Grant named SAC Freshman of the Year, Jimenez named All-SAC First Team selection
Mars Hill middle hitter Katilyn Grant was named the South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Freshman of the Year Tuesday morning.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Mars Hill middle hitter Katilyn Grant was named the South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Freshman of the Year Tuesday morning.
Grant, a native of Alabaster, Ala., ranks among the top of the SAC with a .363 hitting percentage on the season. In her 25 matches played, she averaged 2.46 kills per set and recorded 214 kills, 12 assists, 37 digs, 61 blocks for 253.5 points. Along with Freshman of the Year honors, she was named to the All-SAC Second Team and All-SAC Freshman team.
Laela Jimenez was named to the All-SAC First Team as a libero. Jimenez was the statistical champion in digs per set (5.78) for the second year in a row and led the conference in that category as well as total digs (533), over 100 more than second place. Her 5.78 digs per set ranks her fourth in Division II.
The Lions were named the statistical champions in digs per set, racking up 18.93 throughout the season. Mars Hill ranks seventh in DII.
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2023 SAC Volleyball All-Conference
First Team
Emmaleigh Allen, Lenoir-Rhyne
Emiah Burrowes, Tusculum
Jaelyn Grimm, Anderson
Laela Jimenez, Mars Hill (L)
Jenna Long, Anderson
Kathy Peter, Lenoir-Rhyne
Julia Wheeler, Carson-Newman
Maggie Young, Wingate
Second Team
Brantley Chipley, Anderson
Katilyn Grant, Mars Hill
Riley Hill, Catawba (L)
Emily Johnson, Wingate
Sadie Kluner, Anderson
Kristen Moehring, Lincoln Memorial
Amber Rowoldt, Wingate
Gabby Saye, Wingate
Third Team
Madison Adkins, Tusculum
Aly Freeland, Tusculum
Sydney Karjala, Lenoir-Rhyne
Ketura Margaret, Lincoln Memorial
Maggie Mullen, Wingate (L)
Tatum Riddle, Limestone
Rylie Sargent, Anderson
Tabitha Wheeler, Anderson
All-Freshman
Katilyn Grant, Mars Hill
Riley Hill, Catawba
Sydney Karjala, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sydney Morland, Wingate
Caley Sosnowski, Tusculum
Maya Van Heyst, Wingate
Player of the Year
Maggie Young, Wingate
Freshman of the Year
Katilyn Grant, Mars Hill
Coach of the Year
Todd Hay, Anderson
Statistical Champions
Hitting Percentage: Maggie Young, Wingate (.438)
Kills Per Set: Julia Wheeler, Carson-Newman (3.77)
Assists Per Set: Jenna Long, Anderson (11.27)
Blocks Per Set: Cassidy Farley, UVA Wise (1.21)
Service Aces: Aly Freeland, Tusculum (45)
Digs Per Set: Laela Jimenez, Mars Hill (5.78)
Team Hitting Percentage: Wingate (.287)
Team Assists Per Set: Wingate (13.20)
Team Kills Per Set: Anderson (14.25)
Team Winning Percentage: Wingate (.926)
Team Opponent Hitting Percentage: Tusculum (.125)
Team Blocks Per Set: Wingate (2.29)
Team Service Aces Per Set: Tusculum (2.17)
Team Digs Per Set: Mars Hill (18.93)
