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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Chelsea Noble, a senior libero on the Ohio State women's volleyball team has been named a third-team selection on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV squad. She received second-team honors last season. Noble was an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2008-09.
Noble has started every match this season at libero and is averaging a team-high 3.75 digs per set and has a .953 serve reception percentage for the Buckeyes who have an 18-7 overall record and are 6-6 in the Big Ten.
Ohio State travels to Iowa Friday and Wisconsin Saturday for 7 p.m. CT matches this week.
Virginia Volleyball Player Lauren Dickson Earns Volleyball Academic All-Distri
Dickson Earns Academic All-District III Honors
Senior outside hitter earns second-consecutive honor
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Virginia senior Lauren Dickson has been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III volleyball team. Dickson is making her second-straight appearance on the academic all-district team and is one of eight Atlantic Coast Conference players named to the District III team.
A commerce major from Austin, Texas, Dickson has been selected to the All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team twice and is a three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member. The outside hitter is second on the team in kills and third in digs this season. She was named the MVP of the Marriott Jefferson Cup and to Nebraska’s Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team.
Dickson is on pace to become the 14th Cavalier to break 1,000 career kills. She was named to the ACC All-Freshman team in 2006, has earned MVP honors at the JMU Tournament in 2008 and was selected to the VaSID All-State Second-Team and VaSID Academic All-State team as a junior.
To be eligible for the consideration on the academic all-district teams, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.30 cumulative GPA in both undergraduate and graduate work and have completed a full year at their institution. Dickson, and all the other players named to the eight all-district first-teams, will now be placed on the national ballot for Academic All-America honors.
District 3 Winners
University Division
FIRST TEAM
Rachael Moss Duke Sr. Political Science
Sarah Cline South Carolina Sr. Exercise Science
Jill Nyhof Coastal Carolina Sr. Political Science
Lauren Dickson Virginia Sr. Commerce
Brianna Barry Florida State Sr. Sports Management
Nichole Diller Charleston Southern Sr. Biology with General Emphasis
Heather Brooks North Carolina Sr. Communication Studies
SECOND TEAM
Sarah Schermerhorn Elon Jr. Economics
Lane Carico Miami So. Exercise Physiology
Taylor Wilson Florida State Jr. Interior Design
Maria Andersson Miami Jr. Marketing
Sophia Dunworth Duke So. Undeclared
PEPPERDINE Volleyball Player Kiah FIERS EARNS CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT SECOND TEAM HONORS
MALIBU, Calif. – Senior setter Kiah Fiers of the Pepperdine women’s volleyball team has been named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII second team, the organization announced today.
Fiers (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Peninsula HS), a psychology major, currently ranks second in the West Coast Conference and 34th in the nation with 10.90 assists per set. She is #3 all-time at Pepperdine with 4,152 career assists.
Academically, Fiers is a two-time WCC All-Academic selection and a three-time WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree.
To be nominated for Academic All-District, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. Student-athletes named to an all-district first team have their names forwarded onto the ballot for Academic All-American honors.
Fiers was the only West Coast Conference volleyball player named to either the first, second or third teams.
Pepperdine (12-10, 5-4 WCC) next plays its final two home matches against Portland (tonight at 7 p.m.) and Gonzaga (Saturday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m.). Fiers and fellow senior Rachel Grochmal (Brea, Calif./Brea Olinda HS) will be honored as part of Senior Day festivities prior to the Gonzaga match. Three road matches remain on the 2009 schedule.
Fiers is the second Pepperdine student-athlete to earn CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors this fall, as Kelly Reilly also made the second team in women’s soccer.
Jackie Albright Named to ESPN The Magazine Dist. VIII Volleyball All-Academic First Team
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State’s Jackie Albright has been named to the 2009ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII first team for University Division Women’s Volleyball as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Albright, a senior outside hitter from Lake Forest, Calif., was named to the six-member District VIII 2009 first team. She has a 3.56 grade point average and is majoring in civil engineering with a May 2010 graduation date.
A two-year tri-captain for the Cougar volleyball team, Albright was named to the 2009 Nike Cougar Invite all-tournament team. She is second on team with 2.88 kills per set, third on the team with 3.23 points per set, and adds 2.99 digs per set. During the 2009 season, she has had 10 matches with double-digit kills and 14 matches with double-figure digs. During her four-year career at WSU, Albright has accumulated 874 kills, 894 digs and 47 aces in 354 sets (109 matches). She is a two-time Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention team selection.
