Courtesy: SWAC.org
Release: 11/15/2017
 
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced the 2017 All-SWAC Volleyball Teams Wednesday with Alabama State's Ni'yesha Brown and Kori Kutsch, Alabama A&M's Meredith Sieck, Univ. Arkansas at Pine Bluff's Lisa Casimie and Prairie View A&M's Christen Augustine collecting individual honors. The teams and individual accolades were voted on by the league's coaches and sports information directors.

Casimie currently ranks second in the SWAC in kills per set (2.94), having put away 265 of them -- good for a top-10 ranking amongst all players in total kills -- in aiding Univ. Arkansas at Pine Bluff to the No. 4 standing in the conference. In addition, the junior transfer put up 133 digs, 55 total blocks, and 21 service aces. The 5-foot-11 frontliner put away a personal-best 21 kills versus Prairie View A&M on Nov. 6, and had 14 matches with at least 10 kills as she earned three weekly honors (two-time Newcomer of the Week on Oct. 11 and Nov. 8, one-time Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 8) during the 2017 campaign.

Alabama State led all teams with five total honorees. Grambling State and Texas Southern earned two All-SWAC nods each, and Alabama A&M, Univ. Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Prairie View A&M each landed one selection. The entire 2017 All-SWAC Volleyball Teams and award winners are listed below.
 

2017 Player of the Year
Ni'yesha Brown	Alabama State
2017 Setter of the Year
Kori Kutsch	Alabama State
2017 Libero of the Year
Christen Augustine	Prairie View A&M
2017 Newcomer of the Year
Lisa Casimie	Univ. Arkansas at Pine Bluff
2017 Freshman of the Year
Meredith Sieck	Alabama A&M

First Team

Outside Hitter
Ni'yesha Brown	Alabama State
Kevreion Ward	Grambling State
Middle Hitter/Middle Blocker
Briana Dorsey	Alabama State
Kirby Anderson	Texas Southern
Defensive Specialist
Christen Augustine	Prairie View A&M
Setter
Kori Kutsch	Alabama State

Second Team

Outside Hitter
Lisa Casimie	Univ. Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Bayle' Bennett	Alabama State
Middle Hitter/Middle Blocker
Syretha Pride	Alabama A&M
Payten Clark	Alabama State
Defensive Specialist
Erineka Mollere	Grambling State
Setter
Asia Howard	Texas Southern