Eastern Michigan Athletics
Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Baker and Iaquaniello Earn Academic All-MAC Accolades
1/10/2013 12:00:00 PM | Volleyball
Two EMU student-athletes named to the 22-member team
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University volleyball's Kristen Baker (Mentor, Ohio-Mentor) and Rachel Iaquaniello (Plymouth, Mich.-Dearborn Divine Child) were named to the Academic All-MAC Team by the Mid-American Conference Thursday afternoon, Jan. 10. The Eagles also had four members of its squad earn Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention for the 2012 campaign.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Baker moved into third all-time in EMU laurels for block assists with 342 on her career. She posted 290 kills, which was second on the team while also posting 84 total blocks. The Mentor, Ohio native notched 15 double-figure kill performances during the 2012 season.
The senior was named the Most Valuable Player at the Mean Green Invitational, while also earning all-tournament honors at both the Memphis Invitational and Coke/Michigan Invitational.
A 2012 first team All-MAC selection, Iaquaniello led the Eagles with 554 kills and was tops in the MAC in kills per set (4.40), which ranked 20th nationally. The senior broke career records for the most kills (1,949) and attack attempts (5,755) in EMU history, while posting the eighth most aces (124) and digs (1,282) in school history. The Plymouth, Mich. native picked up 368 digs, good for 2.92 per set and maintained a .938 reception percentage. Defensively, she totaled 56 blocks at the net, while notching 20 double-double performances and was in double-figures for kills in 31 of the Eagles' 33 matches.
Iaquaniello was a 2012 Senior CLASS Award Finalist and Captiol One Second Team All-District award winner. The senior was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week on three different occasions while also being named Most Outstanding Player at the Memphis Invitational. She was also named to the All-Tournament Teams at both the UIC Invitational and Mean Green Invitational.
Iaquaniello was one-of-two athletes that were unanimous decisions receiving 11-of-11 possible votes, as individual institutions are not able to vote for its own student-athletes. The other was Mary Kurisch of Northern Illinois University
EMU also had four members of its squad recognized as honorable mention award winners. Megan Crawshaw (Mattawan, Mich.-Mattawan), Kim Hildreth (Novi, Mich.-Novi), Paige Roback (Maumee, Ohio-Notre Dame Academy) and Erin Short (Orrville, Mich.-Orrville) each were named to the 2012 Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention list.
2012 Academic All-MAC Team
Kristen Baker, Eastern Michigan
Rachel Iaquaniello, Eastern Michigan
Lauren Avila, Bowling Green
Lindsey Butterfield, Bowling Green
Paige Penrod, Bowling Green
Kaitlyn Skinner, Bowling Green
Liz Scott, Buffalo
Jenna Coates, Central Michigan
Lindsey Dulude, Central Michigan
Kelly Maxwell, Central Michigan
Kaitlyn McIntyre, Central Michigan
Meg Riley, Miami
Lisa Treadway, Miami
Sarah Angelos, Northern Illinois
Mary Kurisch, Northern Illinois
MacKenzie Roddy, Northern Illinois
Chelsea Bilger, Ohio
Kelly Lamberti, Ohio
Faith Robins, Ohio
Dakota Harkins, Toledo
Jordan Kielty, Toledo
Jessica Brown, Western Michigan
Lena Oliver, Western Michigann
2012 Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention
Megan Crawshaw, Eastern Michigan
Kim Hildreth, Eastern Michigan
Paige Roback, Eastern Michigan
Erin Short, Eastern Michigan
Alex Cocklin, Akron
Morgan Kuhn, Akron
Jill Paluch, Akron
Hayley Benson, Ball State
Lauren Grant, Ball State
Lauren Schlaker, Ball State
Cassie Berning, Bowling Green
Libby Dachenhaus, Bowling Green
Ashley Dunn, Bowling Green
Kari Galen, Bowling Green
Leah Shaw, Bowling Green
Carissa McKenna, Buffalo
Dana Musil, Buffalo
Samantha Brawley, Central Michigan
Val DeWeerd, Central Michigan
Tinuke Aderemi-Ibitola, Kent State
Jenny Buczek, Kent State
Hannah Herc, Kent State
Aleksandra Nowak, Kent State
Sarah Chaney, Miami
Madison Dodd, Miami
Jenny Ingle, Miami
Christina Menche, Miami
Sam Grams, Northern Illinois
Sue Hayes, Northern Illinois
Emily Paschke, Northern Illinois
Meghan Romo, Northern Illinois
Justine Schpler, Northern Illinois
Sondra Parys, Toledo
McCall Paynter, Toledo
Adria Pryor, Toledo
Lauren Rafdal, Toledo
Becca Reidy, Toledo
Meghan Smyth, Toledo
Gillian Asque, Western Michigan
Carlee Berland, Western Michigan
Ali Gossen, Western Michigan
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Baker moved into third all-time in EMU laurels for block assists with 342 on her career. She posted 290 kills, which was second on the team while also posting 84 total blocks. The Mentor, Ohio native notched 15 double-figure kill performances during the 2012 season.
