ATLANTA, Ga. – The top two Wildcats hitters the past two seasons earned high honors today. Fort Valley State's Nia Bell and India King were voted All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Second Team announced on Sunday afternoon.
 
The veteran Wildcats are the first two All-SIAC volleyball honorees in recent seasons. The FVSU frontline players combined for 839 kills, 474 digs and 142 blocks over the past two seasons.
 
Central State junior Deja Clark earned the SIAC Player of the Year award for the highest honor. Albany State had the Freshman of the Year in Kamryn Lane. Regular Season West Division Champion Spring Hill College picked up the other three awards in Cassidi Sterrett as Libero of the Year, Emmarose Neibert as Setter of the Year and coach Peggy Martin as Coach of the Year.
 
For the second year since coming to The Valley, Bell paced the team in hitting. The Elizabeth City, N.C., native ranked seventh in the league with 3.25 kills per set. The senior downed 234 kills in 72 sets, while she was also the team leader with 21 service aces and second at 186 digs. The outside hitter registered 11 double-digit kill matches, including two 20-plus totals – 21 kills, 12 digs and two aces versus Miles and in her final match, 24 kills, 21 digs and a solo block against Brewton-Parker. Nia added big games against both Lane College (18 kills and 17 digs) and at Benedict College (18 kills, 14 digs and two aces). She posted seven double-doubles of kills and digs.
 
King split her time between outside hitter and middle hitter this season. The Warner Robins, Ga., product recorded her highest kill total of 180 over 73 sets to go with 39 digs and 31 total blocks. The junior totaled seven double-figure kills totals and eight more with eight or more to her credit. India's highest kill match came against Clark Atlanta where she pounded 16 kills to go with three digs and three blocks. In her final two matches, King downed 27 kills with a .243 hit percentage in two FVSU wins – 13 kills at Clark Atlanta and 14 at Brewton-Parker.
 
Over the last two years, Bell finished her Wildcats career with 502 kills, 40 service aces, 414 digs and 58 blocks in 151 sets. For three seasons (2016, 18-19), King stands with 449 kills, 101 digs and 90 blocks in 209 sets played.
 
2019 SIAC Volleyball All-Conference Team
 
First Team
 

Deja Clark	Outside Hitter	Senior	Central State	Pickerington, OH
Robin Poole	Outside Hitter	Junior	Kentucky State	Katy, Tx.
Jannai Cheeks	Outside Hitter	Junior	Albany State	Mableton, Ga.
Kassandra Fairly	Middle Blocker	Sophomore	Spring Hill	Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
Bentley Odom	Middle Blocker	Junior	Spring Hill	Mobile, Ala.
Cassidi Sterrett	Libero	Senior	Spring Hill	Lee's Summit, Mo.
Emmarose Neibert	Setter	Senior	Spring Hill	Arnold, Mo.

 
Second Team
 

Adrionna Washington	Outside Hitter	Senior	Benedict	Snellville, Ga.
Nia Bell	Outside Hitter	Senior	Fort Valley State	Elizabeth City, N.C.
V'Aira Harris	Outside Hitter	Senior	Benedict	Columbia, S.C.
Tapanga Moten	Middle Blocker	Senior	Kentucky State	New Orleans, LA
India King	Middle Blocker	Junior	Fort Valley State	Warner Robins, Ga.
Oyuky Benitez	Libero	Junior	Kentucky State	Laveen, Ariz.
Valeria Aldarondo	Setter	Sophomore	Savannah State	Isabela, Puerto Rico

 
Coach of the Year: Peggy Martin, Spring Hill
Player of the Year: Deja Clark, Central State
Freshman of the Year: Kamryn Lane, Albany State
Libero of the Year: Cassidi Sterrett, Spring Hill
Setter of the Year: Emmarose Neibert, Spring Hill