Four Mavs Named All-NCC; Shires Honored
Nov 14, 2005 | Volleyball
Four Mavericks were named to the 2005 all-North Central Conference volleyball first team in a vote by league coaches, while head coach Rose Shires was tabbed the NCC Coach of the Year for the second time in her career.
Senior setter Christie Johnson was named to the first team for the second-straight season. Also earning first team honors were sophomore middle blocker Carlie Christensen, senior outside hitter Ashley Freeman, and junior outside hitter Christina Reicks. The four members are the most UNO has placed on the all-conference team since the 1996 season when UNO claimed the national championship.
Johnson ranked second in the NCC in set assists (13.48 apg) and ninth in service aces (0.28 sapg). She currently ranks sixth on the Maverick career records chart with 2,944 career assists. Johnson was named NCC setter of the week two times during the season and five times throughout her career.
Christensen leads the 2005 Mavericks with a .327 hitting percentage and 1.25 blocks per game. She ranked 3rd in the NCC in blocks (1.27 bpg) and 3rd in hitting percentage (.318). Christesnen has recorded double-figure kills in 15 matches this season.
Reicks earned NCC player of the week honors twice this season. She has recorded a team-high eight double-doubles and has 18 matches with double-figure kills. Reicks ranked first in the NCC in service aces (0.50 sapg), and tied for 6th in kills (3.70 kpg).
Freeman, who earned honorable mention all-NCC honors in 2004, leads the 2005 Mavericks with 326 kills. She tied for 6th in the NCC in kills (3.70 kpg).
Freeman twice earned NCC player of the week honors this season. She has led the Mavericks in kills in 13 of 26 matches in 2005.
Senior middle blocker Briana Ritter, senior libero Chelsea Miller, and senior rightside hitter Heather Hainline all earned honorable mention all-NCC accolades.
Shires guided the Mavericks to a 19-7 overall record and a second-placed NCC finish with a 10-2 league record. She also earned NCC coach of the year honors in 1996 when the Mavericks claimed the Division II national championship.
Nebraska-Omaha will compete in the NCAA II North Central Regional on Thu.-Sat., Nov. 17-19, on the campus of Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn. The third-seeded Mavericks will battle sixth-seeded Wayne State (25-9)in the tournament's first match at 12 p.m. on Thursday.
Senior setter Christie Johnson was named to the first team for the second-straight season. Also earning first team honors were sophomore middle blocker Carlie Christensen, senior outside hitter Ashley Freeman, and junior outside hitter Christina Reicks. The four members are the most UNO has placed on the all-conference team since the 1996 season when UNO claimed the national championship.
Johnson ranked second in the NCC in set assists (13.48 apg) and ninth in service aces (0.28 sapg). She currently ranks sixth on the Maverick career records chart with 2,944 career assists. Johnson was named NCC setter of the week two times during the season and five times throughout her career.
Christensen leads the 2005 Mavericks with a .327 hitting percentage and 1.25 blocks per game. She ranked 3rd in the NCC in blocks (1.27 bpg) and 3rd in hitting percentage (.318). Christesnen has recorded double-figure kills in 15 matches this season.
Reicks earned NCC player of the week honors twice this season. She has recorded a team-high eight double-doubles and has 18 matches with double-figure kills. Reicks ranked first in the NCC in service aces (0.50 sapg), and tied for 6th in kills (3.70 kpg).
Freeman, who earned honorable mention all-NCC honors in 2004, leads the 2005 Mavericks with 326 kills. She tied for 6th in the NCC in kills (3.70 kpg).
Freeman twice earned NCC player of the week honors this season. She has led the Mavericks in kills in 13 of 26 matches in 2005.
Senior middle blocker Briana Ritter, senior libero Chelsea Miller, and senior rightside hitter Heather Hainline all earned honorable mention all-NCC accolades.
Shires guided the Mavericks to a 19-7 overall record and a second-placed NCC finish with a 10-2 league record. She also earned NCC coach of the year honors in 1996 when the Mavericks claimed the Division II national championship.
Nebraska-Omaha will compete in the NCAA II North Central Regional on Thu.-Sat., Nov. 17-19, on the campus of Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn. The third-seeded Mavericks will battle sixth-seeded Wayne State (25-9)in the tournament's first match at 12 p.m. on Thursday.
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