ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne volleyball team has placed Emmaleigh Allen and Averie Dale on the South Atlantic Conference All-Conference Second Team. This is Allen's fourth appearance on an All-SAC team and Dale's third. 

Averie Dale, a 2x SAC Defensive Player of the Week, is the SAC leader in both total blocks (112) and blocks/set (1.12). She ranks 21st and 31st nationally in those categories and is No. 5 all-time on Lenoir-Rhyne's career blocks list with 349. In addition to her defensive prowess, Dale also ranks first on the team and eighth in the SAC with a .317 hitting % and is second on the team with 250 kills. 

Emmaleigh Allen, who won last year's SAC Scholar Athlete of the Year award, leads the team and is eighth in the conference with 273 total kills. The 1x SAC Offensive Player of the Week has reached double-digit kills in 18 games, with a season-high of 21 against Newberry on September 25th. On defense, the senior is fourth on the team with 36 total blocks, and has registered 94 digs on the year. She is ranked sixth on Lenoir-Rhyne's career kills list with 1,151.

2026 SAC Volleyball All-Conference
First Team
Emily Campbell, Anderson
Ellie Nieporte, Anderson
Ava Reeves, Anderson
Emerson Ahsmuhs, Carson-Newman
Maura Kindel, Anderson
Kaytlin Johnson, Lincoln Memorial
Mikaylah Hedlund, Anderson
Abigail Curtis, UVA Wise (L)

Second Team
Averie Dale, Lenoir-Rhyne
Emmaleigh Allen, Lenoir-Rhyne
Gracie Hibdon, Tusculum
Blair Cherry, Carson-Newman
Lillian Edwards, Wingate
Karris Oller, Tusculum
Georgia Dobson, Lincoln Memorial
Jamie Juhnevicz, Anderson (L)

Third Team
Morgan Yoder, Mars Hill
Maddie Hurst, Carson-Newman
Addison McLarty, Tusculum
Grace Woodring, Wingate
Mable James, UVA Wise
Annie Dziczkowski, Carson-Newman
Jazmine Starks, Lincoln Memorial
Riley Hill, Catawba (L)

All-Freshman Team
Gracie Hibdon, Tusculum
Morgan Yoder, Mars Hill
Lillian Edwards, Wingate
Olivia Amos, UVA Wise
Maggie Ayers, Catawba
Skye Williams, UVA Wise

Player of the Year
Emily Campbell, Anderson

Freshman of the Year
Gracie Hibdon, Tusculum

Coach of the Year
Todd Hay, Anderson