ATLANTA – Outside hitter Airyonna Weaver was named the SIAC Player of the Year, highlighting Spring Hill's all-conference selections and individual honors, the SIAC announced Thursday.
 
Weaver, Camille McDermott and Ashlyn Whiteside were all named to the 14-player all-conference team.  Hall of Fame head coach Peggy Martin repeated at SIAC Coach of the Year.
 
The individual and first team all-conference honor are both the first of Weaver's career. The senior from Mobile, Ala. led the Badger offense with 243 kills, which was also good for eighth overall in the conference. She surpassed 1,000 career kills this season and is on track to finish with 1,000-plus digs.
 
She earned the SIAC Offensive Player of the Week honor on Nov. 5 and ranks sixth in overall kills per set and points per set in the SIAC. In conference play, she sits at fifth in points per set, sixth in kills per set and 10^th in hitting percentage.
 
McDermott nabbed SIAC Setter of the Year. She also earned a spot on the all-conference first team. The freshman out of Yankton, S.D. paced the conference for most of the season in total assists and currently ranks third overall.
 
She leads SHC with 568 total assists and three double-doubles alongside Weaver. McDermott has collected four conference weekly honors this season while leading with 8.74 assists per set.
 
Whiteside garnered second team all-conference honors. The libero out of Fairhope, Ala. led the Badger defense with 303 digs. She also tallied a team-leading 38 service aces. The redshirt freshman averaged 3.65 digs per set, good for fifth overall in the SIAC.
 
Martin earned her fourth career SIAC Coach of the Year award. She led the Badgers to their seventh-consecutive undefeated season in conference play. Spring Hill earned the No. 1 seed in the west in the conference tournament for the sixth year in a row under Coach Martin. She was also named to the SHC Athletic Hall of Fame back in October.
 
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