DeLeye, Skinner Headline All-SEC Award Winners for Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Volleyball team placed five players on the All-Southeastern Conference postseason team, the most of any team in the SEC and got two major individual awards, the league office announced Sunday afternoon.
Kentucky freshman Brooklyn DeLeye was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and head coach Craig Skinner was named SEC Co-Coach of the Year, as there was a four-way tie for the SEC Coach of the Year voting.
On the All-SEC Team, Kentucky had a league-high five players with Eleanor Beavin, DeLeye, Emma Grome, Reagan Rutherford and Azhani Tealer all earning spots on the 18-person team. Molly Tuozzo joined DeLeye on the All-SEC Freshman Team, which is comprised of seven players.
The SEC head coaches vote on all the awards with each head coach unable to vote for their own players. Only SEC stats are considered in voting.
Eleanor Beavin
All-SEC
- 33 digs per set
- 53 assists per set
- 30 aces per set
Brooklyn DeLeye
SEC Freshman of the Year, All-SEC, SEC All-Freshman Team
- 24 kills per set
- .335 hitting percentage
- 26 digs per set
Emma Grome
All-SEC
- NCAA leader in assists per set with 12.68
- 85 digs per set
- 42 blocks per set
Reagan Rutherford
All-SEC
- 36 kills per set
- .336 hitting percentage
- 06 blocks per set
Azhani Tealer
All-SEC
- Fifth-straight year earning All-SEC honors
- 02 blocks per set
- .404 hitting percentage
Molly Tuozzo
SEC All-Freshman Team
- 30 digs per set
- 19 aces, one off the team lead
- 38 assists per set
All-SEC Team
| Jill Gillen | Arkansas |
| Taylor Head | Arkansas |
| Hannah Hogue | Arkansas |
| Madison Scheer | Auburn |
| Kennedy Martin | Florida |
| Kacie Evans | Georgia |
| Sophie Fischer | Georgia |
| Eleanor Beavin | Kentucky |
| Brooklyn DeLeye | Kentucky |
| Emma Grome | Kentucky |
| Reagan Rutherford | Kentucky |
| Azhani Tealer | Kentucky |
| Jordan Iliff | Missouri |
| Maya Sands | Missouri |
| Morgahn Fingall | Tennessee |
| Caroline Kerr | Tennessee |
| Jenaisya Moore | Tennessee |
| Logan Lednicky | Texas A&M |
All-Freshman Team
| Kennedy Martin | Florida |
| Brooklyn DeLeye | Kentucky |
| Molly Tuozzo | Kentucky |
| Jurnee Robinson | LSU |
| Sierra Dudley | Missouri |
| Caroline Kerr | Tennessee |
| Bianna Muoneke | Texas A&M |
Player of the Year: Sophie Fischer, Georgia
Libero of the Year: Maya Sands, Missouri
Freshman of the Year: Brooklyn DeLeye, Kentucky
Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Hannah Hogue, Arkansas and Morgahn Fingall, Tennessee
Coaches of the Year: Jason Watson, Arkansas; Craig Skinner, Kentucky;
Dawn Sullivan, Missouri; and Eve Rackham Watt, Tennessee
Kentucky Volleyball in Rupp Arena
UK Athletics announced earlier this spring that Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center will serve as the primary home venue for the Kentucky gymnastics, volleyball and women’s basketball teams for the 2023-24 season while Memorial Coliseum undergoes an $82 million renovation.
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