FOUR WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ATHLETES SELECTED TO CCAC ALL-CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL
CHICAGO—The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) reveled on Monday morning its selections for All-Conference and Players of the Year. The Olivet Nazarene University women's volleyball were well-represented in the honor roll.
After spectacular season, Kaitlyn McMahan won Libero of the Year and a first-team All-CCAC nod. McMahan became the first Tiger to win the award since Alex Ewalt won it in 2018. Joining McMahan as a first-team selection was Janelle Skinner. The Tigers also saw a pair of second-team selections. Those selections were Becca Bell and Rachel Newport.
A native of Grant Park, Ill., McMahan had a stellar season for the Tigers. The Tiger libero led the CCAC with 623 total digs, 5.82 digs a set, and with 54 total service aces. Additionally, McMahan was second in the CCAC with 0.50 service aces a set and was CCAC Libero of the Week twice this season. In the 2021 season, the Tiger senior amassed 30 digs in five matches including notching a career-high 37 in the win at Saint Ambrose on October 19th. In her career, McMahan ranks sixth all-time with 1,724 digs.
Rounding out the first-team selections was Janelle Skinner. Skinner, a native of Bolingbrook, Ill., led the Tigers and was fifth in the conference with 765 assists and averaged 7.15 assists a set, which is good for eighth in the conference. Additionally, Skinner notched 242 digs this season as well. The Tiger setter amassed eight matches of 30+ assists and two matches of 50+ assists including a season-high 57 in the CCAC Quarterfinal against Judson. In her career, Skinner ranks sixth all-time with 2,809 assists.
A native of Salem, Wis., Bell gets the nod for the second-team. Bell had a successful 2021 campaign with 303 total kills, averaging 2.86 kills a set. Additionally, Bell led the team with 86 total blocks and 371 total points. Bell was also eighth in the CCAC and second on the Tigers with a .258 hitting percentage. A native of Avon, Ind., Newport earned the nod for the second-team. The Tiger senior racked up 290 kills, 49 digs, and 55 blocks. Newport led the team and was seventh in the CCAC with a hitting percentage of .270.
This is the second year in a row that McMahan and Skinner achieved first-team honors. This is the fourth year that Bell won all-conference honors. The Tiger senior garnered first-team honors in 2019 and 2020 and notched second-team honors in 2018 and 2021. This is the third straight season that Newport won second-team honors.
The Tigers finished the 2021 season with a 19-10 record and 14-4 in the CCAC.
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*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu