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Maida, Kells and Rackel Receive 2022 All-Conference Team Nods
11/17/2022 12:07:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
DALLAS – The UAB Volleyball Team acquired three C-USA All-Conference honors for the 2022 season. Fernanda Maida, Alex Kells, and Maia Rackel all received the postseason honors, announced by the conference office on Thursday afternoon.
Maida, who received the First Team All-Conference honor on behalf of the Blazers, finished the regular season with 329 kills. The Cochabamba, Bolivia native, who closes out her final season as a Blazer, also surpassed the 1000-kill mark on Sept. 25 against Charlotte. Maida also claims the fourth-place spot in the league in kills, averaging 3.70 per set.
For All-Conference Second Team honors, Kells and Rackel both receive their nods. Kells, who has spent six seasons donning the Green and Gold, also sits in the top ten in kills with a total of 316. She also surpassed 1000 kills this season against MTSU, with fellow All-Conference Second Team member, Maia Rackel. In partnership with her athletic accolades, Kells received an All-Academic team honor the week of Nov. 8.
Rackel, who joined the Blazers as a grad transfer, hit the ground running. The Signal Mountain, Tenn. native received All-Tournament team honors at the Buffalo Invite to start her Blazer career. She sits in third place in kills on the Blazers with 298. In addition to kills, she contributed in digs, holding the No. 3 spot on the team. She surpassed the 1000-kill mark, while maintaining a hitting percentage of .264 throughout the regular season.
2022 C-USA VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE WINNERS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lauren Matthews, WKU
SETTER OF THE YEAR
Carly Graham, Rice
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sh'Diamond Holly, North Texas
LIBERO OF THE YEAR
Nia McCardell, Rice
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Callie Bauer, WKU
COACH OF THE YEAR
Travis Hudson, WKU
ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM
Emani' Foster, Charlotte
Amani McArthur, Charlotte
Sh'Diamond Holly, North Texas
Treyaunna Rush, North Texas
Anota Andekunle, Rice
Carly Graham, Rice
Nia McCardell, Rice
Fernanda Maida, UAB
Callie Bauer, WKU
Paige Briggs, WKU
Lauren Matthews, WKU
ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM
Kayla Henley, Middle Tennessee
Adri Rhoda, Middle Tennessee
Aryn Johnson, North Texas
Ellie Bichelmeyer, Rice
Danyle Courtley, Rice
Alex Kells, UAB
Maia Rackel, UAB
Alianza Darley, UTEP
Torrance Lovesee, UTEP
Serena Patterson, UTEP
Katie Isenbarger, WKU
C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Adri Rhoda, Middle Tennessee
Mattie Gant, UTEP
Sara Pustahija, UTEP
Kaya Weaver, UTEP
Ava Camacho, UTSA
Callie Bauer, WKU
Abby Schaefer, WKU
C-USA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Blazers return to action Friday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. for the 2022 Conference USA Quarterfinals. UAB (No. 5) takes on UNT (No. 4) at WKU's EA Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky.
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