SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- In an announcement made today at the conference tournament, Southwestern's Emma White was named the 2021 SCAC Women's Volleyball Elite 19 award winner.

White, a junior outside hitter from Lucas, Texas, currently holds a cumulative GPA of 4.000 in Pre-Law and earned First Team All-SCAC honors this season. 

She is the second Southwestern student-athlete to receive the SCAC Women's Volleyball Elite 19 award as former Pirate Brandi Campos took home the inaugural award in 2018.

Established prior to the 2018-19 academic year and meant to recognize the best of the best within each conference sponsored-sport as it relates to both academic and athletic achievement, the SCAC Elite 19 is awarded to the student-athlete who has completed the equivalent of at least 60 credit hours at his or her current institution and has at least a cumulative 3.25 GPA. The student-athlete must also have earned All-SCAC First, Second or Third Team honors in his/her sport for that particular season.