With the season coming down it’s final stretch, the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association released their region player and coach of the year awards.
The winner of the 9th Region Player of the Year was given to Notre Dame’s Julia Grace.
The Xavier commit has helped carry the Pandas to the No. 1 ranking in the state and the 9th Region Championship. She leads the team in digs (574), good enough for 16th in the state, and aces (46). Grace also has three kills and 64 assists and was named the 35th District Tournament MVP and named to the 9th Region All-Tournament team.
The 9th Region Coach of the Year award went to Ryle’s Tasha Tanner-Lovins.
Tanner-Lovins led the Lady Raiders to their fifth straight 37th District Championship and the 9th Region semifinals for her fifth straight season. They also did something no other public school in the state has done for a long time on Sep. 14…beat Assumption out of Louisville. The Lady Raiders finished their season with a 24-9 record.
Scott swept the 10th Region awards, Andrea Sullivan taking Coach of the Year and Milyn Minor grabbing Player of the Year for the second straight season.
Minor is the team’s leader and among the state’s leaders in kills (402), while also having 55 blocks, 22 assists, 257 digs and 42 aces. She was named to the 37th District All-Tournament team and surpassed 1,000 digs this season as well.
Sullivan received Coach of the Year recognition for the first time since 2019.
She led the Lady Eagles to back-to-back 37th District tournament titles and are in the 10th Region title game on Thursday night. The Lady Eagles are 28-11 and 12-0 in region play. Under Sullivan’s guidance, they have won 10 district titles and five 10th region championships.