To be eligible for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American honors a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), must be a significant contributor to the team, and be in at least their second season at their current school. District VIII includes schools in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and British Columbia.
Mazour and Martincich Named Academic All-District
LAWRENCE, Kan. – For the fifth-straight year, Kansas volleyball has placed at least one player on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team. Senior Paige Mazour was named to the District 7 first team, while senior Katie Martincich earned second team honors.
Mazour has maintained a 3.94 cumulative GPA as a human biology major and earns academic all-district honors for the first time in her career. After serving in a reserve role for the Jayhawk volleyball team the past three seasons, Mazour has evolved into a major asset for the KU offense playing middle blocker. A Franklin, Neb., native, Mazour is one of two Jayhawks to start all 23 matches in 2009 and ranks 10th in the Big 12 Conference with a .307 attack percentage.
As a first team all-district honoree, Mazour is now in the running for Academic All-America. The All-America team will be announced on Nov. 23.
Martincich earns her second academic all-district honors having been named to the third team as a sophomore in 2007. A sport management and business marketing double major, Martincich has recorded a 3.98 GPA throughout her college career. The Shawnee, Kan., native came to Kansas as a setter but has since evolved into a defensive specialist for the team. Martincich ranks in the top 10 of KU’s career assists list and is on pace to break into the KU career digs list as well.
Felsing Earns Academic All-Region Honors
Senior libero on squad for second-straight yearMILWAUKEE - Lauren Felsing of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
volleyball team has earned CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V
First Team honors.
Felsing carries a 3.97 grade-point average in marketing while leading the
Horizon League in digs during league contests.
The senior libero, who was a CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic
All-American a season ago, is again eligible for Academic All-America
honors. That will be voted upon in the next several weeks.
Felsing's on-court resume includes All-Horizon League and Horizon League
All-Tournament Team honors a year ago. Plus, she earned American Volleyball
Coaches' Association honorable mention all-region recognition in 2008. She
is also a five-time Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week honoree.
Felsing is up to second on UWM's all-time digs list with 1,775, with Becky
Peters currently atop that list at 1,875. She also has reached double
figures in digs in 43-straight regular season league contests and in
48-straight matches against league opponents overall.
In addition to her academic All-America and all-region recognition, Felsing
is a two-time Horizon League All-Academic honoree, a three-time U.S. Army
Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week winner and the league's
scholar-athlete of the month last September.
This marks the fifth-straight year a UWM player has earned academic-all
region honors. Lauren's sister, Leanne Felsing, claimed honors in 2007 while
Cheryl Hegemann captured academic all-region recognition in both 2005 and
2006. Now, the younger Felsing has earned the honor for two-straight
seasons.
To be eligible for Academic All-District and Academic All-America honors,
student-athletes must hold at least sophomore status, own a minimum
grade-point average of 3.20 and be either a starter or key reserve. District
V consists of schools in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ontario
and Manitoba.
Felsing and the Panthers return to action Friday night at home against
Wright State. UWM has won four-straight matches and is on the verge of
clinching a spot in the upcoming Horizon League Tournament.
SMITH, CURL NAMED ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRI
CONWAY, Ark - Two University of Central Arkansas volleyball players were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Junior Chloe Smith was elected to the first team and sophomore Cristin Curl was placed on the second team.
The CoSIDA district covers six states, including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must be in their second year at the institution and maintain a 3.30 cumulative grade point average.
Smith, a right side hitter from San Diego, Calif., ranks 18th in the nation and leads the Southland Conference with 4.43 kills per set. She is also hitting .278 with 1.95 digs and 0.62 blocks per set. Smith ranks second on UCA's career kills list with 1,199. In the classroom, Smith has a 3.93 GPA in Digital Filmmaking.
Curl, a libero from Amarillo, Texas, leads the Southland and ranks 52nd in the country with 4.75 digs per set. She has been named Southland Defensive Player of the Week twice this year. Curl has a 3.83 GPA in Business Management.
Smith and Curl were among six Southland Conference student-athletes named to the three All-District teams.
