Spring Hill’s Fairly named to AVCA All-South Team

Courtesy of Spring Hill Athletics:

LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 1, 2021) – Spring Hill College (SHC) middle hitter Kassandra Fairly has been named to the 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-South Region team as announced by the organization on Wednesday morning.

Fairly previously appeared on the AVCA All-South squad in 2019.

A senior middle hitter majoring in journalism Fairly has 1,115 career kills in 2,276 attempts for a .389 career attack percentage. She has collected 30 assists, 62 service aces, 209 (51/158) total blocks, and 261 digs for 1,307 career points thus far in her career. The Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. native leads the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in hitting percentage (.397) and is ranked third in kills (3.27 kills per set). She is also ranked 4th in NCAA Division II for her .397 hitting percentage.

Hailing from Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Fairly is a two-time SHC Female Athlete of the Year, three-time SIAC 1st team All-Conference member, a three-time member of the SIAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team, as well as the 2018 and ’21 SIAC Player of Year and the 2018 SIAC Tournament MVP. She was a 2019 D2CCA All-South Region 2nd Team member, the 2018 SIAC Freshman of the Year in addition to the 2019 and ’21 Pre-Season SIAC Offensive Player of the Year.

In November, she was named to the District 5 All-Academic Team by CoSIDA for NCAA Division II.

160 student-athletes were named to the eight All-Region teams, including honorable mention selections. Each of the selection committees also named a Region Player of the Year, Region Freshman of the Year, and Region Coach of the Year.

Players named to All-Region teams are eligible for selection to the AVCA Division II All-America teams that will be announced December 7, 2021.

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