MIAMI, Fla. (November 16, 2020) – The 2020 All-Sun Conference Volleyball Teams were announced on Monday as voted on by the league’s seven head coaches. This year’s teams feature 14 first-team selections and eight second-team honorees.
Overall, seven different schools placed at least one player among the group of 22 that make up the first- and second-team all-conference units. This year’s teams are comprised of one graduate student, eight seniors, seven juniors, four sophomores, and two freshmen.
Keiser led all teams with six all-conference honorees, including first-team selections
Cassie Cox,
Amber Dilsaver,
Jordan Odom, and
Abbie Seward. Ave Maria had five all-conference honorees led by first-teamers
Cabriella Bouterse,
Madelyn Hout,
Victoria Schein, and
Lily Witkoski.
Kyleigh Beecham,
Arianna Bolinger,
Tyran Chenault, and
Victoria Fernandez from St. Thomas were named to the first team along with
Giovana Larregui Lopez from Coastal Georgia and
Emily Boehlein from Southeastern.
The Sun Conference Specialty Awards for Player of the Year, Setter of the Year, Libero of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Champion of Character will be announced Wednesday.
The semifinals of the 2020 Sun Conference Volleyball Championship will take place later today. Semifinal number one, featuring the top-seeded Keiser Seahawks hosting the St. Thomas Bobcats, will begin at 7:00 p.m. from Massimino Court in West Palm Beach, Florida. Semifinal number two, featuring second-seeded Ave Maria Gyrenes hosting the Warner Royals is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. from Donahue Academy in Ave Maria, Florida.
2020 Sun Conference Volleyball All-Conference
| First Team |
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| Cabriella Bouterse, JR, OH |
Ave Maria |
| Madelyn Haut, SO, MB |
Ave Maria |
| Victoria Schein, SO, L/DS |
Ave Maria |
| Lily Witkoski, SO, S |
Ave Maria |
| Giovana Larregui Lopez, JR, OH |
Coastal Georgia |
| Cassie Cox, JR, OH |
Keiser |
| Amber Dilsaver, JR, MB |
Keiser |
| Jordan Odom, SR, OH/DS |
Keiser |
| Abbie Seward, SR, OH |
Keiser |
| Emily Boehlein, SR, RS/MB |
Southeastern |
| Kyleigh Beecham, SO, S |
St. Thomas |
| Arianna Bolinger, JR, OH |
St. Thomas |
| Tyran Chenault, SR, MB |
St. Thomas |
| Victoria Fernandez, FR, L |
St. Thomas |
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| Second Team |
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| Erica Chenard, SR, MB |
Ave Maria |
| Gardieliz Laureano-Anujar, SR, S |
Coastal Georgia |
| Alison Muldrow, SR, MB |
Coastal Georgia |
| Talia Myers, JR, MB |
Keiser |
| Brooklyn VandeHei, JR, S |
Keiser |
| Aurora Alderman, SR, DS/L |
Warner |
| TarriAnne Henry, FR, S/RS |
Warner |
| Svenja Koenig, GS, MB |
Webber International |
ABOUT THE SUN CONFERENCE
Now entering its 31st year, The Sun Conference, a 501c3 organization, continues to be one of the most successful intercollegiate athletic conferences in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Under the guidance of Commissioner Dustin Wilke, the league sponsors championships in 18 NAIA sports: Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field and Women’s Volleyball. Corporate sponsorship of the Conference has increased ten-fold; but most importantly, every Sun Conference member institution earned the NAIA’s prestigious 5-Star Champions of Character Award in each of the last five years. Learn more @ thesunconference.com
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