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Jessica Vander Kooi
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Volleyball
Standout Earns Honors
Mizzou freshman Jessica
Vander Kooi recently was named the American
Volleyball Coaches Association Central Region Freshman
of the Year. The award is the second postseason honor for
Vander Kooi, who was selected Big 12 Freshman of the Year
on Nov. 30.
Also earning All-Central Region recognition
on Wednesday were sophomores Lindsey
Hunter and Shen
Danru, who were each named all-region honorable mentions.
The Central Region includes 41 schools from
the Big 12 Conference, Mid-Continent Conference, Missouri Valley
Conference and Southland Conference. Vander Kooi and Freshmen
of the Year from the other seven U.S. regions are finalists for
National Freshman of the Year.
Vander Kooi started every match
for Mizzou during the 2003 season. She averaged 2.47 kills per
game, 2.81 digs per game and 0.82 blocks per game. She was second
on the team with 11 double-doubles, including one in the Tigers’ NCAA
Tournament First Round match when Vander Kooi had a career-high
23 kills and 18 digs against UC-Irvine.
Hunter has been named
Central Region Honorable Mention for the second consecutive
season. Hunter led the Big 12 Conference in assists per game
with a 12.29 average and was named to the Big 12 Conference First
Team. Hunter is third on the all-time career assists list at
Mizzou with 3,103 assists in only two seasons with the Tigers.
Danru led MU in kills, digs and aces for
the second straight year and was named to the All-Big 12 First
Team. She led Mizzou with 17 double-doubles this season, second
most in the Big 12. She recorded 20 kills nine times and reached
20 digs five times. Danru had three matches in which she had
20 kills and 20 digs. Her 0.47 aces per game mark is second best
in the conference, and she is in the top ten in the Big 12 in
kills and digs per game.
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