The North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association
(NCCSIA) announced its selections for the 2013 College Division
All-State Volleyball Teams on Monday. Fourteen players
representing eight different North Carolina Colleges and
Universities were selected to the first and second teams.
Wingate University leads the way with three selections on the
first team, while Belmont Abbey has two first team selections.
Queens University of Charlotte and Mount Olive also each have a
representative on the first team.
Conference Carolinas Player of the Year Hannah Schellenberg is a
first team All-State outside hitter. The All-Region selection led
the league with 4.02 kills per set, ranking eighth with 3.18 digs
per set while hitting .280. She led the Crusaders to the Conference
Carolinas regular season and tournament title, along with a second
consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. First team All-SAC
selection Kerri Kemp is also a first team All-State outside hitter.
The second team All-Region selection finished third in the SAC with
3.80 kills per set, adding 2.68 digs per set. Kemp helped the
Royals earn their first-ever NCAA Tournament bid.
Wingate’s Lexi Potter, a first team All-SAC and All-Region
selection is a first team All-State middle blocker. Potter led the
SAC with a .375 hitting percentage, ranking second with 1.15 blocks
per set. Potter is joined by Mount Olive’s Carly White. A
first team All-Conference Carolinas and second team All-Region
selection, White ranked second in the conference with 1.04 blocks
per set and fourth with 3.09 kills per set and a .328 hitting
percentage.
Wingate’s Anna Hilton, the SAC and Region Player of the
Year, is the first team right-side selection. The 2012 AVCA
All-American led the ninth-ranked Bulldogs to their second
consecutive regional title and eight straight SAC regular season
and tournament championships. Hilton ranked third in the SAC in
hitting percentage and blocks per set, sixth in kills per set and
11th in digs per set.
All-SAC and All-Region setter Alison Cooke of Wingate is the first
team All-State setter. Cooke averaged 9.51 assists and 2.48 digs
per set, running the Bulldog offense that led the conference in
kills per set, assists per set and hitting percentage.
Belmont Abbey’s Ana Maria Pagan is the first team All-State
libero. The Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year also earned
first team All-Conference Carolinas honors. She had a school-record
510 digs in the 2013 season, leading the league with 4.86 digs per
set.
The NCCSIA All-State second team is comprised of outside hitters
Moriah Hughes (Johnson & Wales) and Karlie Long (Meredith),
middle blocker Allison Rickher (Wingate) and Melissa Cochran
(Barton), right-side hitter Anna Gibbs (Queens), setter Taylor
Riley (Queens) and libero Maggie Murphy (Mars Hill).
Founded in 2002, The North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information
Association (NCCSIA) is comprised of sports information
professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and independent
institutions from the state of North Carolina. The purpose of the
organization is to promote collegiate athletics at all schools.
Membership is open to anyone affiliated with a college, university
or conference located in North Carolina, and whose area of
responsibility lies within sports information.
NCCSSIA selects all-state teams in the University (Division I) and
College (Division II, III, NAIA) divisions for men’s and
women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer,
volleyball, softball and baseball.
North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information
Association
2013 College Division All-State Volleyball
Teams
First Team |
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Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
OH |
Hannah Schellenberg |
So. |
Belmont Abbey College |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
OH |
Keri Kemp |
Sr. |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Lake Mary, Fla. |
MB |
Carly White |
Sr. |
Mount Olive College |
Ash, N.C. |
MB |
Lexi Potter & |
Jr. |
Wingate University |
North Liberty, Iowa |
RS |
Anna Hilton&% |
Sr. |
Wingate University |
Hickory, N.C. |
S |
Alison Cooke& |
Jr. |
Wingate University |
Davidson, N.C. |
L |
Ana Marie Pagan |
Fr. |
Belmont Abbey College |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Second Team |
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Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
OH |
Moriah Hughes |
So. |
Johnson & Wales University |
Pickens, S.C. |
OH |
Karlie Long |
Fr. |
Meredith College |
Roxboro, N.C. |
MB |
Allison Rickher |
Sr. |
Wingate University |
Matthews, N.C. |
MB |
Melissa Cochran |
Jr. |
Barton College |
Knightdale, N.C. |
RS |
Anna Gibbs& |
Sr. |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Hickory, N.C. |
S |
Taylor Riley |
Sr. |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Lynchburg, Va. |
L |
Maggie Murphy$ |
Sr. |
Mars Hill University |
Richmond, Va. |
& - Named to 2012 All-State Team
% - Named to the 2011 All-State Team
$ - Named to the 2010 All-State Team