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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas City, Mo. -- Missouri Southern senior outside hitter Sarah Hoffmeister, as well as senior middle hitter Ashley Wright and sophomore libero Kari Hammerbacher have been named Honorable Mention All-MIAA as voted on by the coaches of the league. Hoffmeister, a native of Joplin, became just the sixth Lion to ever record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career at Southern. A three-time captain, Hoffmeister has been a four year starter for the Lions at outside hitter. She ranks second all-time at Southern in attack attempts and digs, while ranking seventh in kills and ninth in aces. A three-time member of the MIAA Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll, Hoffmeister is a Biology major at Southern and a member of the MSSU Honors Program. Wright, a native of Everton, broke the Missouri Southern career record for block assists this season and finished with 349 in her four year career, breaking former Lion Ashley Mehrer s mark of 308. She finished her career with 1,033 kills and in fifth place in total blocks in her career. She has the second most block assists in a season with her 111 from a season ago and this season, Ashley led the Lions in hitting with a .273 mark, as well as blocks with 98. A three time member of the MIAA Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll, Ashley is a criminal justice major at Southern. Hammerbacher, a native of Buffalo, broke two different dig records at Southern this season. She had 54 digs earlier in the year at Texas Woman's, breaking the five game mark and followed that up with 38 in a four game match at Fort Hays, also breaking that mark. Her 54 digs were the second most this season in Division II, tops in the MIAA and rank sixth all-time in Division II for a five game match. Hammerbacher is a member of the MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll and is a psychology major at Southern. |