2008-09 VOLLEYBALL
Roster
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| 1 | Jessica De Stigter | 5-6 | Setter | FR | Sioux Center, Iowa |
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Set the the Western Christian (Iowa) Wolfpack to a state championship in 2006 and 2007 and was named to the all-class, Iowa Elite All-State team in 2007. Was a second-team Class 2A Iowa All-State honoree in 2006 and was a two-time first team All-Lakes Conference selection. Played in the annual Iowa High School Coaches All-Star Game in Carroll last November. |
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| 1 | Carrie Vande Kamp | 5-6 | Setter/Defensive Specialist | FR | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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Put up 10.1 assists in 2007 and totaled 1,098 assists with 79 ace serves, 44 blocks and 229 digs and earned first team all-state, all-Big Sioux Conference and all-city honors for Sioux Falls Christian (South Dakota). Vande Kamp earned all-state tournament honors while helping the Chargers to their first ever state volleyball championship in 2007. She also played in the South Dakota Coaches’ Classic in the summer of 2008. |
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| 2 | Amber Weingartner | 5-5 | Defensive Specialist | FR | Arvada, Colorado |
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Is the career leader in digs in Colorado High School volleyball with 1,197. She played on four state tournament teams and was named Best Defensive Player during her junior and senior seasons at Faith Christian Academy (Colorado). Was a first-team all-league pick as a senior and took second-team honors as a sophomore and junior and earned a spot on the Colorado High School Coaches’ Association all-state team in 2007. Made the 2007 Rocky Mountain News all-state honorable mention list. |
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| 3 | Cassie Huizenga | 5-6 | Setter | JR | Orange City, Iowa |
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Competed in 53 games in 20 matches as a sophomore in 2007. Cassie had 12 assists, 23 digs, 218 serves, and 13 aces for the varsity squad, while also setting for the junior varsity team. As a freshman, she totaled 41 digs, 26 assists, and 24 aces at the varsity level and averaged 9.3 assists per game in JV matches. Prepped at MOC Floyd Valley High School (Iowa) where she earned All-Siouxland Conference and all-state honors before graduating in 2006. |
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| 4 | Staci Magnussen | 5-8 | Outside | FR | Pella, Iowa |
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Averaged 2.3 kills per game with a kill efficiency of .262 for the 2007 Pella Christian (Iowa) Eagles. She averaged 4.3 digs per game in 2007 and recorded 89 ace serves during her junior and senior seasons. Magnussen appeared in 33 games as a sophomore and put away 2.0 kills per game and recorded 1.7 kills per game as a junior. She led the Eagles in digs the last two years and holds the school record for digs in a season with 503 recorded during her junior season. Magnussen claimed third-team all-state honors as a senior and was an all-district pick in 2006 and 2007. |
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| 4 | Brandee Schaap | 5-8 | Outside/Middle | FR | Rock Valley, Iowa |
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Put away 2.5 kills per game and got to 2.7 digs per game in helping Western Christian to back to back Class 2A state titles in 2006 and 2007. Was a two-time first-team all-state and all-conference selection in 2006 and 2007. |
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| 5 | Krista Horstman | 5-9 | Right/Middle | FR | Pella, Iowa |
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Averaged 2.4 kills per game in 2007 with a kill efficiency of .270 while earning honorable-mention all-state honors for Pella Christian (Iowa) and second-team all-conference honors in 2007. Horstman also claimed honorable mention all-conference honors as a junior and earned the 2007-2008 Iowa Girls High School Excellence in Academic Achievement Award. Played both outside and rightside hitter for Pella Christan and helped them earn a trip to the Class 2A state semifinals where they finished the season with a 32-10 record. |
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| 5 | Larissa Veldhuizen | 5-8 | Outside/Middle | JR | Pipestone, Minnesota |
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Played in all 41 of Dordt’s matches in 2007 at outside hitter. Veldhuizen was second on the team in kills with 501 on the season, averaging 3.4 per game in her sophomore campaign. She also recorded 127 digs and 88 blocks in 2007 and had a season high 20 kills against Doane on September 29, 2007. She averaged 2.07 kills per game and blocked 53 during her freshman campaign in 2006. Was an all-stater at Pipestone Area (Minnesota) in 2005 and helped them to the state tournament that year. |
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| 6 | Kari Van Beek | 5-7 | Defensive Specialist | FR | Sanborn, Iowa |
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Van Beek also had a 3.1 digs per game average as a senior and put up 60 ace serves and had a 95 percent success rate serving while earning second team all-Lakes conference and was an all-Lakes academic pick in 2007. Van Beek averaged 3.1 digs per game in 2006 and had a 94 percent success rate serving with 40 ace serves. She had the most digs in Class 2A at the 2006 state tournament and was a first-team All-Lakes Conference pick as a junior. Van Beek was a part of two state champion and one state runner-up at Western. |
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| 6 | Betsy Van't Hul | 5-10 | Right | JR | Rock Valley, Iowa |
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Played in all but 1 varsity match as a sophomore in 2007. Betsy had 134 kills last season with a .223 kill efficiency, while lofting 100 assists. She also averaged 3.5 digs per game and recorded 40 aces in 661 serves with a .934 service success rate. As a freshman, she had 95 kills, 96 assists and averaged 3.4 digs. Graduated from Western Christian (Iowa) in 2006 where she was a part of two state champion teams and one runner-up. Was an all-Lakes Conference, all-district and all-state selection in 2005. |
