KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Montana Tech’s Masha Korol and Angel Molesworth are All-Americans.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2017 Women’s Volleyball All-America teams today, and the two Orediggers were named to the second team.
Both players were named First Team All-Region by the AVCA. Their Second Team All-America honor is the highest by an Oredigger under sixth-year head coach Brian Solomon. Solomon has had three Honorable Mention All-Americans previously.
Korol, a junior outside hitter, was previously named the 2017 Frontier Conference Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. The Ukraine native finished the season with 377 kills averaging 2.86 per set with a .245 hitting percentage. Korol had double digit kills 24 times this season including a season high 23 during the NAIA National Tournament.
Molesworth, a senior outside hitter, pounded 376 kills for the Orediggers. She averaged 2.83 per set with a .248 hitting percentage. Molesworth, from Gilbert, Arizona, was named Frontier Attacker of the Week three times this past season. Molesworth hit double-digit kills in 23 matches.
Montana Tech reached 20-wins for the second season in a row this year. The Orediggers tallied a 24-10 overall record and went 10-2 in conference action. Tech reached the final 16 teams at the NAIA National Tournament for just the second time in school history.
Montana Western’s Dylan Fowler, a junior libero from Belgrade, received an honorable mention, as did Carroll College’s Holly Morehouse.
2017 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Awards Selections
Player of the Year: Makenzie Montano, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), S, Sr, Louisville, KY
Coach or the Year: Chad Hanson, Dordt College (Iowa)
Libero of the Year: Jill Bax, Hastings (Neb.), Libero, Sr, Lincoln, Neb.
| First Team | ||||
| Name | Institution | Pos | Yr | Hometown |
| Marija Djonovic | College of Idaho | S | Jr | Podorica, Montenegro |
| Alaina Gentili | Corban (Ore.) | MB | Sr | Spokane Valley, Wash. |
| Kendra Zwart | Cornerstone (Mich.) | MB | Jr | Jenison, Mich. |
| Ema Altena | Dordt (Iowa) | OH | Jr | Sioux Center, Iowa |
| Jamie Gesink | Dordt (Iowa) | S | Jr | Sioux Center, Iowa |
| Jill Bax | Hastings (Neb.) | Libero | Sr | Lincoln, Neb. |
| Katie Placke | Hastings (Neb.) | S/Opp | Sr | Grand Island, Neb. |
| Makenzie Montano | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | S | Sr | Louisville, Ky. |
| Priscilla O’Dowd | Midland (Neb.) | MB | Jr | Omaha, Neb. |
| Anna Kiel | Northwestern (Iowa) | MB | So | Maurice, Iowa |
| Nada Meawad | Park (Mo.) | OH | Fr | Cairo, Egypt |
| Natalie Geidel | Viterbo (Wis.) | MB | Sr | West Bend, Wis. |
| Amelia Grahn | Viterbo (Wis.) | S | Sr | Madison, Wis. |
| Libby Dahlberg | Westmont (Calif.) | MB | Jr | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Second Team | ||||
| Name | Institution | Pos | Yr | Hometown |
| Maddie Squiers | Bellevue (Neb.) | S | So | Kearney, Neb. |
| Annija Abolina | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Opp | Sr | Riga, Latvia |
| Taylor Alexander | College of Idaho | Opp | Jr | Ontario, Ore. |
| Caroline Clifford | Columbia (Mo.) | OH | Jr | Springfield, Mo. |
| Amber Parker | Corban (Ore.) | OH | Sr | Albany, Ore. |
| Madisen Garlie | Eastern Oregon | MB | Sr | Challis, Idaho |
| Haley Glasoe | Jamestown (N.D.) | MB | Sr | Wildrose, N.D. |
| Grace Blomstedt | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | MB | Jr | Red Oak, Iowa |
| Paulina Sobolewska | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | OH | Fr | Zuromin, Poland |
| Jessica Peters | Midland (Neb.) | S | Jr | Omaha, Neb. |
| Katarina Krstonosic | Missouri Valley (Mo.) | OH | Sr | Kincada, Serbia |
| Masha Korol | Montana Tech | OH | Jr | Ukrainka, Ukraine |
| Hailey Copinga | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Opp | Jr | Billings, Montana |
| Amy Horner | Tabor (Kan.) | OH | Sr | Artesia, N.M. |
| Third Team | ||||
| First Name | Institution | Pos | Yr | Hometown |
| Shayla Scanlan | Bellevue (Neb.) | Opp | Jr | Plattsmouth, Neb. |
| Darcy Latham | Central Methodist (Mo.) | OH | Sr | Bismarck, Mo. |
| Amanda Miller | Eastern Oregon | OH | Sr | Kennewick, Wash. |
| Jalin Yoder | Embry Riddle (Ariz.) | OH | Jr. | Fountain Hills, Ariz. |
| Madison Wendel | Jamestown (S.D.) | MB | Sr | Carrington, N.D. |
| Karlie Kelly | Madonna (Mich.) | OH | Sr | Romeo, Mich. |
| Kacee Salyers | Marian (Ind.) | OH | Sr | Stoutsville, Ohio |
| Marion Couraud | Missouri Baptist (Mo.) | OH | Sr | Tourrettes sur Loup, France |
| Angela Molesworth | Montana Tech | OH | Sr | Gilbert, Ariz. |
