McFadden earns national volleyball honors at Olivet Nazarene         

[DEC. 6, 2006]  BOURBONNAIS -- For the second year in a row, Olivet Nazarene University volleyball players Michelle McFadden and Megan Gullickson have been named NAIA All-Americans. McFadden was named an honorable mention for the second straight year. Gullickson was named to the NAIA third team, after receiving honorable mention last year.

McFadden, a sophomore middle blocker from Lincoln, was named to her second NAIA All-American squad. This season, McFadden, who missed the team's first 14 matches, finished with the fourth-highest kill total, with 349. She finished second on the team in blocks, posting 121.

Gullickson, a senior setter from Bourbonnais High School, was also named to her second NAIA All-American squad. This season, she had a team-high 1,831 assists. She also had 547 digs, 88 aces and 73 blocks. She joins Kylie Redman (1999) and Julie Lernan (2001-2003) as Olivet Nazarene setters to receive NAIA honorable mention. Gullickson became Olivet Nazarene's all-time leader in digs, breaking Ivana Fabryova's record. Gullickson finished her career with 2,320 digs.

McFadden and Gullickson are the fourth and fifth players in Olivet Nazarene history to be named two-time NAIA All-Americans. Earlier this season, they were named Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference and NAIA First Team All-Region VII.

The Olivet Nazarene volleyball team finished the season with a 30-16 overall record and an 8-1 mark in the CCAC.

[Olivet Nazarene University news release]

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