Junior outside hitter Kara Stamper and junior setter Shelby Grace Enochs of Bryan College were two of four Appalachian Athletic Conference players named Monday to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Northeast Region first team. The others were libero Ana Calaza of Union College, the region player of the year, and middle blocker Emilee Linkous of Milligan. Stamper led the AAC with 491 kills and 3.66 per set, while Enochs was No. 1 in assists with 1,338 and 9.8 per set and also had 377 digs. The oddly named region included honorees from NAIA schools in Georgia and Alabama as well as Tennessee and Kentucky. The NAIA announced Tuesday that Stamper, Enochs and Calaza received All-American honorable mention.
Basketball
* Bella Taylor had 23 points and four assists and Jamie Chauvin and Corey Caulder scored 17 and 14 points as Sewanee won 76-71 in overtime in an NCAA Division III women’s basketball game Tuesday at Covenant. The Tigers (6-3) trailed 51-44 in the fourth quarter before forcing the extra period, when Chauvin scored six early points. Aleigha Williams and Joanna Smith scored 20 apiece for Covenant (2-5), Smith adding 14 rebounds while Rachel Price grabbed 10. Williams had eight rebounds and five assists.
* Despite 22 points from Jorden Williams and 15 points plus five assists from Cody Jones, the Sewanee men’s basketball team lost 73-68 Tuesday at Huntingdon. Williams hit five 3-point shots for the Tigers (5-2), who got 12 points from Keshonn Carter and eight rebounds from Clay Born. Andre Ashley led the winning Hawks (4-2) with 18 points, nine rebounds and four steals and also had four assists.
* The Bryan College women’s basketball team improved to 12-0 for the season with a 76-41 win Tuesday at Hiwassee. Earlier in the day, the Lady Lions moved up from 19th to 17th in the NAIA Division II poll.