The fifth postseason award for Missouri Western senior Erica Rottinghaus could be her biggest yet. The senior outside hitter for the Griffon volleyball team has been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American honorable mention team.

She is the first All-American for Griffon Volleyball since Missouri Western Hall of Famer, Shelly Lowery was named AVCA first team All-American in 1995.

Rottinghaus was a first-team AVCA All-District pick after leading the Griffons with 396 kills for a 3.6 average per set and ranked fifth in the MIAA in kills per set average. The Seneca, Kansas native was second on the team with 438.5 points and third with 59 total blocks. She was also second on the team with 279 digs.

The senior was a key part of a two-year turnaround for the program that won more MIAA matches in 2014 than any other MWSU volleyball team and won more overall matches than any team since 1998. Rottinghaus was also named first team All-MIAA, received an MIAA Scholar Athlete Award, first team CoSIDA Academic All-District and MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

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