The 2020 Sun Belt volleyball postseason honors were unveiled on Tuesday.
All-Sun Belt First Team
Laura Jansen, Little Rock
Madison Brown, Arkansas State
Ani Bozdeva, Coastal Carolina
Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina
Brigitta Petrenko, Coastal Carolina
Avery Breaux, Louisiana
Hali Wisnoskie, Louisiana
Alli Wells, UTA
Emily DeWalt, Texas State
Janell Fitzgerald, Texas State
Tyeranee Scott, Texas State
Amara Anderson, Troy
All-Sun Belt Second Team
Leigh Maher, Little Rock
Kendahl Davenport, Arkansas State
Lina Perugini, Coastal Carolina
Mya Wilson, Georgia Southern
Kara Barnes, Louisiana
Kelsey Bennett, Louisiana
Rebecca Walk, South Alabama
Briana Brown, UTA
Brianna Ford, UTA
Brooke Townsend, UTA
Lauren Teske, Texas State
Cheyenne Hayes, Troy
Player of the Year
Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina
(#13, Jr, RS, Pecel, Hungary)
Anett Nemeth, the defending Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, led the Chanticleers to an undefeated regular season (16-0). The junior from Pecel, Hungary led the Sun Belt and was ranked 18th nationally with 4.30 kills per set during the regular season. Nemeth collected double-digit kills in 14 matches and ended the regular-season with a 20-kill performance versus App State. She also picked up her 1,000th-career kill early in the season. Nemeth led the team and was ranked fifth in the Sun Belt with a .319 hitting percentage and finished second in the conference and 24th in the nation in service aces with 0.41 per set. She ranked second on the team with 115 digs and third on the squad with 27 blocks. Nemeth’s work on defense at the net helped the Chants hold their opponents to a conference-leading .110 hitting percentage, which also ranked second in the NCAA.
Offensive Player of the Year
Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year
Alli Wells, UTA
Setter of the Year
Emily DeWalt, Texas State
Freshman of the Year
Rebecca Walk, South Alabama
Newcomer of the Year
Leigh Maher, Little Rock
Coach of the Year
Jozsef Forman, Coastal Carolina
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