Sophomore Named To Honorable Mention Team
- LOUIS – University of Evansville sophomore Hannah Watkins was named to the 2020-21 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention Team in an announcement by the league today. The team is selected by a vote of the league’s volleyball sports information directors, with approval from the MVC head coaches.
One of the top ten blockers in the MVC, Watkins led the Purple Aces with 12 solo blocks in the spring of 2021 while finishing second on the squad with 46 block assists. Her offensive productivity nearly doubles from her freshman season as she wrapped up the year with a total of 49 kills, an average of 0.79 per set.
Watkins posted a career-high of four solo blocks in the opener against UNI while adding four block assists in the match. In the season-opening win over Indiana State, she had to solo and three block assists. The Henderson, Ky. native recorded a career mark of six kills in contests against Missouri State and Southern Illinois. Her efforts in the classroom are even more impressive as she currently has a 3.73 GPA as a Global Business major.
The criterion for the honor parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75-percent of the regular-season matches. Student-athletes must have reached a sophomore status in both athletic and academic standing at their institution (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen were not eligible).
