AVCA NAIA All-Region Teams
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Savannah College of Art and Design's
Olympia Haney and
Courtney Shelton have been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association's NAIA All-Southeast Region Team.
Haney was selected to the 14-member team while Shelton was an honorable mention choice. Both players helped the Bees to a 28-8 overall record in 2009. SCAD earned its fifth trip in the past six years to the NAIA National Championship after capturing The Sun Conference Tournament title.
Haney, a 5-foot-9 sophomore outside hitter from Fairburn, Ga., led the conference in kills (394) and fourth in kills per set (3.2), eighth in digs (259), 11th in hitting percentage (.188), 13th in total blocks (51), 15th in blocks per set (0.4) and 18th in digs per set (2.1). Haney, who was named to the all-conference team in 2009, was also honored as player of the week in the league once during the season.
Shelton, a 6-0 senior middle hitter from Kansas City, Mo., led the conference and is ranked 23rd nationally in hitting percentage at .355. The two-time player of the week in the conference finished second in the league in total blocks (120), third in kills (358) and blocks per set (1.0) and fifth in kills per set (2.8). Shelton also earned all-conference honors for the second time in her career (2007, 2009).