ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University women's volleyball right side hitter Peyton Gash garnered a pair of league honors on Thursday, finding herself on both the All-South Atlantic Conference honorable mention and All-Freshman Team lists.

The Lexington, Kentucky native is the first Pioneer to win both accolades in the same season since Laryssa Welch in 2014.

Gash played in all 19 sets across the team's six matches. The 6-2 freshman led TU with 54 kills on a 2.84 per set rate (12th in SAC), firing on a .281 hitting percentage (11th in league). Gash recorded double-digit kills in half of the matches, including a career-high 11 twice. She also contributed seven block assists and six digs.

The Pioneers finished the spring season with a 2-4 overall record and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the SAC Championship.

2021 SAC Volleyball All-Conference Team
First Team
Taylor Prall, Lenoir-Rhyne
Shannon Kasprak, Wingate
Sophie Schaff, Wingate
Megan Oldenburger, Carson-Newman
Natasha Bannister, Newberry
Maya Learmonth, Anderson
Casey Tarvin, Queens
Ully Martins, Mars Hill (L)

Second Team
Jana Cuk, Mars Hill
Reese Blackley, Wingate
Regan Duty, Anderson
Madison Roy, Anderson
Logan Witt, Queens
Erin Edwards, Carson-Newman
Zoe Dinkins, Newberry
Courtney Niesen, Wingate (L)

Honorable Mention
Tabitha Wheeler, Anderson
JayCee Jones, Queens (L)
Peyton Gash, Tusculum
Brooke Farley, Queens
Gabriela Abreu, Lincoln Memorial
Yileen Ng He, Lincoln Memorial
Vanessa Blas, Limestone
Emily Everton, Coker

SAC All-Freshman Team
Tabitha Wheeler, Anderson
Taylor Hall, Newberry
Peyton Gash, Tusculum
Hayden Barton, Carson-Newman
Lorna Stacherski, Wingate
Cassidy Farley, Virginia-Wise

SAC Player of the Year: Shannon Kasprak, Wingate
SAC Freshman of the Year: Tabitha Wheeler, Anderson
SAC Coach of the Year: Todd Hay, Anderson