KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- All five teams from the conference which have advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament have representatives on the All-MIAA first-team, as selected by the league's coaches prior to the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament.

Three of the qualifiers had two players on the list -- including conference tournament champion Truman (34-5, 12-1 MIAA), West Division leader Washburn (34-3, 12-1 MIAA) and 25-time NCAA-II qualifier Central Missouri (30-6, 9-4 MIAA).

Both of the WU Lady Blues on the first-team returned to the top squad after a year's absence. Senior RH Tessa Jones made it back to the top list after making second team last season and first team as a sophomore in 2005. She also was the choice as the conference's Most Valuable Player.

Jones is currently third in the MIAA in points (4.98 ppg) and kills (4.32 kpg) and eighth in hitting percentage (.314).

Junior OH Monica Miesner missed most of last season with an injury after earning first-team honors in 2005. She's 10th in points (4.01 ppg) and kills (3.43 kpg) entering the South Central Regional, which starts Thursday (Nov. 15) at Truman's Pershing Arena.

The region's top seeded Bulldogs were represented by a repeat first-team choice in junior MH Allie Cherven along with junior RH Melissa Keck.

Cherven's .330 hitting percentage ranks third in the MIAA and she's second in blocks with 1.33 per game. Keck is just ahead of Cherven in hitting, ranking second at .336.

The MIAA's hitting leader at .380, senior MH Jillian Ohrman of the UCM Jennies, was joined by senior L Audrey Jensen.

Ohrman also ranks fourth in scoring (4.90 ppg) and kills (3.98 kpg) and fifth in blocks (1.27 bpg). Jensen, a converted outside hitter, was second in the MIAA with 5.97 digs per game and sixth in service aces (0.35 sapg).

Rounding out the first team is sophomore OH Pamela Cartagena of Pittsburg State (28-8, 8-5 MIAA) and sophomore OH Arica Shepard of Emporia State (26-8, 10-3 MIAA).

Cartagena is ninth in scoring (4.02 ppg), eighth in kills (3.51 kpg) and 10th in digs (4.68 dpg -- top non-libero in the league). Shepard is the MIAA's No. 2 scorer (5.02 ppg) and is second in kills (4.62 kpg.)

Emporia State S Ting Liu was the unanimous choice for Freshman of the Year. She was second in assists (13.34 apg) and third in service aces (0.41 sapg).

Washburn's Chris Herron was selected by his peers as Coach of the Year. It is the third time he's been so honored -- he won the award in 2002 and 2005.

2007 All-MIAA Volleyball Team

First Team
+=Pamela Cartagena, PSU OH 5-7 So. Bayamon, P.R.
+=Allie Cherven, TSU MH 6-1 Jr. St. Charles, Mo.
Audrey Jensen, UCM L 5-9 Sr. Independence, Mo.
$=Tessa Jones, WU MH 6-1 Sr. Lee's Summit, Mo.
Melissa Keck, TSU RH 6-0 Jr. Belleville, Ill.
$=Monica Miesner, WU OH 5-11 Jr. Florissant, Mo.
+=Jillian Ohrman, UCM MH 6-0 Sr. Independence, Mo.
Arica Shepard, ESU OH 5-9 So. Rossville, Kan.

+=Repeat first-team choice from 2006
$=Repeat first-team choice from 2005
Eight selected to first team due to a tie in voting

Second Team
Erica Cowhick, WU L 5-7 Sr. Topeka, Kan.
Mandi Cox, WU MH 6-0 Sr. Richmond, Kan.
Alicia Johnson, NWMSU OH/S 5-9 So. Tripoli, Iowa
Ting Liu, ESU S 6-1 Fr. Beijing, China
Eli Medina, TSU OH 5-8 Jr. Kansas City, Mo.
Sammie Williams, PSU RH 6-1 Jr. Independence, Mo.
Amber Yoder, UCM OH 6-1 Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa

Honorable Mention
Alyssa Berg, MWSU MH/RH 5-10 Sr. Bellevue, Neb.
Whitney Boehler, TSU L 5-10 Jr. Olathe, Kan.
Brianne Boner, ESU MH 6-0 Fr. Omaha, Neb.
Amy Byfield, ESU L 5-4 So. Mission, Kan.
Sara Falcone, NWMSU MH 6-0 Fr. Omaha, Neb.
Rachel Fister, UCM OH 5-9 Fr. Labadie, Mo.
Kari Hammerbacher, MSSU L 5-2 So. Buffalo, Mo.
Kate Hampson, WU S 5-7 So. Fort Collins, Colo.
Sarah Hoffmeister, MSSU OH 5-8 Sr. Joplin, Mo.
Linda Igbinigie, PSU MH 6-4 Jr. Richardson, Texas
Chelsea Kenney, SBU S 5-6 Sr. Stockton, Mo.
Megan Koster, ESU OH 5-10 Jr. Clay Center, Kan.
Ashlee Maple, PSU L 5-6 Jr. Topeka, Kan.
Stephanie Nitz, WU MH 6-2 Jr. Moline, Ill.
Shyrah Perry, SBU L 5-6 Jr. Fair Grove, Mo.
Leanna Roberts, FHSU MH 6-0 Jr. Ogallala, Neb.
Andrea Robertson, UCM MH 6-0 Jr. Hermann, Mo.
Katie Swenson, NWMSU S 5-9 Fr. Omaha, Neb.
Kellyn Thaut, FHSU OH 5-9 Sr. Hastings, Neb.
Jacquelyn Williams, UCM MH 5-11 Jr. Overland Park, Kan.
Ashley Wright, MSSU MH 6-0 Sr. Everton, Mo.

Most Valuable Player: Tessa Jones, RH, WU
Freshman of the Year: Ting Liu, S, ESU (unanimous choice)
Coach of the Year: Chris Herron, WU

Legend: L=Libero, MH=Middle Hitter, OH=Outside Hitter, RH=Rightside Hitter, S=Setter

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