WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. – Four UIndy volleyball players were recognized by the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) in the league's postseason awards banquet on Thursday evening.
 
Hannah Sabotin earned All-GLVC First Team accolades, as teammates Claire Morris and Sophia Parlanti were placed on the second team. In addition, Lauren Peal was named the team's recipient of the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship award.
 
Sabotin has dominated the middle all season, leading the GLVC with .438 hitting percentage and ranking second with a .410 clip in 13 conference matches. Seven of her 11 contests with double-digit kills came against GLVC opponents, including a season-high 19 at No. 25 Rockhurst in late September.
 
The Columbus, Ind., native also ranked in the league top 10 with 0.96 blocks per set, totaling four solo and 43 assisted in 49 frames across 13 contests. Overall, Sabotin finished the regular season 83 blocks, including 10 solo stops. The middle excelled at serving, tallying 25 service aces.
 
Morris shined in her second season as the Greyhound setter, ranking fourth in the GLVC with 10.66 assists per set. The Perry Meridian graduate dished out 32 or more helpers in 21 matches this season, including 40+ four times, and 50+ on four occasions. Morris finished with a career-best 59 assists at Rockhurst, matching Sabotin's highlight performance.
 
Morris also recorded six double-doubles this fall, scooping up a season-high 16 digs in the four-set win against Adelphi on Sept. 1.
 
Parlanti was one of the best outside hitters in the GLVC during her second season as a Greyhound, ranking ninth in the league with 3.36 kills per set while hitting .238. The Las Vegas product posted 10 double-doubles, including a standout performance in the sweep of Thomas More with 15 kills and 15 digs. Parlanti recorded a season-best 20 kills against Florida Southern on Sept. 8.
 
Additionally, Parlanti tallied two or more blocks on seven occasions, including a career-high five at Maryville.

The All-Conference awards are nominated and voted on by league coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own players.
 
A complete list of the 2023 All-GLVC team and postseason honors can be found below.
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Caitlin Bishop, Sr., S, Missouri-St. Louis
LIBERO OF THE YEAR: Maureen Reilly, Sr., Rockhurst
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ali Olson, Att., Rockhurst
COACH OF THE YEAR: Ryan Young, Missouri-St. Louis
 

FIRST TEAM Hannah Sabotin, Attacker, Sr., UINDY Bella Ray, Attacker, Sr., LEWIS Megan Schlechte, Attacker, Sr., LEWIS Juliana Van Loo, Attacker, Sr., LEWIS Delaney Humm, Attacker, R-Sr., UMSL Lexie Rang, Attacker, R-Sr., UMSL # Alice Paven, Attacker, So., QU Emma Wijnbergen, Attacker, Jr., QU Bella LaPorta, Attacker, Jr., WJC Lauren Stenman, Setter, Sr., LEWIS Caitlin Bishop, Setter, So., UMSL # Brianna Merkel, Setter, Gr., QU Taylor Hasbrook, Libero, Sr., MU  Maureen Reilly, Libero, Sr., RU # Unanimous Selection

SECOND TEAM Eirini Glynou, Attacker, Sr., UIS Sophia Parlanti, Attacker, Jr., UINDY Ella Brinkmann, Attacker, So., MU Madelyn Mason, Attacker, Sr., S&T Shelby Ply, Attacker, Gr., S&T Mya Elliott, Attacker, R-Sr., UMSL Sarah Pyle, Attacker, So., RU Tera Reberry, Attacker, Sr., RU Zoe Semelroth, Attacker, Sr., UIU Claire Morris, Setter, Jr., UINDY Sarah Montague, Setter, Sr., RU Nicole Pozorski, Setter, Sr., UIU Ally Hickey, Libero, Jr., LEWIS Kylie Adams, Libero, Sr., UMSL

 

GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Kayli Duncan, DU
Marta Perez-Tapia, UIS
Lauren Peal, UINDY
Juliana Van Loo, LEWIS
Hannah Scrum, MU
Amber Williams, MCK
Isabelle Monaco, S&T
Karli Dean, UMSL
Cora Ondrus, QU
Logan Gronewold, RU
Ella Rademaker, SBU
Hanna Berry, TSU
Maddie Rettler, UIU
Anna Godfredsen, WJC

GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD TEAM WINNER
Southwest Baptist