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TAYLOR REUTHER |
NEW ORLEANS -- Xavier University of Louisiana's Taylor Reuther was a first-team
selection on the All-Louisiana women's volleyball team announced late
Saturday.
It's the second consecutive year that Reuther -- a 5-foot-7
sophomore outside hitter from Metairie, La., and a graduate of St. Mary's
Dominican High School -- was named All-Louisiana. She made the second team in
2011.
Reuther led the Gold Nuggets in kills, aces and digs for the second
consecutive season and led the NAIA in aces per set. She was third-team Capital
One Academic All-America® and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the
Year.
Reuther's coach, Christabell Hamilton, was the runner-up for Coach
of the Year. Hamilton, the winner of this award in 2011, lost 6-5 in the voting
to Northwestern State's Hugh and Stephanie Hernesman, who led the Lady Demons
to their first winning season since 1987. Hamilton recently resigned after two
seasons at Xavier and was replaced by her assistant, Hannah
Lawing.
Xavier was 22-8 in 2012 and, for the second consecutive year, won
GCAC regular-season and tournament championships and qualified for the NAIA
National Championship.
A Louisiana Sports Writers Association panel
selected the All-Louisiana team, which consists of players from NCAA Division I
and NAIA members.
2012 All-Louisiana Volleyball
First
Team
Stacey DiFrancesco, Northwestern State
Courtney Donald, Southeastern
Louisiana
Desiree Elliott, LSU
Mandi Gandi, Louisiana-Lafayette
Madie
Jones, LSU
Taylor Reuther, Xavier
Libero: Meghan Mannari,
LSU
Second Team
Carolyn Baker, Dillard
Courtni Bauer, McNeese
State
Helen Boyle, LSU
Blair Claypoole, Louisiana-Lafayette
Cori
Martone, Tulane
Emily Sweet, Northwestern State
Libero: Keelie Arneson,
Northwestern State
Player of the Year: Courtney Donald, Southeastern
Louisiana
Libero of the Year: Meghan Mannari, LSU
Freshman of the Year:
Caiti O’Connell, Northwestern State
Coach of the Year: Hugh and Stephanie
Hernesman, Northwestern State
Honorable Mention
Caitlyn Auxillen,
Louisiana-Lafayette; Maria Coelho, Louisiana Tech; Caiti O’Connell, Northwestern
State; Lavinia Tataran, Louisiana-Lafayette
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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