Five Players Earn All-MIAA Recognition

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Nov. 20) -- Five Central Oklahoma players earned recognition on the All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Volleyball Teams that were released Wednesday, headlined by Dominique Lipari's selection to the first-team unit.

Amanda Desch and Courtney Lane were named to the second-team squad, while Lauren Jenkins and Malia Kaaiohelo received honorable mention recognition. The Bronchos, 18-12 on the season, play Central Missouri in the first round of the MIAA Postseason Tournament at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City.

Lipari becomes just the fifth player in program history to earn all-conference honors four times. The senior libero from Kansas City was a second-team pick as a freshman and sophomore before claiming first-team honors the past two seasons.

She tops NCAA Division II in digs per set with 6.84 and is second nationally in total digs with 718, which ranks fourth on the school's single-season list. Lipari ranks second in career digs at UCO with 2,396.

Desch, a sophomore setter/outside hitter from Topeka, Kan., has a Division II-leading nine triple-doubles this season. She paces the team in assists (607), blocks (52) and attack percentage (.257) while sharing the lead in service aces (23) and ranking second in digs (344) and kills (243).

Lane has knocked down a team-high 259 kills this year and also has 189 digs. The freshman outside/right-side hitter from Denver, Colo. also tops the team in double-digit kill matches with 14, including three in a row entering the league tourney.

Jenkins, a sophomore outside/right-side hitter from Fort Worth, Texas has 213 kills on the season. Kaaiohelo, a junior middle blocker from Edmond, has 99 kills and 40 blocks despite having missed significant action because of injury.

2019 All-MIAA Awards
Co-Players of the Year: Julianne Jackson, OH/RS - Nebraska Kearney & Genna Berg - Washburn, OH, RS
Freshman of the Year: Sydney Lierz, OH/RS - Central Missouri
Coach of the Year: Rick Squiers - Nebraska Kearney

First-Team
Audrey Fisher, OH/RS - Central Missouri
Sydney Lierz, OH/RS - Central Missouri
Ally Offerdahl, S - Central Missouri
Dominique Lipari, L - Central Oklahoma
Ali Tauchen, MB - Missouri Western
Julianne Jackson, OH/RS - Nebraska-Kearney
Anna Squiers, MB - Nebraska-Kearney
Maddie Squiers, S - Nebraska-Kearney
MK Wolfe, OH/RS - Nebraska-Kearney
Hallie Sidney, OH/RS - Northwest Missouri
Genna Berg, OH/RS - Washburn
Allison Maxwell, MB - Washburn
Faith Rottinghaus, L - Washburn
Allison Sadler, S - Washburn

Second-Team
Amanda Desch, S - Central Oklahoma
Courtney Lane, OH/RS - Central Oklahoma
Yuchen Du, OH/RS - Emporia State
Delaney Humm, OH/RS - Fort Hays State
Janelle Brehm, OH/RS - Missouri Southern
Morgan Nash, OH/RS - Missouri Southern
Tiana Butler, L - Missouri Western
Michaela Bartels, MB - Nebraska-Kearney
Lindsey Nottlemann, L - Nebraska-Kearney
Maddy Ahrens, S - Northwest Missouri
Morgan Lewis, MB - Northwest Missouri
Morgan Henning, MB - Pittsburg State
Kelsey Gordon, MB - Washburn
Erica Montgomery, OH/RS - Washburn

Honorable Mention
Central Missouri: Aubree Bell - OH/RS, Hannah Engelken - MB, Rylee Neigenfind - OH/RS, Abby Skrastins - L, Hannah VanBuskirk - OH/RS
Central Oklahoma: Lauren Jenkins - OH/RS, Malia Kaaiohelo - MB
Emporia State: Aliyah Bernard - MB, Emma Dixon - S
Fort Hays State: Tatum Bartels - MB, Isabelle Reynolds - OH/RS
Missouri Southern: Alicia Pickett - MB
Missouri Western: Sam Duncan - OH/RS, Danielle Moje - MB, Lauren Murphy - S, Allie Kerns - OH/RS
Newman: Trinity Conley - OH/RS
Northwest Missouri: Bethany Elkins - MB, Hannah Koechl - L, Rachel Sturdevant - OH/RS
Pittsburg State: Marissa Bates - L, Erika Ivkov - OH/RS, Emily Regier - MB
Washburn: Taylor Antonwich - OH/RS

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Players Mentioned

#15 Amanda Desch: S; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#10 Lauren Jenkins: OH/RS; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#7 Malia Kaaiohelo: MB; 6' 1"; Junior

#1 Dominique Lipari: DS/L; 5' 1"; Senior

#11 Courtney Lane: OH/RS; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#15 Amanda Desch
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: S

#10 Lauren Jenkins
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: OH/RS

#7 Malia Kaaiohelo
: 6' 1"; Junior
: MB

#1 Dominique Lipari
: 5' 1"; Senior
: DS/L

#11 Courtney Lane
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: OH/RS