FRISCO, Texas – Nicholls State University volleyball's
Devon Bright and
Emily Gauthreaux have been named Southland All-Academic Second Team, as the league office announced Wednesday it's 2021 volleyball academic honors.
Bright, a junior from Milton, Georgia, posts a 3.95 grade point average as an art/graphic design major. A native of Houma and graduate of Vandebilt Catholic, Gauthreaux has a 3.81 GPA in allied health. Bright and Gauthreaux are the first Colonel volleyball student-athletes to earn all-academic since 2016.
Bright finished fourth on the team in scoring, kills and aces, and was also third in blocks. She had a double-double in the league opener against New Orleans with a season-high 18 kills while adding 12 digs.
Gauthreaux, who also earned All-Southland Second Team, ranked fifth in the Southland in kills and points and was seventh in aces. She posted double figures in kills nine times, highlighted by 24 in a four-set win vs. Northwestern State.
The all-academic teams are voted on by the head coaches, sports information directors and academic advisors from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition in order to qualify for the all-academic squad.
First Team All-Conference student-athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named First Team All-Academic honorees.
2021 Southland Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year: Faith Panhans, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
2021 Southland Conference Academic All-Conference Teams
First Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Ebonie Ballesteros |
HBU |
Gr. |
El Paso Texas |
3.67 |
Psychology |
| Anna Gadway1 |
HBU |
Jr. |
Needville, Texas |
3.96 |
Nursing |
| Ellie Wipf1 |
HBU |
Jr. |
New Braunfels, Texas |
4.0 |
Management |
| Bethany Clapp2 |
UIW |
Sr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
3.83 |
Rehabilitation Sciences
Minor: Psychology & Public Health |
| Carissa Barnes1,2 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
Weatherford, Texas |
3.89 |
Kinesiology – Pre-Allied Health |
| Faith Panhans^,1,2 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
Plano, Texas |
4.0 |
Elementary Education |
| Rachel Young1,3 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Gr. |
Frisco, Texas |
4.0 |
Business Administration |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Kaley Feris |
HBU |
Jr. |
North Richland Hills, Texas |
3.96 |
Biology |
| Trinity Jackson |
New Orleans |
Jr. |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
3.85 |
Art |
| Devon Bright |
Nicholls |
Jr. |
Milton, Ga. |
3.95 |
Art – Graphic Design |
| Emily Gauthreaux |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
Homua, La. |
3.81 |
Allied Health |
| Haley Hoang2 |
Northwestern State |
Jr. |
Plano, Texas |
3.90 |
Business Administration
Minor: Computer Information System |
| Jolie Hidalgo |
Southeastern |
Jr. |
Opelousas, La. |
3.81 |
Biology |
| Julia Carter |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
Buffalo, N.Y. |
4.0 |
Psychology |
^2021 Southland Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year
1First Team All-Conference selection
2Two-time All-Academic selection
3Three-time All-Academic selection
