New Orleans - Senior volleyball player Kacey Leblanc, has been named Sun Belt preseason first team and Preaseason Defensive Player of the Year. Kacey, an Orangefield, TX native, is the first ULM volleyball player to receive these Sun Belt preseason honors. Leblanc enters 2017 ranked fourth on the ULM all-time digs list. She concluded her junior year with 497 digs despite missing four matches due to injury. She played in 110 sets averaging 4.52 digs per set with 122 assists.
"It's a tremendous honor to be recognized with a preseason award, and to be the first to receive such an award at ULM makes it even more special.