ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – At the conclusion of the 2017 NCAA Southeast Region Volleyball Championship, the senior duo of Marissa Mitter and Rachel Burts were named to the All-Tournament Team.
The Trojans, who were seeded fourth in their fourth overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament, swept No. 5-seed Queens in last Thursday's quarterfinals, then took top-seed and eventual champion Flagler the full five-set distance before falling, 3-2 (16-25, 24-26, 25-19, 25-22, 13-15) on Friday.
Mitter and Burts, who both garnered All-Southeast Region honors earlier in the week from both the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), posted back-to-back stellar outings at Flagler Gymnasium.
Burts knocked down a combined 22 kills behind an impressive .436 hitting percentage, including a season-high 16 kills in the loss to the Saints. She committed just five errors in 39 swings, while coming up with four total blocks.
Mitter posted back-to-back double-doubles over the two-day span, while leading all players with 12 kills and adding a dozen digs in the three-set win over Queens. She had a match-high 22 kills against the Saints and notched her 16th double-double of the season by adding 15 digs.
NCAA DIVISION II SOUTHEAST REGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Kaitlyn Elkins, Outside Hitter, Barton College
Morgan Ballard, Libero, Carson-Newman University
Rebecca Martinez, Libero, USC Aiken
Chandler Ewaldsen, Defensive Specialist, Georgia College
Marissa Mitter, Right Side, Anderson University
Rachel Burts, Middle Blocker, Anderson University
Sara Davis, Middle Hitter, Flagler College
Rachel Alles, Setter, Wingate University
Karlie Redfern, Outside Hitter, Flagler College
Katie Bludau, Outside Hitter, Wingate University
Taja Valmyr, Outside Hitter, Flagler College
Lynnlee Mather, Middle Blocker, Wingate University