The University of Mississippi Athletics
Three Rebels Earn AVCA All-Region Honors
12/7/2021 | Volleyball
McLaughlin, Ratliff and Bair named to AVCA All-Region Team
OXFORD, Miss. – Coming off one of the best regular seasons in program history and its first trip to the Big Dance in 11 years, Ole Miss volleyball's Kylee McLaughlin, Sasha Ratliff and Anna Bair were named to the AVCA South All-Region team on Tuesday.
Both McLaughlin and Ratliff were named to the South All-Region team, while Bair earned Honorable Mention All-Region honors. It marks the first time in program history that Ole Miss has landed three student-athletes on the AVCA's All-Region team.
McLaughlin came into the program as a graduate transfer from Oklahoma and made an immediate impact at the setter position. She tallied over 1,000 assists this season and eclipsed 4,000 for her career in the match against Kentucky. The Carrolton, Texas, native was named SEC Setter of the Week twice this season and was also named to the All-SEC team.
Ratliff was a dominant force at the net this season. The All-SEC middle blocker paced the team with a school record 113 assisted blocks and was one shy of the single-season total block record with 129. Ratliff also helped the team break both single-season records for block assists and total blocks. The Atlanta, native was also a top offensive contributor, ranking third in the conference and 30th nationally at a .385 hitting clip.
Bair rounds out the trio, earning her first All-Region nod. The junior paced the Rebel offense with 3.45 kills per set, hitting at a .270 clip. Leading the attack, Bair also helped Ole Miss have its most efficient season offensively with a program record .255 attacking percentage.
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