TYLER, TEXAS – UT Tyler freshman Shaye Koski has been named the 2023 AVCA Division II South Central Region Freshman of the Year as voted upon by the AVCA members from across the region.
 
Koski, who was named the 2023 Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year and an All-Lone Star Conference First Team selection, becomes the first representative from UT Tyler to earn a player of the year distinction from the AVCA. The Parkville, Mo. native leads the Patriots with 341 kills on the year and ranks fourth in the LSC with an average of 3.55 kills per set.
 
The AVCA All-Region teams are comprised of 14 First Team selections and six Honorable Mention recipients from the eight regions across the Division II volleyball landscape. The South Central Region teams are selected based upon a vote of the AVCA members across the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and Lone Star Conference (LSC).
 
The All-America teams and Freshman of the Year will be revealed on Wednesday, Nov. 30, followed by the National Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year announcement on Thursday, Dec. 1.
 
Delaney Fuller of DBU was named the AVCA South Central Region Player of the Year and Joel List of Regis the AVCA South Central Region Coach of the Year.
 
Koski has reached double-digit kill totals in 21 of the 28 matches for the Patriots this season and eclipsed the 20-kill mark on three different occasions. She was the lone freshman to be named to the All-LSC First Team list.
 
She recorded eight double-doubles on the year and ranks third on the team with 202 digs.
 
Koski will lead no. 8 seeded UT Tyler into their third straight appearance in the NCAA Division II National Tournament on Thursday evening at 5 p.m. against no. 1 seeded West Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the South Central Regional Tournament.
   

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Riley	Anderson	Metropolitan State University of Denver	OH	Jr.
1st	Emma	Becker	West Texas A&M University	RS	So.
1st	Nadine	Burbrink	Regis University	MB	Sr.
1st	Bryli	Contreras	West Texas A&M University	L	Jr.
1st	Amelia	Davis	Regis University	MB	Jr.
1st	Delaney	Fuller	Dallas Baptist University	OH	Sr.
1st	Hannah	Kinnison	Angelo State University	RS	Sr.
1st	Sydney	Leffler	Colorado Mesa University	OH	Jr.
1st	Mara	LeGrand	Regis University	S	Sr.
1st	Torrey	Miller	West Texas A&M University	OH	Sr.
1st	Klaudia	Sowizral	Regis University	RS	Gr.
1st	Savannah	spitzer	Colorado Mesa University	MB	Sr.
1st	Taytum	Stow	West Texas A&M University	MB	So.
1st	Sabrina	VanDeList	Colorado Mesa University	S	Jr.
HM	Carly	Evetts	West Texas A&M University	MB	Sr.
HM	Ayanna	Jackson	Texas A&M University Kingsville	MB	Sr.
HM	Alessandra	Meoni	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	RS	Jr.
HM	Kaia	Saylor	Texas Woman's University	RS	Jr.
HM	Sadie	Scoville	Colorado State University-Pueblo	OH	So.
HM	Maddy	Williams	Metropolitan State University of Denver	RS	Sr.

South Central Region Player of the Year: Delaney Fuller, Dallas Baptist University, OH, Sr.
South Central Region Freshman of the Year: Shaye Koski, University of Texas at Tyler, OH
South Central Region Coach of the Year: Joel List, Regis University