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Women's Volleyball Alan Babbitt

Three from Volleyball Earn All-Region Honors, Addie VanderWeide Named Regional Player of the Year

Outside hitter Addie VanderWeide, setter Lauren Lee and middle blocker Alison DeWeerd have been driving forces for the second-ranked Hope College volleyball team all season.

Fittingly, the three teammates will share in NCAA Division III all-region, first-team honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

The second-ranked Flying Dutch placed a region-best three on the 19-player Region 7 team that included 14 first-team selections and five honorable-mention honorees.

VanderWeide (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Grand Rapids Christian HS) also has been chosen as the AVCA Region 7 Player of the Year.

DeWeerd (Kentwood, Michigan / South Christian) and Lee (Plymouth, Michigan / Saline) both joined VanderWeide as first-team selections. All three are now eligible for All-America considerations.

VanderWeide excelled in her first season and helped Hope (27-2 overall) earn MIAA regular-season and tournament titles. 

The 6-1 junior ranks 10th in Division III with an MIAA-leading 4.34 kills per set. The business major and University of Iowa transfer has a .304 hitting percentage.

VanderWeide was chosen earlier as the MIAA Most Valuable Player.

The 5-7 Lee claimed all-region honors for the second consecutive season. She ranks fourth in the nation at 11.0 assists per set.

The biology major repeated as an All-MIAA First Team honoree this season. Lee went on last season to be named an AVCA All-American.

This is DeWeerd's first all-region award. The 6-0 DeWeerd is averaging 2.46 kills per set. The social work major was named to the All-MIAA First Team.

The 200 student-athletes who made All-Region represent 105 different schools. There are 14 All-Region team members and six honorable mention selections for each of the 10 regions. Additionally, a Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year were selected for each region. 

Head coach Becky Schmidt was selected as the Region 7 Coach of the Year.


 
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Players Mentioned

Alison DeWeerd

#17 Alison DeWeerd

MB
6' 0"
Junior
Social Work
Lauren Lee

#11 Lauren Lee

S
5' 7"
Sophomore
Biology
Addie VanderWeide

#22 Addie VanderWeide

OH
6' 1"
Junior
Business

Players Mentioned

Alison DeWeerd

#17 Alison DeWeerd

6' 0"
Junior
Social Work
MB
Lauren Lee

#11 Lauren Lee

5' 7"
Sophomore
Biology
S
Addie VanderWeide

#22 Addie VanderWeide

6' 1"
Junior
Business
OH