North Carolina State University Athletics
Rice, Brizard earn AVCA East All-Region Honors
12/5/2023 11:11:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Two members of the NC State volleyball team earned East All-Region honors, as announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Tuesday morning.
Opposite Amanda Rice earned All-Region accolades, while outside hitter Ava Brizard earned All-Region honorable mention to become the first members of the Wolfpack since 2021 to earn postseason AVCA honors.
Rice earns the accolade after a stellar season. The junior from Lemont, Illinois, earned All-ACC Second Team honors in addition to AVCA East All-Region this season. She became the first person in program history to record three-consecutive 20+ kill matches. She recorded a career-high 27 kills on Oct. 27 at Duke and became the first person since 2016 to record 27 kills in a five-set match. She completed her junior season with 380.5 points, 331 kills to average 3.25 per set, 80 blocks and 62 digs.
Brizard earned All-Region honorable mention after completing her sophomore campaign. She recorded a career-high 25 kills on 53 attempts with only three errors on Oct. 8 at Florida State. She finished the season totaling 385 kills, 166 digs, 28 blocks and 25 service aces. She also led the Wolfpack with 425.5 points on the season.
Both Rice and Brizard surpassed 500 career kills during the 2023 campaign to help the team finish 22-7 on the season.
Opposite Amanda Rice earned All-Region accolades, while outside hitter Ava Brizard earned All-Region honorable mention to become the first members of the Wolfpack since 2021 to earn postseason AVCA honors.
Rice earns the accolade after a stellar season. The junior from Lemont, Illinois, earned All-ACC Second Team honors in addition to AVCA East All-Region this season. She became the first person in program history to record three-consecutive 20+ kill matches. She recorded a career-high 27 kills on Oct. 27 at Duke and became the first person since 2016 to record 27 kills in a five-set match. She completed her junior season with 380.5 points, 331 kills to average 3.25 per set, 80 blocks and 62 digs.
Brizard earned All-Region honorable mention after completing her sophomore campaign. She recorded a career-high 25 kills on 53 attempts with only three errors on Oct. 8 at Florida State. She finished the season totaling 385 kills, 166 digs, 28 blocks and 25 service aces. She also led the Wolfpack with 425.5 points on the season.
Both Rice and Brizard surpassed 500 career kills during the 2023 campaign to help the team finish 22-7 on the season.
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