Evers, Chan to play overseas
Central Michigan will have two former female athletes take their game to the professional level overseas this fall.
Volleyball player Whitney Evers has signed a contract with KBS Volley out of the Nationilliga League A in Dudingen, Switzerland. Basketball player Angel Chan signed a contract with Arxil Ponteverdra of the LF2 League in Ponteverdra, Spain.
Erik Olson, CMU's volleyball coach, said Evers versatility will translate to the next level.
"We know that Whitney is best positioned as the middle blocker position," he said. "(But when) you have injuries or, as things go down the road and you get a little bit thin at certain positions, that's certainly going to help her team, as it did for us."
Evers said playing various positions at CMU helped make her marketable to teams overseas.
Evers is currently eighth in school history with 1,204 kills and fourth in school history with 132 aces.
She leaves for Switzerland sometime this month, where the team will give her an apartment to live in.
"Knowing that I'm the only American on the team is a little bit nerve-racking," Evers said. "My biggest concern in the language barrier, but I'm going to enjoy traveling."
Evers officially tried out for KBS Volley in January.
Olsen said replacing Evers will be difficult, but it is a reality in collegiate athletics.
"It's an ever-going process of developing talent," he said. "Every program loses a great athlete every year. It's part of the process."
Chan heads to Spain
After only starting 19 of 29 games as a junior, Chan started every game as a senior and saw her point production increase by nearly three points per game.
She also made a school record 92 3-pointers and later participated in the State Farm National Three-Point Championships at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Chan will start practices with Arxil Ponteverdra on Sept. 1.
"I'm a big family person, so the distance will be tough, but I have a lot of support," she said in the CMU athletics Web site.
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