| 2004 Players of
the Week
Crist
selected KCAC “Libero of the Week”
October 18, 2004
 Kelsey
Crist, McPherson College sophomore libero from Bennington , Kan.
, was selected the KCAC (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)
“Libero/Defensive Specialist of the Week” for the third time this
season for her play during the week of October 11 through October
16.
A 2003 graduate of Bennington
High School , Crist averaged a season high 8.00 digs per game for
the week in the Lady Bulldogs' 10 games. In going 2-1 during the
week, McPherson College avenged losses earlier this season to Kansas
Wesleyan (3-1 at Salina), then coming back to win over KCAC leader
Ottawa University (3-0) at home. Friday evening, the Lady Bulldogs
went out of conference and were defeated by #22 nationally ranked
Newman University of Wichita, 0-3. The conference wins moved McPherson
College into a tie for third in KCAC race with three weeks left
in the regular season.
Crist was credited with a
total of 80 digs, 58 of 59 serve receptions, and only one service
error in 30 attempts during the week's 10 games.
“Kelsey remains one of our
most consistent players,” said McPherson College head coach Nathalea
Stephenson. “With the youth of our squad, she has stepped up to
become one of our leaders while only a sophomore.”
Kkelsey was ranked 2 nd in
the KCAC in digs with an average of 5.71 per game and 4 th in season
passing percentage, successfully handling 96.47% of the serves she
has received.
Crist previously won the
conference libero honor for the weeks of September 13-18 and September
27-October 2.
Kelsey is the daughter of
Jeff and Barb Crist of Bennington , Kan. She is majoring in elementary
and special education at McPherson College .
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Crist
named KCAC “Libero of the Week”
October 4, 2004
Kelsey Crist, McPherson College
sophomore libero from Bennington , Kan. , was named the KCAC (Kansas
Collegiate Athletic Conference) “Libero/Defensive Specialist of
the Week” for the second time this season for her play during the
week of September 27 through October 2.
A 2003 graduate of Bennington
High School, Crist averaged 6.73 digs per game in the Lady Bulldogs'
11 games as McPherson lost to Tabor College (3-0), before coming
back to win over the University of Saint Mary (3-1) in Leavenworth
for the first time, and then defeat intra-county rival Bethany College
(3-1) in the Sport Center on Saturday. Crist was credited with a
total of 74 digs along with one kill and two assists in the three
conference matches.
“Kelsey continues to play
very consistently for us as our libero,” said McPherson College
head coach Nathalea Stephenson. “She sprained an ankle during the
MidAmerica Nazarene tournament, but came back to play well last
week.”
Crist also won the conference
libero honor for the week of September 13-18.
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Stephenson
grabs "KCAC Setter of the Week"
honors
September 27, 2004
 Kendra
Stephenson, McPherson College sophomore setter from Salina , Kan.
, was named the KCAC (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) “Setter
of the Week” for her play in during the week of September 20-25.
This was the second time this season that Stephenson has garnered
the KCAC honor.
McPherson College won KCAC
matches over Bethany College (3-1) on Monday and Sterling College
(3-0) on Wednesday before taking fifth at the MidAmerica Nazarene
Invitational in Olathe on Friday and Saturday.
A 2003 graduate of Salina
Central High School , Stephenson was credited with 239 assists,
an average of 9.19 assists per game, 16 kills, 57 digs, 19 service
aces, and one solo and three assisted blocks for the week's seven
matches and 26 games.
Stephenson set a school record
for number of assists in a match when she dished off 63 assists
against St. Xavier University of Illinois in the fifth place match
of the MANU tournament.
“The conference wins were
nice,” said McPherson College head coach Nathalea Stephenson, “and
the field at MidAmerica was very tough, including two Region IV
ranked teams (MidAmerica and Evangel). As her stats show, Kendra
was able to do a good job of getting the ball to our hitters where
they could do something with it. That in turn goes back to our other
ladies digging and passing the ball well.”
Kendra is the daughter of
Tim and Nathlea Stephenson of Salina , Kan.
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Crist
Named KCAC “Libero of the Week”
September
20, 2004
Kelsey Crist, McPherson College sophomore
libero from Bennington , Kan. , was named the KCAC (Kansas Collegiate
Athletic Conference) “Libero/Defensive Specialist of the Week” for
her play the week of September 13-18.
A 2003 graduate of Bennington
High School, Crist averaged 6.5 digs per game in the Lady Bulldogs'
eight games as McPherson fell at conference leading Ottawa, 3-1,
then came back to defeat Friends, 3-1. Crist was credited with a
total of 52 digs along with two kills and an ace serve for the two
matches.
“We just began using Kelsey
as the libero in the Newman Tournament ((Sept. 10-11),” said McPherson
College head coach Nathalea Stephenson, “but it is already paying
dividends. Kelsey does a very good job of passing and digging, so
we wanted her on the court more, in the back row. Allowing her to
concentrate on those areas has allowed our setters and hitters to
focus more on their strengths.”
Kelsey
is the daughter of Jeff and Barb Crist of Bennington , Kan. She
is majoring in elementary and special education at McPherson College
.
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Stephenson
Named "KCAC Setter of the Week"
September
6, 2004
Kendra Stephenson, McPherson College
sophomore setter from Salina, Kan., was named the KCAC (Kansas Collegiate
Athletic Conference) “Setter of the Week” for her play in the Bulldogs'
season opening 3-1 weekend in the McPherson College Fall Classic.
A 2003 graduate of Salina Central High School, Stephenson was credited
with 108 assists, an average of 8.31 per game, 10 kills, 24 digs,
eight service aces, and three assisted blocks as the Lady Bulldogs
opened their season with a 3-1 for only the second time in four
years.
“It (Kendra's honor) is a nice way to start the season off,” said
McPherson College head coach Nathalea Stephenson. “We all know though
it takes all six on the floor to be successful; getting the dig,
making the pass, putting away the kill, as well as placing the set.”
McPherson opened its season with three-game wins over Bacone College
(Okla.), Central Christian College (Kan.), and Oklahoma Wesleyan,
before dropping its final match of the Classic to South Dakota Tech
in four games.
Kendra is the daughter of Tim and Nathlea Stephenson of Salina,
Kan.
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