Kentucky Volleyball player Emma Grome was named the Southeastern Conference’s Player of the Year as UK won the award for the fifth-straight season as Grome joins Leah Edmond (2018, 2019), Madison Lilley (2020) and Alli Stumler (2021) in the past half decade to win the award for the Wildcats.
Grome was also joined by outside hitter Adanna Rollins, opposite Reagan Rutherford and middle blocker Azhani Tealer as the four members representing Kentucky on the All-Southeastern Conference Team. With four players, Kentucky comprised the most players of any institution in the league.
Saturday afternoon, No. 16 Kentucky put the finishing touches on a sixth-straight SEC championship with a three-set sweep of South Carolina to complete the season 20-7 overall and 15-3 in league play, splitting the top spot with Florida for the trophy.
Emma Grome, SEC Player of the Year, All-SEC
12.45 assists per set
2.17 digs per set
Five-time SEC Setter of the Week
Two-time SEC Player of the Week
Adanna Rollins, All-SEC
3.80 kills per set
2.07 digs per set
14 matches with 10+ kills
3 double-doubles
Reagan Rutherford, All-SEC
4.00 kills per set
1.00 blocks per set
SEC Overall Player of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week
Six double-doubles
Azhani Tealer, All-SEC
3.18 kills per set
1.59 blocks per set
Set a new Kentucky record with 13 block assists in win Friday over South Carolina
Career-high tying 18 kills in win at Arkansas in return from injury
The 2022 NCAA Volleyball Selection Show is Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. ET live on ESPNU with Courtney Lyle, Holly McPeak and Katie George hosting the show as UK is expected to receive an at-large bid to compete for the NCAA Championship. The top 16 teams will receive a hosting opportunity for the first and second rounds of the tournament.
All-SEC Team
Jillian Gillen
Arkansas
Taylor Head
Arkansas
Akasha Anderson
Auburn
Merritt Beason
Florida
Marina Markova
Florida
Alexis Stucky
Florida
Kacie Evans
Georgia
Sophie Fischer
Georgia
Emma Grome
Kentucky
Adanna Rollins
Kentucky
Reagan Rutherford
Kentucky
Azhani Tealer
Kentucky
Sasha Ratliff
Ole Miss
Gabby Waden
Mississippi State
Jenna Hampton
South Carolina
Morgahn Fingall
Tennessee
Logan Lednicky
Texas A&M
Caroline Meuth
Texas A&M
All-Freshman Team
Akasha Anderson
Auburn
Kendal Kemp
Auburn
Madison Scheer
Auburn
Alexis Stucky
Florida
Aly Borellis
Ole Miss
Keondreya Granberry
Tennessee
Logan Lednicky
Texas A&M
Player of the Year: Emma Grome, Kentucky
Libero of the Year: Jenna Hampton, South Carolina
Freshman of the Year: Alexis Stucky, Florida
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Morgahn Fingall, Tennessee
