Coyote volleyball honored on all-conference list

Weatherford College dominated this year's volleyball all-conference team as voted on by the coaches of the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference. 

Kailee May was named Co-Coach of the Year, sharing the award with Jaylan Thomas of Vernon College. This is May's third consecutive conference coach of the year award, having led WC to its third straight conference title, a No. 5 national ranking, an overall record of 27-5 and a perfect 14-0 NTJCAC record. 

Weronika Urbanska won the Player of the Year Award. The freshman from Warsaw, Poland averaged 4.3 points per set (6th in the nation), 66 service aces (11th) and 395 kills (12th). 

Kiana Souza won the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Also a freshman, the San Antonio Harlan product registered 358 digs or 3.28 per set.  

Urbanska and Souza were also named All-Region V.  

In addition to Urbanska and Souza, Gabby Maldonado (1.97 kills per set, .293 hitting percentage) and Lorena Gomez (6.05 assists per set, 51 service aces, 2.27 digs per set) made first team all-conference.  

Second team all-conference honorees included Presleigh Roest, Abby Morris and Abby Hellman.  

The Coyotes are the number one seed in the Region V Tournament. WC will face Frank Phillips College on Thursday at 3 p.m. in a first-round match held at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell. The tournament runs through Saturday.