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Kayla Davenport

VB: Davenport Named Google Cloud Academic-All America

The senior middle blocker boasts a perfect 4.0 gpa

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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 12th 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
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