BIRMINGHAM – The Gulf South Conference announced its all-conference teams and
awards Wednesday with four UAH players and head coach Jon Moseley earning GSC postseason honors.
Senior middle blocker Kayla Ward was named the GSC Player of the Year while Moseley was named the GSC Head Coach of the Year.
Additionally, Ward was joined on the All-GSC First Team by setter/outside hitter sophomore Cooper Garrett and senior middle blocker Mary Grace Bundrant. Junior outside hitter Emily Redman also earned All-GSC Second Team honors.
Moseley led the Chargers to its first-ever regular season championship while also securing the No. 1 seed in the GSC Volleyball Championship. UAH is 25-2 this season with the best winning percentage in program history at 92.6%. The team is also 17-1 in conference matches and 12-0 at home.
Ward earned the Player of the Year honor after leading UAH in kills with 252 on a conference-best hitting percentage of 36.5% . She was third in the conference in blocks
per set with an average of 0.94 while sixth in the GSC in points per set with 3.34. Defensively, the senior was fourth in the GSC in total blocks with 91.
Bundrant was fourth on the team in total kills with 185, but had the second highest hitting percentage in the conference at 35.1%. The senior was second in the conference in total blocks with 108 and blocks per set with an average of 1.15. Additionally, she added 35 digs and five assists this season.
Garrett led the Chargers in assists with 538 while setting the seventh-best mark in the conference. The sophomore was also sixth in the conference in assists per set with 5.6. She was also third on the team in total kills with 221 while adding 21 service aces, 207 digs and 45 total blocks. She also recorded the only triple double amongst GSC players this season with 11 kills, 18 assists and 14 digs in a 3-1 win against Augusta.
Redman earned second team honors after finishing fourth on the team in kills with 184 and leading the team in service aces while tying for fifth in the GSC with 37. She was second on the team in digs and 11th in the conference with 295 on an average of 3.04. She also added 45 total blocks and 21 assists.
The Chargers hold the No. 1 seed in the GSC Volleyball Championships and will face off with No. 8 Christian Brothers Thursday at 4:30 p.m. as UAH hosts the tournament over the next three days.
