Campbellsville University placed five players on the Mid-South All-Conference team and a league-tying eight players on the All-Academic team.

In a prelude to the Mid-South Conference Volleyball Tournament, the conference handed out its regular season awards Monday at the annual banquet at the Capital Plaza Ball Room in Frankfort.

Campbellsville's Shannon Cahill, a sophomore from Louisville; Renee Netherton, a senior from Louisville; and Caroline Martin, a junior from Curitibas, Brazil, were all named to the All-Conference team. Two other players, Caitlin Dresing, a freshman from Louisville; and Samantha James, a sophomore from Louisville, were named All-MSC Honorable Mention.

"All five girls are deserving," said Coach Randy LeBleu. "I think, by our numbers, that the recognition is a testament to the team - that everyone contributed."

Campbellsvile's honorees to the All-Academic team were: Cahill, Whitney Haynes, a senior from Louisville; James; Jovana Koprivica, a senior from Belgrade, Serbia; Danielle Waldrop, a sophomore from Lexington; Tiarra Wilham, a sophomore from Alto Loma, Calif.; Deborah Dean, a junior from Rising Sun,. Md.; and Christiana Sindelar, a sophomore from Napoleon, Ohio..

"We try to have our girls understand that the real reason they're here playing volleyball is because of their education," said LeBleu. "Last year we posted a 3.49 GPA as a team."

Georgetown College - which was perfect in conference play in 2009 - placed five Tigers on the all-conference team, including the MSC Player of the Year Erica Janszen.

Janszen finished the season leading the conference in kills (446) and kills per game (3.9) and sixth in hitting percentage (.250). She was named MSC Hitter of the Week three times and player of the week twice.

Joining Janszen on the all-conference team were teammates Amanda Philpot, Amy Barmore, Alexandra Bertke and Kyla Welch; Lindsey Wilson College's Sarah Kline, Ashlie Haworth and Racheal Achieng; and University of Rio Grande's Erin Sherman.

The 12-woman team was voted on by the MSC coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.

Sherman grabbed MSC Freshman of the Year honors after leading the conference with a .355 hitting percentage. She was second in the conference with 3.1 kills per game.

Georgetown's Nick Griffin was voted on by his peers as the MSC Coach of the Year after leading his team to a regular season title.

Georgetown's Cathy Frank and University of the Cumberlands' Courtney Fout were named the MSC Volleyball Champions of Character recipients. The pair earned the award - as voted on by the conference athletics director -- for their civic and servant leadership within the campus and community.

Forty-four volleyball student-athletes were recognized as Academic All Mid-South Conference. The distinction is reserved for student-athletes with a sophomore or higher class ranking and a 3.25 and above grade point average.

Those from other schools honored for their work in the classroom:

University of the Cumberlands: Angie Davenport, Amanda Hensley, Alex Lawrence, Tessie Rice, Kendra Sammons and Tommie Thompson.

Georgetown College: Cassie Moore, Alexandra Bertke, Kelsey Luckett, Kyla Welch, Whitney Wulf, Kristen Meister, Elizabeth Goodin and Catherine Frank.

Lindsey Wilson College: Kelley Burke, Samantha Camp, Sarah Kline, Kayla Koerber and Sumyr Knight.

Pikeville College: Leah Harris, Kayla Hatton, Shelbi White, Whitney Whitson and Elizabeth Mosley.

University of Rio Grande: Kristen Cassady, Ashley Bloom, Kati Moore and Rachel Walker.

West Virginia University Tech: Erica Schoolcraft and Brianna Saunders.

St. Catherine College: Sam Gehler, Adair Woford, Taylor Childress, Mandy Gray, Jordan Boyle and Brittini Schmidt.

The Mid-South Conference Volleyball Tournament begins at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday at the Frankfort Civic Center.