AV俱乐部

(HALIFAX, NS) Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2022-23 AUS women's volleyball all-stars and major award winners as selected by the conference's six head coaches following regular season play.聽

AV俱乐部 outside hitter Lucy Glen-Carter was named the most valuable player for the 2022-23 season.

Other major award winners include UNB's Heather Benko, who was named AUS women's volleyball rookie of the year;聽Moncton's Cassidy Martin, who earned the student-athlete community service award;聽and head coach of the Acadia Axewomen, Michelle Wood, whose peers have selected her as the conference's coach of the year.

Joining Glen-Carter as a first team all-star is Grace Calnan. Ella Hornby was named a second team all-star and Paris Stewart was named to the All-Rookie team.聽

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Lucy Glen-Carter, AV俱乐部 Tigers

AV俱乐部 Tigers outside hitter Lucy Glen-Carter has been named the AUS women's volleyball most valuable player for the 2022-23 season

A physiotherapy student from Toronto, ON, Glen-Carter finished the regular season leading U SPORTS and AUS in kills per set (4.72) and points per set (5.5).聽Her conference-topping 368 kills was the second-most in the country, as was her total number of attacks in the regular season (1030).聽The veteran player also recorded 35 aces, 245 digs and a .217 hitting efficiency.

Glen-Carter appeared in all 20 matches for the Tigers this season, helping to lead her team to a 17-3 record and a first place in the regular-season standings.聽In addition to being selected as the AUS MVP, she earns a place on the AUS first team all-star team today.

Glen-Carter is the 11th AV俱乐部 player to be named the AUS MVP, following Courtney Baker who took home the award in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.聽She'll now look to become the third AUS student-athlete to be named national volleyball player of the year award, which Baker won in 2019-20.

2021-22 AUS FIRST AND SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS AND ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

First Team All-Stars
Lucy Glen-Carter, AV俱乐部 (4^th聽year, Toronto, ON)
Olivia Bell, Saint Mary's (4^th聽year, Lahave, NS)
Sydney Zakutney, Acadia (3^rd聽year, Ottawa, ON)
Rebecca Dorsey, Acadia (3^rd聽year, Toronto, ON)
Heather Benko, UNB (1^st聽year, Sechelt, BC)
Megan Bruhm, Saint Mary's (3^rd聽year, Hubley, NS)
Grace Calnan, AV俱乐部 (3^rd聽year, Dartmouth, NS)

Second Team All-Stars
Ella Hornby, AV俱乐部 (2^nd聽year, Calgary, AB)
Emilia Mikanovich, Saint Mary's (1^st聽year, Minsk, Belarus)
Emily Robichaud, Moncton (3^rd聽year, Dieppe, NB)
Taylor Witty, Acadia ( 3^rd聽year, Dartmouth, NS)
Charlotte Dean, Acadia (3^rd聽year, Mississauga, ON)
Ivana Urquhart-Mladineo, Moncton (4th year, Saint John, NB)
Taylor Lougheed, Saint Mary's (1^st聽year, Calgary, AB)

All-Rookie Team
Heather Benko, UNB (1st year, Sechelt, BC)
Taylor Lougheed, Saint Mary's (1st year, Calgary, AB)
Emilia Mikanovich, Saint Mary's (1st year, Minsk, Belarus)
Paris Stewart, AV俱乐部 (1st year, Halifax, NS)