HIGHLANDER
VOLLEYBALL ADDS TWO TO ROSTER FOR 2006
HOUGHTON,
N.Y.
– Brianne Brubaker (Shippensburg, Pa. /
Shippensburg Area) and Holly Motheral (Paris, Ont. / North Park
Collegiate) have signed national letters of intent to play
volleyball at Houghton College, Highlander coach Nancy Cole
announced today.
Brubaker comes
to Houghton after a stellar senior season, having helped to lead
her team to a division co-championship. She is a reliable
player on the serving line, having retained a serving percentage
above 95% for three years. She totaled 697 assists during her
senior season, bringing her career total to an impressive 1,404
assists. At the end of the season, she was named to several
all-star teams in her area, including the Public Opinion first
team, the Sentinel first team, and the Mid-Penn second team.
She also received her team’s outstanding leadership award.
“We are very
excited that Brianne is joining our volleyball team,” said Coach
Cole. “She will be a great fit with Houghton College and our
program. She brings much needed depth to our setting position
and will play a crucial role because of her experience as a
setter.”
Brubaker is
the daughter of Wayne and Karyn Brubaker. She anticipates
majoring in intercultural studies.
Motheral
arrives at Houghton after leading her team to an undefeated
season and a county championship in the fall of 2005. As an
active leader and team captain, she was honored as North Park
Collegiate’s senior girls’ volleyball MVP and senior female
athlete of the year. She also received MVP honors at both the
Mohawk Invitational and Paris District High School tournaments,
and helped to lead her team to second place and first place
awards at those events, respectively.
“Holly will be
an impact player as a freshman,” said Coach Cole. “She is
versatile, athletic, dominating at the net and also a strong
back row player. She will be one of the freshmen to watch in
our conference this coming year. I had the opportunity to coach
Holly last summer for a week of camp and what impresses me most
about Holly is her coachability, humility and work ethic. I
think Holly is a great fit with Houghton and our volleyball
program. We are so excited she will be playing here next year.”
Motheral is
the daughter of James and Sandra Motheral. She anticipates
majoring in physical education.