FOLEY, Ala. – Georgia Southern senior Baylor Bumford was named first-team All-Sun Belt, and rookie Ashlyn Lovett was named the conference's Freshman of the Year, the league announced today.
Bumford ranks second in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage (.368) and posted a mark of .372 in conference matches, which also ranked second. She averaged 2.44 kills and 0.78 blocks in league matches and reached double figures in kills in nine contests this season, including a career-high 19 vs. Georgia State Oct. 9. Her 13 solo blocks in conference play were tied for the sixth most in the Sun Belt, and she has posted four-plus blocks in 15 contests this season.