JESSIE KOSTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS was selected the SCAC Backrow Player‐of‐the‐Year.

Koster, a senior libero from Sherwood, Ore., was selected the league’s Backrow Player-of-the-Year after leading the SCAC in digs and digs per set for the entirety of the season. Heading into this weekend’s conference tournament, she is averaging 7.45 digs per set (which would set a new SCAC single-season record) and currently stands at 2,831 career digs – the second-most in SCAC history and just 25 away from matching the league standard in that category. She owns four UD program records, and has been ranked atop NCAA Division III for total digs and digs-per-set for most of the season. Early in the season, Koster matched her personal best single-match performance (48), which also ranks fifth all-time in the SCAC.

Koster, who is the first University of Dallas player to earn a SCAC volleyball major individual award, received five votes from the coaches for the Backrow Player-of-the-Year honor. Madi McVay of Austin College, Sarah Mulles of Trinity and Mathis Popelsky of Texas Lutheran University each received one first-place vote.