ROCK HILL, S.C. – Senior libero Riley Hill was selected to the All-South Atlantic Conference Third Team, and outside hitter Maggie Ayers was named to the All-Freshman team, the league office announced on Tuesday morning.
Hill, a Salisbury, North Carolina, native, earned her second career All-Conference honor after doing so as a freshman in 2023. The senior notched 451 digs this season, bringing her career total to 1,700, good for the sixth most in program history. Hill posted 30 digs on multiple occasions in 2026, most impressively in a victory over second-seeded Tusculum on Sept. 11. The libero earned SAC Defensive Player of the Week honors twice this season, totaling six for her career.
Ayers, a Youngsville, North Carolina, native, was selected to the SAC All-Freshman team. The outside hitter set a new Catawba freshman kills record, tallying 242 in her first year with the program. Ayers also became the team's most efficient attacker, posting a .233 hitting percentage. Ayers was the final recipient of the SAC Offensive Player of the Week award in 2026, boasting a career-high 21 kills on a .621 hitting percentage in the regular-season finale victory over Lincoln-Memorial. Ayers became the first Catawba Indian to earn All-Freshman honors since Hill did so in 2023.
The Catawba women's volleyball team will compete in the South Atlantic Conference Championship Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Rock Hill Sports & Events Center when it faces top-seeded Anderson at 11:30 a.m.
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