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Four Panthers Earn All-ACC Volleyball First Team Honors
11/29/2021 2:00:00 PM | Volleyball
Gray, Lund, Member-Meneh, Ndee Earn Conference Recognition
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Four Panthers from the University of Pittsburgh volleyball team (26-3, 15-3 ACC) have been named to the 2021 All-ACC First Team, the conference announced Monday.
Middle blocker Serena Gray, outside hitter Kayla Lund, outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh and right side Chinaza Ndee each earned the recognition.
Lund earned her fifth consecutive All-ACC honor in addition to her fourth appearance on the First Team. Ndee became a four-time All-ACC recipient with three First Team honors while graduate transfers Gray and Member-Meneh each earned their first nods from the ACC.
Up next, the Panthers will begin postseason play as the No. 3 national seed in the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship Friday in the First Round against UMBC at 7 p.m. ET at Petersen Events Center. A win would put the Panthers in the Second Round, to be played Saturday at 7 p.m. ET at Petersen Events Center.
GRAY 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Leads Pitt and ranks second in the ACC with a .403 hitting percentage … Earned first All-ACC honors of career following graduation and transfer from Penn State during the summer of 2021 … Team-best 35 service aces this season … Ranks second for Pitt with 1.03 blocks per set … Posted a career-high 19 kills on .607 hitting at Notre Dame (Oct. 22) … Recorded a career-best nine blocks at Tennessee (Sept. 5) … Tied a career high with four service aces against Syracuse (Nov. 5), which are the most by a Panther in a single match this season … Preseason All-ACC Selection.
LUND 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Four-time member of All-ACC First Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) … Top 10 Finalist for 2021 Senior CLASS Award … Named Sports Imports / AVCA National Player of the Week (Sept. 7) and ACC Co-Player of the Week (Sept. 7) following a weekend when she averaged 4.00 kills per set on .377 in back-to-back wins against No. 9 Baylor and Tennessee … Leads Pitt with 3.08 kills per set … Recorded a season-best 21 kills against No. 9 Baylor (Sept. 4) … Picked up a season-best 16 digs against No. 23 Rice (Aug. 27) … Six double-doubles on the season … Preseason All-ACC Selection.
MEMBER-MENEH 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Leads Pitt with eight double-doubles this season … Earned first All-ACC honors of career following graduation and transfer from Missouri during the summer of 2021 … ACC Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 23) … Ranks second for Pitt with 26 total service aces and 2.34 digs per set this season … Tied a career high with 23 kills at Syracuse (Nov. 12), which are the most by a Panther in a single match this season … One of three Panthers to average more than 3.0 kills per set this season (3.02).
NDEE 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Third consecutive selection to All-ACC First Team (2019, 2020, 2021) … ACC Player of the Week (Sept. 14) … Ranks second for Pitt with 3.06 kills per set … Posted a season-best 17 kills against three opponents: No. 12 BYU (Sept. 10), No. 18 Georgia Tech (Oct. 10) and at Miami (Oct. 15) … Recorded a season-best six blocks against three opponents: South Carolina (Aug. 28), No. 9 Baylor (Sept. 4) and Notre Dame (Oct. 22) … Preseason All-ACC Selection.
2021 ACC Volleyball Awards
Player of the Year: Julia Bergmann, Georgia Tech, Jr., OH
Defensive Player of the Year: Mackenzie Cole, Duke, Sr., L
Setter of the Year: Tori Dilfer, Louisville, Sr., S
Freshman of the Year: Mabrey Shaffmaster, North Carolina, Fr., OH
Coach of the Year: Dani Busboom Kelly, Louisville
First Team All-ACC
Emma Clothier***, Florida State, Jr., MB
Julia Bergmann^***, Georgia Tech, Jr., OH
Mariana Brambilla^****, Georgia Tech, Sr., OH
Matti McKissock***, Georgia Tech, Sr., S
Anna DeBeer***, Louisville, So., OH
Tori Dilfer^**, Louisville, Gr., S
Anna Stevenson^***, Louisville, Gr., MB
Savannah Vach***, Miami, So., S
Melissa Evans*****, NC State, Gr., OPP
Serena Gray, Pitt, Sr., MB
Kayla Lund*****, Pitt, Gr., OH
Leketor Member-Meneh, Pitt, Sr., OH
Chinaza Ndee****, Pitt, Sr., RS
Marina Markova, Syracuse, Jr., OH
Second Team All-ACC
Mackenzie Cole**, Duke, Sr., L
Morgan Chacon**, Florida State, Jr., S
Breland Morrissette, Georgia Tech, Sr., MB
Claire Chaussee, Louisville, Sr., OH
Aiko Jones**, Louisville, Jr., OPP
Amaya Tillman***, Louisville, Jr., MB
Elena Scott, Louisville, Fr., L
Angela Grieve, Miami, So., OH
Priscilla Hernandez, Miami, Sr., L
Janice Leao, Miami, Jr., MB
Kaya Merkler**, North Carolina, So., MH
Nia Parker-Robinson, North Carolina, Gr., OH
Mabrey Shaffmaster, North Carolina, Fr., OH
Charley Niego****, Notre Dame, Sr., OH
Polina Shemanova***, Syracuse, Sr., OH
*15 players on the second team due to a tie in the voting
All-Freshman Team
Emery Dupes, Florida State, L
Audrey Koenig, Florida State, OH
Khori Louis, Florida State, MB
Bianca Bertolino, Georgia Tech, OH
Elena Scott, Louisville, L
Peyman Yardimci, Miami, OH
Mabrey Shaffmaster, North Carolina, OH
Jada Allen, NC State, MB
Brooklyn Borum, Virginia, OH
^ denotes unanimous first-team selection
* denotes number of career All-ACC honors
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Middle blocker Serena Gray, outside hitter Kayla Lund, outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh and right side Chinaza Ndee each earned the recognition.
