OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the 34th annual AVCA Division I All-America Teams for women's volleyball. University of Dayton volleyball senior
Isolde Hannan and junior
Alaina Turner were both named AVCA Division I Honorable Mention All-America, the program's 12th and 13th All-Americans. This is the first All-American award for both student-athletes after being named to the AVCA Midwest All-Region Team on Dec, 9.
The awards will be presented Dec. 19, 2014, in,Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet. The event is held in conjunction with the 2014 AVCA Convention.
An Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team honoree, Hannan finished her career at Dayton ranked third all-time with 475 career assisted blocks. This season she was named A-10 Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3 and A-10 Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 10. Hannan ranked second in the league and 21st nationally with a .395 hitting percentage while also ranking 37th nationally with 145 total blocks in 2014. Her 1.15 blocks/set led the Flyers and was fifth in the A-10.
The 2014 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team member,
Alaina Turner finished the season first in the A-10 and 30th nationally in kills/set with 4.26, she also led the league and ranked sixth nationally with 0.50 aces/set and her 5.09 points/set were tops in the A-10 and 16th in the NCAA. With her 30 kills against American in the NCAA Tournament First Round, Turner reached the 1,000 kill mark for her career and her 558 kills this season rank fourth-most in the Dayton record book.
Hannan's and Turner's Honorable Mention All-America accolades are the eighth and ninth time a Dayton Flyer playing under head coach
Tim Horsmon has been recognized.