Yoder earns pair of All-SAC honors at Mars Hill

Former Polk County standout Morgan Yoder has earned a pair of postseason honors following her first season on the court at Mars Hill.

Yoder, a sophomore middle hitter, was named to the All-South Atlantic Conference Third Team as well as the league’s All-Freshman Team, the conference announced Tuesday. Though a sophomore, Yoder missed her freshman season with an injury and was thus eligible for the All-Freshman Team.

The Polk County graduate finished fourth in the SAC with a .414 hitting percentage while recording 254 kills, second-most on the Mars Hill roster. She also ranked second on the team with 73 blocks.

Yoder made an early impact, tying a 17-year-old Mars Hill record in just her third match of the season by hitting .800 with 12 kills on 15 attempts against Fort Valley State. That performance capped a three-match stretch in which she totaled 25 kills without an attack error.

Her biggest offensive outing came Oct. 23 against Newberry, when Yoder recorded a career-high 21 kills on 33 attempts without an error, hitting .636 for the match.

Yoder finished the season with 12 double-digit kill performances in 28 matches.