Michigan State University Athletics
Four Earn All-Big Ten Honors
12/2/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
East Lansing, Michigan - - The Big Ten announced its All-Big Ten teams on Tuesday, and four Spartans were honored by the conference coaches for their play throughout the 2014 season. Sophomore Chloe Reinig (South Lyon, Michigan) earned All-Big Ten honors, while senior libero Kori Moster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursline Academy) was an honorable mention selection. Freshman Rachel Minarick (Naperville, Illinois/Waubonsie Valley) was named to the All-Freshman team. Jazmine White (Oshawa, Ontario/RS McGloughlin Institute) was the team's Sportsmanship Award honoree.
Reinig was on the All-Freshman team a year ago, and her selection gives MSU a First Team selection for the seventh straight season. Chloe Reinig has averaged double-digit kills since Big Ten play began, and has just eight matches overall this season where she was held with nine kills or fewer. She ranks sixth overall in the Big Ten with 3.66 kills/s, and in B1G play alone, her 3.94 is second the Conference. Reinig also ranks fifth overall in points per match (4.09/s), and has gone for 20+ kills four times this season, including in back-to-back matches vs. Michigan. She has her first two career double-doubles against Illinois (16K/10D) and Minnesota (13K, 10D).
Moster is an honorable mention pick for the third straight year. In 2014, she averages 4.60 digs per set, which ranks third in the Big Ten overall and her 4.66 in B1G matches ranks fourth. She has posted double-digit digs in 28 of the 31 Spartan matches this season, and has accomplished the feat in 117 of 135 career matches. The senior All-America candidate surpassed the 2,000 digs mark against Penn State (Oct. 25), her current total of 2,179 career digs ranks fifth all-time in the Big Ten annals, and is seventh among active Division I players. Moster has held the school's career digs record since her junior season, and holds four of the top eight single-season dig performances in school history: her 511 digs this season is sixth among single-season MSU marks, her career-best season of 602 came as a sophomore (second), and she posted 592 as a junior (third) and 474 as a freshman (eighth).
Minarick gives MSU an All-Freshman team pick for the third straight season, following Halle Peterson (2012) and Reinig (2013). Minarick ranks fifth in the Big Ten overall in assists per set (10.07), and is the top freshman in that category. She is fifth in B1G play as well, (10.41/s). Her versatility is also an asset - she's hitting .402 on the season, averaging 1.21 kills per set, along with 1.97 digs and 0.58 blocks.
White is averaging 1.20 blocks per set overall (good for ninth in the Conference and 71st nationally ) and 1.21 in B1G games, (eighth). She is putting together her finest statistical season at MSU in her final year of eligibility, with career bests in kills (1.48 per set) and blocks.
ALL-BIG TEN
JOCELYNN BIRKS, Jr., OH, ILL
ABBY COLE, So., MB, MICH
Chloe Reinig, So., OH, MSU
Paige Tapp, So., MB, MINN
Kelsey Fien, Jr., OH, NEB
Kadie Rolfzen, So., OH, NEB
MICHA HANCOCK, Sr., S, PSU
NIA GRANT, Sr., MH, PSU
Haleigh Washington, Fr., MB, PSU
Annie Drews, Jr., OH, PUR
Val Nichol, Sr., S/OH, PUR
LAUREN CARLINI, So., S., WIS
Taylor Morey, Jr., L, WIS
Courtney Thomas, Sr., OH, WIS
Honorable Mention
Elizabeth McMahon, Sr., OPP, ILL
Lexi Dannemiller, Sr., S, MICH
Kori Moster, Sr., L, MSU
Daly Santana, Jr., OH, MINN
Mary Pollmiller, Sr., S, NEB
Caroline Niedospial, Jr., DS/L, NU
Taylor Sandbothe, So., MB, OSU
Taylor Sherwin, Sr., S, OSU
Ali Frantti, Fr., OH, PSU
Aiyana Whitney, Jr., OH, PSU
Haleigh Nelson, So., MB, WIS
Dominique Thompson, Sr., MB, WIS
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Brandi Donnelly, L, ILL
Caroline Knop, OH/DS, MICH
Rachel Minarick, S, MSU
ALI FRANTTI, OH, PSU
HALEIGH WASHINGTON, MB, PSU
Danielle Cuttino, MB, PUR
Kelli Bates, OH, WIS
Unanimous selections in CAPS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Lauren Carlini, WIS
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Taylor Morey, WIS
SETTER OF THE YEAR Lauren Carlini, WIS
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Haleigh Washington, PSU
COACH OF THE YEAR (COACHES AND MEDIA) Kelly Sheffield, WIS
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Kathryn Polkoff, ILL
Kyndall Merritt, IND
Alex Lovell, IOWA
Emily Fraik, MD
Lindsey Lerg, MICH
Jazmine White, MSU
Daly Santana, MINN
Mary Pollmiller, NEB
Caleigh Ryan, NU
Andrea Kacsits, OSU
Lacey Fuller, PSU
KiKi Jones, PUR
Ali Schroeter, RU
Deme Morales, WIS
