MCAC Coaches Select All-Division Volleyball Teams; All-MCAC Team Also Announced

Bailey Marty named MCAC South Player-of-the-Year.
Bailey Marty named MCAC South Player-of-the-Year.
Posted: Nov 01, 2021

Rochester, MN -

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) volleyball coaches have cast their votes, and the 18-member North and South All-Division teams, coaches-of-the-year, and players-of-the-year have been named. The top nine vote-getters from each division were also named to the All-MCAC Team.

In the North Division, Haley Schleper was named the MCAC North Player-of-the-Year. Schleper, a sophomore middle hitter from Central Lakes College, has racked up 379 kills on the season to lead all MCAC hitters, averaging 3.64 kills per set and a .307 hitting percentage on the season.  She has also served 47 aces and blocked 50 balls, while digging 301 of her opponents hits. Schleper will lead her Raiders team into the NJCAA DIII National Volleyball Tournament on November 11-13 in Rochester, MN.

Central Lakes College's Haley Schleper was named the MCAC North Player-of-the-Year.

After leading her team to a 4-16 overall record, and going 2-10 in the MCAC North, coaches selected Rainy River Community College head coach, Mel Millerbernd, as this year's MCAC North Division Coach-of-the-Year.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College libero, Bailey Marty, has been named the MCAC South Player-of-the-Year.  Leading the nation in digs with 754, and digs per set with 8.11, Marty has been named MCAC and NJCAA Defensive Player-of-the-Week on multiple occasions; and now leads her Spartan team to the NJCAA DIII National Volleyball Tournament as well.

Minnesota State CTC's Bailey Marty was named the MCAC South Player-of-the-Year.

 

With a 4th place finish in the MCAC South regular season and a Region XIIIA Volleyball Tournament appearance, Century College's head coach, Jay Kam, has been named the MCAC South Coach-of-the-Year.  Kam led the Wood Ducks to an 11-12 overall record and an 8-8 record in the MCAC South this season.

The complete list of the MCAC North and the South All-Division membership is listed below, as is the list of All-MCAC Volleyball recipients for the 2021 season.

 

North All-Division Team

School Player Name Position Year Team  
Central Lakes Haley Schleper MH/RS SO 1st * North Player of the Year
Central Lakes Sarah Bennett L SO 1st  
Central Lakes Grace Peabody S FR 1st  
Central Lakes Megan Rinicker MH  FR 1st  
Hibbing Kimberly Pagel MH FR 1st  
Itasca Kaisa Reed OH FR 1st  
Northland Madison Witte MH FR 1st  
Northland Chloe Kuznia S FR 1st  
Vermilion Kaelynn Kudis MH FR 1st  
           
Central Lakes Jaime Johnson MH/OH FR 2nd  
Hibbing Athena Dunham OH SO 2nd  
Hibbing Kaija Gams S FR 2nd  
Mesabi Range Camryn Olsen MH FR 2nd  
Mesabi Range Winter Sainio MH FR 2nd  
Northland Vivian Coan OH FR 2nd  
Northland Kylie Solheim L FR 2nd  
Vermilion Thea Baier S FR 2nd  
Vermilion Naomi Bollman OH FR 2nd  
           
Coach of the Year: Mel Millerbernd        

 

 

South All-Division Team

School Player Name Position Year Team  
Century College Emma Crandell MH FR 1st  
M State Bailey Marty L SO 1st * South Player of the Year
M State Kaia Strom S FR 1st  
M State Emily Condon OH FR 1st  
RCTC Alexis Simpson OH FR 1st  
RCTC Kiley Nihart L FR 1st  
RCTC Chelsea Lasker S FR 1st  
SCTCC Karissa Lintgen OH FR 1st  
SCTCC Allison Fritz L FR 1st  
           
Century College Mackay Williams S FR 2nd  
Century College Alice Schneider OH FR 2nd  
M State Brooke Hovland OH FR 2nd  
M State Anya Maack MH SO 2nd  
MN West Kennedy Buckneberg OH FR 2nd  
RCTC Molly Kleist MH/RH SO 2nd  
Ridgewater Tayler Schmidt L FR 2nd  
SCTCC Brynn Johnson MH FR 2nd  
Western Jordyn Holman OH FR 2nd  
           
Coach of the Year: Jay Kam        

 

 

All-MCAC Volleyball Team

School Player Name Position Year
Central Lakes Haley Schleper MH/RS SO
Central Lakes Sarah Bennett L SO
Central Lakes Grace Peabody S FR
Central Lakes Megan Rinicker MH  FR
Century College Emma Crandell MH FR
Hibbing Kimberly Pagel MH FR
Itasca Kaisa Reed OH FR
M State Bailey Marty L SO
M State Kaia Strom S FR
M State Emily Condon OH FR
Northland Madison Witte MH FR
Northland Chloe Kuznia S FR
RCTC Alexis Simpson OH FR
RCTC Kiley Nihart L FR
RCTC Chelsea Lasker S FR
SCTCC Karissa Lintgen OH FR
SCTCC Allison Fritz L FR
Vermilion Kaelynn Kudis MH FR

 

For additional information about MCAC Volleyball teams and individuals, visit the following links:

MCAC Statistical Leaders:  https://mcacsports.org/sports/wvball/2021-22/leaders

MCAC Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/wvball/2021-22/standings

 

 

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