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| 7 | Steph Goslinga | 5-9 | Right | SO | Orange City, Iowa |
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Was a member of both the varsity and junior varsity teams in her freshman season. In 57 varsity games, Steph had 11 total kills and 171 assists (3 per game). She also recorded 18 aces and served for a 93 percent success rate. Set for Unity Christian (Iowa) and graduated in 2006 after earning all-War Eagle Conference honors and helped the Knights to a state tournament appearance. |
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| 7 | Elin Hughes | 5-6 | Outside/Defensive Specialist | FR | Weatheford, Texas |
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Hughes was a second-team all-district pick in 2006 and a first-team all-district pick in 2007 for Weatherford High School. Weatherford earned a runner-up finish in district play in 2007. |
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| 8 | Dorinda Hibma | 5-8 | Libero | SO | Sioux Center, Iowa |
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Earned second team all-conference honors as a freshman and was also named NAIA Libero of the Week on October 11, 2007. Dorinda was one of four Defenders to play in every game in 2007 and she led the team in service aces (44), service attempts (583), and digs (801)-a 5.45 per game average. Got to 44 digs against Briar Cliff on September 21, 2007 and recorded 41 digs against the same team on October 13. Played outside hitter for Unity Christian (Iowa) during her high school career. Was an all-conference honoree before graduating in 2006. |
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| 9 | Ruth Nuamah | 5-9 | Right/Outside | FR | Kyota, Japan |
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While a student at the Kyoto International School of Japan she was named the 2007 Class A Far East Volleyball Tournament Most Valuable Player. She also has served as Kyoto International’s team captain and was the team MVP in 2007. |
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| 9 | Beth Tinklenberg | 5-11 | Middle | SO | Pipestone, Minnesota |
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Played in all of the JV matches in 2007 along with five varsity matches. Beth averaged 4.03 kills per game during the JV season. Earned all-area honors while playing for Pipestone Area (Minnesota) High School. |
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| 10 | Brielle Moerman | 5-11 | Outside | FR | Sioux Center, Iowa |
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Put down 2.23 kills with a .262 kill efficiency in 2007 for Western Christian (Iowa). Moerman also had 45 ace serves this season with 1.6 digs per contest. Was named honorable mention all-state at the conclusion of the 2007 season after helping Western to a second straight state title. |
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| 10 | Crystal Vander Zee | 5-6 | Setter | FR | South Holland, Illinois |
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Played rightside for Illiana Christian where she helped them to a Regional Championship berth in 2007. |
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| 11 | Kelsey Van Dyke | 5-10 | Outside/Middle | FR | Edgerton, Minnesota |
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Earned all-conference honors at Southwest Christian (Minnesota) during her junior and senior seasons. Van Dyke averaged 3.6 kills, 3.2 digs, 2.1 aces and 1.3 blocks per game during her career at Southwest Christian. |
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| 13 | April Solsma | 6-1 | Right/Middle | FR | Sanborn, Iowa |
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Averaged 2.3 kills per game for Western Christian (Iowa) in 2007 and had a kill efficiency of .343 with one block per game. Solsma gained third-team Class 2A all-state honors in 2007 and honorable mention all-state accolades in 2006. |
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| 14 | Kendra Potgeter | 6-1 | Middle | SO | Byron Center, Michigan |
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A second-team All-GPAC pick at the end of her freshman season. Kendra was third on the team in total kills with 495--a 3.37 per game average and played in all of Dordt’s 41 matches. She led the team with a 1.33 per game average and had a season high eight blocks in six different matches. Put down a season high 21 kills against Nebraska Wesleyan on September 28 in four games. A three-time all-conference selection at South Christian (Michigan), Potgeter helped South to a Michigan State Championship in 2007 and a runner-up finish in 2006 (Michigan plays winter volleyball). Was an all-state selection twice during her high school career. |
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| 15 | Kristin De Ronde | 6-1 | Middle | SR | Oskaloosa, Iowa |
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Kristin was named all-GPAC honorable mention in 2007 and was a first-team all-conference and second team all-NAIA Region III selection in 2006. Coming off an ACL injury, she led the team in kills per game for the second straight season (3.78) and had her best kill efficiency of her college career at .288 in 2007 and was in on 115 blocks. De Ronde had a season high 26 kills and nine blocks in a GPAC tournament match win over Briar Cliff on November 3. She had five matches where she had 20 or more kills and recorded a season high nine blocks against Briar Cliff. De Ronde averaged 4.7 kills per game in 2006 and 2.4 kills per game in 2005. Graduated from Pella Christian (Iowa) where she earned all-state honors during her high school career. |
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Head Coach: Tom Van Den Bosch
Assistant Coach: Traci Hiemstra
Junior Varsity Coach: Samantha Zomer
Student Managers: Stacy Bervig, Amber De Koekkoek
Athletic Director: Rick Vander Berg
Sports Information Director: Mike Byker
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