December 2, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is pleased to announce the women's volleyball All-Region teams for NAIA women's volleyball, as chosen by the NAIA Selection Committee on Thursday (Nov. 30).

Each of the 10 regions named 14 student-athletes to the All-Region team, and eight players earned honorable mention honors.  All regions also selected Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Assistant Coach of the Year.

Sydney Schell – 5-foot-8 junior outside hitter, was selected to the AVCA-NAIA Volleyball North Central All-Region First Team for the second consecutive year for Dakota State.  She was selected to the North Star Athletic Association First Team in early November for the second straight year.

Schell led the Trojans with 385 kills this season.  She averaged 3.5 kills per set and registered a hitting percentage of .221.

She collected 359 digs during the 2023 season, including surpassing her 1,000^th career dig milestone at Dakota State earlier this season.  She averaged 3.3 digs per set.  She also recorded 53 blocks and 430 receptions.

Schell ranks third in the North Star Athletic Association in overall kills per set and fourth in total kills.  She is also fifth in the NSAA conference with 3.2 kills per set and eighth in hitting percentage of .228.

Sydney is a native of Aberdeen, S.D., and majors in cyber operations at Dakota State University.  She was named to the 2023 Daktronics-NAIA Women's Volleyball Scholar Athlete earlier this week.