Barton’s Allison Gambill earns 2023 All-Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball honors

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Barton College’s Allison Gambill has been named to the 2023 All-Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Second Team, league officials announced earlier on Nov. 16.

Gambill, a senior outside hitter from Hickory N.C., earns all-league honors for a record fifth time in her collegiate career.

This season, Gambill led the squad with 358 kills and ranked second in digs (349) to go along with 31 blocks, 29 service aces and 28 assists. Gambill also had 17 doubledoubles this fall.

Gambill, the 2019 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, finished her Bulldogs’ career ranked fourth in kills (1,443) and sixth in digs (1,245) on the school’s all-time list.

Barton finished the year with a 10-18 overall mark – 5-12 in league play – and advanced to the 2023 Conference Carolinas Championship.

FIRST TEAM

Abigail Durham, North Greenville

Vanja Przulj, UNC Pembroke

Karoline Cox, Mount Olive Alaina Emminger, Emmanuel

Destiny

Morgan Prots, Mount Olive (Libero)

Kaylee Gillespie, Francis Marion (Setter)

Holley,

SECOND TEAM

Caroline Lucas, Francis Marion

**Allison Gambill, Barton**

Ashlyn

Olive

Hailee Blankenship, King Sydney Stigler, LeesMcRae

Lauren Xayavong, LeesMcRae (Libero)

Ashlyn Conner, North Greenville (Setter)

Stone, Mount

THIRD TEAM

LeesMcRae

Kara Walker, Francis Marion

Emily Hanson, Emmanuel Anna Fiddelke, North Greenville

Ruby Countryman, UNC Pembroke

Elena Dyer, North Greenville

Joha Bernis, Young Harris (Libero)

Katie Pressley, UNC Pembroke (Setter)

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: ABIGAIL DURHAM, NORTH GREENVILLE

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: MORGAN PROTS, MOUNT OLIVE

Gambill

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: ANNA FIDDELKE, NORTH GREENVILLE

COACH OF THE YEAR: EMMA CELENTANO, MOUNT OLIVE