January 14, 2011

Efficient Offense Nets Regals National Award

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Out of 446 Division III teams Cal Lutheran ranked above all in kills per set and will receive an award presented by the NCAA. The Regals were one of only two teams in the country to average over 14 kills per frame.

Offensively Cal Lutheran was led by senior Allison Kerr who ranked second in the country hitting at a .433 percentage for the season. She along with fellow senior Megan Thorpe both averaged about four kills per set, both finishing in the top-34 overall.

As a team the Regals ranked in the top-10 nationally hitting at a .265 clip, their best since the 2001 season.

Sophomore setter Jackie Russell was the nation’s runner-up averaging just under 13 assists per set. In her second year at CLU she currently ranks third all-time in program history with 2,408 dimes, only 300 away from breaking the record.