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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Three Spartans Find Spot As First-Team All-Region Performers

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - South Region Player of the Year and Barry University outside hitter Julie Teixeira and University of Tampa senior outside hitter Melissa Vanderhall, who was named the South Region Player of the Year in both 2008 and 2009, headline this season's Daktronics All-South Region Volleyball Team.

A total of three University of Tampa players were named to the first team. Joining Vanderhall were Danielle Selkridge and Meghan Sherman.

Vanderhall, who will lead the No. 2 ranked Spartans into the NCAA Division II National quarterfinals next week in Louisville, Ky., is the only repeat first team selection this season and was one of three Spartans named first team selections on this year's team. Arkansas Tech senior middle blocker Sarah Von Lienen, the 2010 Gulf South Conference West Division Player of the Year, moves up to the All-Region first team after being a second team honoree the past two seasons and North Alabama senior middle hitter Sarah Roberts is a repeat second team selection this year.

All First-Team All-Region selections are eligible for the 2010 Daktronics All-American Volleyball team.

Tampa, the 2010 Sunshine State Conference champions and NCAA South Region champions, Arkansas Tech and West Florida each had three players selected, while Rollins had two overall selections. Tampa and Rollins were the only school to have multiple first team honorees as Tampa had three selections and Rollins had two selections.

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. Voting for the all-region and All-American teams is powered by UT partner ATHLETICSITE.COM.

2010 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-South Region Volleyball Team
First Team Pos. Ht. Yr. School
Meghan Sherman S 5-10 Sr. Tampa
Danielle Selkridge MH 6-2 So. Tampa
&# Sarah Von Lienen MH 6-2 Sr. Arkansas Tech
Julie Teixeria OH 6-3 Sr. Barry [FL]
%^ Melissa Vanderhall OH 5-9 Sr. Tampa
Sarah Mendoza OH 5-11 Sr. Rollins
Phoebe Corder S 5-8 Jr. Rollins

Second Team Pos. Ht. Yr. School
Kera Dukic S 5-7 Sr. Arkansas Tech
Maggie Glover MH 5-9 Sr. Southern Arkansas
# Sarah Roberts MH 6-0 Sr. North Alabama
Chelsea Wilhoite OH 5-7 Sr. West Florida
Laura Farney OH 6-0 Jr. Arkansas Tech
Katie Johnson OH 5-10 Sr. West Florida
Anna Stoecklein Lib. 5-5 So. West Florida

South Region Player of the Year: Julie Teixeria, Barry University

% - 2009 First-Team Daktronics All-Region
^ - 2008 First-Team Daktronics All-Region
& - 2009 Second-Team Daktronics All-Region
# - 2008 Second-Team Daktronics All-Region

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