On Nov. 23 and Nov. 24 the University of West Florida volleyball team competed in the Gulf South Conference tournament. Chiles alumni Delaney Scott-Hanowell (Fr.) played an important role in both matches as a middle for UWF.
Seeded first in the tournament, the Argonauts played in the semi-finals against Lee University, the fifth seed. Scott-Hanowell, alongside teammate Emily Breazeale, led the team with 9 kills. Scott-Hanowell had 2 errors on 17 total attempts, for a .412 hitting percentage. UWF won the match in straight sets with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, and 25-19.
In the championship match against Alabama Huntsville, Scott-Hanowell led the team with a season high 14 kills on 29 attempts with 5 errors. The match went 4 sets with UWF claiming the Gulf South Conference championship with set scores of 26-24, 25-13, 17-25 and 25-14.
With the win, UWF made it into the first round of the 2024 NCAA Division II National Championship tournament as the 6th seed. They will face off against 3rd seeded Tampa on Dec. 6.
While at Chiles, Scott-Hanowell played three seasons on varsity at the middle position. In her senior year, she played a pivotal part helping Chiles reach the FHSAA 6A State Semi-Finals. In her career at Chiles she had a total of 338 kills, 147 total blocks, and a hitting percentage of .269.