BATON ROUGE, La. – The back-to-back Southland Conference Regular Season Champion Southeastern Louisiana University volleyball team earned All-State honors Wednesday as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) named Cicily Hidalgo, India Bennett, and Kyra McKelvey as All-Louisiana players while Jeremy White was named the Louisiana's Coach of the Year for the third-straight season.
 
Hidalgo was named All-Louisiana First Team while Bennett and McKelvey were both named to the All-Louisiana Second Team.
 
Hidalgo, a senior from Opelousas, La., picks up her second All-Louisiana honor and first time being named to the first team, adding that award to her AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention, the 2024 Southland Conference Player of the Year honor, and All-Conference First Team award.
 
She averaged 4.32 points per set on the season, scoring 3.64 kills per set on a .261 attack percentage as well as 37 service aces on the year. Her score line included 66 total blocks on the season, 12 solo, while also contributing 3.14 digs per set. Hidalgo was named All-Louisiana Second Team in 2022.
 
Bennett, a redshirt sophomore from Prairieville, La., earns her first career postseason award by being named All-Louisiana Second Team. She was the top blocker in the Southland in 2024 with 159 total blocks, a 1.54 block per set average. She was also one of the top hitters in the SLC by holding a .348 attack percentage. She averaged 2.44 points per set with 1.56 kills per set during the season.
 
McKelvey, an opposite sophomore from Navarre, Fla., also earned her first career postseason award after also being named to the All-Louisiana Second Team. She averaged 2.57 points per set while getting 2.36 kills per set on a .299 attack percentage. Had a season high 21 kills in the win over Stephen F. Austin in the University Center which sent the Lady Lions on their way to a second-straight SLC regular season championship.
 
White was named Louisiana's Coach of the Year for the third-straight year and fourth time during his six-year stint as Southeastern's head coach. After an 0-4 start, all in matches against team that would eventually earn spots in the 2024 NCAA Division I Volleyball National Championship Tournament, the Lady Lions rattled off 26-straight wins, including the first 16-0 record in SLC play in program history. The Lady Lions would advance to the SLC Tournament Finals for the third-straight year to wrap up the season.
 
SLU led all Louisiana schools with three selections on the two All-Louisiana Teams.
 
2024 All-Louisiana Awards:
Coach of the Year: Jeremy White, Southeastern
Player of the Year: Jurnee Robinson, LSU
Libero of the Year: Mio Yamamoto, Louisiana-Lafayette
Newcomer of the Year: Cailin Demps, Louisiana-Lafayette
Freshman of the Year: Kamea Uitenham, Xavier
 
First Team:
Amaya Bazemore, MB, Loyola
Cami Hicks, MB, Louisiana-Lafayette
Cicily Hidalgo, OH, Southeastern
McKenzie Moore, OH, McNeese
Taylor Parker, MB/RS, Xavier
Jurnee Robinson, OH, LSU
Mio Yamamoto, L, Louisiana-Lafayette
 
Second Team:
India Bennett, MH, Southeastern
Angelina Lee, MB, LSU
Kyra McKelvey, OPP, Southeastern
Reaghan Thompson, OH, Northwestern State
Kamea Uitenham, OH, Xavier
Charlize Williams, MB, Louisiana Tech
Bailey Tillman, L, McNeese
 
Honorable Mention:
Deja Benjamin, MB, Northwestern State
Cailin Demps, OH/OPP, Louisiana-Lafayette
Simone Moreau, L, Loyola
 
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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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