SENATOBIA, Miss. – Following a historic, record-setting season, the Northwest Mississippi Community College volleyball team placed three standout freshmen on the MACCC All-Conference team.
Ariana Woods (Lake Cormorant) secured a first-team selection, finishing as the fourth-highest vote-getter among conference coaches. Teammates Adalyn Callahan (Hernando) and Jania Rose (Lake Cormorant) were both named to the second team, recognizing their contributions to a 30-6 season that set a new program record for wins.
The Rangers finished as the regular-season conference runners-up and advanced to the NJCAA Region 23 semifinals.
Woods was a two-way powerhouse, recording 323 kills (fourth all-time in program history) and a team-high 80 blocks (fifth all-time). She also added 30 aces and averaged 3.47 points per set.
Callahan, an outside hitter, led the Rangers with 336 kills, finishing just 12 shy of the second-all-time single-season mark. As a six-rotation player, she was also second on the team with 315 digs and led the team with a .959 reception percentage. Callahan and Woods are only the second duo in program history to each surpass 300 kills in the same season.
Rose earned her second-team honors as a defensive standout. The libero led the team with 385 digs, the third-most in a single season for the Rangers. Rose also dominated from the service line, racking up a team-high 67 aces, which is already the fifth-best career mark in program history after just one season.
The trio’s recognition comes after a milestone year for the NWMCC program. The team set records for most wins (30) and best winning percentage (.833), earned its first victory over a ranked NJCAA DII opponent, and saw Head Coach Allison Burchett win her 100th career game. With all three All-Conference honorees set to return, the future remains bright for the Rangers.
Three NWCC freshmen earned All-Conference honors: Ariana Woods (First-Team), Adalyn Callahan (Second-Team), and Jania Rose (Second-Team).
The awards follow a program-record 30-6 season where the Rangers finished as conference runners-up and reached the Region 23 semifinals.
Callahan led the team with 336 kills, Rose led with 385 digs and 67 aces, and Woods led with 80 blocks while adding 323 kills.
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