River States Conference

2020-21 All-RSC Volleyball Teams & Awards selected by head coaches

1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- The 2020-21 All-River States Conference Volleyball Teams & Awards have been selected after a vote of the league's 12 head coaches. RSC champion Indiana University Kokomo headlined the awardees with RSC Player of the Year Erinn Adam leading six Cougars selected overall and five on the first team.

RSC coaches selected 14 players each on the All-RSC Volleyball First & Second Teams. Also selected were the individual awards and the RSC Champions of Character Team.

Adam, a senior from Bloomington, Ind., powered IU Kokomo to a record of 18-0 overall, 13-0 RSC and the RSC Championship in the fall. She turned in a very impressive hitting percentage of .452 and averaged 2.55 kills per set for 130 total kills in just 18 matches. She also posted 65 blocks on the year.

RSC runner-up Indiana University East was well-represented in the individual awards with freshman duo Reece Shirley and Jessica Swimm being named RSC Setter of the Year and RSC Freshman of the Year, respectively. Shirley led the conference with 10.7 assists per set while Swimm, an outside hitter, had a league-high 3.70 kills per set.

IU East head coach Kim McConaha was named RSC Coach of the Year after engineering a record of 13-1 overall, 10-0 RSC.

IU Southeast senior Kenna Burman was selected RSC Defensive Player of the Year. A libero, Burman led the conference with 5.2 digs per set and was second overall with 305 total digs in 17 matches.

IU Kokomo's Matt Fishman was voted RSC Assistant Coach of the Year. Fishman has gone above and beyond in his part-time role and was a key part of the Cougars' COVID-19 protocols this past fall.

IU Kokomo pulled in five of the 14 players on the first team with Adam (MH) being joined by teammates Lizzie Sokeland (MH), Lorelei Porter (OH), Macee Rudy (L) and Kaley Lyons (S).

IU East had four players on the first team with Shirley (S) and Swimm (OH) alongside LaTeah Barrett (MH) and Samantha Wigfield (L).

IU Southeast's two players on the first team were Burman (L) and Hannah Sipe (S). University of Rio Grande (Ohio) also had two picked for the first team with Amanda Rarick (OH) and Jess Youse (MH). Midway (Ky.) University was represented on the first team by Alysha Tullar (OH).

The All-RSC Second Team had nine different schools represented. Midway and WVU Tech led the way with three selections each, and Asbury (Ky.) University had two. See below for the complete listings of the first and second teams and the awards.

The RSC Champions of Character Team recognized one member of each team who best displays the five character values of NAIA Champions of Character: Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership and Sportsmanship. The honorees were nominated by their head coach.

ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL TEAMS & AWARDS
RSC Player of the Year -- Erinn Adam, MH, Sr., IU Kokomo
RSC Setter of the Year -- Reece Shirley, S, Fr., IU East
RSC Defensive Player of the Year -- Kenna Burman, L, Sr., IU Southeast
RSC Freshman of the Year -- Jessica Swimm, OH, Fr., IU East
RSC Coach of the Year -- Kim McConaha, IU East
RSC Assistant Coach of the Year -- Matt Fishman, IU Kokomo

ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL FIRST TEAM

ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL SECOND TEAM

RSC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM