Sports
Potsdam’s Sophia Layer earns SUNY Potsdam volleyball accolade
POTSDAM – A student athlete from Potsdam was one of three SUNY Potsdam women’s volleyball players to be named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. The teams are selected by CSC member directors of athletic communications to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
Senior captain and setter Sophia Layer played in all 27 matches with 25 starts this Fall. She recorded 604 assists, 212 digs, 70 kills, 26 aces and 19 blocks. She ranked fourth in the SUNYAC in assists. In her career, she totaled 2087 assists, 723 digs, 101 kills and 35 blocks. Layer is the just the fourth Bear in the last 20 years to reach the 2000-assist mark.
To be eligible for the honor, athletes need to be at least a sophomore, maintain at least a 3.5 GPA, compete in 90 percent of their teams’ contests or start in 66 percent.