INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Following the 2023 volleyball regular season, the Horizon League has announced its postseason honors, with Cleveland State's Liberty Torres earning a spot on the All-League First Team and Emma Walker being named to the All-League Second Team.
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Torres becomes the 23rd Viking all-time to earn a spot on the First Team, while Walker is the sixth Viking to earn Second Team honors. Both Torres and Walker are picking up All-League accolades for the first time in their careers.
LIBERTY TORRES | OH | JR | FIRST TEAM
Torres was named to the All-League First Team after finishing regular season play with a team-best 339 kills, averaging 3.29 kills per set to rank fourth among #HLVB players. Through 27 matches played, Torres has tallied double-digit kills 20 times, including a trio of 20-kill performances, and is one of 11 league players with 330+ kills on the year.
Leading the Viking offense during 12 matches this year, Torres has helped Cleveland State to a .204 hitting percentage and a 12.34 kills per set average. Torres tallied a career-high 24 kills against RMU earlier this year, while she posted a career-best .667 hitting percentage (15-1-21) against Milwaukee.
EMMA WALKER | L | JR | SECOND TEAM
Walker earned a spot on the All-League Second Team after leading the Viking defense as Cleveland State's libero this year. For the season, Walker is averaging 5.04 digs per set to rank third among league players, while her 569 total digs makes her one of three #HLVB players with 550+ digs this season.
Playing in all 113 sets so far this year, Walker has tallied 20+ digs 15 times, including five 30-dig performances. With 33 digs against Miami (OH) during non-league play Walker tallied a career-best, while she eclipsed the 1,000-dig mark against Northern Kentucky later in the season.
Walker's 569 digs so far this year ranks her third on the CSU Single-Season List, while she is just shy of earning a spot on the CSU Career Digs List with 1,097 career digs.
