November 13, 2008

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Freshman Evie Tafunai (Edwardsburg, Mich.) was named to the 2008 All-Freshman Team, the conference office announced Thursday during the quarterfinals of the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Tournament.

Tafunai led Mars Hill this season in kills (273). She also tied for second on the team in digs (224).

Melissa Powers, who led the conference in kills per game, was named Player of the Year.

Wingate University coach Shelton Collier, who guided the Bulldogs to an undefeated conference record and the conference championship for the second consecutive year, was named Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.

Wingate's Liz Willis, who finished second in the league in
assists, was named the Freshman of the Year.

Joining Tafunai and Willis on the All-Freshman team are: Shay Meeks from Catawba; Carly Swisher and Peyton Colclough
from Tusculum and Maggie Malone from Wingate.

The All-Conference Team is selected by the league's head coaches.

2008 SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS AND AWARD RECIPIENTS

ALL-SAC FIRST TEAM

Katie Troyer, Carson-Newman

Melissa Powers, Catawba

Melissa Griffith, Catawba

Amanda Horenkamp, Lincoln Memorial

Priscila Sales, Newberry

Katie Luebke, Tusculum

Stormi Gale, Wingate

Maggie Malone, Wingate (Libero)



ALL-SAC SECOND TEAM

Brooke Seaman, Brevard

Kelsey Fleck, Carson-Newman

Carly Mozgai, Carson-Newman

Katie Novacek, Lenoir-Rhyne

Alicia MacIntyre, Lincoln Memorial (Libero)

Lorena Maia, Newberry

Lauren Billo, Wingate

Liz Willis, Wingate



ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

Shay Meeks, Catawba

Evie Tafunai, Mars Hill

Carly Swisher, Tusculum

Peyton Colclough, Tusculum

Maggie Malone, Wingate

Liz Willis, Wingate



COACH OF THE YEAR: Shelton Collier, Wingate

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Liz Willis, Wingate

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Melissa Powers, Catawba

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