MONROE, La. – ULM senior outside hitter
Cali Assaley was named Second-Team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association after setting a new ULM 25-point rally scoring era record for kills in 2021.
Assaley closed out her Warhawk career in style, racking up 347 kills and 363.5 points while also accounting for 162 digs. Her 347 kills set a new ULM 25-point rally scoring era record. She had 15 matches with double-digit kills. She had a career-high 28 kills vs. Louisiana Tech and tallied 27 against Georgia State. She earned four double-doubles on the year, coming against LA Tech (28 kills, 14 digs), Grambling (17 kills, 19 digs), Troy (18 kills, 10 digs) and Arkansas State (15 kills, 15 digs).
She is the first Warhawk to earn All-Louisiana recognition since
Catherine Griffith was named to the Second Team in 2018. Her All-Louisiana honor is just the 15th in program history.
2021 LSWA All-Louisiana Women's College Volleyball Team
Player of the Year: Taylor Bannister, LSU
Libero of the Year: Raigen Cianculli, LSU
Newcomer of the Year: Kylie DeBerg, LSU
Freshman of the Year: Cicily Hidalgo, Southeastern Louisiana
Coach of the Year: Jesse Zabal, Loyola
First Team
RS – Taylor Bannister, LSU
OH – Kelsey Bennett, UL Lafayette
OH – Kylie DeBerg, LSU
OH – Lexie Douglas, Tulane
OH – Cicily Hidalgo, Southeastern Louisiana
OH – Simone Tyson, Loyola
Libero – Raigen Cianculli, LSU
Second Team
OH –
Cali Assaley, ULM
MB/OH – Demari Drake, Dillard
OH – Emily Gauthreaux, Nicholls
OH – Coco Gillett, UL Lafayette
OH – Aryn Johnson, McNeese
OH – Symone Wesley, Northwestern State
Libero – McKenzie Johnson, Louisiana Tech
Honorable Mention
S – Siena DeCambra, UL Lafayette; S – Taylor Henigsman, Tulane; S – Ella Larkin, LSU; MB – Vivica Price-Spraggins, Xavier.
Libero – Haley Hoang, Northwestern State; Simone Moreau, Loyola.
