ASC Announces 2015 Volleyball Awards

Texas Dallas senior Kayla Jordan (left), East Texas Baptist junior Mallory Sanders were named Co-East Division Most Valuable Players and Hardin-Simmons senior Corrie Hall was named the West Division MVP.

11/4/2015 8:35:32 AM

RICHARDSON, Texas – Texas Dallas senior setter Kayla Jordan, East Texas Baptist junior outside hitter Mallory Sanders were named Co-East Division Most Valuable Players and Hardin-Simmons senior middle blocker Corrie Hall was named the West Division MVP to highlight the 2015 American Southwest Conference volleyball teams, the ASC office announced Wednesday (Nov. 4) after a vote of the league’s head coaches.

Jordan was an integral part of the Texas Dallas offense and led the ASC in assists with 462 for a 12.16 set average. Jordan engineered a Comets’ attack that led the conference in kills (14.24) and ranked second in hitting percentage (.261).

Sanders led the ASC in kills (141), ranked eighth in service aces (12), ninth in blocks (43) and had 93 digs. Sanders anchored an ETBU offense that led the league in hitting percentage (.262) and ranked third in kills (495).

Hall ranked in the top-10 in three categories including fifth in kills (131) and ninth in hitting percentage (.286) and blocks (43). Sanders also recorded 43 blocks, 28 digs and 12 service aces.

East Division award winners include Texas Dallas libero Fayna Zeng, the Freshman of the Year, LeTourneau sophomore outside hitter / middle blocker A.J. Campbell, the Newcomer of the Year and Texas-Tyler senior middle blocker Amanda Colegrove, the Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year.

Zeng is one of just two ASC players to record 200 digs in conference play and ranked second with a 5.26 digs per set average. Campbell ranked 10th in the ASC in blocks per set (1.00) and had 36 kills against ASC teams.

Texas Dallas was named the East Division Coaching Staff of the Year. Head Coach Marci Sanders and assistant coach Zach Villarreal led the Comets to the East Division title with a 27-2 overall record and an 11-0 mark against conference opponents.

West Division award winners include Mary Hardin-Baylor outside hitter Shelby Russell, the Freshman of the Year, Concordia Texas junior setter Nacole Miller, the Newcomer of the Year and UMHB senior middle hitter Cheyenne Dowdey, the Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year.

Russell led all ASC freshmen with 123 kills on the year and ranked sixth in the ASC. She also ranked 10th with 3.51 digs per set. Miller ranked sixth in assists (194).

Mary Hardin-Baylor was named the West Division Coaching Staff of the Year. Head Coach Rob Frost and assistant coach Sarah Osterbye led the Cru to a 17-10 overall record, a 10-2 mark in conference play and the West Division title.

2015 All-ASC Volleyball Team

Name	Pos.	Cl.	School
Kayla Jordan	S	Sr.	Texas Dallas
Mallory Sanders	OH	Jr.	East Texas Baptist
Michelle Toro	MH	Jr.	Texas Dallas
Shelby Prather	S	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Holyn Handley	RS	Jr.	Texas Dallas
Cheyenne Dowdey	MH	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Corrie Hall	MB	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons
Adaeze Elonu	MB	Sr.	East Texas Baptist
Rebecca Floyd	S	Jr.	Texas-Tyler
Shelby Russell	OH	Fr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Katie Baker	OH	Sr.	Concordia Texas
Hannah Jones	L	Sr.	East Texas Baptist

East Division
Co-Most Valuable Player: Mallory Sanders, East Texas Baptist
Kayla Jordan, Texas Dallas
Freshman of the Year: Fayna Zeng, Texas Dallas
Newcomer of the Year: A.J. Campbell, LeTourneau
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Amanda Colegrove, Texas-Tyler
Coaching Staff of the Year: Texas Dallas – Marci Sanders, Zach Villarreal

First Team

Name	Pos.	Cl.	School
Mallory Sanders	OH	Jr.	East Texas Baptist
Kayla Jordan	S	Sr.	Texas Dallas
Adaeze Elonu	MB	Sr.	East Texas Baptist
Michelle Toro	MH	Jr.	Texas Dallas
Holyn Handley	RS	Jr.	Texas Dallas
Hannah Jones	L	Sr.	East Texas Baptist
Courtney Criswell	OH	Jr.	Texas-Tyler
Rebecca Floyd	S	Jr.	Texas-Tyler

Second Team

Name	Pos.	Cl.	School
Brieanne Brown	RS	So.	Texas-Tyler
Fayna Zeng	L	Fr.	Texas Dallas
Reighanna Guzman	S	Fr.	East Texas Baptist
Abbie Barth	OH/L	Jr.	Texas Dallas
Alli Bordelon	L	Sr.	LeTourneau
Samantha Lee	MH	Fr.	Texas-Tyler
Kristyn Schott	OH	Fr.	Texas Dallas
Rachel Harvey	OH	Sr.	Texas-Tyler

West Division
Most Valuable Player: Corrie Hall, Hardin-Simmons
Freshman of the Year: Shelby Russell, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Newcomer of the Year: Nacole Miller, Concordia Texas
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Cheyenne Dowdey, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Coaching Staff of the Year: Mary Hardin-Baylor – Rob Frost, Sarah Osterbye

First Team

Name	Pos.	Cl.	School
Shelby Prather	S	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Corrie Hall	MB	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons
Katie Baker	OH	Sr.	Concordia Texas
Shelby Russell	OH	Fr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Cheyenne Dowdey	MH	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Natasha Evans	RS/S	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Abby Voskuil	OH	Jr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Jordan Redmond	MB	Sr.	Concordia Texas

Second Team

Name	Pos.	Cl.	School
Micah Cisneroz	OH	Jr.	Howard Payne
Lauren Wish	L	Jr.	Hardin-Simmons
Morgan Prince	S	Fr.	Hardin-Simmons
Lexi Perez	L	Fr.	Concordia Texas
Grace Schultz	MB	So.	Hardin-Simmons
Candice Hugi	OH	Jr.	Sul Ross State
Brittany Serrano	OH	Jr.	Sul Ross State
Shelbie Harry	OH	Jr.	Howard Payne

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