OKLAHOMA CITY – The Sooner Athletic Conference announced its volleyball All-Conference Team on Friday as the Mid-America Christian volleyball team placed four players on the esteemed list.
Senior outside hitter Hanna Foecker was named the SAC Co-Attacker of the Year and garnered an All-SAC First Team nod while senior libero Maegan Plunk and sophomore setter Lena Stockhammer were selected to the All-SAC Second Team. Junior middle blocker Vanessa Moreira also received an All-SAC Honorable Mention nod.
Earning her second SAC special award and her third All-SAC accolade, Foecker was recognized with the Co-Attacker of the Year award after recording the most kills (642) and kills per set (5.14) in the NAIA while also boasting the fifth-highest attack percentage (.279) in the SAC.
Foecker was named the SAC Newcomer of the Year in 2019 while being named to the All-SAC Second Team while garnering First Team accolades during the 2020-21 season.
Also earning her third All-SAC award, Plunk was tabbed to the All-SAC Second Team after recording the second-most digs (620) and the second-highest digs per set (4.96) in the conference. Plunk was also a Second Team honoree during the 2019 campaign and garnered First Team honors last season when she broke the program's single season digs record (670).
In her first season with the program, Stockhammer was named to the Second Team after she broke the program's single season assists record (1263), a mark that was previously owned by Calle Solie (1170) during the 2010 season. So far this season, the Klagenfurt, Austria native fifth in the NAIA in total assists
Stockhammer this season is averaging 10.1 assists per set, which also ranks as the best assist average in program history.
Rounding out the honorees, Moreira received Honorable Mention after being one of the top players on the team during the 2021 season. Moreira ranked second on the team in kills (242), kills per set (1.94) and blocks (66) while also holding the third-highest hitting percentage (.251).
Mid-America Christian is currently in the midst of its best season since it joined the NAIA in 2007, as the Evangels currently possess a 23-10 overall record and also turned in their best conference record since joining the SAC with a 14-6 league mark.
The Evangels are currently awaiting to see who they will face in NCCAA postseason play. The NCCAA National Championships will be played at the campus of College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo. from Dec. 2-4.
