Six Gators Earn SEC Honors - Florida Gators

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Ceasar, Forte, Hall and Monserez named to All-SEC Team; Beason and Kelley tabbed to All-Freshman squad.  

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida placed six student-athletes on this year's Southeastern Conference Teams, as the league announced on Sunday.

T'ara Ceasar, Lauren Forte, Thayer Hall and Marlie Monserez each earned a spot on the All-SEC Team, while Merritt Beason and Bre Kelley were named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.

Florida and Kentucky were the only two schools to have received four All-SEC Team selections and two SEC All-Freshman Team selections.

This is the fourth SEC accolade for both Hall and Ceasar, while Forte is collecting the second All-SEC honor of her career.

Monserez, Beason and Kelley each grabbed their first conference honor for their performances in the Orange and Blue this season.

A breakdown of each honoree's accolades are below:

Merritt Beason

• First SEC honor
• Recorded her first double-double on Nov. 13 against Arkansas
• Has tallied double-digit kills in five matches
• Scored at least 10.0 points in 13 matches during the 2021 campaign
• Registered a career-high 16 kills against Minnesota on Sept. 5
• Recorded a career-high 17 digs against Arkansas on Nov. 13
• Has posted six blocks twice throughout the season, a career-high for the freshman
• Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week during the 2021 campaign

T'ara Ceasar

• Fourth SEC honor (All-Freshman – 2017, All-SEC – 2017, 2020)
• Currently ranks third in the league in kills per set, third in points per set and fifth in service aces per set
• Has recorded 12 double-doubles on the year, leading the way for the Gators
• Has reached double-digit kills in 23 matches over the course of the 2021 campaign
• Sits first on the team in kills (377), points (435) and service aces (32), second in digs (269), fourth in assists (25) and fifth in blocks (48.0)
• Her 19 kills against Baylor on Sept. 11 is the highest total in the conference for a three-set match
• Her 25-kill performance against Tennessee on Nov. 4 is the second-highest total in the conference for a four-set match
  • Her 31.5 points were a school record for a four-set match during the rally scoring era
• Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week (Nov. 15)
• Two-time SEC Overall Player of the Week during the 2021 campaign
• Two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week during the 2021 campaign
• 2020 AVCA All-American

Lauren Forte

• Second SEC honor (All-SEC – 2020)
• She sits eighth in the nation and second in the conference in hitting percentage
• Ranks first on the team in hitting percentage (.420) and blocks (83.0), fourth in kills (168) and points (215)  
• Has reached double-digit kills in five matches over the course of the 2021 campaign
• Has hit over .300 in 18 matches this season, including a season-high .667 against Minnesota (Sept. 5) and Auburn (Nov. 17)  
• Her 10 blocks against Arkansas on Nov. 12 is the third-highest total in a match across the SEC this season  
• 2020 AVCA All-American

Thayer Hall

• Fourth SEC honor (All-Freshman – 2018, All-SEC – 2019, 2020)
• Has recorded seven double-doubles on the year
• Has reached double-digit kills in 16 matches over the course of the 2021 campaign
• Tallied at least 10.0 points in 18 matches this season
• Sits second on the team in kills (258), third in assists (46), fourth in digs (235) and service aces (17) and sixth in blocks (42.0)  
• Three-time AVCA All-American

Bre Kelley

• First SEC honor
• Has started the last 10 matches for the Gators
• Sits third on the squad in blocks per set (1.02) and tied for sixth on the team in total blocks (42.0)
• Notched a career-high nine kills against Arkansas on Nov. 13
• Recorded a career-high seven blocks in the same match
• Has recorded at least four blocks in six of her 16 appearances this fall

Marlie Monserez

• First SEC honor
• Currently sits second in the SEC and eighth nationally in assists per set
• Has recorded 11 double-doubles on the year, good for second on the team
• Has posted over 40 assists in 10 matches this season
• Sits first on the team in assists (1090), third in digs (267) and service aces (20), fourth in blocks (54.0) and sixth in kills (89)  
• Recorded a career-high 23 digs against LSU on Oct. 10
• Her 42 assists against both Ole Miss (Oct. 2) and South Carolina (Nov. 21) are the third-highest total in a three-set match this season in the SEC  
• Dished out 56 assists against Minnesota on Sept. 5, the second-highest total in a four-set match by an SEC setter this season
• Five-time SEC Setter of the Week during the 2021 campaign
• Two-time SEC Overall Player of the Week during the 2021 campaign
• 2020 AVCA All-American

2021 ALL-SEC AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Year: Alli Stumler, Kentucky
Libero of the Year: Eleanor Beavin, Kentucky
Freshman of the Year: Emma Grome, Kentucky
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jillian Gillen, Arkansas
Coach of the Year: Julie Darty Dennis, Mississippi State

2021 ALL-SEC TEAM

Jillian Gillen	Arkansas
T'ara Ceasar	Florida
Lauren Forte	Florida
Thayer Hall	Florida
Marlie Monserez	Florida
Emma Grome	Kentucky
Madi Skinner	Kentucky
Alli Stumler	Kentucky
Azhani Tealer	Kentucky
Taylor Bannister	LSU
Kylie Deberg	LSU
Kylee McLaughlin	Ole Miss
Sasha Ratliff	Ole Miss
Gabby Waden	Mississippi State
Kyla Manning	South Carolina
Mikayla Robinson	South Carolina
Natalie Hayward	Tennessee
Breana Runnels	Tennessee

 
2021 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

Courtney Jackson	Arkansas
Merritt Beason	Florida
Bre Kelley	Florida
Eleanor Beavin	Kentucky
Emma Grome	Kentucky
Ella Larkin	LSU
Lauren McCutcheon	South Carolina

 
 
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