Brainerd Daily Dispatch All-Area Volleyball Team
The Brainerd Daily Dispatch All-Area Volleyball Team:
First team
Megan Arns, Brainerd
Senior, middle hitter
Arns led the Warriors with 249 kills. She added 279 digs, 34 ace serves, 4 set assists and 58 blocks. She was named to the All-Central Lakes Conference team.
Lauren Kirkpatrick, Brainerd
Senior, setter
Kirkpatrick led the Warriors with 820 set assists. She added 147 digs, 16 ace serves, 36 kills and 20 blocks.
Brianna Wynn,
Crosby-Ironton
Senior, middle hitter
Wynn led the Rangers with 43 ace serves and 343 digs. She finished with a 95 serving percentage, 43 ace serves, 202 kills and 55 blocks. Wynn earned All-Mid-State Conference honors.
Jessica Gallaway,
Pequot Lakes
Senior, setter
Gallaway led the Patriots with 546 set assists and 56 ace serves. She finished with an 83 serving percentage, 29 ace tips, 7 kills, 8 blocks and 90 digs. Gallaway earned All-Mid-State Conference honors.
Lisa Pohlkamp, Pierz
Sophomore, middle hitter
Pohlkamp led the Pioneers with 227 kills and 69 blocks. She finished with 25 ace serves, 140 digs and was named to the All-Central Minnesota Conference team.
Michelle Honek,
Staples-Motley
Senior, middle hitter
Honek led the Cardinals with 442 kills, 338 digs and 225 blocks and 50 ace serves. She earned All-Mid-State Conference honors.
Second team
Haley Bower, Brainerd
Senior, outside hitter
Bower led the Warriors with 357 digs. She added 16 ace serves, 161 kills and 14 blocks. She was named to the All-Central Lakes Conference team.
Jenna Kovatovich,
Crosby-Ironton
Senior, outside hitter
Kovatovich led the Rangers with 221 kills. She finished with an 85 serving percentage, 38 ace serves, 257 digs and 67 blocks. Kovatovich earned All-Mid-State Conference honors.
Laura Harms, Little Falls
Senior, middle hitter
Harms led the Flyers with 182 kills and 30 blocks. She finished with an 87 serving percentage, 15 ace serves and 84 digs. Harms earned All-Central Lakes Conference honors.
Erin Cusac,
Pine River-Backus
Sophomore, outside hitter
Cusac led the Tigers with 192 kills and 161 digs. She finished with an 87 serving percentage and was named to the All-Mid-State Conference team.
Melissa Roberts,
Staples-Motley
Junior, middle hitter
Roberts finished with 175 kills, 223 digs, 129 blocks and 27 ace serves. Roberts earned All-Mid-State Conference honors.
Sami Seaton, Verndale
Junior,
Middle hitter/setter
Seaton led the Pirates with 39 ace serves, 134 kills and 225 blocks. She finished with a 92 serving percentage, 78 set assists and 158 digs.
Honorable mention
Aitkin
Talia Otto, senior, setter
Otto led the Gobblers with 41 ace serves, a 92 serving percentage and 269 set assists. She added 181 digs, 13 kills and 29 blocks. A four-year starter, Otto earned All-Great River Conference honors the last three years.
Crosby-Ironton
Christina Lashyro,
Senior, setter
Lashyro led the Rangers with 404 set assists. She finished with a 94 serving percentage, 20 ace serves, 10 kills, 141 digs and 2 blocks.
Little Falls
Missy Otremba,
Junior setter
Otremba led the Flyers with 271 set assists. She finished with a 90 serving percentage, 15 ace serves and 47 digs.
Amanda Thilquist, senior,
Specialist/outside hitter
Thilquist finished with 111 digs, a 97 serving percentage, 14 kills and 4 kills.
Pequot Lakes
Flecia Foster, junior,
Middle hitter
Foster led the Patriots with 65 blocks. She finished with a 91 serving percentage, 32 ace serves, 152 kills, 184 digs. Foster earned All-Mid-State Conference honors.
Teresa Parker, junior,
Middle hitter
Parker led the patriots with 177 kills. She finished with 48 blocks, 44 digs and 4 ace serves.
Pierz
Lisa Kurtz, sophomore
Setter/outside hitter
Kurtz led the Pioneers with 376 set assists. She finished with a 95 serving percentage, 54 ace serves, 84 kills, 36 blocks and 166 digs.
Ashley Athman, senior,
Outside hitter
Athman finished with 134 kills, 36 blocks, 29 set assists, 4 ace serves and 59 digs.
