The Great Lakes Valley Conference released their annual Volleyball All-Conference Awards on Thursday, and both
Zoe Semelroth and
Nicole Pozorski were named to the All-GLVC Second Team, while
Madelyn Rettler claimed the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award.
There were 28 student-athletes who claimed All-Conference honors, while 14 were chosen as GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship honorees for the sport and Southwest Baptist University was selected as the team sportsmanship award winner.
The All-Conference awards are nominated and voted on by league coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players, per GLVC Bylaws.
"This group of three earned high honors amongst elite company," said Head Coach
Aaron Nelson. "This was an incredible group of all conference selections and sportsmanship award winners, and we are so proud of Zoe, Nicole and Maddie."
In GLVC play, Semelroth finished the season ranked in the top ten in three different categories. She ranked second in total service aces with 23, seventh in kills with an average of 3.52 per set and ninth in hitting percentage with .323.
The Tripoli, Iowa native recorded her-season high of 22 kills in the team's 3-2 win against Southwest Baptist. She registered her season-high of four service aces against Maryville on Upper Iowa's 3-1 senior night win.
Semeltroth has racked up 862 kills and 119 service aces in her career with one more season of competition to build on those numbers.
Pozorski played a huge role in the Peacock offense as she contributed a total 519 sets in the conference season, an average of 9.98 per set. She also contributed 55 digs and 11 service aces.
The senior setter recorded a season-high of 54 assists versus McKendree and eight kills against Southwest Baptist. She surpassed 2,000 earlier this season and currently sits at 2,879, with one more year of eligibility to add to her total.
The Peacocks compete in the first round of the GLVC Championships on Friday at 11:30 a.m. in Williamsville, Ill.