The Sugar Bears, who are 23-3 and 12-0 in league play, will host McNeese State Thursday night at 7 p.m. and Stephen F. Austin on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Volleyball Player Whitney Behrens Earns Spot on ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team
Roth named to the second team
ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis senior Whitney Behrens (St. Louis, Mo. / Incarnate Word), who was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 7 First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Thursday, is the only Atlantic 10 Conference player that will advance to the Academic All-America volleyball ballot. Fellow senior Whitney Roth (Louisville, Ky. / Assumption) captured a spot on the second team. The six players awarded first-team honors in each of the eight districts are now eligible for Academic All-America accolades.
Behrens, SLU’s starting libero since 2006, is a three-time ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District honoree. Last season, she received National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American Athlete of the Year plaudits in addition to American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America honorable mention accolades. Behrens, the Billikens’ career digs leader, earned A-10 All-Academic team honors last season as well as AVCA All-Region first team laurels, and twice was named to the A-10 All-Championship squad. The three-time team captain has played in all but two of Saint Louis’ matches during her career, leading the team in digs each season.
Roth, a four-year starter at setter and the Billikens’ career assists leader, recently became just the fourth player from a current A-10 school to surpass 5,000 assists for her career. In 2008, she achieved AVCA All-America honorable mention status and picked up CVU.com (Collegiate Volleyball Update) Stellar Spiker honorable mention plaudits. Roth is a two-time AVCA All-Region selection, A-10 Setter of the Year and A-10 first team honoree. She has also been named to the A-10 All-Championship squad every season. As a freshman in 2006, Roth shattered SLU’s single-season assist mark with 1,528, and she has led the A-10 in assists the past two seasons. The 2007 A-10 All-Academic team pick missed the first match of her career earlier this season after starting 114 straight contests.
Behrens and Roth have helped pilot the Saint Louis volleyball program to numerous milestones in the last four seasons. As freshmen in 2006, they led SLU to its first Atlantic 10 volleyball regular-season title, A-10 Championship crown and NCAA Tournament appearance. They helped christen Chaifetz Arena with a win over No. 3 Stanford on Sept. 6, 2008. The Billikens went on to win A-10 regular-season and tournament titles en route to a second NCAA Tournament berth. SLU went 13-0 in league play in 2008, earned the program’s first national ranking, was awarded the 13th seed overall in the NCAA Tournament and won the program’s first NCAA Tournament match. Additionally, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association recognized the 2008 squad as the “All-Sports Trophy Champion”, designating it as the top Division I-AAA women’s volleyball program in the country during the 2008-09 academic year. The 2009 squad has been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 all season.
Collymore, Hagglund Named Academic All-District
Fourth-ranked UW hosts No. 5 Stanford this Friday at 7:00 p.m.
SEATTLE – For the third time in her career, senior Jill Collymore was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII Team, and junior Jenna Hagglund earned her second-straight honor it was announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Collymore, a Bellevue, Wash. native, picked up her second First Team distinction and will now be up for Academic All-America honors once again. Collymore was a third-team Academic All-American last season. She has played in all 21 matches for the Huskies, starting all but one, and ranks second on the team with 3.21 kills per set. She also leads the team in service aces and is second in the Pac-10 with 35. A double honors major in psychology and digital arts, Collymore currently sports a 3.77 cumulative grade point average.
Hagglund, hailing from West Chester, Ohio, now ranks third on Washington’s all-time assists list, with 3,586. She is fifth in the Pac-10 currently with 11.10 per set and has directed UW’s offense to a league-best .301 hitting percentage. Hagglund was a first-teamer last year, and boasts a 3.51 cumulative GPA majoring in business administration with a marketing focus.
Hagglund and Collymore will lead the fourth-ranked Huskies against fifth-ranked Stanford this Friday night at 7 p.m. in a crucial Pac-10 battle. Washington will then host No. 13 Cal on Saturday, also at 7 p.m.
Volleyball Women Lauren Sears and Caitlin Clarke Earn Academic All-District Honors
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss volleyball team picked up two postseason honors today as sophomores, middle blocker Lauren Sears and outside hitter Caitlin Clarke were both honored as a member of the CoSIDA/ ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VI first- and third-team, respectively.
Sears carries a perfect 4.0 grade point average in mathematics while Clarke sports a 3.56 GPA in therapeutic recreation. Sears will go on the national ballot for Academic All-American consideration.
The duo has been very instrumental in helping the team post a 23-4 record overall and a league-leading 11-2 record.
