ROCK HILL, S.C. – UVA Wise volleyball's Cassidy Farley has been named to the 2021 South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman team the league office announced Thursday morning.

Farley, a 5-foot-10 native of Abingdon, Virginia, started in four matches for UVA Wise this season as she compiled 27 kills, averaging 1.5 kills per set. She led the Cavaliers this campaign with 17 blocks (three solo, 14 assisted) and added a team-best .302 attack percentage.

Farley tallied a season-high eight kills twice this campaign as she hit .500 or better in her final two matches, notching a season-high .571 attack percentage against Limestone in the Cavs regular season finale.

Wingate's Shannon Kasprak earned SAC Player of the Year accolades. Anderson's Tabitha Wheeler was tabbed Freshman of the Year while the Trojans Todd Hay was named Coach of the Year.

2021 SAC Volleyball All-Conference

First Team
Taylor Prall, Lenoir-Rhyne
Shannon Kasprak, Wingate
Sophie Schaff, Wingate
Megan Oldenburger, Carson-Newman
Natasha Bannister, Newberry
Maya Learmonth, Anderson
Casey Tarvin, Queens
Ully Martins, Mars Hill (L)
 
Second Team
Jana Cuk, Mars Hill
Reese Blackley, Wingate
Regan Duty, Anderson
Madison Roy, Anderson
Logan Witt, Queens
Erin Edwards, Carson-Newman
Zoe Dinkins, Newberry
Courtney Niesen, Wingate (L)
 
Honorable Mention
Tabitha Wheeler, Anderson
JayCee Jones, Queens (L)
Peyton Gash, Tusculum
Brooke Farley, Queens
Gabriela Abreu, Lincoln Memorial
Yileen Ng He, Lincoln Memorial
Vanessa Blas, Limestone
Emily Everton, Coker
 
All-Freshman
Tabitha Wheeler, Anderson
Taylor Hall, Newberry
Peyton Gash, Tusculum
Hayden Barton, Carson-Newman
Lorna Stacherski, Wingate
Cassidy Farley, UVA Wise
 
Player of the Year
Shannon Kasprak, Wingate
 
Freshman of the Year
Tabitha Wheeler, Anderson
 
Coach of the Year
Todd Hay, Anderson