ACC volleyball awards announcement

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The ACC released their players of the week today:

ACC Announces Volleyball Players of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Louisville and Pitt swept the final week of Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball awards with the Cardinals' Anna DeBeer earning Offensive Player of the Week laurels, Elle Glock as the Setter of the Week and Elena Scott splitting Defensive Player of the Week with...

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Based on their announcement last year, the season awards should also be announced later today.

Throughout the season, Pitt earned:
2023 ACC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week
Nov. 13 - Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Nov. 20 - Torrey Stafford, Pitt

2023 ACC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 11 - Elena Scott, Louisville | Emma Monks, Pitt
Nov. 27 - Elena Scott, Louisville | Emma Monks, Pitt

2023 ACC Volleyball Setter of the Week
Oct. 9 - Elle Glock, Louisville | Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt
Oct. 23 - Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt
Nov. 13 - Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt
Nov. 20 - Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt

2023 ACC Volleyball Freshman of the Week
Sept. 4 - Larissa Mendes, Georgia Tech | Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Sept. 11 - Larissa Mendes, Georgia Tech | Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Sept. 18 - Torrey Stafford, Pitt
Sept. 25 - Torrey Stafford, Pitt
Oct. 9 - Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Oct. 23 - Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Oct. 30 - Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Nov. 20 - Torrey Stafford, Pitt
Nov. 27 - Olivia Babcock, Pitt

 

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Here are the final season award winners:

ACC Unveils 2023 Volleyball Awards

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Champions Florida State and Pitt, along with Louisville, all earned a pair of volleyball season awards to headline the 2023 ACC Volleyball honors announced Monday. ACC season awards, as well as the All-ACC teams, were determined by a...

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Outside hitters Audrey Koenig of Florida State and Anna DeBeer of Louisville shared ACC Player of the Year honors, while DeBeer’s teammate, libero Elena Scott was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

Pitt’s Rachel Fairbanks was tabbed the ACC Setter of the Year and the Panthers’ Olivia Babcock was voted the ACC Freshman of the Year.

All five award winners were named to the All-ACC First Team with Babcock also landing on the All-Freshman team.

Fairbanks was unanimously voted Setter of the Year. Averaging 10.37 assists per game in ACC play, the Tustin, California, native totaled 560 assists to finish third in the league while helping Pitt to a .318 team hitting percentage. She added 102 digs, 32 kills, 26 blocks (four solo), 11 service aces to help guide the Panthers to their fifth ACC title in seven years. The four-time ACC Setter of the Week is the first Panther to earn Setter of the Year honors since 2016.

Babcock is the first Pitt player to earn Freshman of the Year. In league play, the right side tallied 239 kills, averaging 3.92 kills per set, while hitting .304. Babcock totaled 91 digs (1.49/set), 50 blocks (four solo) averaging .98 per set, 32 service aces and added 4.97 points per set. The Los Angeles, California, native picked up five ACC Freshman of the Week awards throughout this season including two back-to-back nods, as well as being named the AVCA/GameChanger Division I National Player of the Week on Nov. 14.

2023 ACC Volleyball Awards
Co-Player of the Year: Anna DeBeer, Louisville & Audrey Koenig, Florida State
Defensive Player of the Year: Elena Scott, Louisville
Setter of the Year: Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt
Freshman of the Year: Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Coach of the Year: Chris Poole, Florida State

All-ACC First Team
Gracie Johnson**, Duke, Gr., OH
Audrey Koenig^***, Florida State, Jr., OH
Khori Louis***, Florida State, Jr., MB
Bianca Bertolino***, Georgia Tech, Jr., OH
Tamara Otene, Georgia Tech, Sr., OH
Anna DeBeer, Louisville, Sr., OH
Charitie Luper, Louisville, Jr., OH
Elena Scott***, Louisville, Jr., L
Grace Lopez, Miami, Fr., OH
Savannah Vach*****, Miami, Gr., S
Mabrey Shaffmaster***, North Carolina, Jr., OH
Olivia Babcock^, Pitt, Fr., RS
Rachel Fairbanks**, Pitt, Jr., S
Torrey Stafford, Pitt, Fr., OH