The senior was named the Most Valuable Player at the Mean Green Invitational, while also earning all-tournament honors at both the Memphis Invitational and Coke/Michigan Invitational.
A 2012 first team All-MAC selection, Iaquaniello led the Eagles with 554 kills and was tops in the MAC in kills per set (4.40), which ranked 20th nationally. The senior broke career records for the most kills (1,949) and attack attempts (5,755) in EMU history, while posting the eighth most aces (124) and digs (1,282) in school history. The Plymouth, Mich. native picked up 368 digs, good for 2.92 per set and maintained a .938 reception percentage. Defensively, she totaled 56 blocks at the net, while notching 20 double-double performances and was in double-figures for kills in 31 of the Eagles' 33 matches.
Iaquaniello was a 2012 Senior CLASS Award Finalist and Captiol One Second Team All-District award winner. The senior was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week on three different occasions while also being named Most Outstanding Player at the Memphis Invitational. She was also named to the All-Tournament Teams at both the UIC Invitational and Mean Green Invitational.
Iaquaniello was one-of-two athletes that were unanimous decisions receiving 11-of-11 possible votes, as individual institutions are not able to vote for its own student-athletes. The other was Mary Kurisch of Northern Illinois University
EMU also had four members of its squad recognized as honorable mention award winners. Megan Crawshaw (Mattawan, Mich.-Mattawan), Kim Hildreth (Novi, Mich.-Novi), Paige Roback (Maumee, Ohio-Notre Dame Academy) and Erin Short (Orrville, Mich.-Orrville) each were named to the 2012 Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention list.
2012 Academic All-MAC Team
Kristen Baker, Eastern Michigan
Rachel Iaquaniello, Eastern Michigan
Lauren Avila, Bowling Green
Lindsey Butterfield, Bowling Green
Paige Penrod, Bowling Green
Kaitlyn Skinner, Bowling Green
Liz Scott, Buffalo
Jenna Coates, Central Michigan
Lindsey Dulude, Central Michigan
Kelly Maxwell, Central Michigan
Kaitlyn McIntyre, Central Michigan
Meg Riley, Miami
Lisa Treadway, Miami
Sarah Angelos, Northern Illinois
Mary Kurisch, Northern Illinois
MacKenzie Roddy, Northern Illinois
Chelsea Bilger, Ohio
Kelly Lamberti, Ohio
Faith Robins, Ohio
Dakota Harkins, Toledo
Jordan Kielty, Toledo
Jessica Brown, Western Michigan
Lena Oliver, Western Michigann
2012 Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention
Megan Crawshaw, Eastern Michigan
Kim Hildreth, Eastern Michigan
Paige Roback, Eastern Michigan
Erin Short, Eastern Michigan
Alex Cocklin, Akron
Morgan Kuhn, Akron
Jill Paluch, Akron
Hayley Benson, Ball State
Lauren Grant, Ball State
Lauren Schlaker, Ball State
Cassie Berning, Bowling Green
Libby Dachenhaus, Bowling Green
Ashley Dunn, Bowling Green
Kari Galen, Bowling Green
Leah Shaw, Bowling Green
Carissa McKenna, Buffalo
Dana Musil, Buffalo
Samantha Brawley, Central Michigan
Val DeWeerd, Central Michigan
Tinuke Aderemi-Ibitola, Kent State
Jenny Buczek, Kent State
Hannah Herc, Kent State
Aleksandra Nowak, Kent State
Sarah Chaney, Miami
Madison Dodd, Miami
Jenny Ingle, Miami
Christina Menche, Miami
Sam Grams, Northern Illinois
Sue Hayes, Northern Illinois
Emily Paschke, Northern Illinois
Meghan Romo, Northern Illinois
Justine Schpler, Northern Illinois
Sondra Parys, Toledo
McCall Paynter, Toledo
Adria Pryor, Toledo
Lauren Rafdal, Toledo
Becca Reidy, Toledo
Meghan Smyth, Toledo
Gillian Asque, Western Michigan
Carlee Berland, Western Michigan
Ali Gossen, Western Michigan
Elite bench squad😤
Monday, October 13
Volleyball Highlights vs. Kent State, Oct. 9, 2025
Friday, October 10
Ava Siefke Career-High 22-Kill Match Highlight
Sunday, October 05
Volleyball Highlights vs. Bowling Green, Oct. 3, 2025
Saturday, October 04