Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

Volleyball: Four Golden Eagles named All-Region

Contact: Dave Costello (Admin), 815-921-4516

Friday, October 30, 2009

The Golden Eagles will head to Madison for the regional tournament this weekend not only as the top seed and the #1 ranked team in the country, but also armed with four All-Region selections. 

Kristy Bourquin (sophomore), Tailyr Negri (sophomore), Natalie Olsen (freshman), and Samantha Smith (freshman) all earned All-Region honors for the 37-5 Golden Eagles.

Bourquin is a repeat selection for All-Region after earning the honor as a freshman last season. She is currently fourth in the nation in total kills with 406.

Olsen is right behind Bourquin at fifth in the nation in total kills with 394. She is also sixth in the nation in kills per set with 3.72.

Negri leads the nation in assists per set and is second in the nation in total assists with 1,056.

Smith, RVC's Libero, leads the nation in total digs with 816 and is third in the nation in digs per set with 6.18.

 

 

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