The Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.
Wittenberg University's volleyball team annually travels the country in search of the best competition, a practice that has contributed to 17 straight NCAA Division III Tournament berths.
Wins over Bluffton, Heidelberg, Juniata, Clarkson and Hendrix push Tigers to the brink of first NCAA Division III Tournament title since magical 2011 run.
After sweeping through the North Coast Athletic Conference for regular season and tournament championships, the fifth-ranked Tigers will take on Bluffton in the first round.
Senior right-side hitter collects third Player of the Year honor and Tiger head coach earns seventh Coach of the Year accolade, in addition to All-NCAC awards for Kendall Farmer and Bryanna Jay.
Kara Seidenstricker and Emily Kahlig earn accolades for their work on the court and in the classroom; advance to consideration for Academic All-America awards.
After dropping first set, Wittenberg rolls to 3-1 road victory to close out undefeated league season and run win streak to 59 NCAC regular season games in a row.