All-ACC Second Team
Kerry Keefe**, Duke, So., OH
Jess Robinson, Duke, Gr., MB
Kiari Robey, Florida State, Jr., MB
Cara Cresse, Louisville, Jr., MB
Elle Glock, Louisville, RSo., S
Aiko Jones***, Louisville, Gr., Opp.
Ava Brizard**, NC State, So., OH
Amanda Rice, NC State, Jr., Opp.
Sydney Palazzolo, Notre Dame, Jr., OH
Flormarie Heredia Colon**, Miami, So., OH
Janice Leao, Miami, Gr., MB
Emmy Klika, Pitt, Jr., L/DS
Chiamaka Nwokolo**, Pitt, Gr., MB
Emma Monks, Pitt, Gr., MB
Valeria Vazquez Gomez**, Pitt, Gr., OH
*15 on second team due to a tie in voting

All-Freshman Team
Kyleene Filimaua, Florida State, L
Kenna Phelan, Florida State, S
Larissa Mendes, Georgia Tech, Opp.
Heloise Soares, Georgia Tech, S
Grace Lopez, Miami, OH
Sydney Nolan, North Carolina, MB
Olivia Babcock, Pitt, RS
Torrey Stafford, Pitt, OH
Ava Carney, Wake Forest, OH

^ denotes unanimous first-team selection
* denotes number of career All-ACC honors

 

[chrisran24]

Here are the final season award winners:

ACC Unveils 2023 Volleyball Awards

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Champions Florida State and Pitt, along with Louisville, all earned a pair of volleyball season awards to headline the 2023 ACC Volleyball honors announced Monday. ACC season awards, as well as the All-ACC teams, were determined by a...

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Outside hitters Audrey Koenig of Florida State and Anna DeBeer of Louisville shared ACC Player of the Year honors, while DeBeer’s teammate, libero Elena Scott was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

Pitt’s Rachel Fairbanks was tabbed the ACC Setter of the Year and the Panthers’ Olivia Babcock was voted the ACC Freshman of the Year.

All five award winners were named to the All-ACC First Team with Babcock also landing on the All-Freshman team.

Fairbanks was unanimously voted Setter of the Year. Averaging 10.37 assists per game in ACC play, the Tustin, California, native totaled 560 assists to finish third in the league while helping Pitt to a .318 team hitting percentage. She added 102 digs, 32 kills, 26 blocks (four solo), 11 service aces to help guide the Panthers to their fifth ACC title in seven years. The four-time ACC Setter of the Week is the first Panther to earn Setter of the Year honors since 2016.

Babcock is the first Pitt player to earn Freshman of the Year. In league play, the right side tallied 239 kills, averaging 3.92 kills per set, while hitting .304. Babcock totaled 91 digs (1.49/set), 50 blocks (four solo) averaging .98 per set, 32 service aces and added 4.97 points per set. The Los Angeles, California, native picked up five ACC Freshman of the Week awards throughout this season including two back-to-back nods, as well as being named the AVCA/GameChanger Division I National Player of the Week on Nov. 14.

2023 ACC Volleyball Awards
Co-Player of the Year: Anna DeBeer, Louisville & Audrey Koenig, Florida State
Defensive Player of the Year: Elena Scott, Louisville
Setter of the Year: Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt
Freshman of the Year: Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Coach of the Year: Chris Poole, Florida State

All-ACC First Team
Gracie Johnson**, Duke, Gr., OH
Audrey Koenig^***, Florida State, Jr., OH
Khori Louis***, Florida State, Jr., MB
Bianca Bertolino***, Georgia Tech, Jr., OH
Tamara Otene, Georgia Tech, Sr., OH
Anna DeBeer, Louisville, Sr., OH
Charitie Luper, Louisville, Jr., OH
Elena Scott***, Louisville, Jr., L
Grace Lopez, Miami, Fr., OH
Savannah Vach*****, Miami, Gr., S
Mabrey Shaffmaster***, North Carolina, Jr., OH
Olivia Babcock^, Pitt, Fr., RS
Rachel Fairbanks**, Pitt, Jr., S
Torrey Stafford, Pitt, Fr., OH

All-ACC Second Team
Kerry Keefe**, Duke, So., OH
Jess Robinson, Duke, Gr., MB
Kiari Robey, Florida State, Jr., MB
Cara Cresse, Louisville, Jr., MB
Elle Glock, Louisville, RSo., S
Aiko Jones***, Louisville, Gr., Opp.
Ava Brizard**, NC State, So., OH
Amanda Rice, NC State, Jr., Opp.
Sydney Palazzolo, Notre Dame, Jr., OH
Flormarie Heredia Colon**, Miami, So., OH
Janice Leao, Miami, Gr., MB
Emmy Klika, Pitt, Jr., L/DS
Chiamaka Nwokolo**, Pitt, Gr., MB
Emma Monks, Pitt, Gr., MB
Valeria Vazquez Gomez**, Pitt, Gr., OH
*15 on second team due to a tie in voting

All-Freshman Team
Kyleene Filimaua, Florida State, L
Kenna Phelan, Florida State, S
Larissa Mendes, Georgia Tech, Opp.
Heloise Soares, Georgia Tech, S
Grace Lopez, Miami, OH
Sydney Nolan, North Carolina, MB
Olivia Babcock, Pitt, RS
Torrey Stafford, Pitt, OH
Ava Carney, Wake Forest, OH

^ denotes unanimous first-team selection
* denotes number of career All-ACC honors

Congrats to all the Pitt award winners!

