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Maida, Kells and Rackel Receive 2022 All-Conference Team Nods
11/17/2022 12:07:00β―PM | Women's Volleyball
DALLAS β 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.Β
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.Β
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.Β
2022 C-USA VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE WINNERSΒ Β
PLAYER OF THE YEARΒ
Lauren Matthews, WKUΒ Β
SETTER OF THE YEARΒ
Carly Graham, Rice Β
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARΒ Β
Sh'Diamond Holly, North Texas Β
LIBERO OF THE YEARΒ Β
Nia McCardell, Rice Β
FRESHMAN OF THE YEARΒ Β
Callie Bauer, WKUΒ Β
COACH OF THE YEARΒ Β
Travis Hudson, WKU Β
ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAMΒ Β
Emani' Foster, CharlotteΒ Β
Amani McArthur, CharlotteΒ Β
Sh'Diamond Holly, North TexasΒ Β
Treyaunna Rush, North TexasΒ Β
Anota Andekunle, RiceΒ Β
Carly Graham, RiceΒ Β
Nia McCardell, RiceΒ Β
Fernanda Maida, UABΒ Β
Callie Bauer, WKUΒ
Paige Briggs, WKUΒ Β
Lauren Matthews, WKUΒ Β
ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAMΒ
Kayla Henley, Middle TennesseeΒ Β
Adri Rhoda, Middle TennesseeΒ Β
Aryn Johnson, North TexasΒ
Ellie Bichelmeyer, RiceΒ Β
Danyle Courtley, RiceΒ Β
Alex Kells, UABΒ Β
Maia Rackel, UAB Β
Alianza Darley, UTEP
Torrance Lovesee, UTEP
Serena Patterson, UTEPΒ Β
Katie Isenbarger, WKUΒ Β
C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMΒ
Adri Rhoda, Middle TennesseeΒ Β
Mattie Gant, UTEPΒ Β
Sara Pustahija, UTEPΒ
Kaya Weaver, UTEPΒ
Ava Camacho, UTSAΒ Β
Callie Bauer, WKUΒ Β
Abby Schaefer, WKUΒ Β
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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