Three Collect @HLVB Honors
11/14/2018 10:56:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sophomore Teddie Sauer was voted to the first team while Sophomore Celia Powers was chosen to the Honorable-Mention Team and freshman Jenna Story was selected to the All-Freshman Team. It is the first time since 2001 WSU volleyball has received three all-conference honors.
"I am so very proud of Celia, Teddie, and Jenna," WSU head coach Allie Matters said. "The honors are well deserved. Teddie is the heart and soul of our team and to receive that honor as a sophomore is awesome. Celia has been so versatile for us and has stepped up when we needed her the most. Jenna has established herself in this conference and has been very consistent for us! I am looking forward to coaching them all over the next two-three years."
Sauer, a middle blocker from Ft. Wayne, IN, ranks sixth in the League for points per set at 3.45 and second on the team in total kills with 257. She also leads the conference in service aces with 45 over 103 total sets and collected her career-high 19 kills in the home win over Northern Kentucky. The sophomore was the named the MVP of the West Virginia Invitational and to the all-tournament team at Morehead State.
Powers, a right side from Cincinnati, OH, leads the Raiders in kills with 292, ranking 10th in the Horizon League overall. Her 96 blocks tied Sauer for second on the squad, and 236 digs is third. She was named the MVP of the Morehead State Invitational earlier in the season.
Story, a libero from Louisville, KY, ranks fifth in the League with 4.93 digs per set and was twice named the conference Defensive Player of the Week. Her 537 total digs currently ranks as the fourth-best season ever for the WSU player. Story has also posted 95 assists and 19 service aces. She was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Valparaiso Invitational earlier in the season.
Under first-year head coach Allie Matters, the Raiders went 15-13 overall and 7-9 in Horizon League play. It is the first .500 or better record since 2003 and the most conference wins since 2008. Wright State opens Horizon League Tournament play Friday against Northern Kentucky at 4 pm eastern in Green Bay, WI. With a win, the Raiders will advance to the semifinals to play number one seed and host Green Bay Saturday at 4 pm eastern with the championship match slated for Sunday at 3 pm. WSU qualified for its first League Tournament since 2008.
All matches can be seen live on ESPN+.
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Player of the Year
Taylor Wolf, Green Bay
Freshman of the Year
Kiera James, UIC
Offensive Player of the Year
Taylor Wolf, Green Bay
Defensive Player of the Year
Vanessa Buman, Green Bay
Setter of the Year
Maddie Yoss, Green Bay
Coach of the Year
Abbey Sutherland, Green Bay
First Team All-League (alphabetical by school)
Trinniti Hall, Cleveland State
Vanessa Buman, Green Bay
Taylor Wolf, Green Bay
Maddie Yoss, Green Bay
Carmen Heilemann, Milwaukee
Haley Libs, Northern Kentucky
Ashton Terrill, Northern Kentucky
Krysteena Davis, Oakland
Jamie Walling, Oakland
Kiera James, UIC
Paola Santiago, UIC
Teddie Sauer, Wright State
Honorable Mention All-League (alphabetical by school)
Emily DeGeorge, Cleveland State
Hannah Greene, Cleveland State
Rachel Stover, Cleveland State
Maggie Gibson, IUPUI
Bailey Western, Northern Kentucky
Celia Powers, Wright State
All-Freshman Team (alphabetical by school)
Christina Grecol, Cleveland State
Alexandra Zakutney, Green Bay
Anna Brinkman, Northern Kentucky
Miranda Wucherer, Northern Kentucky
Kiera James, UIC
Paola Santiago, UIC
Jenna Story, Wright State
