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kristopher lodes, the daily telegram
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Setter Callie Bauer (14) of the Hilltoppers during a game at E.A Diddle Arena on October 29, 2022 in Bowling Green, KY. Photo by Wyatt Richardson/WKU Athletics
Setter Callie Bauer (14) of the Hilltoppers during a game at E.A Diddle Arena on October 29, 2022 in Bowling Green, KY. Photo by Wyatt Richardson/WKU Athletics

DALLAS — After graduating from Hudson High School early in the winter of 2020, Callie Bauer has awaited her turn to help lead the Western Kentucky University volleyball team.

She watched the Hilltoppers play in two NCAA tournaments and win back-to-back Conference USA titles, never losing a single match in conference play.

Callie Bauer
Callie Bauer

In her first season on the floor for WKU, Bauer in the Hilltoppers continued to dominate the C-USA. They won their now fourth-straight regular season title and began the tournament Friday in hopes of claiming a fourth-straight C-USA tournament title.

Including C-USA Tournament play, the Hilltoppers have won 61-straigth conferences matches including a 14-0 mark this year in the regular season and an overall record of 26-2.

WKU is ranked 20th in the nation and directing the team from the setter position all season has been Bauer.

The redshirt freshman earned First Team All-Conference, C-USA All-Freshmen honors and was named the C-USA Freshman of the Year.

Bauer, who was three-time Lenawee County Player of the Year, had 1,033 assists this season averaging 10.99 per set, 16th in the entire nation and the highest in the C-USA.

Bauer's season-high in assists came on Nov. 10 when she recorded 51 in a five-set win against Rice.

Her season high in kills is 10 as she recorded the only triple-double in the C-USA this season as she had 10 kills to go with 10 digs and 39 assists in a five-set win against Northern Kentucky on Sept. 8.

Joining Bauer on First Team All C-USA was Lauren Matthews, who won C-USA Player of the Year for her second-straight season, and Paige Briggs. Abby Schaefer joined Bauer on the All-Freshmen team.

Katie Isenbarger was named to the Second Team and head coach Travis Hudson earned C-USA Coach of the Year for the fifth time.

Bauer, Briggs, who is from Ortonville, Michigan and graduated from Lake Orion, and Isenbarger all earned All-Academic honors for the C-USA. Bauer has a 3.79 GPA and is majoring in marketing and has a minor in graphic design.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Hudson graduate, Bauer, earns First Team All-C-USA, Freshman of the Year