C of I's Porter, EOU's Smith and Team Honored at NAIA VB Championships
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Tournament accolades were announced following the completion of the 2014 NAIA Volleyball Championships. Three CCC teams advanced to the final site, EOU, SOU and The College of Idaho. EOU was the only CCC team to make it to bracket play but was eliminated in the quarterfinals.SOU and C of I ended their season sin pool play.
C of I's Sierra Porter and EOU's Jessalyn Smith were named to the All-Tournament Team and EOU, under the direction of head coach Kaki Morehead were selected as the Champions of Character team.
2014 NAIA Volleyball National Championship All-Tournament Team
Amy Weststeyn, Biola (Calif.)
Sierra Porter, College of Idaho
Jessica Isreal, Concordia (Calif.)
Jessalyn Smith, Eastern Oregon
Caraline Maher, Georgetown (Ky.)
Yeniffer Ramirez, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Hannah Carey, Missouri Baptist
Karlie Schut, Northwestern (Iowa)
Julianna Barros, Park (Mo.)
Yang Yang, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Vanja Joksic, Texas at Brownsville
Bojana Mitrovic, Texas at Brownsville
Jessica Neves, Vanguard (Calif.)
Alicia Olson, Viterbo (Wis.)
Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball National Championship Most Valuable Player: Wendy Romero, Park (Mo.)
Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball National Championship Coach of the Year: Mike Talamantes, Park (Mo.)
NAIA Volleyball National Championship Team Champions of Character: Eastern Oregon