WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. - Three UIndy volleyball players were recognized by the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) in the league's postseason banquet on Thursday evening.  
 
Claire Morris earned All-GLVC First Team honors, as teammate Sophia Parlanti was placed on the second team. In addition, Lauren Peal was named the team's recipient of the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship award.
 
Morris was the sole setter for the Greyhounds this season and currently has 1075 assists. The Indianapolis native is currently third in the GLVC in assists.  Morris, who averages 10.3 assists per set, has dished out 40+ in 12 matches and had 50+ on five occasions. She also set a new career record of 61 assists in a single game against William Jewell on Oct. 4. The redshirt junior has also picked up 226 digs, 33.5 blocks, and 39 kills.
 
Parlanti is a standout outside hitter for the Greyhounds. The senior has 294 kills this season and currently ranks inside the top 10 in the GLVC. The Las Vegas transplant has accumulated 100 digs and 38.5 total blocks this season.
 
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 2024 All-GLVC team and postseason honors can be found below.
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emma Wijnbergen, Sr., Att., Quincy
LIBERO OF THE YEAR: Maureen Reilly, Gr., Rockhurst
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Alayna Santel, Att., Missouri-St. Louis
COACH OF THE YEAR: Gretchen Moser, Maryville
 

FIRST TEAM Makenna Cox, Attacker, R-Fr., UIS Claire Morris, Setter, R-Jr., UINDY Bella Ray, Attacker, Gr., LEWIS Ella Brinkmann, Attacker, Jr., MU Taylor Hasbrook, Libero, 5th, MU Caitlin Bishop, Setter, Jr., UMSL Alayna Santel, Attacker, Fr., UMSL Susanna Beretti, Attacker, So., QU Elena Kasavica, Setter, Fr., QU Emma Wijnbergen, Attacker, Sr., QU Tera Reberry, Attacker, Gr., RU Maureen Reilly, Libero, Gr., RU Zoe Semelroth, Attacker, Gr., UIU Bella LaPorta, Attacker, Sr., WJC

SECOND TEAM Eirini Glynou, Attacker, Sr., UIS Erica Sledge, Setter, Jr., UIS Sophia Parlanti, Attacker, Sr., UINDY Ally Hickey, Libero, Gr., LEWIS Destiny Gray, Attacker, Jr., MCK Alina Carrillo, Attacker, Sr., S&T Hannah Copeland, Attacker, Jr., UMSL Iyannah Jackson, Attacker, Jr., UMSL Skylar Weaver, Libero, So., UMSL Sarah Montague, Setter, Gr., RU Ali Olson, Attacker, Jr., RU Sarah Pyle, Attacker, Jr., RU Ella Rademaker, Attacker, Jr., SBU Nicole Pozorski, Setter, Gr., UIU

GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Kayli Duncan, DU
Kendall Johnson, UIS
Lauren Peal, UINDY
Elena Gubera, LEWIS
Alyssa Koska, MU
Amber Williams, MCK
Belle Monaco, S&T
Trysta Foster, UMSL
Makayla Eckel, QU
Molly Trachta, RU
Rory Stanley, SBU
Hannah Hosty, TSU
Emily Kono, UIU
Bella LaPorta, WJC

GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD TEAM WINNER
Truman State