Volleyball | November 21, 2024

AUGUSTA, Ga. – USCA volleyball standouts Emily Lammers, Sadie McKay and Tabor Scanlon have been recognized by the PBC for their outstanding play during the 2024 regular season.

Lammers picked up first-team honors while McKay garnered second-team accolades as well as PBC co-Libero/Defensive Specialist of the Year. Scanlon garnered PBC co-Freshmen of the Year honors.

Lammers, a redshirt-senior from Fort Mill, S.C., earned her second all-league regular-season honor after being named to the second team in 2022. A 2023 PBC all-tournament team honoree, Lammers led head coach Glenn Cox's team with 230 points. She tallied a team-high 198 kills and 22 aces on the season. Lammers was second on the squad with 165 digs (2.32 digs/set) and was third on the squad with 20 total blocks. In the regular-season finale against Flagler, Lammers became the seventh USCA student-athlete to register 1,000 kills in a career during the 25-point rally scoring era.

McKay, a senior from Bellville, Texas, moved into the libero role this season after three standout years as an outside hitter. She tallied a team-high 285 digs and notched 4.13 digs per set on the year. McKay had at least 20 digs seven times this year, including a career-best of 26 at Francis Marion. With McKay earning the co-Libero/Defensive Specialists of the Year honor, it marks the eighth time in the program's history a Pacer has won the award (2010 – Samantha Lukralle, 2016 – Danielle Mercer, 2017, 2018, 2019 – Rebecca Martinez, 2020, 2021 – Kari Mercer).  

Scanlon, a native of Lansing, Kan., was sensational in the 6-2 offense. She posted a team-high 380 assists (5.35/set) and served up 21 aces on the year. Scanlon erupted for a career-high 29 assists at Flagler. The newcomer notched five double-double efforts on the season, including a 25-assist, 14-dig contest in the win over Carson-Newman. Scanlon is the third student-athlete in the program's history to pick up PBC Freshmen of the Year honors (2002 – Amy Long and 2012 – Ashley Diedrich).

First Team
Jordan Berglin, Flagler
Molly Boyd, Flagler
Lauren Dow, Lander
Sophia Kruczko, Augusta
Emily Lammers, USC Aiken
Katie Miller, Lander
 
Second Team
Janvier Buggs, Augusta
Olivia Dow, Lander
Blondie Penaflor, Lander
Sadie McKay, USC Aiken
Clare Sheedy, Flagler
Jada Suguturaga, Augusta
 
Elite 18 Award presented by Barnes & Noble College
Ellyn Adams, Lander
 
Player of the Year presented by College Ave
Katie Miller, Lander
 
Setter of the Year presented by College Ave
Lauren Dow, Lander
 
co-Libero/Defensive Specialists of the Year presented by College Ave
Alanis Bernis, Georgia College & State University
Sadie McKay, USC Aiken
 
co-Freshmen of the Year presented by College Ave
Karson Browning, Lander
Tabor Scanlon, USC Aiken
 
Coach of the Year presented by College Ave
Jeff Reynolds, Lander