Cox, Bauer named to AVCA All-Region; Van De Wiele Earns Honorable Mention

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced their All-Region selections on Tuesday with WKU Volleyball earning two All-Region nods and one Honorable Mention.

Senior outside hitter Kaylee Cox and redshirt junior setter Callie Bauer earned a spot on the All-Region squad with the honor being Cox’s second and Bauer’s first. Joining the Hilltoppers on AVCA’s list is sophomore middle hitter
Izzy Van De Wiele earning her first AVCA Honorable Mention accolade.

Cox led the Hilltoppers to their 17th NCAA Tournament appearance and ninth regular season championship and tenth conference tournament championship. She posted a team high 466 kills during the season with a .314 hitting percentage [466-121-1098] and also accumulated
50 aces, the most for her in a single season. On defense, she posted a total of 70 blocks including 25 solo efforts.

Bauer’s first All-Region honor comes while currently ranking first in the country in assists with 1,387 and 13th in assists per set with 11.01. She posted WKU’s only triple-double on Oct. 9 with 10 kills, 39 assists, and 15 digs and also possesses 10 double
doubles on the season. She posted a season high 55 assists against UTEP on Oct. 26 and helped the Hilltoppers to the fourth best hitting percentage in the country at .305.

Rounding out the AVCA awards is Van De Wiele, earning her first Honorable Mention. The 6-5 sophomore from Bettendorf, Iowa, exploded defensively for the Hilltoppers, recording a team best 177 blocks, good enough for fourth best in the country. Van De Wiele
is also ranked sixth in the country in solo blocks with 34. Offensively, Van De Wiele proved to be a lethal middle, recording 291 kills on the season for a .302 hitting percentage [291-90-651].

With their All-Region awards, both Cox and Bauer are eligible for the All-American ballot. Those teams will be announced on December 18.

The full list of AVCA All-Region teams can be found here.