Jackson, Mich. - On Monday, the Crossroads League announced its All-Crossroads League Teams and special awards, following the conclusion of the league tournament on Saturday. Marian earned six total All-Crossroads League honors, led by Emma Lyons All-CL First Team honor.
 

Indiana Wesleyan's Candace Moats was once again named the Crossroads League Coach of the Year, while IWU's Eva Joldersma and Abbigail Porter also repeated as the CL Player of the Year and CL Setter of the Year. Other top honors went to Mount Vernon Nazarene's Molly Galaszewski as the CL Assistant Coach of the Year, Huntington's Layla Meyer as the CL Libero of the Year and MVNU's Evelyn Brown as the CL Freshman of the Year.

Marian's honorees included First Team honors for Emma Lyons, All-Freshmen Team honors for Mya Cunningham, Second Team honors for Chloe Cook and Khori Dryden, and Honorable Mention Team appearances for Nicole Wilkinson and Sarah Bennett.

The All-Crossroads League awards were voted on by the CL's head volleyball coaches.

For the third time in her career, Emma Lyons has been named to the All-Crossroads League First Team, as the senior libero had another stellar season leading Marian's defense. Lyons has logged 567 total digs this season, averaging 5.35 digs per set on the year. A two-time winner of the Crossroads League Defender of the Week, Lyons recorded her 2000th career dig last week in Marian's win over Mount Vernon Nazarene, and is within six digs of the career record. Lyons held a team-high .972 reception percentage in serve receive, and aided on offense with 92 assists and two kills. 

Chloe Cook and Khori Dryden were both named to the All-Crossroads League Second Team, with the honor being the first in Cook's career while Dryden earned her second mention on the CL Second Team. Dryden ended the CL Tournament as Marian's leader in kills with 335, averaging 3.28 kills per set while hitting .164 on the season. Dryden follows as the second-leader in digs with 287 total on the year, while also logging 20 blocks as a six-rotation player. The Indianapolis native has 11 double-doubles this season. 

For Cook, the junior earned her first Career All-CL Second Team honor, breaking through in her first season as a starter. Cook trailed her classmate by one kill on the year with 334 through the CL Tournament, hitting .177 while averaging 3.09 kills per set. Cook has 19 service aces on the year, while logging 139 digs and 19 total blocks.

Making the honorable mention team was the middle hitter and blocker combination of Nicole Wilkinson and Sarah Bennett. Each middle has logged 72 total blocks on the season, with Bennett making 16 solo rejections on the year. On the offensive side of the net, the middles are the third and fourth leading hitters on the team, with Bennett logging 172 kills and Wilkinson 170. Bennett hit .256 on the year, while Wilkinson had a .246 hitting percentage.

Mya Cunningham was named to the All-Freshmen team, playing in all 28 matches so far and starting in three. The setter held the second-highest amount of assists on the year with 518, averaging 4.98 assists per set. She was also in the top three in service aces with 24 so far on the season. Cunningham has also recorded 20 kills so far this year. 

Marian will learn if they qualify for the NAIA Opening Round later this afternoon, as the NAIA Selection Show airs at 5:00 p.m.

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