OKLAHOMA CITY – Sophia Salak of Oklahoma City University collected both the Sooner Athletic Conference volleyball most valuable player and setter of the year for the second year in a row.
The SAC honored Texas Wesleyan’s Bailey Foy with attacker of the year and newcomer of the year and Wayland Baptist’s Kellie Kozak as defender of the year. The conference freshman of the year was Nyia Anderson of Texas Wesleyan, and Kristen Coventon of Oklahoma City reeled in SAC coach of the year for the second consecutive year.
Salak owns the highest assist average in the NAIA in 2020-21 at 12.06 assists per set while ranking fourth nationally with 0.68 aces a set. Salak, a junior from McKinney, Texas, produces 2.23 digs and 0.45 blocks a set. Salak has reached 50 assists three times and 40 assists eight times with four conference setter of the week accolades and one national setter of the week honor this season.
Foy leads the country with a .450 hitting percentage while recording 3.17 kills, 0.92 blocks and 3.90 points a set. Foy, a senior middle blocker from Paris, Texas, has hauled in three SAC attacker of the week awards.
Kozak leads the SAC with 1.23 blocks a set while providing Wayland Baptist with 2.52 kills, 0.20 aces and 3.47 points a set and a .302 hitting percentage. Kozak, a senior middle blocker from Ituna, Saskatchewan, Canada, has picked up SAC attacker of the week and defender of the week this season.
Anderson, a freshman from Grand Prairie, Texas, has supplied Texas Wesleyan with 2.94 kills, 2.94 digs, 0.48 aces, 0.48 blocks and 3.67 points a set.
Coventon directed the Stars to an undefeated conference mark for the second year in a row. Oklahoma City (12-2, 10-0 SAC) captured its fifth SAC regular-season title in a row and extended its winning string in SAC play to 36 matches. OCU has been listed in all four NAIA polls with its highest ranking at No. 15 this season.
| 2020-21 All-Sooner Athletic Conference Volleyball |
| Most Valuable Player: Sophia Salak, Oklahoma City |
| Attacker of the Year: Bailey Foy, Texas Wesleyan |
| Setter of the Year: Sophia Salak, Oklahoma City |
| Defender of the Year: Kellie Kozak, Wayland Baptist |
| Newcomer of the Year: Bailey Foy, Texas Wesleyan |
| Freshman of the Year: Nyia Anderson, Texas Wesleyan |
| Coach of the Year: Kristen Coventon, Oklahoma City |
| FIRST TEAM |
| MB |
Bailey Foy |
Texas Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Paris, Texas |
| S |
Sophia Salak |
Oklahoma City |
Jr. |
McKinney, Texas |
| MB |
Kellie Kozak |
Wayland Baptist |
Sr. |
Ituna, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| L |
Jillian Blackman |
John Brown |
So. |
Stilwell, Kan. |
| RSH |
Alexis Mealer |
SW Assemblies of God |
Jr. |
Arlington, Texas |
| OH |
Hannah Foecker |
Mid-America Christian |
Sr. |
Sudlohn, Germany |
| OH |
Essence West |
Panhandle State |
So. |
Dallas |
| S |
Lauren Cloud |
John Brown |
So. |
Springdale, Ark. |
| L |
Maegan Plunk |
Mid-America Christian |
Sr. |
Rowlett, Texas |
| S |
Morgan Burns |
Texas Wesleyan |
Sr. |
La Vernia, Texas |
| L |
Isabel Harwell |
Oklahoma City |
Jr. |
Edmond, Okla. |
| MB |
Kenady Bertling |
Oklahoma City |
Jr. |
Baytown, Texas |
| SECOND TEAM |
| OH |
Nyia Anderson |
Texas Wesleyan |
Fr. |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
| OH |
Ellie Lampton |
John Brown |
So. |
Siloam Springs, Ark. |
| MB |
Veronika Webb |
Texas Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Arlington, Texas |
| RSH |
Abby Wells |
SW Assemblies of God |
Fr. |
Keller, Texas |
| S |
Celenia Toribio |
Panhandle State |
So. |
Santiago de los Caballeros, D.R. |
| OH |
Savanna Riney |
John Brown |
Fr. |
Bentonville, Ark. |
| RSH |
Paxton Patterson |
Wayland Baptist |
Jr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| S |
Lucie Mahelova |
Wayland Baptist |
Sr. |
Znojmo, Czech Republic |
| OH |
Ella Lofton |
Oklahoma City |
Sr. |
Cedar Park, Texas |
| RSH |
Sydney Charlton |
Texas Wesleyan |
So. |
Pickerington, Ohio |
| L |
Jada Jolly |
Langston |
Sr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| OH |
Catelyn Vargas |
Oklahoma City |
So. |
Lubbock, Texas |
HONORABLE MENTION
Tori Burns, SW Assemblies of God
Amber Daniel, Wayland Baptist
Olivia Nutter, Oklahoma City
Ana Pimenta, Panhandle State
Micah Fouts, John Brown
Tatijana Markic, Wayland Baptist
Antonese Tatum, Langston
Emma Tompkins, SW Assemblies of God
Madison Garcia, USAO
Andrea Malek, Texas Wesleyan
Zola Moore, Central Christian
Faith Desouza, Southwestern Christian