Clarion’s Olson Named AVCA Atlantic Region Freshman of the Year

| November 27, 2014

Olson08LEXINGTON, Kentucky – Clarion University’s Gabrielle Olson has been named the AVCA NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Freshman of the Year and is joined on the first-team AVCA All-Region team by teammates Laura Subject and Morgan Seybold.

Olson, a middle hitter who was the PSAC West Freshman of the Year, finished third in the PSAC in hitting percentage at .311 (264 kills, 75 errors, 607 attempts). She also ranked 16th in the PSAC in blocks per set with (0.83; 99 total blocks). She averaged 2.22 kills per set.

Subject, a senior setter who was also the Daktronics NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Player of the Year, earns AVCA All-Region honors for the third straight year. The two-time PSAC West Athlete of the Year, Subject finished second in the PSAC in set assists per set (11.27), which is the 20th-best mark in D-II. She added 0.39 service aces per set, which was the 12th-best mark in the PSAC and also chipped in 2.58 digs per set. Subject, also a two-time Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, finished her career third in school history in set assists with 4,065 set assists, seventh in service aces with 163 and 16th in digs with 1,005. Her 1,426 set assists in 2013 rank fourth in a season in school history while her 1,341 this year are the ninth most in a season at Clarion.

Seybold, a junior Libero who was the PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year, was also a first-team Daktronics All-Region selection for the second straight year this season. She led the PSAC in digs per set for the second straight year with 6.41, which is the third-best mark in Division II this season. Seybold ranks fourth in school history with 1,699 career digs. Her 806 digs in 2013 are the school record, and her 763 this season ranks third in school history.

The trio helped the Golden Eagles to a second consecutive PSAC West title, the team’s third since 2010, and to the NCAA Division II playoffs for the sixth consecutive season for the 11th time in 13 years. Clarion finished the year 30-5 overall and 20-2 in the PSAC West and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs for the second straight year.


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