Sears is second on the team in total blocks and is third in attack percentage. She has registered 175 kills and 16 aces. Sears earned two all-tournament honors.
Clarke is second on the team in kills (271) and points (309). She recorded 14 aces and 40 total blocks.
Jennifer Berwanger named Academic All-District
Nov. 5, 2009
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Junior outside hitter Jennifer Berwanger was one of 12 student-athletes named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V Women's Volleyball Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Berwanger, who carries a 3.86 GPA in therapeutic recreation and physical therapy, garnered second-team honors. The junior was named to the Missouri Valley Conference scholar-athlete first team in 2008.
A native of Lake Zurich, Ill., Berwanger currently leads the team in kills (3.61 kps) and is second on the team in digs (3.71 dps). She currently ranks third in career digs with 1,131 and ninth in career attempts with 2,710.
District 5 Winners - University Division - FIRST TEAM
Lauren Felsing, WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE, OF, Sr., Hartland, Wis., 3.97, Marketing
Angie Porché, VALPARAISO, Sr., Lynwood, Ill., 3.76, Psychology
Laura DeBruler, ILLINOIS, Jr., Downers Grove, Ill., 3.43, Pyschology
Tabitha Visk, ILLINOIS STATE, So., Salem, Wis., 4.0, Family and Consumer Science
Kristen Arthurs, PURDUE, Jr., Newport, Mich., 3.82, Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences
Johannah Bangert, ILLINOIS, Jr., Washington, Mo., 3.68, Mathematics
SECOND TEAM
Jennifer Berwanger, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Jr., Lake Zurich, Ill., 3.86, Therapeutic Recreation and Physical Therapy
Emily Harrison, WESTERN ILLINOIS, Sr., Edwardsville, Ill., 4.0, Early Childhood Education
Hillary Haen, ILLINOIS, Jr., Crystal Lake, Ill., 3.46, Accountancy
Lauren Ditscheit, LOYOLA, Sr., Wauwatosa, Wis., 3.82, Advertising/Public Relations
Jamel Nicholas, NOTRE DAME, Sr., Gibsonia, Pa., 3.34, Sociology Film, television and theater
Alyse Serritella, LOYOLA, Sr., Darien, Ill., 3.62, Psychology
Volleyball Player Anna Breyfogle Earns Academic All-District
Senior becomes program’s first-ever three-time honoree
WACO, Texas – Senior middle blocker Anna Breyfogle was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District team for the third consecutive year, as announced by College Sports Information Directors of America officials on Thursday.
Breyfogle, a psychology major who maintains a 3.47 grade point average is leading the Big 12 in blocking at 1.38 blocks per set, and has racked up 117 on the season, 20 more than any other player in the conference. In addition, the Buda, Texas, native is second in the league and leads BU in hitting percentage at .348 (220k-57e-468ta).
Breyfogle helped the Bears to a school-record 11 straight wins to open the season, and the best start to a season in school history, winning 17 of their first 18 matches. The Bears are currently ranked 22nd in the NCAA with a 19-6 record, including an 8-6 mark in Big 12 play.
The honor marked the third consecutive season Breyfogle has earned the honor, and fourth straight year for a Baylor volleyball player with Nicole LeBlanc earning second-team honors in 2006. Breyfogle earned third-team honors in 2007, second-team honors last season, and third team honors this season. It also marks the ninth all-district honor in program history.
Graham Named District II Academic All-American
Junior honored by College Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA)
Moon Township, Pa. - Nov. 5, 2009 - Junior middle blocker Amanda Graham
(Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie) of the Robert Morris University
volleyball team was named to the ESPN The Magazine 2009 District II
University Division Volleyball Academic All-America First Team Thursday
by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
By making the first team, Graham will be placed on the national ballot
for Academic All-America consideration. This marks Graham’s second
honor as a District II Academic All-American.
Graham owns a 3.99 cumulative grade point average as a nuclear medicine
technology major. She leads the team with a .331 hitting percentage and
85 blocks and is second on the team with 194 kills. Her hitting
percentage ranks second in the Northeast Conference and she is also
second in the league with 1.16 blocks per game. This year she was named
NEC Player of the Week one time. She sits second in the RMU career
record books with 221 block assists and owns the RMU season record for
block assists with 84. She was named to the All-NEC First Team in her
rookie season and was an All-NEC Second Team selection in her sophomore
year.
