Four Jennies named to AVCA All-America volleyball team
Four Central Missouri State University Jennies were honored for their efforts in 2004, as they were named today to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America team.
AVCA second-team All-America honors went to senior middle hitter Elyse Mohme (Columbia, Ill.), while honorable mention All-America accolades went to junior middle hitter Becky Haug (Lee’s Summit, Mo.), junior setter Kaci Young (Littleton, Colo.), and sophomore libero Katie Tarka (St. Charles, Mo.).
Mohme, a first-team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association pick in 2004, led the Jennies and the MIAA in hitting percentage at .356. She had a team-best 593 kills (4.39 per game), 120 blocks (16 solo, 104 assists, 0.89 per game), and 661 points (4.90 per game). Her kills total was fifth-best in school history, while her 4.39 kills per game was second-highest in Jennies' history.
A second-team All-MIAA selection, Haug was right behind with a .323 hitting percentage, 418 kills (3.45 per game), 117 blocks (25 solo, 92 assists, 0.97 per game), and 509.0 points (4.21 per game).
Young, also a second-team All-MIAA pick, registered the fifth-best assist total in school history (second-best in the MIAA this year) with 1,631. She also had 139 kills (1.05 per game), hit .271, and put up 438 digs. For good measure, Young tacked on a team-leading 37 service aces and 48 total blocks (9 solo, 39 assists).
Tarka set the MIAA record for digs in a season while earning firs-team all-league honors. She had 860 digs (6.77 per game), good for second in NCAA Division II, and also had 25 service aces.
The Jennies finished the 2004 campaign with a record of 31-7, 13-3 in the MIAA. They finished second in the MIAA, second in the league tournament, and second in the South Central Regional Tournament. The season marked the 26th consecutive year the Jennies won at least 25 games (the first time since 1996 they won 30), and the 22nd straight year they advanced to the NCAA Regional Tournament.