Disappointed that Olivia didn't win PoY but not that surprised, they didn't want to give it to a freshman. I would bet big money she wins it at some point in her career.

More frustrated that Fish didn't win coach of the year. To have two freshmen on the first team All-ACC and get a 1 seed and not win coach of the year because FSU played a cakewalk schedule? That's ridiculous. Congrats to Coach Poole but Fisher did an incredible job this year and should be recognized by it. If Pitt makes the Final Four or National Championship he may still win National Coach of the Year.

Emma Monks deserved 1st team all-ACC, but they only included one MB? Its annoying how many OHs win awards over deserving players at other positions like MB or Setter. Emma Monks should've been a first teamer over Gracie Johnson or Mabrey Shaffmaster, or even Torrey honestly. Elle Glock the setter from Louisville should have been a first teamer as well.

All complaints aside, its insane that every Pitt started made first or second team. I've never seen that before. Congrats to all of them! Time to make our run to Tampa!

 

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Disappointed that Olivia didn't win PoY but not that surprised, they didn't want to give it to a freshman. I would bet big money she wins it at some point in her career.

If I read the notes correctly, Babcock was a unanimous first team selection and Debeer was not, yet Debeer won POY. Seems like politics.

Honestly, unanimous Setter of the Year is incredible enough that I won't even complain about the others. What an achievement for Rachel!

 

[Chaos]

If I read the notes correctly, Babcock was a unanimous first team selection and Debeer was not, yet Debeer won POY. Seems like politics.

Honestly, unanimous Setter of the Year is incredible enough that I won't even complain about the others. What an achievement for Rachel!

And Rachel is unanimous setter of the year, but not unanimous 1st team selection?

 

[vantheman1976]

Here are the final season award winners:

ACC Unveils 2023 Volleyball Awards

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Champions Florida State and Pitt, along with Louisville, all earned a pair of volleyball season awards to headline the 2023 ACC Volleyball honors announced Monday. ACC season awards, as well as the All-ACC teams, were determined by a...

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Outside hitters Audrey Koenig of Florida State and Anna DeBeer of Louisville shared ACC Player of the Year honors, while DeBeer’s teammate, libero Elena Scott was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

Pitt’s Rachel Fairbanks was tabbed the ACC Setter of the Year and the Panthers’ Olivia Babcock was voted the ACC Freshman of the Year.

All five award winners were named to the All-ACC First Team with Babcock also landing on the All-Freshman team.

Fairbanks was unanimously voted Setter of the Year. Averaging 10.37 assists per game in ACC play, the Tustin, California, native totaled 560 assists to finish third in the league while helping Pitt to a .318 team hitting percentage. She added 102 digs, 32 kills, 26 blocks (four solo), 11 service aces to help guide the Panthers to their fifth ACC title in seven years. The four-time ACC Setter of the Week is the first Panther to earn Setter of the Year honors since 2016.

Babcock is the first Pitt player to earn Freshman of the Year. In league play, the right side tallied 239 kills, averaging 3.92 kills per set, while hitting .304. Babcock totaled 91 digs (1.49/set), 50 blocks (four solo) averaging .98 per set, 32 service aces and added 4.97 points per set. The Los Angeles, California, native picked up five ACC Freshman of the Week awards throughout this season including two back-to-back nods, as well as being named the AVCA/GameChanger Division I National Player of the Week on Nov. 14.

