Senior setter Tori Creason, of Truman State, and junior attackers Autumn Erickson and Laci Neece, both of Truman State, were named first team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference in volleyball, the league announced Wednesday.
They are the first Truman State players named to the All-GLVC first team since 2019, and the first under head coach David Gannon, the university said. Creason and Erickson moved up from the second team last season. Neece received the first All-GLVC honor of her career.
Creason, a Shawnee, Kansas, native, has 992 assists in 94 sets, a 10.55 average, along with 278 digs, 37 aces, 56 kills, and 29 blocks. She has helped Truman State average 13.05 kills per set and hit .220 as a team.
Creason won the GLVC Setter of the Week award Sept. 28 after recording 69 assists in a five-set win over No. 21 Indianapolis, and she won it again Nov. 2 after totaling 82 assists in victories over Illinois Springfield and Quincy.
Erickson has 256 kills and a team-leading .351 hitting percentage on 579 attempts, with 53 errors. She averages 2.72 kills per set, ranks second on the team with 345 points, and leads Truman State with 84 blocks, 18 of them solo, and 38 aces. She had 13 kills, hit .458, and added five block assists in Saturday's sweep of Upper Iowa.
Neece leads the Bulldogs with 305 kills and 351 points and averages 3.24 kills per set. She has played all 94 sets and has added 232 digs, 32 aces, and 25 blocks. Against Upper Iowa, she had 10 kills without an error on 15 attempts.
Junior setter Skylar Holler, of Truman State, was named Truman State's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honoree. The award recognizes sportsmanship and ethical behavior, and honorees must be in good academic standing. Holler is eligible to be one of the university's two overall recipients, which the conference will announce after the academic year.
Seventh-seeded Truman State (14-12, 8-5 GLVC) plays second-seeded Rockhurst (20-7, 11-2) in the GLVC Tournament quarterfinals at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Williamsville High School Fieldhouse in Williamsville, Illinois. Rockhurst shares the conference regular-season title. Truman State beat Rockhurst 3-1 on Oct. 10 at Pershing Arena in Kirksville, Missouri.