CHICAGO -- The University of St. Francis gained three spots on the women's volleyball all-league squad when the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its list of postseason award winners for 2025 on Monday afternoon.
Riley Hungate and
Alyssa Teske were each recognized on the first-team for the first time in their careers, while
Ann Simon was earned her first second-team placement.
Hungate placed second in the league with her 364 kills over her 33 matches played, all of which were starts. The senior outside hitter also was second in points (404) and total attempts (1,138), fourth in points/set (3.4) and in kills/set (3.08), 10th in service receptions (579), and 12th in digs (324). She averaged 2.75 digs/set per set on the season. Hungate's other numbers included 22 service aces, 5 solo and 26 assist blocks, and a team-leading 11 double-doubles.
For her career, Hungate totaled 1,057 kills between her time at St. Francis and William Penn University (Iowa). She reached the 1,000-kill plateau on Nov. 1 versus Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.).
Teske earned her all-conference distinction after serving a variety of needs. Not only did the sophomore setter/outside hitter lead the team in attacking percentage (.211), but she also ranked second among all Saints in kills (296), kills/set (2.51), assists (396), assists/set (3.36) and points/set (2.91), third in total blocks (37) and fourth in service aces (25), digs (245) and digs/set (2.08).
Among other statistical categories, Teske led the USF and conference ranks with six triple-doubles to go along with her nine double-doubles on the year.
Simon made her statement in the league at the service line and on defense, where she finished in the Top 5 among league competitors in four different block categories. Her top placement was the No. 3 spot in service aces (51) and service aces/set (0.47). The sophomore libero also ranked fifth in service receptions (648), digs (435) and digs/set (4.03).
All three honorees also gained either CCAC Attacker (Hungate, Teske) or Defender of the Week (Simon) accords one time during the season.
USF finished 19-14 overall and 14-4 in conference play and advanced to the semifinal round of the CCAC Tournament.
For the all-conference release, go to
CCAC.
For the complete awards list, go to
List.
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