2011 IN REVIEW
ALL-AMERICAN REBEL Middle blocker Regina Thomas continued to leave her mark in the Ole Miss record books when she was named the program’s first All-America selection in 2010. Thomas followed that up by being selected as an honorable mention All-American in the 2011 season to mark the second straight year for Ole Miss to have a player earn postseason honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association on the national level. ALL-REGION HONORS Thomas also earned All-Region honors from the AVCA for the second straight season when she was named an All-South First Team selection following the 2011 campaign. ALL-SEC SELECTION Thomas also earned recognition from the Southeastern Conference’s coaches for the second straight season when she was named an All-SEC second team selection at the end of the regular season. Thomas is the first Rebel to earn back-toback All-SEC honors since Rachel Kieckhaefer in 2007 and 2008. COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM SELECTION Morgan Springer was named to the Southeastern Conference’s Community Service team in 2011 after being an active part of the Ole Miss and Oxford community. Springer participated in several community outreach programs like Reading With The Rebels, the SEC Canned Food Drive, the Rebel ReRun program and other community outreach projects in the area like Habitat for Humanity.
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SPRINGER SETS CAREER DIG MARK Morgan Springer continued to etch her name in the Ole Miss volleyball record books last season, coming up with 430 digs to take over the top spot on the all-time digs list in Rebel history. Springer finished her career with 1,631 digs over the course of her four years in Oxford. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Amanda Philpot became the first Rebel to earn weekly honors from the Southeastern Conference in the 2011 season when she was named Player of the Week on September 12 after helping lead the Rebels to the Magnolia Invitational title. Philpot hit .325 for the weekend and posted a triple-double in a win over Northwestern with 10 kills, 33 assists and a career-high 20 digs against the Wildcats. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK The Rebels also saw a player earn Defensive Player of the Week honors when Morgan Springer was honored by the SEC on November 28 after the regular season-finale win over Alabama. Springer averaged 6.25 digs per set in the win and came up with 25 digs in the 3-1 win over the Crimson Tide.
REBELS IN THE MAGNOLIA INVITATIONAL The Rebels claimed the Magnolia Invitational for the fifth straight season and sixth time overall when Ole Miss defeated Central Arkansas 3-0 in the final match of the event. The Rebels took down UALR in the opening match of the tournament to start things off before picking up a big 3-1 win over Northwestern from the Big 10 in the day one nightcap. Ole Miss then defeated Central Arkansas in the final match of the event to claim the tournament title for the fifth consecutive year and sixth time in the history of the event under head coach Joe Getzin. SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL Rebel volleyball players make the grade in the classroom in addition to performing on the hard court. Five members of the squad were named to the SEC’s Academic Honor Roll in 2011 for their performance in the classroom. A pair of freshmen also made the grade when it came to academics with Skylar Johnson and Rachael McLamore being named to the SEC’s First Year Academic Honor Roll.
WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN COLLEGES Middle blocker Regina Thomas was one of several Ole Miss student-athletes to pick up honors on a national level for her achievements both on the court and in the classroom and community when she was named a Who’s Who In American Colleges and Universities selection. She was one of 10 Rebel athletes selected for the honor.
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