For Immediate Release
Thursday, November 6, 2014
NSIC Media Relations
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NSIC Player of the Year
#8  Ashley Hinsch
(S, 5-10, Jr., Zumbrota, Minn.  / Zumbrota-Mazeppa HS)
University of Minnesota Duluth

  Ashley Hinsch earned NSIC Setter of the Week honors five times in 2014 as she averaged an NSIC-best 12.83 assists per set in NSIC contests while her 13.07 assist per set in all matches leads all of NCAA Division II. The Bulldogs attackers have hit .288 in league play thanks in large part to their setter. Hinsch has now been named an All-NSIC selection each of her first three seasons at UMD.

NSIC Libero of the Year
#9 Julie Rainey
(L, 5-9, Sr., Stewartville, Minn. / Stewartville HS)
University of Minnesota Duluth

Julie Rainey earned NSIC weekly defensive honors four times this season as she averaged a league-best 6.00 digs per NSIC set (over one more than her next closest competitor at 4.87) and had just three reception errors in all of conference play. UMD held opponents to a conference-low .129 hitting percentage. Rainey, who was named NSIC Libero of the Year in 2013, has been named to the All-NSIC First Team each of the last three seasons and was an honorable mention after her freshman campaign.

NSIC Freshman of the Year
#7  Eisha Oden
(MH, 5-11, Fr., Marshalltown, Iowa / Marshalltown HS)
Southwest Minnesota State University

Eisha Oden was voted by the league coaches as the NSIC Freshman of the Year after she hit .376 in NSIC play.  That total stands as second best in the league, as does her 1.20 blocks per set.  Oden has helped the Mustangs to a .251 team hitting percentage, third best in the NSIC this season.  Her blocking at the net has helped the Mustangs hold opponents to a .171 attack percentage, also third best in the league.

NSIC Coach of the Year
Jim Boos (13th Season)
University of Minnesota Duluth

Jim Boos led the Bulldogs to a perfect 18-0 start in the NSIC, losing just four sets along the way as the team collected 15 sweeps, including seven straight to start league play. The Bulldogs have a multi-faceted attack for the first time since early in Boos’ tenure with multiple double-digit kill collectors in each match this season. UMD averaged a league-best 15.34 kills per set with a second-best .286 attack percentage against the NSIC. The Bulldogs also play stout defense, allowing a league-low .129 opponents’ hitting percentage with 17.57 digs and 2.01 blocks per league set.

NSIC First Team All-Conference

#	Name	School	Pos	Yr	Hometown
9	Courtney Ysker	Augustana	OH	Sr.	Windom, Minn.
14	Anna Schlaak	Concordia-St. Paul	OH	Jr.	New Richland, Minn.
5	Riley Hanson	Concordia-St. Paul	MB	So.	Nevis, Minn.
7	Emma Lange	Concordia-St. Paul	RS	So.	Caledonia, Minn.
8	Brittany Looker	Minnesota Crookston	OH	Sr.	Rochester, Minn.
14	Mariah Scharf	Minnesota Duluth	OH	Jr.	Loretto, Minn.
8	Ashley Hinsch	Minnesota Duluth	S	Jr.	Zumbrota, Minn.
9	Julie Rainey	Minnesota Duluth	L	Sr.	Stewartville, Minn.
12	Maddy Siroin	Minnesota Duluth	RS	Sr.	Washburn, Wis.
11	Monica Turner	Minnesota Duluth	MB	Jr.	New Prague, Minn.
15	Sydnie Mauch	Minnesota Duluth	MB	So.	Brainerd, Minn.
11	Krista Hassing	Minnesota State	MH	So.	Blue Earth, Minn.
2	Kaitlin VanWinkle	MSU Moorhead	MH	Jr.	Farmington, Minn.
1	Kelsey Chambers	Northern State	RS	Jr.	Jordan, Minn.
20	Abbey Thissen	Southwest Minnesota State	RS	Jr.	Clara City, Minn.
10	Alyssa Frauendorfer	Wayne State	MH	So.	Humphrey, Neb.
7	Leisa McClintock	Wayne State	S	Jr.	Sioux City, Iowa
12	Danielle Rampart	Winona State	OH	Fr.	Trevor, Wis.

NSIC Second Team All-Conference

#	Name	School	Pos	Yr	Hometown
10	Ashley Wilson	Augustana	MB	Fr.	Sioux Falls, S.D.
6	Heather Schiller	Concordia-St. Paul	MB	Jr.	Coon Rapids, Minn.
15	Kasey Williams	Concordia-St. Paul	S	Jr.	Cross Plains, Wis.
1	Haley Fogarty	Minnesota State	L	So.	Belle Plaine, Minn.
20	Chandra Honebrink	Minnesota State	OH	Jr.	Waconia, Minn.
10	Ellie Van de Steeg	Minnesota State	S	Jr.	Hutchinson, Minn.
4	Jen Dixon	Minot State	OH	Sr.	Brandon, Manitoba
14	Mallory Sall	Minot State	RS	Jr.	Port Coquitlam, B.C.
12	Drew Smith	Northern State	S	Jr.	Ames, Iowa
8	Emily Johnson	Sioux Falls	OH	Sr.	Platte, S.D.
14	Kenzie Beekman	Southwest Minnesota State	OH	Fr.	Marshall, Minn.
7	Eisha Oden	Southwest Minnesota State	MH	Fr.	Marshalltown, Iowa
5	Sarah Parker	Southwest Minnesota State	MH	So.	Edwardsville, Ill.
15	Jennifer Mundt	Upper Iowa	OH	Jr.	Utica, Minn.
8	Katie Hughes	Wayne State	OH	Jr.	Seward, Neb.