Big South Announces 2010-19 Volleyball All-Decade Team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) -- The Big South Conference announced today the 2010-19 Volleyball All-Decade Team presented by Hercules Tires. The league’s All-Decade Teams were first unveiled as part of the Big South’s 30th Anniversary celebration in 2013-14 to recognize the student-athletes and coaches who excelled in their respective sport in each decade since the Conference’s founding in 1983.
A 15-person committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Team, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total. The 2010-19 Volleyball All-Decade Team is listed below in alphabetical order and features 10 players and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
2010-19 VOLLEYBALL ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Name, School - Notables
Haley Barnes, High Point - 3-time All-Conference, 2016 Big South Tournament MVP
Abby Bottomley, High Point - 3-time All-Conference, 2017 Freshman of the Year
Jade Craycraft, Liberty - 4-time All-Conference, 2012 Tournament MVP
Emma Deininger, Radford - 3-time All-Conference, 2011 Freshman of the Year
Caroline Douglas, Liberty - Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference, 2012 Freshman of the Year
Leah Hardeman, Coastal Carolina - 2-time Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
Molly Livingston, High Point - Player of the Year, 4-time All-Conference, 2015 Freshman of the Year
Maddie Palmer, Radford - 2-time Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
Becca Toor, Winthrop - Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
Rachel Wiechecki, Radford - Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
Siani Yamaguchi, Winthrop - Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference
Head Coach, School - Notables
Marci Jenkins Byers, Radford - 2 Championships, 2 NCAA Tournaments, 1 NIVC Tournament, 4-time Coach of the Year, 94-54 Big South record, 188-119 overall
Volleyball All-Decade Team candidates were determined based on being at least one of the following: 1) Was a multiple All-Conference honoree; 2) Was named an All-American; 3) Is a member of the Big South Conference Hall of Fame; 4) Student-athletes must be a college graduate or in good academic standing with their respective institution; 5) Won a Conference Championship as a coach and/or was voted Conference Coach of the Year. Candidates that participated in two different decades were placed in a specific decade based on consultation from member institutions. Member institutions also had final determination in regards to inclusion of student-athletes and coaches. Previous Volleyball All-Decade Teams were recognized for the years 1986-89, 1990-99 and 2000-09.