Trio of Mountaineers Named All-Sun Belt in Volleyball

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Three members of the App State volleyball team were named All-Sun Belt, the league announced Tuesday.

Outside hitter Emma Longley and libero Emma Reilly were named First Team All-Sun Belt, while middle blocker Kara Spicer was tabbed as Second Team All-Sun Belt.

Longley earns her second consecutive First Team All-Sun Belt honor. This season, she has tallied a team-high 12 double-doubles and reached double figures in kills in 26 of 29 matches, including all 16 conference contests. She has 447 total kills and is averaging 3.99 kills per set, both of which rank second in the Sun Belt.

Longley has 1,323 kills in her Mountaineer career, which ranks seventh in program history.

Reilly garners in her second All-Sun Belt selection, after being named Second Team All-Sun Belt last season. She has reached double figures in digs in 27 of 29 matches this season, including 20 or more 14 times. She has posted a league leading 536 total digs this season, which also is the seventh most in single season program history.

In her career, Reilly has recorded 1,442 digs, which sits fifth in program history.

Spicer earns her second consecutive Second Team All-Sun Belt honor. This season, she has posted a career-high 336 kills and is hitting a team-best .330 on the season (sixth in Sun Belt). She has reached double digit kills in 19 contests during the season, including a career-high tying 19 kills twice. 

Spicer has tallied 952 kills in her career and owns a .306 career hitting percentage, which ranks fourth in program history.

App State posted a 13-16 record on the season and a 9-7 mark in Sun Belt play. The Mountaineers are seeded sixth in the Sun Belt Tournament and will open play on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. against seventh seed UT Arlington in San Marcos, Texas.

2019 SUN BELT VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON HONORS
All-Sun Belt First Team
Emma Longley, Appalachian State (Sr., OH, Raleigh, N.C.)
Emma Reilly, Appalachian State (Jr., DS/L, Evergreen Park, Ill.)
Kyla Manning, Coastal Carolina (Jr., OH, Atlanta, Ga.)
Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina (So., OH, Pecel, Hungary)
Brigitta Petrenko, Coastal Carolina (Fr., S, Eger, Hungary)
Hali Wisnoskie, Louisiana (Jr., OH, Columbus, Texas)
Kelley Hartman, South Alabama (Sr., MB, Woodstock, Ga.)
Madison Hill, UTA (Sr., MB, Rockwall, Texas)
Emily DeWalt, Texas State (So., S, Helotes, Texas)
Cheyenne Huskey, Texas State (Sr., OH, Columbus, Texas)
Amara Anderson, Troy (So., S, Alpharetta, Ga.)
Cheyenne Hayes, Troy (Jr., OH, Newnan, Ga.)

All-Sun Belt Second Team
Kara Spicer, Appalachian State (Jr., MB, Peoria, Ariz.)
Carol Barbosa, Little Rock (Sr., MH, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Timber Terrell, Arkansas State (So., MB, Wheeling, Ill.)
Meisheia Griffin, Georgia State (Jr., MH, Columbus, Ga.)
Avery Breaux, Louisiana (Jr., S, Scott, La.)
Iva Durdanovic, South Alabama (Sr., OH, Belgrade, Serbia)
Meaghan Jones, South Alabama (Jr., OH, Sachse, Texas)
Kylie Jedlicka, UTA (Sr., OH, League City, Texas)
Madelyn St. Germain, UTA (RJr., L, League City, Texas)
Brooke Townsend, UTA (So., OH, Bastrop, Texas)
Janell Fitzgerald, Texas State (So., OH, Mansfield, Texas)
Tyeranee Scott, Texas State (Jr., MB, Houston, Texas)

Player of the Year
Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina (So., OH, Pecel, Hungary)
 
Offensive Player of the Year
Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina (So., OH, Pecel, Hungary)

Defensive Player of the Year
Madelyn St. Germain, UTA (RJr., L, League City, Texas)
 
Setter of the Year
Emily DeWalt, Texas State (So., S, Helotes, Texas)
 
Freshman of the Year
Brigitta Petrenko, Coastal Carolina (Fr., S, Eger, Hungary)
 
Newcomer of the Year
Hannah Ramirez, Louisiana (Jr., DS/L, Waxahachie, Texas)
 
Coach of the Year
Karen Chisum, Texas State