Volleyball Lands Numerous 2004 AVCA All-Region Honors
12/8/2004 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Volleyball Lands Numerous 2004 AVCA All-Region Honors
12/8/2004
PITTSBURGH ?
Three Pittsburgh player earned All-Northeast Region honors, including senior middle hitter Megan Miller, junior libero Megan McGrane and junior outside hitter Gini Ullery. Additionally, Diana Andreyko was chosen as the Northeast Region Freshman of the Year and earned Honorable Mention All-Region honors. Miller, McGrane and Ullery are now eligible for All-America honors and Andreyko will be considered for National Freshman of the Year.
Miller (Milford, Conn./Jonathan Law) earned her second consecutive All-Northeast Region honor after being selected as the Big East Player of the Year last month. With a team-best .374 hitting percentage, Miller finished her career as the Panthers? all-time leading hitter at a .363 clip and was also among the all-time leaders in kills (fifth - 1,239), attempts (eighth - 2,560), block solos (second - 92), block assists (eighth - 198) and total blocks (sixth - 290). In 91 games this season, Miller averaged 4.51 kills ber game and was second on the team with 78 total blocks. She is the first Panther to earn all-region honors in two consecutive seasons since Stephanie Dufresne and Jennie Driscoll were AVCA All-District 1 honorees in 1995 and 1996.
McGrane (Muncie, Ind./Delta) has rewritten the Panthers? record books in digs, holding single-match, single-season and career marks. With a school and Big East-record 713 digs in 2004, McGrane ranked among the top five nationally and moved past former Panther Sara Mitchell into first place in Pittsburgh annals with 1,803 digs and one year of eligibility remaining. The 2003 Big East Libero of the Year, McGrane has been named Honorable Mention All-Big East in each of the last two seasons.
Ullery (Tracy, Calif./Tracy) was just six kills shy of tying Wendy Hatlestad?s single-season school record of 555 but still left her mark with a school-record 1,538 swings and 549 kills, giving her over 1,000 for her career and one year of eligibility remaining. Among the Big East leaders in kills (4.90 per game) and points (5.28 per game), Ullery earned All-Big East First Team honors and her first All-Region honor.
Andreyko (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) added to her postseason honors after receiving Big East Rookie of the Year plaudits last month as well as Honorable Mention All-Big East. She is the first Pittsburgh player to receive AVCA Region Freshman of the Year honors and is the first Panther freshman to earn at least honorable mention all-region in 14 years (Ann Marie Lucanie, 1990).
The Panthers finished the 2004 campaign with a 21-11 mark, their fourth 20-win season in five years and made their second consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament.