Laura Jansen Named First Team All-Sun Belt for Second Straight Year

NEW ORLEANS – Little Rock senior outside hitter Laura Jansen was recognized by the Sun Belt Conference Wednesday as she was named to the league's First Team All-Conference scrolls for the second consecutive year.
 
One of the most prolific offensive players in the Sun Belt Conference and the country, Jansen finished the regular season ranked 37^th nationally in points scored (459.5) and 71^st nationally in kills per set (3.85), ranking second in the Sun Belt in both categories. More than just an offensive threat, she ranks 12^th in the league with 317 total digs.
 
Twice this season Jansen was named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week and she recorded 17 double-doubles this season. Jansen posted a career-high 31 kills at Central Arkansas, tallied a career-high six blocks at Georgia State and served up a season-high four aces at Georgia State as well.
 
She is the sixth Little Rock player to receive multiple All-Sun Belt Conference First Team honors and the first since Edina Selimovic in 2015-16. This marks the 30^th all-time first team All-Sun Belt honor a Little Rock player has been awarded as well as the 55^th all-conference honor overall.
 
Jansen leads the Trojans into the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament Thursday evening against Troy. First serve is set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
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2021 Sun Belt Volleyball Awards
 
Player of the Year: Emily DeWalt, Texas State
Offensive Player of the Year: Janell Fitzgerald, Texas State
Defensive Player of the Year: Meisheia Griffin, Georgia State
Libero of the Year: Tatum Ticknor, Arkansas State
Setter of the Year: Emily DeWalt, Texas State
Newcomer of the Year: Cheyenne Jones, Coastal Carolina
Freshman of the Year: Ashlyn Lovett, Georgia Southern
Coach of the Year: Jesse Ortiz, South Alabama
 
First-Team All-Conference
Macey Putt, Arkansas State
Tatum Ticknor, Arkansas State
Laura Jansen, Little Rock
Ani Bozdeva, Coastal Carolina
Baylor Bumford, Georgia Southern
Meisheia Griffin, Georgia State
Kelsey Bennett, Louisiana
Kailey Keeble, South Alabama
Briana Brown, UTA
Emily DeWalt, Texas State
Janell Fitzgerald, Texas State
Julia Brooks, Troy
 
Second-Team All-Conference
Emma Reilly, App State
Doris Carter, Coastal Carolina
Cheyenne Jones, Coastal Carolina
Brigitta Petrenko, Coastal Carolina
Coco Gillett, Louisiana
Hannah Maddux, South Alabama
Maddie Soboleski, South Alabama
Kennedy Wallace, South Alabama
Alli Wells, UTA
Jada Gardner, Texas State
Tyeranee Scott, Texas State
Amara Anderson, Troy
 
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