LEXINGTON, Ky. | Alabama State outside hitter Jada Rhodes earned another award for the 2023 volleyball season as she was selected honorable mention on the AVCA Southeast Region team.
 
Rhodes, the Player of the Year in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), was named First Team All-SWAC after a year that she recorded her 1,000th career kill. She is fourth all-time in kills at Alabama State with 1,027 for her career. She is also 10th in digs, and 14th in service aces all-time at Alabama State.
 
The senior outside hitter recorded a team-leading 332 kills, averaging 3.07 assists per set while hitting .220. She also recorded 29 service aces and 187 digs (averaging 1.73 per set). In conference play, Rhodes recorded 214 kills, averaging 3.96 per set. She also hit .313 and recorded 12 service aces and 88 digs (averaging 1.63 per set).
 
Rhodes recorded 15 matches in double figures kills, including a season-high 22 against Prairie View A&M for the multiple-time SWAC Offensive Player of the Week award winner. She also had two of the best attack percentages in the conference this season.

All Southeast Region Team

Team	Player	School	Pos	Yr
	Eleanor Beavin	Kentucky	L	Jr.
	Sophie Davis	James Madison	MB	Gr.
	Brooklyn DeLeye	Kentucky	OH	Fr.
	Kacie Evans	Georgia	OH	Gr.
	Morgahn Fingall	Tennessee	RS	Gr.
	Sophie Fischer	Georgia	MB	Sr.
	Emma Grome	Kentucky	S	Jr.
	Caroline Kerr	Tennessee	S	R-Fr.
	Kennedy Martin	Florida	RS	Fr.
	Jenaisya Moore	Tennessee	OH	Gr.
	Jasmine Rivest	Coastal Carolina	OH	R-Sr.
	Reagan Rutherford	Kentucky	RS	Sr.
	Maya Sands	Missouri	L	So.
	Azhani Tealer	Kentucky	MB	Gr.
Hon. Mention	Jordan Iliff	Missouri	RS	Jr.
Hon. Mention	Jalyn Stout	Coastal Carolina	S/H	Fr.
Hon. Mention	Dylan Maberry	High Point	OH	Sr.
Hon. Mention	Jada Rhodes	Alabama State	OH	Sr.
Hon. Mention	Yelianiz Torres	Tennessee	L	Gr.
Hon. Mention	Lily Tessler	Florida Gulf Coast	S	Gr.

Region Player of the Year: Morgahn Fingall, Tennessee, RS, Gr.
Region Freshman of the Year: Brooklyn DeLeye, Kentucky, OH
Region Coach of the Year: Steve Loeswick, Coastal Carolina

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