NCAA Womens Volleyball

Gallaudet’s Emily Wright named to AVCA All-Region first team

Gallaudet's Emily Wright named to AVCA All-Region first team


LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced the 2021 AVCA Division III All-Region teams and Gallaudet sophomore opposite Emily Wright (Auburn, Calif.) was named to the Region IV first team. This is Wright’s first appearance on an AVCA all-region team.

This is the latest of a number of honors that have been bestowed upon Wright this year. She was named the United East Conference Rookie of the Year and picked to the all-conference first team. She currently has 472 kills, 3.93 kills per set and a .277 hitting percentage in 32 matches.

Wright is the only player from the United East on any of the AVCA all-region teams. This is Gallaudet’s 28th all-region honor since 1986.

Wright led the Bison to a 21-11 record and their first conference championship since 2016. Gallaudet prepares to face Juniata College (28-1) on Friday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Division III women’s volleyball championship.

Gallaudet’s AVCA All-Region Honorees

2021 – Emily Wright (1st team)
2016 – Darriyan Thomas (1st team)
2015 – TraciAnn Hoglind (HM)
2014 – Kali Frowick (1st team)
2012 – Jessica Israel (1st team)
2012 – Kali Frowick (Honorable Mention)
2011 – Jessica Israel (Honorable Mention)
2009 – Justine Jeter (Honorable Mention)
2007 – Shana Lehmann (Honorable Mention)
2006 – Kristina Burke (1st team)
2006 – Tamijo Foronda (1st team)
2006 – Pia Marie Paulone (Honorable Mention)
2005 – Valerie Trofimenkoff (1st team)
2005 – Charity Sanders (Honorable Mention)
2003 – Valerie Trofimenkoff (1st team)
2001 – Laurie Anderson
1999 – Ronda Jo Miller
1997 – Ronda Jo Miller
1996 – Karen Gilbert
1996 – Ronda Jo Miller
1995 – Karen Gilbert
1995 – Dyan Kovacs
1994 – Dyan Kovacs
1993 – Brandy Otto
1992 – Karen Gilbert
1992 – Brandy Otto
1990 – Aimee Tucker
1986 – Angela Kuehn

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