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Lund earned her fifth consecutive All-ACC honor in addition to her fourth appearance on the First Team. Ndee became a four-time All-ACC recipient with three First Team honors while graduate transfers Gray and Member-Meneh each earned their first nods from the ACC.
Up next, the Panthers will begin postseason play as the No. 3 national seed in the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship Friday in the First Round against UMBC at 7 p.m. ET at Petersen Events Center. A win would put the Panthers in the Second Round, to be played Saturday at 7 p.m. ET at Petersen Events Center.
GRAY 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Leads Pitt and ranks second in the ACC with a .403 hitting percentage … Earned first All-ACC honors of career following graduation and transfer from Penn State during the summer of 2021 … Team-best 35 service aces this season … Ranks second for Pitt with 1.03 blocks per set … Posted a career-high 19 kills on .607 hitting at Notre Dame (Oct. 22) … Recorded a career-best nine blocks at Tennessee (Sept. 5) … Tied a career high with four service aces against Syracuse (Nov. 5), which are the most by a Panther in a single match this season … Preseason All-ACC Selection.
LUND 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Four-time member of All-ACC First Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) … Top 10 Finalist for 2021 Senior CLASS Award … Named Sports Imports / AVCA National Player of the Week (Sept. 7) and ACC Co-Player of the Week (Sept. 7) following a weekend when she averaged 4.00 kills per set on .377 in back-to-back wins against No. 9 Baylor and Tennessee … Leads Pitt with 3.08 kills per set … Recorded a season-best 21 kills against No. 9 Baylor (Sept. 4) … Picked up a season-best 16 digs against No. 23 Rice (Aug. 27) … Six double-doubles on the season … Preseason All-ACC Selection.
MEMBER-MENEH 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Leads Pitt with eight double-doubles this season … Earned first All-ACC honors of career following graduation and transfer from Missouri during the summer of 2021 … ACC Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 23) … Ranks second for Pitt with 26 total service aces and 2.34 digs per set this season … Tied a career high with 23 kills at Syracuse (Nov. 12), which are the most by a Panther in a single match this season … One of three Panthers to average more than 3.0 kills per set this season (3.02).
NDEE 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Third consecutive selection to All-ACC First Team (2019, 2020, 2021) … ACC Player of the Week (Sept. 14) … Ranks second for Pitt with 3.06 kills per set … Posted a season-best 17 kills against three opponents: No. 12 BYU (Sept. 10), No. 18 Georgia Tech (Oct. 10) and at Miami (Oct. 15) … Recorded a season-best six blocks against three opponents: South Carolina (Aug. 28), No. 9 Baylor (Sept. 4) and Notre Dame (Oct. 22) … Preseason All-ACC Selection.
2021 ACC Volleyball Awards
Player of the Year: Julia Bergmann, Georgia Tech, Jr., OH
Defensive Player of the Year: Mackenzie Cole, Duke, Sr., L
Setter of the Year: Tori Dilfer, Louisville, Sr., S
Freshman of the Year: Mabrey Shaffmaster, North Carolina, Fr., OH
Coach of the Year: Dani Busboom Kelly, Louisville
First Team All-ACC
Emma Clothier***, Florida State, Jr., MB
Julia Bergmann^***, Georgia Tech, Jr., OH
Mariana Brambilla^****, Georgia Tech, Sr., OH
Matti McKissock***, Georgia Tech, Sr., S
Anna DeBeer***, Louisville, So., OH
Tori Dilfer^**, Louisville, Gr., S
Anna Stevenson^***, Louisville, Gr., MB
Savannah Vach***, Miami, So., S
Melissa Evans*****, NC State, Gr., OPP
Serena Gray, Pitt, Sr., MB
Kayla Lund*****, Pitt, Gr., OH
Leketor Member-Meneh, Pitt, Sr., OH
Chinaza Ndee****, Pitt, Sr., RS
Marina Markova, Syracuse, Jr., OH
Second Team All-ACC
Mackenzie Cole**, Duke, Sr., L
Morgan Chacon**, Florida State, Jr., S
Breland Morrissette, Georgia Tech, Sr., MB
Claire Chaussee, Louisville, Sr., OH
Aiko Jones**, Louisville, Jr., OPP
Amaya Tillman***, Louisville, Jr., MB
Elena Scott, Louisville, Fr., L
Angela Grieve, Miami, So., OH
Priscilla Hernandez, Miami, Sr., L
Janice Leao, Miami, Jr., MB
Kaya Merkler**, North Carolina, So., MH
Nia Parker-Robinson, North Carolina, Gr., OH
Mabrey Shaffmaster, North Carolina, Fr., OH
Charley Niego****, Notre Dame, Sr., OH
Polina Shemanova***, Syracuse, Sr., OH
*15 players on the second team due to a tie in the voting
All-Freshman Team
Emery Dupes, Florida State, L
Audrey Koenig, Florida State, OH
Khori Louis, Florida State, MB
Bianca Bertolino, Georgia Tech, OH
Elena Scott, Louisville, L
Peyman Yardimci, Miami, OH
Mabrey Shaffmaster, North Carolina, OH
Jada Allen, NC State, MB
Brooklyn Borum, Virginia, OH
^ denotes unanimous first-team selection
* denotes number of career All-ACC honors
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