LOUISVILLE, KY. - Senior Brittany Zahn earned yet another honor, as the American Volleyball Coaches Association named her to the all-South Region squad. The Southern Conference Player of the Year is one of three outside hitters on the twelve-person team. Zahn was twice named the conference Volleyball Player of the Week, as well as the October Player of the Month. She set a single-season record with 575 kills and added 277 digs defensively.
The Charlotte, N.C. native twice set the school's match record with 34 and 36 kills on consecutive days. Her 36-kill match is the fifth-highest mark in NCAA Division-I competition this season, and she finished the year in the nation's top 20 with 4.92 kills per game. ASU finished the season with a 19-14 record, second place in the SoCon.
Appalachian head coach Matt Ginipro commented that, "For Brittany to be named to the South All-Region team is a huge honor for her, Appalachian State and the Southern Conference. I am extremely proud for Appalachian to have the lone SoCon player on the First Team All-Region list alongside some of the best players in the talent-laden SEC. It's a credit to how great of a senior season Brittany had this year."
Zahn is part of a strong departing senior class that includes three-year starting setter Lorelle Rau and Academic All-American Dianna Thomas.
AVCA All-South Region Ashley Adams (Middle Tennessee State Univ., RS/Opp, Jr.) Megan Argabright (Western Kentucky University, MB, Jr.) Ashley Asberry (Middle Tennessee State University, MB, Jr.) Elyse Cusack (University of Florida, DS/Lib., So.) Lauren DeGirolamo (Louisiana State University, MB, So.) Marcie Hampton (University of Florida, OH, Sr.) Crystal Hudson (The University of Alabama, MB, Sr.) Elena Martinez (Louisiana State University, DS/Lib., Jr.) Angie McGinnis (University of Florida, S, Sr.) Queen Nzenwa (University of Kentucky, MB, Jr.) Yarimar Rosa (Florida International University, OH, So.) Brittany Zahn (Appalachian State University, OH, Sr.)
AVCA South Region Freshman of the Year: Stefine Pease (Lipscomb, S)
AVCA All-South Region Honorable Mention: Nicole Britenriker (Kentucky, MB, Sr.), Leslie Clark (Middle Tennessee, S/H, So.), Rachel Kieckhaefer (Ole Miss, S, Jr.), Kim Muller (Denver, B, Sr.), Lara Newberry (UT Chattanooga, DS/Lib., Jr.), Colleen Nilson (Belmont, S, Sr.)
