LEBANON, Tenn. – Six Cumberland volleyball players have been selected as TranSouth Scholar-Athletes for their academic success in the classroom. The TSAC announced the recipients in advance of next week’s conference tournament, which begins Monday at Union University in Jackson, Tenn.

 

Cumberland, the No. 6 seed in the tournament, plays third-seeded Trevecca in the first round at 11:30 a.m. The tourney is double-elimination and ends Tuesday night.

 

TranSouth Scholar Athletes are varsity players who are sophomores, juniors and seniors with at least a 3.0 grade-point-average. Those qualifying for Cumberland include seniors Laurel Conrey and Kailen Harris, junior Tracy Smallwood and sophomores Lauren Carter, Samantha Bellar and Taylor Denny. Thirty total players from the league were honored as scholar-athletes.

 

The Bulldogs ended the regular season 19-16 overall, 6-8 in conference play. Results and information about the TSAC Tournament may be found at http://www.transouth.org/article.php?articleID=622.

 

2008 TRANSOUTH VOLLEYBALL SCHOLAR ATHLETES 

Bethel College
Michelle Pittman  
Jessica Vieira, Sophomore  
Stephanie Owen, Sophomore
Michele Cunha, Junior

 

Cumberland
Taylor Denny, Sophomore  
Samantha Bellar, Sophomore  
Lauren Carter, Sophomore  
Tracy Smallwood, Junior  
Laurel Conrey, Senior  
Kailen Harris, Senior   

Freed-Hardeman

Claire Pennington, Sophomore  
Emily Hicks, Junior   
Karim Raymond, Junior

 

Lyon College
Meghann LaBorn, Sophomore  
Katie Beineke, Junior  
Lauren Castleberry, Junior  
Julie Arnold, Junior   
Ann Sullivan, Senior
 

Martin Methodist

Lacy Neuenswander, Junior  

Mid-Continent
Brittany Butler, Senior

 

Trevecca
Jessica Wellette, Sophomore
Brooke Cannon, Sophomore  
Kimberly Coffey, Junior  
Jessica Hood, Junior  
Rachel Spotten, Junior  
Kaley Ward, Junior   
Kelly Huff, Senior   

Union University

Heather Lieberman, Sophomore
Amanda Coyle, Senior
Lindsey Wallach, Senior