CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference revealed its 2024 Volleyball All-MAC teams, along with the Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Setter of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year, as voted by the league's head coaches.

Bowling Green’s Danijela Tomic was named MAC Coach of the Year after the Flacons captured the outright MAC Regular Season title, the eighth in program history. The Falcons wrapped up the regular season with a 16-2 MAC record, marking just the third time in program history winning 16 or more matches during an 18-match conference schedule. BGSU won 16 in 2021 and 17 in 1992. Bowling Green enters the postseason with 11 straight match wins, the longest winning streak since tallying 12 consecutive wins during the 2021 season. 
 
Bowling Green’s Lauryn Hovey took home the 2024 MAC Player of the Year. Hovey, a two-time MAC Player of the Week this year, was a dominant six-rotation player in the MAC this season, ranking third in points (4.29/set), fifth in kills/set (3.57), and seventh in aces (.34/set). Hovey’s 48 aces on the season rank 22^nd nationally. This year, Hovey reached 115 career aces in the Orange and Brown on Oct. 4, breaking the program's Rally Scoring Era record that was previously held by Paige Penrod. The following night, Hovey registered her 1,000^th career kill and currently sits at 1,183 heading into the postseason.
 
Western Michigan’s Andelyn Simkins earned Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second year in a row. Simkins collected three MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors three times this season. She ranked second in the MAC with 4.52 digs/set, owned a .941 reception percentage (286-of-304) in league play, and recorded double-digit digs in 16 of 18 conference matches. Simkins had the Broncos atop the conference in digs/set (15.82) and fourth in opposing hitting percentage (.189).
 
Central Michigan’s Allie Korba was tabbed Setter of the Year. Korba led the Chippewas to a historic season from the setter position, tallying 796 assists in MAC play this year, good for 11.06/set. Throughout MAC play, Korba charted five games with 12+ assists/set. In conference play, the Chippewas posted a .258 team hitting percentage capped off with 13.68 kills/set for the team, with five attackers reaching 2.3 kills/set or higher. Korba led the Chippewas in a 5-1 offense in conference play and wasted no time making the impact of her team felt in the league.
 
Ball State’s Carson Tyler rounded out the specialty awards by earning Freshman of the Year honors. Tyler led all MAC freshmen with 211 kills and a 3.35 kills-per-set average in league play. She smashed double-digit kills in 14 of BSU’s 18 league matches, including a career-high 23 at CMU on Oct. 4. Tyler tied for ninth in league play with a 0.33 aces-per-set average, served up 21 total aces, ranked third on the squad in MAC play with 2.08 digs per set, registering five kill/dig double-doubles. Tyler led Ball State as a whole with a .965 (362 for 375) reception percentage in MACtion.
 
The MAC Volleyball Tournament will begin on Friday, Nov 22, with two quarterfinal matches at 4:00 PM ET and 6:30 PM ET, with the semifinals taking place the following day in those same time slots.

This year’s MAC Volleyball Championship will take place on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 4:00 PM ET. All matches in the 2024 MAC Volleyball Tournament will be streamed on ESPN+. The winner will take home the 2024 MAC Tournament title and will earn an automatic bid in the upcoming NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament.

2024 MAC Volleyball All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Danijela Tomic, Bowling Green
Player of the Year: Lauryn Hovey, Junior, Opposite, Bowling Green
Defensive Player of the Year: Andelyn Simkins, 5^th Year, Libero, Western Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Carson Tyler, Outside Hitter, Ball State
Setter of the Year: Allie Korba, Junior, Setter, Central Michigan
 
All-MAC First Team 
Madison Buckley, Junior, Opposite, Ball State
Carson Tyler, Freshman, Outside Hitter, Ball State
Aayinde Smith, Graduate, Middle Blocker, Ball State
Lauryn Hovey, Junior, Opposite, Bowling Green
Alexis Mettille, 5^th Year, Middle Blocker, Bowling Green
Amanda Otten, Sophomore, Setter, Bowling Green
Abby Leigh, 6^th Year, Middle Blocker, Buffalo
Katrin Trebichavska, 5^th Year, Outside Hitter, Buffalo
Allie Korba, Junior, Setter, Central Michigan
Natalia Rejment, Junior, Outside Hitter, Central Michigan
Anna Kharchynska, Junior, Opposite Hitter, Ohio
Taylor Alt, 5^th Year, Outside Hitter, Toledo
Andelyn Simkins, 5^th year, Libero, Western Michigan
Logan Case, 5^th Year, Setter, Western Michigan
 
All-MAC Second Team
Jessica Andrews, Middle Blocker, Junior, Bowling Green
Mia Tyler, Outside Hitter, Senior, Bowling Green
Mandy Leigh, Senior, Setter, Buffalo
Abby Olin, Redshirt-Junior, middle Blocker, Central Michigan
Grace Thomas, Freshman, Middle Blocker, Central Michigan                         
Kam Hunt, Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Ohio
Madison Merz, Senior, Middle Blocker, Western Michigan
 
All-Freshman Team
Sophie Ledbetter, Libero, Ball State
Carson Tyler, Freshman, Outside Hitter, Ball State
Hannah Langton, Libero, Central Michigan
Grace Thomas, Middle Blocker, Central Michigan
Hatteras Welker, Middle Blocker, Eastern Michigan
Grace Freiberger, Libero, Toledo
Sierra Pertzborn, Middle Blocker, Toledo