Tulane's Hurst Named Louisiana Volleyball Player of the Year

Britney Hurst

Tulane University senior Britney Hurst was named the
Louisiana State Volleyball Player of the Year by the Louisiana Sports
Writer's Association, which selected the 13-member All-Louisiana team.

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Tulane University senior Britney Hurst was named the
Louisiana State Volleyball Player of the Year by the Louisiana Sports
Writer's Association, which selected the 13-member All-Louisiana team.

In addition, Green Wave setter Kelli Dickson was named the state Rookie
of the Year by the organization. Hurst also collected all-state first
team honors while Dickson was joined by Deva Fowler on the all-state
second team.

Hurst, who earned All-Conference USA second team honors, set
single-season records for Tulane in kills (692) and digs (464), while
posting five of the top 10 single-match kill totals in school history.
She set the Tulane single-match kills record with 37 against Bowling
Green and the Green Wave three-game match kills record with 30 vs.
Louisiana-Lafayette.

Dickson, meanwhile, has been a bit of a surprise in 2002. Signed as an
all-around athlete who was supposed to be groomed into a backup setter
spot and play back-row defense, Dickson saw action much sooner than
expected when starting setter Katie Case went down with an injury early
in the year. Dickson averaged 10.55 assists per game while chipping in
with 62 kills, 250 digs, 27 aces and 26 blocks. Her 1,351 assists in
2002 ranks fifth in the Tulane single-season record book and seventh on
the school career chart. She was also named to the Conference USA
All-Freshman Team.

Fowler, a sophomore middle blocker, was second on the team with 396
kills, while adding 36 aces and 142 digs. Her 147 blocks led the Green
Wave.

Tulane finished the 2002 season with a 21-14 mark, the Green Wave’s most
wins since the 1992 season.