Year” by his peers.
Harris led SVSU to a share of the program’s
first-ever GLIAC Championship, as SVSU posted a 12-4 record in
GLIAC contests and a 19-8 overall record. At the setter position,
Kait posted 953 assists in a total of 95 sets for an average of
10.03/set, and led the conference with 11.13/set in GLIAC matches
only. Harris also posted 218 digs on the season and had 30 aces and
22 blocks. She recorded 84 kills on the season and posted a .338
attack percentage while helping the Cardinals claim the
league’s North Division title.
Snider has been one of the top performers for the
Eagles all season, currently leading the conference in kills per
set at 4.34, which also places her eighth in the nation. She has
totaled 458 kills to go along with 271 digs, 24 aces and 21 total
blocks. Snider has reached the 20+ kills plateau eight times this
season. She has had double-digit kills in 15 consecutive matches
and 25 out of the 28 total matches. Her 26 kill total earlier in
the season is tied for the highest number of kills for any
individual in a single match.
Dow followed up her Second Team All-GLIAC season
in 2008 with the “Libero of the Year” honor in 2009. A
co-captain of the Chargers, Dow provided excellent leadership and
consistent back-row play for the team all season. She was named to
the All-Tournament Team at both the University of Findlay and at
the 2009 Asics GLIAC/GLVC Crossover Tournaments. She ranks third in
the GLIAC in digs per set, and had at least 10 digs in 23 of the
team’s 27 matches this season. Dow has been part of two GLIAC
South Division championship teams in her three seasons at
Hillsdale.
Gravel collected his third GLIAC “Coach of
the Year” honor in 2009, while leading a young Chargers team
to the GLIAC South Division championship. He guided a lineup that
often included four sophomores, one junior and one freshman to a
20-7 record during the regular season, the sixth straight campaign
Hillsdale has won at least 19 matches. Hillsdale was ranked as high
as 22nd in the AVCA Division II Top 25 poll, while holding first
place in the GLIAC South Division from start to finish. He was
previously named the conference coach of the year in 1999 and
2006.
A complete list of the 2009 All-GLIAC Volleyball teams can be found
below:
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2009 GLIAC Volleyball | ||||
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Player of the Year: | ||||
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Libero of the Year: | ||||
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Freshman of the Year: | ||||
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Coach of the Year: | ||||
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All-GLIAC First-Team | ||||
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Position |
Hometown |
|
Amy Andersen-Goldsworthy |
Northern Michigan |
Sr. |
MH |
Madison, Wis. |
|
Annie Buxton |
Saginaw Valley State |
So. |
OH |
Aurora, Ontario |
|
Ashlee Crowder |
Hillsdale |
So. |
MH/OH |
Jenison, Mich. |
|
Kristy Gilchrist |
Ferris State |
Sr. |
MH |
Macomb, Mich./Anchor Bay |
|
Arielle Goodson |
Ferris State |
Jr. |
MH |
Grand Rapids, Mich./Central |
|
Sarha Gosselin |
Wayne State |
Sr. |
OH |
Harrison, Twp., Mich./Warren Lincoln |
|
Kait Harris |
Saginaw Valley State |
Sr. |
|
Essexville, Mich./Garber |
|
Britney Jurchenko |
Ashland |
Sr. |
MH/OH |
Lakewood, Ohio |
|
Clara Leutheuser |
Hillsdale |
So. |
MH |
Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale Academy |
|
Mandie Meyer |
Northern Michigan |
Sr. |
OH |
Crystal Lake, Ill. |
|
Rebeccah Rapin |
Grand Valley State |
Jr. |
MB |
Saginaw, Mich./Nouvel Catholic Central |
|
Kristine Sexton |
Michigan Tech |
So. |
OH |
Coldwater, Mich. |
|
All-GLIAC Second-Team | ||||
|
Jaclyn Carnago |
Saginaw Valley State |
Sr. |
MH |
St. Clair, Mich. |
|
Ashley Carr |
Northwood |
Sr. |
MB |
Marysville, Mich. |
|
Sydney Dow |
Hillsdale |
Jr. |
L/S |
Jonesville, Mich. |
|
Lauren Mallast |
Wayne State |
Sr. |
MB |
Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay |
|
Sladjana Mitrovic |
Northwood |
Jr. |
OH |
Lazarevac, Serbia/Sport Academy DIF |
|
Kaari Nevanen |
Michigan Tech |
Sr. |
OH/L |
Duluth, Minn./East |
|
Cassie Osiecki |
Northern Michigan |
Sr. |
L/DS |
Hampshire, Ill. |
|
Apryl Schmucker |
Hillsdale |
So. |
|
Inman, Kan./Little River |
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Brittany Snider |
Ashland |
Fr. |
OH |
Olmsted Falls, Ohio |
|
Erin Thomasson |
Findlay |
So. |
OH |
Newark, Ohio |
|
Jessica Treiber |
Saginaw Valley State |
Jr. |
OPP |
Sebewaing, Mich./Unionville-Sebewaing |
|
Whitney Tremain |
Grand Valley State |
Sr. |
OH |
Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood |
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All-GLIAC Honorable Mention | ||||
|
Amanda Stefanski |
Ashland |
Sr. |
MH |
Independence, Ohio |
|
Lisa Tobiczyk |
Ferris State |
So. |
L |
Marysville, Mich. |
|
Megan Florence |
Findlay |
Jr. |
|
Tiffin, Ohio/Columbian |
|
Katey Crichton |
Grand Valley State |
Sr. |
OH |
Howell, Mich. |
|
Brogan Wells |
Hillsdale |
So. |
L/DS |
West Bloomfield, Mich./Pontiac Notre Dame |
|
Brittany Newberry |
Lake Superior State |
So. |
L |
Iron Mountain, Mich. |
|
Veronica Armstrong |
Michigan Tech |
Sr. |
OH |
Battle Creek, Mich. |
|
Katt Garvick |
Northern Michigan |
Sr. |
OH |
New Leonx, Ill. |
|
Lauren Chapman |
Northwood |
Jr. |
|
Bascom, Ohio/Hopewell-Loudon |
|
Allison Schlinkert |
Saginaw Valley State |
Sr. |
OH |
Marysville, Mich. |
|
Brooke Bernabei |
Tiffin |
Jr. |
OH |
Canton, Ohio/Glen Oak |
|
Kate Sak |
Wayne State |
Fr. |
MB |
Warren, Mich./Cousino |
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