By: Pam LaFosse
LAKE CHARLES—For the first time in program history, McNeese Volleyball has an All-American.
Junior libero
Bailey Tillman was recently named to the VolleyballMag.com All-American team, becoming the first McNeese Volleyball student-athlete to garner All-America honors.
The Sugar Land product was named as an honorable mention selection after leading McNeese, the SLC and ranked 14
th in the nation in digs per set (5.20) and 15
th in the nation with 608 digs. Tillman picked up double figure digs in 24 matches and 30 or more digs in two matches this season. She recorded her 1,000
th career dig during the season and moved into 7
th place on McNeese's career digs list with 1,367 career digs.
The 2023 Southland Conference "Libero of the Year" was also named to the AVCA All-Region first team, SLC first team and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team.
2023 VolleyballMag.com All-Americans
Player of the year: Madisen Skinner, Texas
Freshman of the year: Olivia Babcock, Pittsburgh
Coach of the year: Jerritt Elliott, Texas
First Team
Olivia Babcock, RS, Pittsburgh
Merritt Beason, RS, Nebraska
Anna DeBeer, OH, Louisville
Skylar Fields, OH, USC
Morgahn Fingall, RS, Tennssee
Sarah Franklin, OH, Wisconsin
Magda Jehralova, MB, Washington State
Kendall Kipp, RS, Stanford
Marta Levinska, RS, Arizona State
Kami Miner, S, Stanford
Asjia O'Neal, MB, Texas
Hannah Pukis, S, Oregon
Lexi Rodriguez, L, Nebraska
Madisen Skinner, OH, Texas
Second Team
Caitie Baird, OH, Stanford
Carter Booth, MB, Wisconsin
Rachel Fairbanks, S/RS, Pittsburgh
Sophie Fisher, MB, Georgia
Jillian Gillen, OH, Arkansas
Eva Hudson, OH, Purdue
Kennedy Martin, RS, Florida
Harper Murray, OH, Nebraska
Jess Mruzik, OH, Penn State
Elena Oglivie, L, Stanford
Bergen Reilly, S, Nebraska
Elena Scott, L, Louisville
Norah Sis, OH, Creighton
Anna Smrek, RS, Wisconsin
Third Team
Paige Briggs, OH, Western Kentucky
Logan Case, S, Western Michigan
Cara Cresse, MB, Louisville
Brooklyn DeLeye, OH, Kentucky
Kate Georgiades, L, Houston
Emma Grome, S, Kentucky
Taylor Head, OH, Arkansas
Amber Igiede, MB, Hawai'i
Audrey Koenig, OH, Florida State
Morgan Lewis, RS, Oregon
Kara McGhee, MB, Oregon
Jenaisya Moore, OH, Tennessee
Elia Rubin, OH, Stanford
Kendra Wait, S, Creighton
Fourth Team
Lexie Almodovar, OH, Dayton
Chloe Chicoine, OH, Purdue
Mimi Colyer, OH, Oregon
Reagan Cooper, OH, Kansas
Camryn Haworth, S, Indiana
Caroline Kerr, S, Tennessee
Emily Londot, OH, Ohio State
Grace Lopez, RS, Miami
Georgia Murphy, L, Oregon
Melanie Parra, OH, TCU
Mac Podraza, S, Penn State
Jasmine Rivest, OH, Coastal Carolina
Reagan Rutherford, RS, Kentucky
Torrey Stafford, OH, Pittsburgh
Honorable Mention
Tayler Alden, S, Northern Iowa
Paige Bartsch, OH, Boise State
Bianca Bertolino, OH, Georgia Tech
Ielan Bradley, RS, Stephen F. Austin
Whitney Bower, S, BYU
Nina Cajic, OH, Towson
Raven Colvin, MB, Purdue
Giula Cardona, RS, Evansville
Aliyah Carter, OH, Kansas State
Kayley Cassaday, OH, Tulsa
Grace Chillingworth, OH, Pepperdine
Emma Clothier, MB, SMU
Ifenna Cos-Okpalla, MB, Texas A&M
Kaylee Cox, OH, Western Kentucky
Sophie Davis, MB, James Madison
Carly Diehl, S, Yale
Anna Dodson, MB, UCLA
Tatijana Fucka, MB, Fairleigh Dickinson
Gabby Gonzales, OH, Oregon
Nayeli Gonzalez, OH, Iowa State
Aubrey Hamilton, OH, Marquette
Madison Harms, MB, South Dakota
Hannah Hogue, S, Arkansas
Tsvetlina Ilieva, OH, Binghamton
Emily Klika, L, Pittsburgh
Giovana Larregui López, OH, Eastern Illinois
Audrey Leak, OH, Yale
Maggie Li, OH, Cal
Erin Livingston, OH, BYU
Khori Louis, MB, Florida State
Charitie Luper, OH, Louisville
Dylan Maberry, OH, High Point
Hannah Maddux, RS, South Alabama
Ava Martin, OH, Creighton
Callie Martin, RS, Wright State
Isabel Martin, OH, UNLV
Rya McKinnon, OH, Howard
Meg Mersman, MB, Lipscomb
Emma Monks, MB, Pittsburgh
Tamara Otene, OH, Georgia Tech
Michelle Ohwobete, OH, UC Santa Barbara
Julia Orzol, L, Wisconsin
Tatum Parrott, OH, Grand Canyon
Devyn Robinson, RS, Wisconsin
Ali Ruffin, OH, The Citadel
Maya Sands, L, Missouri
Kenna Sauer, OH, Houston
Mabrey Shaffmaster, OH, North Carolina
Andelyn Simkins, L, Western Michigan
Bridgette Smith, OH, Sacramento State
Azhani Tealer, MB, Kentucky
Raina Terry, OH, Illinois
Kira Thomsen, OH, Montana State
Bailey Tillman, L, McNeese
Pia Timmer, OH, Washington State
Savannah Vach, S, Miami
Sasha van der Merwe, OH, Marist
