Standhardinger, Pirates Earn Volleyball All-Region Honors

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Armstrong Atlantic State freshman setter Kristin Standhardinger picked up a pair of region honors as the AVCA and Daktronics both released their DII Southeast Region volleyball teams on Tuesday.

Standhardinger was named the AVCA Southeast Region Freshman of the Year for leading the Pirates to their second straight NCAA Championships berth. The Munich, Germany, native tallied 1,363 assists - averaging 10.25 assists per set, good for second in the Peach Belt Conference and 42nd in NCAA Division II. She also collected 135 kills and 305 digs on the year.

She is just the second AASU player to earn AVCA Region Freshman of the Year honors, joining Traci Knuth, who earned the honor in 2004.

Standhardinger was also one of three Pirates to earn All-Southeast Region honors by the AVCA, joining her twin sister Kathrin Standhardinger, as well as senior Michele Remlinger. The pair of middle hitters ranked 1-2 in the Peach Belt in hitting percentage as Kathrin Standhardinger hit .390 and Remlinger hit .357.

Kathrin currently ranks 12th in NCAA Division II in hitting percentage and led the Pirates this season in kills with 339. Remlinger, a native of Kalida, Ohio, ranks 27th in NCAA DII and finished her two-year career as the top hitting player in AASU history with a career .356 hitting percentage.

Click here to view the complete 2009 AVCA All-Region teams.

The other Southeast Region team announced on Tuesday came courtesy of Daktronics and CoSIDA, where Kristin Standhardinger earned first-team All-Region setter honors.

Click here to view the 2009 Daktronics All-Southeast Region squad.

All three honorees will advance to national balloting for possible All-America honors.