In order to be eligible for All-District Academic All-America Team
consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key
reserve and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale
of 4.00.
The student-athlete must have reached sophomore eligibility and
academic standing at the institution and must have completed at least
one full academic year. CoSIDA’s District II covers Delaware, the
District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
Under the guidance of seventh-year head coach Rob Thomas, Robert Morris
hosts St. Francis (N.Y.) on Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m. and wraps
up their home season on Sunday, November 8 against Long Island at 1:00
p.m.
Marisa Hornbaker Picks Up Academic Honor
BUFFALO, NY Junior Marisa Hornbaker (Colorado Springs, CO/Colorado Springs
Christian) was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second
Team, the magazine and the College Sports Information Directors of America
announced on Thursday morning. Hornbaker is the first UB volleyball player
to be named to the All-District team since Katie Weekly in 2005.
Hornbaker, a Pharmacology and Toxicology major with a 3.97 GPA, is
currently second on the Bulls with 279 kills on the season. Hornbaker, who
had never reached the 200-kill plateau in her first two season, is also
second on the team with 197 digs and third on the squad with 19 service
aces. Hornbaker has reached single-game career highs this season in kills
(22), hitting percentage (.412) and digs (21).
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important
reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale)
at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated
in at least 50 percent of the team¹s games at the position listed on the
nomination form (where applicable). No student-athlete is eligible until
he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution
and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility.
Three Horns claim Volleyball Academic All-District honors
Senior Heather Kisner, junior Jennifer Doris and sophomore Rachael Adams earn ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District accolades.
AUSTIN, Texas – The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) have named three Texas Volleyball players to its ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District teams. Senior libero Heather Kisner earned a place on the first team, marking the third all-district honor of her career. Junior middle blocker Jennifer Doris and sophomore middle blocker Rachael Adams earned places on the second team, with Doris earning her second straight CoSIDA honor.
Kisner, Texas’ starting libero boasts a 3.58 GPA in finance. The Sugar Land, Texas, native has steadied the Longhorns back row in 2009, helping the Horns to an 18-1 record and a 13-1 mark in Big 12 play. Kisner averages a team-best 4.11 digs and 1.20 assists per-set on the year. She has helped Texas limit its opponents to a .155 hitting percentage, a mark that ranks second in the conference. The senior is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 pick and a three-time CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District choice.
Adams, a stalwart in the Texas middle carries a 3.48 GPA in communication/advertising . In 2009, she leads the Longhorns in hitting percentage (.469), total blocks (65), block assists (61) and blocks per-set (1.05). The Cincinnati, Ohio, native ranks eighth in the Big 12 in blocking. Adams was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA in Spring 2009.
Doris, a viable option at middle blocker and opposite owns a 3.55 GPA in corporate communications. The 6-5 junior has earned 10 starts and played in all 19 matches, ranking second on the team with 1.02 blocks per-set. Doris was an Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection and CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team pick in 2008.
To be nominated for all-district honors, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s games at the position listed on the nomination form.
The second-ranked Longhorns return to action on Saturday, Nov. 7 when they travel to Missouri. First serve is set for 5 p.m. Central.
Binghamton Volleyball Player Lammert earns academic award
Binghamton volleyball co-captain Dawn Lammert was named to the District I Volleyball All-Academic First Team as presented by ESPN The Magazine and selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday. Lammert was one of seven members selected to the first team and is now eligible for the Academic All-America Team to be named later this year.
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SEVEN VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS EARN CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
IRVING, Texas – Conference USA had seven volleyball players named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams, including four named to the first-team. The teams are voted on by college and university Sports Information, Media Relations and Athletic Communications professionals who are members of College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). To be eligible for Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must hold at least a 3.3 grade point average and be a sophomore in academic and athletic standing.
Rice senior Jessica Boulavsky earned her third-consecutive District VI first-team honor as a double-major in psychology and pre-med. The Houston, Texas native owns a perfect 4.0 grade point average and was named the 2009 Rice University Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Boulavsky landed a spot on the Mizuno Invitational All-Tournament Team earlier this season.
Joining Boulavsky on the District VI first team was Lauren Sears of Southern Miss. The sophomore carries a 4.0 GPA in mathematics and was a member of last year’s team that received AVCA academic team honors. The Ashburn, Va., native has earned two all-tournament team accolades this season and ranks second on the Golden Eagles’ squad in blocks.
Marshall setter Elizabeth Fleming was placed on the District II first-team with a perfect 4.0 GPA in international affairs. The South Bend, Ind., native earned C-USA All-Academic honors a year ago and has been a vital part of the Herd attack. Fleming was also named to the All-C-USA Preseason Team and currently averages 11.08 assists per set, second best in C-USA.
Christine Bach of Memphis earned District IV second-team accolades for her efforts as a graduate student. The junior setter graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in international business last May and currently owns a 4.0 GPA while studying toward a master’s in business administration. The Dresden, Germany native was a former defensive specialist for Memphis and is the only Tiger to ever record three 30-plus dig outings.
Sophomore Caitlin Clark of Southern Miss earned second-team honors in District VI. The New Orleans, La., native has a 3.56 GPA in therapeutic recreation and was also a member of the 2008 Golden Eagle squad that earned AVCA academic team honors. Clark ranks second on the team in aces, points, and total kills.
Rounding out C-USA volleyball players on the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams are Tracey Lam and Jennifer McClean of Rice who earned District VI second team honors. Lam was named the 2008 C-USA Libero of the Year and was also placed on the 2008 All-C-USA second team. The junior libero holds the school record in digs, while maintaining a 3.68 GPA in economics and Asian studies with a minor in business.
McClean owns a 3.83 GPA in economics with a minor in business. The senior outside hitter ranks first on the Owl squad in double-doubles with 11 and was named MVP of the USF/Asics Challenge in September.
Boulavsky, Sears and Fleming are now placed on the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration.
Duke Volleyball Women Moss, Dunworth Named Academic All-District
November 5, 2009
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke senior Rachael Moss and sophomore Sophia Dunworth were both named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III Volleyball Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday.
Moss earned her second straight appearance on the Academic All-District III First Team and third citation overall, while Dunworth appeared on the second team for the first time in her two-year career. Both Blue Devils have grade point averages over 3.80 and are significant pieces of a Duke team that is the defending ACC Champion and is currently in second place in the conference.
Moss, who ranks among Duke’s top four in school history in both kills and digs, boasts a 3.94 GPA as a Political Science major. Also a second team Academic All-America selection in 2008, Moss is Duke’s active leader with 1,569 kills, 1,446 digs, 156 service aces and 4,020 attacks. The 5-10 outside hitter from Cypress, Calif., has been one of the ACC’s top players since her freshman year when she was named East Region Freshman of the Year. She has since gone on to receive All-ACC and All-East Region honors three times along with two AVCA All-America Honorable Mention citations.
Dunworth owns a 3.84 GPA as a sophomore and has not yet declared her major. A 6-1 sophomore, Dunworth is one of the ACC’s top attackers, boasting a .294 hitting percentage with an average of 2.60 kills per game. A native of Pleasanton, Calif., Dunworth earned All-ACC Academic Volleyball honors last season along with an ACC All-Freshman Team citation.
The 2008 duo of Moss and Dunworth represents a strong academic tradition in the Duke volleyball program, which has placed at least one student-athlete on the last three Academic All-America teams.
Molly Davis Named First Team CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District
Davis garners academic honor for second-straight year
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Thursday, November 5, 2009) – For the second-straight year senior Molly Davis was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII First Team for her achievements on the court and in the classroom. Last year she was bestowed with the same prestigious honor becoming the first Redhawks volleyball player to achieve this honor since Pam Kirsch was named All-District in 1992.
Players named to the COSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Teams will have their names forwarded on to the ballot for COSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America consideration.
Last year Davis was one of 18 players named COSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American as she was placed on the Third Team, becoming the first Redhawks volleyball player since 2000 to achieve Academic All-American status.
Davis, the team’s starting libero since her freshman season, currently holds a perfect 4.0 grade point average in Sports Management and currently leads and the Ohio Valley Conference in digs with an average of 5.55 digs per set. That average ranks her sixth nationally and has helped the team rank second in the nation in digs per set at 19.34.
Davis is the school record holder in career digs with 2,162 becoming the only player in Southeast Missouri State volleyball history to have over 2,000 career digs. Her 538 digs this season ranks 11th on the school’s single season charts.
The Muncie, Indiana native also owns the Redhawks D-I single season record for digs with 637 set last season. That mark stands as third-best on the all-time single season charts. Her 540 digs that she recorded during her freshman campaign is tied for ninth on the school’s single season charts.