Sarah Kahl, sophomore,
Middle hitter
Kahl finished with 159 kills, 61 blocks, 23 ace serves, 45 digs an 88 serving percentage and was named to the All-Central Minnesota Conference team.
Jenae Swanson, junior,
Setter
Swanson led the Pioneers with 56 ace serves. She finished with 309 set assists, 8 kills, 4 blocks, 137 digs and a 94 serving percentage.
Amber Kummet, junior,
Outside hitter
Kummet led the Pioneers with 269 digs. She finished with 117 kills, 10 blocks, 47 ace serves and a 92 serving percentage.
Pillager
Sarah Mulroy, senior,
Setter
Mulroy led the Huskies with 31 ace serves and 123 set assists. She finished with a 93 serving percentage, 59 blocks, 19 kills and 149 digs.
Pine River-Backus
Amanda Perkins, senior,
Outside hitter
Perkins finished with 131 kills, 93 serving percentage and 144 digs. She was named to the All-Mid-State Conference team.
Staples-Motley
Chelsea Einerwold,
Sophomore,
Setter/outside hitter
Einerwold finished with 134 kills, 204 digs, 59 blocks and 120 set assists and 38 ace serves. Einerwold earned All-Mid-State Conference honors.
Jenna Dumprope, senior,
Setter
Dumprope led the Cardinals with 533 set assists. She added 37 kills, 62 digs and 27 ace serves.
Verndale
Trista Dockham, senior,
Setter/outside hitter
Dockham led the Pirates with 155 set assists. She finished with 92 serving percentage, 27 kills and 103 digs.
Stacey Schoon,
Sophomore, middle hitter
Schoon led the Pirates with 220 digs. She finished with 88 serving percentage, 21 ace serves, 75 kills and 114 blocks.
Cortney Branstner,
Sophomore,
Middle hitter/outside hitter
Branstner finished with 37 ace serves, an 89 serving percentage, 62 kills, 176 digs and 86 blocks.
Area top ten
Kills
Michelle Honek, S-M, 442
Megan Arns, Brainerd, 249
Lisa Pohlkamp, Pierz, 227
Jenna Kovatovich, C-I, 221
Brianna Wynn, C-I, 202
Erin Cusac, PR-B, 192
Laura Harms, LF, 182
Teresa Parker, Pequot, 177
Melissa Roberts, S-M, 175
Haley Bower, Brainerd, 161
Set Assists
Lauren Kirkpatrick, Brainerd, 820
Jessica Gallaway, Pequot, 546
Jenna Dumprope, S-M, 533
Lara Marvin, PR-B, 415
Christina Lashyro, C-I, 404
Lisa Kurtz, Pierz, 376
Jenae Swanson, Pierz, 309
Missy Otremba, LF, 271
Talia Otto, Aitkin, 269
Trista Dockham, Verndale, 155
Blocks
Sami Seaton, Verndale, 225
Michelle Honek, S-M, 225
Tara Buckingham, Pillager, 141
Melissa Roberts, S-M, 129
Stacey Schoon, Verndale, 114
Whitney Hoheisel, Pillager, 110
Chelsea Lundgren, C-I, 94
Cortney Branstner, Verndale, 86
Katie Sandberg, C-I, 72
Lisa Pohlkamp, Pierz, 69
Haley Bower, Brainerd, 357
Brianna Wynn, C-I, 343
Michelle Honek, S-M, 223
Megan Arns, Brainerd, 279
Amber Kummet, Pierz, 269
Jenna Kovatovich, C-I, 257
Ashley Widmark, Brainerd, 223
Melissa Roberts, S-M, 223
Stacey Schoon, Verndale, 220
Christy Virnig, Pierz, 216
Ace serves
Jessica Gallaway, Pequot, 56
Jenae Swanson, Pierz, 56
Lisa Kurtz, Pierz, 54
Michelle Honek, S-M, 50
Ashley Widmark, Brainerd, 47
Amber Kummet, Pierz, 47
Kristen Willer, Pequot, 45
Brianna Wynn, C-I, 43
Talia Otto, Aitkin, 41
Sami Seaton, Verndale, 39
Final season records
Pierz 22-6-1
Brainerd 19-9
Pine River-Backus 14-7
Staples-Motley 14-11
Pequot Lakes 15-13
Aitkin 10-13
Wadena-Deer Creek 10-17
Crosby-Ironton 9-16
Little Falls 7-17-1
Verndale 6-20
Pillager 3-21