Rhodes College Athletics

Rhodes' 2006 volleyball squad went all the way to the Sweet 16 as they compiled a 29-12 record.
 
Headed by Sam Wolinki, the team is the only volleyball squad to make it to the NCAA Division III tournament. The Lynx won 11 straight games in September of that year, followed by a 10-game win streak in the end of October/beginning of November. The Lynx won an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Webster and Simpson College 3-2 before ending their season with a loss to Central Region host Washington University in St. Louis.
 
The Lynx finished the year 15-3 in the Southern College Athletic Conference (SCAC) as Wolinski was named SCAC Coach of the Year, Katherine Delavan was named Freshman of the Year and Laura Reilly was voted Backrow Player of the Year.
Other accolades that year include ALL-SCAC honors: Crystal Jessee (1^st team), Delavan (1^st team), Emily Sadtler (3^rd team). Jessee and Delavan were both named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region South team and AVCA honorable mention All-Americans while Reilly received All-Region honorable mention honors.
 
The full 2006 volleyball roster included the following student-athletes and coaches:
Freshmen - Katherine Delavan, Kelsea Everett, Dani Fincher, Andrea Hassink, Laura Jensen, Maura Mohler, Alex Nobel
Sophomore – Ally Squires
Juniors – Whitney Palla, Laura Reilly, Emily Sadtler, Megan Thompson
Senior – Crystal Jessee
Head Coach: Sam Wolinski (8^th season)
Assistant Coaches: Ken Scarleski and Ammar Rizvi