Earlier this season against Ole Miss, Davis set the school single season mark for digs in a match as she finished with 39 in just four sets.
Davis has recorded double digits in digs in 112 of her 114 career matches she has played in as a Redhawk. She has played in every set (443 sets) possible in her career except for two.
This season she was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week three weeks in a row and for her career she has garnered four OVC weekly awards.
Academically she was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll for the second-straight time last season and was a recipient of the OVC's highest academic award, the OVC Medal of Honor, for the second-straight season. She is also a three-time Southeast Scholar-Athlete honoree.
Davis is just one of only two volleyball players in the OVC to be named to an All-District First Team joining Tennessee Tech’s Teresa Craig who was named to the District IV First Team.
To be eligible for the COSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.
FIVE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL
STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Five Mountain West Conference volleyball student-athletes were named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Women's Volleyball Academic All-District Team, announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Air Force’s Caroline Kurtz, a biology major, and Wyoming’s JennaRae Jester, a business administration major, were named to the District VII second-team. Utah junior Karolina Bartkowiak (Exercise and sport science) earned Division VIII first-team honors, while BYU senior Melissa Wright (Fitness and wellness management) and fellow Cougar Nicole Warner (sophomore, Exercise science) both earned District VIII third-team honors.
By virtue of being a first-team honoree, Utah’s Bartkowiak will be placed on the national ballot for Academic All-America.
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Volleyball’s Fleming Named to ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic District II First Team
Setter Advances to National Ballot for Academic All-American
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University volleyball setter, Elizabeth Fleming was named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic District II first team as announced by the organization on Thursday. It marks the second time that Fleming has been honored with this award as she made the second-team in 2008.
“I think an award like this is one that epitomizes Liz,” head coach Mitch Jacobs said. “I’ve never coached an athlete so determined to be the best in everything she does both on and especially off the court. Academic success is Liz’s number one priority and I’m sure she is very proud to receive an honor such as this one.”
The teams are voted on by college and university Sports Information, Media Relations and Athletic Communications professionals who are members of College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). To be eligible for Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must hold at least a 3.3 grade point average and be a sophomore in academic and athletic standing.
Fleming, who hails from South Bend, Ind., owns a perfect 4.0 grade point average in international affairs and earned Conference USA All-Academic honors last season.
The starting setter for the Thundering Herd averages 11.08 assists per set, which ranks second best in C-USA. She has totaled 10 double-doubles and surpassed the 50-assist plateau on four occasions in 2009.
Fleming now advances to the national ballot for Academic All-American consideration.
Volleyballs DeGirolamo and Skender Named Academic All-District
BATON ROUGE LSU middle blocker Lauren DeGirolamo and outside hitter Marina Skender picked up ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors Thursday as voted upon by the College Sports Information Directors of America [CoSIDA].
Both players have already completed their undergraduate work, and are perusing their masters degrees. DeGirolamo earned first-team accolades and carries a 3.92 GPA majoring in education technology. Skender, a sports management major, checked in with a third-team selection and a 3.53 GPA.
Lauren and Marina are both exemplary examples of what it means to be a student-athlete, head coach Fran Flory said. They work extremely hard not only on the court but in the classroom and have been a big part of building our programs success over the last five years.
DeGirolamo has popped 50 of her 106 kills and connected for a .311 hitting percentage over her last seven matches. She worked extremely hard on her back row defense during rehab after missing the second half of the 2008 season. The Belleville, Ill. product has reeled in seven or more digs in 16 of 23 matches this season. She also ranks sixth in the SEC with 1.14 blocks per set in league matches and notched SEC Defensive Player of the Week [Oct. 27].
Skender has returned to her 2007 form after missing all of last season and powered home double-digit kills in 19 of 23 matches, including 16 of her last 18 outings. Her 0.33 aces and 3.88 kills per set in SEC matches rank second and fourth, respectively. She became the fifth player in program history to join the 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs club and continues to climb up on the program list in both categories. The Croatia native has racked up 1,379 kills and 1,176 digs.
LSU starts a four-match road swing Friday at Ole Miss. First serve scheduled for 7 p.m. with live stats available in the Geaux Zone on LSUsports.net. Fans also can follow in-match updates of the four-time defending SEC Western Division champions viawww.twitter.com/lsuvolleyball.
