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Right side Taylor Bannister and outside hitter Kylie DeBerg earned All-SEC honors and setter Ella Larkin was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team announced by the league office Sunday afternoon.

This season is the first time the Tigers have had multiple selections on the All-SEC team since Briana Holman and Cati Leak did it in 2014 and marks the third consecutive season with representation on the All-SEC Freshman Team.

Bannister becomes a five-time All-SEC selection with this year’s honor.  The Missouri City, Texas native finished the season with 3.12 kills per set, 262 total kills, and a .239 hitting percentage. She also totaled 25 aces (0.30 per set) and 63 total blocks (0.75 per set), including nine solo blocks. Bannister became the program’s all-time leader in kills and has 1,902 career kills – a mark that also ranks No. 7 all-time in the SEC and No. 9 among all active NCAA Division I student-athletes.

DeBerg is honored to the All-SEC team for the fourth time in her career after being a three-time selection at Missouri. This season, DeBerg led the Fighting Tigers with 397 total kills, 3.71 kills per set, and 39 total aces (0.36 per set). DeBerg’s 3.71 kills per set ranks No. 5 in the SEC and is tied at No. 9 with Detra Brown (1986) in the LSU single season record book. The graduate transfer also ranks No. 4 in the SEC with 4.36 points per set and her 1,809 career kills is No. 13 among this season’s active Division I student-athletes.

Larkin is the fourth Tiger in a three-year span to join the All-SEC Freshman Team, joining Paige Flickinger (2020) and both Samarah Hill and Karli Rose in 2019. Larkin concluded the season ranking No. 7 in the SEC with 8.35 assists per set overall and 9.11 assists per set in SEC matches only. Larkin also contributed 2.79 digs per set (301 total), 60 blocks, 46 kills and 23 aces to her season totals.

The All-SEC Team, which consists of 18 student-athletes, along with the seven-member All-Freshman squad were chosen by the league’s head coaches.

Player of the Year:                          Alli Stumler, Kentucky

Libero of the Year:                          Eleanor Beavin, Kentucky

Freshman of the Year:                   Emma Grome, Kentucky

Scholar-Athlete of the Year:        Jillian Gillen, Arkansas

Coach of the Year:                           Julie Darty Dennis, Mississippi State

All-SEC Team

Jillian Gillen	Arkansas
T’ara Ceasar	Florida
Lauren Forte	Florida
Thayer Hall	Florida
Marlie Monserez	Florida
Emma Grome	Kentucky
Madi Skinner	Kentucky
Alli Stumler	Kentucky
Azhani Tealer	Kentucky
Taylor Bannister	LSU
Kylie Deberg	LSU
Kylee McLaughlin	Ole Miss
Sasha Ratliff	Ole Miss
Gabby Waden	Mississippi State
Kyla Manning	South Carolina
Mikayla Robinson	South Carolina
Natalie Hayward	Tennessee
Breana Runnels	Tennessee

 

All-Freshman Team

Courtney Jackson	Arkansas
Merritt Beason	Florida
Bre Kelley	Florida
Eleanor Beavin	Kentucky
Emma Grome	Kentucky
Ella Larkin	LSU
Lauren McCutcheon	South Carolina

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