The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
12.07.2021 | Volleyball
Junior Logan Eggleston was named the Southwest Region Player of the Year for the second-straight season.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 2 Texas Volleyball landed six on the AVCA All-Region team, led by back-to-back AVCA Southwest Region Player of the Year Logan Eggleston. Head Coach Jerritt Elliott was named AVCA Region Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career and for the first time since 2013.
Eggleston, Brionne Butler, Skylar Fields, Jhenna Gabriel, Asjia O'Neal and Molly Phillips were all named to the team, making them eligible for All-America honors.
The Longhorns' six selections are the most for the program since having six named to the team in 2017. Eggleston, who was named the Region Player of the Year last season, follows Longhorns Micaya White (2018) and Chiaka Ogbogu (2017) in receiving the award.
A six-rotation player, Eggleston ranks in the top-10 in the Big 12 with 3.86 kills per set, a .307 hitting percentage, 2.73 digs per set, and 0.48 aces per set. She was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week four times and AVCA National Player of the Week once.
Butler leads the Big 12 and ranks second nationally with a .474 hitting percentage. She has 181 kills and 102 total blocks.
Fields is hitting .339 on the season and is second on the team with 318 kills (3.53 per set). She ranks fifth in the Big 12 in kills and sixth in hitting percentage.
Gabriel has helped the Longhorns to an NCAA-leading .347 hitting percentage this season and leads a balanced offense. She has averaged 9.54 assists per set this season and has improved her service game with 22 aces so far.
O'Neal is fifth on the team with 161 kills and is third with a .384 hitting percentage. She leads the team with 103 total blocks and leads the Longhorns with 16 solo blocks.
Phillips is second on the team with a .398 hitting percentage and has 171 kills this season. She is the third-leading blocker for Texas with 68 total blocks.
The Longhorns are set to host the NCAA Austin Regional, facing No. 15 Washington on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Gregory Gymnasium.
