Harvester Bees Earn 11 All-DAC Honors
DALLAS – Dallas College Eastfield's Mia Santos was named the Dallas Athletic Conference Volleyball Most Valuable Player.
Mylah Arzaga was voted the league co-Setter of the Year. Kira Smith was chosen as the Blocker of the Year. Madison Mosley was the DAC Freshman of the Year. Phil Nickel was named the Coach of the Year.
Patience Gibson and Caitlyn Coleman joined Santos, Arzaga, Smith and Mosley as First Team All-DAC selections.
Santos led the Harvester Bees with 355 kills, and had 54 aces, and had 216 digs. She had 23 kills in two matches.
Arzaga had 501 assists, 191 digs and 37 aces. She had 32 assists in two matches.
Smith had 76 blocks and 120 kills. She had nine blocks in a sweep of Dallas College North Lake.
Mosley had 299 kills, 256 digs, 47 blocks and 25 aces. She had 19 kills in a sweep of Seminole State College.
Gibson led the Bees with 440 digs and 68 aces. She had 28 digs against Cisco College and 10 aces against Southwestern Christian College.
Coleman had 53 kills and 38 blocks. She had eight kills against Brookhaven and five blocks against Cedar Valley.
Nickel guided the Harvester Bees to the No. 1 ranking and a third straight DAC regular season title, going 10-0. Eastfield is 30-0 in the last three years in conference action.
Eastfield (27-1) will play Holyoke Community College in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Tournament next Thursday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
All-Region V
Mia Santos, So, OH, Eastfield
Madison Mosley, Fr, OH, Eastfield
Brooke Tyler, So, S, Brookhaven
McKenzie Mitchell, So, OH, Brookhaven
Ava Mendez, Fr, L, North Lake
Holland Hickman, So, MB, Brookhaven
Patience Gibson, Fr, L, Eastfield
Madisyn Moore, So, RS, Mountain View
Hailey Pennison, So, OH, North Lake
Mylah Arzaga, Fr, S, Eastfield
ALL-DAC
MVP – Mia Santos, So, OH, Eastfield
Newcomer of the Year – Madisyn Moore, So, RS, Mountain View
Co-Setter of the Year – Brooke Tyler, So, S, Brookhaven
Co-Setter of the Year – Mylah Arzaga, Fr, S, Eastfield
Co-Libero of the Year – Myra Memon, So, L, Richland
Co-Libero of the Year – Ava Mendez, Fr, L, North Lake
Blocker of the Year – Kira Smith, Fr, MB, Eastfield
Freshman of the Year – Madison Mosley, Fr, OH, Eastfield
Coach of the Year – Phil Nickel, Eastfield
FIRST TEAM ALL-DAC
Mia Santos, So, OH, Eastfield
Madison Mosley, Fr, OH, Eastfield
Brooke Tyler, So, S, Brookhaven
McKenzie Mitchell, So, OH, Brookhaven
Ava Mendez, Fr, L, North Lake
Holland Hickman, So, MB, Brookhaven
Patience Gibson, Fr, L, Eastfield
Madisyn Moore, So, RS, Mountain View
Hailey Pennison, So, OH, North Lake
Mylah Arzaga, Fr, S, Eastfield
Patience Gibson, Fr, L, Eastfield
Caitlyn Coleman, Fr, MB, Eastfield
SECOND TEAM ALL-DAC
Mary Amick, So, MB, Brookhaven
Luisa Perozo, Fr, S, Richland
Alexandra Rodriguez, Fr, OH/DS, Cedar Valley
Katie Lloyd, So, S, North Lake
Aliyah Bowman, Fr, OH, Richland
Parker Kiser, Fr, DS/L, Cedar Valley
Sandy Cortes, Fr, MH, North Lake
Kennedy Kovar, Fr, OH, North Lake
Bryanna Bowman, Fr, S, Mountain View
Skylar Daniels, So, OH, Mountain View
Sydnei Pena, So, RS, Mountain View