HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana University volleyball player Jolie Hidalgo has earned Southland Conference All-Academic honors, the league office announced Wednesday.
 
A junior from Opelousas, Louisiana, Hidalgo maintains a 3.81 GPA while majoring in biology as well as playing a pivotal role on both the SLU indoor and beach volleyball squads.
 
Hidalgo finished the 2021 indoor season with 70.0 total points (0.75 pts/set) on 56 kills (0.60 k/set), six service aces (0.06 sa/set) and 15.0 total blocks (0.16 b/set). She also accumulated 157 digs (1.69 d/set) and 14 assists (0.15 a/set).
 
The all-academic teams are voted on by the head coaches, sports information directors and academic advisors from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition in order to qualify for the all-academic squad. 
 
First Team All-Conference student-athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named First Team All-Academic honorees. 
 
The Student-Athlete of the Year award is selected by the Southland Conference awards committee, which consists of one administrator from each of the eight member universities. The Southland Student-Athlete of the Year award is presented to the one student-athlete who achieves excellence in both academics and athletics. All nominees shall have earned at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution. 
 
DIGGIN' IT CLUB / S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the Southeastern volleyball program are encouraged to join the Diggin' It Club. Lion volleyball alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Diggin' It Club and S Club (volleyball) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern volleyball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
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2021 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS 
First Team 

Name	School	Cl.	Hometown	GPA	Major
Ellie Wipf1	HBU	Jr.	New Braunfels, Texas	4.0	Management
Anna Gadway1	HBU	Jr.	Needville, Texas	3.96	Nursing
Ebonie Ballesteros	HBU	Gr.	El Paso, Texas	3.67	Psychology
Bethany Clapp2	UIW	Sr.	Corpus Christi, Texas	3.83	Rehabilitation Sciences Minor: Psychology & Public Health
Carissa Barnes1,2	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Weatherford, Texas	3.89	Kinesiology – Pre-Allied Health
Faith Panhans^,1,2	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Plano, Texas	4.0	Elementary Education
Rachel Young1,3	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Gr.	Frisco, Texas	4.0	Business Administration

 
2021 Southland Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year: Faith Panhans, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 
 
 
Second Team 

Name	School	Cl.	Hometown	GPA	Major
Kaley Feris	HBU	Jr.	North Richland Hills, Texas	3.96	Biology
Trinity Jackson	New Orleans	Jr.	Colorado Springs, Colo.	3.85	Art
Devon Bright	Nicholls	Jr.	Milton, Ga.	3.95	Art – Graphic Design
Emily Gauthreaux	Nicholls	Sr.	Houma, La.	3.81	Allied Health
Haley Hoang2	Northwestern State	Jr.	Plano, Texas	3.90	Business Administration Minor: Computer Information System
Jolie Hidalgo	Southeastern	Jr.	Opelousas, La.	3.81	Biology
Julia Carter	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	Buffalo, N.Y.	4.0	Psychology

 
^2021 Southland Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year 
¹First Team All-Conference selection 
²Two-time All-Academic selection 
³Three-time All-Academic selection