WINGATE, N.C. – University of South Carolina Aiken volleyball standout
Christine Carroll has been named the AVCA and D2CCA Player Of The Year while
Rebecca Martinez and
Alie Smith also garnered all-region honors.
Carroll and Martinez earned first-team all-region accolades for the AVCA and D2CCA while Smith picked up second-team honors by the D2CCA and an honorable mention selection by the AVCA.
Carroll, a senior middle blocker from Cincinnati, Ohio, was recently named the PBC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The PBC career active leader in kills with 1,106, Carroll led the PBC with a .330 hitting percentage and her 4.4 points per set on the year also topped the charts. She was second in the PBC in kills, kills per set and solo blocks. Carroll finished ninth in blocks per set. Carroll's .750 hitting percentage in the win over Florida Southern is the fourth-best effort in school history. Her 26 kills in the win over Lander are eighth most at USC Aiken. Carroll has two of the top 10 efforts for kills in a three-set match in school history and the sixth-most in a five-set match. In 2018, Carroll was an honorable mention All-American.
Martinez, a senior libero from Wellington, Fla., became the first three-time PBC Libero of the Year. The PBC career active leader in digs with 2,547, Martinez is third in Division II with 6.42 digs per set. Earlier in the year, Martinez shattered the all-time, all-era mark for digs in a PBC career. Martinez accounted for a season-high 37 digs in the win over Lander and holds six of the top 10 marks for overall digs in a single match in school history. She owns the top 10 marks at USC Aiken for digs in a three-set match, six of the top 10 marks for digs in a four-set match and five of the top-10 marks for digs in a five-set match. Martinez was a second-team All-American in 2017 and earned first-team All-America honors a season ago.
Smith, a junior from St. Johns, Fla., finished third in the PBC in kills per set (3.54) and points per set (4.1). She was fifth in kills, seventh for service aces per frame, ninth in digs per set and 10
th in total aces in the PBC. Smith notched a season-high 20 kills in the win over Shorter, which is the third most in school history for a three-set match. She is three kills away from becoming the 12
th Pacer to reach 1,000 for her career. It marks the second time Smith has earned all-region accolades, having picked up second-team honors as a freshman in 2017. She has garnered all-conference honors all three seasons.
2019 AVCA Southeast Region Volleyball Teams
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
| Rachel Alles*** |
Wingate |
S/H |
Sr. |
| Emiah Burrowes |
Tusculum |
OH |
Fr. |
| Christine Carroll** |
USC Aiken |
MB |
Sr. |
| Emily Conlin*** |
Anderson (SC) |
S |
Sr. |
| Stephanie Hardy |
Emmanuel |
S |
Sr. |
| Rebecca Martinez*** |
USC Aiken |
L |
Sr. |
| Treslyn Ortiz |
Wingate |
L |
Sr. |
| Taylor Prall |
Lenoir- Rhyne |
OH |
Jr. |
| Kyra Ross |
Lander |
OH |
Sr. |
| Sophie Schaff |
Wingate |
MB |
Jr. |
| Casey Tarvin |
Queens (NC) |
OH |
Jr. |
| Julie Ward |
King |
OH |
So. |
| Hailee Wilhelm** |
Anderson (SC) |
MB |
Sr. |
| Logan Witt |
Queens |
MB |
Jr. |
HONORABLE MENTION
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
| Sally Anne Johnson |
Mars Hill |
MB |
Sr. |
| Lynnlee Mather |
Wingate |
MB |
Sr. |
| Karlie Redfern |
Flagler |
OH |
Jr. |
| Madilyn Reed |
Lander |
S |
So. |
| Alie Smith |
USC Aiken |
OH |
Jr. |
| Mallory Swarts |
Queens (NC) |
S |
Sr. |
Region Player of the Year: Christine Carroll, USC Aiken, MB, Sr.
Region Freshman of the Year: Emiah Burrowes, Tusculum, OH
Region Coach of the Year: Hannah Long, Queens (NC)
2019 D2CCA All-Southeast Region Volleyball Teams
First Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
OH Casey Tarvin Queens Jr. Leander, Texas
OH Julie Ward King So. Berthoud, Colo.
OH Taylor Prall Lenoir-Rhyne Jr. Tipp City, Ohio
MH Christine Carroll USC Aiken Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio
MH Sophie Schaff Wingate Jr. League City, Texas
Lib Rebecca Martinez USC Aiken Sr. Wellington, Fla.
S Emily Conlin Anderson Sr. Glendale, Ariz.
Second Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
OH Alie Smith USC Aiken Jr. St. Johns, Fla.
OH Erin Edwards Carson-Newman Jr. Midlothian, Va.
OH Kaytlin Elkins Barton Jr. Hope Mills, N.C.
MH Lynnlee Mather Wingate Sr. McDonough, Ga.
MH Logan Witt Queens Jr. Moseley, Va.
MH Chloe Allen Augusta Jr. Richmond Hill, Ga.
Lib Morgan Ballard Carson-Newman Sr. Weaverville, N.C.
S Rachel Alles Wingate Sr. Tinley Park, Ill.
S Madilyn Reed Lander So. Graniteville, S.C.
Southeast Region Player of the Year: Christine Carroll, USC Aiken
*Second Team ties at setter and for second middle hitter position
