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Nov. 25, 2003

The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced its All-Region teams today, and West Texas A&M University had three players honored, as seniors Kendra Morgan and Kacie Hyatt were named All-Southwest Region Team and freshman Ambra Clark received Region Freshman of the Year accolades and was named to the honorable mention list.

This is the fourth-straight year that Morgan, a 5-9 setter from Amarillo, Texas, has been selected to the All-Region squad, while Hyatt, a 5-5 libero, also from Amarillo, is a first-time selection. Clark is a 5-11 outside hitter, from Amarillo as well.

Morgan also earned All-Southwest Region Tournament Team honors, as well as LSC South Offensive Player of the Year, first-team All-LSC and LSC Tournament MVP. Already WTAMU's career assists leader, Morgan established a new LSC career assists mark this season, and also became the 12th person in NCAA-II history with 6,000 career assists.

Morgan is a two-time AVCA All-American, and had six triple-doubles on the season. Morgan finishes her career with 6,087 assists, which is 10th on NCAA-II career list. Her career average of 12.58 apg is the third-highest in NCAA-II history. She also is fifth on WTAMU's career digs list with 1,413 digs. Morgan had a .350 hitting percentage, which led WTAMU and the LSC.

Senior libero Kacie Hyatt was named the AVCA All-Southwest Region team after setting a new WTAMU single-season digs mark.

Hyatt has also been chosen as the LSC South Defensive Player of the Year for the third-consecutive year, and is also a second-team All-LSC honoree. She also earned LSC All-Tournament Team honors.

Freshman outside hitter Ambra Clark was named AVCA Southwest Region Freshman of the Year as well as honorable mention accolades.

Hyatt established a new WTAMU single-season mark for digs with 643, as well as finishing her career third on the Lady Buffs' digs list with 1,538 digs. She led the LSC with 4.73 dpg. Hyatt also is in the Top 10 on the NCAA-II single season digs list.

Clark was also chosen as the LSC South Freshman of the Year, first-team All-LSC and LSC All-Tournament Team accolades. She posted a team-high 519 kills (3.96 kpg), finishing in the top five in the LSC in both kills and hitting percentage.

The Lady Buffs ended the season 29-8, losing to Rockhurst in the NCAA-II Southwest Regional Tournament, as WTAMU made it 10th-straight Regional appearance.

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