2023 ACC Volleyball Awards
Co-Player of the Year: Anna DeBeer, Louisville & Audrey Koenig, Florida State
Defensive Player of the Year: Elena Scott, Louisville
Setter of the Year: Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt
Freshman of the Year: Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Coach of the Year: Chris Poole, Florida State

All-ACC First Team
Gracie Johnson**, Duke, Gr., OH
Audrey Koenig^***, Florida State, Jr., OH
Khori Louis***, Florida State, Jr., MB
Bianca Bertolino***, Georgia Tech, Jr., OH
Tamara Otene, Georgia Tech, Sr., OH
Anna DeBeer, Louisville, Sr., OH
Charitie Luper, Louisville, Jr., OH
Elena Scott***, Louisville, Jr., L
Grace Lopez, Miami, Fr., OH
Savannah Vach*****, Miami, Gr., S
Mabrey Shaffmaster***, North Carolina, Jr., OH
Olivia Babcock^, Pitt, Fr., RS
Rachel Fairbanks**, Pitt, Jr., S
Torrey Stafford, Pitt, Fr., OH

All-ACC Second Team
Kerry Keefe**, Duke, So., OH
Jess Robinson, Duke, Gr., MB
Kiari Robey, Florida State, Jr., MB
Cara Cresse, Louisville, Jr., MB
Elle Glock, Louisville, RSo., S
Aiko Jones***, Louisville, Gr., Opp.
Ava Brizard**, NC State, So., OH
Amanda Rice, NC State, Jr., Opp.
Sydney Palazzolo, Notre Dame, Jr., OH
Flormarie Heredia Colon**, Miami, So., OH
Janice Leao, Miami, Gr., MB
Emmy Klika, Pitt, Jr., L/DS
Chiamaka Nwokolo**, Pitt, Gr., MB
Emma Monks, Pitt, Gr., MB
Valeria Vazquez Gomez**, Pitt, Gr., OH
*15 on second team due to a tie in voting

All-Freshman Team
Kyleene Filimaua, Florida State, L
Kenna Phelan, Florida State, S
Larissa Mendes, Georgia Tech, Opp.
Heloise Soares, Georgia Tech, S
Grace Lopez, Miami, OH
Sydney Nolan, North Carolina, MB
Olivia Babcock, Pitt, RS
Torrey Stafford, Pitt, OH
Ava Carney, Wake Forest, OH

^ denotes unanimous first-team selection
* denotes number of career All-ACC honors

A few thoughts....

• Really pleased that VVG was named to 2nd team....well deserved
• Fairbanks absolutely deserved SOTY
• A little surprised that Klika got a 2nd team nod at L/DS
• Also pleased Monks and Nwokolo were both named to 2nd team...I think Monks could have been named 1st team
• Apparently the ACC has a rule that a freshman can't be named POTY....because Babcock had a better year than either Debeer or Koenig
• FSU's Chris Poole COTY.....is this some kind of joke? Oh I get it....he beat Fisher and Pitt one on one based on a ref's call late in the game.....also never mind about FSU's soft schedule

 

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In addition to what has already posted above, special shout out to Emmy Klika, one of only 2 Liberos selected to the All-ACC teams (the other being Elena Scott)!

Well deserved award that recognizes how far she has come in just her first year as a full-time starter.

 

[vantheman1976]

Congrats to all the Pitt award winners!

Disappointed that Olivia didn't win PoY but not that surprised, they didn't want to give it to a freshman. I would bet big money she wins it at some point in her career.

More frustrated that Fish didn't win coach of the year. To have two freshmen on the first team All-ACC and get a 1 seed and not win coach of the year because FSU played a cakewalk schedule? That's ridiculous. Congrats to Coach Poole but Fisher did an incredible job this year and should be recognized by it. If Pitt makes the Final Four or National Championship he may still win National Coach of the Year.

Emma Monks deserved 1st team all-ACC, but they only included one MB? Its annoying how many OHs win awards over deserving players at other positions like MB or Setter. Emma Monks should've been a first teamer over Gracie Johnson or Mabrey Shaffmaster, or even Torrey honestly. Elle Glock the setter from Louisville should have been a first teamer as well.

All complaints aside, its insane that every Pitt started made first or second team. I've never seen that before. Congrats to all of them! Time to make our run to Tampa!

I'm also pretty sure that this is only the 2nd time 2 freshman....Babcock and Stafford...were named to the ACC 1st team since Lund and Ndee did it 'back in the day'.

 

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And Rachel is unanimous setter of the year, but not unanimous 1st team selection?

Yeah I noticed that too

 

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I'm also pretty sure that this is only the 2nd time 2 freshman....Babcock and Stafford...were named to the ACC 1st team since Lund and Ndee did it 'back in the day'.

Ndee didn't make first team until her junior season in 2019.

Which I only bring up to highlight how rare what they just did is.

 

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Ndee didn't make first team until her junior season in 2019.

Which I only bring up to highlight how rare what they just did is.

Yes indeed....I stand corrected....it was the 2017 all freshman team that Lund and Ndee were named....not the 2017 all ACC team. Thank you.