Complete AVCA All-Region Teams
Johns Hopkins' Natalie Aston and Matt Troy repeated as top award winners to highlight Centennial Conference honorees on the 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Region 5 team.
Aston was named regional Player of the Year, Troy was honored as Coach of the Year, both for the second consecutive season after also claiming the honor in 2019.
The CC grabbed six if the 14 spots on the all-region first team, with Aston being joined by teammates Eleni Panogopolous and Sydney Portale along with Gettysburg's Zanze Kuba-McCoy, Dickinson's Emma Lange, and Haverford's Juliet Young. Aston earned all-region accolades for the third time in her career, while Panogopolous and Portale received the second all-region nods of their careers.
JHU's Lauren Anthony, Franklin & Marshall's Allison Franke and Haverford's Dina Kosyagin were named to the honorable mention squad.
REGION 5
| Name | School | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Aston*** | Johns Hopkins | S | Sr. |
| Eryn Boken | Scranton | MH | Sr. |
| Hannah Dalton | Cabrini | OH | Sr. |
| Rosina Esposito* | Susquehanna | OH | Jr. |
| Olivia Foley | Juniata | S | Fr. |
| Elizabeth Herestofa* | Susquehanna | L | Sr. |
| Bridgette Kelly | Eastern | MH | Fr. |
| Zanze Kuba McCoy | Gettysburg | OH | Jr. |
| Emma Lange | Dickinson | MH | Sr. |
| Eleni Panogopolous* | Johns Hopkins | MH | Sr. |
| Sydney Portale* | Johns Hopkins | RS | Gr. |
| KionaSky Rousset-Hernandez | Juniata | L | Fr. |
| Victoria Taylor | Juniata | OH | Sr. |
| Juliet Young | Haverford | L | Fr. |
HONORABLE MENTION
| Name | School | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Anthony | Johns Hopkins | MH | Sr. |
| Makcenzie Blevins | Stevenson | S/RS | Sr. |
| Caleigh Cox | Scranton | S | Jr. |
| Grace Erskine | Juniata | MH | Sr. |
| Allison Franke | Franklin & Marshall | RS | Sr. |
| Dina Kosyagin | Haverford | OH | Sr. |
Region 5 Player of the Year: Natalie Aston, Johns Hopkins, S, Sr.
Region 5 Freshman of the Year: Olivia Foley, Juniata, S
Region 5 Coach of the Year: Matt Troy, Johns Hopkins