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Former Pella Christian star Bekah Horstman was named the Great Plains Athletic Conference freshman of the year.

Horstman has excelled in a starting role in her first season with the Red Raiders, leading the team with 102 blocks and ranking seventh in the conference in blocks per set (1.1). She put down 1.6 kills per set and hit a team-best .380 out of the middle of the Northwestern line-up.

Northwestern, ranked eighth in the final edition of the NAIA Coaches’ poll, earned an opening round bye and will play in the NAIA Volleyball National Championship Final Site, beginning on Nov. 27.

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