Stelogeannis Earns D2CCA All-South Region Honors

FLORENCE, Ala. – Representatives from all three conferences in the region were among the 15 student-athletes named to the 2016 Division II Conference Commissioner's Association All-South Region Volleyball Team announced Tuesday morning.

University of Tampa senior Allee Stelogeannis was the lone Spartan named to the D2CCA All-South Region squad, a first in her career. The outside hitter finished the regular-season logging 457 kills with 390 digs across 30 matches of play.

North Alabama's Natasha Fomina earned Player of the Year honors. The Lions added a pair of second-team selections while Palm Beach Atlantic and West Florida also each produced three members on the team.

Fomina was also named the 2016 Gulf South Conference Player of the Year and was on the GSC all-tournament team after the Lions won the title. She joins Sarah Ragland (Palm Beach Atlantic) and Monique StCyr (West Florida) as return players from the 2015 all-region team.

West Florida was the only school to produce two first-team selections, with outside hitter Corisha Smith and middle Kathryn Torre joining Fomina and Ragland. Rounding out the first team is Tampa's Stelogeannis, Saint Leo's Jamee Townsend and Lynn's Marissa Tandron.

First team selections will be eligible for the D2CCA All-America teams, which will be released on Dec. 6.

A year after her holder sister, Faith, earned all-region honors, Palm Beach Atlantic's Ally Rohn also received the nod. She joins teammate Molly Burkhardt on the second team. North Alabama's two second-team selections include outside hitter Lexie Bradley and libero Ashtyn Kapovich. Rounding out the second team are West Florida's StCyr, Anna Tovo (Florida Southern), Sierra Scoggins (Clark Atlanta) and Tiffani Estep (Shorter).      

Due to ties in voting, the second team features two setters. Voting is conducted by the region's sports information directors.

South Region Player of the Year:       Natasha Fomina, North Alabama