The 2007 season for the Missouri Western volleyball team had plenty of highlights. It included the arrival of the teamís fifth head coach, Tiffany Mastin, and the Griffons made their third straight appearance in the MIAA Conference Tournament. Although the door closed for one of the teamís most valuable players in Alyssa Berg, another one was opened with the signing of five fresh and talented young women who hope to impact the team in the 2008 season. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, coach Mastin announced the five players that will be added to the 2008 roster. They are: Amanda Bates from Kolona, Iowa, Alexandra Behnke from Seymour, Wis., Leigh Connot from Lincoln, Neb., Brittany Gurera from Raymore, Mo. and Hannah Zimmerman from Lincoln, Neb. (Full story)

In a world full a superstar athletes who love to talk about how many highlights they have, one Griffon athlete simply lets her 1,000 highlights do all the talking for her.