MC volleyball, men's soccer place six on All-MWC list

Release Date: November 17, 2004

MONMOUTH, Ill. – For the sixth consecutive year the Monmouth College volleyball team has landed at least three members on the All-Midwest Conference team. The Fighting Scots men’s soccer team continued its streak of at least two named to the squad dating back to 1997 and the women’s soccer team have their first Player of the Year after voting by the league’s coaches last weekend.

Senior right side hitter Molly Pendergrass (Galesburg, Ill./HS) and junior outside hitter Karissa Murray (Hometown, Ill./Oak Lawn) were named to the volleyball first team while freshman middle hitter Kendra James earned second team honors.

Pendergrass earned her third selection to the squad while leading the Scots in kills (444) and kills per game (3.50). Murray paced Monmouth with a team-leading 61 service aces and James led the way in block assists (95) and total blocks (122).

Junior Amy Horneck (Hermiston, Ore./HS) continued her assault on the women’s soccer record books and picked up her third first team All-MWC honor. She was named the Co-Offensive Player of the Year. Horneck led the Scots in goals (15) and points (42). She also holds the school record for career points (114) and goals (46).

The Fighting Scots men’s soccer squad had a pair of athletes named to the second team – junior midfielders Brian Potter (Hudson, Ill./Normal West) and Andrew Prewett (Cardiff, Wales). Prewett led the Scots in points (11), goals (4) and assists (3) and Potter was the team leader in games played (16).