Milasauskas Named to NAIA All-Tournament Team
Posted December 1, 2007
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Talita Milasauskas was named to the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship All-Tournament team in an announcement after the championship match here Saturday, December 1.

Fresno Pacific University defeated California Baptist University, 3-1, in the championship match Saturday night.

The Scorpions, who finished tied for fifth in the nation after a quarterfinal loss to top-ranked Fresno Pacific, would up 3-2 in the tournament, with their only two losses coming to the eventual national champion and eventual national runner-up.

In 17 tournament games, Milasauskas had 75 kills, 38 digs, 10 solo blocks, and 17 assisted blocks. Her best match came in the championship bracket first-round game against Madonna University, when Milasauskas had a triple double with 18 kills, 14 digs and 13 blocks. The 3-1 match win lifted the Scorpions into the quarterfinals.

The complete post-tournament honorees included:

2007 All-Tournament Team
Kristen Peterson, Jr., MB, Biola (Calif.)
Meghan Warkentin, Jr., OH, Biola (Calif.)
Verania Willis, Sr., OH, California Baptist
Fei Shi, So., OH, California Baptist
Kayla Van Duyn, Sr., S, California Baptist
Luana Branco, Jr., S, Columbia (Mo.)
Traci Weamer, Jr., OH, Concordia (Calif.)
Lindsey Campbell, Sr., MB, Concordia (Calif.)
Marin Canaday, Sr., MB, Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
Erika Kliokmanaite, Sr., OH, Lindenwood (Mo.)
Lubovj Tihomirova, Jr., OH, Madonna (Mich.)
Daniela Oliveira, Jr., OH, National American (S.D.)
Kaitlin Beaver, Fr., OH, Northwestern (Iowa)
Talita Milasauskas, Fr., MB, Texas at Brownsville

Tachikara National Tournament Most Valuable Player
Shu Liu, Jr., S, Fresno Pacific (Calif.)

National Tournament Coach of the Year
Dan Janzen, Fresno Pacific (Calif.)

National Tournament Champions of Character Award
Concordia (Calif.)