Greencastle, Ind.- The DePauw volleyball team had four members selected for the 2023 All-NCAC selections, with sophomore
Grace Myers (So., New Palestine, Ind./ New Palestine) taking home the Libero of the Year award and the DePauw Coaching Staff earning North Coast Athletic Conference Coaching Staff of the Year.
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Sophomore libero
Grace Myers earned her first All-NCAC honor with a first-team selection and is the third DePauw player to earn NCAC Libero of the Year recognition since 2016's winner, Rachel Lenderman. She led the Tigers and the NCAC in digs, tallying 497 for the season and 139 digs and 5.15 digs per set in NCAC play. Myers also completed the 2023 season with the second-most services aces in conference matchups with 16 (0.59/set).
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Joining Myers as an All-NCAC first-team selection is outside hitter
Katie Gansle (Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio/ Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy), who, the year prior, earned third-team accolades. Gansle led DePauw in kills with 283 (2.89/set) and was third on the team in digs with 233 (2.38/ per set). In conference play, she led the conference in kills (94) and finished in the top ten for hitting percentage (.278).
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Olivia Karwin (Jr., Menifee, Calif./ Paloma Valley), a junior opposite/setter, was selected to the All-NCAC second-team after finishing second on the team with 225 kills and 2.14 kills per set and leading the team in assists with 464 for the season and 134 in conference play. Karwin tied for fourth in the nation with five triple-doubles.
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Rounding out the Tigers' individual All-NCAC selections is first-year middle hitter
Kaiden Harrington, who earned an All-NCAC third-team selection. Harrington finished her rookie season third on the team in kills (214) and points (242.5) with a hitting percentage of .276, placing her in the NCAC's top-ten hitting percentages.Â
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Earning its first NCAC coaching award in program history, DePauw volleyball earned the 2023 Coaching Staff of the Year honors. Led by Head Coach
Deb Zellers and assistant coach
Sydney Stover, the Tigers completed its season with an overall record of 16-13 and an NCAC record of 7-0, which helped them claim their first-ever NCAC regular season conference championship title. DePauw led the conference in hitting percentage (.239), most points per set (16.33), and the most service aces per set (2.41) in NCAC play. The Tigers also sat in the top four in opponent hitting percentage (.138), blocks per set (1.74), and kills per set (12.19)
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