Brenau Volleyball Team Earns SSAC Recognition
November 14, 2012
The Brenau volleyball team finished a noteworthy season last week with a monumental victory over top-seeded Spring Hill College in the SSAC Tournament, and came away with several individual SSAC Honors. The Golden Tigers finished the season with a 20-11 overall record, and 7-7 in conference, marking the first non-losing conference record in Brenau volleyball history.
Melissa Thornton was awarded First Team All-Conference for her athletic exploits, and Sydney Koon was named Second Team All-Conference. Thornton led Brenau in total kills and digs and is ranked #46 in NAIA in kills/set, while Koon led the team in attack percentage and is ranked #42 in NAIA.
Establishing another first in the volleyball program, six Golden Tigers were represented on the All-Academic Team for attaining at least a 3.2 GPA in the classroom: Rachel Adam, Tanisha Fields, Lindsay Kelly, Ellen Lemos, Danelle Russell, and Thornton. Kelly was named Brenau's Champion of Character.
The Golden Tigers completed a ground-breaking season with 20 wins, top two finish in the SSAC Central pod, a winning record at home, and a victory over top-seeded Spring Hill in the conference tournament. Brenau's final conference rating is #5, which is a great improvement from the #10 pre-season prediction. The complete list of awards is below:
SSAC All-Conference
First Team
Melissa Thornton, SR, OH, Woodstock, Ga.
Second Team
Sydney Koon, SO, MB, Johns Creek, Ga.
SSAC All-Academic
Danelle Russell, SR, OH, Cartersville, Ga.
Tanisha Fields, JR, DS, Atlanta, Ga.
Lindsay Kelly, SO, Libero, Cumming, Ga.
Melissa Thornton, SR, OH, Woodstock, Ga.
Rachel Adam, SO, MB, Athens, Ga.
Ellen Lemos, JR, OPP, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Champion of Character
Lindsay Kelly, SO, Libero, Cumming, Ga.