The Horizon League office recently announced its postseason awards and several freshman members of the Milwaukee volleyball team have earned multiple honors.
Bridget Wallenberger, Jenn Dore and Kylie Wilks were all heralded with a variety of awards that were voted by coaches from the league.
Wallenberger shared the Co-Horizon League Freshman of the year. A first-year player out of Carpentersville, Ill. proved to be a mighty impact for the Panthers this year. She started all 27 matches and her stats proved it, as she led the team in kills (289), blocks (110) and aces (23). She also hit an impressive .258 on the season. In addition to being named to the all-freshman team, Wallenberger was also named to the all-league squad.
Jenn Dore also earned a place on the all-freshman team. As Milwaukee’s setter, she racked up an 11.34 assists/set in league play, which tallied as the second-most across the Horizon League this year.
Her 1,098 assists thus far stack as the third-most in program history for any freshman.
Finally, Kylie Wilks collected an all-freshman honor after her impressive first year as a Panther. Her 262 kills, 248 digs and 18 aces all ranked second on the team in their respected categories. Wilks also started all but one match on the year.
Here is a rundown of all the hardware awarded league-wide:
Player of the Year: Grace Kauth, Cleveland State
Offensive Player of the Year: Grace Kauth, Cleveland State
Defensive Player of the Year: Morganne Longoria, Valparaiso
Setter of the Year: Gina Kilner, Cleveland State
Co-Freshman of the Year: Bridget Wallenberger, Milwaukee
Co-Freshman of the Year: Sara Skeens, Cleveland State
Co-Coach of the Year: Chuck Voss, Cleveland State
Co-Coach of the Year: Sean Burdette, Green Bay
All-League Team
Grace Kauth, Cleveland State
Lydia DeWeese, Green Bay
Haley Libs, Northern Kentucky
Alexis Middlebrooks, Cleveland State
Keely Creamer, Northern Kentucky
Morganne Longoria, Valparaiso
Gina Kilner, Cleveland State
Megan Powers, Green Bay
Kelsie Groot, UIC
Taylor Snyder, Northern Kentucky
Sammy Condon, Oakland
Bridget Wallenberger, Milwaukee
Honorable Mention
Emily Campbell, Valparaiso
Aaliyah Slappy, Cleveland State
Melissa Deatsch, Oakland
Jessica Dood, Oakland
Val Jeffery, Youngstown State
Katie Klusman, Wright State
All-Freshman Team
Bridget Wallenberger, Milwaukee
Sara Skeens, Cleveland State
Maddie Yoss, Green Bay
Jenn Dore, Milwaukee
Jordan Lentz, Oakland
Kylie Wilks, Milwaukee
Laura Crawford, Northern Kentucky