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The Dickinson State University Athletic Department is pleased to announce that former Dickinson State volleyball player Funda Aliskan-Sinani was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame on November 30. The induction took place at the NAIA National Volleyball Championship in Sioux City, IA.
Aliskan-Sinani ranks third all-time in the NAIA for single season kills per game at 6.40 in 1999. Her mark of 25 matches in a season with 20-plus kills places her fourth all-time in the NAIA record book and sits fifth all-time in the NAIA with nine matches in a season with 20-plus kills and 20-plus digs in 1999. Aliskan-Sinani also ranks high in numerous career and single season categories at Dickinson State. In career statistics, she holds the school record for most matches with 20-plus digs (17), ranks second in total kills (2394), kills per game (4.74) and attack attempts (5324), third in service aces (234) and digs (1680), and fourth in solo blocks (91). In single season rankings, she holds school marks for kills per game (6.40), most matches with 20-plus kills (25); most matches 20-plus digs (9) and most matches with 20-plus kills and 20-plus digs (9). Funda is the only volleyball player to earn All-American and Scholar-Athlete honors in the same season for DSU. Parker and Hartman Named To All DAC Volleyball Team
The Dickinson State University Athletic Department is pleased to announce Blue Hawk Volleyball players Micaela Parker and Jennifer Hartman have been named to the 2009 All DAC Volleyball Team. The Blue Hawks finished the DAC in 3rd place after being picked to finish 6th by the Pre-Season Power Polls.
Micaela Parker is a senior outside hitter from Marysville, WA and was also a team captain. For the 2009 season Parker had 259 kills, 2.73 kills per game, hit .309, and had 98 blocks.
Jennifer Hartman is a sophomore right side hitter from Miles City, MT. For the 2009 season Hartman had 208 kills, 2.04 kills per game, hit .350, and had 125 blocks. Blue Hawk Volleyball Season Comes To Bitter Sweet End In DAC Tournament Semi-Finals
The Blue Hawk Volleyball Teams Season came to an end on Wednesday night when they lost to eventual DAC Tournament Champion Black Hills. The Hawks played a bit timid at times and lost by the scores of 18-25, 20-25, and 21-25. The Black Hills team seemed to have the slight edge playing at home and returning all but one starter from their previous 2008 team. Junior Karen Almeida led the team with 8 kills, 4 blocks, hitting percentage of .533 and was followed closely by Senior Micaela Parker with 7 kills, 3 blocks, and had a hitting percentage of .294. The setter combo of Myshada Rosado and Whitley Abrahamson resulted in 13 and 10 assists respectfully. Senior Libero Bree-Anna Slykhuis led the team with 12 digs and had one service ace. Coach Platt had this to say, “This was a hard loss for our team to swallow, especially since we split with them during the regular season. It just came down to experience and home court advantage tonight. Their players have been together for a few years, returned their entire team from last year except for one, had five starting seniors, and have been in this tournament position before. We relatively have a younger team, many new players, and have not been in this position before. It was great experience for us for next season when we get just about everyone back again. It is hard to say good bye to our only two seniors Bree-Anna Slykhuis and Micaela Parker, but we realize how strong we are going to be for next season. We reached all of our goals this season and that is a great feeling; double our conference and overall season wins, finish in the top three of the DAC, and win our first round set of the DAC Tournament. This season was a huge improvement over last season and our team is already excited about the improvements that we can make for the 2010 season.” Click here for More Articles >> For more information call (701)-483-2035 |
