MELBOURNE, Fla. - Fourteen Sunshine State Conference women's volleyball student-athletes collect 20 awards between the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). Barry University's Diana Akopova earned AVCA South Region Player of the Year, while Tampa's Tess Scherenger was named the AVCA South Region Freshman of the Year.
Six women earned honors from both organizations. One of these honorees, Claudia Rivera of the University of Tampa, was an AVCA All-Region and D2CCA First Team selection in 2021. The other players honored by both the AVCA and D2CCA were Lynn University’s Paige Barash and Emily Edwards and Tampa’s Kalli Cors, Mackenzie Dufresne, and Tess Scherenger.
2022 All-South Region Volleyball Honors
AVCA South Region Player of the Year: Diana Akopova, Barry University, OH, So.
AVCA South Region Freshman of the Year: Tess Scherenger, University of Tampa, OH
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Name
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School
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Pos.
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Yr.
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AVCA
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D2CCA
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Diana Akopova
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Barry
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OH
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So.
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All-South Region
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-
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Paige Barash
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Lynn
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OH
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Jr.
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All-South Region
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First Team
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Kalli Cors
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Tampa
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OH
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So.
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All-South Region
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First Team
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Claudia Rivera *^
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Tampa
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L
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Sr.
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All-South Region
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First Team
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Mackenzie Dufresne
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Tampa
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MB
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Jr.
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All-South Region
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First Team
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Emily Edwards
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Lynn
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S
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Jr.
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All-South Region
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Second Team
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Marija Borcic
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Barry
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S
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Sr.
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All-South Region
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-
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Krysten Garrison
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Eckerd
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S
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Sr.
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All-South Region
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- |
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Nadia Lindner #
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Lynn
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OH
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Jr.
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All-South Region
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- |
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Djuly Schmorantz ^
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Barry
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OH
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Sr.
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All-South Region
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-
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Tess Scherenger
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Tampa
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OH
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Fr.
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Honorable Mention
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Second Team
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Anna Jungjohann
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Eckerd
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MB
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Jr.
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Honorable Mention
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- |
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Monica Mazzoleni
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Lynn
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MB
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Jr.
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Honorable Mention
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-
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Taylor Stockman
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Nova Southeastern
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RS
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Fr.
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Honorable Mention
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- |
* Denotes 2021 Selection to D2CCA Division II First Team
^ Denotes 2021 Selection to AVCA Division II All-Region Team
# Denotes 2021 Selection to D2CCA Division II Second Team