Elliott Named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
12/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
ROSEMONT, Ill. – After leading the Maryland volleyball team in kills and service aces in 2015, senior outside hitter Adreené Elliott was tabbed an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention pick, as announced by the conference Tuesday.
The Winston Salem, N.C., native notched double-digit kills in 25 matches this season, including a season-high 23 at Rutgers. Elliott also proved one of the best servers in the conference, posting a career-high 38 service aces. She led the Big Ten with 0.51 conference aces per set, and served a career-high five aces twice vs. Purdue and Iowa.
Elliott averaged 3.54 kills per set this season, good for fourth in the Big Ten. She averaged 0.51 aces per set in conference play, leading the Big Ten. In addition to being the solo blocks record holder, Elliott ranks second all-time with 1,424 career kills and is in the top 10 of four other categories, including total attacks, hitting percentage, block assists and total blocks.
Elliott is the first Terp from volleyball to earn season honors from the Big Ten.
Freshman setter Abigail Bentz was also honored as Maryland's Sportsmanship Award recipient. Bentz was a versatile player for the Terps in her first season, seeing time at setter, defensive specialist and outside hitter.
Maryland played its most difficult schedule in 2015 as the Terps faced 15 teams that were either ranked or received votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll at the time of competition. The Terps posted 15 wins in 2015, five more than the previous year, and five conference wins, two more than in 2014. Maryland upset No. 12 Ohio State in straight sets on Nov. 6, marking the Terrapins' first win over a ranked opponent since 2010.
ALL-BIG TEN
Jocelynn Birks, Sr., OH, ILL
Abby Cole, Jr., OPP, MICH
DALY SANTANA, Sr., OH, MINN
Samantha Seliger-Swenson, Fr., S, MINN
HANNAH TAPP, Jr., OPP, MINN
Amber Rolfzen, Jr., MB, NEB
KADIE ROLFZEN, Jr., OH, NEB
TAYLOR SANDBOTHE, Jr., MB, OSU
Megan Courtney, Sr., OH, PSU
HALEIGH WASHINGTON, So., MB, PSU
Aiyana Whitney, Sr., MB, PSU
ANNIE DREWS, Sr., OPP, PUR
LAUREN CARLINI, Jr., S, WIS
Haleigh Nelson, Jr., MB, WIS
Honorable Mention
Adreené Elliott, Sr., OH, MD
Chloe Reinig, Jr., OH, MSU
Paige Tapp, Jr., MB, MINN
Justine Wong-Orantes, Jr., L, NEB
Taylor Tashima, So., S, NU
Elizabeth Campbell, Sr., OPP, OSU
Faye Adelaja, Jr., MB, Purdue
Taylor Morey, Sr., L, WIS
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Ali Bastianelli, MB, ILL
Jordyn Poulter, S, ILL
SAMANTHA SELIGER-SWENSON, S, MINN
MIKAELA FOECKE, OH, NEB
AUDRA APPOLD, OH, OSU
Taylor Hughes, S, OSU
TIONNA WILLIAMS, MB, WIS
Unanimous selections in CAPS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Daly Santana, MINN
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Justine Wong-Orantes, NEB
SETTER OF THE YEAR
Lauren Carlini, WIS
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Samantha Seliger-Swenson, MINN
COACH OF THE YEAR (COACHES AND MEDIA)
Hugh McCutcheon, MINN
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Ali Stark, ILL
Courtney Harnish, IND
Erin Radke, IOWA
Abigail Bentz, MD
Kelly Murphy, MICH
Halle Peterson, MSU
Paige Tapp, MINN
Sydney Townsend, NEB
Kayla Morin, NU
Emily Ruetter, OSU
Kendall Pierce, PSU
Amanda Neill, PUR
Ali Schroeter, RU
Taylor Morey, WIS
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