Davis tabbed Region Freshman of the Year; four Cougars earn All-Region honors

Suli Davis, Brielle Kemavor, Alex Bower and Claire Little Chambers each received AVCA All-West Region honors.

Author Cameron Muh
Davis tabbed Region Freshman of the Year; four Cougars earn All-Region honorsDavis tabbed Region Freshman of the Year; four Cougars earn All-Region honors
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Led by region freshman of the year Suli Davis, BYU women's volleyball had four student-athletes earn American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-West Region honors, the organized announced on Tuesday morning.

Davis, an outside hitter, helped the Cougars earn their second-consecutive West Region Freshman of the Year honor, while she and middle blocker Brielle Kemavor received All-West Region First Team nods. Setter Alex Bower and outside hitter Claire Little Chambers were both named Honorable Mentions.

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The quad, who each received All-Big 12 honors last week, helped BYU to a 14th-straight NCAA Tournament an sixth-place finish in the Big 12 as the Cougars went 22-9 (10-8 Big 12) on the year.

Davis, also the Big 12 Freshman of the Year and a six-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week, broke BYU's rally-scoring era and all-time freshman kill records this season, finishing with 541. The Euless, Texas/Hau'ula Hawai'i product was the leading freshman nationally in both total kills and kills per set. 

She posted a team-high 10 double-doubles on the year, led the Cougars with 30 double-digit matches, good for third-most in BYU's rally-era and finished second in the Big 12 in both total kills and points. Davis is the Cougars' fourth region freshman of the year, joining Bower (2024), Heather Gneiting (2018) and McKenna Miller (2016).

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Kemavor, an All-Big 12 First Team honoree, led the league with a .374 hitting percentage and also had the fourth-most blocks in the conference, at 138. She finished with team highs in blocks in 19 of BYU's matches, including in 15 of its final 18 contests. The Bristow, Virginia native also tallied nine double-digit kill matches, with five in the last seven. Named an All-West Region Honorable Mention last season, this is Kemavor's second all-region honor.

Bower, also an All-Big 12 First Teamer, paced the conference in total assists (1,265) and assists per set (10.63), ranking No. 7 nationally in total assists and No. 15 in assists per set. Out of Nampa, Idaho. Bower was tied for the second-most double-doubles (8) on the team, and paced the Cougars to a .267 hitting percentage, second in the Big 12. This is the second all-region honor of her career after being named the West Region Freshman of the Year last season.

Little Chambers received All-Big 12 Second Team honors after posting double-digit kills in 26 matches, tied for 10th-most in the BYU rally-scoring era. Hailing from Temecula, California, she led the team in kills in nine matches while being tied for second on the team with eight double-doubles to go along. Little Chambers' 40 aces led the team, were good for No. 6 in the Big 12 and No. 7 in the Cougars' rally era. This is her second-consecutive all-region honor after being named to the First Team last season.

BYU has now had at least one all-region honor for 15 seasons in a row. View the full list of AVCA all-region honorees at the organization’s website.