Central State's Deja Clark named SIAC Volleyball Player of the Year


WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has named Central State's Deja Clark as the 2019 Player of the Year.
 
 
A junior outside hitter from Pickerington, Ohio, Clark ranked among the top ten SIAC players in three statistical categories. She was second in kills averaging 3.53 per set, seventh in service aces with 0.40 per set and eighth in blocks with 0.66 per set.
 
 
She set a school record with 314 total kills this season. Clark also led the team with 59 blocks and 36 aces while leading the Lady Marauders to their first appearance in the conference championship tournament. 
 
 
Clark recorded 20 or more kills on three occasions in throughout the season. Her best performance came on Sept. 13 in a win against Lane College when she tallied a season-high 24 kills along with four aces.
 
 
The SIAC Player of the Year is given to the student-athlete who is the top vote-getter during the conference's all-conference selection process. Nominations and votes for the annual awards are garnered from the head coach and sports information director from each member institution.
 
 
In addition to becoming the first CSU volleyball player to earn SIAC Player of the Year honors, Clark is just the second CSU player to be named to the all-conference team since the school joined the SIAC in 2015.
 
 
In CSU's two matches in the SIAC tournament, Clark led the Lady Marauders with 43 kills, six blocks, three aces and 22 digs.
 
 

NOTES

It has been a year of many "firsts" for the Lady Marauder volleyball program. As CSU prepares for tournament play, the program has taken tremendous strides in the right direction. 2019-20 noteworthy accomplishments include:

• Qualifying for the SIAC Tournament for the first time in program history
• Achieving the most wins in a single season in over 20 years
• Finishing .500 or better in conference play for the the first time in program history
• First time a CSU student-athlete has been named SIAC Player of the Year (Deja Clark)
• Finishing with a regular season winning record (4-2) against SIAC East schools for the first time in program history
• First time a player has finished top ten in three conference statistical categories (Deja Clark - kills, blocks, aces)
• A player setting a single-season school record with 357 kills (Deja Clark)

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