Frontier volleyball: Phillips wins top honor

By the Standard Staff - 11/17/2004

Montana Tech senior Collette Phillips was named most valuable player of the Frontier Conference this season.

Outside hitter Phillips averaged more than 20 kills per match during the season. Setter Becky Hancock, middle blocker Janalee Stokken-Holmes, outside hitter Marrin Audet and libero Beka Hudson also made the All-Conference team.

Phillips and Hancock were named All-Frontier first team. Senior Stokken-Holmes earned second team honors.

University of Montana-Western junior middle blocker Katherine Sunwall earned first team honors for the Bulldogs. UM-Western setter and Dillon native Lindsey Scott earned honorable mention.

Philipsburg native and Carroll College senior middle blocker Nicole Todorovich earned second team honors for her effort this season at the net.

Montana Tech and Carroll College are heading to the Northwest Regional volleyball tournament hosted by Southern Oregon.

Tournament pool play begins on Thursday.

MVP — Collette Phillips, Montana Tech

Coach of the Year — Amy Heuiser, Carroll College

Libero of the Year — Amber Carter, Carroll College

Freshman of the Year — Hailey Pearce, Rocky Mountain

Newcomer of the Year — Jordan Fox, Montana St.-Northern

FIRST TEAM — Jordan Fox, Montana St.-Northern, jr, outside hitter, Alpine, Utah; Becky Hancock, Montana Tech, sr, setter, Livingston; Lena Mortensen, Carroll College, sr, outside hitter, Helena; Collette Phillips, Montana Tech, sr, outside hitter, Missoula; Tiffany Rochelle, Carroll College, soph, middle blocker, Casper, Wyo.; Katherine Sunwall, Montana-Western, jr, middle blocker, Great Falls.

SECOND TEAM — Amanda Browne, Lewis-Clark St., sr, outside hitter, Albany, Ore.; Megan Longenecker, Rocky Mountain, sr, outside hitter, Billings; Emilee Madsen, Montana St.-Northern, jr, setter, Bountiful, Utah; Amber Miller, Carroll College, sr, setter, Darby; Jamalee Stokken-Holmes, Montana Tech, sr, middle blocker, Lewistown; Nicole Todorovich, Carroll College, sr, middle blocker, Philipsburg.

HONORABLE MENTION — Marrin Audet, Montana Tech, soph, outside hitter, Whitefish; Ashley Harris, Great Falls, frosh, middle blocker, Pismo Beach, Calif.; Addy Hines, Lewis-Clark St., sr, middle hitter, Kalispell; Beka Hudson, Montana Tech, jr, libero, Whitefish; Maxi Miller, Westminster, Utah, soph, outside hitter, Panguitch, Utah; Jasmine Mitchell, Montana St.-Northern, jr, middle blocker, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Lindsey Scott, Montana-Western, jr, setter, Dillon; Natalie Solomon, Carroll College, soph, right side hitter, Billings.

ALL FRESHMAN TEAM — Kelly Fox, Rocky Mountain, middle blocker, Huntley Project; Kyna Harris, Great Falls, right side hitter, Pasco, Wash.; Mollie Hornfeldt, Lewis-Clark St., outside hitter, Pullman, Wash.; Hailey Pearce, Rocky Mountain, setter, Walla Walla, Wash.; Brittany Prater, Great Falls, outside hitter, Westlake, Calif.; Bree Reit, Westminster, Utah, outside hitter, Chester, Utah