INDIANAPOLIS– Lewis University senior Stephanie Sagat was named the 2009 Daktronics, Inc. Division II Midwest Region Player of the Year in a vote by the region’s sports information directors.
Sagat was also named the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s Player of the Year after leading the Flyers to a stellar 32-5 overall record, including a perfect 14-0 conference mark. The Darien, Ill. native led the Flyers to three GLVC titles in her time at LU before finishing her collegiate career with 1,676 kills, a new Lewis record.
Sagat is one of seven players on the All-Midwest Region First Team, including fellow outside hitters Lyndsay Callahan of the University of Indianapolis, and Ashlee Crowder of Hillsdale College. Other first-team selections included middle hitters Clara Leutheuser of Hillsdale and Weslie Gaff of Missouri-St. Louis, setter Cheneta Morrison of Indianapolis, and libero Kyleigh Turner, also of UIndy.
An eight-team All-Midwest Region Second Team was also compiled, featuring outside hitters Brittany Snider of Ashland, Maggie McGovern of Rockhurst, and Sarha Gosselin of Wayne State. Middle hitters Kim Nemcek of Northern Kentucky and Sara deBuhr of Lewis also received a second-team nod, along with setter Rachel Ruedi of Lewis and libero Sydney Dow of Hillsdale.
Hillsdale, Indianapolis and Lewis led the way with three honorees, with UIndy’s all grabbing first-team accolades. Ashland’s Brittany Snider was the only freshman.
ALL-MIDWEST REGION
First Team
Stephanie Sagat, OH, Lewis
Lyndsay Callahan, OH, UIndy
Ashlee Crowder, OH, Hillsdale
Clara Leutheuser, MH, Hillsdale
Weslie Gaff, MH, UMSL
Cheneta Morrison, S, UIndy
Kyleigh Turner, L/DS, UIndy
Second Team
Brittany Snider, OH, Ashland
Maggie McGovern, OH, Rockhurst
Sarha Gosselin, OH, Wayne St.
Kim Nemcek, MH, NKU
Sara deBuhr, MH, Lewis
Rachel Ruedi, S, Lewis
Sydney Dow, L/DS, Hillsdale