News blast

It’s been busy around here just with the nightly matches, so I’ve neglected news releases. Besides the reported retirement of head coach Rich Luenemann at Washington-St. Louis (that post has two updates), my last news release update was on Sept. 5.

Here are some more news releases of interest that I’ve neglected over the past month. I doubt I’ll complete this list but I’ll also include the conference players of the week to date in this installment.

News and features: • UW-River Falls’s Ford won No. 500 • St. Thomas’s Pham won No. 300• Millikin’s Kiick won No. 300 • Greenville’s Ackerman won No. 200• Macalester’s Avena notched 1,000th kill • UW-Whitewater to dedicate locker room to former player Panici• UW-Stout’s Hofacker returned to court after cancer treatments • Northwestern’s Stoltz a 2012 All-American despite playing with tumor

Players of the week:CCIW Offensive 10/1: Maddie McGinnis, Wheaton 9/23: Audrey Krajec, Millikin 9/17: Megan Reynolds, Elmhurst; Maddie McGinnis, Wheaton 9/10: Shelby Switzer, North Park 9/3: Sam Szarmach, Elmhurst CCIW Defensive 10/1: Kelly Manning, Wheaton 9/23: Emily Mihalkanin, Millikin 9/17: Shelby Switzer, North Park 9/10: Erin Wachtel, Illinois Wesleyan 9/3: Karen Chin, Carthage

IIAC Offensive 9/29: Bailey Wilson, Wartburg 9/22: Mackenzie Harbaugh, Coe 9/15: Mackenzie Harbaugh, Coe 9/8: Mackenzie Harbaugh, Coe 9/1: Mackenzie Harbaugh, Coe IIAC Defensive 9/29: Kim Rogers, Simpson 9/22: Shelby Wiederhoeft, Buena Vista 9/15: Morgan Werkheiser, Dubuque 9/8: Erin Dalke, Coe 9/1: Ramey Sieck, Wartburg

MIAC Hitter 10/1: Laura Avena, Macalester 9/24: Ashley Peper, Augsburg 9/17: Olivia Wangensteen, Concordia-Moorhead 9/10: Kelly Foley, St. Thomas 9/3: Ashley Peper, Augsburg MIAC Setter/Libero 10/1: Taya Kockelman, Saint Benedict 9/24: Lexi Assimos, Saint Mary’s 9/17: Camille Benson, Carleton 9/10: Taya Kockelman, Saint Benedict 9/3: Emily McCourt, Augsburg

MWC Offensive 10/1: Calire Weidman, Grinnell 9/24: Emily Gary, Ripon 9/17: Kathleen O’Connor, Cornell 9/10: Terese Swords, Lawrence 9/3: Mollie Murdock, Monmouth MWC Defensive 10/1: Sydney McClendon, Grinnell 9/24: Kylea Weber, Cornell 9/17: Taylor Dicus, Cornell 9/10: Kathleen Rowland, Lawrence 9/3: Kylea Weber, Cornell

NACC Player of the Week 9/30: Hannah Griffiths, Concordia Wisconsin 9/23: Claire Dezelski, Dominican 9/17: Meranda Masse, Alverno 9/9: Candice Cuppini, Benedictine 9/2: Claire Dezelski, Dominican

SLIAC Offensive 10/7: Tess Rountree, Principia 9/30: Corinne Coon, Greenville 9/23: Corinne Coon, Greenville 9/16: Savanna Sprague, Principia 9/9: Corinne Coon, Greenville 9/3: Tess Rountree, Principia SLIAC Defensive 10/7: Sam Kersting, Webster 9/30: Jaime Schollenbruch, Greenville 9/23: Summer Switzer, Principia 9/16: Tess Rountree, Principia 9/9: Jaime Schollenbruch, Greenville 9/3: Summer Switzer, Principia

UAA Players of the Week 9/30: Jackie Nelligan, Washington-St. Louis; Ali Celentano, Carnegie Mellon; Emily Moore, NYU 9/23: Eirene Kim, Chicago; Jessica Holler, Emory 9/16: Katie Huntington, Chicago; Sydney Miles, Emory; Natalie Southard, Case Western Reserve 9/9: Caroline Dupont, Washington-St. Louis; Cassie Wong, Washington-St. Louis; Ali Celentano, Carnegie Mellon 9/3: Meghan Byrne, Washington-St. Louis; Sydney Miles, Emory

UMAC Offensive 10/1: Rebecca Engelbrecht, Martin Luther 9/24: Emily Auch, Minnesota Morris 9/17: Jaime High, North Central (Minn.) 9/10: Rebecca Engelbrecht, Martin Luther 9/3: Rebecca Engelbrecht, Martin Luther UMAC Defensive 10/1: Kaylie Clark, Minnesota Morris 9/24: [None listed] 9/17: Cari Miller, Northwestern 9/10: Kaylie Clark, Minnesota Morris 9/3: Lexi Bertsch, Northwestern UMAC Setter 10/1: Krista Stoltz, Northwestern 9/24: Miranda Maasz, Martin Luther 9/17: Krista Stoltz, Northwestern 9/10: Krista Stoltz, Northwestern 9/3: Krista Stoltz, Northwestern

WIAC Player of the Week 10/1: Alivia Holman, UW-Whitewater 9/24: Lisa Keppers, UW-River Falls 9/17: Emma Brunkhorst, UW-Stevens Point 9/10: Kelly Schuh, UW-Eau Claire 9/4: Allison Davis, UW-Stevens Point

-Ricky Nelson