| Danna Gomes | Park (Mo.) | S | Jr | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Whitney Battoe | St. Thomas (Fla.) | OH | Sr | Naperville, Ill. |
| Kacie Stoll | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | OPP | Jr | Lombard, Ill. |
| Baylee Gross | Viterbo (Wis.) | Libero | Sr | West Bend, Wis. |
| Michelle Calderon | Webber Intl (Fla.) | Libero | Sr | Orlando, Fla. |
| Honorable Mention | ||||
| First Name | Institution | Pos | Yr | Hometown |
| Bria Buchanan | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | MH | Jr. | North Las Vegas, NV |
| Kayla Moran | Asbury (Ky.) | MH | Sr | Columbus, OH |
| Ashley Sparks | Baker (Kan.) | OH | Jr | Wellsville, KS |
| Taylor Garner | Benedictine (Kan.) | S | Sr | Phoenix, AZ |
| Holly Morehouse | Carroll (Mont.) | Opp | Sr | Anchorage, AK |
| Zori Curry | Columbia (Mo.) | MH | Sr | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Hope Leppink | Cornerstone (Mich.) | S | Sr | Holland, Michigan |
| Allison Kuenle | Doane (Neb.) | OH | So | North Platte, NE |
| Jenny Howell | Georgetown (Ky.) | Opp | Sr | Cincinnati, OH |
| Caroline Ricks | Georgetown (Ky.) | OH | Sr | New Washington, IN |
| Alexa Hill | Grace (Ind.) | S | So | Huntington, IN |
| Casey Krolikowski | Hastings (Neb.) | OH | Sr | Cairo, NE |
| Katie Landazuri | Hope (Calif.) | OH | Sr | Temecula, CA |
| Nyssa Baker | Indiana Univ Kokomo | MH | Fr | Fort Wayne, IN |
| Lindy Thomas | Indiana Univ Kokomo | OH | Sr | Parker City, IN |
| Ashley McClintock | IU South Bend (Ind.) | MH | Sr | Westville, IN |
| Elise Peterson | Jamestown (S.D.) | Lib | Sr | Kasson, MN |
| Jessica Meyer | John Brown (Ark.) | M | So | Windsor, CO |
| Kelsey Plummer | Kansas Wesleyan | MH | Sr | Westmoreland, KS |
| Kiana Krumm | La Sierra (Calif.) | OH | So. | Riverside, CA |
| Elly Burke | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Opp | So | Louisville, KY |
| Amanda Hawkins | Madonna (Mich.) | MH | Sr | Livonia, MI |
| Hannah Bettge | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | S | Sr | Gardner, KS |
| Taylor Cowan | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MH | Sr | Lenexa, KS |
| Caterina Cigarini | Missouri Baptist | MH | So | Modena, Italy |
| Mirella Gatterdam | Mobile (Ala.) | OH | So | Pensacola, FL |
| Alex Karcher | Mobile (Ala.) | MH | Sr | Gulf Breeze, FL |
| Dylan Fowler | Montana Western | Lib | Jr | Belgrade, MT |
| Alysanne Van Dyke | Northwest (Wash.) | Lib | Sr | Edmonds, WA |
| Stephanie Hanewold | Northwestern Ohio | MH | Sr | Janesville, WI |
| AJ Horstman | Northwestern (Iowa) | OH | So | Pella, IA |
| Sanja Vojnovic | Oklahoma City | S | Sr | Bijeljina, Bosnia |
| Jeslyn Roat | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | OH | Sr | Greenview, IL |
| Kenna Hall | Ottawa (Kan.) | MH | Jr | DeSoto, KS |
| Adriana Skipper | Ottawa (Kan.) | S | Sr | Dallas, TX |
| Bailei Hubbard | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | M | Fr | Helotes, TX |
| Raven Swain | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | OH | Sr | Pflugerville, TX |
| Danielle Curnes | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | OH | Sr. | Reeds Spring, MO |
| Rielly Dobbs | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | S | So | Nixa, MO |
| Cristina Viera | Peru State (Neb.) | Lib | Sr | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Joely Roe | Presentation (S.D.) | Lib | Jr | Filer, ID |
| Sydney Matheny | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | MH | Sr | Gillette, WY |
| Kaitlin Boyd | Southeastern (Fla.) | MH | Sr | Lakeland, FL |
| Jessica Sodich | Southwestern Assem (Texas) | OH | Sr | Arlington, TX |
| Courtney Joyce | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | S | Sr | Chicago, IL |
| Bridget Krasowski | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | OH | Sr | Oak Lawn, IL |
| Shelby Stinnett | Texas Wesleyan | OH | Sr | Haslet, TX |
| Morgan Koch | The Master’s (Calif.) | MH | Sr. | Grass Valley, CA |
| Rachel Andrews | Union (Ky.) | Opp | Sr | Louisville, KY |
| Clarissa Olson | Valley City State (N.D.) | MH | Jr | Valley City, ND |
| Juanae Johnson | Vanguard (Calif.) | Opp | Sr | Santa Monica, CA |
| Rebecca Lowden | Vanguard (Calif.) | Lib | Jr | Glendora, CA |
| Aubrey Aspen | Viterbo (Wis.) | MH | Jr | Sparta, Wi |
| Maya Roberts | Viterbo (Wis.) | Opp | Fr | Watertown, WI |
| Janessa Mast | Warner Pacific (Ore.) | OH | Sr | Hillsboro, WA |
| Carlee Baxter | Webber International (Fla.) | S | So | Daytona Beach, FL |
| Taylor Beckman | Westmont (Calif.) | OH | Sr | Lake Oswego, OR |
| Samantha Neely | Westmont (Calif.) | Opp | Jr. | Whittier, CA |
| Cassidy Rea | Westmont (Calif.) | Opp | So | Ventura, CA |
| Brittney Engelbrecht | William Woods (Mo.) | S | Sr | Jefferson City, MO |
