SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sewanee junior
Sophia Caruso was voted Defensive Athlete of the Year while Caruso and junior
Savannah Gann earned First Team All-SAA honors, as announced Tuesday by the conference office.
In addition, junior
Anna Ellison and sophomore
Mollie White garnered Second Team accolades, senior
Emma Meyer was named Honorable Mention and junior
Sydney Bixby was recognized on the All-Sportsmanship Team.
Caruso posted 470 digs, 4.70 per set, in 27 matches this season with nine outings of 20 or more and two 30-plus contests. The Naples, Fla., native also recorded just 26 reception errors in 357 total attempts this year for a .927 receiving percentage along with 36 service aces. She earned Second Team All-SAA recognition last season.
Gann registered a team-high 305 kills, 3.18 per set, with 15 double-digit efforts. The Birmingham, Ala., native collected 199 digs in 26 matches, third-best on the squad and 2.07 per, with four double-doubles as well as 44 service aces. She earned Second Team All-SAA accolades last year.
Ellison tallied 213 kills (2.17 per set) and .293 attack percentage in 27 matches this year. The Charlotte, N.C., native posted 28 solo blocks and 73 block assists, both team-highs, for the Tigers. She recorded 14 matches with eight or more kills, including nine outings in double figures.
White collected 218 kills, 2.63 per set, in 27 matches (83 sets), registering the third-most kills for the club. She registered nine matches with double-digit kills, including six of the last eight outings. The Lake Forest, Ill., native ranked second on the team with 37 block assists as well.
Meyer led the Tigers with 813 assists and ranked second with 216 digs in 100 sets of action this year. The Farragut, Tenn., native recorded 14 matches with 30 or more assists and two 51-assist outings as well as nine double-doubles.
Sewanee faces Centre College in the quarterfinals of the SAA Championships on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET in Atlanta, Ga., at Oglethorpe University.
Coaching Staff of the Year – Trinity University
Offensive Athlete of the Year – Reagan Whatley, Trinity University
Defensive Athlete of the Year –
Sophia Caruso, Sewanee
Rookie of the Year – Ava Brovet, Berry College
First Team All-SAA
Reagan Whatley, Trinity University
Syd Bietz, Centre College
Kendall Jurgens, Southwestern University
Madie Whitehead, Berry College
Savannah Gann, Sewanee
Tatum Ahrens, Southwestern University
Ava Brovet, Berry College
Jenna Rodriguez, Trinity University
Courtney Pope, Trinity University
Sophia Caruso, Sewanee
Second Team All-SAA
Mack Turner, Centre College
Lauren McCarthy, Trinity University
Anna Ellison, Sewanee
Lura Underwood, Berry College
Izzy Rodriguez, Southwestern University
Emily Marks, Southwestern University
Mollie White, Sewanee
Kendall DeRivel, Trinity University
Honorable Mention All-SAA
Emma Meyer, Sewanee
Marissa Drange, Trinity University
Ally Baer, Millsaps College
Keira Kruk, Berry College
Caroline Short, Rhodes College
Yzzi Dsamou, Rhodes College
Annika Flora, Southwestern University
All-Sportsmanship Team
Berry College – Maddie Dahl
Centre College – Abby Swartz
Millsaps College – Olivia Danos
Oglethorpe University – Laney Higgins
Rhodes College – KK Sowers
Sewanee –
Sydney Bixby
Southwestern University – Lily McWhorter
Trinity University – Jozie Dhayer
