Kylie Hasselbacher takes home the top individual award for the 2024 SLIAC Volleyball season after being voted by league coaches as the Player of the Year. The junior opposite hitter totaled 210 kills, averaging 3.5 per set while hitting .301 during conference play. She was just one of three players in the conference to rank in the top ten in both kills per set and hitting percentage. Hasselbacher reached double digit kills in 13 of her conference matches with a high of 24 and added 31 total blocks and 29 digs. She is the first Blue Jay to win the award since Hannah Marshall in 2015 and just the 7th in program history.
This year's Defensive Player of the Year is Emma Harrop, from Fontbonne University. The senior defensive specialist led the SLIAC with 4.89 digs per set this season, totaling 298 digs. She had double digit digs in every conference match this year, topping 20 digs on six occassions with a high of 29 digs. Harrop is the third Griffin to win the award but the first since 2004.
Eva Tarlos was chosen as the SLIAC Freshman of the Year. The Webster University middle hitter led the Gorloks with 149 kills, averaging 2.44 per set, while adding 19 aces and 39 total blocks. She ranked in the top ten in the leauge in blocks, with 0.64 per set, and hitting percentage, at 302 during conference play. Tarlos is the first Gorlok to win the award since 2011's Jenny Howard.
Westminster College's Dalton Tucker was voted the SLIAC Coach of the Year. Tucker, in his fourth season, led the Blue Jays to an 18-15 overall record and a 13-5 conference record. The Blue jays were the league's best offense, hitting .235 as a team and recording 806 kills during conference play. This is his second Coach of the Year award, following the 2021 season.
The league's final award is the Team Sportsmanship award, which recognizes the league's sportsmanship virtues throughout the season. The 2024 award goes to Westminster College, marking the first time they have won the award since 2011.
First Team All-Conference
Jayda Branch, Spalding University (Gr.)
Abby Grohmann, Greenville University (So.)
Emma Harrop, Fontbonne University (Sr.)
Kylie Hasselbacher, Westminster College (Jr.)
Kristen Kaempfe, Fontbonne University (Sr.)
Emma Ratermann, Greenville University (So.)
Kylee Sabella, Lyon College (Sr.)
Second Team All-Conference
Alyssa Company, Eureka College (Fr.)
Jordan Harpel, Fontbonne University (Sr.)
Mia de Jesus, Greenville University (Jr.)
Mollie McCoy, Lyon College (Jr.)
Meghan Nolte, Westminster College (Jr.)
Cara Pence, Blackburn College (Sr.)
Eva Tarlos, Webster University (Fr.)
Third Team All-Conference
MC Brown, MUW (Jr.)
Ella Clark, Spalding Univeristy (Jr.)
Jaycee Lewis, Webster University (Jr.)
Abigail Ratts, Spalding University (Sr.)
Haylie Schnake, Westminster College (So.)
Riley Watson, Fontbonne University (So.)
Grace White, Webster University (So.)
All-Sportsmanship Team
Naomi Lansaw, Blackburn College
Chloe Schaffner, Eureka College
Payton Siebert, Fontbonne University
Amanda Hollis, Greenville University
Samantha Ferguson, Lyon College
MC Brown, MUW
Brianna Terpening, Spalding University
Cassie Gray, Webster University
Kirsten Schrader, Westminster College