Crowder All-Big 10 Player of the Year; Three from Tribe Earn First Team Honors and Burton Named Coach of the Year
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on December 08, 2018 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
Bridgeport’s Kristen Crowder has been selected 2018 All-Big 10 Conference volleyball player of the year and the Tribe’s Coach Ali Burton was named coach of the year.
The Lady Indians clinched the Class AA state title in Charleston Nov. 10 - the school’s first - and ended their season 41-5-5.
The team’s Payton Hefner and Shea Hefner joined Crowder on the first team while Payton Merica was named to the second team.
Crowder and Payton Hefner are seniors. Shea Hefner is a sophomore and Merica is a junior.
The entire list of All-Big 10 first and second team honors are as follows:
First Team:
Kristen Crowder - Bridgeport
Payton Hefner - Bridgeport
Shea Hefner - Bridgeport
McKenzie Carpenter – Philip Barbour
Jyra Clark Casto – Philip Barbour
Haley Swiger – Robert C. Byrd
Abby Wetzel – Robert C. Byrd
Seanna Stump – Lewis County
Abby Vincent – Buckhannon-Upshur
Somer Stover – Fairmont East
Madison Mouser – Fairmont Senior
Bailey Malnick – North Marion
Second Team:
Payton Merica - Bridgeport
Emma Kennedy – Philip Barbour
Maddy Jones – Philip Barbour
Taylor Lough – Robert C. Byrd
Hannah Davis – Robert C. Byrd
Anna Tucker – Lewis County
Shadee Hawkins – Lincoln
Kelsei Vance – Liberty
Samantha Price – Elkins.JPG)
Payton Shreve – Grafton
Jessica McClelland – Preston County
MaKayla Lilley – Fairmont Senior
