KANSAS CITY, Mo – Huntington (Ind.) sophomore outside hitter Maggie Hollon turned in an outstanding opening weekend, leading the Foresters’ attack with 72 kills in 13 sets while averaging 5.54 kills per set and hitting .301.
The Warsaw, Indiana native showcased her offensive firepower throughout the weekend, but her biggest performances came on Saturday against No. 17 Aquinas (Mich.) and Ohio Christian. Hollon combined for 46 kills in those two matches, including 20 kills on a .395 hitting percentage against the Saints.
She followed that effort with a career-best performance in Huntington’s four-set win over Ohio Christian, recording 26 kills while hitting .393.
In addition to her offensive production, she added 41 digs and averaged 3.15 digs per set to her stat line. Over four matches, Hollon also added two service aces, two block assists, and 75 total points, averaging 5.8 points per set.
Hollon and the Foresters will return to action this week on August 26 as the team opens Crossroads League play at Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio).
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Abigail Stucker, a sophomore from John Brown (Ark.), has been named this week’s NAIA Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for her efforts over September 7 – 13. Stucker participated in the Queen City After Dark Invite and placed fifth with a time of 17:44.0 over the 5k course in […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Caleb Sarsland, a senior from Dickinson State (N.D.), is this week’s NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for his efforts during the period of September 7 – 13 Sarsland took second place in the Marauders Invitational with a time of 25:03.71 over the 8k course in Bismarck, N.D. Sarsland’s […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwestern (Iowa) kicker Gianna Bennett made history Tuesday as the first female student-athlete ever selected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, joining Morningside (Iowa) punter Luke Paulsen as the NAIA’s two representatives among 22 college football student-athletes honored nationally. The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team recognizes college football student-athletes whose impact […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Some shuffling is taking place as teams settle into conference play, while Eastern Oregon and McPherson (Kan.) are the only teams to remain at the same rank as the previous poll. Twelve teams moved up in the poll and 11 were bumped down. The Top 10 teams represent seven different conferences […]