Belmont Abbey's Schellenberg Represents on 2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Volleyball team

Belmont Abbey's Schellenberg Represents on 2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Volleyball team

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SAVANNAH, Ga. - Daktronics, Inc. and the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) released today the 2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Volleyball teams. Wingate senior rightside hitter Anna Hilton (Hickory, N.C.) was named the Southeast Region Player of the Year while Armstrong Atlantic State University paced all schools with three first-team honorees.

 

The 2013 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year and a three-time Daktronics Southeast Region First Team honoree, Hilton headlines a first team that includes players from four different schools that will be competing in the upcoming NCAA Southeast Regional, which begins on Thursday in Wingate, N.C. The No. 9-ranked Bulldogs also landed junior middle hitter Lexi Potter (North Liberty, Iowa) on the first-team squad, while No. 17-ranked Armstrong had three first-team honorees: senior outside hitter and 2013 Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year Jessica Santaniello (Boca Raton, Fla.), senior and 2013 Peach Belt Conference Setter of the Year Megan Pando (Oviedo, Fla.) and senior middle hitter Kristen Holmes (Flowery Branch, Ga.). SAC Tournament finalist Anderson (SC) landed junior outside hitter Shannon Gillespie (Fishers, Ind.) on the first team while senior libero Caitlyn Dean (Fort Wayne, Ind.) from Tusculum earns a spot on the All-Region team for the fourth time, with three of those four years being a first-team selection.

 

Members of the first team are now eligible for Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America honors. The Daktronics NCAA DII teams are voted on by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) from the Southeast Region, which is comprised of schools from Conference Carolinas, the South Atlantic Conference and the Peach Belt Conference.

 

The second team features two players from regional participant Flagler in senior outside hitter Emilee Taylor (Temple Terrace, Fla.) and sophomore libero Caitlyn Kovach (Clearwater, Fla.). Armstrong’s second-team selection is junior outside hitter Stephanie Sfara (Boardman, Ohio) while Wingate’s second-team selection is junior setter Alison Cooke (Davidson, N.C.). Regional participant Queens (NC) placed senior outside hitter Keri Kemp (Lake Mary, Fla.) on the squad as did Conference Carolinas champion Belmont Abbey with sophomore outside hitter Hannah Schellenberg (Jacksonville, Fla.), the 2013 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year. Lenoir-Rhyne’s junior outside hitter Haley Rhyne (Statesville, N.C.), Montevallo’s senior middle hitter Manyi Ati (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Anderson (SC) middle hitter Hailey Pittman (Orlando, Fla.) round out the second team honorees.

 

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition.

 

2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Volleyball Team

 

First Team

 

Pos

Name

School

Yr

Hometown

OH

$Jessica Santaniello

Armstrong

Sr.

Boca Raton, Fla.

OH/RS

*Anna Hilton

Wingate

Sr.

Hickory, N.C.

 

OH

Shannon Gillespie

Anderson (SC)

Jr.

Fishers, Ind.

 

MH

Lexi Potter

Wingate

Jr.

North Liberty, Iowa

 

MH

Kristen Holmes

Armstrong

Sr.

Flowery Branch, Ga

L

%Caitlyn Dean

Tusculum

Sr.

Fort Wayne, Ind.

S

Megan Pando

Armstrong

Sr.

Oviedo, Fla.

 
 

Second Team

 

Pos

Name

School

Yr

Hometown

OH

^Emilee Taylor

Flagler

Sr.

Temple Terrace, Fla.

 

OH

Stephanie Sfara

Armstrong

Jr.

Boardman, Ohio

 

OH

Hannah Schellenberg

Belmont Abbey

Soph.

Jacksonville, Fla.

 

OH

Keri Kemp

Queens (NC)

Sr.

Lake Mary, Fla.

 

OH

Haley Rhyne

Lenoir-Rhyne

Jr.

Statesville, N.C.

 

L

Caitlyn Kovach

Flagler

Soph.

Clearwater, Fla.

 

S

Alison Cooke

Wingate

Jr.

Davidson, N.C.

 

Southeast Region Player of the Year

Anna Hilton, Wingate (RS, Sr., Hickory, N.C.)

 

* - 2011 & 2012 Daktronics All-Southeast Region First Team honoree

$ - 2011 Daktronics All-Southeast Region Second Team & 2012 First Team honoree

% - 2010 & 2011 Daktronics All-Southeast Region First Team & 2012 Second Team honoree

^ - 2012 Daktronics All-Southeast Region Second Team honoree

& - 2011 Daktronics All-Southeast Region Second Team honoree