Oklahoma City, Okla. -- Senior Cris Smith has earned a first-team All-Sooner Athletic Conference honor, while sophomore Calle Solie (Glendale, Ariz.) and freshman Shelbi Johnson (Bentonville, Ark.) has been selected as Honorable-Mention All-Conference performers, the league office announced today.
Smith, a native of Sao Paulo Brazil, has been a fixture in the top five in the SAC this season.
She finished the regular season ranked second in the conference in kills (464), third in kills per set (3.6) and third in hitting percentage (.276).
But Smith's contributions didn't stop on the offensive side, as she was also tied for second in the SAC in blocks (101), fourth in blocks per set (0.8) and 11th in digs (378).
Solie was rock-solid all season as the primary setter for the Lady Evangels, winding up second in the conference in assists (1051), fourth in assists per set (7.8), while also ranking 20th in digs (307).
Johnson performed at a high level as the libero this year, finishing second in the SAC in digs (581) and digs per set (4.3).
The Lady Evangels are now set to host the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Central Regional tournament, which is scheduled to take place Nov. 19-20 at the Gaulke Activity Center.
