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Nov. 9, 2022KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Rezac, Woerth Headline All-MIAA Volleyball Selection

A terrific regular season on the court is reflected by a haul of all-conference accolades pouring into the Northwest Missouri State volleyball program.

Alyssa Rezac is the MIAA Player of the Year. The Wahoo, NE native is just the fourth Bearcat to earn that honor, and the first since Maddy Bruder in 2018. Rezac was a unanimous pick by the conference coaches to win player of the year. She's also the first setter to win the award since UCM's Julia Bates in 2013.

Amy Woerth is the league's coach of the year after guiding Northwest to a 17-3 MIAA record and a regular season conference title for the first time ever. This is Woerth's second coach of the year honor, along with the 2018 season. The Holden, MO native owns a 184-120 career record, all at Northwest, and is second all-time at Northwest in wins.

Jaden Ferguson, Avery Kemp and Payton Kirchhoefer also earned All-MIAA First Team honors after the Bearcats put their stamp on the league winning 11 straight to cap the regular season. Abby Brunssen, Kyah Luhring and Kristen Ford reeled in all-conference honorable mention recognition.

The complete listing of the All-MIAA Team is below.

2022 All-MIAA Awards
Player of the Year: Alyssa Rezac, S – Northwest Missouri State*
Freshman of the Year: Sydney Huck, OH – Central Oklahoma
Coach of the Year: Amy Woerth – Northwest Missouri State
*indicates unanimous selection

First-Team
Meg Auten, OH – Pittsburg State
Emersen Cyza, OH – Nebraska Kearney*
Jaedynn Evans, L/DS – Central Oklahoma*
Jaden Ferguson, RS – Northwest Missouri State
Sydney Huck, OH – Central Oklahoma
Jenna Karp, MB – Central Oklahoma
Avery Kemp, MB – Northwest Missouri State
Payton Kirchhoefer, OH – Northwest Missouri State*
Halle Meister, MB – Washburn
Danielle Moje, MB – Missouri Western
Payton Neff, S – Nebraska Kearney
Kersti Nix, OH - Central Missouri*
Alyssa Rezac, S – Northwest Missouri State*
Jensen Rowse, L/DS – Nebraska Kearney
Grace Southern, MB – Central Missouri
Bailee Sterling, MB – Nebraska Kearney
Jalyn Stevenson, OH – Washburn
[Reflects ties in voting]
*indicates unanimous selection

Second-Team
Marissa Bates, L/DS – Pittsburg State
Fernanda Canedo, OH – Missouri Southern
Abbie Casper, L/DS – Missouri Southern
Riley Daugherty, OH – Newman
Emily Ellis, MB – Fort Hays State
Lindsay Houran, S – Central Oklahoma
Kealy Kiviniemi, RS – Washburn
Mallorie Koehn, OH – Central Oklahoma
Tiffany Little, OH – Central Missouri
Amelia Neels, MB – Missouri Southern
Brianna Richard, S – Pittsburg State
Jenna Schulte, MB – Central Missouri
Janae Thurston, RS – Pittsburg State
Riley Tinder, OH/RS – Fort Hays State

Honorable Mentions
Central Missouri: Sydney Lierz – OH; Chandler Vaughan – S; Grace Winkelmann – L/DS
Emporia State: Leah Mach – OH/RS
Fort Hays State: Mykah Eshbaugh – OH/RS; Morgan Christiansen – MB; Jaden Daffer – L/DS
Missouri Southern: Sophie Mader – S
Nebraska Kearney: Lauren Taubenheim – OH; Fallon Stutheit – MB
Newman: Ozioma Ajekwu – MB; McKinzie Weaver – S; Natalie Morales – L/DS
Northwest Missouri State: Abby Brunssen – MB; Kyah Luhring – L/DS; Kristen Ford – L/DS
Washburn: Corinna McMullen – S