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ATLANTA - Lipscomb's Delaney Smith was tabbed the Atlantic Sun Conference Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, announced Wednesday by the league office. Smith is joined by seven other Volleyball student-athletes on the Academic All-ASUN Team.
Smith, who earned her second Academic All-ASUN selection, owns a 4.00 GPA as she pursues a major in Interdisciplinary Teaching. She is now the sixth Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year from Lipscomb and the first since Kayla Ostrom in 2016. The Cincinnati, Ohio native is tied for first in the nation with 58 service aces this season. On Nov. 1, she reached 169 aces in her career to become the ASUN all-time leader for the category. The senior paces the Bisons in digs (272) and is the sixth Lipscomb student-athlete to reach 1,000 digs in a career.
The Academic All-ASUN Team recognizes student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom and exemplify the ASUN's mission of Building Winners for Life. All the members of the team boast a 3.50 cumulative grade point average or better and participated in at least half of their team's games.
2023 Academic All-ASUN Team
| Name |
GPA |
School |
Cl. |
Academic Major |
| Delaney Smith** |
4.00 |
Lipscomb |
Sr. |
Interdisciplinary Teaching |
| Kylie VanHoy |
4.00 |
Bellarmine |
So. |
Neuroscience |
| Josie Schmitendorf |
3.91 |
EKU |
Sr. |
Child and Family Studies |
| Kariana Ayala-Drew** |
4.00 |
Jacksonville |
Gr. |
Exercise Science |
| Anna Erickson |
3.88 |
Jacksonville |
Gr. |
Occupational Therapy |
| Emma Schurfranz |
3.75 |
Kennesaw State |
Gr. |
Marketing |
| Rocio Moro |
3.75 |
North Florida |
Gr. |
Educational Leadership |
* Denotes number of career Academic All-ASUN honors