EPHRAIM, Utah-Various Snow College women’s volleyball standouts received All-Region XVIII honors as the Region XVIII volleyball championship tournament commenced at the Horne Activity Center Friday. Those who received honors are listed below:

REGION XVIII PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Snow College freshman Lydia Montague has been named the Region 18 Player of the Year and a first-team All-Region selection. Montague, a 6-1 middle blocker from Lehi, Utah, led the region and ranked 12th nationally with a season-high hitting efficiency of .394. She registered a team-high 280 kills on the season, averaging 2.72 kills per set. She was also credited with a team leading 100 blocks.

Twice named the Scenic West Player of the Week, Montague had eight matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 21 kills against Eastern Arizona. She also collected 19 kills in the Badgers’ 3-1 win at Western Wyoming and 17 kills against nationally-ranked Glendale.

Montague is the second Snow College player in the past three seasons to earn Region 18 Player-of-the-Year honors.

ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM
Freshman right-side hitter Korrin Thornock earned Region XVIII first-team honors after totaling 242 kills on the season, and was credited with a .238 hitting efficiency on the season. Thornock, a 6-1, six-rotation player was also credited with 200 digs and 74 blocks. The Spanish Fork HS alum was twice named the Scenic West Player of the Week during the season, recorded 10 or more kills 12 different times during the season, and was credited with a season-high 14 kills against No. 2 Miami Dade.

ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM
Freshman setter Ellee Anderson recorded 960 assists on the season, averaging 8.81 assists per set. Her assist total ranked second in the region and 17th nationally. Anderson also ranked seventh nationally with a region-best 61 service aces. Used in both a 5-1 and 6-2 offensive system, Anderson was also credited with 207 digs and 22 blocks.

ALL-REGION HONORABLE MENTION
Sophomores Andreanna McKee and Savannah Tanner earned All-Region honorable mention honors. McKee ranked third on the Snow roster with 250 kills. She averaged 2.4 kills per set and hit an impressive .261 on the season. Tanner led the Badgers with 351 digs, averaging 3.3 digs per set. Tanner also ranked second on the Snow College roster wth 36 aces.

REGION XVIII COACH OF THE YEAR
After leading the Badgers to a school record 30 wins on the season, including an undefeated mark of 10-0 in conference play, and the team’s first outright conference championship since 1986 , Snow College head coach Jeff Reynolds was named the Region 18 Coach of the Year. Reynolds has posted a record of 103-23 (.817) in just four seasons at the helm of the Snow College program, averaging 25.8 wins per season. Snow finished the regular season ranked No. 5 in the nation, marking the team’s highest final national ranking in school history.