Bellevue University Matt Buttermore was named the new head volleyball coach at Hastings College on Monday.

Bellevue University assistant volleyball coach Matt Buttermore has been named head volleyball coach at Hastings (Neb.) College in an announcement made today by Hastings College Athletic Director Ian Roberts. He will begin his new position in January.

Buttermore has been on Bruin head coach Trish Siedlik's staff the past three seasons, helping guide BU to three-straight appearances in the NAIA Volleyball National Championship, as well as two MCAC regular season and two MCAC tournament titles.

"Matt will be missed," said Siedlik. "I knew from the day I asked him to join our staff, this day would soon come. Our program was fortunate to have such a talented and patient coach like Matt," added Siedlik.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Friday that 392 volleyball student-athletes have been named 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Two Bruins were named to the exclusive team, including seniors Maureen Wardian (Omaha, Neb.) and Ashley Wurdeman (Columbus, Neb.).

Student-athletes are nominated by their institution's head coach and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status in order qualify for the honor.

It was the second NAIA Scholar-Athlete honor for Wardian after also earning the award in 2010.

Senior middle blocker Maureen Wardian (Omaha, Neb.) capped off her storied Bellevue University volleyball career by being named to the Tachikara-NAIA All-American second team. In addition, senior rightside hitter Kali Schnacker (Humboldt, Neb.) and junior setter Jordan Broady (Johnson, Neb.) were both named honorable mention All-Americans.

An all-West Central Region selection, Wardian was named the Region's Player of the Year. She also earned her fourth first team all-MCAC honor this season and was named the league's Player of the Year. She led the Bruins with 355 kills and a .357 hitting percentage and was second with 104 total blocks. Wardian was named the Most Outstanding Player at the Madonna Crusader Classic and was also named the MCAC Hitter of the Week on three occassions.

Wardian finished her BU career ranked second in school history in blocks assists (452), third in total blocks (557), fourth in attack percentage (.315), fifth in kills (1,423), and sixth in block solos (105).

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Seniors Maureen Wardian (Omaha, Neb.) and Kali Schnacker (Humboldt, Neb.), along with junior setter Jordan Broady (Johnson, Neb.) were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association all-West Central Region first team in an announcement made today by the AVCA All-American selection committee. All three are now eligible for AVCA All-American honors.

Wardian, who was also named the Region's Player of the Year, earned her fourth first team all-MCAC honor this season and was named the league's Player of the Year. She led the Bruins with 355 kills and a .357 hitting percentage and was second with 104 total blocks. Wardian was named the Most Outstanding Player at the Madonna Crusader Classic and was also named the MCAC Hitter of the Week on three occassions.

Wardian finished her BU career ranked second in school history in blocks assists (452), third in total blocks (557), fourth in attack percentage (.315), fifth in kills (1,423), and sixth in block solos (105).

BELLEVUE, Neb. - MidAmerica Nazarene University used 18 kills from Linjun Ji to upset No. 21-ranked Bellevue University 3-1 (26-24, 25-18, 14-25, 25-19) Saturday in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round played at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.

Bellevue ends its season with a 29-7 overall record. The Pioneers improved to 29-7 and advance to the 24-team NAIA Volleyball National Championship final site in Sioux City, Iowa on Nov. 29-Dec. 3 at the Tyson Event Center/Gateway Arena.

Senior Maureen Wardian (Omaha, Neb.) led the Bruins with 14 kills on .314 hitting along with two blocks. Sophomore Caitlyn Rueth (Omaha, Neb.) added 13 kills and three digs. Senior Ashley Wurdeman (Columbus, Neb.) nearly recorded a double-double with nine kills and 14 digs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The 21st-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team will host Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament champion MidAmerica Nazarene University on Saturday, Nov. 19 in the NAIA Volleyball National Championship Opening Round. The match will be played at Bellevue University's Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. Match time is set for 1 p.m.

This will be the second meeting of the season between the two schools. The Bruins defeated MNU in four sets on Sept. 16 in Olathe, Kan.

The Bruins qualified for the NAIA Volleyball National Championship for the fifth-straight year and for the sixth time in school history. Bellevue owns an 8-13 all-time record in the tournament.

POINT LOOKOUT, MO. -- The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the 2011 All-MCAC Women's Volleyball Teams in conjunction with the MCAC Tournament over the weekend in Point Lookout, Mo.

College of Saint Mary landed four players on the All-Conference teams. Leading the way for CSM are first team members Ashley Iwanski (Omaha, Neb.) and Jessica Kuehner (Omaha, Neb.). Joy Leick (Omaha, Neb.) was named to the MCAC Second Team. Bailey Collins (North Platte, Neb.) garnered an honorable mention selection.

Iwanski, a senior, repeated as a first team all-conference selection this season. She led the Flames with 369 kills, 48 ace serves, and 342 digs.

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POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. -- The No. 21 ranked Bellevue University volleyball team avenged its only conference loss this season, sweeping 24th-ranked College of the Ozarks 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-17) in the MCAC Tournament championship Saturday afternoon at Keeter Gymnasium.

With the win, Bellevue improved to 29-6 while College of the Ozarks fell to 29-8. The Bruins also received an automatic berth into the NAIA National Tournament. Pairings and sites for the NAIA National Championship Opening Round will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 13.

BELLEVUE - Kali Schnacker (Humboldt, Neb.) and Caitlyn Rueth (Omaha, Neb.) both pounded eight kills to lead the 21st-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team to a convincing 25-11, 25-6, 25-14 sweep over Haskell Indian Nations University in MCAC action Friday night at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.

The Bruins, who have won five-straight matches, finished the regular season with a 27-6 overall record and a 10-1 conference mark. Haskell falls to 5-26 overall and 3-8 in the conference standings.

Schnacker hit .583 on the night while Rueth connected at a .412 hitting clip.

LIVONIA, Mich. - The Bellevue University volleyball team picked up a pair of wins Saturday at the Madonna University Crusader Classic, helping Bruin head coach Trish Siedlik reach the 300-win milestone for her career.

Bellevue swept Davenport University 3-0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-18) in the opener, before surviving with a 3-2 (21-25, 26-24, 25-14, 23-25, 16-14) victory over Malone University in the final match of the tournament.

Siedlik, who is in her sixth season at Bellevue after serving four seasons at her alma mater College of St. Mary, now sports a 301-80 (.790) overall coaching record.