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AUSTIN, Texas –
Kayla Davenport, a senior middle blocker, became the HBU volleyball program's latest Google Cloud Academic All-America selection on Monday afternoon, earning second team honors while also being named first team academic all-SLC. The awards were announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the Southland Conference, respectively.
Davenport, a Columbus, Texas native, joins Allison Doerpinghouse as the two HBU volleyball student-athletes to receive academic all-America since the program transitioned to NCAA Division I play in 2007. Majoring in kinesiology and sport management, Davenport has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during her time at HBU.
The senior started all 32 matches for the Huskies this season, ranking fourth in the Southland in hitting percentage with a mark of .310. Davenport averaged 1.76 kills per set and totaled 113 blocks for the season. She closed her career tied for 12
th all-time in block assists with 241 and during her senior campaign she reached double-digit kills six times with a career-best 15 against Lamar on Oct. 20.
2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Teams:
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Allie Barber |
Marquette |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Biomedical Science |
| Olivia Beyer |
LSU |
Sr. |
4.10 |
Nutrition & Food Sciences |
| Ann Hollas (3) |
Stephen F. Austin |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Molly Kelly |
Iowa |
Sr. |
4.06 |
Intl. Studies/Religious Studies |
| Ali Line |
Illinois State |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Nursing |
| Kristen Stucker (2) |
Austin Peay |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology & Agriculture (Pre-Vet) |
| Anna Zwiebel (3) |
LSU |
Jr. |
4.09 |
Kinesiology |
SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Tami Alade |
Stanford |
Gr. |
3.56 |
Human Biology |
| Kayla Davenport |
HBU |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Kinesiology/Sport Management |
| Madison Green |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Morgan Hash |
Georgia State |
Jr. |
4.15 |
Public Health |
| Brittany Lawrence |
Northern Colorado |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
| Patricia Mattingly (3) |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Applied Mathematics |
| Chloe Rojas |
Eastern Kentucky |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Journalism/Spanish |
| Jaali Winters (3) |
Creighton |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Business Intelligence & Analytics |
THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Megan Anderson |
Hartford |
So. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Sarah Bell |
Southern Miss. |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Biological Sciences |
| Santita Ebangwese |
Syracuse |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Bioengineering |
| Erika Ianovale |
North Carolina Central |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mass Communications |
| Roni Jones-Perry |
BYU |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Exercise Science |
| Taryn Kloth |
Creighton |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Finance |
| Samantha McLean |
Michigan State |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Kinesiology (Pre-Med) |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Molly Kelly, Iowa
(2)—CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2017
(3)—CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2017
