Volleyball Sun Conference Communications

2020 All-Sun Conference Volleyball Teams Announced

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
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
Second Team
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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