Melina Woods, Taylor Baxter named Honorable Mention All-America by AVCA; Katie Kuhn named Region 7 Coach of the Year

Melina Woods, Taylor Baxter named Honorable Mention All-America by AVCA; Katie Kuhn named Region 7 Coach of the Year
November 19, 2021

By Tim Glon

| AVCA All-America Team | AVCA All-Region Teams |

ADA — Senior Melina Woods (Ada) and freshman Taylor Baxter (Bellevue) were named Honorable Mention All-America and First Team All-Region 7 in volleyball for 2021 by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

ONU head coach Katie Kuhn was also named the Region 7 Coach of the Year.

Woods, a right-side hitter, led the Polar Bears with 302 kills and was second with a .325 hitting percentage.

Baxter led ONU with a .344 hitting percentage and 118 blocks and was second with 288 kills from her middle hitter position. Her 118 blocks tie her for the third-best single season total by a freshman in school history.

No. 16-ranked Ohio Northern posted a 22-6 record, won the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA III Tournament in 2021.