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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- November 28, 2006
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648             

         Volleyball Receives AMC Post Season Honors

 

Houghton, N.Y. - The Houghton Highlanders Women's Volleyball team received several AMC Post Season honors for their effort this season. The Highlanders finished with an overall record of 17-13 and going 9-5 in AMC North Division play reaching the NAIA qualifying round.

 

Three Houghton Seniors were honored, Elizabeth Gardner (New Castle, PA) was selected to the Second Team All AMC North Division for 2006. She also was recognized as a member of the Third-Team All-CoSIDA Scholar Athlete for District 1 at the College Level. She averaged 11.24 assists per game this season easily passing the 1000 assist mark and finishing with 1158 assist for the year.

 

The two other seniors honored by the AMC are Audrey Seldomridge (Landisville, PA) and Emily Kuvshinikov (Edinboro, PA). Seldomridge and Kuvshinikov both received AMC North Division Honorable Mention for their efforts this season. Kuvshinikov showed great consistency this season from the offensive end averaging 2.27 kills and 0.49 blocks per game this season for the Highlanders. Seldomridge showed great versatility this season having a great all round year, offensively and defensively. She averaged 2.67 kills, 2.56 digs and 0.46 blocks per game this season for the Highlanders.

 

The other Highlander honored this season is Fr. Holly Motherall (Paris, ON). Motherall was selected First Team All-AMC North Division and to the All-AMC North Division Freshman Team. Motherall had an impressive freshman year leading the Highlanders in kills (3.07 pg), attacking percentage (.275%) and being tied for second in blocks with (0.75 pg). Motherall will step forward as a leader for the Highlanders in years to come.

 

        

Houghton College has deep and solid roots in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where our teams use their commitment to excellence, both on the field-of-play and in the classroom, as a platform for their strong and unique

emphasis on Sports Ministry. Their goal is to make a difference for the Kingdom on campus, in Allegany County, in the Northeast and around the world.  Houghton is one of only 13 institutions who have been hand-selected by the NAIA to serve as "Champions of Character" Program Centers, opening the door for Houghton to be a leader, both in the Northeast and nationally, in character education. Through hands-on, innovative community outreach initiatives, Houghton coaches and student-athletes are working together to change the culture of sport and to change our culture through sport.