Gandolph, Moore Receive Big Ten Conference Honors

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Two University of Michigan volleyball players have been recognized by the Big Ten Conference for their efforts during the 2001 season. Freshman Jennifer Gandolph (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) was one of two unanimous selections to the Big Ten All-Freshman team, and sophomore Erin Moore (Tiffin, Ohio/Columbian HS) earned All-Big Ten honorable mention, as selected by Big Ten coaches.

	Gandolph		Moore

Gandolph made an impact in her first season in the Big Ten and finished the season with an average of 2.81 digs per game in conference matches, good for fourth in the Big Ten. She was one of three freshmen in the top 10. Gandolph, who played in all 27 matches and 104 of the team's 107 games, led Michigan in digs a team-high 12 times this season and totaled a team-high 297 digs. Offensively, Gandolph was second on U-M in kills (340) and kills per game (3.27). She led the Wolverines in kills a team-high 11 times and finished the year with 17 kill-dig double-doubles.

Gandolph and Ohio State's Stacey Gordon were both unanimous selections to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. Gordon was also named to the All-Big Ten team and earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors.

Moore played every game this season and was involved in several memorable moments, including back-to-back blocks and a kill to close out a three-game sweep of then-No. 11 Penn State at Cliff Keen Arena on Oct. 20. She led the team with 354 kills and 3.31 kills per game and was third on the squad with a .276 attack percentage. Moore was second to Gandolph in four categories -- digs per game (2.33), matches leading U-M in kills (8), matches leading U-M in digs (6) and kill-dig double-doubles (10). She was also second in matches leading U-M in blocks with 11.

Moore was named to two all-tournament teams -- the Hawaiian Airlines Classic and Michigan's Pepsi Volleyball Challenge -- and was the Most Valuable Player of the Pepsi Volleyball Challenge.

The conference honors are the first for a U-M volleyball player since Karen Chase (1995-98) earned All-Big Ten honorable mention in 1998, the year before current head coach Mark Rosen took over the program.

"It is a great honor for both athletes," said Rosen. "Like any individual award, I think that these two honors are also representative of the team's success and the efforts of their teammates, who helped them earn the recognition. Both awards are well deserved, and I am very happy for both of them."

The Wolverines finished the season with a 13-14 overall record and a 9-11 mark in the Big Ten. It was the most conference wins by U-M since it posted 13 victories in 1997.

2001 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL HONORS

All-Big Ten Team

NAME	YR.	POS.	HOMETOWN
Lisa Argabright, Illinois	So.	MB/OH	Louisville, Ky.
Lindsey Berg, Minnesota*	Sr.	S	Honolulu, Hawaii
Anne Botica, Ohio State	Sr.	OH	Windsor, Ontario
Lizzy Fitzgerald, Wisconsin*	Sr.	S	New Orleans, La.
Shadia Haddad, Illinois	Sr.	OH	Cincinnati, Ohio
Stephanie Hagen, Minnesota	Sr.	MB	Minnetonka, Minn.
Erin Hartley, Michigan State*	Sr.	OH	Midland, Mich.
Stacey Gordon, Ohio State	Fr.	OH	Oshawa, Ontario
Sherisa Livingston, Wisconsin*	Sr.	MB	Simi Valley, Calif.
Sara Meyermann, Iowa*	Sr.	OH	Camanche, Iowa
Katie Schumacher, Penn State*	Sr.	OH	Chicago, Ill.
Katie Virtue, Ohio State	Jr.	S	St. Charles, Ill.

HONORABLE MENTION: Nikki Colson, Michigan State; Erika Lange, Northwestern; Mishka Levy, Penn State; Erin Moore, Michigan; Angela Morley, Michigan State; Suzie Stiling, Ohio State; Erin Byrd, Wisconsin

Big Ten All-Freshman Team

NAME	POS.	HOMETOWN
Christina Archibald, Indiana	OH	Belleville, Ill.
Jennifer Gandolph, Michigan*	OH	Greenwood, Ind.
Stacey Gordon, Ohio State*	OH	Oshawa, Ontario
Jill Odenthal, Wisconsin	OH/S	Geneva, Ill.
Drew Robertson, Northwestern	S	Long Beach, Calif.
Kim Schram, Michigan State	OH	London, Ontario

Player of the Year: Lizzy Fitzgerald, Wisconsin
Defensive Player of the Year: Shadia Haddad, Illinois
Freshman of the Year: Stacey Gordon, Ohio State*
Coach of the Year (Coaches): Don Hardin, Illinois
Coach of the Year (Media): Pete Waite, Wisconsin

* unanimous selection

Contact: Jason Gerdom (734) 763-4423

University of Michigan Athletics

Players Mentioned

Jennifer Gandolph

Erin Moore

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