Missouri Valley Conference Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today that Jeni Jones, associate head women’s volleyball coach at Missouri State University, has been selected as one of the 2011-12 recipients of the league’s Most Courageous Award.

Southern Illinois announced the hiring of Justin Ingram as head coach of Saluki women's volleyball. The seventh coach in Saluki volleyball history, Ingram brings 13 years of Division I coaching experience to Carbondale. He spent the last three years as the head coach at Arkansas State, where he led the Red Wolves to an overall record of 60-33.

UNI's Bre Payton and Krista DeGeest were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I All-America Teams for women's volleyball. Payton earned second-team honors for the second straight season, while DeGeest was named honorable mention.