AVCA Honors 13 #BIGEASTvb Players In Regional Awards Announcement
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Thirteen BIG EAST student-athletes earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Regional honors as announced by the organization on Tuesday. Eight of the players were named to the All-Region teams in the East and East Coast Regions, while five received honorable mention.
In the East Region, five players were named to the 14-member squad . For the second year in a row, four players came from the BIG EAST regular season and tournament champion Creighton, with senior setter Lydia Dimke and senior middle blocker Marysa Wilkinson making their second appearances on the list. Also on the All-East Region team from Creighton was junior outside hitter Jaali Winters and sophomore libero Brittany Witt. From Butler, junior middle blocker Bri Lilly earned her first All-Region accolade. Honorable mention went to Butler’s Anna Logan and Creighton’s Taryn Kloth, both junior outside hitters.
In the East Coast Region, BIG EAST tournament runner up Marquette had a pair of players on the squad with redshirt junior middle blocker Jenna Rosenthal appearing on the all-region squad for the second year. BIG EAST Player of the Year Allie Barber, a sophomore outside hitter was also honored as was Georgetown junior middle blocker Symone Speech. Earning honorable mention was Marquette sophomore setter Lauren Speckman, St. John’s sophomore setter Erica Di Maulo and Villanova’s senior outside hitter Allie Loitz.
All-Region selections will be placed on a ballot for voting for All-America.
2017 AVCA Division I Regional Awards
East Region
Bri Lilly, Butler, Jr., MB
Lydia Dimke, Creighton, Sr., S **
Marysa Wilkinson, Creighton, Sr., MB **
Jaali Winters, Creighton, Jr., OH
Brittany Witt, Creighton, So., L
Honorable Mention: Anna Logan, Butler, Jr., OH; Taryn Kloth, Creighton, Jr., OH
East Coast Region
Symone Speech, Georgetown, Jr., MB
Allie Barber, Marquette, So., OH
Jenna Rosenthal, Marquette, RS-Jr., MB **
Honorable Mention: Lauren Speckman, Marquette, So., S; Erica Di Maulo, St. John’s, So., S; Allie Loitz, Villanova, Sr., OH
* - denotes total number of years selected to the AVCA Division I All-Region Team