LAURA WASHINGTON NAMED GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE WEST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Birmingham, Ala. — Freshman blocker Laura Washington (Seattle, Washington) has been named the Gulf South Conference West Division Volleyball Freshman of the Year as announced by the league office in Birmingham.

Washington was fifth in the conference in blocks (1.09 bpg) and sixth in attack percentage with a .331 average. She was second on the team in kills per game knocking home 3.26 per contest.

Washington set a team record earlier this season as she hit .704 at Arkansas Tech establishing a new single-match attack percentage mark at CBU. She also helped lead the team to the kills in a match record as they had 84 against Southern Arkansas in the last weekend of conference play.

Washington was also named to the GSC West Second-Team and was the only freshman to be named either first or second-team.

The Lady Bucs set many team match records this season including kills (84) and hitting percentage (.412 vs. Bethel). They also set a new team record for digs in a match with 111 versus Central Arkansas on October 8, aces (15 vs. Mid Continent College) and blocks (17 vs. Harding).

"We had a great combination of returnees and new faces in the lineup this year," said head coach In-Sik Hwang. "Our freshmen were the best in the league, bar none, and having senior leadership like we had is crucial to a successful team.